Total Vacancies
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UPPRPB
Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board
UP Home Guard 2025
District-wise enrolment for 41,424 Uttar Pradesh Home Guard volunteer positions. The written examination and final answer key have been completed, and shortlisted candidates are undergoing Document Verification and Physical Standard Test.
Total Vacancies
41,424
Age Limit
18–30 Years
As on 01 Jul 2025
Application Dates
18 Nov – 17 Dec 2025
Closes 11:59 PM IST
Job Location
UP
Qualification
High School or Class 10 examination passed from a recognised Board. The candidate was required to satisfy the prescribed district-residence and domicile conditions.
Salary / Stipend
Duty allowance of approximately Rs. 600 per duty day, together with other admissible allowances under applicable Uttar Pradesh Home Guards orders. It is not a fixed monthly pay-scale appointment.
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The written examination and final answer key stages are complete. UPPRPB shortlisted 1,07,221 candidates for Document Verification and Physical Standard Test against 41,424 district-wise vacancies. The DV/PST stage was in progress as of 03 August 2026.
Event | Date / Status |
|---|---|
Detailed enrolment advertisement | 18 November 2025 |
Online application period | 18 November to 17 December 2025 |
Last date for online fee payment | 17 December 2025 |
Fee-adjustment deadline | 20 December 2025 |
Limited correction window | 18 December 2025, 6:00 AM to 21 December 2025, 6:00 AM |
Written examination | 25, 26 and 27 April 2026 |
Final answer key and DV/PST shortlist | 28 June 2026 |
DV/PST notice | 03 July 2026 |
DV/PST admit card | 06 July 2026 |
Current stage | Document Verification and Physical Standard Test in progress |
Candidate Category | Application Fee |
|---|---|
General / OBC / EWS | Rs. 400 |
SC / ST | Rs. 300 |
Payment mode | Online through Debit Card, Credit Card, Net Banking or UPI |
Refund rule | Non-refundable |
Eligibility Parameter | Requirement |
|---|---|
Enrolment | Uttar Pradesh Home Guard Volunteer |
Educational qualification | High School / Class 10 passed from a recognised Board or equivalent institution |
Minimum age | 18 years |
Maximum age | 30 years |
Age reckoning date | 01 July 2025 |
District residence | Permanent residence of the district applied for |
Application limit | A candidate could apply only for the eligible home district vacancy. |
Physical and medical fitness | Mandatory |
Upper-age relaxation is available only to eligible categories under the applicable Uttar Pradesh Government rules. Age proof is based on the High School or equivalent certificate.
Rule | Details |
|---|---|
District-wise enrolment | Vacancies were advertised separately for all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh. |
Residence proof | The candidate must produce the prescribed domicile or residence certificate for the district against which the application was submitted. |
UP reservation benefits | Category and horizontal-reservation benefits require valid Uttar Pradesh certificates in the prescribed format. |
Multiple-district applications | Not permitted |
Document mismatch | A mismatch between the applied district and residence documents may lead to rejection during verification. |
The enrolment drive covers 41,424 Home Guard volunteer positions distributed across all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The complete district- and category-wise roster should remain in structured vacancy records.
Vacancy Item | Details |
|---|---|
Total positions | 41,424 |
Coverage | All 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh |
Women reservation | 20% horizontal reservation |
Eligible Ex-Servicemen | 5% horizontal reservation |
Dependants of Freedom Fighters | 2% horizontal reservation |
Reservation nature | Horizontal reservations are included within the district-wise total and are not additional vacancies. |
Vacancy status | The notified number and district roster remain subject to applicable rules and administrative decisions. |
Stage | Process |
|---|---|
1. Written Examination | OMR-based objective General Knowledge examination |
2. Written Merit and Shortlisting | District- and category-wise shortlisting after adding applicable preferential marks |
3. Document Verification | Scrutiny of eligibility, qualification, domicile, reservation and preferential-qualification documents |
4. Physical Standard Test | Measurement of height, chest for male candidates and weight for female candidates |
5. Physical Efficiency Test | Qualifying running test for candidates satisfying the prescribed conditions |
6. Medical and Character Verification | Final fitness and antecedent checks by the Home Guards Department |
7. District-wise Final Merit | Final enrolment according to merit, reservation and available district vacancies |
Exam Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
Mode | Offline OMR-based examination |
Subject | General Knowledge |
Questions | 100 objective questions |
Maximum marks | 100 marks |
Duration | 2 hours |
Marks per correct answer | 1 mark |
Negative marking | No negative marking |
Minimum qualifying marks | 25% |
Exam dates | 25, 26 and 27 April 2026 |
Scoring the minimum qualifying percentage did not guarantee shortlisting. DV/PST shortlisting was prepared district-wise and category-wise according to normalised written marks, preferential marks and the notified reservation provisions.
