West Bengal Police has announced recruitment notification for the post of Constable, eligible candidates can submit their application before 20-02-2021.
Vacancies Details - West Bengal Police Recruitment 2021
| Category (Sub-category) |
Constable |
Lady Constable |
| Unreserved (UR) |
2640 |
423 |
| Unreserved (E.C.) |
1280 |
205 |
| Scheduled Caste |
1120 |
179 |
| Scheduled Caste (E.C.) |
560 |
90 |
| Scheduled Tribe |
320 |
51 |
| Scheduled Tribe (E.C.) |
160 |
26 |
| OBC-A |
560 |
90 |
| OBC-A (E.C.) |
240 |
38 |
| OBC-B |
400 |
64 |
| OBC-B (E.C) |
160 |
26 |
Educational Qualification - West Bengal Police Recruitment 2021
- The applicant must have passed Madhyamik Examination from the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education or its equivalent.
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 Districts, the provisions laid down in the West Bengal Official Language Act, 1961 will be applicable.
Selection Procedure - West Bengal Police Recruitment 2021
The posts of Constable/ Lady Constable in the West Bengal Police shall be filled up on the basis of qualifying the Preliminary Written Test which will act as screening examination followed by the Physical Measurement Test (PMT), Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Final Written Examination and Interview to be conducted by the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board.
- Preliminary Written Test (100 Marks):- 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 01 (one) mark each. The duration of this test will be 1(one) hour. The 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.
There will be NEGATIVE marking for each incorrect answer.
- Physical Measurement Test (PMT):- The physical standards (height and weight) of the candidates as given below, and will be tested by using Electronic Machines of those who qualify in the Preliminary Written Test.
| Posts |
Category |
Height (Barefoot) (in cm.) |
Weight (in kg.) |
Chest (in cm) |
| Constable (Male) |
Candidates of all categories (except Gorkhas, Garhwalies, Rajbanshis, and Scheduled Tribes) |
167 |
57 |
78 cms. (without expansion) 83 cms. (with expansion - 5 cms.) |
| Gorkhas, Garhwalies, Rajbanshis, and Scheduled Tribes |
160 |
53 |
76 cms. (without expansion) 81 cms. (with expansion - 5 cms.) |
| Lady Constable |
Candidates of all categories (except Gorkhas, Garhwalies, Rajbanshis, and Scheduled Tribes) |
160 |
49 |
Not Applicable |
| Gorkhas, Garhwalies, Rajbanshis, and Scheduled Tribes |
152 |
45 |
Not Applicable |
- Physical Efficiency Test (PET):- Candidates who qualify in PMT will be allowed to take part in PET as furnished below.
i. For Constable - 1600 meters run within 6.30 seconds
ii. For Lady Constable - 800 meters run within 4 minutes
- Final Written Examination (85 Marks):- All the candidates who qualify in the Physical Measurement Test (PMT) & Physical Efficiency Test (PET) will be called to appear in the Final Written Examination to be conducted by the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board.
The Final Written Examination will have 85 (eighty-five) Multiple Choice (Four choices) Objective Type Questions (MCQs) carrying 01 (one) mark each. The duration of the examination will be 1 (One) hour. The question paper will be set in two languages (Bengali & Nepali) except for questions on the English language. Question of the Final Written Examination shall be from the following subjects:-
i. General Awareness and General Knowledge - 25 Marks
ii. English - 25 Marks
iii. Elementary Mathematics (Madhyamik standard) - 20 Marks
iv. Reasoning and Logical Analysis - 15 Marks
There will be NEGATIVE marking for each incorrect answer.
- Interview (15 Marks):- A limited number of candidates will be called for an Interview in accordance with merit. In the Interview, the general awareness and suitability of the candidate for public service will be tested. On the basis of the marks obtained in the Final Written Examination and the Interview, a merit list of the provisionally selected candidates will be prepared by the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board. Candidates’ ability to speak in Bengali will also be tested.
Application Fee - West Bengal Police Recruitment 2021
The following Application and/or Processing fees have been fixed
- Applicants belonging to the SC/ ST (of West Bengal only) shall pay processing fees of Rs.20/- (Rupees Twenty) only as they are exempted from paying any application fees. However, shortlisted candidates are required to produce their SC/ST certificates issued by the competent authority at the time of verification at the time of the Interview or their candidatures shall be considered void.
- If any shortlisted candidate fails to submit the documents as stated above, his/her candidature shall be rejected summarily.
- No exemption of fees is available to the SC/ST candidates of OTHER States.
