RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF CONSTABLES (MALE) IN WEST BENGAL POLICE – 2019
1. NAME OF THE POST AND PAY SCALE :-
Constables (Male) in West Bengal Police in the Pay Scale of Rs. 5,400 – 25,200/- (i.e. Pay Band-2) + Grade Pay Rs.
2,600/-.
2. RESERVATION OF VACANCIES :-
1. Unreserved (UR) 2982
2. Unreserved (E.C.) 1638
3. Scheduled Caste 1149
4. Scheduled Caste (E.C.) 707
5. Scheduled Tribe 345
6. Scheduled Tribe (E.C.) 193
7. OBC-A 622
8. OBC-A (E.C.) 311
9. OBC-B 261
10. OBC-B (E.C) 211
TOTAL 8419
3. METHOD OF RECRUITMENT : –
A. Preliminary Written Test (Full Marks – 100) : –
Applicants provisionally considered eligible will have to appear in an MCQ based preliminary written test
which is qualifying in nature. There would be 100 objective type questions having multiple choice (four
choices) of answers carrying equal marks each. The duration of this tests will be 1(one) hour. Question
paper will be set in two languages (Bengali & Nepali). Questions of the Preliminary Written Test shall be
from the following subjects :-
i. General Awareness and General Knowledge : 50 Marks
ii. Elementary Mathematics (Madhyamik Standard) : 30 Marks
iii. Reasoning : 20 Marks
4. ELIGIBILITY:-
a) Must be a Citizen of India.
b) AGE: – (i) The applicant must not be less than 18 (eighteen) years old and must not be more than 27 (twenty
seven) years old as on 01/01/2019. The Upper-age limit shall be relaxed for the SC/ST applicants of West
Bengal only by 05 (five) years and OBC applicants of West Bengal only by 03 (three) years. The upper age
limit is also relaxable for NVF and Home Guards Personnel (serving in West Bengal Police only) as per
existing Government Rules. However Age relaxation is NOT available to Civic Volunteers.
Bengal Board of Secondary Education or its equivalent.
1.
Candidates of all categories (except
Gorkhas, Garhwalies, Rajbanshis and
Scheduled Tribes)
167 57
78 cms. (without expansion)
83 cms. (with expansion – 5 cms.)
2.
Gorkhas, Garhwalies, Rajbanshis and
Scheduled Tribes 160 53
76 cms. (without expansion)
81 cms. (with expansion – 5 cms.)
should complete 03 (Three) years of service as on 01.01.2019.
Application Forms may be submitted through on-line or off-line modes during the period
from 05.02.2019 to 05.03.2019 (5 PM).
The last date of receipt of filled in Application Form through postal services (for off-line
applicants) is 05.03.2019 (5 PM).
The last date of deposit of Application and/or Processing Fees in respect of only the
applicants applying through on-line using United Bank of India Challan will be 07.03.2019
during banking hours due to technical reasons.
Applicants must visit this website (www.wbpolice.gov.in) for detail information regarding
eligibility criteria, method of selection, scheme of examination, procedure for submission of
application form and other terms & conditions which will be uploaded shortly.