CRPF Recruitment 2026 – 521 Head Constable/ Constable Posts
Notification
CRPF Recruitment 2026
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has invited application for the recruitment of 521 Head Constable (General Duty) and Constable (General Duty) posts under the Sports Quota 2026, across 22 sports disciplines in Central Reserve Police Force. Minimum educational qualification for this post is 10th pass. Interested and eligible candidates may apply online here till 11th November 2026.
CRPF Recruitment 2026
1. Head Constable (General Duty) under Sports Quota
No of posts: 182 posts (Male 150, Female 32)
Pay: Pay Matrix-04 Rs. 25,500-81,100/-
Educational Qualification:
10+2 or equivalent from a recognized Board/ University recognized by the Central or State Govt. or equivalent Army Qualification in the case of Ex. Army personnel.
Sports Qualification:
a. Sportspersons who have represented the country in recognized International Competitions/ Meets, with the clearance of the Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
No of posts: 182 posts (Male 150, Female 32)
Pay: Pay Matrix-04 Rs. 25,500-81,100/-
Educational Qualification:
10+2 or equivalent from a recognized Board/ University recognized by the Central or State Govt. or equivalent Army Qualification in the case of Ex. Army personnel.
Sports Qualification:
a. Sportspersons who have represented the country in recognized International Competitions/ Meets, with the clearance of the Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
b. Sportspersons who have represented a State/U.T. in the National games/ Championship organized by the National Sports Federations recognized by Department of sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports or National Games organized by Indian Olympics Association and have medals or positions up to 3rd place.
c. Sportspersons who have secured first or second position in individual event in Inter University Tournaments. In the case of Team event their Team must have reached finals in such event conducted by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU)/ Inter University Sports Board.
d. Sportspersons who have won Gold or Silver medal in individual/team event in Junior National level Games/ Championship/ Meet organized by the National Sports Federations recognized by Department of sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Age Limit: 18 to 23 years as on 01.08.2026
2. Constable (General Duty) under Sports Quota
No of posts: 339 posts (Male 258, Female 81)
Pay: Pay Matrix-03 Rs. 21,700-69,100/-
Educational Qualification:
Matriculation or its equivalent from a recognized board.
Sports Qualification:
a. Sports persons who have represented a State in Senior/ Junior National level Games/ Championships organized by the National Sports Federations recognized by Department of sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
b. Sportspersons who have represented the State Schools Teams in the National Sports/ Games for Schools conducted by the All-India School Games Federation of India (SGFI) and have won medals or positions up to 3rd Place.
c. Sportsperson who have represented a State/UT in Khelo India University Games/Khelo India Youth Games/Khelo India Winter Games conducted with authorization of Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and have won medals or positions up to 3rd place.
d. Sportspersons who have represented their University in the Inter-University Tournaments conducted by the Inter-University Sports Boards in any of the Sports/games.
Age Limit: 18 to 23 years as on 01.08.2026
Discipline-wise Vacancy
Eligibility Criteria of CRPF Recruitment
Citizenship: Candidates must be a citizen of India.
Age Relaxation: The category-wise age relaxation is as mentioned below.
- UR: 5 years
- OBC-NCL: 8 years
- SC/ST: 10 years
- EXM - UR: 8 years
- EXM - OBC/NCL: 11 years
- EXM - SC & ST: 13 years
Application Fee
Candidates have to pay an application fee as mentioned below:
￭ UR/ EWS/ OBC: Rs: 100/-
￭ SC/ ST: Nil
￭ Female: Nil
￭ Ex-servicemen: Nil
Related Posts: Indian Army Recruitment 2026
Payment Mode: Fee can be paid online through BHIM UPI, Net Banking, by using Visa, Master card, Maestro, RuPay Credit, or Debit cards.
How to Apply for CRPF Recruitment ?
Interested and eligible candidates may apply online for these vacancy by visiting official CRPF Recruitment Portal. Candidates may follow below mentioned steps to apply online.
a) Scroll down, go to Important Web-Links section.
b) Click on the "Online Application Form" and complete the registration process by clicking "New Registration".
c) In the next stage, click on "Online Application Form" Link and Login.
d) Fill your all personal and educational details and upload necessary documents.
e) At the end, submit the form.
f) Don't forget to take a print out of the application form.
Important Dates of CRPF Vacancy 2026
￭ Starting Date of online application submission: 12th October 2026
￭ Last Date of online application submission: 11th November 2026, 11.59 PM
￭ Release of Admit Card for Computer Based Test: Coming Soon
￭ Schedule of Computer Based Test (Tentative): Coming Soon
Important Web-Links of CRPF Recruitment
Online Application Form: Click Here
Official Notification: Click Here
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Official Website: Click Here