Odisha Police Special Police Officer Recruitment 2026 for 126 Posts

• Applicants must be retired Odisha Police Assistant Sub-Inspectors, Sub-Inspectors or Inspectors who served in one of those ranks. No educational qualification is specified.
• Applicants must be permanent residents of Odisha and be able to speak, read and write Odia.
• An unblemished service record and very good or good CCR/PAR for the continuous 60 months before superannuation are required.
• Applicants must have no pending criminal case, must not have more than one living spouse and must have vacated any quarter previously allotted to them.
• Applicants must be physically capable of field duty involving hard labour for at least eight hours a day, by day or night.
• Persons convicted in a criminal case, awarded a major departmental punishment during service, or having physical deformities are ineligible.

• Obtain the prescribed application proforma enclosed with the advertisement or available on the Odisha Police website.
• Type the application neatly and complete all columns.
• Sign declaration A concerning the information supplied and declaration B concerning good health for the physical test.
• Enclose the specified photographs, self-attested certificate copies and character certificates.
• Send or submit the application to the Office of the Inspector General of Police, Central Range, Kataka, so it reaches the office by 6:30 PM on 16 November 2026.

Recruitment overview

The Inspector General of Police, Central Range, Kataka has invited applications for 126 Special Police Officer positions on contract. The vacancies cover seven districts: Khordha, Puri, Kataka, Kendrapada, Nayagada, Jajpur and Jagatsinghpur. Puri has the largest allocation, with 36 posts.

Engagement is for one year, and an agreement for contractual re-employment for no more than one year must be executed. Remuneration will be fixed under Government of Odisha Finance Department Memo No 25745/F dated 01.10.2026; the notice does not state a specific amount.

Eligibility and conditions

The opportunity is for retired Odisha Police Assistant Sub-Inspectors, Sub-Inspectors and Inspectors. The maximum age is 65 years on the advertisement publication date. Applicants must be permanent residents of Odisha and able to speak, read and write Odia. No educational qualification is specified.

Candidates need an unblemished service record and very good or good CCR/PAR for the continuous 60 months before retirement. They must meet the notice's conditions concerning criminal cases, departmental punishment, living spouses, previously allotted quarters and physical fitness. The work requires the ability to perform field duty involving hard labour for at least eight hours a day, during the day or night.

Application and selection

Use the prescribed proforma enclosed with the advertisement or available on the Odisha Police website. Type the form neatly, complete its columns and sign both declarations. Enclose two recent self-attested passport-size photographs, self-attested copies of age and qualification certificates and the discharge certificate, plus two character certificates attested by different Group-B Gazetted officers.

The application must reach the Office of the Inspector General of Police, Central Range, Kataka by 6:30 PM on 16 November 2026. Incomplete or late applications will be rejected. The selection test is scheduled at that office for 6:30 AM on 30 November 2026. Selection includes original document verification, medical and physical tests, and an interview for those who pass the medical and physical tests. The physical test requires candidates to cover 5 km on foot within one hour.