Total Vacancies
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MPESB / MPPEB
Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board
MPESB Forest & Jail Recruitment 2026
MPESB Combined Recruitment Test 2026 covers 1,679 posts: 728 Forest Guard, 169 Kshetra Rakshak, 757 Jail Prahari and 25 Assistant Jail Superintendent posts in Madhya Pradesh. The original rulebook schedule was subsequently revised by MPESB, extending applications through 30 April 2026 and conducting the written examination from 4 to 19 June 2026. Forest Guard, Kshetra Rakshak and Jail Prahari require Class 10 qualification, while Assistant Jail Superintendent requires graduation.
Total Vacancies
1,679
Age Limit
18–33 Years
As on 01 Jan 2026
Application Dates
28 Feb – 30 Apr 2026
Closes 11:59 PM IST
Job Location
MP
Qualification
Post-wise qualification applies. Forest Guard, Kshetra Rakshak and Jail Prahari require Class 10/High School or the equivalent old-system Higher Secondary qualification. Assistant Jail Superintendent requires a Bachelor's degree from a recognised university.
Salary / Stipend
Forest Guard, Kshetra Rakshak and Jail Prahari carry ₹19,500-62,000 pay scale, with Jail Prahari mapped to Level-4. Assistant Jail Superintendent carries Level-9 ₹36,200-1,14,800. The rulebook prescribes probationary stipend at 70%, 80% and 90% of the applicable minimum pay during the first, second and third probation years respectively.
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Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board is conducting the Forest Guard, Kshetra Rakshak, Jail Prahari and Assistant Jail Superintendent Combined Recruitment Test 2026 for executive posts under the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department, Madhya Pradesh State Forest Development Corporation and Madhya Pradesh Jail Department.
The combined recruitment covers 1,679 vacancies: 728 Forest Guard, 169 Kshetra Rakshak, 757 Jail Prahari and 25 Assistant Jail Superintendent posts.
Particular | Details |
|---|---|
Conducting Board | Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board (MPESB) |
Total Vacancies | 1,679 |
Application Mode | Online |
Current Stage | Written examination completed; result process pending |
Event | Date / Detail |
|---|---|
Online Application Started | 28 February 2026 |
Original Closing Date | 14 March 2026 |
Revised Last Date | 30 April 2026 |
Revised Correction Deadline | 30 April 2026 |
Revised Written Examination | 4 June to 19 June 2026 |
Admit Card Hosted | 27 May 2026 |
Unreserved candidates: ₹500 per question paper.
Eligible MP domicile SC/ST/OBC/EWS candidates: ₹250 per question paper.
Backlog direct recruitment: No examination fee where the rule applies.
Portal charge: ₹60 through MPOnline kiosk or ₹20 through the registered citizen-user login.
Post | Minimum Qualification |
|---|---|
Forest Guard | Class 10 / High School |
Kshetra Rakshak | Class 10 / High School |
Jail Prahari | Class 10 / High School |
Assistant Jail Superintendent | Bachelor's Degree |
Age is calculated as on 1 January 2026. Forest Guard, Kshetra Rakshak and Jail Prahari have a basic age range of 18-33 years, while Assistant Jail Superintendent has a basic range of 21-33 years. Eligible Madhya Pradesh female, reserved and specified service-category candidates may receive the prescribed relaxation, generally taking the basic upper limit to 38 years.
Forest Guard and Kshetra Rakshak: Male height 163 cm with 79 cm chest and minimum 5 cm expansion; female height 150 cm. The prescribed walking test is 25 km in 4 hours for men and 14 km in 4 hours for women.
Jail Prahari: Male height 165 cm and unexpanded chest 83 cm; female height 158 cm. Candidates must also satisfy the prescribed running and shot-put qualifying standards.
Assistant Jail Superintendent: Male height 168 cm, chest 84 cm unexpanded and 89 cm expanded; female height 155 cm. The second stage includes 800 metre run, long jump and shot put.
Post | UR | EWS | SC | ST | OBC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Forest Guard | 310 | 77 | 0 | 143 | 198 | 728 |
Kshetra Rakshak | 44 | 17 | 28 | 34 | 46 | 169 |
Jail Prahari | 253 | 28 | 121 | 151 | 204 | 757 |
Assistant Jail Superintendent | 8 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 25 |
Combined Total | 615 | 124 | 154 | 336 | 450 | 1,679 |
The rulebook contains additional horizontal and provisional reservation arrangements for categories such as women, ex-servicemen, Home Guard personnel, contractual employees and the OBC reservation issue. Post-specific and subsequently corrected official tables should be used for final reservation claims.
