Warder, Delhi Prisons (DSSSB)

What you will actually do

• Guarding wards, gates and watch towers
• Locking, unlocking and counting inmates at fixed times
• Searching inmates, cells and visitors for prohibited articles
• Escorting inmates to hospital, court production and interviews
• Reporting incidents and maintaining ward registers

A typical day

Duty runs in shifts inside the jail complex. You count the inmates of your ward at unlocking, supervise meals, work and visiting hours, search for mobile phones and other contraband, and lock up again in the evening. Tihar and Mandoli hold far more inmates than they were built for, so tension is constant and staff are few. Night duty means watch towers and rounds.

Promotion path

Timelines are ranges and vary by cadre. See how promotions and MACP work.

1. Warder, Delhi Prisons (DSSSB) (joining)

   Pay Level 3

   ₹36,000–₹43,000 in-hand

2. Head Warder

   Typically 10–15 years · Level 4 · via dpc

   ₹42,000–₹50,000 in-hand

3. Assistant Superintendent

   For some, after long service or departmental selection · Level 6 · via departmental exam

   ₹57,000–₹67,000 in-hand

Promotion timelines vary by cadre and vacancies. If not promoted, MACP gives a pay upgrade after 10, 20 and 30 years.

How to get in

Eligibility: 10+2 (Senior Secondary) pass from a recognised board. Open to male candidates only. Age 18–27. SC/ST: 5 years, OBC: 3 years, PwBD: 10 years; departmental candidates and other categories as per the table in the advertisement.

Physical standards: Height 170 cm (relaxable by 5 cm for hill and ST candidates), chest 81–85 cm unexpanded with a mandatory 5 cm expansion. Physical endurance test includes a 1,600 m race in 6 minutes, followed by further events for those who qualify.

Postings

Delhi's prison complexes at Tihar, Rohini and Mandoli.

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