Punjab Police Jobs

 Punjab Police Jobs

Punjab Police has different branches and numerous departments are working under the Punjab Police in order to maintain law and order across Punjab to make the lives of citizens peaceful. Working with the Punjab Police allows you to work in the different departments of Punjab Police such as Elite Police, Investigations Branch, Operations Branch, Punjab Highway Patrol, Special Branch, Traffic Police, Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), Special Protection Unit, Training Branch, IC3 Center, Discipline and Inspection Branch, Research and Development, and PR Branch. 

Various levels of Qualification are required to work in all such branches. However, the minimum entry level is Matric. Upon Matriculation, you can easily get entered into the Punjab Police. You will assign different grades depending on your qualifications. Lower your qualification lower will be your grade. Higher Your Qualification, the Higher will be your Grade. Normally the Matric Pass candidate can easily get a job in Punjab Police in any of the above-Mentioned Departments of Punjab Police as constable.

How To Become Inspector or DSP in Punjab Police?

What is the Salary of Punjab Police Officers?

Punjab Police Training

How To Join Elite Police?

How To Become Traffic Warden?

How To Join CTD?

Best Subjects For Punjab Police

Frequently Asked Questions

How To Become Inspector or DSP in Punjab Police?

Upon entry in the Punjab Police on the Matriculation Certificate you will be assigned the grade of Constable (BS-07). However, depending upon your performance relating to the crime management you will be assigned higher level grades in the department such as Head Constable, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), Sub-Inspector, Inspector, and eventually DSP and Higher Grades.

As a Constable in Punjab Police, there are numberless ways to make your way to the Higher Level Ranks. However, five main ways of progressing to the upper-level ranks in Punjab Police will be discussed in this article. 

You can get a commission as a constable in Punjab Police and eventually with the passage of time you will be promoted to the upper-level ranks up to the Sub-Inspector or Inspector and eventually the SHO of the circle, as you have a wide range of experience related to crime and you are also a senior now. 

The situation of law and order is not good in Punjab. Different districts have numberless criminals and wanted personnel and they are on the hit list of Punjab Police and Police is trying its best to have hands-on criminals without any discrimination or political influence. As a brave officer of Punjab Police, you will be assigned the job, numberless times in your career to raid High Wanted Criminal, Terrorist, or Robber. 

And upon success, you will be rewarded with a one-step promotion in your department. Numberless officers of the Punjab Police have made their way to the higher level rank by eliminating high wanted criminals, the famous of which are Inspector Raiz Abbas, Inspector Naveed Syed, and Inspector Abid Boxer. 

The third way to make your way to the higher level grade in Punjab Police is the PPSC exam. If you are a Graduate and constable, in Punjab Police, then by passing the PPSC Exam you will be easily get promoted to the rank of Sub-Inspector or Inspector upon clearing the PPSC Exam. PPSC Sub-Inspector Recruiting happens once in 2 Years and as when the Punjab Police considers it necessary to increase its Human Resource. 

The fourth main way to make your way as an Inspector in Punjab Police is your Graduate Degree. Upon graduation and passing the PPSC Exam you can easily get the job as an Assistant (Inspector) in any of the 13 Branches of Punjab Police. Assistant is in huge demand nowadays and Punjab Police has also created a post for Assistant, in order to make its administration better. Graduation is the main requirement for Assistant, however, age limit varies and is different in different branches of Punjab Police.

The fifth main way to make your way to the rank of DSP or ASP in Punjab Police is the CSS Exam. As a Graduate in your favorite subject, you can compete in CSS, which happens once a year. Usually, the age limit of the CSS for Govt employees is 32. However, according to the latest update it is cut down to 28. Upon clearing CSS, you will be promoted up to the rank of DSP or ASP, and your chances up for the post of IG or DIG in any of the Five Provinces will get higher, as you now a PSP Officer (Police Service of Pakistan). 

What is the Salary of Punjab Police Officers?

The detailed salary of different officers of Punjab Police according to rank is as under. 

