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WEST BENGAL POLICE RECRUITMENT BOARD
ARAKSHA BHABAN (5
TH
FLOOR), 6
TH
CROSS ROAD, SECTOR - II,
BLOCK - DJ, SALT LAKE CITY, KOLKATA - 700 091
INFORMATION
TO
APPLICANTS
FOR
SUBMISSION
OF
APPLICATION
FOR
RECRUITMENT
TO
T
HE
POST
OF
SUB-INSPECTOR (UNARMED BRANCH) AND
SUB-INSPECTOR (ARMED BRANCH)
IN WEST BENGAL
P
OL
I
C
E - 2024
1. NAME OF THE POST AND PAY SCALE:-
Sub-Inspector
(Unarmed Branch)
and
Sub-Inspector (Armed Branch)
in West Bengal
Police.
2. PAY SCALE : As per existing rules.
3. NUMBER OF VACANCIES :-
Sl.
No.
Category
No. of vacancies
Total no.
of
vacancy
Unarmed Branch
Armed Branch
Male
Female
Male
1.
Unreserved (UR)
74
45
90
209
2.
Economically Weaker
Section (EWS)
16
10
20
46
3.
Scheduled Caste
36
22
44
102
4.
Scheduled Tribe
10
6
12
28
5.
OBC - A
16
10
20
46
6.
OBC - B
12
7
14
33
164
100
200
464
a) Total vacancies as stated above are purely provisional and subject to marginal
changes.
b)
The applicants shall be required to indicate their choice of posts in order of
preference at the time of
submission of application. Such choice of posts shall be
deemed to be final and shall be taken into consideration for the purpose of
recommendation for appointment after selection.
c) In terms of Memorandum No. 959-BCW/MR-52/2019 dated 18.05.2023 of Backward
Classes Welfare Department, Govt. of West Bengal, the candidates from Economically
Weaker Sections (EWSs), if shortlisted for Personality Test must produce INCOME and
ASSET CERTIFICATE issued by the competent authority valid for the Year 2023-2024 or
onwards (issued for the Financial Year 2022-2023 or onwards) during checking of
testimonials on the date of Personality Test. Candidates seeking reservation under EWS
category must produce the EWS certificate as per specified format (Annexure - C) as
enclosed herewith. Non production of valid INCOME and ASSET CERTIFICATE warrants
ineligibility of candidates under EWS category. However, they may be considered as UR if
they get equal or higher marks than the marks obtained by the last selected candidates
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under the UR category. INCOME and ASSET CERTIFICATE issued from states other
than West Bengal shall not be considered and such candidate will be
treated under Unreserved category.
d) Transgender persons shall produce Certificate of Identity alongwith the Identity card in
original issued by the competent authority in terms of the provisions under West
Bengal Transgender Persons (Protection of Right) Rules, 2022, if shortlisted for PMT &
PET and Personality Test.
e) The shortlisted candidates for Personality Test, shall upload relevant certificates as
follows wherever applicable before downloading the e-Call Letter for Personality Test
:-
a) Age Proof, b) Educational Qualification, c) Caste Identification, d) Income and
Asset Certificate for EWS, e) Community (Gorkha/Garhwalis/Rajbanshis) for
claiming relaxation in Physical Measurement, f) Identity Certificate of Transgender
persons.
4. ELIGIBILITY :-
A. Must be a citizen of India.
B. AGE:- The applicant must not be below 20 (twenty) years and not more than 30 (thirty)
years as on 01.01.2024. Upper age limit is relaxable by 5 (five) years in case of Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes candidates, by 3 (three) years in case of Other Backward
Classes-A and Other Backward Classes-B candidates and by 3 (three) years in case of
Transgender persons.
Upper age limit for the departmental candidates shall be 35 (thirty five) years of West
Bengal Police only having requisite qualification. The upper age limit shall further be
relaxed for the departmental candidates by 5 (five) years in case of Scheduled Caste &
Scheduled Tribe candidates, by 3 (Three) years in case of Other Backward Classes - A &
Other Backward Classes - B candidates and by 3 (three) years in case of Transgender
persons.
No departmental candidate shall be allowed to appear in the competitive examination
for direct recruitment for more than 3 (three) times taken together.
Note:- Date of Birth as recorded in Madhyamik or equivalent admit card/certificate will
only be accepted as valid proof for verification of age.
