Overview
- Government Order No. 1/1194447/6-1001(008)24/23 dated January 5, 2026 grants a one-time, three-year relaxation in the upper age limit for candidates of all categories.
- The relaxation applies to the direct recruitment-2025 cycle for UP Police and the Jail Department and continues an earlier notification issued on December 31, 2025.
- Covered posts include Constable Civil Police, PAC/Armed Police, Special Security Force, Women Battalion, Mounted Police, and Jail Warder positions for both men and women.
- The decision was issued by Personnel Section-2 under Rule-3 of the Uttar Pradesh Public Service (Relaxation of Age Limit for Recruitment) Rules, 1992 on the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
- The UP Police Recruitment and Promotion Board has opened applications for 32,679 constable-level posts, with the online window running from December 31, 2025 to January 30, 2026.