Jharkhand Home Guard Bokaro Recruitment 2026 — 199 Posts Online Form

Jharkhand Home Guard Bokaro Recruitment 2026 — 199 posts (Rural 111 + Urban 88)

The Jharkhand Home Guard (Jharkhand Grih Raksha Vahini), Bokaro, has invited online applications for the enrolment of 199 Home Guards under Advertisement No. 01/2026 — 111 Rural Home Guards (Gramin Grih Rakshak) and 88 Urban Home Guards (Shahri Grih Rakshak). Online applications open on 27 November 2026 and close on 11 December 2026, through the recruitment portal recruitment.jharkhand.gov.in.

Important: this is a volunteer enrolment, not a salaried job

The notice states plainly that the Home Guard is a voluntary organisation. Members are volunteers enrolled for four years and are paid only a duty allowance at the government-fixed rate for days on which they are actually deployed on duty. It is not a salaried government job and not a means of livelihood. No allowance amount is stated in the notice, so no salary figure is given in this post.

Vacancies

Rural Home Guard — 111 posts (Chas 40, Chandankiyari 23, Petarwar 13, Kasmar 1, Bermo 9, Jaridih 10, Nawadih 4, Gomia 8, Chandrapura 3; Men 58, Women 53). Urban Home Guard — 88 posts (Men 44, Women 44). Half of the posts in each category are earmarked for women, and 5% of the women's share is reserved for divorced, abandoned or widowed women (merging back if unfilled). Half of the Urban posts are for technically skilled candidates (interchangeable if unfilled), and up to 10% of Urban posts are for government servants with a No Objection Certificate. Vacancies may increase or decrease.

Who can apply

Rural candidates must have passed at least Class 7 and be permanent residents of the block they apply from. Urban candidates must have passed at least Matric (Class 10) and be ordinary residents of the urban area of Bokaro district. The domicile and block restriction is strict — apply only from your own block or urban area. The age limit is 19 to 40 years as on 01 January 2026. Note the minimum age is 19, not 18.

Fee

The application fee is Rs. 100 for all candidates, payable online through the payment gateway. An application is accepted only after the fee is paid.

Selection

Selection runs through a physical test (one-mile run, high jump, long jump and shot put, with marks tables in the notice), a qualifying Hindi writing test (Class 7 level for Rural, Class 10 level for Urban; 100 marks, pass mark 30), a technical proficiency test for technically skilled Urban candidates only (qualifying, 100 marks, pass mark 30), then a merit list, medical examination, police character verification and basic training. Bonus marks are given for sports achievements (National 1st/2nd/3rd place 6/4/2 marks; State 3/2/1) and government servants get education marks (Post Graduation 10, Graduation 8, Intermediate 6, Matric 4). Physical standards: height Men 162 cm (General/OBC/BC) and 157 cm (ST/SC), Women 148 cm; chest Men 79 cm (General/OBC/BC) and 76 cm (ST/SC).

How to apply

Apply online only at recruitment.jharkhand.gov.in between 27 November and 11 December 2026. Read the full notification (linked below) before applying, and check the Bokaro district website bokaro.nic.in for notices and results.