Chhattisgarh Dantewada Bastar Fighter Recruitment 2026: 128 Constable Posts Apply by December 12
The Office of the Superintendent of Police, Dantewada, in Chhattisgarh has announced 128 Bastar Fighter Constable posts under the Chhattisgarh Police Special Executive Force. The notification is dated 30 October 2026, and applications are accepted offline only, from 2 November 2026 until 12 December 2026 at 5 pm. This district-level drive is restricted to eligible local residents of Dantewada district, who must hold the prescribed local residence certificate. The prescribed form is in the six-page notice, which candidates should read in full on dantewada.cgpolice.gov.in or cgpolice.gov.in before applying.
Of the 128 posts, 93 are for Scheduled Tribe candidates, 17 for Other Backward Classes, 11 for Scheduled Castes and 7 unreserved. These figures are the advertised total, and the additional horizontal and special reservations in the notice must not be added on top of them. Within that structure, the notice provides 10 per cent for eligible ex-servicemen, 30 per cent horizontal reservation for local women, 25 per cent for eligible Nagar Sainik or Home Guard candidates and 15 per cent horizontal reservation for eligible Assistant Constables, under state rules.
For eligibility, general, OBC and SC candidates must have passed Class 10 from a school in Chhattisgarh or Madhya Pradesh. Scheduled Tribe candidates are eligible with a Class 5 pass, as are eligible families affected by Naxal violence and families in notified relief camps in Naxal-affected areas, under the prescribed special provisions. The Class 5 route applies only to those categories and must be supported by the specified certificates. The general age limit is 18 to 28 years as on 1 January 2026, with 5 years’ relaxation for SC, ST and OBC candidates and up to 10 years for eligible local women. Separate concessions exist for eligible government employees, Home Guards and other prescribed categories; candidates should check whether relaxations can be combined.
Selection runs through document verification, physical measurement, a physical efficiency test, a written examination and an interview. Minimum height is 163 cm for men and 153 cm for women generally, and 150 cm for men and 148 cm for women among Scheduled Tribe candidates. For men, the chest standard is 79 cm unexpanded and 84 cm expanded generally, and 74 cm and 79 cm for Scheduled Tribe men, with 5 cm expansion; it does not apply to women. Candidates must also be medically fit, with acceptable eyesight and no disqualifying condition such as knock knees or flat feet. The physical test carries 100 marks across long jump, high jump, shot put and the 100-metre and 800-metre races, qualifying at 60 per cent for unreserved and 50 per cent for SC, ST and OBC candidates. The written examination carries 50 marks in general knowledge, reasoning, analytical ability and local geography and culture, and the interview carries 20 marks. Up to 30 bonus marks are available: 5 for a heavy vehicle licence, 5 for an NCC C or NSS C certificate and 20 for local dialect knowledge.
Applying is entirely offline, and the deadline is a receipt deadline. Candidates must print the prescribed form, fill it in, sign the declaration, affix a passport-size photograph not older than three months, and attach self-attested copies of the supporting certificates. Forms can be handed in during office hours at the Superintendent of Police office in Dantewada, the Sub-Divisional Officer (Police) office at Kirandul, or Police Station Geedam, or sent by registered post to the Superintendent of Police, District Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, PIN 494449, reaching by 5 pm on 12 December 2026. Late applications will not be accepted. The notice specifies no exact salary or fee, and test and interview dates are yet to be announced.
