Odisha Police SPO Eastern Range 2026 — 84 Posts, Apply by 17 Oct

Odisha Police SPO Recruitment 2026 for the Eastern Range is out with 84 posts. The Office of the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Eastern Range, Baleshwar, has invited applications from retired Assistant Sub-Inspectors, Sub-Inspectors and Inspectors of Odisha Police to serve as Special Police Officers (SPOs) in four police districts: Mayurbhanj (25), Baleshwar (22), Bhadrak (22) and Rairangpur Police District (15). This follows similar SPO drives in the Northern Range (Sambalpur) and Western Range (Rourkela). Selected SPOs will be re-employed on a one-year contract, wear the uniform and badge prescribed by the DG & IG of Police, Odisha, and may be deployed on field duty of up to 8 hours a day, day or night. Remuneration is fixed under Finance Department Memo No. 25745/F dated 01 October 2026. Selection involves document verification, a medical test by a Medical Board, a physical test of walking 5 km within one hour, and an interview before the Selection Board for those who clear the medical and physical tests. The application is offline. Download the form from police.odisha.gov.in, fill it in typed format and submit it by hand or post to the Office of the DIG of Police, Eastern Range, Baleshwar. The last date to apply for the Odisha Police Eastern Range SPO Recruitment 2026 is 17 October 2026 at 5:30 PM. The selection test will be held on 23 October 2026 at 6:30 AM at the Reserve Police Ground, Baleshwar.

• Retired Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), Sub-Inspector (SI) or Inspector of Odisha State Police
• Unblemished service record with no criminal conviction, no pending criminal case and no major departmental punishment
• Very good or good CCR/PAR for 60 continuous months before superannuation
• Ability to speak, read and write Odia
• Permanent resident of Odisha

• Maximum 65 years as on the date of publication of the advertisement
• No age relaxation applies, as the posts are for retired police personnel

• Retired ASI, SI or Inspector of Odisha State Police
• Age: not more than 65 years as on the date of the advertisement
• Permanent resident of Odisha who can speak, read and write Odia
• No criminal conviction, no pending criminal case and no major departmental punishment during service
• Very good or good CCR/PAR for 60 continuous months before retirement
• Not more than one living spouse
• Must have vacated any government quarter allotted earlier
• Physically fit as certified by the Medical Board; persons with physical deformities are not eligible
• Must be able to walk 5 km within one hour in the physical test

• No application fee is mentioned in the notification

• Special Police Officer: consolidated remuneration as fixed under Government of Odisha Finance Department Memo No. 25745/F dated 01.10.2026
• Contract engagement for 1 year, with re-employment for not more than one year

1. Visit https://police.odisha.gov.in — the official website of Odisha Police
2. Open the Recruitment section and download the Eastern Range, Baleshwar SPO advertisement and application form
3. Fill in the application form in typed format
4. Attach two recent self-attested passport-size photographs
5. Attach self-attested copies of age and qualification certificates
6. Attach a self-attested copy of your discharge certificate
7. Attach two character certificates, each attested by a different Group-B Gazetted Officer
8. Submit the application by hand or post to the Office of the D.I.G. of Police, Eastern Range, Baleshwar
9. Ensure it reaches by 17 October 2026, 5:30 PM; late or incomplete applications are rejected
10. Report with original documents at the Reserve Police Ground, Baleshwar on 23 October 2026 at 6:30 AM