RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF SUB-INSPECTOR/SUB-INSPECTRESS (UNARMED BRANCH) AND SERGEANT IN KOLKATA POLICE – 2023 by West Bengal Police Recruitment Board.

Application Form Submission (online only) and Payment of Fees: 29.08.2023 (00:01 hrs.) to 18.09.2023 (till 23:59 hrs.) Edit Window: 21.09.2023 (00:01 hrs.) to 27.09.2023 (till 23:59 hrs)

AGE (As of 01.01.2023):- The applicant must not be below 20 (twenty) years and not more than 27 (twenty-seven) years as of 01.01.2023. The upper age limit is relaxable by 05 (five) years for SC and ST by 03 (three) years for OBC candidates of West Bengal only and by 03 (three)years in the case of Transgender persons.

Note:-

Date of Birth as recorded in Madhyamik or equivalent admit card/certificate will only be accepted as valid proof for verification of age.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION The applicant- must have a bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university or its equivalent.

LANGUAGE:-

• The applicant must be able to speak, read, and write Bengali language. However, this provision will not be applicable to persons who are permanent residents of the hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling and Kalimpong Districts.

(ii)   For the applicant of hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling and Kalimpong District, the provisions laid down in the West Bengal Official Language Act, 1961 (24 of 1961)will be applicable.

METHOD OF RECRUITMENT:–

The posts of Sub-inspector/Sub-inspectress (Unarmed Branch) and Sergeant in Kolkata Police shall be filled up on the basis of qualifying the Preliminary Examination which will act as a screening examination followed by the Physical Measurement Test (PMT), Physical Efficiency Test (PET), FinalCombined Competitive Examination and Personality Test to be conducted by the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board.

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants will be able to submit their application using the websites of the West Bengal Police Recruitment  Board

(https://llprb.wb.gov.in), West Bengal Police (https:l/wbpo/ice.gov.in) and Kolkata Police (kolkatapo/ice.gov.in). Payment of Application and/or Processing Fees shall be made through different payment gateway by using Debit Cards/Credit Cards/Net-Banking of any Bank. Fees can also be paid through different e-wallets and UPIApp.

+ APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO UPLOAD THEIR RECENT PASSPORT-SIZE PHOTOGRAPH (PREFERABLY

COLOURED) AND SCANNED COPY OF FULL SIGNATURE IN JPG FORMAT COVERING THE ENTIRE SPACE

PROVIDED FOR THE SAME. THE SIZE OF THE PHOTOGRAPH FILE MUST BE WITHIN 1OKB -50 KB.

+ PHOTOGRAPH OF THE CANDIDATE SHOULD SATISFY THE FOLLOWING PRIMARY REQUIREMENTS:

RECENT PHOTO (NOT MORE THAN 3 MONTHS OLD) FACING FORWARD AND LOOKING STRAIGHT INTO THE

CAMERA.

MUST be WHITE BACKGROUND.

• WITHOUT ANYTHING COVERING THE FACE.
• IN CLEAR CONTRAST TO THE BACKGROUND.

O W ITHOUTAHEAD COVERING.

o W ITH EYES OPEN, VISIBLE, AND FREE FROM REFLECTION OR GLARE FROM GLASSES.

• W ITH YOUR EYES NOT COVERED BY SUNGLASSES, TINTED GLASSES, GLASS FRAMES OR LOCK OF HAIR.
• WITHOUT ANY ‘RED EYE ‘ AND WITHOUT ANY SHADOW IN THE PICTURE.

O W ITHANORMALEXPRESS ION.

+ SIGNATURE OF THE CANDIDATE MUST CONTAIN THE FULL NAME OF THE CANDIDATE AS ENTERED BY

HIS/HER INITIAL APPLICATION FORM AND THE SIGNATURE SHALL BE IN THE LONG HAND. THE SIZE OF SIGNATURE

FILE MUST BE WITHIN 5 KB·20 KB.

+  THE IMAGE DIMENSION FOR THE PHOTOGRAPH AND SIGNATURE SHOULD BE 177 P X H X 138 P X W (4.5 CM

HEIGHT X 3.5 CM WIDTH) AND 63 PX HX 350 PX W (1.7 CM HEIGHT 9.2 CMWIDTH) RESPECTIVELY.

+ APPLICANTS ARE ADV ISED NOT TO UPLOAD IMAGES OF OTHER OBJECTS IN PLACE OF PHOTOGRAPH AND

SIGNATURE. PHOTOGRAPHS CROPPED  FROM ‘GROUPIES’ OR ‘SELFIES’ SHALL ALSO  BE DISALLOWED

DURING THE SCRUTINY.

+ On successful submission of the application, the applicants will get an SMS to their registered mobile number. Each

applicant is required to have an individual mobile number and e-mail ID. Sharing of mobile numbers between applicants is not permitted. This number needs to remain valid till the entire process of the recruitment. The Board does not owe any responsibility for failure in the delivery of SMS or e-mail due to a change in Mobile Number/e-mail ID. or other technical reasons. The applicants are advised to take a printout of their application form, preserve it safely, and mention the Application SI. No. for all future communications if required with the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board be it in verbal or written form.