Bihar Police Sub-Inspector (Advt. No. 05/2025)
Domain: Defense & Security
Employment Type: Full time
Stage: Selection Process - Exam Schedules
Posted: 1 day ago
Posts: 1799
Location: STATE (Bihar)
Closed: 26 Oct 2025
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Job Details
Recruitment conducted by the Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission (BPSSC), Patna, under Advertisement No. 05/2025, for appointment to the post of Police Sub-Inspector (Police Avar Nirikshak) in the Home Department (Police Branch), Government of Bihar. Selection proceeds through a preliminary written examination, a main written examination, a physical efficiency/ability test and document verification before joining.
- Level:
- state
- State:
- Bihar
- Other Information:
- Employer: Home Department (Police Branch), Government of Bihar
- Recruiting body: Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission, Patna
Job Summary
Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission Advertisement No. 05/2025 - recruitment to the post of Police Sub-Inspector in the Home Department (Police Branch), Government of Bihar. Candidates are selected through a preliminary written examination, a main written examination, a physical efficiency/ability test and document verification.
Important Dates
Cut-off date
Requisition for the vacancies
Date of the advertisement
Applications open · Online application process begins
Last date to apply · Last date for receipt of the online application
Correction window · Window to re-upload photograph and signature
Publication of the rejection listEstimated
Admit card · E-Admit Card available on the Commission's website
Admit card · Duplicate e-Admit Card issued in person at the Commission's office
Examination · Preliminary written examination - first date
Examination · Date of the preliminary written examination
Examination · Preliminary written examination - second date
Examination · Date of the preliminary written examination
Result · Publication of the preliminary examination resultEstimated
Admit card · E-Admit Card available on the Commission's website
Admit card · Duplicate e-Admit Card issued in person at the Commission's office
Examination · Main written examination
Examination · Date of the main written examination
Examination · Main written examination held on
Result · Publication of the main written examination resultEstimated
Home Department (Police Branch), Government of Bihar letter on which the postponement is based
Physical efficiency test admit card availableNext
Admit card · Duplicate e-admit card in person
Physical efficiency test (PET)
Document verification
Dates not announced
- Expected duration of the selection process
- Main written examination
- Result of the main written examination
- Physical efficiency/ability test for candidates eligible on the basis of the main written examination
- Document verification
Fee Structure
Application Fee
- 1. All categories - men, women and third gender:
- Rs 100/- (one hundred rupees). The advertisement states a single price of the online application form, charged as the examination fee, for candidates of every class and category
Payment Methods
- 1. Mode:
- Online payment only. Only transactions by credit card, debit card, net banking or UPI current in the country are accepted; no other payment mode is valid
- 2. Bank charges:
- Apart from the fee itself the Commission takes no amount from candidates, but bank charges on the use of net banking or a credit or debit card are borne by the candidate
Other Information
- 1. No refund:
- The fee is not refunded once a payment has succeeded. Candidates should avoid making several payments for one application
- 2. Failed transaction:
- If the amount is deducted because of a power failure, an internet failure or a slow bank link and registration does not go through, the payment gateway returns the amount after 07 working days
- 3. Chargeback:
- A candidate who, after registering or submitting the application, has the fee charged back by the bank has the application rejected and legal action taken against them
- 4. Cancelled registration:
