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EXAM NAME:
SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE (UN-ARMED BRANCH) AND SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE (ARMED BRANCH).
ABOUT EXAM: Admission to the examination will be purely provisional subject to verification of eligibility at a later stage. Therefore, the candidature of any candidate shall be rejected straightway if found not eligible at any stage, even after the appearance in the tests/examination. The recruitment process done by the Recruitment Board is absolutely transparent.
REGION: WEST BENGAL.
MODE: West Bengal Police Recruitment Board extends the facilities of both the online and offline submission of applications.
ONLINE SUBMISSION:
Applicants will be able to submit applications using the website www.policewb.gov.in by filling up their information and uploading scanned photographs and signatures. Applicants are advised to follow the procedure properly for applying online.
OFFLINE SUBMISSION:
The offline Application Form must be downloaded using the website www.policewb.gov.in
The filled up application form may be sent only by post addressed to the Chairman,
West Bengal Police Recruitment Board,
Araksha Bhaban, 5th Floor,
Block – DJ, Sector-II,
Salt Lake City,
Kolkata – 700 091
Super scribing on the envelope NAME OF THE RECRUITMENT, NAME OF THE POST, and APPLICATION SL. NO. The same should reach this office positively within the last date and time of submission of application.
HOW MANY TIMES IN A YEAR: Exam will be conducted as per requirement.
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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:
Must have a bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university or its equivalent.
AGE: The candidates must not be less than 20 years and not more than 27 years.
The upper age limit shall be relaxable in the case of the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes as per the extant rules of the State.
Language: The applicant must be able to speak, read and write the 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.
> 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.
NATIONALITY: Must be a citizen of India.
MINIMUM PHYSICAL STANDARD:
Must qualify the following PhysicalEfficiency Tests:
Physically Handicapped candidates shall not be eligible to apply.
The posts of Sub-Inspector (UB) and Sub-Inspector (AB) in the West Bengal Police shall be filled up on 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.
Preliminary Examination (Full Marks - 200):
> Candidates provisionally considered as eligible will be called for a Preliminary Examination to be held on 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 is 90 minutes.
> The preliminary examination will be a screening test for shortlisting candidates for the Physical Measurement Test and Physical Efficiency Test.
> The West Bengal Police Recruitment Board shall be a competent agency to prescribe minimum cutoff marks for each social category and post taking into account the number of vacancies proposed to be filled up in each category and post.
> The preliminary examination will either be an OMR-based MCQ type written examination or a Computer Based online test (CBT) depending on the number of applicants and other administrative factors.
> In the case of OMR-based examination the question paper will be set in two languages (English and Bengali) and in the case of Computer Based Online Test (CBT) there will be a 15 (fifteen) day window preceding the date of examination for mock test/ practice.
> The marks obtained by the candidate in the preliminary examination shall not be counted for the purpose of determining the final merit list.
Note: There will be negative marking for each wrong answer in the preliminary examination. ¼th of the allotted marks for a particular question will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Physical Measurement Test (PMT) & Physical Efficiency Test (PET):
> The Physical Measurement Test (PMT) as specified 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.
> 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.
Final Combined Competitive Examination: (Full Marks – 200):
The final Combined Competitive Examination will consist of three papers of the conventional type of questions, namely
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.
Paper-II: English of 50 marks of 1 (one) hour duration.
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 centers to be decided by the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board.
# The question paper for Paper-I (General Studies and Arithmetic) of the 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 the final combined competitive examination shall be as mentioned hereinafter.
# 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.
Personality Test: (Full Marks – 30):
# A limited number of the candidates selected merit-wise on the results of the Final Combined Competitive Examination will be called on to appear at the Personality Test.
# The minimum pass mark for the personality test will be 08 (eight). The candidates who fail to secure minimum pass marks 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 the Final Combined Competitive Examination and the marks obtained in the Personality Test. The candidates who have failed to secure a minimum pass mark on the personality test will not be considered for selection.
SYLLABUS FOR EXAMINATION:
Preliminary examination and Paper I of the Final Combined Competitive Examination:
General Studies and Arithmetic:
General Studies:
Questions will be sent to test the General Knowledge of candidates in different spheres.
Logical & Analytical Reasoning:
Questions will be set to test the logical and analytical ability of the candidate.
Arithmetic:
Questions will be set on the basis of the syllabus of Madhyamik Examination of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education.
Paper II and Paper III of the Final Combined Competitive Examination:
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.
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.
MEDICAL EXAMINATION:
# All provisionally selected candidates shall be required to appear for Medical Examination at the State Government-designated hospitals. He should qualify for 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 color vision and should not be color 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 efficient performance with duties as a police officer.
# The certificate of medical fitness shall be issued by the authorized Medical Officer.
APPLICATION FEES & PROCESSING FEES:
Payment of Application Fees and/or Processing Fees can be made Online/Offline.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.policewb.gov.in
JOB POST FOR THIS EXAM: SUB-INSPECTOR (UB) AND SUB-INSPECTOR (AB) IN WEST BENGAL POLICE.
INFORMATION
To get more information, Candidates may visit the website of West Bengal Police (www.policewb.gov.in)