Delhi Police Constable Eligibility Criteria 2023 - Age Limit, Qualification

November 13, 2023 by C.Suvarna

Delhi Police Constable Educational Criteria

Before filling the Delhi Police Constable 2026 recruitment form, go through every detail carefully. You should first ensure that you fulfil all the Delhi Police Constable 2026 eligibility criteria before applying. There are various parameters that are included in the Delhi Police Constable eligibility criteria. Read below for further details.

Also if you hold an NCC Certificate you will be granted some bonus marks as given below.

Certificate Category	Incentive/Bonus Marks
NCC ‘C’ Certificate	5% of the maximum marks of the examination
NCC ‘B’ Certificate	3% of the maximum marks of the examination
NCC ‘A’ Certificate	2% of the maximum marks of the examination

The benefit will be given only on the production of the original certificate at the time of document verification. This benefit is not applicable to Ex-servicemen.

Educational Criteria

If you want to fill out the application for Delhi Police Constable recruitment 2026 you are required to check the educational criteria first. You need to possess a 10+2 (Senior Secondary) passed certificate from a recognized Board in order to apply for Delhi Police Constable 2026. However, educational qualification for Delhi Police Constable recruitment 2026 is relaxable up to 11th class passed for

Bandsmen, buglers, mounted constables, drivers, dispatch riders, etc. of Delhi Police only.
Sons/ daughters of serving, retired or deceased Delhi Police Personnel/ Multi-Tasking Staff of Delhi Police.

Further details on the Delhi Police Constable eligibility criteria is given below.

Post	Educational Criteria
Delhi Police Constable	10+2 (Senior Secondary) passed from a recognized Board

Note: Male candidates must possess a valid driving license for LMV (Motorcycle or Car) as on the date of PE and MT. A learner's license is not acceptable.

Age Criteria

To be eligible for Delhi Police Constable you need to be in between 18 to 25 years as on the cutoff date that will be mentioned in the official notification. Failing to adhere to the Delhi Police Constable 2026 eligibility criteria will cancel your candidature. Further details on the Delhi Police age limit is given below.

Post	Age Creteria
Delhi Police Constable	18-25 years

Age Relaxation

Government has given certain relaxation in age to reserved category candidates like SC/ST/OBC/EX servicemen etc. If you fall in any such category you need to produce a valid document regarding the same as and when asked by the authority. Complete details related to the age relaxation in Delhi Police Constable 2026 is provided in the table below.

Code No	Category	Age relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit
01	SC/ ST	5 years
02	OBC	3 years
20	Sports person of distinction who have represented a State at the National Level or the Country at International level in sports during preceding three years from the closing date of receipt of online applications	5 years
21	Sports person of distinction who have represented a State at the National Level or the Country at International level in sports during preceding three years from the closing date of receipt of online applications (SC/ ST)	10 years
22	Departmental candidate of Delhi Police (UR)	Up to 40 years
23	Departmental candidate of Delhi Police (OBC)	Up to 43 years
24	Departmental candidate of Delhi Police (SC/ ST)	Up to 45 years
25	Sons and daughters of serving, retired or deceased Delhi Police personnel/ Multi-Tasking Staff of Delhi Police.	Up to 29 years
26	Ex-Servicemen(UR/ EWS)	03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the date of reckoning.
27	Ex-Servicemen(OBC)	06 years (3 years + 3 years)after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the date of reckoning.
28	Ex-Servicemen(SC/ ST)	08 years (3 years + 5 years)after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the date of reckoning.
29	Widows, divorced and judicially separated women who have not re-married.(The crucial date for such claim will be the closing date for receipt of online applications.)	5 years

Delhi Police Constable Eligibility Criteria FAQs

The age limit to apply for the Delhi Police Constable recruitment is 18-25 years of age as on the date mentioned in the official notification.

Yes, in such case you can avail scribe facility and compensatory time. You need to arrange for your own scribe in the Delhi Police Constable exam 2026.

Yes, reserved categories are given relaxation in age and fee. They need to produce documents in this support as and when asked for.

The female candidates, who are pregnant, will not be allowed to participate in Physical Endurance Test. Such candidate's PET will be conducted after “the period of confinement”.