- A fee already paid is not refunded when a registration or a submitted application is cancelled by the candidate; the fee has to be paid again for the fresh application
Eligibility Criteria
1. Educational Qualifications
| Criteria | Details |
|---|---|
| Any Graduate | Required |
2. Other Educational Qualifications
| Criteria | Details |
|---|---|
| Graduation | The candidate must have passed the graduate examination of a recognised university, or an examination recognised by the State Government as its equivalent, by 01.08.2025 |
3. Experience Requirements
| Criteria | Details |
|---|---|
| Experience Range | N/A - N/A years |
4. Age Limit
| Criteria | Details |
|---|---|
| Age Range | 20 - 42 years |
| Age Limit As On | 1 Aug 2025 |
| Unreserved (General) men | Minimum 20 years, maximum 37 years |
| Unreserved (General) women | Minimum 20 years, maximum 40 years |
| Backward Class and Extremely Backward Class, men and women | Minimum 20 years, maximum 40 years |
| Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe men and women, and third-gender candidates | Minimum 20 years, maximum 42 years |
| Reckoning date | Age is computed as on 01.08.2025 from the date of birth entered in the matriculation or equivalent certificate. For the three category groups above the minimum age is computed on 01.08.2025 and the maximum age on 01.08.2024; a candidate who held the maximum age limit prescribed by government on 01.08.2024 may also apply on that basis |
| Bihar Government servants | Bihar Government servants who have completed at least three years of regular service are given a relaxation of 5 years in the maximum age limit for competing to go to a service or cadre of higher pay scale |
| Ex-servicemen | For appointment to non-combatant posts, ex-servicemen are given a relaxation of 3 years plus a period equal to the length of their defence service, provided their actual age on the cut-off date does not exceed 57 years |
| Third gender | The minimum age of transgender candidates is as per the general advertisement and the maximum age relaxation is the same as that of Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe candidates |
5. Citizenship
| Criteria | Details |
|---|---|
| Nationality | The candidate must be an Indian citizen. Men, women and third-gender candidates may apply |
| Domicile for reservation | The benefit of reservation is available only to permanent residents of the State of Bihar. Candidates of a reserved category of another state are counted as unreserved and must declare themselves unreserved in the application, failing which the application is automatically cancelled |
6. Physical Requirements
| Criteria | Details |
|---|---|
| Height - Unreserved (General) and Backward Class men | Minimum 165 centimetres |
| Height - Extremely Backward Class, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe men | Minimum 160 centimetres |
| Height - women of all categories | Minimum 155 centimetres |
| Chest - Unreserved (General), Backward Class and Extremely Backward Class men | Minimum 81 centimetres unexpanded and 86 centimetres expanded; an expansion of at least 5 centimetres is compulsory |
| Chest - Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe men | Minimum 79 centimetres unexpanded and 84 centimetres expanded; an expansion of at least 5 centimetres is compulsory |
| Chest - women | Chest is not measured for women candidates |
| Weight - women of all categories | Minimum 48 kilograms |
| Transgender candidates | Physical standards and physical efficiency test standards for kinnar / kothi / hijra / transgender (third gender) candidates are the same as those prescribed for Backward Class women, under Home Department (Police Branch) resolution no. 386 dated 14.01.2021, clause 5(III) |
| Marks for physical standards | No marks are awarded for height, chest or weight, but candidates who do not meet the prescribed standards are declared failed |
7. Other Eligibility
| Criteria | Details |
|---|---|
| Cut-off date | 01 August 2025 is the cut-off date for the age limit, the educational qualification, other eligibility and experience, the certificate of being a Bihar Government servant, and the computation of ex-servicemen's age |