Preferential Qualification | Additional Marks |
|---|---|
NCC C Certificate | 3 marks |
NCC B Certificate | 2 marks |
NCC A Certificate | 1 mark |
Bharat Scouts and Guides Certificate | 1 mark |
Aapda Mitra training certificate under the prescribed programme | 3 additional marks |
Valid four-wheeler driving licence | 1 additional mark |
Where a candidate held more than one NCC or Scouts and Guides qualification, only the highest applicable mark from that group was considered. Aapda Mitra and valid four-wheeler driving-licence marks were separately addable where the prescribed proof was valid.
Candidate Group | Height | Chest / Weight |
|---|---|---|
Male - General / OBC / SC | 168 cm | 79 cm unexpanded and 84 cm expanded |
Male - ST | 160 cm | 77 cm unexpanded and 82 cm expanded |
Female - General / OBC / SC | 152 cm | Minimum weight 40 kg |
Female - ST | 147 cm | Minimum weight 40 kg |
A minimum chest expansion of 5 cm is compulsory for male candidates. Chest measurement does not apply to female candidates. Measurements taken by the authorised recruitment committee during the current process are treated as applicable for this enrolment.
Candidate Group | Running Standard |
|---|---|
Male candidates | 4.8 km within 28 minutes |
Female candidates | 2.4 km within 16 minutes |
The PET is qualifying in nature. Candidates must meet the applicable running standard and all prescribed physical and medical requirements for final enrolment.
Current-stage Item | Details |
|---|---|
Candidates shortlisted | 1,07,221 |
Approximate shortlisting ratio | About 2.6 times the total vacancies |
Shortlist publication | 28 June 2026 |
DV/PST process notice | 03 July 2026 |
Admit-card link | 06 July 2026 |
Latest scheduling update | Dates for Saharanpur, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Hapur, Gautam Buddh Nagar and Baghpat were revised for the affected sessions. |
Final result | Not declared as of 03 August 2026 |
At DV/PST, information entered in the application and uploaded documents is matched with original certificates. Failure to produce valid originals or satisfy the prescribed standard may result in rejection.
Item | Details |
|---|---|
Nature | Volunteer enrolment |
Regular Government post | No |
Fixed monthly pay scale | Not applicable |
Duty allowance | Rs. 600 per duty day under the prevailing order, along with admissible dearness allowance |
Payment basis | Allowance is payable for authorised duty performed according to departmental deployment. |
Deployment | Home Guards may be called for law-and-order support, traffic management, disaster response and other authorised duties. |
Service expectation | Enrolment does not create an automatic right to continuous daily deployment or a fixed monthly salary. |
Step | Action |
|---|---|
1 | Complete UPPRPB One Time Registration using accurate personal, identity and contact details. |
2 | Open the Home Guards Enrolment-2025 application link through the official UPPRPB portal. |
3 | Select only the eligible home district and enter qualification, category and reservation details. |
4 | Upload the prescribed live photograph, signature and supporting information. |
5 | Pay the applicable online fee through the permitted payment mode. |
6 | Review the form carefully before final submission because major details could not be freely changed afterwards. |
7 | Use the limited correction facility only for the fields allowed in the correction notice. |
8 | Download and preserve the submitted application, fee receipt and registration credentials for DV/PST. |
Check | What the Candidate Should Verify |
|---|---|
Applied district | The district selected in the application must match the valid residence or domicile document. |
Class 10 certificate | Name, date of birth and educational qualification must match the original High School certificate. |
Reservation documents | Caste, EWS, Ex-Servicemen, women-reservation and freedom-fighter-dependant claims require valid prescribed certificates. |
Preferential marks | NCC, Scouts and Guides, Aapda Mitra and driving-licence claims must be supported by valid originals. |
Physical standards | Confirm the applicable height, chest, weight and running standards before attending the physical stages. |
Application printout | Carry the submitted application and DV/PST admit card as instructed. |
Original documents | Bring all originals together with the required self-attested copies. |
Volunteer status | Understand that Home Guard enrolment is not a regular monthly pay-scale Government appointment. |
Question | Answer |
|---|---|
How many positions were notified? | 41,424 district-wise Home Guard volunteer positions |
What qualification was required? | High School / Class 10 passed |
What was the general age limit? | 18-30 years as on 01 July 2025 |
Was district domicile compulsory? | Yes. The candidate had to apply against the eligible home district. |
What was the written-exam pattern? | 100 General Knowledge questions for 100 marks in 2 hours |
Was there negative marking? | No |
What were the application fees? | Rs. 400 for General/OBC/EWS and Rs. 300 for SC/ST |
Is this a regular salaried post? | No. It is volunteer enrolment with duty-based allowance. |
What is the current stage? | Document Verification and Physical Standard Test were in progress as of 03 August 2026 |
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