Maharashtra Police Constable photo, signature and age rules
No official size publishedAge 18 to 55 years
Quick answer
The Maharashtra Police Bharti 2024-25 candidate instructions do not give a photo or signature size in the pages we read. The portal asks for the photo and signature after you log in and checks each file on upload, so read the limit on that screen. Age was counted on 30 November 2025: 18 to 28 for Open candidates and 18 to 33 for backward classes, with a one-time rule for people who crossed the limit in 2022-2025.
What the Maharashtra Police Constable form asks you to upload
| Item | Rule in the notice | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Photo and signature | Uploaded in the online application after you log in. The instructions we read give no size, file type or background rule. | Candidate instructions (pages read are listed below) |
What to do, step by step
- 1Get a recent colour passport photo with a plain light background and your full face in view.
- 2Sign on plain white paper in your usual signature and scan or photograph it flat.
- 3Log in to the Bharti portal and open the upload step. Note the size and file type it shows for each file.
- 4If a file is over the limit, resize a copy in the custom mode of our resizer to exactly what the screen asks for.
- 5Keep the original files and the resized copies. Use the same photo for any printed forms later.
Tools for this form
This cycle
- Latest cycle: Police Shipai Bharti 2024-25. Applications ran from 29 October to 30 November 2025. (Candidate instructions, p1)
- The mahapolice.gov.in home page still listed Bharti 2024-25 as the latest recruitment on 10 October 2026.
- Age is counted on 30 November 2025, the last date of the form. (Candidate instructions, p3)
Official links
Source: Maharashtra Police Bharti 2024-2025, Candidate Instructions (revised 12.11.2025). Read for this page on 8 October 2026. How we verify
Maharashtra Police Constable age limit and eligibility
18 to 55 years, depending on category
Age counted on 30 November 2025
Check your age for Maharashtra Police Constable | Age band | Born not earlier than | Born not later than | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open: 18-28 | — | — | p3, section 5.3, row 1 |
| Backward classes (SC, ST, VJ-A, NT-B, NT-C, NT-D, SBC, OBC, SEBC, EWS): 18-33 | — | — | p3, section 5.3, row 2 |
| Orphans: 18-33 | — | — | p4, section 5.3, row 7 |
| Project-affected: 18-45 | — | — | p3, section 5.3, row 3 |
| Earthquake-affected: 18-45 | — | — | p3, section 5.3, row 4 |
| Graduate or diploma part-time candidates: 18-55 | — | — | p3, section 5.3, row 6 |
- ·One-time rule: "the candidates of all categories who have crossed the upper age limit during the period commencing from 1st January 2022 and ending on 31st December 2025, shall be eligible for recruitment process to be conducted for filling up vacancies of the calendar year 2024 and 2025 for the said post by selection, as one-time measure." (Maharashtra Police Constables (Recruitment) (Amendment) Rules, 2025, p2; candidate instructions p4)
- ·Age is counted on 30 November 2025, the last date of the form. (p3)
- ·This is the 2024-25 Bharti. The next cycle will set its own cut-off date.
Age relaxation
| Code | Category | Relaxation beyond the upper limit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Ex-servicemen | Upper limit = armed forces service period + 3 years | p3, section 5.3, row 5 |
| — | Sports persons | 5 years (Open 28 + 5, backward 33 + 5)parallel reservation | p4, parallel reservation table, row 2 |
| — | Dependants of ex-servicemen (son, daughter, wife) | 3 years (Open 28 + 3, backward 33 + 3)parallel reservation | p4, parallel reservation table, row 5 |
| — | Women, police wards, home guards | No extra years: Open 28, backward 33parallel reservation | p4, parallel reservation table, rows 1, 3, 4 |
Source: Maharashtra Police Bharti 2024-2025, Candidate Instructions (revised 12.11.2025) (12 November 2025). Each row gives the page and para. Checked on 8 October 2026.
Tips and tricks for the Maharashtra Police Constable upload
- 1The next Bharti may change the age cut-off date and the one-time relaxation, so read the new instructions before you rely on this table.
- 2Women, police wards and home guards apply within the Open or backward-class limits; they do not get extra years under the parallel-reservation table.
- 3Sports quota candidates get five more years and dependants of ex-servicemen get three more, on top of their category limit.
- 4Keep one clean scan of your photo and signature ready. When the portal opens, you only need to check its limit and resize a copy.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the photo size for Maharashtra Police Bharti?
- The 2024-25 candidate instructions do not give one in the pages we read, and the upload step sits behind the portal login. Read the limit on the upload screen and resize a copy of your photo to it.
- What was the age limit for Maharashtra Police Bharti 2024-25?
- Age was counted on 30 November 2025. The minimum was 18. The maximum was 28 for Open candidates and 33 for backward classes (SC, ST, VJ-A, NT-B, NT-C, NT-D, SBC, OBC, SEBC, EWS) and orphans, 45 for project-affected and earthquake-affected candidates, and 55 for graduate part-time candidates.
Disclaimer: CorrectForm is an independent tool and is not affiliated with Maharashtra Police (Director General of Police, Maharashtra State) or any government agency. This page follows Maharashtra Police Bharti 2024-2025, Candidate Instructions (revised 12.11.2025), read on 8 October 2026. Always check the official notice and the portal before you submit.