West Bengal Police Recruitment 2021 | Check Vacancies, Eligibility and More

West Bengal Police Recruitment 2021: West Bengal Police Recruitment 2021 notification has been released by the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board this year for 8362 vacancies. If you are interested in applying for the same you must know every detail about it.

To know about the West Bengal Police Recruitment 2021 in detail, read the complete blog.

West Bengal Police Recruitment 2021 | Overview

WB Police Constable Recruitment Overview
Organization Name	West Bengal Police Department
Post Name	Constable
Total Vacancies	8632
Deadline For Applications	20th February 2021
Exam Date	26th September 2021 (Prelims)
Selection Process	Written Test, Physical Test, Interview
Job Location	West Bengal
Official Site	http://wbpolice.gov.in/

West Bengal Police Recruitment 2021 | Vacancy

Category	WB Police Constable Vacancy
	Male	Female
UR	2640	423
UR (EC)	1280	205
SC	1120	179
SC (EC)	560	90
ST	320	51
ST (EC)	160	26
OBC – A	560	90
OBC – A (EC)	240	38
OBC – B	400	64
OBC – B (EC)	160	25
Total	7440	1192

West Bengal Police Recruitment 2021 | Eligibility

To be able to apply for the West Bengal Police 2021 Recruitment Exam, you must fulfil the eligibility criteria.

Nationality

You must be an Indian citizen.

Age Limit

• Should not be less than 18 years of age and more than 27 years of age
• Age relaxation for SC/ST candidates is 5 years and for OBC 3 years

Educational Qualification

• You must have completed Madhyamik education.
• You must know how to read, write, and speak in the Bengali language.

Physical Standards

Gender	Category	Height	Weight	Chest
Male	Gorkhas, Garhwalies, Rajbanshis and Scheduled Tribes	160	53	76 cm (5cm expansion)
	All Others	167	57	78cm (5cm expansion)
Lady Constable	Gorkhas, Garhwalies, Rajbanshis and Scheduled Tribes	152	45	NA
	All others	160	49

Language Requirements

• He/she must be able to communicate in Bengali, both verbally and in writing.
• It would not apply to people who are permanent residents of Darjeeling and Kalimpong Districts’ hill subdivisions.

West Bengal Police Recruitment 2021 | Application

Specifications Of Documents

Scanned Photograph	The image size is 177 x 138 pixels.  JPG is a file format. File size ranges from 10 to 50 KB.
Scanned Signature	The image size is 63 x 350 pixels.  JPG is a file format. File size ranges from 5 to 20 KB.

Offline Application Form Submission

1. Visit the West Bengal Police Official website.
2. Open the link for constable examination.
3. You will be redirected to the recruitment page.
4. Download the application form and fill in all the necessary details manually.
5. To pay the application fee, you have to generate a challan and visit any branch of Union Bank of India to deposit the fee
6. Once the application form fill is filled, send it to the address mentioned below

• Chairman, West Bengal Police Recruitment Board, Araksha Bhawan (5th Floor) Block- DJ Sector-II, Salt lake city, Kolkata- 700091

Application Fee

• Online Mode:

1. It can be made on-line through payment gateway by using Debit Cards/Credit Cards/Net-Banking of any Bank. 
2. You can also pay the fee through different e-wallets and Bharat QR and UPI App. 
3. An amount of Rs. 5/- (Rupees five) only will be charged by the agency concerned as “Service Charge” for availing Debit Cards/Credit Cards/Net-Banking/e-wallet/other App facility.

• Offline Mode:

You can pay the application fee through either India Post Challan form or Challan from any branch of Punjab National Bank.

Category	Application Fee	Processing Fee	Total Amount
All candidates except (SC/ST)	150	20	170
SC/ST (West Bengal)	Nil	20	20

West Bengal Police Recruitment 2021 | Admit Card

The West Bengal Police Admit Card 2021 will be released few weeks before the exam on the West Bengal Police Official Website. You have to carry the hall ticket into the examination hall.

West Bengal Police Recruitment 2021 | Selection Process

There are 7 stages of the selection process.

