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Police Constable Recruitment: The Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) recently released the notification for the Haryana Police Constable Recruitment 2026.  The application process for the Haryana Police Constable Recruitment 2026 has been underway since January 11.  Meanwhile, the HSSC has clarified the age limit rules for applying to the Haryana Police Constable Recruitment 2026. The HSSC has clarified that the age limit will be calculated from the first day of the month in which the recruitment process begins. This decision by the HSSC is expected to provide significant relief to lakhs of young people.

Let's understand the issue. We will examine how many positions the HSSC has invited applications for in the Haryana Police Constable recruitment. We will also understand the formula for calculating the age limit.

Recruitment for 5500 Posts
The HSSC issued a notification for the Haryana Police Constable recruitment on January 1, 2026, under which it has invited applications for the recruitment of 5500 constables in the Haryana Police. This includes the recruitment of 4500 male and 500 female constables. Additionally, there are 400 positions for male constables in the GRP (Government Railway Police). The application process for these positions began on January 11, 2026. The last date to apply is January 25.

Controversy over the Age Limit
Regarding the eligibility criteria for the Haryana Police Constable Recruitment 2026, candidates who have passed the 12th grade can apply, but they must have compulsorily studied Sanskrit or Hindi as a subject in the 10th grade. As for the age limit rules for constable recruitment, candidates between the ages of 18 and 25 can apply for the Haryana Police Constable Recruitment 2026. Candidates from reserved categories will receive age relaxation as per the rules, but the notification did not provide any clarity on the date from which the age limit would be calculated. This led to a significant controversy.

 Age limit calculation from the first day of the recruitment month
In view of the deepening age limit controversy in the Haryana Police Constable recruitment 2026, the HSSC has now issued a clarification. The HSSC has stated that the age limit of the candidates will be calculated based on the first day of the month in which the recruitment process begins. The HSSC has cited the Police Manual for this. For example, if the recruitment process starts on August 25th, the age limit of the candidates will be calculated based on August 1st.

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