Jharkhand Home Guard Vacancy 2026 - Apply Online for 457 Posts

Candidates should complete their online application and fee payment within the prescribed period. The examination schedule and further enrolment updates will be published through official recruitment channels.

Jharkhand Home Defence Corps has advertised 457 Home Guard positions in Latehar . The recruitment includes 446 Rural and 11 Urban Home Guard positions for male and female candidates. Candidates applying for Rural Home Guard must be permanent residents of the relevant block and must provide the prescribed residential certificate. FREEJOBALERT DAILY QUIZ Preparing for Govt Exams? Test Yourself! 25 Questions · 20 Minutes · Instant Score Take Today's Free Quiz →

457 Home Guard positions in Latehar

Latehar Home Guard Vacancy 2026 - Block-Wise Details

Jharkhand Urban Home Guard Vacancy 2026

Official Recruitment Portal: View Jharkhand Home Guard Recruitment Notices

Candidates must satisfy the educational qualification, local residence, age and physical standards applicable to Rural or Urban Home Guard positions. Rural Home Guard applicants must be permanent residents of the block for which they apply. Urban Home Guard candidates must be ordinary residents of the notified urban area. All applicants must submit the required residential certificate issued by the competent authority. Applicants must provide the relevant technical qualification or experience certificate to support their eligibility.

The prescribed age limit is 19 to 40 years as on 1 January 2026 for Rural and Urban Home Guard applicants.

Candidates must meet the minimum height and chest requirements specified for the relevant categories. SC/ST candidates claiming the prescribed relaxation must provide a valid caste certificate. Chest measurements apply to male candidates.

Home Guard members are volunteers and do not hold regular Government employee status. Selected candidates receive a duty allowance at Government-prescribed rates when deployed. Re-enrolment after the initial four-year period is governed by the applicable Jharkhand Home Guard rules.

The application fee is Rs. 100 for all applicants , payable through the online payment gateway. The online application will be accepted only after successful fee payment. Candidates should retain the payment confirmation.

The selection procedure includes physical measurement, Physical Efficiency Test, Hindi Writing Ability Test and a Technical Skill Test for Urban Technical Home Guard applicants. Application scrutiny and eligibility verification. Physical Measurement Test. Physical Efficiency Test, including running, high jump, long jump and shot put. Hindi Writing Ability Test. Technical Skill Test for applicable Urban Technical candidates. Merit list preparation according to the notified assessment rules. Document verification and prescribed training before enrolment.

The physical test requirements differ between Rural/Urban Non-Technical and Urban Technical Home Guard applicants. Candidates exceeding six minutes for men or ten minutes for women in the one-mile run will be considered ineligible under the prescribed running standard. The notification provides additional performance-based marks for higher achievements in jumping and shot put events.

Rural and Urban Non-Technical Home Guard Physical Test

Urban Technical Home Guard Physical Test

Candidates qualifying in the physical assessment must appear for a Hindi Writing Ability Test, which is qualifying in nature.

Eligible Urban Technical Home Guard candidates who qualify in the physical and Hindi writing tests will undergo a practical technical skill assessment.

The notification provides additional marks for eligible candidates who have obtained recognized national or state-level sports achievements. The notification provides special consideration for eligible Government employees against up to 10% of the notified Urban Home Guard positions. Educational qualification marks under this provision are: These qualification marks apply only to eligible Government employees under the specified provision and not to all Home Guard applicants.

Additional Marks for Eligible Government Employees

Applicants must upload self-attested documents supporting their eligibility and applicable reservation or bonus marks. Residential certificate issued by the competent authority. 7th Pass certificate for Rural Home Guard. 10th Pass certificate for Urban Home Guard. Valid date-of-birth certificate. Caste certificate, if applicable. Technical qualification or experience certificate for Urban Technical Home Guard. Employment certificate for eligible serving Government employees. Sports achievement certificate, if claiming bonus marks. Certificate for eligible divorced, abandoned or widowed women, where applicable. Recent passport-size colour photograph. Candidate signature. Accepted identity document details, as required by the portal.