MP Police Constable Driver Recruitment 2026: 1,000 Posts for Licence Holders

The MP Employees Selection Board (ESB) will take online forms for 1,000 MP Police Constable (Driver) posts. The form runs from 15 October to 29 October 2026, until 12 midnight on the last day. Form corrections run from 15 October to 3 November 2026. The posts are for men only. You need Class 10 (Class 8 for MP Scheduled Tribe candidates) and a heavy vehicle driving licence. The physical test for MP Police Constable Driver 2026 is a single 800 m run, and the rulebook gives two different pass marks for it. The written test is listed as starting on 4 January 2027, and the rulebook calls that date probable.

MP Police Constable Driver 2026: 200 SAF and 800 district posts

The 1,000 posts sit in two groups (cadres). In the form, you put them in your order of preference.

• Constable (Driver), Special Armed Force (SAF): 200 posts.
• Constable (Driver), district police force: 800 posts. Page 3 describes these as all posts outside the SAF.

Each cadre is split by category (vertical reservation). Inside each category, 10% of seats go to ex-servicemen and 15% to Home Guards (horizontal reservation). The table below shows the full count for each cadre.

The 13% row is a set of seats MP keeps on hold for either unreserved or OBC candidates. The rulebook shows them twice, once in the unreserved list and once in the OBC list, but counts them once.

Of the 800 district seats, 600 are open, 80 are for ex-servicemen and 120 are for Home Guards. In the SAF, the figures are 150, 20 and 30. The rulebook says the number of posts may go up or down later.

Three posting rules matter before you choose. You will not be posted in your home district. You must serve at least 5 years in your first unit before a transfer. The form also asks for a unit preference from a list of 58 units. These are the districts plus the Government Railway Police (GRP) at Indore, Jabalpur and Bhopal.

The heavy vehicle licence and Class 10 rule for ESB Driver constables

Page 6 sets the education rule:

• Unreserved, SC and OBC: Class 10 pass, or Higher Secondary or an equal exam, from a recognised board.
• ST: Class 8 pass or an equal exam.

The table does not name EWS candidates in either column. It also says a heavy vehicle driving licence is compulsory, and that a separate practical trade test will be held, which you must pass.

The rulebook gives no date for the licence, and no licence class or driving experience beyond “heavy vehicle”. The licence is missing from three lists: certificates needed by 29 October 2026 (page 4), uploads (page 22) and the document check (page 12). Page 17 says your minimum educational qualifications must be complete on the day you fill the form. It does not say whether this covers the licence. The safe course is to hold a valid heavy vehicle licence when you apply.

A reserved candidate who uses any relaxation, such as the Class 8 rule for ST, is counted only in the reserved list. This is true even if the candidate scores above the unreserved cut-off.

Upper age for Driver applicants depends on MP domicile and category

Age is counted on 29 October 2026. You must be at least 18. The upper limits are on page 7:

To be 18 on 29 October 2026, you must be born on or before 29 October 2008. Every relaxation is for MP domicile holders only. The Vikram award and inter-caste marriage relaxations (up to 5 years) are added on top of other relaxations, such as the reserved-category limit of 38. That is how a reserved-category Vikram award winner reaches 43 (page 7). If you qualify for both of these awards, you get only the larger one. For other grounds, page 8 says you get the single largest benefit.

Ex-servicemen may subtract their past defence service from their age, as long as the result is no more than 3 years over the limit. Members of central forces such as CRPF, BSF and ITBP get no age relaxation. Contract workers get none either: Shikshakarmis (contract teachers), Panchayat karmis (panchayat staff), and contract and assistant teachers of local bodies. Nagar Sainiks must have 3 years of active service by the last date.

Out-of-state men: MP Police Driver unreserved seats only, no age relaxation

Men from other states can apply, but only for the unreserved open seats. Pages 3 and 6 say they get no reservation and no age relaxation, and their upper age is 33. They pay the unreserved fee. Every reservation and every relaxation in this rulebook needs an MP domicile certificate. Caste and EWS certificates must also show MP domicile.

Driver form fee, kiosk charges and the EWS fee mismatch

You pay three amounts in one go: the ESB exam fee, a police department exam fee and an MPOnline portal fee.

At an MPOnline kiosk the portal fee is Rs 60, so the totals become Rs 760 and Rs 410. The totals are our own sums of the rulebook’s figures. Each correction costs Rs 20 plus a Rs 40 portal fee.

EWS fee: page 1 puts MP EWS candidates in the lower group for both fees, and page 26 does so for the ESB fee. Page 3, however, names only SC, ST and OBC for the Rs 100 police fee. Pay what the MPOnline form asks for your category, and keep the receipt.

If you change your category from unreserved to reserved during corrections, the fee difference is not refunded. If you change from reserved to unreserved, you pay the difference.

General knowledge, reasoning and arithmetic: the 2-hour ESB test

The first stage is an online test by ESB, listed as probable from 4 January 2027. Page 28 says all questions are at the level of the MP Board Class 8 syllabus.

Each right answer gets 1 mark. No mark is cut for a wrong or skipped answer, so attempt every question. Page 8 says the questions are in Hindi, while page 26 says Hindi or English medium.

The test runs in two shifts. The morning shift is 10 AM to 12 noon, with reporting from 8 to 9 AM. The afternoon shift is 3 to 5 PM, with reporting from 1 to 2 PM. Late arrivals are not let in. You pick four exam cities in order from 13: Anuppur, Barwani, Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Khandwa, Neemuch, Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Sidhi and Ujjain.

Some groups get 5% extra marks on the written test. These include NCC ‘C’ certificate holders and ex-servicemen who left below officer rank (page 5).

