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Meghalaya Home Guards Recruitment 2026 Important Dates

Candidates should keep track of all important dates related to this recruitment to avoid missing any deadline. The schedule mentioned below is based on official information and may be updated from time to time.

Meghalaya Home Guards Recruitment 2026 Vacancy Details

Here, you can find the position wise vacancies detail of each position open under Meghalaya Home Guards Recruitment 2026 notification. You can find here the number of vacancies, qualification, age limit and pay scale. The complete eligibility criteria of each position open under Meghalaya Home Guards is given below.

Guardsman and Equivalent Ranks (Volunteers)

• No. of Vacancies: 558

• Qualification: Trained Home Guards Volunteers; Indian citizens domiciled in Meghalaya; Must possess Home Guards Basic Training Certificate; Educational Qualification Certificate required; Medical Fitness Certificate from Authorized Government Medical Practitioner/Institution required

• Age Limit: Upper Age Limit: 50 years as on 1st September 2026

• Pay Scale: Monthly Honoraria under 'Wages', Highly Skilled Category at rates prescribed by the Department of Labour, Employment & Skill Development, Govt. of Meghalaya, including Risk Allowance as prescribed by the State Government

Meghalaya Home Guards Recruitment 2026 Eligibility Criteria

• The applicant must be a trained Home Guards Volunteer.

• The applicant must be an Indian citizen.

• The applicant must be domiciled in the State of Meghalaya.

Meghalaya Home Guards Recruitment 2026 Age Limit

The upper age limit of applicants should not exceed 50 years as on 1st September 2026.

Meghalaya Home Guards Recruitment 2026 Nature of Engagement

• Volunteers will be deployed under 'Wages', Highly Skilled Category, at the rate prescribed by the Department of Labour, Employment & Skill Development, Govt. of Meghalaya, from time to time, including the Risk Allowance prescribed by the State Government, paid as monthly Honoraria.

• The deployment period is for 1 (one) year, which may be extended based on the volunteer's performance in the assigned task.

• The deployment is purely temporary and voluntary; no volunteer can claim regularization or permanent retention.

• Deployed volunteers can be dismissed or terminated at any time without assigning any reason.

• Selected/successful volunteers must serve anywhere in the remote border areas of Khasi, Jaintia & Garo Hills bordering Bangladesh.

Specific wage/honorarium figures are not stated in this notice and are determined by the Department of Labour, Employment & Skill Development, Govt. of Meghalaya, from time to time.

Meghalaya Home Guards Recruitment 2026 Documents Required

The application, filed in the Standard Form, must be submitted along with attested copies of the following certificates/documents:

• 2 (two) copies of a recent passport-size photograph, one of which is to be pasted on the Standard Form

• Educational Qualification Certificate

• Birth Certificate or Age Certificate as per school records

• EPIC (Electors Photo Identity Card) of Meghalaya

• Home Guards Basic Training Certificate

• Medical Fitness Certificate from any Authorized Government Medical Practitioner/Institution

Completed applications, accompanied by self-attested copies of certificates and testimonials, should be submitted to the respective District Home Guards Office, Officers Commanding District Training Centre, or Civil Defence Office from where the applicant is being deployed with various Requisitioning Agencies.

Meghalaya Home Guards Recruitment 2026 Selection Process

The detailed selection procedure has been mentioned in the official notification of Meghalaya Home Guards Recruitment 2026 . But we are giving you here the short summary of the selection procedure. The candidates are advised to refer to official notification for selection procedure.

Selection Procedure:

• Personal Interview: Eligible Home Guards Volunteers will be called for a Personal Interview to be conducted at Tura and Shillong centres.

• No separate intimation regarding interviews will be sent. Candidates must check the selected list on the Departmental Notice Boards and the official website (meghomeguards.gov.in).

• Candidates must carry valid ID cards and present original documents to the Board during the Personal Interview.

• Canvassing directly or indirectly will lead to disqualification. Offering a bribe will result in disqualification and/or prosecution.

How to Apply for Meghalaya Home Guards Recruitment 2026

Here is the complete procedure to apply for Meghalaya Home Guards Recruitment 2026 . The candidates should read the complete procedure to apply in the official notification from the links given below.

The application procedure for is not fully online. Candidates are advised to follow the detailed instructions given below.

1. Obtain the Prescribed Standard Form for application.

2. Paste one recent passport-size photograph on the Standard Form and attach a second copy.

3. Attach attested/self-attested copies of: Educational Qualification Certificate, Birth/Age Certificate, EPIC card of Meghalaya, Home Guards Basic Training Certificate, and Medical Fitness Certificate from an Authorized Government Medical Practitioner/Institution.

4. Submit the completed application to the respective District Home Guards Offices / Officers Commanding District Training Centre / Civil Defence Offices from where the volunteer is being deployed.

5. Applications must be received on or before 28th September 2026. Applications received after the last date will not be considered.

Meghalaya Home Guards Recruitment 2026 Important Instructions

• The Department shall not be responsible for any damage or injury to volunteers during the enrolment process.

• Volunteers should come duly prepared to stay for 2/3 days under their own arrangements; no TA/DA will be admissible for the journey or stay.

• Canvassing, directly or indirectly, will lead to disqualification of the candidate/volunteer; any volunteer found offering a bribe to anyone involved in the enrolment process, or to a person in authority, shall be disqualified and/or prosecuted.

• The Department reserves the right to cancel the enrolment process wholly or partially, without assigning any reasons.

• State Reservation Policy/Roster will not be applicable to this enrolment, as the deployment is purely voluntary.

Meghalaya Home Guards Recruitment 2026 Important Links

• Official Notification PDF: Click here

• Official Website: Click here