Indo Tibetan Border Police Force, General Duty Cadre (Group C Posts) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2026.

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-24072026-274786 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 596] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2026/SHRAVAN 2, 1948 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 24th July, 2026 G.S.R. 658(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 156 of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Act, 1992 (35 of 1992), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force, General Duty Cadre (Group 'C' Posts) Recruitment Rules, 2022, namely :- 1. Short title and commencement. — (1) These rules may be called the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force, General Duty Cadre (Group 'C' Posts) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force, General Duty Cadre (Group 'C' Posts) Recruitment Rules, 2022, in the Schedule, against serial number 3 relating to the post of Constable (General Duty), — (a) in column (6), after Note 2, the following Note shall be inserted, namely:- "Note 3: The Crucial date for determination of the age-limit shall be as advertised by the Staff Selection Commission or the concerned Nodal Force."; (b) in column (7), — (i) after item (ii), the following item shall be inserted, namely:- "(iii) Must qualify Physical Efficiency Test and written examination as prescribed for Constable (General Duty) mentioned in the advertisement for recruitment."; (ii) for the Note, the following Note shall be substituted, namely:- "Note : Ex-Agniveers shall be exempted from written examination, Physical Standard Test and Physical Efficiency Test ."; (c) in column (10), for the Note, the following Notes shall be substituted, namely :- "Note 1: Fifty per cent vacancies shall be reserved for ex-Agniveers for recruitment to the post of Constable (General Duty) in every recruitment year. Note 2: In the first phase, the recruitment shall be conducted by the Nodal Force for fifty per cent vacancies earmarked for ex-Agniveer or as per the instructions issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs from time to time. Note 3: In the second phase, recruitment will be conducted through open examination as per the existing provisions against the remaining fifty per cent of the vacancies along with the unfilled vacancies of the first phase or as per the instructions issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs from time to time. Note 4: The existing provisions of reservation for various categories will be applicable for both phases.". [F. No. I-12022/10/2021-Org (Vol-III)] P. S. DANGWAL, Director Note: The Principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 25th November, 2022 vide number G.S.R. 847 (E), dated the 25th November, 2022 and subsequently amended vide numbers G.S.R. 113(E), dated the 20th February, 2023 and G.S.R. 171 (E), dated the 11th March, 2025. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.