The Ministry of the Interior has announced the start of the second phase of the recruitment exercise for applicants to the internal security services who successfully passed the first phase.
According to the Ministry of the Interior, the second phase will start from January 12 to February 4, 2026.
The Ministry revealed that the second phase will begin with applicants to the Ghana Police Service, adding that other services will be updated after January 15, 2026.
The Interior Ministry communication highlighted that successful candidates will receive SMS notifications indicating their specific screening date, time, and centre, with applicants assigned to either morning or afternoon sessions.
The statement also reminded applicants that failure to adhere to the timing of schedules will result in their disqualification.
The announcement follows the closure of the Centralised Services E-Recruitment Portal (C-SERP), which was opened on Monday, November 17, 2025 and closed on Friday, December 19, 2025.
Meanwhile, Muntaka Mubarak, the Minister for the Interior, has revealed that the Prisons, Immigration, Police and Fire Service recruitment will be fully digital.
According to him, the digitised recruitment processes will eliminate manual queues and prevent further tragedies.
He revealed the new system will replace paper-based procedures with an online application platform.
Speaking to journalists on Friday, November 14, the Minister stated, “Our hope is to have a seamless process. Everything will be moved from paper to paperless. You can start the process and finish with your mobile phone from the comfort of your home with the code, which will be published on Sunday, November 16.
“The process we’re developing is a robust, centralised e-recruitment portal to ensure harmonisation,” he assured.
Meanwhile, applicants have been cautioned not to deal with individuals or groups who claim they can influence the recruitment process for a fee.
“The Ministry of the Interior and its Agencies do not charge any fee at any stage of the exercise. Any applicant found to have submitted false information pr forged documents will be disqualified and may face prosecution”.
Additionally, applicants who engage middlemen at any stage of the recruitment process will be automatically disqualified from the process”
See the statement below:
