EMPLOYMENT NOTICE FOR ON-LINE/OFF-LINE SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF CONSTABLE / LADY CONSTABLE IN KOLKATA POLICE.
EMPLOYMENT NOTICE NO. 02/2015/ KPRB DATE: 20.11.2015
In compliance with the Govt. of West Bengal, Home Department, Police Establishment Branch Order No. 852-PL/PA/1C-15/2011 Dated. 4th March 2015, Home (Police) Deptt. G.O. No.349-PL/PI/8C-10/09 Pt.I Dated 21.01.2011 & G.O. No.565-PL Dated 27.01.2011 applications are invited from eligible Candidates for the posts of Constable/Lady Constable in Kolkata Police.
A. PROBABLE VACANCY :-
| Sl.No | Category | No of vacancies for constable | No of vacancies for Lady constable |
| 01 | Unreserved | 583 | 59 |
| 02 | Scheduled Caste | 234 | 23 |
| 03 | Scheduled Tribe | 64 | 06 |
| 04 | OBC-A | 106 | 11 |
| 05 | OBC-B | 74 | 07 |
| Total | 1061 | 106 |
SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B candidates of other states will be treated as General (un-reserved) category candidates.
B. SCALE OF PAY: Rs. 5400 – 25200 (PB 2) + 2600 (Grade Pay), other admissible allowances and prospect of future promotion are subject to existing Rule. (For more detail download advertisement given below)
C. ELIGIBILITY :-
(i) Must be a Citizen of India.
(ii) Age Limit :- 18 – 27 years as on 01.01.2015. Upper age limit is relaxable for Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe Candidates of West Bengal Only upto 05 (Five) Years and upto 03 (Three) Years for OBC-A/OBC-B Candidates of West Bengal Only. The upper age limit is also relaxable for the Ex-serviceman/Home Guard serving in Kolkata Police only as per existing Govt. Rules.
(iii) Minimum Educational Qualification: The applicant must have passed Madhyamik Examination under W.B.B.S.E or its equivalent examinations.
(iv) Physical eligibility:–
(a) For the post of Constable :
(1) Minimum Height – 167 cms.
(2) Minimum Chest – 78 cms. with minimum expansion of 5 cms. by inhalation.
(3) Minimum Weight – Proportionate to height as per medical standard.
Relaxation in Physical measurement for the post of Constable will be given to GORKHA, GARWALI, RAJBANSI and ST in the following manner:-
(1) Minimum Height – 160 cms.
(2) Minimum Chest – 76 cms. with minimum expansion of 5 cms. by inhalation.
(3) Minimum Weight – Proportionate to height as per medical standard.
(b) For the post of Lady Constable:
(1) Minimum Height – 160 cms.
(2) Minimum Weight – Proportionate to height as per medical standard.
Relaxation in Physical measurement for the post of Lady Constable will be given to GORKHA, GARWALI, RAJBANSI and ST in the following manner:-
(1) Minimum Height – 152 cms.
(2) Minimum Weight – Proportionate to height as per medical standard.
(v) Eligibility in respect of Health (For all Posts):- The candidate must possess sound physical and mental health. (Download Advt for details chart).
D. SELECTION PROCEDURE :-
(i) Physical Measurement Test (PMT):- The candidates submitting valid applications will be called for Physical Measurement. Photograph and Finger Print will be taken through webcam/biometric device, when the candidates appear for Physical Measurement. Thereafter Physical Measurement will be taken through Digital Measurement Device. Chest Measurement will be taken for only those candidates, who will qualify in the Height and Weight Measurement (for the post of Constable only).
(ii) Physical Efficiency Test (PET):- The candidates, who will qualify in Physical Measurement, will be considered for Physical Efficiency Test. Timing of individual runner may be taken with the help of Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID).
Qualifying Standard:-
(a) For the post of Constable:- 1600 metres Run to be completed within 06 minutes and 30 seconds.
(b) For the post of Lady Constable:- 400 metres Run to be completed within 02 minutes.
(iii) Written Test- Full marks 90:- The candidates, who will qualify in the Physical Efficiency Test, will be considered for ‘Written Test’. The Written Test will have objective type questions on Current Affairs, General Knowledge, General English, Elementary Mathematics and Analytical Aptitude in multiple choice answer system. Full marks of the Written Test will be 90 and allotted time will be 60 minutes, having provision of negative marking against the wrong answers. The answer sheet may be evaluated in Optical Mark Recognition (OMR System). Note:- 0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer. The category wise (General/ SC/ST etc.) qualifying marks in the written examination for appearing before interview board will be fixed by KPRB.
(iv) Interview – Full marks 10:- The candidates, who will qualify in the Written Test, will be considered for Interview. After the interview a Merit List of provisionally selected candidates will be prepared on the basis of total marks obtained in ‘Written Test’ and ‘Interview’.
(v) Medical Examination (For all Posts):- Provisionally selected candidates will have to undergo a medical examination at the Hospital, designated by Govt. of West Bengal and earmarked by Kolkata Police.
(vi) Verification of Character and Antecedents (For all Posts):- Provisionally selected candidates will have to fill up and submit ‘Verification Roll’ which will be thoroughly enquired into by the authority concerned.
(vii) Training (For all Posts):- Provisionally appointed candidates will have to undergo a prescribed course of training / probation successfully before their confirmation in the rank. In case of resignation, before confirmation is tendered by the employee, he shall have to pay the training cost, as per existing Govt. rule.
E. HOW TO APPLY :–
(a) Examination Fee (For all posts) :- All categories of candidates, except those who belong to Scheduled Tribe & Scheduled Caste ( of West Bengal only), shall pay application fees of Rs 150/– (one hundred & fifty only).
