Assam Police Constable Exam 2026: Complete Guide to SLPRB Recruitment, from Application to Joining

"Is my height enough?" "Do I run first or write first?" "What happens if I forget my caste certificate on the day?"

These are the questions candidates ask most about Assam Police recruitment, and the answers are all in the official advertisement. The trouble is that it runs to ten dense pages. This guide walks through the current recruitment of the State Level Police Recruitment Board (SLPRB), Assam from start to finish, using only that advertisement and the Board's own notices.

The 2026 recruitment at a glance

SLPRB's advertisement dated 5 December 2025 invited applications for:

• 1,052 posts of Constable (UB), the Unarmed Branch
• 663 posts of Constable (AB), the Armed Branch

The posts carry a pay scale of ₹14,000 to ₹70,000 with a grade pay of ₹5,600, plus allowances. There was no application fee. The Board says the number of vacancies is tentative and may go up or down.

Applications opened on 16 December 2025, and the window was later extended into early 2026. The last correction window for submitted forms ran from 1 to 5 March 2026. The next stage is the physical test, and the date will be announced on slprbassam.in.

UB or AB: what's the difference?

• Constable (UB) is the Unarmed Branch: the police station work most people picture. It needs HS (Class 12).
• Constable (AB) is the Armed Branch, posted with the battalions. It needs HSLC (Class 10), and men also take a chin-up test.

If you've passed HS, you can apply for both and set your order of preference.

Who can apply

• Citizenship and residence: Indian citizen and permanent resident of Assam. Selected candidates will be asked for proof of residence later; SC, ST and OBC/MOBC candidates are exempt from this.
• Employment Exchange: you must be registered at a local Employment Exchange in Assam.
• Language: you must speak Assamese or another state language fluently.
• Age: 18 to 25 years on 1 January 2026. A corrigendum dated 19 January 2026 raised the upper limit to 26 for this recruitment, so general category candidates born in 2000 can also apply.
• Age relaxation: 5 years for SC, ST (P) and ST (H); 3 years for OBC/MOBC; an extra 3 years for Home Guards, VDP members and Civil Defence Volunteers with 3 years' service; and an extra 10 years for former members of militant organisations and SPOs.

Your age is counted only from your HSLC admit card or pass certificate. Birth certificates, affidavits and horoscopes aren't accepted.

Physical standards

These are the minimums you'll be measured against.

Height

Chest (men only): at least 80 cm with 5 cm expansion. For ST (H) candidates, at least 78 cm with 5 cm expansion.

The advertisement makes a point worth remembering: height measurement depends on posture, so stand up straight. A height certificate from an earlier recruitment counts for nothing if there's a dispute. If you're declared short, you can ask the Selection Committee for a re-measurement the same day. Its decision is final.

Medical standards are strict too. You mustn't have diabetes, heart disease, hernia, piles, knock-knee, flat foot or colour blindness. Distance vision must be 6/6 in at least one eye and no worse than 6/9 in the other, without glasses.

Stage 1: The Physical Efficiency Test (PET)

This is where most candidates are filtered out, and it's scored, not just pass or fail. Better performance means more marks, and those marks decide who goes on to the written test.

Men: 3,200 metre race (20 marks)

• 10 minutes or less earns the full 20 marks.
• Marks drop gradually after that.
• Over 14 minutes, you're disqualified.

Women: 1,600 metre race (20 marks)

• 5 minutes 30 seconds or less earns the full 20 marks.
• Over 8 minutes, you're disqualified.

Long jump (20 marks), with three chances

• Men need at least 3.35 metres to qualify, which earns 10 marks. 5 metres earns the full 20.
• Women need at least 2.44 metres for 10 marks, and 3.89 metres earns the full 20.

Chin-ups (20 marks): men applying for Constable (AB) only

• Fewer than 4 means disqualification. 4 chin-ups earns 10 marks, and each extra one adds a mark, up to 20 marks at 14.

So the PET is worth 40 marks for UB candidates and AB women, and 60 marks for AB men. Races are timed with RFID chips, and every event is recorded on CCTV. Fail any event and you're out of the process straight away.

After the PET, you'll have a medical examination and then the Physical Standard Test (height and chest). The PST carries no marks, but you must pass it.

Documents: the day that catches people out

Your original documents are checked on the day of the PET and PST, not later. Bring every original you uploaded, plus one set of self-attested photocopies.

The advertisement is unforgiving here:

• If you can't show your original caste certificate that day, you'll be treated as General, with no later correction.
• No document is accepted after the PET and PST.
• Every document must be dated on or before the last date of application. A certificate issued afterwards won't count.

Keep these ready in one folder: your HSLC admit card or certificate, HSLC and HS marksheets and pass certificates, your Employment Exchange card, a caste certificate issued by the competent authority in Assam (certificates from other states aren't accepted), and any quota certificates (Home Guard, VDP, SPO, sports or NCC).

Stage 2: The written test

Candidates are called for the written test in order of their PET marks, at five times the number of posts in each category.

• 100 multiple-choice questions on an OMR sheet, half a mark each: 50 marks in total
• No negative marking, so answer every question
• Class 9 and 10 level
• Subjects: elementary arithmetic, general English, logical reasoning and mental ability, Assam's history, geography, polity and economy, and general knowledge and current affairs
• The paper is available in Assamese, Bodo, Bengali and English

Stage 3: Viva and academic marks

Candidates are called to the oral/viva-voce (5 marks) at twice the number of vacancies, based on their combined PET and written marks.

For Constable (UB) only, your HS result adds up to 5 more marks: 2 marks for 45–59.99%, 3 for 60–74.99% and 5 for 75% or above.

How the final merit list is made

The final list is drawn up for exactly the number of vacancies. If two candidates tie, the older candidate ranks higher; if they share a birthday too, the taller one does.

Reservations

Out of the posts: 27% OBC/MOBC (including 3% for Tea and Ex-Tea Garden Tribes), 7% SC, 10% ST (P) and 5% ST (H). 30% of UB posts and 10% of AB posts are reserved for women within each category. There are also smaller quotas for militancy-affected areas, former members of militant organisations, Home Guards and VDP members, SPOs, and sports medal winners and NCC certificate holders.

After selection: from list to joining

Being on the final list isn't the end:

• You'll need a satisfactory police verification and a final medical.
• You'll go through basic police training. Fail it in three attempts and you'll be discharged.
• You'll sign an agreement to serve at least three years, or repay the cost of training.
• You can be posted anywhere in Assam. Your home district doesn't decide your posting.

How long it really takes

Be patient. In the previous cycle, the advertisement came out in October 2023, the PET and written test were held in early 2025, the final result was published on 11 October 2025, and appointment letters were handed out in December 2025. Use the waiting time to train, because the race is where most marks are won or lost.

A 60-day plan before the PET

• Weeks 1–2: run 3–4 km at an easy pace five days a week. Practise the long jump twice a week, and men applying for AB should start chin-ups.
• Weeks 3–6: add interval runs (for example, 6 × 400 metres) twice a week, and time a full-distance run every Sunday.
• Weeks 7–8: race practice at target pace, plenty of rest, and no new injuries.
• Every day: 45 minutes of arithmetic, reasoning and Assam GK. The written test is only Class 10 level, but there's no time to start from zero after the PET.

A word on fraud

Recruitment season brings out people who claim they can "arrange" a selection for money. They can't. The whole process is computer-scored, recorded on CCTV and checked with biometrics at every stage. Never pay anyone, and follow only slprbassam.in for dates, admit cards and results. The Board's helpline is 9707336765.