Bihar Police SI 2019 – Bihar Police Sub-ordinate Service Commission (BPSSC) has invited applications for Bihar Police SI Recruitment 2019. The last date to apply is September 25, 2019 and graduates of any streams above 20 years of age can apply, provided they fulfill the eligibility criteria. BPSSC is filling 2446 vacancies, for the post of Police Sub-Inspector, Sergeant, Assistant Superintendent Jail (Direct Recruitment), and Assistant Superintendent Jail (Ex-Serviceman). The selection of the candidates will be done on the basis Preliminary exam, Main exam, and Physical Endurance Test. You can check Bihar Police SI 2019 exam date, syllabus, application process, eligibility and more details from this page.
Latest: The application form for Bihar SI Recruitment 2019 is available until September 25, 2019. Apply Now!.
Bihar Police SI 2019
Bihar Police Sub Inspector recruitment 2019 is open for both male and female candidates. Infact, there is reservation of 35% for the female applicants. You can check important dates for Bihar Police SI 2019 recruitment from the table below:
| Bihar Police SI | Dates |
| Start Date of Application Form | 22 Aug 2019 |
| End Date of Application Form | 25 Sep 2019 |
| Admit Card of Preliminary Exam | To be announced |
| Preliminary Exam date | To be announced |
| Result Of Preliminary Exam | To be announced |
| Admit Card of Main Exam | To be announced |
| Date of Main Exam | To be announced |
| Result of Main Exam | To be announced |
| Date of Physical Test | To be announced |
| Final Merit List | To be announced |
| Date of Joining | To be announced |
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Bihar Police SI Application Form 2019
Candidates can apply for Bihar Sub Inspector recruitment from the link above or from bpssc.bih.nic.in. To apply, the candidates have to first register, then pay application fee, fill details in the application, and upload images. The details needed to register include:
- Name
- Nationality
- Mobile Number
- E-mail Address.
- Domicile of Bihar
- Category
- Gender
- date of Birth, etc.
Bihar Police SI Application Fee 2019
It is mandatory for the candidates to submit the application fee of Bihar Si 2019. The amount of application fee is as follows:
- Rs. 400 for SC / ST candidates.
- Rs. 700 for rest of the candidates.
Payment of fee can be done via following modes:
- Net Banking
- Credit Card
- Debit Card
*Note: Corresponding Bank’s transaction charges will be applicable to the application fee.
Bihar Police SI Eligibility Criteria 2019
Candidates can refer to the eligibility criteria of the recruitment for SI 2019 before filling the application form from below:
AGE LIMIT: The minimum age of the candidates is 20 years as on January 1, 2019. Below is the matrix of categories with age relaxation of various categories for all the posts:
| Category | Age Limit |
| UR | 20 to 37 years |
| OBC/ MBC | 20 to 40 years |
| Women | 20 to 40 years |
| SC/ST | 20 to 42 years |
Age Relaxation for Sergeant:
- Ex-serviceman: Years of service + 3 years
Maximum age should not be more than 57 years. - Bihar Government Employee with more than 3 years of service: 5 years
Age Relaxation for Assistant Superintendent Jail
- Bihar Government Employee with more than 3 years of service: 5 years
- Ex-serviceman: Maximum age is 50 years as on January 1, 2019.
Education Qualification:
The education qualification of the candidate must be at least graduation passed from any recognized institute or any other such equivalent qualification as on January 1, 2019.
However, the candidates applying for Assistant Superintendent Jail (Direct Recruitment) can be graduate as on August 01, 2019. Check Here
Physical Qualification: Following are the physical qualifications of the candidates and is applicable for all the posts:
| Minimum Criteria | For Men | For Women |
| Height (UR/OBC/EWS) | 165 cm | 160 cm |
| Height (SC/ST) | 160cm | 155 cm |
| Chest (UR/OBC/EW) | 81 cm(5 cm expansion) | – |
| Chest (SC/ST) | 79 cm(5 cm expansion) | – |
| Weight (UR/OBC/EWS) | – | 48 kg |
| Weight (SC/ST) | – | 48 kg |
Bihar Police SI Admit Card 2019
The link for downloading the admit card will be available on the official website with the advertisement no. The admit card is released for preliminary exam, main exam and physical eligibility test separately. The candidate will need registration no. or mobile no. and date of birth to download the admit card. No admit card will be sent to the candidate through post or mail. Therefore, the candidates must download the admit card before the last date to avoid any discrepancy. Candidates will be notified about the release of the admit card through their registered mobile no. and mail ID. The mail ID must be the one which the candidate submitted while filling the application form.