C. Educational Qualification :- The applicant must have a bachelor’s degree in any discipline
from a recognized university or its equivalent.
D. Language : - (i) The applicant must be able to speak, read and write Bengali Language.
However, this provision will not be applicable to the persons who are permanent residents
of hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling and Kalimpong Districts. (ii) For the applicant of hill sub-
divisions of Darjeeling and Kalimpong District, the provisions laid down in the West
Bengal Official language Act, 1961 will be applicable.
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Note : -
The category to which a Transgender person is to be accommodated will be intimated
in due course.
The applicants must possess all the above noted Qualifications on or before the date of
submission of their online application form.
If it is found during verification of testimonials or at any stage that any candidate has
acquired qualification as stated above at any date after the date of submission of
his/her online application form, his/her candidature will summarily be rejected.
The shortlisted candidates of Hill Sub-Divisions of Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts
have to produce their domicile certificate at the time of document verification during
Personality Test.
A candidate belonging to OBC-A or OBC-B category, if shortlisted for Personality
Test, has to produce revalidated/renewed or fresh OBC-A /OBC-B certificate issued
from the competent authority within 01 (one) year preceding 01.01.2024 during
verification of testimonials at the time of Personality Test. Therefore, the certificates
issued before 01.01.2023 need to be revalidated/renewed from the competent
authority. Candidates failing to produce revalidated/renewed OBC-A/OBC-B
certificate shall not be treated as OBC - A or OBC - B as the case may be. However,
they may be considered as UR if they get equal or higher marks than the marks
obtained by the last selected candidates under the UR category provided, they meet
the age criteria for UR candidates. Certificate of OBC without mentioning the specific
category (OBC-A/OBC-B) will be treated as an Invalid Certificate.
In case a candidate from OBC-A/ OBC-B category claims relaxation in upper age limit
at the time of submission of application but fails to produce the revalidated/renewed
OBC-A/OBC-B certificate at the time of his/her Personality Test, his/her candidature
shall summarily be rejected.
Candidates belonging to Economically Weaker Section (EWS) must produce
INCOME and ASSET CERTIFICATE issued by the competent authority as per
specified format valid for the Year 2023-2024 or onwards (issued for the Financial
Year 2022-2023 or onwards). If a candidate shortlisted for PMT & PET and/or
thereafter under EWS category fails to produce the valid certificate at the time
Personality Test, his/her candidature shall be rejected.
Applicants who are employed in any Government organization as well as the
Departmental applicants in West Bengal Police shall submit No Objection
Certificate from the head of the office/disciplinary authority if shortlisted for
Personality Test.
Applicants who have taken Hindi/Urdu/Nepali as a subject in Paper - III and selected
for any of the posts under this Combined Competitive Examination, shall be
required to pass a departmental examination in Bengali as specified in the West
Bengal Services (Training and Examination) Rules, 1953 read with provisions of the
West Bengal Services (Compulsory Requirement of Knowledge in Bengali for
Recruitment to any post or Service) Rules, 2002, during the period of probation for
confirmation in the post.
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E. MINIMUM PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT OF CANDIDATES:
Sl.
No.
Gender
Name of the
Post
Class
Height
(in cm)
Chest
(in cm)
Weight
(in kg.)
1
Male
Sub-Inspector of
Police [Unarmed
Branch (UB) in
West Bengal
Police]
Candidates of all
categories (except
Gorkhas, Rajbansis,
Garwalis and
Scheduled Tribes)
167 cm
79 cm with a
minimum
expansion of
5 cm
56 kg.
Gorkhas, Rajbansis,
Garwalis and
Scheduled Tribes
160 cm
76 cm with a
minimum
expansion of
5 cm
52 kg.
Sub-Inspector
of Police
[Armed Branch
(AB)
in West
Bengal Police]
Candidates of all
categories (except
Gorkhas, Rajbansis,
Garwalis and
Scheduled Tribes)
173 cm
86 cm with a
minimum
expansion of
5 cm
60 kg.
Gorkhas, Rajbansis,
Garwalis and
Scheduled Tribes
163 cm
81 cm with a
minimum
expansion of
5 cm
54 kg.
2
Female
Sub-
Inspector
of Police
[Unarmed
Branch
(UB)
in
West Bengal
Police]
Candidates of all
categories (except
Gorkhas, Rajbansis,
Garwalis and
Scheduled Tribes)
160 cm
-
48 kg.
