CRPF Sports Quota Recruitment 2026: 521 Head Constable and Constable Posts, Apply by November 11
The Central Reserve Police Force has opened recruitment for 521 posts of Head Constable (General Duty) and Constable (General Duty) under its Sports Quota 2026, giving meritorious sportspersons a route into uniformed service. Applications are accepted online only through the force’s recruitment portal, rect.crpf.gov.in, from October 12 until November 11 2026 at 11:59 pm, under Advertisement Number R.II-21/2026-Sports.
Of the 521 vacancies, 182 are for Head Constable and 339 are for Constable. The Head Constable posts comprise 150 for men and 32 for women, while the Constable posts comprise 258 for men and 81 for women. The recruitment covers 22 sports disciplines, including athletics, aquatics, shooting, wrestling, kabaddi, football, boxing and volleyball, and the force has said the number of vacancies is tentative and may change.
Eligibility is tied closely to sporting achievement. Candidates must have represented or won medals in the prescribed competitions during the period from September 30 2024 to September 30 2026. For education, Head Constable applicants need to have passed Class 12, while Constable applicants need to have passed Class 10. The base age limit is 18 to 23 years as on August 1 2026, and candidates in the unreserved, Other Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections categories pay an application fee of Rs 100.
Head Constable posts carry Pay Level 4, from Rs 25500 to Rs 81100, while Constable posts carry the corresponding lower pay level for the force. Selection rests on the sports achievements and other conditions laid down in the notification, so applicants should read the full advertisement on the CRPF portal before applying. A correction window for submitted applications will remain open from November 12 to 14, but candidates are advised not to wait until the last day, as the portal closes at midnight on November 11.