Bihar Police SI Exam pattern 2019
The candidate must clear both the exam to be eligible for appearing into physical endurance and running tests for any post. Candidates can refer to the exam pattern from below for both the exams:
(i) Preliminary Exam:
- Mode of Exam: The exam will be held online only.
- Duration: The exam will be of 2 hours.
- No. of Questions: 100 questions
- Type of Questions: MCQ type only.
- Marking Scheme: Every right answer will be given 2 marks each. For every wrong answer 0.2 mark will be deducted from total marks scored.
- Sections: The questions will be asked from general knowledge and current affairs.
Note: The candidates will be selected in a ratio of 1:20 in this exam.
(ii) Main Exam: The main exam is divided into 2 paper each of 2 hours duration.
- Mode of Exam: The exam will be held online only.
- Duration: Both papers will be of 2 hours each.
- No. of Questions: 100 questions in each paper
- Type of Questions: MCQ type only.
- Marking Scheme: Every right answer will be given 2 marks each. For every wrong answer 0.2 mark will be deducted from total marks scored.
- Sections: Paper-1- General Hindi
- Paper-2: General Science, Civics, Indian History, Indian Geography, Mathematics, and Mental Ability
Note: The candidates will be selected in a ratio of 1:6 in the result of this exam for physical eligibility test.
Bihar Police SI Result 2019
The result of Bihar Police SI Recruitment is released in 3 phases i.e. preliminary exam result, main exam result, and final merit list. The result released by BPSSC is a PDF file of the list of all the shortlisted candidates who are eligible for the next level or recruitment process. The result merit list is available to everyone on the official website of BPSSC wiith notification no. mentioned after the link. The merit list also consist of data of disqualified candidates and the disqualified applications. The cut-off of the exam is also listed for the candidates.
Bihar Police SI Cut -off 2019
Following is the minimum cut-off marks mentioned by the authorities out of 200 marks for qualifying the main exam paper:
| Category | Minimum Marks |
| UR | 40 |
| SC | 32 |
| ST | 32 |
| Women | 32 |
| MBC | 34 |
| BC | 36.5 |
Bihar Police SI Selection Procedure 2019
Following is the selection procedure of recruitment of Bihar Police Sub Inspector 2019:
- Preliminary Exam: The candidates who fill the application form correctly, pay the application fee and fulfill the eligibility criteria are called for the preliminary exam. The candidate must carry the admit card to the exam centre. The exam will be 2-hour duration consisting of 100 questions of 2 mark each. The candidates will be selected in a ration of 1:20 in this level.
- Main Exam: The candidates who qualify the preliminary exam are eligible for appearing in the main exam. The main exam consists of 2 papers of 2 hours each. Each paper has 100 marks of 2 marks each. For every wrong answer 0.2 mark is deducted from the total marks scored. The ratio of the selection of candidates in this level is 1:6.
- Physical Eligibility Test: The candidates who clear the main exam are called for physical eligibility and a physical endurance test. A final merit list is prepared on the basis of candidate’s performance in all the exams and test. Ex-serviceman does not need to appear in this test and can directly go for the medical examination.
- Medical Examination: The final merit list of all the candidates who have been qualified for recruitment is prepared after the medical test. The candidates who clear the physical eligibility test are called for medical examination.
