Police
KOLKATA POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR
The Kolkata Police Sub-Inspector recruitment is a state-level competitive recruitment process conducted for eligible candidates seeking appointment to the post of Sub-Inspector / Sub-Inspectress (Unarmed Branch), Sub-Inspector (Armed Branch), and Sergeant in the Kolkata Police force.
Particular |
Details |
| Conducting Body | West Bengal Police Recruitment Board (WBPRB) |
| Post Nomenclature | Sub-Inspector / Sub-Inspectress (UB), Sub-Inspector (AB), and Sergeant in Kolkata Police Application Mode |
| Application Mode | Online (via oļ¬cial WBPRB examination portal) |
| Examination Mode | Oļ¬ine, OMR-Based Multiple Choice (MCQ) |
| Total Questions | 100 Questions (preliminary Examination) |
| Exam Duration for Preliminary | 90 Minutes (1.5 Hours) |
| Total Marks(Mains) | 200 Marks (Final Written Exam) |
| Duration for Mains | | 4 Hours Total (Paper I: 2 Hours, Paper II: 1 Hour, Paper III: 1 Hour) |
| Negative Marking(Prilimenary) | Yes (0.25 mark deducted for each incorrect answer) |
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Academic Foundation & Statutory Standards
Academic Foundation: Bachelor degree in any discipline from a recognized university or its equivalent.Ā
Language Competence: The candidate must be able to speak, read, and write in the Bengali language (relaxable for permanent residents of hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts).
Age Bracket: 20 to 30 years as of statutory qualifying date (Unreserved category).Ā
Age Relaxation: SC / ST (+5 years) | OBC (+3 years) | NVF, Home Guards & Civic Volunteers (+relaxation strictly as per Government Orders).
Nationality: Must be a Citizen of India.
EXAM PATTERN & DOMAIN-WISE SYLLABUS MATRI X (Preliminary)
Code |
Subject Domain |
Qs |
Core Conceptual Areas |
Recommended Strategy Focus |
| 01 | General Awareness & GK | 50 | Indian History, Geography (emphasis on West Bengal), Polity, Static GK, Everyday Science, Recent Events | Focus on state-speciļ¬c geography and daily revision of last 6ā1 2 months of current affairs. |
| 02 | Elementary Mathematics | 25 | Number System, Ratio, Percentage, Proļ¬t & Loss, Simple/Compound Interest, Time & Work, Mensuration 2D | Build speed through daily mental calculation drills and standard Madhyamik-level textbooks. |
| 03 | Reasoning Ability | 25 | Coding-Decoding, Series (Number/Alphabet), Blood Relations, Direction Sense, Venn Diagrams, Analogies | Solve mixed test sets within strict time constraints to reļ¬ne pattern detection accuracy. |
PHYSICAL MESUREMENT TEST
Gender |
Name of the Post |
Category |
Hight |
Weight |
Chest |
| Male | Sub-Inspector of Police [Unarmed Branch (UB) in West Bengal Police] | Candidates of all categories (other than Gorkha,Garhwali ,Rajbanshi and Scheduled Tribes) | 167 cm | 57 kg | 79 cm with aĀ
minimumĀ expansion of 5 cm |
| Gorkhas, Rajbansis,Ā
Garwalis and ScheduledĀ Tribes |
160 cm | 53 kg | 76 cm with a
minimumĀ expansion of 5 cm |
||
| Sub-Inspector of Police [Armed Branch (AB) in West Bengal Police]
[Male candidates only] |
Candidates of all categoriesĀ
(except Gorkhas, Rajbansis,Ā Garwalis and Scheduled Tribes) |
173 cm | 60 kg | 86 cm with aĀ
minimumĀ expansion of 5 cm |
|
| Gorkhas, Rajbansis, GarwalisĀ
and Scheduled Tribes |
163 cm | 54 kg | 81 cm with aĀ
minimumĀ expansion of 5 cm |
| FemaleĀ | Sub-Inspector of Police [Unarmed Branch (UB) in West Bengal Police] | Candidates of all categories(except Gorkhas, Rajbansis,Garwalis and ScheduledTribes) | 160 cm | 48 | ——– |
| Gorkhas, Rajbansis, GarwalisĀ
and Scheduled Tribes |
155 cmĀ | 45 kg | ———- | ||
