The West Bengal Police Recruitment Board has announced vacancies for Sub-Inspector (Unarmed Branch) and Sub-Inspector (Armed Branch) positions. A detailed notification, including eligibility criteria, physical standards, application procedure, and examination syllabus, is available for candidates on the official websites West Bengal Police Recruitment Board and West Bengal Police
Sl. No.
Category
Unarmed Branch Male
Unarmed Branch Female
Armed Branch Male
Total No. of Vacancy
1
Unreserved (UR)
74
45
90
209
2
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)
16
10
20
46
3
Scheduled Caste (SC)
36
22
44
102
4
Scheduled Tribe (ST)
10
6
12
28
5
OBC – A
16
10
20
46
6
OBC – B
12
7
14
33
TOTAL
164
100
200
464
Age Limit as of 01.01.2024.
Minimum Age: 20 Years.
Maximum Age: 30 Years.
5 years of Age relaxations for SC/ST, OBC-A/B, and Transgender candidates, and specific relaxations for departmental candidates.
General Studies, Logical & Analytical Reasoning, Arithmetic
50 GS, 25 LR, 25 Arithmetic
200
90 mins
PMT & PET
Physical Tests
–
–
–
–
Final
Paper-I
General Studies and Arithmetic
75 (50 GS, 25 Arithmetic)
100
2 hrs
Paper-II
English
–
50
1 hr
Paper-III
Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali
–
50
1 hr
Personality Test
Interview
–
–
30
–
This table summarizes the syllabus for the West Bengal Police Sub-Inspector Recruitment process, including the Preliminary Examination, Physical Measurement Test (PMT), Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Final Combined Competitive Examination, and Personality Test.
Exam Syllabus
Section
Content
Examination Type
General Studies
Questions assess general knowledge across various domains.
Preliminary
Logical & Analytical Reasoning
Tests logical and analytical abilities.
Preliminary
Arithmetic
Based on the Madhyamik Examination syllabus of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education.
Preliminary
English (Paper II)
Drafting reports, Translation to English, Summary/Precis writing, Correct use of words, Sentence correction, Common phrases, Synonyms and Antonyms.
Final Competitive
Bengali / Hindi / Urdu / Nepali (Paper III)
Drafting reports, Translation to and from specified languages. Translation tasks carry 20 marks.
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