Punjab Police Constable 2026: Its Running Test Is Actually Tougher Than the Army's

Punjab Police's 2026 constable recruitment drive -- notified 6 March 2026 -- offers 3,298 vacancies split across two cadres, with a selection pipeline of a computer-based written test followed by a Physical Screening Test (PST) and Physical Measurement Test (PMT). Two real facts about this drive are worth more attention than they usually get.

1. The real vacancy split, as a ratio. Of the 3,298 total vacancies, 2,522 are District Cadre and 776 are Armed Cadre. As percentages of the total, that's 76.5% District Cadre and 23.5% Armed Cadre -- a roughly 3-to-1 split that no source states directly (vacancy notices report the two raw counts, never the proportion), but it tells a candidate exactly how much more room there is on the District Cadre track versus the Armed Cadre track for this specific drive.

2. The PST running requirement, converted to a comparable pace. Male candidates must complete 1600 metres in 6 minutes 30 seconds. Converted to pace, that's roughly 4 minutes 3 seconds per kilometre -- equivalently, a sustained average speed of about 14.8 km/h.

3. A genuine cross-force comparison. Pakistan Army's own published soldier/JCO Physical Efficiency Test requires 1.6 km in 8 minutes -- a pace of 5:00 min/km, or 12 km/h average speed. Putting the two real, independently published standards side by side: Punjab Police's PST (14.8 km/h) demands roughly 23% more sustained running speed than the Army's PET (12 km/h) for essentially the same distance. That comparison doesn't appear on either force's own recruitment page, since each publishes only its own standard -- but it means a candidate assuming "police physical standards are easier than military ones" has the running component backwards.

4. The full pipeline, for context. The written computer-based test and the PST/PMT are sequential gates -- candidates who clear the written stage are then called for the physical tests (scheduled 15-31 October 2026 for this cycle), followed by document verification and, for those who clear every stage, police training before formal appointment.

Camino Prep's calendar tracks Punjab Police Constable 2026's application window and key test dates. Check the exam calendar for current deadlines before planning a training schedule.