# Nagaland Police invites applications for 1137 Constable posts 2026-10-14T18:41:17+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Nagaland Police has invited applications from eligible indigenous Naga tribe candidates for 1137 Constable (General Duty) posts through an open rally. The recruitment will be conducted by a Departmental Recruitment Board and District Level Screening Committees simultaneously across all district headquarters. Non-indigenous tribes applicants are not eligible. Of the vacancies, 1053 posts are being filled in compliance with Gauhati High Court orders dated September 20 and 26, 2024, and 84 are backlog vacancies from the preceding Recruitment-2025. The 1053 posts carry a pay scale of Level-3 with grade pay of Rs 1800 in the pay band of Rs 5200 to 20,200. Post allotment will follow tribal ratio based on the 2011 Census. The online application window opens on October 31, 2026, and closes on November 30, 2026. Backlog vacancies are reserved for specific tribes and districts, including 47 vacancies for the Ao tribe in Mokokchung district. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The 1137 vacancies address both court-mandated compliance and unfilled positions from the previous recruitment cycle, signalling a major police force expansion in Nagaland. The strict indigenous tribe eligibility and census-based tribal ratio for post allotment reflect the state's reservation framework, but also leave unresolved how non-indigenous long-term residents may be affected. The Departmental Recruitment Board and District Level Screening Committees will run the process, with applications accepted from 31 October to 30 November 2026. ## Coverage - morungexpress.com Straight factual reporting of recruitment details This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Dimapur, Gauhati High Court, Mokokchung, Nagaland Police Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/nagaland-police-invites-applications-for-1137-constable-posts/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/nagaland-police-invites-applications-for-1137-constable-posts/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/