Manipur Police Recruitment 2026 — 2,698 Posts

About the Recruitment

Manipur Police Headquarters, Imphal, has invited applications for direct recruitment to 2,698 posts on a regular basis, under Notification No. E/31/21/2021-PHQ(Adm)(Pt-I) dated 2 November 2026. The posts cover the full range of the force — Sub-Inspectors, Jemadars, Assistant Sub-Inspectors, Havildars, Head Constables, Constables (including Drivers and Fitters), Riflemen, Lower Division Clerks, Nurses, Followers, Ward Attendants and Water Carriers. The vacancy figures are provisional and may increase or decrease by a decision of the State Government.

A Note on the Source of This Post

The original notification of 2 November 2026 is not published on the official Manipur Police website. The notification document itself — a scan on Manipur Police Headquarters letterhead, signed by the Director General of Police — was read from a hosted copy of the genuine document, and the vacancy table and the form fee below come from that document. The corrigendum dated 10 November 2026, which confirms the notification number and date, the full post list, the relaxed age table and the extended last date, was read directly from the official website manipurpolice.gov.in, and it is linked below as the official notification link. Candidates should confirm every detail from the official corrigendum and from their District Superintendent of Police office before applying.

How to Apply — Offline Only

There is no online portal for this recruitment. Candidates must collect the prescribed application form from the office of the concerned District Superintendent of Police during office hours, fill it in, and submit the completed form to the Employment Exchange. The last date for submission of application forms to the Employment Exchanges is 10 December 2026, extended by the corrigendum dated 10 November 2026. Employment Exchange-sponsored candidate lists must reach Police Headquarters by 31 December 2026. Candidates who had already submitted applications under the earlier notifications dated 14 July 2021, 17 October 2022 or 13 March 2024, and whose applications were duly sponsored, need not apply afresh; they also get the one-time upper-age relaxation.

Vacancy Details

The 2,698 posts are spread across 19 categories. Constable (Male/Civil) is the largest single category at 1,200 posts, followed by Riflemen at 280 and Follower at 250. The 2,698 total excludes the separate 20% horizontal reservation for Ex-Agniveers and 5% for meritorious sportspersons. Category-wise breakups are given in Annexure-I of the notification — for example, of the 1,200 Constable (Male/Civil) posts, 395 are for ST, 17 for SC, 623 for UR, 121 for OBC (Meitei), 39 for OBC (Meitei Pangal) and 5 for OBC (Other); all 280 Riflemen posts are for ST candidates.

Post-wise Qualification — Not Stated in the Notification

The notification does not state post-wise educational qualifications or physical standards. It only refers candidates to the prescribed recruitment instructions available at the District Superintendent of Police offices. No qualification has been assumed in this post — candidates must check the prescribed instructions at the District SP office for the post they are applying for.

Pay

Pay is given in the notification only as ROP 2019 pay levels, with no rupee amounts: Sub-Inspector and Jemadar — Level 8; Assistant Sub-Inspector — Level 5; Havildar, Head Constable (Fitter) and Lower Division Clerk — Level 4; Constable and Riflemen — Level 3; Male and Female Nurse — Level 7; Follower — Level 2; Ward Attendant and Water Carrier — Level A. No rupee salary figure has been added, because the notification gives none.

Age Limit

The minimum age is 18 years for all posts, as on 1 November 2026. The maximum age differs by post group, and the figures already include a one-time 2-year upper-age relaxation: 27 years for Sub-Inspector, Jemadar, Assistant Sub-Inspector, Havildar, Head Constable (Fitter) and Constable (Fitter) posts; 28 years for Constable (Male/Female) and Riflemen; 32 years for Constable (Driver); 37 years for Male/Female Nurse, Follower, Ward Attendant and Water Carrier; and 40 years for Lower Division Clerk. On top of these maxima, SC/ST candidates get 5 years and OBC candidates 3 years of relaxation; PwD candidates get a further 10 years in each category. The Lower Division Clerk posts carry a 4% horizontal PwD reservation (2 of the 70 posts).

Application Fee

Category	Fee
All applicants (per application form)	Rs. 400
Eligible PwD candidates	No fee (exempted)

This is a fee for the application form itself, not an online fee — the recruitment is entirely offline.

Selection Process

Selection is through a Physical Efficiency Test followed by a Written Test. The dates for both tests will be notified later, as stated in Annexure-I of the notification.