1. Preliminary written test: This is a qualifying examination which means the marks are not considered in the final merit list. It is of 100 marks which includes 3 subjects i.e. General awareness and General knowledge, Reasoning and Elementary Mathematics.
2. Physical Measurement Test (PMT): Only after qualifying the written test you can qualify for PMT. Under this your height and weight will be measured using Electronic Machines.
3. Physical Efficiency Test (PET): After qualifying for the PMT, you are eligible for PET. This test consists of a 1600 meter run within 6 minutes and 30 seconds.
4. Final Written Exam: This test  is of 85 marks which include 4 subjects i.e. General Awareness and General knowledge, Reasoning, English and Elementary Mathematics. The final written exam marks will be taken into consideration to prepare a merit list.
5. Interview: Interview round is of 15 marks and those candidates who have qualified for the Final written test only those candidates will be called for this interview round. Public and general awareness will be asked in this round. The marks of this round will also be taken into consideration to prepare a merit list.
6. Verification of character antecedents: After clearing the interview round, candidates have to fill the verification of character antecedents which will be further enquired by the authority. They are required to fill up a ‘Verification Roll’ which will be thoroughly enquired into by the authority concerned. The antecedent verification is about confirming, whether the provided details like address, date of birth, etc. actually belong to the candidate or not. The verification of criminal records, if any, is also done under this stage.
7. Medical Examination: The selected candidates will be sent to the designated state government hospital for medical examination. Candidates should be in good physical and mental health Candidates have to undergo a few medical tests prescribed by the Department of Health and family welfare. 

West Bengal Police Recruitment 2021 | Exam Pattern

Prelims

1. The questions paper will be in 2 languages, i.e., English and Bengal.
2. For each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of 1/4th marks.
3. For both exams, the time duration is 1 hour.

Subjects	Total No. of Questions	Total Marks
General awareness & Knowledge	50	50
Elementary Mathematics	30	30
Reasoning	20	20
Total	100	100

Physical Measurement Test

After clearing the Prelims, you will be qualified for this round. You will be tested as per the required standards mentioned in the eligibility.

Physical Efficiency Test

Post	Event	Timing
Constable	1600m run	6 mins 30 secs
Lady Constable	800m run	4 min

Final Written Exam

Subjects	Total No. of Questions	Total Marks
General awareness & Knowledge	25	25
English	25	25
Elementary Mathematics	20	20
Reasoning & Logical Analysis	15	15
Total	85	85

West Bengal Police Recruitment 2021 | Syllabus

Subjects	Topics
General awareness & Knowledge	History Geography Socio Economic development (West Bengal & India) National & International Current events Modern History of India Indian Polity Geography of India Indian culture Indian Economy
Elementary Mathematics	Arithmetical and Numerical abilities Number Systems Simplification Decimals Fractions L.C.M., H.C.F. Ratio & Proportion Percentage Average Profit & Loss Discount Simple & Compound Interest Mensuration Time & Work Time & Distance Tables & Graphs
Reasoning	Analogies Similarities Differences Space visualization Problem solving Analysis and Judgment Decision-making Visual memory Discrimination Observation Relationship Concepts Arithmetical reasoning Verbal and figure classification Arithmetical number series Abilities to deal with abstract ideas  Arithmetical computations  Analytical functions
English	Substitution Synonyms Antonyms Sentence Completion Prepositions Transformation Active and Passive Voice Spotting Errors Passage Completion Sentence Arrangement Idioms and Phrases Sentence Improvement Para Completion Spelling Test Joining Sentences Fill in the blanks Error Correction

West Bengal Police Recruitment 2021 | Result

1. Visit the WB Police Official Website.
2. Click on WB Police constable prelims exam results 2021.
3. Enter your application number, select the district, date of birth and click on submit.
4. Your WB Police Result 2021 will be displayed.
5. Download and take a print out of the result to appear for the PMT test.
6. The final merit list of the short-listed candidates will be shown on the official website of WB Police.

West Bengal Police Recruitment 2021 | CutOff

Below is the WB Police CutOff for 2019

• For General candidates: 47.75
• For ST candidates: 42.83

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