Delhi Police – An overview
The Delhi Police is the agency responsible for enforcing the law in the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). Delhi Police is functional under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India. The strength of the Delhi Police is approximately 84000 personnel, thus making it one of the largest metropolitan police forces in the world. About 25% strength of the Delhi Police is assigned to VIP security. The headquarters of Delhi Police is located at Jai Singh Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi. To further strengthen its forces, Delhi Police has released a notification for the Delhi Police Head-Constable vacancy. There are 835 vacancies in all, out of which 559 vacancies are for male candidates and 276 for female candidates.
This post will tell you about all the relevant details regarding the Delhi Police Head-Constable vacancy released recently.
Important Dates
| Event | Date |
| Online Applications | 17 May 2022 to 16 June 2022 (2300 hours) |
| Last date for online fee payment | 17 June 2022 (2300 hours) |
| Last date for generating offline challan | 18 June 2022 (2300 hours) |
| Last date for payment of fee through challan | 20 June 2022 |
| Dates for correction window | 21 June 2022 to 25 June 2022 |
| Computer-Based Examination | September 2022 |
Eligibility Criteria Delhi Police Head-Constable
Nationality – The candidate must be a citizen of India.
Age limit – The age of the candidate should be between 18 to 25 years as of 01.01.2022. That is, the candidate must be born between 02 January 1997 and 01-01-2004. However, age relaxations are applicable as per norms.
Essential Qualification – The candidate should have passed 10+2 (Senior Secondary) from a recognized board at the time of submission of the online application.
Professional requirement – English typing speed at 30 words per minute OR Hindi typing speed at 25 words per minute.
How to apply?
Candidates can apply online on the website of the Staff Selection Commission https://ssc.nic.in Before you start submitting the online application, please keep the following documents and information ready with you :
- Mobile Number – To be verified through OTP
- E-Mail Id – To be verified through OTP
- Aadhar Number – If the Aadhaar Number is not available, please give one of the following ID Numbers – Voter Id, PAN Card, Passport, Driving License, School/college ID
- Photograph – Recent colored passport size photograph scanned in JPEG format.
- Signature – Scanned in JPEG format.
- Proofs of educational qualification
- Proof of date of birth
- Disability certificate (If applicable)
Selection Procedure Delhi Police Head-Constable Vacancy
The recruitment for the post of Head Constable consists of the following stages:
- Computer-Based Examination by SSC – 100 Marks
- Physical Endurance and Measurement Test by Delhi Police – Qualifying
- Typing test on the computer by Delhi Police – 25 Marks
- Computer (Formatting) test by Delhi Police – Qualifying
Pattern of Examination for Delhi Police Head-Constable Vacancy
The Computer Based Examination is a test of one and a half hour (90 minutes) duration consisting of 100 objective-type questions. The total weightage of this test is 100 marks. There is a negative marking of 0.5 marks for every wrong answer.
The question paper for the written examination covers the following subjects:
| Subject | No. of Questions | Max Marks | |
| Part – A | General Awareness | 20 | 20 |
| Part – B | Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | 20 |
| Part – C | General Intelligence | 25 | 25 |
| Part – D | English Language | 25 | 25 |
| Part – E | Computer Fundamentals | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | |
Physical Endurance Test (Qualifying)
For male candidates
| Age | Race 1600 m | Long Jump | High Jump |
| Up to 30 years | 07 minutes | 12 ½ ft | 3 ½ ft |
| Above 30 to 40 years | 08 minutes | 11 ½ ft | 3 ¼ ft |
| Above 40 years | 09 minutes | 10 ½ ft | 3 ft |
For female candidates
| Age | Race 800 m | Long Jump | High Jump |
| Up to 30 years | 05 minutes | 9 ft | 3 ft |
| Above 30 to 40 years | 06 minutes | 8 ft | 2 ½ ft |
| Above 40 years | 07 minutes | 7 ft | 2 ¼ ft |
Physical Measurement
Male candidates
Minimum height required – 165 cm (Relaxable by 5 cm as per norms for residents of hilly areas and the North-Eastern States)
Chest – 78 cm to 82 cm with a minimum 4 cm expansion. (Relaxations applicable as per norms)
Female candidates
Minimum height required – 157 cm (Relaxable by 5 cm as per norms for residents of hilly areas and the North-Eastern States)
How to crack Delhi Police Head Constable Examination?
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