Candidates participate in physical test at Mon as Nagaland Police Recruitment rally begins across the state on January 7. (DIPR Photo)
Morung Express News
Dimapur/Kohima | January 7
The recruitment process for constable posts in the Nagaland Police, announced in September 2025, commenced across the State on January 7, 2026.
Around 32,000 candidates have applied for 1,176 Constable (General Duty) posts in response to an advertisement issued by the Nagaland Police Headquarters on September 30. Following scrutiny of documents, the recruitment process formally began with the Physical/ Medical Standard Test (P/MST), comprising four events—running, pull-ups, high jump and long jump.
The recruitment rallies are being conducted simultaneously across all districts from January 7 to 16 and inputs from various sources indicated that the process kicked off in almost all districts on Wednesday.
In Mon district, the rally began at the Mon Local Ground and will continue till January 16. On the first day, 511 candidates appeared for the PST, while a total of 6,121 candidates have applied for the 166 posts allocated to the district.
At the Nagaland Armed Police Training Centre (NAPTC) in Chümoukedima, the rally commenced for Dimapur, Chümoukedima and Niuland districts, marking the start of a week-long selection process that will continue till January 13. According to the State DIPR, all women candidates and Angami male candidates from the three districts participated in the PST on the first day. For Chümoukedima, the rally will culminate on January 13.
On the eve of the rally, January 6, Commissioner of Police, Dimapur, Aotula T Imchen informed that 3,377 applications were received for 144 vacancies allocated to the three districts. Of these, 127 posts are for male candidates and 17 for female candidates, distributed among 14 recognised tribes of Nagaland.
In Peren district, the rally will continue till January 9 to fill 50 constable vacancies, including six posts for women. A total of 217 aspirants turned up at the designated venue on the first day.
In Phek, the recruitment rally began at the 5th NAP Camp from 8:00 am onwards. Records show that 2,741 candidates have applied against 103 vacancies in the district.
Meanwhile, a briefing programme for officers, NGOs and personnel from DEF Kiphire, 3rd NAP and 14th NAP (IR), along with staff from other civil departments deputed for duty, was held on January 6 at the 14th NAP (IR) Battalion Parade Ground, Okhezung, Kiphire.
In Zunheboto, the rally commenced on January 7 at the Police Reserve Ground, DEF Zunheboto, where 2,648 candidates are competing for 102 posts—90 for men and 12 for women.
In Wokha, the PST and MST for both male and female candidates began at the local ground on January 7.
Candidates who qualify in both tests will be eligible to appear for the running test and physical test, scheduled to be held from January 10 to January 13.
Similar rallies were also held in other districts.
Ahead of the rallies, the State Government and the Police Department reiterated their commitment to a transparent, fair and merit-based recruitment process. Necessary security and administrative arrangements have been put in place to ensure smooth conduct.
Candidates who qualify in the physical and medical tests will proceed to the written examination and interview as per the notified schedule.
Early in the year, on January 21, the Supreme Court dismissed a Special Leave Petition (SLP), declining to interfere with a judgment of the Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench (GHCKB), which had quashed the appointment of 935 police constables and 40 SI/UBSIs, effectively bringing closure to one of Nagaland’s most contentious recruitment controversies.
In the aftermath, the Nagaland Police issued an advertisement dated September 30 for the recruitment of 1,176 Constable (GD) posts, with initial physical tests scheduled for January 2026.
The recruitment process was announced following the Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench, quashing the appointments of nearly 1,000 Nagaland Police constables recruited between 2018 and 2020 without public advertisement, holding that the process violated constitutional provisions in 2024. The ruling was subsequently upheld by the Supreme Court in January 2025.
