West Bengal Police SI

West Bengal Police Recruitment 2025

 Know Eligibility Criteria, How to Apply Online, Exam Pattern, Vacancies, Job Profile etc.

 WBPRB (WB Police Recruitment Board) has released an advertisement for inviting applications from eligible candidates for WBP police  Recruitment 2025 of Sub-Inspectors/Sub-Inspectress (For Unarmed Branch) and Sergeant in Kolkata Police (West Bengal). Interested candidates  may check the official WBP recruitment 2025 notification from the website wbpolice.gov.in

 WBP Recruitment 2025 (West Bengal Police SI Recruitment): Overview

 WB SI Recruitment 2025: Exam Pattern

 • Preliminary Examination (screening examination)
 • Physical Measurement Test (PMT),
 • Physical Efficiency Test (PET),
 • Final Combined Competitive Examination (to be conducted by the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board.)
 • Personality Test (conducted by the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board.)

 A. Preliminary Examination: (Total Marks - 200):

 Eligible Candidates would be called for a Preliminary Examination (screening test for appearing into Physical Measurement Test and Physical  Efficiency Test.). The total duration/interval of the examination will be of 90 minutes

Note:

 • The marks secured in prelims examination will not be counted for determining the final merit list. 
 • There will be a NEGATIVE marking of ¼th marks for every incorrect answer marked by the candidate in the preliminary examination.

 B. Physical Measurement Test (PMT) & Physical Efficiency Test (PET): 
The Physical Measurement Test (PMT) (relating to height, weight and chest) of the candidates qualified in the Prelims exam shall be taken. Only  the qualified candidates in the PMT will be eligible for appearing in the PET (Physical Efficiency Test).
Note: Only those candidates who qualify both PMT & PET would be eligible for appearing in the Final Combined Competitive Examination.

C. Final Combined Competitive Examination (Total Marks - 200):

 The Final Combined Competitive Examination shall consist of 3 papers (having conventional type questions):

 a) Paper-I: General Studies and Arithmetic consisting of 100 marks (of which 50 marks will be allotted to General Studies, and 25 marks to Logical  & Analytical reasoning and the rest 25 marks are for Arithmetic). This section will be of 2 hours duration.
 b) Paper-II: In this paper, only 1 section of English would be there having 50 marks of 1 (one) hour duration.
 c) Paper-III: This paper would have 1 section of Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali of 50 marks of 1 (one) hour duration.

Note: All the above 3 papers of the Final Combined Competitive Examination will be held on the same day.

 The Paper I (General Studies & Arithmetic) of the Final Combined Competitive Examination would be held in 3 languages (English, Bengali and  Nepali).

 D. Personality Test: (Total Marks - 30):
 Candidates selected on the basis of results of Final Combined Competitive Examination would be called for the Personality Test. In this  Personality Test, candidate’s ability to speak fluently in Bengali would be tested.

 Note:
 • The minimum passing mark for the personality test will be 08 out of 30.
 • Candidates failing to secure minimum passing marks in the personality test would be disqualified (irrespective of marks obtained in the Final  Combined Competitive Examination).
 The final merit list would be prepared on the basis of the total marks obtained by selected candidates in the 3 papers of Final Combined Competitive Examination and the marks obtained in Personality test. Candidates failing to secure minimum passing marks in the personality test  will be rejected.

West Bengal Police Exam Date 2025: Important Dates
 The WBP Exam date 2025 are tabulated below. Candidates should keep visiting this section for getting the latest status of the recruitment  process.

WB Police Recruitment 2025 Apply Online
 • Open the official website of West Bengal Police viz. wbpolice.gov.in
 • On its home page, click on the tab named ‘Recruitment’.
 • Thereafter click on the tab named ‘Get Details’ under the tab "Recruitment to the post of Sub-Inspector / Sub-Inspectress (Unarmed Branch)  and Sergeant in Kolkata Police 2025"
 • After that click on the tab ‘Get Details’ under ‘Fill-up Application Form online’ & register yourself.
 • After registration, select the post you are applying for and fill up the WBP Online application 2025.
 • Finally Upload all the required documents, & pay the requisite fee and submit the Online Application form
 • Candidates are advised to Download the filled application form and take a printout for future reference

 WB Police SI Application Fee 2025
 WB Police SI Application Fees can be paid either using a debit card or credit card in online mode.