Bihar Police SI Physical Eligibility Test 2019
Following is the basis of observation for the physical eligibility test and physical endurance test:
| Criteria | Male | Female |
| Run | 1 Mile in 6 minutes | 1 Km in 6 minutes |
| High Jump | 4 feet | 3 feet |
| Long Jump | 12 feet | 9 feet |
| Shot Put | 16 pound for 16 Feet | 12 Pound for 10 feet |
The criteria for the recruitment of sergeant through physical endurance test varies as follows:
| Test | Male Candidate | Female Candidate |
| High Jump | 4 feet 6 inch | 3 feet |
| Long Jump | 15 feet | 9 feet |
| Shot Put | 16 pound for 20 feet | 12 pound for 10 feetn |
Note that: Ex-serviceman candidates do not need to appear in the running and physical eligibility test.
Bihar Police SI Vacancies 2019
Following are the vacancies as notified by the authorities for the various posts:
| Posts | No. of Vacancies |
| Police sub-inspector | 2064 |
| Sergeant | 215 |
| Assistant Superintendent Jail(Direct Recruitment) | 125 |
| Assistant Superintendent Jail(Ex-Serviceman) | 42 |
| Total | 2446 |
Bihar Police SI Reservation 2019
Following are the reservations as per categories notified by BPSSC:
(i) Sub-inspector:
| Categories | Both (Men & Women) | Women (35% Reserved) |
| UR | 825 | 289 |
| SC | 330 | 124 |
| ST | 21 | 07 |
| MBC | 371 | 131 |
| EWS | 207 | 62 |
| BC | 248 | 82 |
| Total | 2064 | 695 |
(ii) Sergeant:
| Categories | Both (Men & Women) | Women (35% Reserved) |
| UR | 80 | 28 |
| SC | 38 | 13 |
| ST | 03 | 01 |
| MBC | 40 | 14 |
| EWS | 22 | 06 |
| BC | 26 | 9 |
| Total | 215 | 71 |
(iii) Assistant Superintendent Jail (Direct Recruitment):
| Categories | Both (Men & Women) | Women (35% Reserved) |
| UR | 51 | 17 |
| SC | 19 | 7 |
| ST | 1 | 0 |
| MBC | 22 | 8 |
| EWS | 13 | 4 |
| BC | 15 | 5 |
| Total | 125 | 41 |
(iv) Assistant Superintendent Jail (ESM):
| Categories | Both (Men & Women) | Women (35% Reserved) |
| UR | 17 | 5 |
| SC | 4 | 1 |
| ST | 0 | 0 |
| MBC | 8 | 3 |
| EWS | 6 | 2 |
| BC | 5 | 2 |
| Total | 42 | 13 |
Following is the criteria of reservation for the candidates are general guidelines for the same:
- The candidate must be a local resident of Bihar to avail the reservation criterias of speacific category of caste. Else, the candidate will be considered Unreserved candidate only.
- Women candidates will be given 35% reservation in over-all vacancies.
- The grandson and grand-daughter of freedom-fighters will be given 2% reservation which will be 41 seats out of all the vacancies.
About Bihar Police Sub-ordinate Service Commission
BPSSC or Bihar Police Sub-ordinate Service Commission was created by a bill passed on 31st March 2016 in Bihar Legislative Assembly for recruitment of Group C staff jobs under the state government of Bihar. This commission was passed due to large scale recruitments needed in various departments of Bihar State Government. It is a four-member body which includes chairman who must be DG or ADG rank officer (retired or serving) from the police department.
Bihar Police SI 2019 Exam Frequently Asked Questions
Ans : Yes, you can cancel your application form any time after filling the application fee and before the exam. However, the application fee will not be refunded back for the same.
Ans : If two or more students score equal marks is the result of exam, then the tie will be resolved first by comparing the DOB, then education qualification and finally alphabetical order of name.
Ans : No, the candidates are selected in a ratio of 1:20 to appear in the main exam. Even if the candidates qualify the cut-off, but their names do not appear in the merit list, then they are not eligible for appearing in the main exam.
Ans : No, the candidate must be 20 years old as on January 1. Therefore, you are not eligible for appearing in the exam this time.
Ans : Yes, you must complete his graduation by 1st August to be eligible for appearing in this exam.
Official Website: bpssc.bih.nic.in
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