WB Lady Constable Recruitment 2023: West Bengal Police Recruitment Board (WBPRB) has released a notification for the recruitment of a Lady Constable in West Bengal Police -2023.
Applications are invited from female eligible Indian citizens having the following eligibility criteria for recruitment to the posts of Lady Constables in West Bengal Police – 2023.
Age Limit:
The applicant must not be less than 18 (Eighteen) years old and must not be more than 30 (Thirty) years old as on 01.01.2023. 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).
Home Guard/NVF personnel serving in West Bengal Police are also eligible for a relaxation of the upper age limit as per existing Government order.
Educational Qualification:
The applicant must have passed the Madhyamik Examination from the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education or its equivalent.
Language – The applicant must be able to speak, read and write in the Bengali language, provided that the provision will not be applicable to the persons who are permanent residents of hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling and Kalimpong Districts for whom the provisions laid down in the West Bengal Official Language Act, 1961 (West Ben. Act XXIV of 1961) shall be applicable.
WBP Police Constable Vacancies 2023:
| Sl. No. | Category (Sub-category) | No. of Vacancies |
| 1 | Unreserved (UR) | 343 |
| 2 | Unreserved (E.C.) | 227 |
| 3 | Unreserved (HG/NVF) | 113 |
| 4 | Unreserved (Civic Volunteers) | 71 |
| 5 | Unreserved (Sports Quota.) | 28 |
| 6 | Scheduled Caste | 141 |
| 7 | Scheduled Caste (E.C.) | 100 |
| 8 | Scheduled Caste (HG/NVF) | 42 |
| 9 | Scheduled Caste (Civic Volunteers) | 29 |
| 10 | Scheduled Tribe | 28 |
| 11 | Scheduled Tribe (E.C.) | 29 |
| 12 | Scheduled Tribe (HG/NVF) | 14 |
| 13 | Scheduled Tribe (Civic Volunteers) | 14 |
| 14 | OBC-A | 57 |
| 15 | OBC-A (E.C.) | 42 |
| 16 | OBC-A (HG/NVF) | 29 |
| 17 | OBC-A (Civic Volunteers) | 14 |
| 18 | OBC-B | 43 |
| 19 | OBC-B (E.C) | 28 |
| 20 | OBC-B (HG/NVF) | 14 |
| 21 | OBC-B (Civic Volunteers) | 14 |
| Total – | 1420 | |
Salary Amount for WB Lady Constable Recruitment:
Lady Constable in West Bengal Police -2023 in the Pay Scale of Level-6 in the pay matrix [Rs. 22,700 – Rs. 58,500].
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Application Fee:
Applicants belonging to the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (of West Bengal only) shall pay processing fees of Rs. 20/- (Rupees Twenty) only as they are exempted from paying any application fees.
However, shortlisted candidates are required to produce their SC/ST certificates issued by the competent authority at the time of verification at the time of the Interview, or their candidatures shall abinitio be considered void.
| Sl. No. | Category | Application Fee | Processing Fee | Total Amount Payable |
| 1 | All categories except Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (of West Bengal only) | Rs. 150 | Rs. 20 | Rs. 170 |
| 2 | Scheduled Caste (West Bengal only) | Nil | Rs. 20 | Rs. 20 |
| 3 | Scheduled Tribe (West Bengal only) | Nil | Rs. 20 | Rs. 20 |
Application Procedure for the Recruitment of WBP Constable:
- Firstly, go to the official website of WBP: Link
- Secondly, click on to the ‘Recruitment’ portion
- Thirdly, click on ‘Fill-up Application Form Online
- Fourthly, click on ‘The Post of Lady Constable in WBP 2023’
- After that, fill up the application details
- Then, scan & upload the documents
- Next, pay the application fee
- At last, submit it.
Selection Process for WB Lady Constable Recruitment:
The selection process by the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board is transparent and purely merit-based. Hence, the applicants are advised to beware of the unscrupulous elements, racketeers, and touts who may misguide the candidates with false promises of getting them selected for the job on illegal consideration.
Method of Recruitment:
The posts of Lady Constable in the West Bengal Police shall be filled up on the basis of qualifying the Preliminary Written Test which will act as a 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 – (100 Marks)
- Physical Measurement Test (PMT)
- Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
- Final Written Examination – (85 Marks)
- Interview – (15 Marks)
WBP Constable Syllabus:
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 the final merit list.
- General Awareness and General Knowledge -40 Marks
- Elementary Mathematics (Madhyamik standard) -30 Marks
- Reasoning -30 Marks
Important Links for WB Lady Constable Recruitment:
Official Website of WBP: Link
Online Application Link: Apply Online
Official Notification: Download
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