Jharkhand Home Guard Recruitment 2026 | Apply for 772 Posts of Home Guard in Jharkhand | Check Eligibility Criteria, Exam Dates, Selection Process, etc.

The government of Jharkhand has recently released an official notification to hire 772 candidates for the post of home guard under Jharkhand Home Guard Recruitment 2026. All the eligible candidates can fill out the application form of home guard by visiting the official website. The online application for the Jharkhand Home Guard vacancy 2026 has already been released on the official website. The starting date of filling up online application form is 30^th March 2026, and the last date to fill out the online application form is 30th April 2026. So, all the interested candidates are advised to visit the official website to fill out the online application form as early as possible. To check other details like exam pattern, selection process, etc., scroll down.

Jharkhand Home Guard Recruitment 2026 Details

Jharkhand Home Guard Vacancy 2026 Overview

The Jharkhand government has invited eligible and deserving candidates to apply for the Jharkhand Home Guard recruitment 2026, under which 772 candidates will be hired. So, all the candidates who are interested in this post may apply for this post by visiting the official website. The process of filling out the online application form has started on 30^th March 2026, and the last date to fill out the online application form is 30^th April 2026. This is a golden opportunity for all the candidates who were eagerly waiting for recent job notifications in the state of Jharkhand.

Educational Qualification for Jharkhand Home Guard Recruitment 2026

The candidates who are applying for Jharkhand Home Guard Recruitment 2026 for rural areas need to have a 7^th pass degree from any recognised board or university, and the candidates who are applying for urban areas must have a 10^th pass degree from a government-approved organisation.

Age Limitation for Jharkhand Home Guard Recruitment 2026

All the candidates who are interested in Jharkhand Home Guard Vacancy 2026 are informed that the minimum age to apply for this post is 19 years, and the maximum age of the candidates must not be more than 40 years, as decided by the authorities. The age of the candidates will be calculated as on 01st January 2026. During the time of filling the application form, the candidates need to upload their birth certificate or 10th certificate, in which their date of birth is clearly mentioned. For the candidates who are applying for rural areas, they need to submit the transfer certificate issued by the school, in which their age must be mentioned clearly.

Physical Standard for Jharkhand Home Guard Recruitment 2026

Height of the Candidates

To apply for the post of home guard, the candidates need to meet the physical standard criteria as set by the officials. The height of the male candidates who belong to the general, over backward caste and backward caste must be 162 cm to apply for Jharkhand Home Guard Recruitment 2026. The Height of the Candidates who belong to the Scheduled Tribe or the Scheduled Caste must be 157 centimetres to apply for this recruitment. For Female candidates of all categories, the minimum height to apply for the Jharkhand home guard Vacancy 2026 must be 148 CMS.

Chest of the candidates

For the candidates who belong to the general, other backward caste or backward caste, the minimum measurement of the chest must be 79 cms, and for the candidates who belong to the scheduled caste or scheduled tribe, the minimum measurement of the chest must be 76 cms to apply for Jharkhand Home Guard Recruitment 2026.

Other Criteria for Jharkhand Home Guard Recruitment 2026

If you are applying for Jharkhand Home Guard Recruitment 2026 for rural areas, then you must be a permanent resident of the Deoghar District block from where you are applying for this post.

If you are applying for urban areas, then you must be a permanent resident of the urban areas of Deoghar District.

Selection Process of Jharkhand Home Guard Recruitment 2026

The selection of the candidates who are applying for the Jharkhand Home Guard Vacancy 2026 will be done on various parameters, including a 1-mile race, high jump, long jump, written examination, technical efficiency, etc.

For Rural Areas

For Urban Areas

Hindi Written Examination of Jharkhand Home Guard Recruitment 2026

The candidates who will qualify the physical standard test will be asked to take the Hindi written examination. The level of questions asked for the candidates who are applying for rural areas will be at the 7^th standard, and for urban areas, the questions will be asked from the 10th standard level. The total marks will be 100, and the qualifying marks will be 30.

The candidates who qualify for all the above tests for Jharkhand Home Guard Recruitment 2026 will be called for the technical efficiency test, which will be of 100 marks, and to qualify, candidates will have to score at least 30 marks.

Candidates who have been rewarded on the state level or national level will be awarded extra marks that is as follows:

Application Fee for Jharkhand Home Guard Vacancy 2026

• The candidates will have to pay an online fee of INR 200 to fill the application Form of Jharkhand Home Guard recruitment 2026.
• The payment will be accepted via online mode only, and no other mode of payment will be accepted.

Process to Fill Application Form of Jharkhand Home Guard Recruitment 2026

• First of all, visit the official website
• Register your account using your phone number or mail ID
• Upload your passport-size colour photograph and signature
• Fill in all the details carefully
• Upload the necessary documents or identity card as asked
• Cross check the details that you have filled/uploaded
• Press the submit button and keep a hard copy of the same for future uses

Other Instructions for Jharkhand Home Guard Recruitment 2026

• The candidates will have to upload a recent colour passport-size photograph while filling out the application form.
• Only one application will be accepted from one candidate. If a candidate fills out more than one application form, only one form will be considered.
• Candidates need to upload their Aadhar Card/Voter ID/Driving Licence/PAN Card while filling the application form.
• Date of examination and centre of examination will be notified later.

The details or documents filled or uploaded by the candidates must be valid, and if the candidate does not upload valid documents or uploads fake documents, then the application form of the candidate will be rejected, and legal action will be taken against that candidate. As mentioned above, the online application form has already been released on the official website on 30^th March 2026, and the last date to fill out the online application form is 30^th April 2026. So, the candidates are suggested to fill the online application form as early as possible so that you could focus on the preparation for the examination.