Manipur Police has opened a  recruitment drive for the state’s first batch of Ex-Agniveers, with one clear condition: the 423 posts — 337 Constable (Male/Civil) and 86 Riflemen — are reserved or Ex-Agniveers of Manipur under the 20% horizontal reservation quota for recruitment year 2026–2027. The notification, dated 17 October 2026, invites applications in the format by direct recruitment on a regular basis, and applications are not online: candidates must download the form from the website and submit it to DIG (HQ/ADM) Manipur on or before 30 November 2026. A fee of Rs 400, payable online in favour of DIG (HQ/ADM) Manipur, must accompany the application. Eligibility is defined: only the first batch of Ex-Agniveers from the state, who leave the Armed Forces. Educational qualification is Class XII (HSSLC) pass for Constable and Class X (HSLC) pass for Riflemen, with knowledge of Hindi as desirable. Age must be 18 to 26 years as on 1 October 2026, with a five-year relaxation beyond the age limit for first-batch Ex-Agniveers, and the Agniveer service can be deducted from the age. Selection runs through three stages — a Physical Efficiency Test of 40 marks, a written test of 40 marks and a viva voce of 20 marks — candidates must qualify in four PET events, failing which they are disqualified from the written and viva. Appointed candidates serve two years of probation, extendable by one year, on Level-3 pay (ROP 2019).