Last Date for Submission of Application is on 27th June, 2022.
No.of Posts and Vacancies :-
Constables and Lady Constables - 1666 Posts
Job Location - Kolkata
Education Qualification :
Applications are invited from eligible Indian citizens having following eligibility criteria for recruitment to the post of Constables/Lady Constables in Kolkata Police - 2022
1. Position: Constables & Lady Constables in Kolkata Police.
2. Pay Scale : As per existing rules
3. Number of vacancies: 1666
i. Constable: 1410
ii. Lady Constable: 256
4. Educational Qualification :- The applicant must have passed Madhyamik Examination from the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education or its equivalent.
5,. Language : -
(i) The applicant must be able to speak, read and write the Bengali language, provided that the 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 Districts, the provisions laid down in the West Bengal Official Language Act, 1961 (West Ben. Act XXIV of 1961) shall be applicable.
6. No. WBPRB/NOTICE - 2022/26 (CONS._KP_22)
Age Limit
The applicant must not be less than 18 (eighteen) years old and must not be more than 27 (twenty seven) years old as on 01/01/2022.
Application Fees
All categories except Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (of West Bengal only): Rs. 170, SC/ ST: Rs. 20
Other Instructions
i) Issuance of Admit Card for Preliminary Written Test or any latter stage is subject to acceptance of candidature on fulfilling the eligibility criteria. Hence, getting SMS on final submission of Application Form doesn’t warrant issuance of any Admit Card to the applicant for Preliminary Written Test or further stages.
ii) Defective/incomplete applications/applications with fuzzy photograph of candidates will be summarily rejected.
iii) Each candidate should submit ONE application form only. Candidature of those who submit more than one application form will be rejected summarily and the amount of application and/or processing fees will be forfeited.
iv) In case of any mismatch of data between application form filled up by the applicants and supporting testimonials at any stage of recruitment, the candidature will be summarily rejected.
v) Application Forms shall be rejected in case the signature of the applicant is uploaded/rendered in block letters/unintelligible/does not match with name of the candidate.
vi) Admission to the examination will be purely provisional subject to verification of eligibility at a later stage. Therefore, candidature of any candidate shall be rejected straightway if found not eligible at any stage, even after appearance in the tests /examinations.
vii) Candidates must abide by the instructions as may be given by the Venue-in-Charge/Invigilator of the examination venue. If the candidate fails to do so or indulges in disorderly or improper conduct, he/she will render himself/herself liable for expulsion from the examination hall and/or such other punishment as the Recruitment Board may deem fit to impose.
viii) SC/ST/OBC-A /OBC-B candidates of OTHER States will be treated as General (Un-reserved) category candidates.
ix) No TA/DA will be paid to the candidates for their journey to attend Preliminary Written Test, PMT & PET, Final Written Examination & Interview. They will appear for selection tests at their own expenses. The Recruitment Board will not be held responsible for any harm or injury to any candidate emerging out of the conduct of the PMT & PET or other tests.
x) All entries except religion field in the Application Form are compulsory. Application submitted keeping any of the columns blank would lead to summary rejection without any intimation to the applicant.
xi) The Board reserves the right to rectify the errors and omissions, if any, in the process of holding the examination and final declaration of result.
xii) A candidate who has been reported against by the Venue-in-Charge of the examination venue for violating any of the instructions or for having adopted unfair means at the arena/venue/examination hall or having used electronic gadgets like Earpiece, Smart Phone, etc. in the examination hall, will be punished with cancellation of his/her candidature and also be debarred from appearing at future examinations/selection processes as may be decided by the Recruitment Board.
xiii) Canvassing in any form will disqualify the candidate immediately.
xiv) Candidates are advised not to get lured by any unscrupulous touts. The recruitment process done by the Recruitment Board is absolutely transparent. xv) Assessment and evaluation of OMR sheet done by the Board shall be final and shall not be open to scrutiny by any external authority.
xvi) A candidate who discloses his/her identity by writing his/her name, roll no. etc. or putting any identifying marks inside the OMR Answer Sheet will be disqualified and his/her candidature will summarily be rejected.
xvii)The decision of the Selection Board on all matters relating to eligibility, place, date, mode of selection, acceptance or rejection of candidature will be final and binding on the candidates.
xviii) Candidates dissatisfied with his/her Physical Measurement Test (PMT) during field test may appeal in writing before the Chairperson, of the Selection Board/Committee on the same day of his/her tests. No appeal in this regard will be entertained in future.
xix) The height of a candidate may be re-measured at any stage including the Interview at the discretion of the Board and the decision of the Board shall be final and binding on the candidates.
xx) Only shortlisted candidates will be asked to produce all relevant original certificates along with the self attested photocopies for verification, failing which their candidature shall be rejected without any further communication
Selection Process
1. The selection process by the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board is transparent and purely merit-based. Hence, the applicants are advised to beware of the unscrupulous elements, racketeers, touts who may misguide the candidates with false promises of getting them selected for the job on illegal consideration.
2. The posts of Constable/Lady Constable in the Kolkata 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
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 01 (one) mark each. The duration of this test 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 : 40 Marks
ii. Elementary Mathematics (Madhyamik standard) : 30 Marks
iii. Reasoning : 30 Marks
B. Physical Measurement Test (PMT) :- The physical standards (height and weight) of the candidates as given under 4(e) will be tested by using Electronic Machines of those who qualify in the Preliminary Written Test. The chest measurement (only for Male candidates) will be taken by using measuring tape.
C. Physical Efficiency Test (PET) :- Candidates who qualify in PMT will be allowed to take part in PET
D. Final Written Examination : - Full Marks - 85; 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.
3. 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. Question paper will be set in two languages (Bengali & Nepali) except questions on English language.
4. A limited number of candidates will be called for Interview in accordance with merit. In the Interview, the general awareness and suitability of the candidate for public service will be tested. Candidates’ ability to speak in Bengali will also be tested in his/her Interview.
How to Apply
1. Application Forms must be submitted through on-line only during the period from 29.05.2022 (00:01 hrs.) to 27.06.2022 (23:59 hrs.).
2. Applicants are advised to read the ‘Information to Applicants’ before applying. An editing window will be available for the applicants want to edit/rectify their personal information already submitted in their Application Form for 07 (seven) days w.e.f. 01.07.2022 (00:01 hrs.) to 07.07.2022 (23:59 hrs.).
3. To edit the personal information, the applicant will have to provide
(i) His/her Application Sl. No. or Registered Mobile Number and
(ii) Date of Birth (DOB) as entered in the Application.
4. On providing these information, the applicant will get an OTP to their Mobile Number.
5. On successful verification of OTP the applicant will be allowed to edit his/her information (except permanent State).