The West Bengal Police will conduct this recruitment drive for a total of 8,419 constable posts. The candidates who are interested applying for the post of Constable in the West Begal Police can visit the official website – wbpolice.gov.in – for vacancy details & complete eligibility criteria.
The appication process for the West Bengal Police Constable Recruitment examination 2019 will begin from tomorrow i.e. February 5, 2019. The last date to submit the application form for the same is March 5, 2019. The WB Police Constable 2019 Exam date is not announced as of now.
Eligibility criteria (as mentioned in the official recruitment notification)
(1) Age : – The applicant must not be less than 18 (Eighteen) years old and must not be more than 27 (Twenty Seven) years old as on 01.01.2019. The upper age limit shall be relaxed by 05 (Five) years for the candidates belonging to the categories of Scheduled Castes (SC) & Scheduled Tribes (ST) and by 03 (Three) years for the candidates belonging to the categories of Other Backward Classes (OBC). The NVF and Home Guard personnel serving in West Bengal Police are also eligible for relaxation of upper age limit as per existing Government order. However, no age relaxation is available for the Civic Volunteer personnel serving in West Bengal Police.
(2) Educational Qualifications : – The applicant must have passed Madhyamik Examination from the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education or its equivalent.
(3) Language : – The applicant must be able to speak, read and write in Bengali language. However, this provision will not be applicable to the persons who are permanent residents of hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling and Kalimpong Districts.
(4) NVF, Home Guard personnel and Civic Volunteers serving in West Bengal Police should complete 03 (Three) years of service as on 01.01.2019.
Reservation of vacancies
| Category | No. of Vacancies |
| Unreserved (UR) | 2982 |
| Unreserved (E.C.) | 1638 |
| Scheduled Caste | 1149 |
| Scheduled Caste (E.C.) | 707 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 345 |
| Scheduled Tribe (E.C.) | 193 |
| OBC-A | 622 |
| OBC-A (E.C.) | 311 |
| OBC-B | 261 |
| OBC-B (E.C) | 211 |
| Total | 8419 |
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