| TransgenderĀ | Sub-Inspector of Police [Unarmed Branch (UB) in West Bengal Police] | Candidates of all categories (other than Gorkha,Garhwali ,Rajbanshi and Scheduled Tribes) | 162 cm | 51 kg | |
| 157 cm | 47 kg | ||||
| Sub-Inspector of Police [Armed Branch (AB) in West Bengal Police] | 166 cm | 54kg | |||
| 160 cm | 50 kg |
Physical Efficiency Test (PET): –
Sl. No.Ā |
Class of CandidateĀ |
Minimum Efficiency |
| 1. | Male candidates (Both Unarmed & Armed Branch) | 800 metres run within 3 minutes. |
| 2. | Female candidates (Unarmed Branch) | 400 metres run within 2 minutes. |
| 3. | Transgender Candidates (Both Unarmed & Armed Branch) | 400 metres run within 1 minute 40 seconds. |
RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PROCESS
SI Kolkata
- Online application submission via the oļ¬cial WBPRB recruitment portal
- Veriļ¬cation of age, credentials, photo, and feeĀ
- State-level competitive OMR written test comprising 100 objective questions
- Syllabus assesses General Awareness, Mathematics, and Reasoning
- Physical Measurement Test (PMT): Height, chest, and weight veriļ¬cation
- Physical Eļ¬ciency Test (PET): Male 1 600m in 6m 30s | Female 800m in 4m 00sĀ | transgender (third gender) 800 metres in 3 minutes 30 secondsĀ
Ā
- State-level competitive OMR written test comprising 100 objective questions Syllabus assesses General Awareness, English, Mathematics, and Reasoning
Ā
- Comprehensive 1 5-mark interview assessing Bengali ļ¬uency and executive aptitude
- Scrutiny of original certiļ¬cates, category claims, and identity credentials
- Statutory medical ļ¬tness screening in state government healthcare facilities
- Police veriļ¬cation report (PVR) prior to issuance of ļ¬nal appointment letter
EXAM PATTERN & DOMAIN-WISE SYLLABUS MATRI X (MAINS)
Code |
Subject Domain |
Qs |
Core Conceptual Areas |
Recommended Strategy Focus |
| 01 | General Studies | 50 | Indian History, Geography (emphasis on West Bengal), Polity, Static GK, Everyday Science, Recent Events | Focus on state-speciļ¬c geography and daily revision of last 6ā1 2 months of current affairs. |
| 02 | ArithmeticĀ | 25 | Number System, Ratio, Percentage, Proļ¬t & Loss, Simple/Compound Interest, Time & Work, Mensuration 2D | Build speed through daily mental calculation drills and standard Madhyamik-level textbooks. |
| 03 | Reasoning Ability | 25 | Coding-Decoding, Series (Number/Alphabet), Blood Relations, Direction Sense, Venn Diagrams, Analogies | Practice writing out step-by-step logical explanations, structured deduction chains, and clear conditional statements rather than relying solely on mental shortcuts or final option choices. Focus on explaining the exact reasoning behind arrangements, family trees, and syllogisms with neat diagrammatic representations and unambiguous closing statements. |
| 04 | English Language | 50 | a. Drafting of a report from the points or material supplied
Ā b. Translation from Bengali/Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali, as the case may be to English Ā c. Condensing of a prose passage (summary/precis)Ā d. Correct use of words, correction of sentences, use of common phrases, synonyms and antonyms etc |
Master fundamental prepositions, sentence structure, error spotting, and contextual vocabulary. |
| 05 | Bengali | 50 | Drafting of a report from the points or material supplied; b. Translation from English to Bengali and English to Nepali for the candidates who have opted for āBengaliā or āNepaliā respectively, and translation from Hindi/Urdu to Bengali for the candidates who have opted for Hindi or Urdu. The translation shall be of 20 (twenty) marks. |