Punjab police recruitment: Apply for great 4362 vacancies
Punjab Police recruitment is about inviting application for the post of constables.
There are 4326 vacancies, out of which, 2016 are in the district cadre and 2346 are from armed cadre.
Interested candidates can submit applications from July 15, the date from when the registration for this Punjab Police recruitment would begin.
Punjab police recruitment: Apply for great 4362 vacancies
Eligibility
Individuals targeting the post of constable through this Punjab Police recruitment should be 18 years old as on 1 January 2021 and should not be 28 years old.
Applicants must have passed plus-two exam from a recognised institution.
They should have passed Punjabi as one of the subject in their matriculation examination.
Those who did not study Punjabi in their matriculation must pass any other equivalent exam in Punjabi specified by Punjab Government from time to time
Age relaxation
Candidates from SC/ST/BC categories are eligible for an upper age relaxation of 5 years. The same in case of ex-servicemen is 3 years.
Serving employees of Government (Central or State) will also get upper age relaxation by five years but their upper age should not be 33 as on 1 January 2021.
Selection method
Applicants for this Punjab Police recruitment must pass the written test with the good score.
Candidates who pass the test must attend Physical Screening Test (PST).
PST will be qualifying in nature and no marks will be awarded for this process in this Punjab Police recruitment.
The merit will be drawn up purely on the basis of marks obtained by the candidates in the written test.
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Applicants who pass the PST must also likely pass the medical fitness test. However, the details about this can be obtained when the notification about this Punjab Police recruitment for Constables is released.
Written Test
The test conducted as a part of this Punjab Police recruitment will have OMR based multiple choice questions.
The exam will be conducted from 25 to 26 September.
There would be about 100 multiple choice questions and each correct answer will fetch one mark.
A wrong answer in this test associated with Punjab Police recruitment for constables will lead to losing of 0.25 marks.
Syllabus for written test
The questions will be related to topics namely General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude and Numerical Skills, Mental Ability and Logical Reasoning, Language (English and Punjabi), Digital Literacy and Awareness.
General Awareness will have questions from topics like Indian Constitution and its features, History, Geography, Culture and Economy of Punjab.
Quantitative Aptitude will have questions related to Simplification, Average, Decimal and Fractions.
Mental Ability will have questions from Number and Letter series, Sequencing, Statements and Conclusions.
English section will have reading comprehension, Punjabi to English translation, Error Spotting.
Candidates have to answer questions related to Punjabi also in the test.
Digital Literacy and Awareness will have questions related to Fundamentals of Computers, MS Word, PowerPoint, Internet and World Wide Web.
Male candidates
Male candidates taking part in the physical test in this Punjab Police recruitment must have a height of 5ft 7inches and must complete 1600 metres running race in 6mts 30secs.
They will have only one chance to finish the race.
They must also complete Long Jump of 3.80 metres, they will get three chances to finish the jump.
Male candidates must take part in High Jump of 1.10 metres. They will get three chances to complete the High Jump.
Female candidates
Female candidates taking part in the physical test in this Punjab Police recruitment must have a height of 5ft 2inches and must complete 800 metres running race in 4mts 30secs.
They will have only one chance to finish the race.
They must also complete Long Jump of 3.00 metres, they will get three chances to finish the jump.
Female candidates must take part in High Jump of 0.95 metres. They will get three chances to complete the High Jump.
Ex-servicemen candidates
Above 35 years
Ex-servicemen candidates taking part in the physical test in this Punjab Police recruitment must have a height of 5ft 7inches and must complete 1400 metres running race in 12 minutes.
They will have only one chance to finish the race.
They must also complete 10 full squats in one go. The candidates will have only one chance to complete the squats.
35 years or less in age
Ex-servicemen candidates taking part in the physical test in this Punjab Police recruitment must have a height of 5ft 7inches and must complete 1400 metres running race in 9 minutes.
They will have only one chance to finish the race.
They must also complete 10 full squats in one go. The candidates will have only one chance to complete the squats.
The exact information will be available on the official website of Punjab Police.
Leading newspapers will also have the advertisement carrying the information about Punjab Police recruitment of Constables and candidate can refer that also.
The dates mentioned for written test can also change if the situation demands.
Applicants must visit the official website of Punjab Police at regular intervals to have updates regarding this Punjab Police recruitment of Constables.