• No exemption of fee is available to the SC/ST Candidates of other states. They shall be treated as candidate of General Category.
• No claim for refund of the fee will be entertained.
• Applications not accompanied by requisite fee shall be rejected summarily.
(b) Application Form (For all posts) :- Kolkata Police Recruitment Board extends the facilities of both the online and off-line submission of applications.
ON-LINE SUBMISSION:-
• Applicants will be able to submit application using the website www.kprb.kolkatapolice.gov.in by filling up their information including scanned photograph and signature. Applicants are advised to follow the procedure properly for applying through on-line. Payment of Application Fees can be made on-line through payment gateway (Bill Desk) by using Debit Cards / Credit Cards / Net-Banking of any Bank. An amount of Rs. 5/- (Rupees five) only will be charged by the agency concerned (Bill Desk) as “Service Charge” for availing Debit Cards / Credit Cards / Net-Banking facility.
ON-LINE APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO UPLOAD SCANNED COPY OF THEIR RECENT PASSPORT SIZE PHOTOGRAPH AND FULL SIGNATURE IN JPG FORMAT COVERING THE ENTIRE SPACE PROVIDED FOR THE SAME. THE SIZE OF PHOTOGRAPH FILE AND SIGNATURE FILE MUST BE BETWEEN 10 KB – 50 KB AND 5 KB – 20 KB RESPECTIVELY. THE IMAGE DIMENSION FOR PHOTOGRAPH AND SIGNATURE SHOULD BE 138 PX W X 177 PX H (4.5 CM HEIGHT X 3.5 CM WIDTH) AND 350 PX W X 63 PX H (1.7 CM HEIGHT X 9.2 CM WIDTH) RESPECTIVELY. PHOTOGRAPH MUST BE IN CLEAR CONTRAST TO THE BACKGROUND WITH 75-80% OF THE PHOTO OCCUPYING THE APPLICANT’S FACE. CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED NOT TO UPLOAD IMAGES OF OTHER OBJECTS IN PLACE OF PHOTOGRAPH AND SIGNATURE.
On successful submission of the application, the applicants shall be provided with the copy of Application Form with his photograph, signature and unique Application Serial No. Candidates are advised to preserve it safely and mention the Application Serial No. for all future communications, if required, with the Kolkata Police Recruitment Board. Request for change / correction in the Application Form SHALL NOT be entertained under any circumstances after final submission. The Kolkata Police Recruitment Board will not be responsible for any consequences arising out of non-acceptance of any correction / addition/ deletion in any particular field in the application form whatsoever the reasons may be.
On-line submission through Tathya-Mitra-Kendras:-
• The Kolkata Police Recruitment Board extends facility to submit application through about 4800 Tathya-Mitra-Kendras set up by the Government of West Bengal up to the level of Gram Panchayats in the rural areas of West Bengal. (Download Advt for more detail.)
OFF-LINE SUBMISSION:- The off-line Application Form must be downloaded using the website www.kprb.kolkatapolice.gov.in through any available Cyber Café or Personal Computer with internet connectivity. Before downloading the application form, the applicant has to click for the post he/she wishes to apply for and has to fill up the following mandatory fields to download the off-line Application Form:-
i) Post applied for -Select
ii) Permanent Address State -Select
iii) Name in full -Text entry
iv) Category -Select
v) Ex-Serviceman/Home Guards Serving in K.P. only -Select
vi) Service period (for sl. No. v) -Numeric entry (YY-MM-DD to YY-MM-DD)
vii) Date of Birth -Select
viii) Age as on 01/01/2015 -Auto calculated field*
ix) Mobile No. -Numeric entry
x) Qualification Class X Pass -Select Yes/No
xi) Gender -Select Male/Female
xii) Father’s/Husband’s Name in full -Text entry
xiii) Mother’s Name in full -Text entry xiv) Sports Quota -Select Tournament and then Games/Sports xv) Valid e-mail ID -Text entry (Not Mandatory)
*On selecting the date of birth, the age of the applicant as on 01/01/2015 will be displayed automatically. Hence, the applicant need not fill this particular field.
Note: Each applicant has to provide an active individual Mobile No. which must remain active till the entire recruitment process is completed. Sharing of Mobile No. between applicants is not permitted. The Board will not take any responsibility for disruption of SMS services in any form. Each applicant is required to have personal e-mail ID. Not mandatory for off-line submission.
After filling up the mandatory fields, the applicant has to click on “Save and Download” button. He will automatically get the Application Form with the fields already entered in a pre-printed manner and with the Unique Application Serial No. having 08 digits. The Application Form will also have a bar code printed and an algorithm generated code printed at the bottom of the Form. The applicants are advised to note down the Unique Application Serial No. for all future communication with the Board if any.
(For more information download Advt)
F. PERIOD OF APPLICATION:- Applications may be submitted through on-line/off-line with effect from the date of advertisement in Newspaper and the website of Kolkata Police Recruitment Board (www.kprb.kolkatapolice.gov.in) so as to reach the office of the Kolkata Police Recruitment Board latest by 19/12/ 2015 (5 P.M.).
NO APPLICATION SHALL BE RECEIVED AFTER THE LAST DATE AND TIME OF SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS. HENCE, THE APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS WELL IN ADVANCE WITHOUT WAITING FOR LAST DATE AND TIME OF SUBMISSION TO AVOID DELAYED SUBMISSION DUE TO SERVER PROBLEM OR ANY OTHER TECHNICAL FAULTS, INCLUDING POSTAL DELAYS.
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