Gorkhas, Rajbansis,
Garwalis and
Scheduled Tribes
155 cm
-
45 kg.
3
Transgender
Sub-
Inspector
of Police
[Unarmed
Branch
(UB)
in
West Bengal
Police]
Candidates of all
categories (except
Gorkhas, Rajbansis,
Garwalis and
Scheduled Tribes)
162 cm
-
51 kg.
Gorkhas, Rajbansis,
Garwalis and
Scheduled Tribes
157 cm
-
47 kg.
Sub-
Inspector
of Police
[Armed Branch
(AB)
in West
Bengal Police]
Candidates of all
categories (except
Gorkhas, Rajbansis,
Garwalis and
Scheduled Tribes)
166 cm
-
54 kg.
Gorkhas, Rajbansis,
Garwalis and
Scheduled Tribes
160 cm
-
50 kg.
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F. Physical Efficiency Test (PET) : -
Sl.
No.
Class of Candidate
Minimum Efficiency
1.
Male candidates
(Both Unarmed & Armed Branch)
800 metres run within 3
minutes.
2.
Female candidates
(Unarmed Branch)
400 metres run within 2
minutes.
3.
Transgender Candidates
(Both Unarmed & Armed Branch)
400 metres run within 1
minute 40 seconds.
5. METHOD OF RECRUITMENT:-
The posts of Sub-Inspector (UB) and Sub-Inspector (AB) in West Bengal Police shall be filled
up on the basis of qualifying the Preliminary Examination which will act as screening
examination followed by the Physical Measurement Test (PMT), Physical Efficiency Test
(PET), Final Combined Competitive Examination and Personality Test to be conducted by
the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board.
A. Preliminary Examination : (Full Marks - 200) :- Candidates provisionally considered as
eligible will be called for a Preliminary Examination to be held in General Studies, Logical
& analytical reasoning and Arithmetic with full marks of 200 (100 marks in General
Studies having 50 questions, 50 marks in Logical & Analytical reasoning having 25
questions and 50 marks in Arithmetic having 25 questions), the duration of the
examination being 90 minutes. The preliminary examination will be a screening test for
selection of candidates for the Physical Measurement Test and Physical Efficiency Test.
The West Bengal Police Recruitment Board shall be the competent agency to prescribe
minimum cutoff marks for each social category and posts taking into account the number
of vacancies proposed to be filled up in each category and post.
The preliminary examination will be an OMR based MCQ type written examination. The
question paper will be set in two languages (English and Bengali).
The marks obtained by the candidate in preliminary examination shall not be counted
for the purpose of determining the final merit list.
Note : - There will be NEGATIVE marking for each incorrect answer in the preliminary
examination. ¼th of the allotted marks for a particular question will be deducted for each
incorrect answer.
B. Physical Measurement Test (PMT) & Physical Efficiency Test (PET) : -
The Physical Measurement Test (PMT) as specified under para 4(E) above relating to
height, weight and chest of the candidates qualified in the preliminary examination shall
be taken followed by the Physical Efficiency Test (PET) of the eligible candidates as
specified under para 4(F). Qualified candidates in the PMT only will be eligible to appear
in the PET. The PMT & PET shall be conducted by the West Bengal Police Recruitment
Board at the venues selected by the Board for the purpose. Only qualified candidates of
both PMT & PET shall be eligible to appear in the Final Combined Competitive
Examination.
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C. Final Combined Competitive Examination (Full Marks - 200) :- The Final Combined
Competitive Examination will consist of three papers of conventional type questions,
namely
a) Paper-I :- General Studies and Arithmetic for 100 marks (50 marks for General Studies,
and 25 marks for Logical & Analytical reasoning and 25 marks for Arithmetic) of 2
(two) hours duration.
b) Paper-II :- English of 50 marks of 1 (one) hour duration.
c) Paper-III :- Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali of 50 marks of 1 (one) hour duration.
The written examination for all the above three papers of the Final Combined
Competitive Examination shall be held on the same day at selected centres to be decided
by the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board. The question paper for Paper - I (General
Studies and Arithmetic) of Final Combined Competitive Examination will be set in
three languages (English, Bengali and Nepali). The candidate may answer in any of
these languages but all the answers must be in one and the same language. The
syllabus for final combined competitive examination shall be as mentioned herein after.
