DCPU Kancheepuram Support Persons Recruitment 2026: 20 Case-Based Child Protection Assignments

District Child Protection Unit, Kancheepuram | Notice 518/DCPUKPM/2026 | 11 November 2026

The District Child Protection Unit (DCPU), Kancheepuram, invites applications for 20 temporary Support Person positions associated with the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. These support personnel are intended to help children affected by sexual offences with necessary support and guidance during investigation and court proceedings. The engagement is temporary and case-honorarium based, not an advertised permanent government service appointment.

The most important financial detail is easy to misunderstand: ₹10,000 is payable per case, released in four instalments of ₹2,500 each. It is not ₹10,000 per month, and the notification provides no fixed monthly salary, guaranteed number of cases, annual earning estimate or regular pay scale. Read the eligibility routes carefully and arrange delivery of the filled application before the actual receipt deadline.

Recruitment overview

Understanding the 20 positions and the work

The government announces one designation, Support Person, for 20 positions. It does not assign separate post codes, specify community-wise vacancy totals, publish a district-wise distribution or classify these into different salary grades. A candidate should not interpret the 20 positions as 20 different categories or as 20 confirmed individual case allocations.

The stated purpose of the assignment is to support and guide child victims of sexual offences during the investigation and court process. This is a sensitive child-protection setting, where applicants should be prepared to demonstrate the background, education or child-welfare work required by the official notice. The announcement does not set a fixed weekly timetable, case allocation formula, employment tenure, transfer policy or promotion ladder. Such details should not be assumed.

Three eligibility routes — choose the one that applies

The government press release sets out the following eligible backgrounds. They are alternatives, not a single cumulative requirement that every applicant must fulfil:

Route 1 — Child rights / child protection work. Persons or organisations working for child rights or child protection are expressly covered by the notification. Applicants relying on this route should accurately explain their work and any organisational affiliation in the official form. The release does not specify a universal postgraduate qualification or three-year experience rule for every person relying on this route.

Route 2 — Relevant postgraduate qualification. A postgraduate degree in Social Work, Sociology, Law, Psychology, Child Development, Health or Education is accepted. The notice does not prescribe a percentage requirement, an age cap or an additional three years of experience for this postgraduate route.

Route 3 — Graduation plus relevant experience. A graduate can apply with three years of experience in child protection or child development. The three years are relevant to this graduate route; the release does not say every postgraduate applicant must also have them. Provide clear details of the period and nature of child-related work.

The notice does not name other degree subjects for the postgraduate route. It does not provide a published equivalence list or a different educational minimum for each of the 20 positions. Do not change the listed alternative routes into a single mandatory degree-and-experience combination.

A significant disqualification condition

The government expressly excludes persons with child-rights violations and other criminal cases. The official application form additionally asks whether the applicant has been charged with any criminal offence and includes a signed declaration about criminal history and consent to police verification or background checks as required. Fill this section accurately and read the declaration in the original form before signing. The notice does not publish a separate numerical age restriction or written-test qualifying score.

Honorarium — four payments per case, not four monthly salaries

The source states the amount and equal four-part payment structure. It does not state the dates or milestones at which each instalment will be released. No monthly salary, HRA, pension, annual income estimate or employee-service grade has been announced. The remuneration should therefore be understood as case-linked honorarium rather than monthly pay.

Application deadline: government webpage versus PDF wording

The government recruitment webpage states a start date of 11 November 2026 and an end date of 26 November 2026. The PDF press release instructs that completed applications must arrive within 15 days of publication, by 5:45 PM, but its printed date line reads only “……11.2026” with the numerical day left blank. Taken together, the practical deadline is 26 November 2026, by 5:45 PM, subject to any later official clarification. Send the application early enough for delivery; posting it on the final day does not establish receipt by the office.

How to apply — the actual postal process

1. Download the government's two-page Application for Empanelment as Support Person from the Kancheepuram district recruitment page. It is a physical form, not an online submission portal.
2. Complete name, age and date of birth, communication address, mobile number, email address, and attach a photograph in the indicated area.
3. Enter degree/postgraduate qualifications, organisational affiliation and designation (if any), and the languages you can speak, read and write.
4. Explain relevant experience with children and young people below 18 years, including its duration and any voluntary experience. Add child/youth-related training or courses attended, if any.
5. Give two references with their names and contact details. Answer the question about past criminal charges and complete the declaration on page 2 truthfully.
6. Attach photocopies of educational certificates, an appropriate photograph, and experience certificates as required by the notification. The signed declaration, required particulars and supporting copies should all be in the packet.
7. Send the completed form and enclosures by post or courier. Allow time for actual delivery at the District Child Protection Officer's office before the published deadline and clock time.
8. Keep a photocopy of the completed form and evidence of postage/delivery for your own records.

Official delivery address:

District Child Protection Officer
District Child Helpline (1098)
Ground Floor, District Collectorate Office
Kancheepuram – 631501
Tamil Nadu, India

Enquiry telephone: 6382612939.

The release expressly warns that incomplete applications or applications missing relevant supporting certificates may be rejected without prior notice, and that no further correspondence on such rejected applications will be entertained. The government has prescribed postal/courier submission; it has not opened an online Apply button for this notice.

What the official two-page application form actually asks

The form is titled “Application for Empanelment as Support Person” under the Department of Children Welfare and Special Services, District Child Protection Unit, Kancheepuram. It includes fields for identity, photo, contact details, education, organisational affiliations, language proficiency, child/youth work experience, related courses, and two references. A separate criminal-offence question appears before a declaration that the applicant signs with date and place.

The declaration includes affirmations concerning criminal history, correctness of information, possible cancellation of candidature for false statements, and consent to a police verification/background check if required for selection. Candidates should read the original English application wording rather than signing a summary from a third-party website.

Selection, examination, age and fee: what has actually been announced

The government has not announced a written examination, CBT, interview schedule, syllabus, selection marks, merit cut-off, age limit or application fee in this press release. The application form refers to empanelment and potential police/background verification, but that is not evidence of a scheduled written examination. No admit card, answer key or recruitment result is available from this notice. Candidates should check the district government recruitment page for any subsequent official instructions.

Before sending the envelope — applicant checklist

• Have you chosen a genuine eligibility route: existing child-rights/protection work, relevant postgraduate study, or graduation plus three years in child protection/development?
• Have you completed every relevant field on both pages of the original official form and attached your photograph?
• Have you listed two references, your languages and any child-related experience/training accurately?
• Have you answered the criminal-history question truthfully and signed the declaration with the required place/date?
• Have you enclosed the requested copies of qualifications and work-experience documents?
• Will the complete postal/courier packet reach Kancheepuram Collectorate by 26 November 2026, 5:45 PM, rather than merely being posted by that time?

Official documents and contact

• Government recruitment notice and published 26 November end date
• Bilingual press release (518/DCPUKPM/2026)
• Official Application for Empanelment as Support Person — two pages
• District Child Protection Officer, Kancheepuram; 6382612939.

The appointment is a temporary, case-honorarium engagement serving children during POCSO investigations and court proceedings. Candidates seeking a fixed monthly salary or a permanent cadre post should take this distinction seriously before applying.