Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board (UPPRPB) has declared the final selection results for direct recruitment to 32,679 posts of constables and equivalent positions in the state police and prison departments.
The recruitment process covers 10,469 posts of constables in civil police, 15,131 in the provincial armed constabulary (PAC)/armed police, 1,341 in the special security force, 2,282 women constables for women battalions, 71 mounted police constables, 3,279 male jail warders and 106 female jail warders. A total of 28,86,797 candidates applied for recruitment, according to the board. After completing the prescribed stages of the selection process, 32,679 candidates were selected. The final list includes 4,481 women candidates. Between March 2017 and Oct 2026, around 3.5 lakh appointments were made across various govt departments, including 4,200 appointments of dependants of deceased personnel on compassionate grounds. During the same period, approximately 1,60,820 govt employees were promoted. Category-wise figures show that 6,685 candidates were selected in the unreserved category, including 4,628 candidates belonging to the economically weaker section (EWS). A total of 18,210 OBC candidates were declared successful. Among SC candidates, 7,136 were selected, while 648 ST aspirants qualified. The recruitment process began with the publication of the advertisement on Dec 31, 2025. The written examination was conducted across UP in two shifts each on June 8, 9 and 10. Based on candidates’ written examination scores and the number of vacancies, 76,184 candidates were shortlisted for document verification and the physical standard test. The process was conducted from Aug 17 to Aug 31. Candidates who qualified in document verification and the physical test were called for the physical efficiency test from Oct 1-11.
The board has also announced that the normalised scores of all candidates who took the written examination will be published on its website in the third week of Nov. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Lucknow | Silver Rate in Lucknow | Bank Holidays in Lucknow | Public Holidays in Lucknow | Lucknow AQI | Weather in Lucknow | Petrol Price in Lucknow | Diesel Price in Lucknow | CNG Price in Lucknow | LPG Price in Lucknow Stay updated with the latest Lucknow news.
The board said Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology was used to record and evaluate candidates’ running performance during the physical efficiency test. The board said the selection was made against the advertised vacancies in accordance with the relevant provisions of the reservation policy issued by the state govt from time to time. Extensive CCTV surveillance was also ensured at all the examination centres. Live footage was transmitted to district-level and board-level control rooms, where the proceedings were monitored in real time. The final selection was made based on candidates’ total normalised scores in the written examination, their position in the order of merit and the order of preferences indicated in their application forms. A separate notification will be issued explaining the procedure candidates must follow to access their normalised scores. Download the TOI App.