At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- See advertisement GPRB/202526/1 The board publishes the cadre-wise and category-wise vacancy tables inside the advertisement PDF, which is set in a legacy Gujarati font; no total is asserted here.
- Education
- 12th · Graduate As prescribed in advertisement GPRB/202526/1 for each of the Lokrakshak and PSI cadres; the board publishes the advertisement only in Gujarati and no requirement is asserted here.
- Age
- Advertisement GPRB/202526/1 sets separate general-category limits for the two cadres, both tied to the last date of application, 23 December 2025. For the PSI cadre the maximum is 35 years, meaning candidates born on or after 23/12/1990. For the Lokrakshak cadre the age must be not less than 18 and not more than 33 years, meaning candidates born between 23/12/1992 and 23/12/2007. The upper limit is relaxed by 5 years for general-category women, 5 years for reserved-category men and 10 years (5+5) for reserved-category women subject to a ceiling of 45 years; sportspersons get a further 5 years subject to the same 45-year ceiling, and ex-servicemen get relaxation equal to the period of service rendered plus three years. Under the Gujarat Civil Services Classification and Recruitment (General) Rules, 1967 the upper limit for the Lokrakshak cadre may be relaxed for candidates already in Gujarat Government service. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- As prescribed in advertisement GPRB/202526/1; no fee figure is asserted here. Applicants who did not pay the fee had their duplicate applications cancelled by the board's notice of 31 Dec 2025. Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- As prescribed in advertisement GPRB/202526/1. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2025-26 State · Gujarat
Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Category table not available here
Check the latest official notice for the post- and category-wise distribution.
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
Advertisement GPRB/202526/1
3 Dec 2025
- completed
Duplicate applications cancelled for unpaid fee
31 Dec 2025
- completed
Physical test result — PSI cadre
25 Feb 2026
- completed
Physical test result — Lokrakshak cadre
2 Apr 2026
- completed
Lokrakshak written examination
14 Jun 2026
- completed
Final answer key — Lokrakshak
8 Jul 2026
- completed
Marks published with rechecking facility
11 Jul 2026
- current
Rechecking notice
4 Aug 2026
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- The advertisement covers both the PSI cadre and the Lokrakshak cadre, and the board ran their physical tests on separate schedules — check which cadre you applied for.
- Confirm education, age, physical standards, domicile and category rules in advertisement GPRB/202526/1 itself.
Relaxations & certificates
- SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
- Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Physical test — the board published cadre-wise physical-test results on 25 Feb 2026 (PSI) and 2 Apr 2026 (Lokrakshak)
- 2Written examination — held for the Lokrakshak cadre on 14 Jun 2026, with a final answer key on 8 Jul 2026
- 3Marks publication and rechecking, then the later stages prescribed in advertisement GPRB/202526/1
Syllabus snapshot
- Use only the syllabus the board publishes for this advertisement on its own website.
Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
- Primary source
- Gujarat Police Recruitment Board — advertisement GPRB/202526/1 and its notice stream
- Published / changed
- Advertisement dated 3 Dec 2025; latest rechecking notice dated 4 Aug 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 19:55 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.