Haryana Police Constable 2026 — HSSC Advt. No. 01/2026 (CET Phase-II)

The Haryana Staff Selection Commission published Advt. No. 01/2026 on 1 January 2026: "CET Phase-II for Constables (Male, Female & GRP)" for 5,500 posts in the Police Department, Haryana. This is a CET-based recruitment. Only candidates who already hold a qualified Haryana CET (Group C) score could apply, and that score is what HSSC used to shortlist candidates for the physical tests.

Where the recruitment stands (5 November 2026): applications closed on 25 January 2026. The Physical Measurement Test (PMT) began on 20 April 2026 for male candidates and 8 June 2026 for female candidates. The latest notice for Advt. 01/2026 on hssc.gov.in is the female PMT notice of 2 June 2026. We could not find any notice on hssc.gov.in about the PST results, the knowledge test date or the final result, so watch the commission's results page for the next stage.

Posts and Category-wise Vacancies

Cat. No.	Post	Posts
1	Male Constable (General Duty)	4,500
2	Female Constable (General Duty)	600
3	Male Constable (Government Railway Police)	400
	Total	5,500

The category split given in the advertisement:

Category	Male GD	Female GD	Male GRP
General	1,620	216	144
DSC	405	54	36
OSC	405	54	36
BCA	630	84	56
BCB	360	48	32
EWS	450	60	40
ESM-General	315	42	28
ESM-DSC	45	6	4
ESM-OSC	45	6	4
ESM-BCA	90	12	8
ESM-BCB	135	18	12

Reservation benefits are given only to bona fide residents of Haryana; reserved-category candidates from other states are treated as General.

Key Dates

Event	Date
Advertisement published	1 January 2026
Online application	11 to 25 January 2026 (11:59 PM)
Application fee	None
PMT shortlist, male GD & GRP (15× posts)	17 April 2026
PMT begins, male	20 April 2026
Additional PMT list, male (5× posts)	15 May 2026 (PMT from 19 May 2026)
Second additional PMT list, male (5× posts)	22 May 2026 (PMT from 26 May 2026)
PMT shortlist, female GD (25× posts)	2 June 2026
PMT begins, female	8 June 2026
PST, knowledge test, result	Not announced on hssc.gov.in as of 5 November 2026

HSSC called the extra male lists because a large number of shortlisted candidates were absent from the PMT. By 22 May 2026 it had called candidates up to 25 times the number of posts for both male categories.

Eligibility

• CET: must have qualified the Haryana Common Eligibility Test for Group C.
• Education: 10+2 from a recognised education board or institution, and Hindi or Sanskrit up to Matric standard or higher. No extra weightage is given for higher education.
• Age: 18 to 25 years as on 01.01.2026. SC, BC and EWS candidates get up to 5 years of upper age relaxation as per government instructions (Appendix A of the advertisement).
• Earlier applicants (Advt. 14/2024): candidates who applied under Advt. 14/2024 (Categories 1 and 2) had to apply afresh. For them the age limit is 18 to 25 years as on 01.09.2024, under the withdrawal notice of 2 July 2025.
• Ex-servicemen: the gap between discharge and 01.01.2026 must not exceed four years, under rule 12.24(1)(c) of the Punjab Police Rules, 1934. For ESM candidates from Advt. 14/2024, the date is 01.09.2024.

Selection Process

1. Shortlisting on CET marks. HSSC calls candidates for the PMT in merit order of their CET scores, in batches.
2. Physical Measurement Test (PMT). Qualifying only, and measured with digital devices where possible.
3. Physical Screening Test (PST). Qualifying only.
4. Knowledge Test (97% weightage). HSSC calls candidates equal to ten times the posts in each category from those who cleared the PMT and PST.
5. Additional weightage (up to 3 marks) for an NCC certificate.
6. Result. Merit is decided by the knowledge test marks plus the NCC weightage. Ties go first to the higher knowledge test score, then to the older candidate, then to the higher qualification.

Physical Measurement Test

	Height	Chest
Male, General	170 cm	83 cm unexpanded, minimum 4 cm expansion
Male, eligible reserved categories	168 cm	81 cm unexpanded, minimum 4 cm expansion
Female, General	158 cm	Not applicable
Female, eligible reserved categories	156 cm	Not applicable

Physical Screening Test

Candidate	Race	Time
Male	2.5 km	12 minutes
Female	1.0 km	6 minutes
Ex-serviceman	1.0 km	5 minutes

The race is timed with RFID or another reliable technology, at the commission's discretion. A candidate who fails the PMT or PST is out of the process.

Knowledge Test (97 marks)

• Format: objective multiple-choice questions, each carrying equal marks, on an offline OMR sheet. The paper is bilingual (Hindi and English).
• Syllabus: General Studies, General Science, Current Affairs, General Reasoning, Mental Aptitude, Numerical Ability, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and other relevant fields. At least 10% of the questions are on basic computer knowledge and at least 20% on basic knowledge about Haryana. The standard is that of a 10+2 pass.
• Marking: there is no deduction for a wrong answer. Each question has four options plus a fifth bubble for "not attempted". A question left blank without filling the fifth bubble costs 0.97 marks.
• Qualifying marks: 50% for the General category, 40% for reserved categories (vertical and horizontal).
• NCC weightage: 1, 2 or 3 extra marks for an NCC A, B or C certificate. The certificate must be issued by the Director General, NCC, and show the grade.

The advertisement does not state the number of questions or the duration of the knowledge test. HSSC usually gives these on the admit card.

PMT Shortlisting Cut-offs (Official)

These are the CET scores HSSC used to call candidates to the PMT. They come from the commission's public notices. They are not the final cut-offs, which depend on the knowledge test.

First lists: male lists of 17 April 2026 (15× posts) and female list of 2 June 2026 (25× posts).

Category	Male GD	Male GRP	Female GD
UR	52.18	75.05	65.17
EWS	71.94	81.32	76.09
BCA	65.06	78.24	69.90
BCB	69.90	80.33	72.98
OSC	64.05	76.09	67.27
DSC	57.85	72.98	62.44

The two additional male lists of 15 and 22 May 2026 called more candidates at lower scores. For Male GD, the UR cut-off was 50.03 in the 15 May list. In the 22 May list, the Male GD cut-offs were EWS 68.72, BCA 59.02, BCB 66.03, OSC 59.09 and DSC 52.31.

GRP posts needed a much higher CET score than General Duty posts in every category, because there are only 400 GRP posts against 4,500 General Duty posts.

Pay

The advertisement gives the pay as Rs 21,700, Level 3, Cell 1 for all three posts.

Related Pages

• HSSC CET Group D 2026, the other CET-based recruitment HSSC is running in 2026
• Punjab Police Constable 2026, the neighbouring state's constable recruitment
• HPSC HCS 2026 and all Haryana exams

Sources: HSSC Advt. No. 01/2026 (published 1 January 2026), and HSSC public notices for the PMT dated 17 April, 15 May, 22 May and 2 June 2026, all on hssc.gov.in.