Meghalaya Home Guards Recruitment 2026 Notification Out - Apply Offline for 558 Posts
Vacancies
558 Posts
Salary
As per rules
Qualification
Trained Home Guards Volunteers who are Indian citizens domiciled in Meghalaya
Age limit
50 years
Opens on
Announced
Application fee
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Location
Meghalaya
Closes on
28 Sept 2026
Admit card
To be announced
About this recruitment
The Civil Defence & Home Guards Department, Meghalaya, Shillong, has issued a notice for enrolment of trained Home Guards Volunteers into 558 Part-Time Guardsman and Equivalent Ranks (Volunteers) posts in the Meghalaya Border Wing Home Guards Battalion. Meghalaya Home Guards Recruitment 2026 (Memo No. E.1/2026/95-A, dated 27.08.2026) is open to Indian citizens domiciled in Meghalaya who are trained Home Guards Volunteers. Applications in the Prescribed Standard Form must reach the concerned District Home Guards Office, Officers Commanding District Training Centre, or Civil Defence Office on or before 28th September 2026. Selection is through a Personal Interview conducted at Tura and Shillong centres, and selected volunteers will serve in the remote border areas of Khasi, Jaintia & Garo Hills bordering Bangladesh.
Eligibility
Trained Home Guards Volunteers who are Indian citizens domiciled in Meghalaya
Age limit in full
The upper age limit of applicants should not exceed 50 years as on 1st September 2026 .
Important dates
- Advertised On
- 2026-08-29
- Apply End
- 2026-09-28
Vacancy breakdown
| Post | Number Of Posts |
|---|---|
| Part-Time Guardsman and Equivalent Ranks (Volunteers) | 558 |
Selection process
- The Personal Interview of eligible Home Guards Volunteers will be conducted at Tura and Shillong centres.
- No separate intimation regarding interviews will be sent. It is the responsibility of candidates/volunteers to check the selected list and appear for the interview on the dates notified on the Departmental Notice Boards and the official website (www.meghomeguards.gov.in).
- Volunteers should carry valid ID cards for identification and present original documents to the Board during the Personal Interview.
At a glance
- Particulars
- Details
- Recruiting Authority
- Central Recruitment Board, Civil Defence & Home Guards Department, Meghalaya, Shillong
- Post
- Part-Time Guardsman and Equivalent Ranks (Volunteers)
- Total Posts
- 558
- Deploying Unit
- Meghalaya Border Wing Home Guards Battalion
- Nature Of Engagement
- Purely temporary and voluntary; deployed under 'Wages', Highly Skilled Category
- Application Mode
- Offline - Prescribed Standard Form submitted to District Home Guards Office/Training Centre/Civil Defence Office
- Last Date To Apply
- 28th September 2026
- Selection Process
- Personal Interview (Tura and Shillong centres)
- Deployment Area
- Remote border areas of Khasi, Jaintia & Garo Hills bordering Bangladesh