No	Rank	Grade	Salary
1	Constable	BS-7	41,010
2	Head-Constable	BS-9	47,490
3	Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI)	BS-11	54,600
4	Sub-Inspector (SI)	BS-14	70,210
5	Inspector	BS-16	90,080
6	DSP or ASP	BS-17	102,710
7	SP	BS-18	128,730
8	SSP (AIG)	BS-19	161,350
9	DIG	BS-20	177,370
10	Additional IG	BS-21	196,780
11	IG	BS-22	220,850

Punjab Police Training

Various Police Training Colleges are located in different parts of Punjab that are fulfilling the HR needs of Punjab Police such as Police Training College-Shaila, Police Training College Lahore, Police Training School Farooqabad, Police Training College Sargodha, Police Training School Rawalpindi, Police Training School Multan, and Police School of Information and Analysis Lahore. 

Training Policy of Punjab Police in accordance with ranks is as follows. 

No	Courses	Duration	Rank
Basic Courses
1	Sub-Inspector	15 Months	Sub-Inspector
2	ASI	15 Months	Sub-Inspector
3	Basic Recruit Course	08 Months	Constable
4	Basic Recruit Course lady Constable	08 Months	Constable
5	Traffic Warden Course	09 Months	Traffic Warden
6	Driver Course	03 Months	Driver Constable
7	Punjab Highway Patrol	06 Months	Constable
8	Police Assistant	1 month 9 days	Assistant
9	Riverine Class Course	08 Months	Constable
10	Special Protection Unit	06 Months	Constable

In addition to such courses, Punjab Police also offers the Promotional Courses. By serving the Punjab Police for a couple of years you are promoted to the upper-level ranks such as Head Constable, Sub-Inspector, DSP, or Traffic Officials. The detailed scheme of different promotional courses is as under.

Promotional Courses
No	Course	Duration	Rank
1	Lower Class Course	04 Months	B-1 Constable
2	Intermediate Class Course	04 Months	Head Constable
3	Upper-Class Course	04 Months	Sub-Inspector
4	Advance Class Course	04 Months	Inspector
5	Junior Command Course	04 Months	DSP
6	Special Intelligence Course	02 Months	Sub-Inspector
7	Special Investigation Course	02 Months	Sub-Inspector
8	Special Operations Course	02 Months	Sub-Inspector
9	Traffic Management Promotion Course	04 Months	Traffic Officials
10	Traffic Management Refresher Course	06 Weeks	Traffic Officials
11	Basic Traffic Training Course	06 Weeks	Traffic Officials
12	Dolphin Training Course	45 Days	Constable/Head-Constable

You need to pass these different training courses in order to get transferred to the upper-level ranks. 7 Police Training Colleges are located in the different parts of Punjab. The Police Training Colleges of Punjab are world-renowned and almost all the facilities of life are made available to the Police Cadets in these Training Colleges to make the cadets prepare to fight the crime for their entire life as well as also to make their training days memorable. 

How to Join Elite Police?

Elite Police is a Branch of Punjab Police dedicated to the Terrorism, VIP Securities, and carrying out Special Operations against terrorism and wanted criminals. This unit of Punjab Police was founded primarily in 1998 to fight against terrorism but over the course of time due to the changing situation of law and order in Punjab, additional duties and responsibilities were added to the objectives of Elite Police. 

You can also join the Elite Police by serving in the Punjab Police For a minimum period of 3 Years. Officers from the Special Service Group of Pakistan (SSG) are dedicated to the training of Elite Police. 

Unlike Punjab Police, Elite Police is given special training in firearms, hand to hand combat and High-Risk Missions. Punjab Elite Police is trained in the Elite School Lahore, while Additional Inspector General of Police heads the Elite Police.

In the Elite Training School Lahore, you are given special training in Martial Arts such as Judo Karte, Disarming Weapons as well as tactics that you are never heard from the Special Service Group Commandos of Pakistan Army. 

How To Become Traffic Warden in Punjab Police?

