| Conducting body | Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB). Official website ↗ |
|---|---|
| Posts | Constable (Executive Police), divisional cadre Jammu and Kashmir, Constable (Armed/IRP), UT cadre, Constable (SDRF), UT cadre |
| Qualification | Matriculation from a recognised board, held on or before the last date for the online application form. |
| Age limit | 18–28 years on 1 January 2025 (general category) |
| Domicile | Required |
| Selection stages | Written test: objective OMR paper in English only, which decides merit (NCC bonus marks added) → Physical Standard Test (qualifying): six times the vacancies in each category are called, in order of merit → Physical Endurance Test (qualifying) → Document verification and medical examination |
| Latest notification | JKSSB Advertisement Notification No. 12 of 2025: Constables (Executive) in J&K Police · 1,815 vacancies |
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About JKP Constable
JKSSB recruits constables for J&K Police on behalf of the Home Department. Advertisement Notification No. 12 of 2025, dated 24 December 2025, lists 1,815 Constable (Executive Police) posts in the Jammu and Kashmir divisional cadres at pay Level-2 (19900-63200). A separate Advertisement No. 14 of 2025 covers 487 UT cadre posts of Constable (Armed/IRP and SDRF) with the same matriculation requirement. Merit comes from the written test, and the physical tests only decide whether you qualify.
Eligibility
Age limit
General category: 18–28 years, counted on 1 January 2025.
Age relaxation
- OM, SC, ST-1, ST-2, RBA, ALC/IB, EWS and OBC candidates all have the same limit of 18 to 28 years
- In-service police personnel: up to 30
- SPOs and Volunteer Home Guards: up to 40
- Ex-servicemen may deduct their armed forces service from their age, and qualify if the result is no more than 3 years above the upper limit
Qualification
Matriculation from a recognised board, held on or before the last date for the online application form.
Other conditions
- Minimum height is 5 feet 6 inches for men, with chest of 32 inches unexpanded and 33.5 inches expanded. Women need a minimum height of 5 feet 2 inches.
- Candidates from the Gorkha community and the Bot tribe get 2 inches of relaxation in height.
- Persons with benchmark disabilities are not eligible for these posts.
- 15% of vacancies are reserved horizontally for women, and 15% for SPOs and 4% for Volunteer Home Guards with at least three years of engagement.
- NCC certificate holders get bonus marks of 5% (C), 3% (B) or 2% (A) of the maximum marks of the written test.
Selection process
- Written test: objective OMR paper in English only, which decides merit (NCC bonus marks added)
- Physical Standard Test (qualifying): six times the vacancies in each category are called, in order of merit
- Physical Endurance Test (qualifying)
- Document verification and medical examination
Exam pattern
Written test (as per JKSSB's constable syllabus notice of October 2024)
Mode: Objective MCQ on OMR, English only · Duration: 2 hours · Negative marking: One-fourth of the marks of the question for each wrong answer
| SUBJECT | QUESTIONS | MARKS |
|---|---|---|
| General English | 25 | 25 |
| General knowledge and current affairs (India) | 25 | 25 |
| General knowledge with special reference to J&K | 10 | 10 |
| Numerical and reasoning ability | 25 | 25 |
| Basic concepts of computers | 15 | 15 |
Physical Endurance Test (qualifying)
| SUBJECT |
|---|
| Men: 1600 m run in 6 minutes 30 seconds and 20 push-ups |
| Women: 1000 m run in 6 minutes 30 seconds and 4 kg shot put of 14.5 feet in three attempts |
JKP Constable syllabus
General English
- Articles, pronouns and clauses
- Tenses and punctuation
- Homonyms and homophones
- Synonyms, antonyms and analogies
- Idioms and phrases
- Use of prepositions
General knowledge and current affairs (India)
- Important dates in Indian history and the freedom struggle
- Firsts in India and the world, books and authors, awards
- Capitals, currencies, languages and famous places
- UN bodies, SAARC and ASEAN
- Constitution of India: formation, fundamental rights and directive principles
- Rivers, lakes, climate and crops of India
- Centrally sponsored schemes, foreign trade and current events
General knowledge with special reference to J&K
- Personalities, dates and abbreviations
- Weather, crops, transport and power projects of J&K
- Rivers, lakes and tourist destinations
- History and historical places of J&K
- RTI Act and the Indus Water Treaty
- Local, national and international current events
Numerical and reasoning ability
- Number system, percentage, average, profit and loss
- Ratio and proportion, speed, distance and time
- Basic algebra, mensuration, trigonometry and simplification
- Simple and compound interest, decimal fractions
- Number and letter series, coding-decoding, direction sense
- Blood relations, statements and conclusions, assertion and reason
Basic concepts of computers
- Computer terminology, hardware and software
- Input and output devices, storage and operating systems
- MS Word and MS Excel
- Safety and security, e-mail, internet and search engines
What they ask
The syllabus JKSSB notified for the 2024 constable cycle sets 100 one-mark questions in two hours. The 2025 advertisement keeps the paper in English only and cuts a quarter of a question's marks for each wrong answer. English and India-level general knowledge carry 25 questions each, and numerical and reasoning ability another 25. Ten questions are only about J&K, covering its rivers, lakes, power projects, history and tourist places, plus the RTI Act and the Indus Water Treaty. The 2025 advertisement says the syllabus for this cycle will be notified separately, so check the JKSSB syllabus page before the exam.
How to prepare
- Skip questions you cannot narrow down. Each wrong answer costs a quarter mark, so blind guessing on 100 questions can pull your merit down.
- Make a one-page J&K list of rivers, lakes, power projects, tourist spots and historical places, because the J&K section is short but fully predictable.
- Practise the 25 arithmetic and reasoning questions under time, since this section is where most candidates lose minutes.
- Start running before the written result. Men must finish 1600 m in 6 minutes 30 seconds, and women 1000 m in the same time.
- Use daily topic-wise quizzes on the free Improvam app for English grammar and computer basics, which together make up 40 questions.
Practise JKP Constable syllabus topics a few minutes a day with short quizzes in the Improvam app.
Previous papers and answer keys
JKP Constable FAQs
Yes. The 2025 advertisement cuts one-fourth of a question's marks for every wrong answer.
Sources
- JKSSB Advertisement Notification No. 12 of 2025 (Constable Executive) ↗ (official, checked )
- JKSSB Advertisement Notification No. 14 of 2025 (Constable Armed/IRP and SDRF) ↗ (official, checked )
- JKSSB syllabus notice for the posts of Constable, 3 October 2024 ↗ (official, checked )
- JKSSB advertisements page ↗ (official, checked )
Checked against official sources on . Rules change with each notification, so read the latest one before you apply.
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