Odisha Police SPO Recruitment 2026 — 89 Posts, Apply by 31 Oct

Odisha Police SPO Recruitment 2026 is out: the Office of the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Northern Range, Sambalpur, has invited offline applications from retired Assistant Sub-Inspectors, Sub-Inspectors and Inspectors of Police for 89 Special Police Officer (SPO) posts on a one-year contract. The vacancies are spread across five districts of the Northern Range — Sambalpur (28), Balangir (20), Bargarh (18), Jharsuguda (14) and Subarnapur (9). This Odisha government job 2026 is not open to freshers; it is a re-employment opportunity for experienced retired police officers aged up to 65 years who want to return to active field duty. Selected Special Police Officers will support district police in Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Balangir, Sambalpur and Subarnapur with field duties, wearing the uniform and badge prescribed by the DG & IG of Police, Odisha, and working up to 8 hours a day or night. The selection process will be held at Reserve Police Ground, Sambalpur on 10 November 2026 from 6:30 AM and includes original 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. Remuneration is fixed under the Government of Odisha Finance Department Memo No. 24533/F dated 22.09.2022, and selected candidates must sign a re-employment agreement for not more than one year. The Odisha Police SPO 2026 application form and advertisement can be downloaded from police.odisha.gov.in. The last date for the application to reach the Office of the DIG of Police, Northern Range, Sambalpur is 31 October 2026 at 5:30 PM. No application fee is mentioned in the advertisement. Late or incomplete applications will be rejected, so read the complete official Odisha Police SPO advertisement PDF before applying.

• Open only to retired police personnel who served with the Odisha State Police in the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), Sub-Inspector (SI) or Inspector of Police.
• No separate academic qualification is prescribed — eligibility is based on rank held and service record before retirement.
• Must have a "Very Good" or "Good" CCR / PAR for a continuous period of 60 months before superannuation.
• Must have an unblemished service record, with no major punishment in departmental proceedings and no criminal conviction during the service career.
• Must be able to speak, read and write Odia.
• Must be a permanent resident of Odisha.
• Must have vacated the official government quarter, if one was allotted earlier.
• Discharge certificate and age proof must be enclosed with the application.

• Not more than 65 years of age as on the date of publication of the advertisement
• No minimum age is separately prescribed since only retired personnel are eligible
• No age relaxation is mentioned in the advertisement

• Must be a retired Assistant Sub-Inspector, Sub-Inspector or Inspector of Police of the Odisha State Police
• Age: not more than 65 years as on the date of publication of the advertisement
• Service record: "Very Good" or "Good" CCR / PAR for 60 continuous months before superannuation and an unblemished career
• No criminal conviction, no pending criminal case and no major departmental punishment during service
• Must be a permanent resident of Odisha and able to speak, read and write Odia
• Must not have more than one living spouse
• Must have vacated any official quarter allotted during service
• Physical fitness: must walk 5 km within one hour and be capable of 8 hours of field duty by day or night; persons with physical deformities are not eligible
• Medical Board decision on fitness is final and binding
• Post nature: contractual re-employment for not more than one year, with uniform and badge as prescribed by the DG & IG of Police, Odisha

• No application fee is mentioned in the official advertisement

• Remuneration fixed as per Government of Odisha, Finance Department Memo No. 24533/F dated 22.09.2022 for re-employed retired police personnel
• The exact monthly amount is not printed in the advertisement
• Contractual engagement for a maximum of one year

1. Visit https://police.odisha.gov.in — the official website of Odisha Police
2. Open the Recruitment section and download the SPO advertisement and prescribed application form for the Northern Range, Sambalpur
3. Read the eligibility conditions carefully and confirm your retired rank, age and service record qualify
4. Fill in all columns of the prescribed application form neatly in typed format
5. Paste and self-attest two recent passport-size photographs
6. Attach self-attested copies of age proof, qualification certificates and your discharge certificate
7. Enclose two character certificates attested by two different Group-B Gazetted Officers
8. Recheck the form and documents, since incomplete applications will be summarily rejected
9. Send or submit the application to the Office of the DIG of Police, Northern Range, Sambalpur, so it reaches on or before 31 October 2026, 5:30 PM
10. Keep a photocopy of the application and proof of dispatch, and report to Reserve Police Ground, Sambalpur on 10 November 2026 at 6:30 AM with original documents