Punjab Police Constable Recruitment
PUNJAB POLICE RECRUITMENT OF MALE & FEMALE
CONSTABLES-2021 (DISTRICT POLICE
CADRE & ARMED POLICE CADRE)
Advt. No.: 2021 Date ofPublication: 01.04.2021
IMPORTANT DATES & INFORMATION
Website for filling Online Application Form: www.pun|abpoIicerecruitment.com
Closing date for submission of online Applications 21.04.2021
Closing date for deposit ofAdmission Fee 23.04.2021
Periodfor submissionofApplications from9:00a.m.on01.04.2021 (1stApril)
to 11:59 p.m. on 21.04.2021 (21h April)
(Applications received after 11:59 p.m. on the Closing date (21.04.2021) will not be
entertained.)
Helpline Numbers 0172-4347165, 0172-4347166, 9780587586 for SMS
Helpline emailID district_heIpdesk
Onlineapplications areinvitedfordirectrecruitment fromIndiannationals using
the w bsite www.punjabpolicerecruitment.com, to fill up the following vacancies of
male and female Sub-Inspector District Police Cadre , of Punjab Police, in the Pay Band
ofRs.10300-34800+GradePayRs.4600/-, andother allowances asadmissible.
However, as per State Government instructions (no.7/204/2012-4FP1/66 dated
15.01.2015), during the probation period, they will only be eligible for fixed
emoluments, i.e. equivalent to the minimum of the Pay band. During the probation
period, they would not be entitled to any grade pay, annual increments or any other
allowances, except TA. As per Cabinet decision (30.08.2021), the probation period of all
fresh appointees would be 3 years.
PO TING DEP OYMENT
Selected candidate(s) can be posted/deployed anywhere in Punjab, India or
abroad, on the orders of the Director General of Police, Punjab or any other officer
authorized in this regard according to the exigencies of job and its manifold
requirements. The candidate shall not have any right or lien to a particular
place/district/area,in or outside the State ofPun{iab, in this regard.
1. ONLINE
The online application form can be filled up from 9:00 a.m. 01.04.2021 till 11:59 p.m.
on 21.04.2021 on website www.pun|abpolicerecruitment.in Candidates are advised
to apply online and well-in-advance without waiting for the last date of submission of
onlineApplication Form.Itis made clearthat no offlineApplication form or copy of
downloaded Application form willbe accepted upon byPunjab Police.
1. TENTATIVE VACANCIES IN THE DISTRICT POLICE CADRE &
ARMED POLICE CADRE
Gender District Police
Cadre
Armed Police
Cadre
Total
Male 3832 2353 6185
Female 1840 0 1840
Total 5672 2353 8025
2. Please note that the vacancies indicated in the Chart above, and
their proposed allocation as given in Para – 3 below are tentative in
nature, and are liable to change (increase/decrease) during the course
of the recruitment process, as per current needs & requirements. Thus
these vacancies merely indicate the number of posts to be filled up by the
concerned Range/Zonal/Commissionerate Recruitment Board, and thus
they do not confer any right on the candidate to serve in that particular
district where he has appeared in his PMT/PST tests and Interview- Cum-
Personality Test. It is also to be noted that the vacancies of District Cadre
also include the vacancies of GRP (Government Railway Police), which is a
part of District.
3. ESSENTIAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CANDIDATES
A. ?IATIONALITY
The applicant/candidate should be a citizen of India.
A. AGE
• The minimum age (as on 1stJanuary, 2021) for recruitment at
the rank of constable should be 18 years (both male and
female) and maximum age should be 28 years. The cut-off
date for this purpose shall be 1stJanuary, 2021 (01.01.2021).
No relaxation will be given in age to any candidate.
• Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled
Tribes and Backward Classes would be entitled to a
relaxation in the upper age limit to the extent of 5 years over
and above the above-mentioned upper age limit (28 years).
• Ex-Servicemen shall be given relaxation in the upper age limit
by 3 years, plus the number of years of service, rendered in
the Indian Defence Forces.
Note:
To claim any kind of age relaxation, the candidate is required
to upload the relevant Certificates issued by the competent
authority, in the format prescribed by the Punjab government,
alongwith the Online Common Application Form.
B. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• The minimum Educational qualifications shall be 10+2 or its
equivalent from a recognized Education Board/University,
and the candidate must have passed Matriculation
examination with Punjabi as one of the compulsory or
elective subjects or any other equivalent examination in
Punjabi language.
• However, in case of Ex-Servicemen, the minimum educational
qualifications shall be Matriculation. Provided that if the Ex-
Serviceman (or the wife/a dependent child of Ex-Serviceman, as
the case may be) has not passed Matriculation examination with
Punjabi as one of the compulsory or elective subjects, he/she
shall have to pass an examination of Punjabi language equivalent
to Matriculation standard or he/she shall have to qualify a test
conducted by the Language Wing of the Department of Education
of the Punjab Government within a period of two years from the
date of his appointment as per the Punjab Government
notification no. GSR- 33/Const./Art 309/94 dated 4th of May,
1994.
Note:
The candidate must have attained the above-mentioned
educational qualifications on or before the date of
publication of advertisement of the recruitment process.
