Jharkhand Eases Physical Test Standards in New Recruitment Rules

The Jharkhand Cabinet approved 2025 Joint Recruitment Rules, relaxing physical ability test requirements for various recruitments. Male candidates must now run 1,600 meters in 6 minutes, while female candidates must complete the run in 10 minutes. This change follows deaths during earlier recruitment drives.

The Jharkhand Cabinet has given the green light to the Joint Recruitment Rules 2025, aiming to ease the physical ability test criteria for various recruitment processes, including police and excise constable positions.

Under the new regulations, male candidates are required to complete a 1,600-meter run in just six minutes, replacing the previous test of a 10-kilometer run in an hour. Similarly, female candidates must finish their run in 10 minutes, as opposed to the former 5-kilometer run in 40 minutes.

The decision came after the tragic deaths of 15 aspirants during an excise constable recruitment drive last year, which became a significant issue in the political landscape. Chief Minister Hemant Soren had requested a detailed probe into these deaths, highlighting the need to amend the existing physical test requirements.

(With inputs from agencies.)