Home Guards (Nagar Sainiks) do not sit the written test. They get 5, 10 or 15 marks for up to 5, 5 to 10, or over 10 years of service. They are then ranked on these marks plus their marks in the physical efficiency test (PET), the 800 m run.

The 800 m run and driving trade test after the written test

ESB calls 7 times the number of posts in each category to the second stage, by cut-off percentile. A percentile shows what share of candidates scored at or below you. Everyone at the cut-off is called, even if that makes more than 7 times. SAF and district posts share one cut-off.

The second stage is run by the police. It has three parts: the physical efficiency test (PET), a document check and the trade test.

• PET: one 800 m run, out of 40 marks, with one attempt. The Driver rulebook has no long jump or shot put.
• Trade test: a practical driving test. It is qualifying only, so you must pass it, but its marks do not count.

The table moves by 1 mark for about every 1.9 seconds. Home Guards and ex-servicemen use a slower table: full marks under 146.5 seconds and zero over 224.5 seconds.

The PET pass mark is unclear. Page 9 says you must get “30% of the maximum total” and then puts “(8 out of 40)” in brackets. But 8 out of 40 is 20%, and 30% of 40 is 12. The same line also mentions 20%. To be safe under either reading, aim for at least 12 marks. That means a time of 177.4 seconds or less.

Does the 800 m run count in your rank? The rulebook says both

The rulebook gives two different methods for the final list:

• Pages 8 and 13 say final selection is by your written test percentile, once you pass the PET and the trade test.
• Page 11 says the merit list uses the total of your written and PET marks, and page 13 also refers to total marks. Pages 19 and 20 explain this as ESB’s method from its order of 13 February 2025. Your written score is first turned into a percentile and then a T-score (a score adjusted so that different shifts can be compared fairly). The T-score is added to your PET marks.

Under the second method, each 1.9-second band in the 800 m run can move your rank. Under the first method, the run only has to be passed. If two candidates tie, the one with more proportionate marks (marks rescaled when a question is cancelled) ranks higher, and then the older one.

If you fail the document check, you are out, even after passing the written test and the PET. The waiting list holds 15% of the posts. It stays valid for one year from the result, or until the next exam result, whichever comes first.

SC men need 165 cm for SAF but 168 cm for district posts

There is no relaxation in these standards at any stage. Your chest must expand by at least 5 cm.

For unreserved, SC and OBC men, the SAF chest rule is lower than the district rule. An SC candidate needs 165 cm for the SAF but 168 cm for the district force. Think about this when you set your cadre preference.

A district medical board then checks your eyes without glasses: at least 6/9 in one eye and 6/12 in the other. You must tell the main colours apart. Knock-knees and flat feet are not allowed. You can ask for a divisional board if you disagree with the result.

MP Police Driver pay: Rs 19,500 to Rs 62,000 scale and the stipend

The pay scale for Constable (Driver) is Rs 19,500 to Rs 62,000. Pages 5 and 13 add a stipend rule from a General Administration Department circular of 12 December 2019. In the first three years, you get a stipend instead of full basic pay:

The rupee amounts are our own working of these percentages. Allowances approved by the government are paid on top. A defined contribution pension scheme applies to staff appointed on or after 1 January 2005 (page 5). Probation lasts 3 years, and you must pass police training. Our MP Police Subedar and ASI 2026 page covers an MP High Court order of 8 September 2026 on this stipend rule. The Driver rulebook still prints the rule. We have not estimated take-home pay.

Filling the PCRT Driver form on MPOnline

The form opens on the MPOnline ESB exam list on 15 October 2026. You can also use an MPOnline kiosk.

1. Get your photo ready. Use a colour photo with a white background, both ears visible, no older than 3 months. Your name and the date of the photo must be printed on it. Keep at least 5 copies for later stages.
2. Sign in full. Short signatures, English capital letters and more than one signature are rejected.
3. Write the declaration by hand. Page 22 gives a Hindi declaration that your details are true. Copy it in your own handwriting and upload the scan with your photo and signature.
4. Enter your Aadhaar number or Aadhaar Virtual ID (VID), and an identity mark. At the exam, your biometrics are checked against Aadhaar, so keep your Aadhaar biometrics unlocked (page 1).
5. Set two preferences. Choose between SAF and district force, then rank the units.
6. Pick four exam cities in order.
7. Pay and save the application number. You need it for the admit card. Your mobile number and e-mail cannot be changed later.

Fill only one form. Duplicate forms can be cancelled. For form problems, call the MPOnline helpdesk on 0755-6720200 or the ESB toll-free line 1800-233-7899.

PET pass mark, EWS fee and licence date: five gaps in the Driver rulebook

• The PET pass mark: 8 out of 40, or 12 out of 40 (page 9).
• Whether PET marks count in the final rank (pages 8 and 13 against pages 11, 19 and 20).
• Whether MP EWS candidates pay Rs 100 or Rs 200 as the police fee (page 1 against page 3).
• The education rule for EWS candidates, who are not named in the table on page 6.
• The date by which the heavy vehicle licence must be issued, and whether you must show it at the document check.

ESB has already added a revised page 1, dated 15 September 2026, to its Constable (GD) rulebook. Check the home page for a revised Driver page before you pay.

GD constable, police and 10th pass openings to compare

The MP Police Constable (GD) 2026 page covers the separate 7,500-post GD drive. For more state openings, see Madhya Pradesh government jobs and other police recruitments. Men with Class 10 can also look at the Coast Guard Navik and Yantrik 2027 notice and the full list of 10th pass government jobs.

Your heavy vehicle licence is the paper most likely to stop you, so check it first. If you are from MP, get your domicile, caste or EWS certificate ready too, along with a photo with the date printed on it. Apply by 29 October 2026; corrections close on 3 November 2026.

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