The West Bengal Police Recruitment Board shall have the discretion to fix qualifying
marks in all or any of the three papers and also in the aggregate of three papers in the
Final Combined Competitive Examination.
D. Personality Test : (Full Marks - 30) :- A limited number of the candidates who have
fulfilled all the eligibility criteria for the post will be selected merit-wise on the basis of
the results of the Final Combined Competitive Examination and will be called to appear
at the Personality Test. The minimum passing mark for the personality test will be 08
(eight). The candidates who have failed to secure minimum passing mark in the
personality test will be disqualified irrespective of the marks obtained by them in the
Final Combined Competitive Examination.
The final merit list of provisionally selected candidates shall be prepared on the basis of
the total marks obtained in the three papers of Final Combined Competitive Examination
and the marks obtained in the Personality test. The candidates who have failed to secure
minimum pass mark in the personality test will not be considered for selection.
Note:- In case, 02 (two) or more candidates secure the same total (aggregate) marks, their
seniority in the final merit/selection list will be decided upon comparing the marks
obtained by the candidates in the Final Combined Competitive Examination. The one
who secures higher marks in the Final Combined Competitive Examination will rank
higher in the Merit List. If the marks secured in the Final Combined Competitive
Examination are also the same, seniority will be determined by comparing the marks
obtained by the candidates in Paper-I (General Studies & Arithmetic) of Final
Combined Competitive Examination. The one who secures higher marks in Paper-I
(General Studies & Arithmetic) of Final Combined Competitive Examination will take
precedence in the Merit List. If the marks secured in Paper-I (General Studies &
Arithmetic) of Final Combined Competitive Examination also turn out to be equal,
then seniority will be determined by their age. The candidate older in age will rank
above the others in the Merit List. In case of same Date of Birth the principle of
determining seniority will be decided by the Board.
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6. CHOICE OF POSTS IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE :- The candidate shall be required to
indicate their choice of posts among the Sub-Inspector (Unarmed Branch) and Sub-Inspector
(Armed Branch) in order of preference at the time of submission of application. Such choice
of posts shall be deemed to be final and shall be taken into consideration for the purpose of
recommendation for appointment after selection by direct recruitment.
7. SYLLABUS FOR EXAMINATION :-
I. Preliminary Examination and Paper I of the Final Combined Competitive
Examination
General Studies and Arithmetic : -
(a) General Studies :-
Questions will be set to test the General Knowledge of candidates in different
spheres.
(b) Logical & Analytical Reasoning :-
Questions will be set to test the logical and analytical ability of the candidate.
(c) Arithmetic :-
Questions will be set on the basis of the syllabus of Madhyamik Examination of
the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education.
II. Paper II and Paper III of the Final Combined Competitive Examination :
(i) Paper II - English : Questions may be asked on all or any of the following items:
a. Drafting of a report from the points or material supplied;
b. Translation from Bengali/Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali, as the case may be to English,
c. Condensing of a prose passage (summary/precis)
d. Correct use of words, correction of sentences, use of common phrases, synonyms
and antonyms etc.
(ii) Paper III - Bengali / Hindi /Urdu / Nepali :-
Questions may be asked on all or any of the following items :-
a. Drafting of a report from the points or material supplied;
b. Translation from English to Bengali and English to Nepali for the candidates who
have opted for ‘Bengali’ or ‘Nepali’ respectively, and translation from
Hindi/Urdu to Bengali for the candidates who have opted for Hindi or Urdu.
The translation shall be of 20 (twenty) marks.
8. VERIFICATION OF CHARACTER ANTECEDENTS:-
All provisionally selected candidates shall be required to fill up a ‘Verification Roll’ which
shall be thoroughly enquired into by the authority concerned.
9. MEDICAL EXAMINATION:-
All provisionally selected candidates shall be required to appear for Medical Examination
at the Hospital designated by the State Government for the purpose. The candidate should
qualify the prescribed medical test. The candidates must not have knock knee, flat foot,
varicose vein and squint eyes. The minimum vision should be 6/6 with or without glasses.
They should possess high colour vision and should not be colour blind. The medical test
shall also include the chest x-ray and other tests as prescribed by the department of Health
and Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal from time to time. The selected candidate
should be in good mental and physical health and free from any physical deformity and
disability likely to interfere with the training and efficient performance with the duties as
police officer. The certificate of fitness shall be issued by the authorized Medical Officer.