The posts of Constable/Lady Constable in the West Bengal Police shall be filled up on the basis of qualifying the Preliminary Written Test which will act as screening examination followed by the Physical Measurement Test (PMT), Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Final Written Examination and Interview to be conducted by the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board.
Preliminary Written Test (Full Marks - 100) -
Applicants provisionally considered eligible will have to appear in an MCQ based preliminary written test which is qualifying in nature. There would be 100 objective type questions having multiple choice (four choices) of answers carrying 01 (one) mark each. The duration of this test will be 1(one) hour. Question paper will be set in two languages (Bengali & Nepali). Questions of the Preliminary Written Test shall be from the following subjects :-
i. General Awareness and General Knowledge - 50 Marks
ii. Elementary Mathematics (Madhyamik standard) - 30 Marks
iii. Reasoning - 20 Marks
Note - There will be NEGATIVE marking for each incorrect answer. ¼th of the allotted marks for a particular question will be deducted for each incorrect answer. West Bengal Police Recruitment Board will decide the prescribed scheme and syllabus for the Preliminary Written Test. The qualifying marks in the Preliminary Written Test to appear for the next stage will be fixed by the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board. The marks obtained by a candidate in the preliminary written test will not be considered for preparing final merit list.
PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY TEST (PET) -
Candidates who qualify in PMT will be allowed to take part in PET as furnished below.
Posts - Constable
Event for - 1600 (sixteen hundred) meters run
PET Timing - 6 (six) minutes 30 (thirty) seconds
Posts - Lady Constable
Event for - 800 (eight hundred) meters run
PET Timing - 4 (four) minutes
Note -
I) Timing of an individual runner shall be taken with the help of Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) technology. Only one chance will be given for Physical Efficiency Test. The venues for PMT & PET will be decided by the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board, in due course.
II) PMT & PET are qualifying in nature.
FINAL WRITTEN EXAMINATION (Full Marks – 85) -
All the candidates who qualify in the Physical Measurement Test (PMT) & Physical Efficiency Test (PET) will be called to appear in the Final Written Examination to be conducted by the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board. The Final Written Examination will have 85 (eighty five) Multiple Choice (Four choices) Objective Type Questions (MCQs) carrying 01 (one) mark each. The duration of the examination will be 1 (One) hour. Question paper will be set in two languages (Bengali & Nepali) except questions on English language. Question of the Final Written Examination shall be from the following subjects -
A. General Awareness and General Knowledge - 25 Marks
B. English - 25 Marks
C. Elementary Mathematics (Madhyamik standard) - 20 Marks
D. Reasoning and Logical Analysis - 15 Marks
Note - There will be NEGATIVE marking for each incorrect answer. ¼th of the allotted marks for a particular question will be deducted for each incorrect answer. West Bengal Police Recruitment Board will decide the prescribed scheme and syllabus for the Final Written Examination. The qualifying marks in the Final Written Examination to appear for the next stage will be fixed by the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board.
INTERVIEW (Full Marks - 15).