| Pregnancy | Married women found pregnant at the medical examination held at the time of the run and physical efficiency test are not permitted to take the run and physical efficiency test and are declared ineligible on that basis. Married women candidates must also give a declaration that they are not pregnant |
| Medical, character and antecedent verification | All selected candidates undergo medical examination and verification of character and antecedents by the appointing authority before appointment. An adverse report, or concealment of facts by the candidate, makes the candidate ineligible for appointment |
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Post Details
Total Posts: 1799
1. Police Sub-Inspector (Sub Inspector of Police), Bihar Police
Category Wise Vacancy:
| Category | Reserved Seats | Other Eligibility |
|---|---|---|
| Unreserved (General) | 850 |
|
| Economically Weaker Section | 180 |
|
| Scheduled Caste | 210 |
|
| Scheduled Tribe | 15 |
|
| Extremely Backward Class | 273 |
|
| Backward Class | 222 |
|
| Women of Backward Classes | 42 | N/A |
| Transgender | 7 | N/A |
Additional Information
- Requisition: The vacancies were received by requisition under Bihar Government Home Department (Police Branch) notification no. 4/B1-101/2004-7025 dated 30-08-2017 as amended from time to time, notification no. 6455 dated 07-08-2019, and General Administration Department, Government of Bihar letter no. 23/Niyukti-01-97/2025, Sa.Pra. 17382 dated 15-09-2025
Salary Details
> Grade Pay: ₹Level-6
Other Information
- Pay as printed: The advertisement's vacancy table prints the pay scale only as 'Level-6' and gives no rupee figures, so no minimum or maximum salary is recorded here
Cut Off Marks
- 1. Unreserved (General) - male:
- 134.00 (tie-breaker date of birth 05/03/2000)
- 2. Unreserved (General) - female:
- 116.20 (20/06/1997)
- 3. Unreserved (General) - freedom fighter's grandchild, male:
- 100.00 (16/02/2000)
- 4. Unreserved (General) - freedom fighter's grandchild, female:
- 104.00 (02/06/2004)
- 5. Economically Weaker Section - male:
- 127.40 (04/10/1997)
- 6. Economically Weaker Section - female:
- 109.60 (14/06/2003)
- 7. Economically Weaker Section - freedom fighter's grandchild, male:
- 100.40 (18/01/1995)
- 8. Economically Weaker Section - freedom fighter's grandchild, female:
- 100.00 (11/04/2000)
- 9. Scheduled Caste - male:
- 114.40 (15/12/1997)
- 10. Scheduled Caste - female:
- 87.00 (31/12/2000)
- 11. Scheduled Caste - freedom fighter's grandchild, male:
- 116.80 (31/10/1995)
- 12. Scheduled Tribe - male:
- 109.80 (30/11/2000)
- 13. Scheduled Tribe - female:
- 92.80 (07/01/2003)
- 14. Extremely Backward Class - male:
- 126.80 (02/02/2001)
- 15. Extremely Backward Class - female:
- 105.40 (12/03/2000)
- 16. Extremely Backward Class - freedom fighter's grandchild, male:
- 99.80 (21/02/2000)
- 17. Backward Class - male:
- 129.20 (10/07/1996)
- 18. Backward Class - female:
- 110.00 (12/05/2001)
- 19. Backward Class - freedom fighter's grandchild, male:
- 100.20 (28/09/2004)
- 20. Backward Class - freedom fighter's grandchild, female:
- 103.00 (28/02/1998)
- 21. Women of Backward Classes:
- 107.60 (11/08/1998)
- 22. Transgender:
- 65.80 (09/03/1997)
- 23. Basis:
- Main written examination cut-off; the date in brackets is the date of birth used as the tie-breaker at the cut-off. A dash was printed where no candidate of that sub-category reached the cut-off
How to Apply
- 1. Where to apply:
- Online only. Go to the Commission's website https://bpssc.bihar.gov.in, open the 'Bihar Police' tab and click the link relating to Advt. No. 05/2025; the application process starts from the link given on that page
- 2. Application window:
- The online application process begins on 26.09.2025 and the last date for receipt of the online application is 26.10.2025
- 3. One application only:
- A candidate may fill only one online application. If a candidate files more than one, all the applications are rejected. A candidate applying under a false name and address is treated as ineligible and strict legal action is taken
- 4. Registration:
- Keep a valid and active mobile number and e-mail ID, registered in your own name as far as possible, before registering and paying. Both are compulsory. Important information during the application and the selection process is sent to that e-mail ID and mobile number
- 5. Communication:
- Until the final stage of recruitment the Commission communicates only on the mobile number and e-mail ID given at registration. The Commission is not responsible for a wrong, invalid or disconnected mobile number or e-mail ID
- 6. Fee payment:
- The application fee of Rs 100 and the bank charges must be paid online. Candidates should avoid making several payments for a single application; the fee is not refunded once a payment succeeds. If the amount is deducted because of a power failure, internet failure or a slow bank link and registration does not go through, the amount is returned by the payment gateway after 7 working days
- 7. One application per mobile number:
- Only one application can be filled from one mobile number. Keep the mobile phone at hand while filling the form, because the registration ID and password are sent to it by SMS and also to the registered e-mail ID
- 8. Check eligibility first:
- Before filling the application the candidate must make sure that they satisfy every eligibility condition of the advertisement
- 9. Two-part form - part 1 (registration):
- The online application is filled in two parts. In the first part the candidate registers, giving name, nationality, mobile number, e-mail ID, Bihar domicile, reservation category, gender and date of birth, and then completes the payment. On successful registration the registration number and password are sent immediately by SMS and e-mail. Details may be edited before payment
- 10. Two-part form - part 2:
- After logging in with the registration number and password, fill in father's or husband's name, mother's name, address and educational qualifications in the second part of the online form and agree to the declaration, then upload the photograph and signatures
- 11. Date of birth and personal details:
- State the date of birth exactly as in the original certificate of the 10th or equivalent board examination, and fill name, father's or husband's name and address entirely correctly. If any difference is found when the certificates are matched, the candidature is cancelled
- 12. Reservation category:
- If the applicant enters a wrong reservation category the candidature is cancelled, so applicants must be entirely sure which class or category they belong to. Reserved-category applicants should study the updated instructions and orders issued from time to time on the General Administration Department website state.bihar.gov.in
- 13. Editing:
- Before final submission the applicant may click 'Edit Details' and correct the form. Once confirmed and submitted, the details cannot be edited. A confirmation SMS or e-mail on the registered mobile number or e-mail ID marks the form as complete. The Commission does not allow any change in the details of a finally submitted application
- 14. Cancelling a wrong registration or application:
- If registration was done with wrong details, they cannot be edited after payment; the applicant must use the Cancel Registration Form option. Likewise a finally submitted but wrong or defective application can be cancelled and filled afresh. In both cases the fee already paid is not refunded and the fee must be paid again for the new application
- 15. Acknowledgement:
- The filled online application need not be sent to the Commission, but the registration number is needed for future correspondence. Print the completed acknowledgement (with photograph) on A4 paper, check it carefully, keep it safely and attach a photocopy to any correspondence with the Commission
Exam Pattern
- 1. Main written examination - first paper:
- 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon
- 2. Main written examination - second paper:
- 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Selection Process
- 1. Stage reached:
- Candidates have been found eligible on the basis of the main written examination; the physical efficiency/ability test and document verification that follow it stand postponed.