WBP Syllabus 2025(West Bengal Police SI Syllabus 2025)
 Syllabus of Preliminary examination
 1. Paper I of the Final Combined Competitive Examination

 General Studies and Arithmetic:

(a) General Studies: In this section, Questions will be designed to test the General Knowledge of the candidates in different spheres such as Politics, Science,  Economics, Current Events, Inventions and Discoveries, Economics, History, Culture and Art etc

 (b) Logical & Analytical Reasoning: 
Here, Questions will be designed to test the logical and analytical ability of the candidates.

 (c) Arithmetic: 
Questions will be asked on the basis of the syllabus of Madhyamik Examination of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education

2. Paper II & Paper III of the Final Combined Competitive

 Paper II (English): Questions would be asked on any or all of the following topics:

 a. Report Drafting from the points or material shared in the question paper.
 b. Translation Questions (from Bengali/Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali languages into English Language)
 c. Making a prose passage (summary/precis) from a given paragraph.
 d. Candidates should be able to make Correct use of words, correction of sentences, use of common phrases, synonyms and antonyms etc.

 Paper III (having questions in Bengali / Hindi /Urdu /Nepali):

 Questions would be asked on all or any of the following items:

a. Report Drafting from the points or material shared in the question paper.
 b. Translation Questions (from English language to Bengali/Nepali language and translation from Hindi/Urdu to Bengali language as per language  selection)
 The translation question will be of 20 (twenty) marks.

 WB Police SI Recruitment 2025: Previous Year Cut offs

 The previous year cut off for Unarmed & Armed branches (Male candidates) are tabulated below for your reference.

 Unarmed Branches (MALE)

 Armed Branches (MALE)

 West Bengal Police Vacancy 2025

 TO BE announced soon

Previous year vacancies 

 It is to be noted that
 i) Total no. of vacancies mentioned above is provisional only and is subjected to marginal changes (if needed). 
 ii) The selected candidates could be transferred from Kolkata Police (KP) to West Bengal Police (WBP) if the Government so desires in public interest.
 iii) The candidates must indicate their choice of posts in the order of their preference, at the time of application submission.

 WB Police SI Recruitment 2025 Salary
 The Sub-Inspector/Sub-Inspectress of Unarmed Branch and The Sergeant in Kolkata Police lies in the Pay Scale of Level - 10 in the pay matrix (Rs. 32,100 - Rs. 82,900).

 Allowances:
 Medical Allowances, House Rent Allowances, Dearness Allowances, Travelling Allowances, Pension, Child Education Allowances etc.

 WB Police SI Job Profile 2025
 The major responsibilities of a WB Police SI are briefly mentioned below:
 • Maintaining law & Order in his assigned area
 • To ensure safety of citizens who comes under his jurisdiction.
 • Doing weekly patrolling in their jurisdiction.
 • Maintaining records in written & documented format

 Eligibility Criteria
 West Bengal Police SI Recruitment 2025: Eligibility Criteria

 Below mentioned are the West Bengal Police qualification criteria which needs to be fulfilled before applying for the vacancies.
 A. NATIONALITY:
 The Applicant must be a citizen of India.

 B. AGE LIMIT:  The applicant must be above 20 years of age & less than 27 years as on .. Upper age limit of the candidate is relaxable by 5 years (for SC and ST tribes) and by 3 years (for OBC candidates of only West Bengal ).
 For departmental candidates (of Kolkata Police ), the upper age limit is relaxed upto 35 years (if having requisite qualification).
 The upper age limit would be further relaxed for the departmental candidates by 5 years for SC/ST and by 3 years for OBC applicants.

 Note:  Those Departmental candidates who have previously appeared 3 times in the recruitment process of Sub-Inspector/Sub-Inspectress  (Unarmed Branch) and Sergeant in Kolkata Police (conducted by PSC or formerly KPRB) will not be eligible to apply again.

 C. Educational Qualification:
 The candidates applying for this post must have a bachelor’s degree (in any discipline) from a recognized university.

 D. Language: 
 (i) The candidate should be able to fluently speak, read and write Bengali Language (not applicable for permanent residents of hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling and Kalimpong Districts)

  ii) For candidates of hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling and Kalimpong District, the provisions of West Bengal Official language Act, 1961 shall be  applicable.