Over 4.29 lakh candidates apply for 7,437 posts in Telangana police recruitment drive

More than 4.29 lakh candidates have entered the race for 7,437 posts across the Police and allied departments in Telangana, with the recruitment process drawing over 5.77 lakh applications.

The Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board (TSLPRB), which closed the online application window on September 16, said the preliminary written examination for Sub-Inspector (SI) Civil and equivalent posts is tentatively scheduled for November 29, while the examination for Police Constable (PC) Civil and equivalent posts is likely to be held on December 20.

The recruitment drive, notified on July 29, covers 7,437 vacancies across the Police, Special Protection Force, Fire, Disaster Response, Emergency and Civil Defence, and Prisons and Correctional Services departments. Of these, 298 are SI/ASI-level posts and 7,139 are PC-level posts. The Police Department accounts for the bulk of the vacancies with 5,000 posts.