Admit Card Details
- 1. Availability:
- The admit card for the physical efficiency test will be available on the Commission's website https://bpssc.bihar.gov.in from 08.09.2026
- 2. Where to download:
- Candidates for the post of Police Sub-Inspector under Advertisement No. 05/2025 download the admit card from the 'Bihar Police' tab; candidates of Advertisement Nos. 01/2026 and 02/2026 from the 'Homeguard' tab
- 3. Duplicate admit card:
- A candidate who for some reason cannot download the e-admit card from the website may appear in person on 15.09.2026 between 10:00 in the morning and 17:00 in the evening at the Commission's office at 5, Hardinge Road, Patna - 800001, with a photocopy of the acknowledgement of the application form and a valid photo identity card, and obtain a duplicate e-admit card at their own expense
Reservation Details
- 1. Governing Act:
- Reservation applies under the Bihar Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes) Act, 1991 (Bihar Act 3 of 1992), as amended from time to time
- 2. Women:
- 35 per cent of the posts in each reservation category are reserved separately for women as horizontal reservation, against the remaining 97 per cent of the reserved and unreserved category posts while keeping the 3 per cent reservation for Backward Class women intact. Per General Administration Department resolution no. 12575 dated 09.07.2025 the 35 per cent horizontal reservation is allowed only to women who are permanent residents of the State of Bihar. If enough qualified women are not available, the remaining vacancies are filled from qualified men of the same category. Under section 4(3) of Bihar Act 3 of 1992 women may also be appointed on merit over and above the 35 per cent
- 3. Freedom fighters' grandchildren:
- 2 per cent horizontal reservation in appointment applies for the grandsons, granddaughters and daughters' children of freedom fighters of the State of Bihar whose pension has been sanctioned by the Central Government, per General Administration Department resolution no. 13185 dated 03.09.2015. A selected candidate is counted in the reserved or unreserved category to which they belong. 36 such posts are shown in this advertisement
- 4. Economically Weaker Section:
- The Bihar Reservation in Vacancies in Posts and Services and Admission in Educational Institutions (for Economically Weaker Sections) Act, 2019 applies. Only a certificate made on the basis of the income and assets of financial year 2024-2025 is acceptable
- 5. Transgender:
- Kinnar / kothi / hijra / transgender (third gender) is entered independently at serial no. 47 of the Backward Classes list (Schedule-2) of the 1991 Act. Per General Administration Department resolution no. 12722 dated 12 September 2014 such persons receive the benefit of the reservation given to Backward Classes in State Government services
- 6. Candidates from other states:
- The benefit of reservation is allowed only to permanent residents of the State of Bihar. Reserved-category candidates of other states are counted as unreserved candidates, and the age limit and other qualifications prescribed for unreserved candidates apply to them. They are directed to apply declaring themselves as unreserved; otherwise the application is automatically cancelled
Document Requirements
- 1. What to bring:
- At the physical efficiency test every candidate must be present at the appointed time with the admit card and a photocopy of the acknowledgement of the online application form, together with the following original certificates and one set of photocopies of them
- 2. (i) Photo identity card:
- A valid photo identity card such as a voter identity card, driving licence or Aadhaar card
- 3. (ii) Educational qualification certificate:
- For candidates of Advertisement Nos. 01/2026 and 02/2026, the Intermediate or equivalent examination pass certificate; for candidates of Advertisement No. 05/2025, the Graduate or equivalent examination pass certificate
- 4. (iii) Date of birth proof:
- Proof of date of birth - the original matriculation certificate
- 5. (iv) Caste certificate:
- Caste certificate issued by the competent authority, for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Extremely Backward Class and Backward Class candidates. The caste certificate of a woman candidate, married or unmarried, is valid only if it has been issued on the basis of her father
- 6. (v) Non-creamy-layer certificate:
- Certificate of not falling in the creamy layer, for Backward Class and Extremely Backward Class candidates. The creamy layer certificate of a woman candidate, married or unmarried, is valid only if it has been issued on the basis of her father
- 7. (vi) Permanent residence certificate:
- Certificate of being a permanent resident of the State of Bihar, for candidates of all reserved categories
- 8. (vii) Economically Weaker Section certificate:
- For a member of the economically weaker section of the State of Bihar, where applicable - a certificate made on the basis of income and assets for financial year 2024-2025, acceptable in the form prescribed by Bihar Government, General Administration Department notification no. 2622 dated 26 February 2019 (Gazette no. 284)
- 9. (viii) Freedom fighter's grandchild certificate:
