Delhi Police Head Constable

The Delhi Police Head Constable (Ministerial) recruitment fills clerical and administrative posts in Delhi Police. The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) runs the written exam, and Delhi Police conducts the physical, typing and formatting tests. The latest cycle is the 2025 recruitment, notified on 29 September 2025.

This page covers the notified vacancies, dates, eligibility, fee, selection stages, exam pattern, syllabus, pay and a preparation plan. Every figure comes from the official SSC notice unless it is marked as reported. For stage-wise detail, use the linked syllabus and exam pattern pages.

Table of Contents

• Delhi Police Head Constable

• Notification and Vacancy Update

• Important Dates

• Eligibility Criteria

• Application Fee and How to Apply

• Selection Process

• Exam Pattern

• Syllabus Summary

• Salary and Job Profile

• How to Prepare

• Cut-off, Result and Answer Key

Delhi Police Head Constable

Notification and Vacancy Update

SSC published the notice on 29 September 2025 under F. No. HQ-C-3016/1/2025-C-3. It announced 509 tentative vacancies: 341 for male and 168 for female candidates. Of the open-category posts, 7 male and 4 female vacancies are reserved for persons with locomotor disability of 40 percent or more. These posts are civilian and carry no uniform.

On 25 February 2026, SSC issued a revised vacancy notice. According to it, the total for this post came down from 509 to 456. The table below shows the original category-wise split from the notice. Check the revised notice on ssc.gov.in for the updated breakdown.

The male UR figure includes 17 posts for ex-servicemen. Ten percent of vacancies are reserved for ex-servicemen, and the vacancy numbers are provisional.

Important Dates

Dates can change. The notice itself calls its schedule tentative, and the PE&MT was moved from 31 July and 1 August 2026 to the revised dates above. Track ssc.gov.in and delhipolice.gov.in, and your registered email, for the latest schedule.

Eligibility Criteria

Educational qualification and typing speed

Candidates must be Indian citizens and must have passed 10+2 (Senior Secondary) or an equivalent exam from a recognised board by the closing date of the application. The notice also asks for a typing speed of 30 words per minute in English or 25 words per minute in Hindi. A matriculate ex-serviceman with at least 15 years of service is also considered eligible.

Age limit and relaxation

The age limit is 18 to 25 years as on 1 July 2025, which means candidates born between 2 July 2000 and 1 July 2007. Relaxation applies as follows.

Physical and medical standards

Male candidates need a height of 165 cm and a chest of 78 to 82 cm with at least 4 cm expansion. Female candidates need a height of 157 cm. Height and chest are relaxable by 5 cm for hill-area residents, ST candidates and wards of Delhi Police personnel, as listed in the notice. Vision must be 6/12 in both eyes, with or without glasses. For full rules, read the eligibility page.

The Physical Endurance Test is qualifying and has three events. Those who clear the race move to the long jump, then the high jump, with three chances in each jump.

Candidates with the locomotor disability covered by the notice are exempt from PE&MT but must appear for document verification.

Application Fee and How to Apply

The fee is Rs. 100. Women, SC, ST, PwBD and ex-servicemen candidates eligible for reservation are exempt. Corrections in the window cost Rs. 200 for the first change and Rs. 500 for the second.

1. Register once: Complete One Time Registration on ssc.gov.in or the mySSC app. Aadhaar authentication is advised.

2. Fill the form: Use the name and date of birth exactly as printed on the matriculation certificate.

3. Capture a live photo: The form takes the photo through the camera. Do not wear a cap, mask or glasses.

4. Upload the signature: JPEG format, 10 to 20 KB, about 6.0 cm by 2.0 cm.

5. Pay and submit: Pay the fee if you are not exempt, preview the form and keep a copy.

Only one application per candidate is allowed. Multiple applications lead to rejection and possible debarment. Applications for the 2025 cycle have closed, so use these steps as a guide for the next notice.

Selection Process

1. Computer Based Examination (100 marks): Conducted by SSC. Candidates within 20 times the number of vacancies in each category are shortlisted for PE&MT.

2. Physical Endurance and Measurement Test (qualifying): Conducted by Delhi Police in Delhi. Race, long jump, high jump, then height and chest.

3. Typing Test on Computer (25 marks): Ten minutes, with marks based on speed. These marks count toward the final merit.

4. Computer (Formatting) Test (qualifying): MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Excel, ten minutes each.

5. Police verification and medical examination: For provisionally selected candidates.

Typing marks depend on net speed after deducting one word per mistake. Speed is judged over a ten-minute passage.

The formatting test has 20 features per application at half a mark each, and candidates need at least 6 out of 10 in each of Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

The final merit list is built from CBE marks (100), Typing Test marks (25) and bonus marks, if any. NCC certificate holders get 5 percent (C), 3 percent (B) or 2 percent (A) of the maximum marks. A 15 percent reserve panel is also prepared.

Delhi Police Head Constable Exam Pattern

The CBE is one objective paper of 100 questions, 100 marks and 90 minutes, in English and Hindi. Each wrong answer costs 0.25 marks.

What this means for you:

• Each section has a different weight: General Intelligence and English together carry half the paper, so they deserve the most daily time.

• A wrong answer costs a quarter mark: Four wrong answers wipe out one correct one. Guess only after eliminating options.

• Ninety minutes for 100 questions: You have under a minute per question, so practise sectional timing early.

• Marks beyond the cut-off matter: The typing test adds up to 25 marks, so a strong written score plus fast typing separates close candidates.

To qualify, General and EWS candidates need 40 percent, SC/ST/OBC candidates 35 percent, and PwBD and ex-servicemen candidates 30 percent. SSC normalises scores across shifts. Several pages still show 0.50 negative marking or none at all. The official notice says 0.25, so follow it.

Syllabus Summary

SSC publishes an indicative syllabus in the notice.

Salary and Job Profile

The post sits in Pay Level-4 of the pay matrix, with a pay range of Rs. 25,500 to Rs. 81,100. Selected candidates complete a residential basic training course at Delhi Police Academy, notified as six months (5+1). The notice does not state an in-hand salary, because allowances depend on posting and city. A Head Constable (Ministerial) mainly handles office and records work, and the post is not field-duty heavy.

How to Prepare

The written paper is short and fast, so accuracy and speed decide the outcome. Plan around the stages.

• Start with scoring sections: Reasoning and English carry 50 of 100 marks. Daily practice here gives the steadiest return.

• Do not skip the computer section: Ten questions on Word, Excel and email are often the easiest marks.

• Build typing early: Aim well above 30 words per minute in English, because the typing marks are 25 and count in the final merit.

• Train for the physical test: The race and jumps are qualifying but eliminate candidates, so prepare alongside the written syllabus.

• Read news daily: Keep short notes for General Awareness and revise them each week.

Cut-off, Result and Answer Key

SSC declares the CBE result on ssc.gov.in with category-wise cut-off marks for shortlisting. The Commission also uploads tentative answer keys and later the final keys, question papers and individual marks. Objections to a tentative key cost Rs. 50 per question. Admit cards for the CBE are issued on the SSC website, and admit cards for PE&MT are issued by Delhi Police.

Cut-offs change every year with difficulty, vacancies and the number of applicants. Treat last year's figures as a benchmark only, and aim for a clear margin above them rather than a bare pass. For official updates, visit ssc.gov.in and delhipolice.gov.in.

The AWO/TPO Head Constable post is recruited under a separate SSC notice with its own pattern. Read its notice before using any figure from this page.