Jharkhand Home Guard Recruitment 2026 - Apply Online for 772 Home Guard (Rural & Urban) Posts

Jharkhand Griha Raksha Vahini (JGRV), Deoghar Home Guard (Grih Rakshak) Notification 2026 has been released through Advertisement No. 01/2026 on the official website deoghar.nic.in. A total of 772 vacancies have been announced for Rural and Urban Home Guard posts through the Deoghar Home Guard Recruitment 2026.

7th Pass for Rural Home Guard; 10th Pass for Urban Home Guard

19 to 40 Years Candidates must be between 19 and 40 years of age as on 01.01.2026 for both Rural and Urban Home Guard posts. The notification does not specify any separate upper age relaxation for reserved categories. To avoid any confusion regarding age eligibility, candidates can use our Age Calculator to calculate their exact age based on the prescribed cut-off date before applying.

As stated explicitly in the notification, this is a voluntary enrolment and not a salaried government post. There is no fixed monthly salary. Enrolled Home Guards receive a duty allowance at rates fixed by the government, paid only for the number of days they are actually deployed on duty as required.

1. Physical Efficiency Test (PET): Comprising a 1-mile race, high jump, long jump, and shot put, with marks awarded on a sliding scale for each event. Separate scoring standards apply for (i) Rural and Non-Technical Urban candidates, and (ii) Technically skilled Urban candidates, with separate benchmarks for male and female candidates in each.
2. Hindi Writing Ability Test: Qualifying in nature, for candidates who clear the PET. Rural candidates are tested at a 7th-class level and Urban candidates at a 10th-class level. Full marks: 100; qualifying marks: 30.
3. Technical Skill Test: Applicable only to technically skilled Urban Home Guard candidates who clear the PET and Hindi Writing Test. Qualifying in nature. Full marks: 100; qualifying marks: 30.
4. Merit List, Document Verification, Medical Examination & Police Verification: A merit list is prepared based on the notified provisions after all tests are completed, and selection is made against available vacancies. Selected candidates' certificates, medical fitness, and police character verification are checked before appointment.
5. Basic Training & Enrolment: Selected candidates undergo basic Home Guard training on the orders of JGRV Headquarters, Ranchi. On successful completion of training, they are formally enrolled as Home Guards and issued an enrolment certificate.