MPESB Police Constable (Driver) Recruitment 2026
Post Date : 08 October 2026
Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board (MPESB), Bhopal, has announced 1000 vacancies for Police Constable (Driver). Candidates with Class 10 pass (Class 8 for ST) and a heavy motor vehicle driving licence are eligible. The age limit is 18 to 33 years as on 29 October 2026 (up to 43 years with category-wise relaxation). Applications are open online from 15 October 2026 to 29 October 2026. Selection will be through an Online Written Exam, Physical Efficiency Test, Trade Test, Document Verification and Medical. These posts are for men only. All dates, fees, vacancy details and links for the MPESB Police Constable (Driver) Recruitment 2026 are given below.
| Force / Group | UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | Total (87%) | Provisional 13% | Total |
| Special Armed Force – Open | 41 | 24 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 131 | 19 | 150 |
| Special Armed Force – Ex-Servicemen (10%) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| Special Armed Force – Home Guard (15%) | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 30 |
| Special Armed Force – Total | 54 | 32 | 40 | 28 | 20 | 174 | 26 | 200 |
| District Police Force – Open | 162 | 96 | 120 | 84 | 60 | 522 | 78 | 600 |
This recruitment has 5 selection stages, in the order shown below.
| Section | Marks |
| General Knowledge and Reasoning | 40 |
| Mental Ability and Aptitude | 30 |
| Science and Simple Arithmetic | 30 |
- Colour photograph, signature and handwritten declaration (scanned, uploaded with the online form)
- Date of birth proof: 8th / 10th / 12th marksheet (birth certificate or high school / intermediate marksheet at verification)
- Educational qualification certificate
- Caste / category certificate for SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy layer) / EWS, issued by the competent authority, with Madhya Pradesh domicile certificate
- Valid driving licence for a heavy motor vehicle
- Ex-servicemen: service certificate with Madhya Pradesh domicile
- Already employed candidates: certificate of service from the employer and employer's no-objection certificate
- Nagar Sainik / Nagar Sena non-commissioned officers: certificate of at least 3 years of service
- Inter-caste marriage: certificate from the competent authority with Madhya Pradesh domicile, and husband / wife relationship certificate
- Vikram Award winners: award certificate
- Married candidates: birth certificate of children
- Bonus marks certificate (such as NCC C certificate)
- SC / ST / OBC candidates of Madhya Pradesh claiming travel fare: photocopy of the first page of the bank passbook
- Original photo ID at the exam (Voter ID, PAN Card, Aadhaar Card, Driving Licence or Passport)
- 1Apply online only, through www.mponline.gov.in > Citizen Services > Application > ESB link, or at an authorised MP Online kiosk.
- 2Fill in the application form and choose 4 exam city preferences.
- 3Pay the fee online with a Visa/Master/Maestro debit or credit card or net banking. Candidates without a card or net banking can pay cash at an authorised MP Online kiosk.
- 4Submit the form on or before 29 October 2026 (till midnight). Corrections are allowed until 03 November 2026 on payment of the correction fee.
- 5Helplines: Board phone +91-755-2578801-02; MP Online helpdesk 0755-6720200; toll-free 18002337899; e-complaint email complaint.esb@mp.gov.in.
- 6Fee already paid is not refunded if the category is changed to a reserved category. Changing to unreserved requires paying the fee difference.
Q. What is the last date to apply for MPESB Police Constable (Driver) 2026?
A. The last date to apply online is 29 October 2026 (till midnight).
Q. How many posts are there in MPESB Police Constable (Driver) 2026?
A. There are 1000 vacancies in total for this recruitment, as per the category-wise breakup given on this page.
Q. What is the age limit?
A. Minimum age is 18 years. Maximum age is 33 years for unreserved candidates and 38 years for reserved MP-domicile categories (as on 29 October 2026).
Q. What is the educational qualification?
A. Class 10 pass (ST candidates: Class 8 pass), plus a heavy motor vehicle driving licence.
Q. What is the application fee?
A. The Board exam fee is ₹500 for General and ₹250 for SC/ST/OBC/EWS (MP domicile), plus the portal fee.
Q. What is the selection process?
A. An online written test of 100 MCQs in 2 hours, then a physical efficiency test, trade test and document verification.
Q. What is the official website?
A. Visit esb.mp.gov.in for the rulebook and updates; apply through the MP Online portal.
- The PDF prints a 13% provisional / hypothetical share (130 seats: 26 in Special Armed Force and 104 in District Police Force) beside the regular 87%; these provisional seats are shown separately and the final category-wise counts may change.
- Seven times the vacancies per vertical category are called for the physical test, based on a percentile cut-off in the written exam. If the exam is held in multiple shifts, percentile normalisation is applied.
- Physical standards (no relaxation): Special Armed Force height 168 cm (UR/OBC) with chest 79/84 cm, 157 cm for Gorkha and similar groups, 165 cm for Maratha/SC/ST; District Police Force height 168 cm (UR/SC/OBC) with chest 81/86 cm, ST 160 cm with chest 76/81 cm.
- Final selection depends on passing the physical efficiency test and the trade test, and on the percentile marks of the written test. A 5 percent extra mark benefit applies to eight priority groups.
- A waiting list of 15% of the notified posts will be kept, valid for one year or until the next result.
- Selected candidates must serve a minimum of 5 years in the allotted unit.
- Written exam shifts: reporting 08:00–09:00 AM with exam 10:00 AM–12:00 noon; second shift reporting 01:00–02:00 PM with exam 03:00–05:00 PM. Instructions are read 10 minutes before the exam.
- Exam centres: Anuppur, Badwani, Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Khandwa, Neemuch, Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Sidhi and Ujjain (candidates give 4 city preferences).
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