BPSSC Havildar Instructor (Home Guard) Recruitment 2026 — 122 Posts

A total of 122 Havildar Instructor (Level-4) posts are available in the Bihar Home Guard Service Cadre, distributed across reservation categories with 35% horizontal reservation for women who are original residents of Bihar. Two posts are reserved for descendants of freedom fighters of Bihar.

Eligibility is checked as on the cut-off date of 01-08-2025.

Who can apply: Indian citizens. Male, female and third-gender candidates may apply.

Reservation: All reservation benefits, including the 35% women's reservation, are admissible only to original residents (Mool Niwasi) of Bihar. Candidates from other states under reserved categories are treated as Unreserved.

Physical standards: No marks are awarded for height, chest or weight, but candidates not meeting the prescribed standards are disqualified. Standards for transgender candidates are the same as for the Backward Class.

A non-refundable examination fee must be paid online through the BPSSC portal via net banking, credit card, debit card or UPI. Bank charges are borne by the candidate. The fee once paid is not refunded; applications where the fee is charged back will be rejected. Candidates should check the official notification for the exact amount applicable to their category.

1. Visit the official BPSSC website bpssc.bihar.gov.in and click the "Home Guard" tab, then the link for Advertisement No. 05/2026.
2. In Part 1, register with your name, nationality, mobile number, email, domicile, category, gender and date of birth, then pay the fee. Registration ID and password are sent by SMS and email.
3. In Part 2, fill in parent/spouse names, address and educational qualifications, and upload the photograph and signature in the prescribed format.
4. Submit the application; only one application per candidate is allowed.
5. Keep your registered mobile and email active, as hall tickets and all communication are sent through them.

Selection has two stages: a Written Competitive Examination of 100 marks (objective MCQ, 2 hours) and a Physical Efficiency Test (PET) of 100 marks. The written exam is only qualifying — candidates scoring less than 30% are disqualified, and candidates equal to 5 times the vacancies per category are shortlisted for the PET. The final merit list is based solely on PET marks. The PET has three events — Running, Shot Put and High Jump — each to be qualified separately.

The Written Competitive Examination has 100 objective-type questions, each carrying 1 mark, for a total of 100 marks over 2 hours. The minimum qualifying mark is 30%. If held in multiple shifts, marks are normalized using the Equi-Percentile Method. The PET (100 marks) consists of Running (50 marks), Shot Put (25 marks) and High Jump (25 marks).