ITBP Head Constable Education & Stress Counsellor 2026 Notification

ITBP Head Constable Education & Stress Counsellor 2026 vacancies

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force has advertised 16 posts of Head Constable (Education & Stress Counsellor), a Group 'C' non-gazetted post that is temporary but likely to become permanent. Men get 14 posts (UR 3, ST 2, OBC 8, EWS 1) and women get 2 (UR 1, OBC 1). There are no SC posts in this roster. Ten per cent of the posts in each category are reserved for ex-servicemen, and ITBP says the count may go up or down.

Qualification and age limit

You need a degree from a recognised university with Psychology as one of the subjects, or a degree together with a Bachelor of Education or Bachelor of Teaching. The age limit is 20 to 25 years on 27 October 2026, the last date of the form, so you must be born between 28 October 2001 and 27 October 2006. SC and ST candidates get 5 extra years, OBC (NCL) candidates 3, departmental candidates 5, and ex-servicemen 3, 6 or 8 years depending on category after their military service is deducted. Your date of birth is taken from the Class 10 certificate.

Salary and service conditions

The post is at Pay Level-4 of the Pay Matrix, ₹25,500 to ₹81,100, with dearness allowance, ration money, free accommodation or HRA, medical facilities and other allowances admissible in the force. You can choose either the NPS or the UPS pension scheme. Selected candidates may be posted anywhere in India or abroad and must serve at least 10 years; leaving earlier means repaying three months' pay and allowances or the training cost, whichever is higher.

Physical and medical standards

Men need a height of 170 cm and a chest of 80 cm, expanding to 85 cm; women need 157 cm. Candidates from the hill and north-eastern regions and groups named in the notice need 165 cm (men) and 155 cm (women), and ST candidates 162.5 cm and 154 cm with a chest of 77 to 82 cm. Distant vision must be 6/6 and 6/9 without glasses, near vision N6 and N9, and colour-blind candidates cannot join. Knock-knees, flat feet, varicose veins and squint are disqualifying.

Selection process and written exam

Selection starts with the Physical Efficiency Test and Physical Standard Test. Men run 1.6 km within 7.30 minutes and attempt an 11-foot long jump and a 3½-foot high jump; women run 800 m within 4.45 minutes and attempt a 9-foot long jump and a 3-foot high jump. Those who pass take a 2-hour written test of 100 questions, of which 60 are on psychology: general psychology, personality and group dynamics, psychopathology, counselling psychology and managing human resources. There is no negative marking, and the merit list is drawn from the written marks before document verification and the medical examination.

Fee and how to apply

Apply only online at recruitment.itbpolice.nic.in between 28 September and 27 October 2026. Male UR, OBC and EWS candidates pay ₹100 online; SC, ST, women and ex-servicemen pay nothing. Government employees must bring a No Objection Certificate from their employer at document verification. For queries, the notice gives the e-mail comdtrect@itbp.gov.in and helpline numbers 011-24369482 and 011-24369483.