Delhi Police Constable Physical Eligibility, Age Limit and Qualification

Delhi police eligibility at a glance

There are four sets of conditions, and you must meet all of them:

• Age: 18 to 25 years, measured as on the cut-off day SSC names (1 July of the recruitment year in the latest one).
• Education: a passed senior secondary (10+2) exam from a board recognised in India, held by the closing date.
• Physical: the PE&MT standards for race, jumps, height and chest.
• Medical: eyesight and fitness standards checked after the PE&MT.

Indian citizenship is required. Male candidates must also hold a valid driving licence for a light motor vehicle, either motorcycle or car, on the date of the PE&MT; a learner's licence is not accepted.

Delhi police constable physical eligibility: the endurance test

The higher age bands matter only for candidates who get an upper age relaxation, such as departmental candidates. You get three chances in each jump, and there is no appeal against failing the race or the jumps.

Height and chest

Men from hill areas, Scheduled Tribe candidates and sons of serving, retired or deceased Delhi Police personnel get a 5 cm relaxation in height, with chest relaxations as listed in the notice. Women from hill areas, ST women and daughters of Delhi Police personnel also get height relaxations, set out separately for each group.

How old you can be, and who gets extra years

For most applicants the window runs from 18 up to 25. Your date of birth has to fall inside the range printed in the notice for your cycle. Upper age relaxations include:

OBC relaxation is generally for candidates in the central OBC list, non creamy layer. Check the category rules of the current notice if you belong to a state list only.

Educational qualification

You need a pass in class 12 (10+2, senior secondary) from a recognised board by the closing date stated in the notice. Any stream counts. The notice relaxes this to class 11 pass for a few groups, such as wards of Delhi Police personnel and certain departmental staff like drivers and bandsmen.

Medical standards and tattoos

• Candidates must be in good physical and mental health, free from defects that may affect police duties.
• Distant vision must meet the standard in the notice without glasses, and colour blindness is a disqualification.
• Knock knees, flat feet and similar defects are checked during the medical.
• Tattoos are allowed only within the limits in the notice, broadly on the inner forearm or back of the hand and small in size; other tattoos lead to rejection.

Papers to collect before the PE&MT

1. Matriculation (class 10) certificate, which SSC uses as proof of birth date.
2. Class 12 marksheet and certificate.
3. Caste, EWS or other category certificate in the format given in the notice.
4. Valid LMV driving licence (men).
5. Certificates for hill area, ex-servicemen, sports or ward status, if claimed.
6. Photo ID and recent photographs.

Once you are clear on eligibility, plan the written test with the Delhi Police syllabus, check how high recent selection lines went, then work through earlier Constable papers. You can also compare rules for other exams with the eligibility checker.