(a) PHYSICAL SCREENING TEST (PST)
The candidates shall be required to appear in the Physical
Screening Test, which shall be of a qualifying nature and shall
comprise of the following events:
Non Ex-servicemen Ex
servicemen
Age <=35 years Age > 35 years
• 1600 meters Race
to be completed in
6minutes 30
seconds (only 1
chance)
• Long Jump:
3.80 meters
(3 chances)
• High Jump:
1.10 meters
(3 chances)
• 1400 meters
Walk and
Run to be
completed in
9 minutes.
(only 1
chance)
• 10 Full Squats
• 1400 meters
Walk and Run
to be
completed in
12 minutes.
(only 1
chance)
• 10 Full Squats
MAL
E
FEMAL
E
• 800 meters Race to
be completed in 4
minutes (only 1
chance)
• Long Jump: 3.00
meters
(3 chances)
• High Jump: 0.95
meters
(3 chances)
Note:
A candidate must qualify in all the above events. Failure to
qualify in any one of the above events of Physical Screening
Test shall disqualify the candidate from the recruitment
process.
4. SELECTION PROCESS
The Selection Process shall consist of various stages as below:
(a) Physical Trials (consisting of Substance Abuse (Drug Addiction)
Test, Physical Screening Test (PST) and Physical
Measurement Test)
(b) Written Test-100 Marks
5. PHYSICAL TRIALS
The Physical Trials shall be conducted at each Regional
Board Level. The Substance Abuse (Drug Addiction) Test, Physical
Screening Test (PST) and Physical Measurement Test of a candidate
shall be conducted on a single day and the whole Process shall be
video graphed. The schedule of Physical Tests will be uploaded after the
last date of submission of online applications on website of Punjab
police
www.punjabpolice.gov.in and www.punjabpoIicerecruitment.com.
4.(ii) SUBSTANCE ABUSE (DRUG ADDICTION) TEST (SAT)
Every candidate will be required to undergo a
Substance Abuse (Drug addiction) Test (SAT) at the
Recruitment centre before the conduct of the Physical
Screening Test (PST) and Physical Measurement Test (PMT).
The SAT shall be conducted under the supervision of officialsof the Health Department/recognized Medical
University/Institute. Only the candidates who clear the
Substance Abuse Test shall be eligible for appearing in the
PST/PMT.
5. APPEALS RELATING TO PMT/PST
Those candidates who are declared not qualified in Physical
Measurement Test and/or Physical Screening Test may prefer an
appeal, if they so desire, to the Chairperson of respective Recruitment
Board present on Physical Measurement Test & Physical Screening Test
ground on the same day. The decision of the Chairperson sha!I be final
and no further appeal or representation in this regard will be
entertained. The Chairperson will record the reasons thereof for each
case separately in writing.
6. WRITTEN TEST:- The candidates who qualify the Physical trials
(SAT, PST and PMT) will be eligible for written test, which will be of
Hundred (100) marks. The
Examination will consist of Objective type questions and the
candidates shall have to mark their responses on the OMR sheet. The
examination would be based ontopics viz.
General Knowledge/Awareness on current National and International
issues including knowledge about India and Punjab in particular,
Mathematical ability, Information Technology and its applications,
Numerical Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, Analytical ability, General
Mental ability, Decision Making and Problem Solving, Basic Numeracy
and Data Interpretation, Comprehension etc.
It is mandatory to get minimum of 45% marks to
qualify this examination by the applicants belonging to SC/ST/BC
categories, whereas other
applicants have to get minimum of 50%pass marks. The date andthe
place of written test will be uploaded subsequent to the completion of
physical trials on the website of Punjab police
www.punjabpolice.gov.in and
of the Health Department/recognized Medical
University/Institute. Only the candidates who clear the
Substance Abuse Test shall be eligible for appearing in the
PST/PMT.
5. APPEALS RELATING TO PMT/PST
Those candidates who are declared not qualified in Physical
Measurement Test and/or Physical Screening Test may prefer an
appeal, if they so desire, to the Chairperson of respective Recruitment
Board present on Physical Measurement Test & Physical Screening Test
ground on the same day. The decision of the Chairperson sha!I be final
and no further appeal or representation in this regard will be
entertained. The Chairperson will record the reasons thereof for each
case separately in writing.
6. WRITTEN TEST:- The candidates who qualify the Physical trials
(SAT, PST and PMT) will be eligible for written test, which will be of
Hundred (100) marks. The
Examination will consist of Objective type questions and the
candidates shall have to mark their responses on the OMR sheet. The
examination would be based ontopics viz.
General Knowledge/Awareness on current National and International
issues including knowledge about India and Punjab in particular,
Mathematical ability, Information Technology and its applications,
Numerical Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, Analytical ability, General
Mental ability, Decision Making and Problem Solving, Basic Numeracy
and Data Interpretation, Comprehension etc.
It is mandatory to get minimum of 45% marks to
qualify this examination by the applicants belonging to SC/ST/BC
categories, whereas other
applicants have to get minimum of 50%pass marks. The
date andthe
place of written test will be uploaded subsequent to the completion of
physical trials on the website of Punjab police
www.punjabpolice.gov.in and
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