HP Prisons Recruitment 2023 for Warders | Last Date: 22 December 2023

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HP Prisons Recruitment 2023: Directorate of Prisons & Correctional Services- Himachal Pradesh has announced notification for the post of Warders. There are 91 vacancies available for this post. Candidates with the qualification of 12th is eligible to apply for the job. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online before 22 December 2023. The detailed eligibility and selection process are explained below.



HP Prisons Recruitment

HP Prisons Recruitment 2023:

Job Role Warders
Job Type Govt Jobs
Qualification 12th
Experience Freshers
Salary Rs. 12,120/-
Total Posts 91 Posts
Job Location Shimla
Application Start Date 23 November 2023
Last Date 22 December 2023

Detailed Eligibility:

Education Qualification

  • The candidates should possess 12th pass.

Physical standards:

Warders:

Male Warders

Category Height Chest
General 5โ€™6โ€ณ 31โ€ณx32โ€ณ
SC/ST 5โ€™4โ€ณ 29โ€ณx30โ€ณ
SC/ST (Home Guards) 5โ€™4โ€ณ 29โ€ณx30โ€ณ
OBC 5โ€™6โ€ณ 31โ€ณx32โ€ณ
Gen/OBC (Home Guards) 5โ€ณ6โ€ณ 31โ€ณx32โ€ณ

Female Warders

Category Height
General 5โ€™2โ€ณ
OBC (Inc. ward of ex-serviceman) 5โ€™2โ€ณ
SC/ST 5โ€™0โ€ณ
Gen/OBC (Home Guards) 5โ€™2โ€ณ
SC/ST (Home Guards) 5โ€ณ0โ€ณ

Age Limit(As on 1 January 2023):ย 

For Male

  • General: 18 to 23 Years
  • SC/ST: 18 to 25 Years
  • SC/ST (Home Guards): 20 to 28 Years
  • OBC: 18 to 25 Years
  • Gen/OBC (Home Guards): 20 to 28 Years

For Female



  • General: 18 to 23 Years
  • SC/ST: 18 to 25 Years
  • SC/ST (Home Guards): 20 to 25 Years
  • OBC: 18 to 28 Years
  • Gen/OBC (Home Guards): 20 to 28 Years

Salary: Fixed contractual amount Rs. 12,120/- P.M. (which shall be equal to 60% of column No. 1 of level 3 of HPCS (RP) Rules, 2022.

No of vacancies:ย 91 Posts

  • Bilaspur โ€“ย  5 posts
  • Chamba โ€“ 7 posts
  • Hamirpur โ€“ย  6 posts
  • Kangra โ€“ 20 posts
  • Kinnaur โ€“ 1 post
  • Kullu โ€“ 6 posts
  • Mandi โ€“ 13 posts
  • Shimla โ€“ 11 posts
  • Sirmour โ€“ 7 posts
  • Solan โ€“ 8 posts
  • Una โ€“ 7 posts

Selection process of HP Prisons Recruitment:

  • The selection process will be based on Physical Efficiency Test and Written Examination
  • The eligible candidates shall be called for the Physical Efficiency Test

Physical Efficiency Test

Event Min. Qualifying standard for Male Candidate Min. Qualifying standard for Female Candidate
1500 Meters Race for Male (800 Meter Race for Female) 6 Minutes 30 Seconds 4 Minutes 15 Seconds
High Jump 1.25 Meters (Max. 3 Attempt) Min. 01 Meters (Max. 3 Attempt)
Broad Jump 4 Meters (Max. 3 Attempt) 3 Meters (Max. 3 Attempt)
  • The candidates who qualify Physical Efficiency Test shall be called to appear for the Written Examination, which will be held at the place fixed by the Recruitment Board/Committee.

Written examination

  • The written examination will be of 100 marks objective type questions and include the following five sub-groups carrying equal marks:-
    • English Language
    • Hindi Language
    • General Awareness
    • Maths & Science.
    • Reasoning Aptitude
  • Only such candidates shall be deemed to have qualified, who secure minimum 50% marks in the written test in case of those belonging to General/OBC categories and minimum 40% marks in the case of those belonging to Scheduled Casts and Scheduled Tribes categories.
  • The eligible candidates will be informed through e-mail and SMS alerts on their registered email IDs TC and mobile numbers about the examination schedule

Application fees:

  • Rs. 200/- for General category
  • Rs. 50/- forย  SC/ST/OBC and IRDP/BPL/EWS

Application fees mode: Credit Card/ Debit Card/ UPI/Net Banking

How to apply for HP Prisons Recruitment 2023?

Interested and eligible candidates can apply online for the job on the official website fromย 23 November 2023 to 22 December 2023 (11.59 PM)

For more details: Click here.

To Apply: Click here. (Opens on 23 November 2023)


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