The written test carries 100 marks and lasts 2 hours. Questions are objective and the syllabus is at Class 10 level.
Part | Subject |
|---|---|
1 | General Knowledge |
2 | General Hindi |
3 | General English |
4 | General Mathematics |
5 | General Science |
Assistant Jail Superintendent has 100 objective questions for 100 marks in 2 hours. The same broad subject groups are tested at graduation level.
Category | 800 Metre Run | Shot Put |
|---|---|---|
Male | 2 min 50 sec | 20 ft, 7.260 kg |
Female | 4 min | 16 ft, 4 kg |
Ex-Servicemen | 3 min 15 sec | 15 ft, 7.260 kg |
Category | 800 m Run | Long Jump | Shot Put |
|---|---|---|---|
Male | 2 min 40 sec | 13 ft | 19 ft with 7.260 kg |
Female | 3 min 40 sec | 10 ft | 15 ft with 4 kg |
Ex-Servicemen | 3 min 15 sec | 10 ft | 15 ft with 7.260 kg |
Post | Pay |
|---|---|
Forest Guard | ₹19,500-62,000 |
Kshetra Rakshak | ₹19,500-62,000 |
Jail Prahari | Level-4, ₹19,500-62,000 |
Assistant Jail Superintendent | Level-9, ₹36,200-1,14,800 |
The rules prescribe a three-year probation period with stipend based on 70% of minimum pay in the first year, 80% in the second year and 90% in the third year, followed by applicable regular pay after successful completion subject to governing service rules.
The online application window is now closed. The revised final application date was 30 April 2026.
Complete the MPESB online application using valid personal and Aadhaar-related details.
Select the eligible post or posts only after checking the educational, age and physical requirements.
Enter category, domicile, employment-registration and other reservation information carefully.
Upload the prescribed photograph, signature and required information/documents.
Pay the applicable examination and portal charges.
Review the form and complete any permitted correction within the notified correction period.
Preserve the application number, submitted application and payment record for subsequent examination and selection stages.
Use revised dates: The initial dates printed in the rulebook were later changed by MPESB. The revised application deadline was 30 April and the exam was scheduled from 4 to 19 June 2026.
Post-wise qualification differs: Assistant Jail Superintendent requires graduation; the other three posts require Class 10/High School.
Physical standards are mandatory: Candidates should not assume that merely qualifying the written test is sufficient for executive forest or jail posts.
Forest physical test: Walking is qualifying and requires 25 km in 4 hours for men and 14 km in 4 hours for women.
Jail posts: Minimum physical measurements do not carry a general relaxation provision under the stated departmental rules.
Outside Madhya Pradesh: Non-MP permanent residents generally compete only for Unreserved/Open vacancies without MP reservation or age concessions.
Employment registration: Maintain the required live Madhya Pradesh employment-office registration where applicable.
Result status: The written examination has passed the question-objection stage; candidates should follow MPESB for the official written result and physical-test schedules.
The combined recruitment contains 1,679 vacancies across four posts.
There are 728 Forest Guard, 169 Kshetra Rakshak, 757 Jail Prahari and 25 Assistant Jail Superintendent posts.
Forest Guard, Kshetra Rakshak and Jail Prahari require Class 10/High School, while Assistant Jail Superintendent requires a Bachelor's degree.
The basic age limit is 18-33 years for Forest Guard, Kshetra Rakshak and Jail Prahari, and 21-33 years for Assistant Jail Superintendent as on 1 January 2026, with prescribed relaxations for eligible categories.
The examination is 100 marks for 2 hours. Forest Guard, Kshetra Rakshak and Jail Prahari use Class 10-level syllabus, while Assistant Jail Superintendent uses graduation-level questions.
Forest Guard, Kshetra Rakshak and Jail Prahari carry ₹19,500-62,000, while Assistant Jail Superintendent carries Level-9 ₹36,200-1,14,800.
The revised written examination was conducted/scheduled during 4-19 June 2026 and the recruitment has reached the post-examination stage. Candidates should follow MPESB for the official result and subsequent physical-test programme.
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