Punjab Traffic Police allows you to join as Traffic Assistant (Traffic Constable) and Traffic Sub-Inspector or Junior Traffic Warden. An Intermediate Qualification is enough to get commissioned as Traffic Assistant in Punjab Police with the age ranging from 19-22 years.

In the case of Traffic Warden jobs are announced through the PPSC and the vacancies are filled all over Punjab. A Bachelor's degree is mandatory for the post of Traffic Warden with age between 19-23 years. Physical Standards also imply in the case of male the height should be 5.7 feet, and in case of female height should be 5.2 foot with the chest of 33-34.5 and distant vision of 6/9 without glasses and near vision not less than J-1. 

PPSC Exam for the post of Junior Traffic Warden (BS-11) comprises of the general MCQs such as General Knowledge, Intelligence, Current Affairs, Islamic Studies, Everyday Science, Basic Arithmetic, Quantitative Reasoning, IT, and English. Interview, Physical Examination, and Medical Examination are also essential while the training for the post of Traffic Warden comprises 09 months. 

How To Join the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD)?

Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) is the sub-department of Punjab Police established to fight Terrorism due to the growing terrorist activities in the Metropolitan Cities of Punjab like Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Gujranwala, and Rawalpindi. CTD is considered as the second defense line of Pakistan after the Intelligence Agencies like ISI, and MI. CTD has its own Police Stations, Departments, and Headquarters and it register the cases on Terror Bombing and Terrorism.

CTD Vacancies are announced in the newspapers just like Motorway Police and other Departments of Punjab Police. The recruitment in CTD is 100% based on Merit and is out of the reach of political influnence. CTD is divided into three departments Investigations, Operations, and Intelligence. You have to select one of these departments in the last days of your training. You can join CTD as Constable, ASI, Corpal, Sub-Inspector, or Inspector. 

PCS Test is required to be pass to get commission in CTD. It is very similar to CSS and PMS. The test is based on the General MCQs type questions like English, Mathematics, Urdu, Literature, Everyday Science, Current Affaris, General Knowledge, Islamic Studies, and Pakistan Studies. Besides Written Test, Physical Test, Medical Examination, and Interview is also conducted. 

The Salaries of the CTD officers are also high in comparison with the other officers of Punjab Police like the salary of the ASI of CTD is 80,000 to make them not to be a part of double game and remain hardworking and honest. 

Best Subjects For Punjab Police

Usually, a matric degree is enough to get a commission in Punjab Police as a constable. However, as discussed earlier in the article, higher your qualification higher will be your Rank. A graduate degree is enough to get commissioned in Punjab Police as Sub-Inspector or Inspector. 

However, if you are a graduate in Psychology, Sociology, Criminology, then you will be better able to perform your job as you can better understand the sociology of criminals as well as the person you are dealing with. 

Besides, Law degree will also aid you a lot as Punjab Police needs Legal Advisor often and is assigned the grade of Inspector (BS-16). Also, a Computer Science, MBA, or Accounting Student is easily get hired in Punjab Police.  

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Salary of Constable?

Constable in Punjab Police has a grade of 07 and in accordance with the budget, the salary of constable is 41,010.

What is the Salary of Choki Incharge?

ASI Level Police Officer is deployed as a Choki Incharge in Punjab Police, while the grade of ASI is BS-11, and the salary of BS-11 officer in Budget 20-21 is 54,600

What is the Salary of Sub-Inspector or SHO?

Sub-Inspector has the grade of BS-14 and he is also the SHO of a circle. The Salary of the SHO of Punjab Police is 70,210.

What is the Salary of Punjab Police Inspector?

Punjab Police officer is the officer of the rank BS-16 and his salary is 90,080

What is the Salary of DSP?

DSP is the Police Officer of the grade BS-17 and is salary is 102,710.

What is the Salary of IG Punjab?

IG Punjab is an officer of the grade BS-22 and in the budget 2020-21, the salary of the BS-22 officer is 220,850.