AP Police Jobs in Andhra Pradesh 2026

AP police jobs 2026 generate some of the highest application volumes of any government recruitment in Andhra Pradesh — and understandably so. A police constable post is one of the few government jobs accessible to 12th pass candidates that comes with a respectable uniform, a structured career, and the kind of social standing that matters deeply in Telugu communities. SLPRB (State Level Police Recruitment Board) is the nodal agency, and AP police constable recruitment 2026 is expected to be a landmark cycle given the state's ongoing efforts to fill long-standing vacancies in civil and reserve police.

The selection process has three major stages: written examination, physical measurement test (PMT), and physical efficiency test (PET). The written exam covers general knowledge, reasoning, and current affairs at an intermediate level — approachable with 3 to 4 months of disciplined preparation. The physical standards require a minimum height of 167.6 cm for male general category candidates (155 cm for women), with chest measurement requirements for men. SLPRB recruitment 2026 also requires candidates to be residents of AP — domicile certificate is a mandatory document.

AP SI recruitment 2026 for Sub-Inspector posts is a parallel track requiring a degree qualification. SI posts carry a higher initial pay grade than constable and come with supervisory responsibility from day one. The selection for SI posts includes preliminary written test, mains written test, physical test, and a field efficiency test. SI posts in AP are among the most competitive degree-level government jobs because the pay, responsibility, and prestige all combine at a relatively young career stage.

Andhra Pradesh police vacancy 2026 also covers specialist positions like Constable (Communication) requiring technical qualifications, and Greyhounds intake which is the state's elite counter-insurgency force with its own demanding selection standards. For Jail Warder posts under the Prisons Department, the SLPRB sometimes conducts separate notifications — these are lower competition than civil police posts but equally permanent and secure.

Preparation tip: don't neglect the physical preparation in favour of only studying. Many written-qualified candidates fail at the PET stage simply because they began fitness training too late. Start your running and fitness routine the day you start your written preparation — there's no shortcut to that 1600-metre timing.