MP Police SI Recruitment 2026 Notification Out - Apply Online for 504 Subedar and Sub Inspector Posts

The Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board (MPESB), on behalf of Police Headquarters, Home (Police) Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh, has opened online applications for the Subedar/Sub Inspector Cadre Recruitment Selection Exam 2026, per Police HQ letter No. पुमु/2-चयन/स-1/997/26 dated 30.07.2026. A total of 507 posts are on offer across seven cadres: Subedar, Sub Inspector (Special Armed Force), Sub Inspector (District Police Force), and four technical Sub Inspector cadres (Arms, Photo, Questioned Documents, Finger Print).

Candidate must be a citizen of India. | Non-MP-domicile candidates may apply only under the Unreserved (Open) category, with no reservation or age-relaxation benefit, and a flat maximum age of 33 years. | A candidate with more than 2 living children, one of whom was born on or after 26 January 2001, is not eligible (with an exception where a single subsequent delivery results in twins/multiple births).

Age is reckoned as on the last date of online application (23.09.2026). Category Max. Age Limit Male – MP Unreserved 33 years Male – MP EWS 33 years Male/Female – Other-state domicile (any category) 33 years Female – all categories, MP domicile 38 years Male – MP domicile, reserved (SC/ST/OBC) 38 years Male – MP domicile, government/corporation/board/autonomous body employee or City Militia (Nagar Sainik) 38 years Male – MP domicile, unreserved or reserved, inter-caste marriage 38 years Female – MP domicile, unreserved or reserved, inter-caste marriage 43 years (38+5) Male – MP domicile, unreserved, Vikram Award winner 38 years (33+5) Female – MP domicile, all categories, Vikram Award winner 43 years (38+5) Male – MP domicile, reserved category, Vikram Award winner 43 years (38+5) Ex-Servicemen may deduct their period of armed forces service from actual age, provided the resultant age does not exceed the post's maximum limit by more than 3 years. If a candidate has more than one basis for age relaxation, only the single relaxation giving the maximum benefit will be granted (relaxations are not cumulative). Age relaxation is not available to contractual/honorary staff such as Shiksha Karmi or Panchayat Karmi. Before submitting the application, candidates are advised to verify that they meet the required age criteria. Use our Age Calculator to calculate your exact age as per the official cut-off date.

All Subedar and Sub Inspector cadre posts (SAF, DEF, Arms, Photo, QD, Finger Print) carry Pay Level 9: ₹36,200 – ₹1,14,800. During the 3-year probation period, stipend is payable at 70% of minimum pay in year 1, 80% in year 2, and 90% in year 3, plus other allowances as approved by the government from time to time. Employees appointed on or after 01.01.2005 are covered under the Defined Contribution Pension Scheme.

1. Objective/MCQ type, 100 marks, 2-hour duration, no negative marking.
2. Subjects: Hindi language comprehension, English language comprehension, Analytical ability, History, Geography, Science, Civics, Basic computer knowledge, Reasoning, Current Affairs.
3. Separate merit lists are prepared for non-technical and technical posts; candidates equal to 10 times the advertised vacancies (per vertical category: UR/OBC/ST/SC/EWS) are called for the Main Exam.
4. A 5% bonus mark is available at this stage only for specified categories (dependents of soldiers killed in recent India-Pakistan conflict, ex-servicemen, census/election-surplus staff, NCC "C" certificate holders, and returnees from Myanmar/Sri Lanka, among others).
5. Main Written Exam: Two compulsory papers (Paper I & II) of 300 marks each (600 total) for all non-technical and technical posts, 2 hours each. Technical-post candidates (Group-1: SI-Arms; Group-2: SI-Photo/QD/Finger Print) also take an additional Paper III (300 marks) based on Mechanical Engineering (for Arms) or Mathematics/Physics/Chemistry (for Photo/QD/Finger Print). Objective type; 1/3 mark negative marking for wrong answers.
6. Physical Efficiency Test (PET): Compulsory for all candidates, 100 marks total - 800m race (max 40 marks), Long Jump (max 30 marks, 3 attempts), Shot Put (max 30 marks, 3 attempts). Minimum qualifying marks: 30 for non-technical posts, 20 for technical posts. Candidates equal to 3 times the advertised vacancies (per category) based on Main Exam merit are called for PET and Interview.
7. Interview: 50 marks, conducted by a selection committee for candidates who clear PET and document verification.