AP Police Constable & SI Recruitment 2026 (SLPRB) — Eligibility, PMT/PET, Scheme, Pay

Constable-level posts (direct recruitment) [1]

Separately, 71 PC (Civil), 21 PC (AR) and 7 Firemen backlog vacancies (BC-C, BC-D, BC-E) are filled by limited recruitment from local candidates of the district. SCT means Stipendiary Cadet Trainee. [1]

Sub-Inspector-level posts [2]

• Constable, AR and Firemen: Intermediate or equivalent by 1 July 2026; SC / ST candidates may apply with SSC if they studied Intermediate and appeared for both years. Warders need Intermediate.
• Constable age: 18 to 24 on 1 July 2026 (born 2 July 2002 – 1 July 2008); Firemen and Warders 18 to 32; AP Home Guards with 360 days' duty in two years 18 to 32.
• Relaxation: 5 years for EWS, BC (non-creamy layer), SC and ST; AP government employees up to 5 years of service; ex-servicemen and NCC instructors 3 years plus service; widowed / divorced women up to 42 (SC / ST) or 37 (others).
• Only the SSC / Matriculation certificate counts for date of birth. [1]

• Sub-Inspector: a degree from a recognised university by 1 July 2026 (SC / ST candidates who studied a degree may apply under the special rule); age 21 to 27 on 1 July 2026 (born 2 July 1999 – 1 July 2005). [2]

Physical measurement (constable and SI) [1]

Vision: 6/6 distant and 0/5 near in each eye without glasses; colour blindness, squint, knock-knees, flat feet, varicose veins and stammering disqualify. [1]

• Constable preliminary test: one paper of 200 objective questions, 200 marks, 3 hours, in English, Telugu and Urdu. Minimum 40% OC (and EWS), 35% BC, 30% SC / ST; marks not counted in final selection.
• PET (Civil PC, Firemen, Warders): pass the 1,600 m run plus one of the 100 m run or long jump. AR: all three events, marked out of 100 (1,600 m 40, 100 m 30, long jump 30).
• Final written exam: 200 questions in 3 hours — counted out of 200 for Civil PC, Firemen and Warders and out of 100 for AR (AR merit = written 100 + PET 100). Same 40 / 35 / 30% minimums.
• Events are timed electronically, spike shoes are not allowed and there is no second chance. [1]

PET qualifying standards [1]

• SI preliminary test: two objective papers of 100 marks each — Arithmetic & Reasoning / Mental Ability (SSC standard) and General Studies (degree standard); 40 / 35 / 30% needed in each paper.
• SI final written exam: four 3-hour papers — Paper I English and Paper II Telugu or Urdu (each 100 marks: 25 MCQ + 75 descriptive, qualifying only), Paper III Arithmetic & Reasoning and Paper IV General Studies (200 marks each for Civil SI; 100 each for AR and SPF). [2]

Constable level (PC Civil / AR, Firemen, Warders) [1]

Sub-Inspector level [2]

One application covers all constable-level posts applied for. The fee pays for processing, PMT / PET and the written exams and is not refunded. [1]

• Under G.O.Ms.No.172 (2 September 2026), the first 5% of posts are filled on open merit from locals and non-locals, and the remaining 95% only from local candidates.
• Local status follows the Presidential Order 2025 (G.O.Ms.No.45): study certificates for Classes I to VII, or a Tahsildar's residence certificate only if the candidate never studied in a recognised school in that period.
• Women: 33⅓% of each category in Civil PC and 20% in AR (horizontal).
• 75% of PC (Civil) men vacancies in Scheduled Areas go to Scheduled Tribes domiciled in the agency areas of six listed districts.
• Special categories (Home Guards, children of police personnel, sportspersons, NCC, ex-servicemen and others) are open only to AP local candidates (G.O.Ms.No.173, 16 September 2026).
• BC candidates need an AP non-creamy-layer certificate issued on or after 1 April 2026; SC candidates need a certificate under the SC sub-classification (Groups I–III, Ordinance 2 of 2025); EWS needs an AP certificate issued on or after 1 April 2026 (income under ₹8 lakh). [1]

• Stage I application: photo, signature, SSC certificate, community certificate (BC / SC / ST), EWS and non-creamy-layer certificates.
• Stage II (after the preliminary test, before PMT / PET): scanned originals of all certificates.
• Study certificates for Classes I to VII (Annexure III-A) or residence certificate (Annexure III-B); widow / divorce papers if claiming age relaxation. [1]

• During institutional training (regular and extended), Stipendiary Cadet Trainee constables are paid a stipend fixed by the government from time to time.
• After training: constables, firemen and warders join the regular scale of ₹25,220 – 80,910 (Revised Pay Scales 2022).
• Employees appointed after 1 September 2004 are under the Contributory Pension Scheme. [1]

Sub-Inspectors (Civil, AR, SPF) also train on a stipend and then join the scale of ₹44,570 – 1,27,480 (RPS 2022). [2]

The stipend amount is not printed in the notifications, so it is not shown here.

Civil constables are selected on final-exam merit and AR constables on written + PET marks, under the local-cadre order. Candidates must pass antecedent verification and a medical; equal marks are broken in favour of the older candidate. [1]

1. SLPRB AP — Notification Rc.No.91/SLPRB/Rect.2/2026: SCT PC (Civil, AR), Firemen, Warders (16 Sep 2026) (opens in a new tab) vacancies, eligibility, age, physical and medical standards, fee, scheme, PET, local status, reservation, documents, stipend and pay · Last checked 18 Oct 2026
2. SLPRB AP — Notification Rc.No.81/SLPRB/Rect.1/2026: SCT SI (Civil), RSI (AR), SI (SPF) (16 Sep 2026) (opens in a new tab) SI vacancies, qualification, age, fee, preliminary and final exam scheme, pay · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

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