Intelligence Officer (Special Branch)

PPSC case number: 10-RH/2026. Quote it when you apply.

Special Branch is Punjab Police's intelligence arm: it gathers and reports information on threats to law and order, political activity and security. Intelligence Officers are its field and desk staff, posted anywhere in Punjab.

Eligibility: either route

1. Graduation (second division) from an HEC-recognised university, and basic knowledge of computers.
2. Graduation (second division) from an HEC-recognised university, and five years' experience in the intelligence wing of a law enforcement agency.

Only practical experience gained after the prescribed qualification is accepted.

• Age 21 to 40 for men and 21 to 43 for women. These limits already include the Punjab government's general relaxation (5 years for men, 8 for women); the age and sex of transgender candidates follow their CNIC.
• Domicile: all-Punjab basis. Posting anywhere in Punjab.
• Contract for 2 years, extendable.

Written test

One MCQ paper of 100 marks, 90 minutes, if PPSC holds a test for this case.

• General ability (about 80%): general knowledge, Pakistan studies, current affairs, Islamic studies (ethics for non-Muslim candidates), geography, basic mathematics, English, Urdu and everyday science.
• Basic computer studies (about 20%).

About this advertisement

The Punjab Public Service Commission published Advertisement No. 11/2026 in newspapers on 9 October 2026. It recruits for the Livestock & Dairy Development Department, PHATA (Housing, Urban Development & Public Health Engineering), the Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education Department, Special Branch of Punjab Police, the Youth Affairs & Sports Department and the Agriculture Department's Programme Management Unit. Every post is on contract; the term is on each post's page.

Important instructions

• Read PPSC's Important Instructions on application fee, written test and interview at ppsc.gop.pk before applying.
• Test schedules and syllabus are published only on the PPSC website. Information from anyone else is not authentic.
• Employees of the federal government, semi-government and autonomous bodies, and local bodies, get no age concession for their service there.
• If your qualification is equivalent to the prescribed one, bring an equivalence certificate from HEC or the department's Qualification Equivalence Determination Committee at the interview, or your candidature is cancelled.
• Private-sector experience counts only if the firm is registered with the SECP, the Registrar of Firms or another regulator for the whole period you claim. Bring proof at the interview.
• In-service candidates must have obtained or applied for an NOC/DPC from their department before applying.
• Professional registration (PEC, PNC, PMDC/PMC, PVMC or another regulator) must be obtained or applied for on or before the closing date.
• Bring marks or percentage certificates for every degree at the interview. CGPA alone is not accepted.
• If the department changes the number of posts, no fresh applications are invited.