- For grandsons, granddaughters or daughters' children of freedom fighters of the State of Bihar, where applicable - the original certificate in the form prescribed by Bihar Government, General Administration Department, Patna letter no. 11687/Sa.Pra. dated 30.08.2016
- 10. (ix) Bihar Government servant certificate:
- Where applicable - Bihar Government servants who have completed at least three years of regular service by the cut-off date given in the advertisement must compulsorily bring a certificate issued by their controlling officer
- 11. (x) Ex-servicemen:
- Ex-servicemen candidates must compulsorily bring their PPO and discharge book
- 12. (xi) Transgender candidates:
- Kinnar / kothi / hijra / transgender (third gender) candidates must produce a certificate of being a permanent resident of the State of Bihar and a certificate of being transgender issued by the competent authority prescribed by the State Government
- 13. (xii) Home Guard candidates (Advertisement No. 02/2026 only):
- Men, women and third-gender candidates enrolled and trained in the Bihar Home Guard organisation who have completed at least 5 years of service or duty in the organisation must compulsorily bring the certificate of being a Bihar State Home Guard and a valid Home Guard identity card at the time of the physical efficiency test
Important Instructions
- 1. Compliance with the advertisement:
- At every stage of the competitive examination candidates must fully comply with all the conditions and provisions described in the relevant Advertisement No. 05/2025, 01/2026 and 02/2026
- 2. No second chance:
- Attendance on the fixed date of the physical efficiency test and record verification of successful candidates are compulsory; otherwise the candidate is treated as ineligible and is not given a second opportunity. A request for extension of time will not be accepted under any circumstance
Disqualification Criteria
- 1. Complicity in the criminal matter:
- Candidates found to have colluded in the criminal cases arising from the circulation of the question booklet will be declared ineligible for the examination and legal action will be taken against them.
Other Information
- 1. Notice date:
- 28.08.2026, printed at the foot of the single page beside the letter number BPSSC/Pariksha-01-06/2025-1217.
- 2. Document type:
- The source file is named 'Advt no.-05-2025 PET.pdf', but the document is not an advertisement. It is a one-page 'Avashyak Suchna' (Important Notice) postponing the physical efficiency test and document verification held under Advertisement No. 05/2025, and it has been recorded as such.
- 3. Blocks not stated:
- The notice states no posts, vacancies, eligibility, pay or fee, and none have been carried over from the parent advertisement, which is not part of this batch.
- 4. Language:
- The notice is in Hindi and is a scanned image with no extractable text; it was read from the rendered page and all values above have been translated into English.
Important Links
Contact Details
Address: Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission, 5, Hardinge Road, Patna - 800001, Bihar
Other Information
Website: https://bpssc.bihar.gov.in
Signing authority: Chairman, Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission, Patna
Letter number: BPSSC/Pariksha-01-06/2025-1217
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Bihar Police Sub-Inspector (Advt. No. 05/2025)
Domain: Defense & Security
Employment Type: Full time
Stage: Selection Process - Exam Schedules
Posted: 1 day ago
Posts: 1799
Location: STATE (Bihar)
Closed: 26 Oct 2025
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Job Details
Recruitment conducted by the Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission (BPSSC), Patna, under Advertisement No. 05/2025, for appointment to the post of Police Sub-Inspector (Police Avar Nirikshak) in the Home Department (Police Branch), Government of Bihar. Selection proceeds through a preliminary written examination, a main written examination, a physical efficiency/ability test and document verification before joining.
- Level:
- state
- State:
- Bihar
- Other Information:
- Employer: Home Department (Police Branch), Government of Bihar
- Recruiting body: Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission, Patna
Job Summary
Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission Advertisement No. 05/2025 - recruitment to the post of Police Sub-Inspector in the Home Department (Police Branch), Government of Bihar. Candidates are selected through a preliminary written examination, a main written examination, a physical efficiency/ability test and document verification.
Important Dates
Cut-off date
Requisition for the vacancies
Date of the advertisement
Applications open · Online application process begins
Last date to apply · Last date for receipt of the online application
Correction window · Window to re-upload photograph and signature
Publication of the rejection listEstimated
Admit card · E-Admit Card available on the Commission's website
Admit card · Duplicate e-Admit Card issued in person at the Commission's office
Examination · Preliminary written examination - first date
Examination · Date of the preliminary written examination
Examination · Preliminary written examination - second date
Examination · Date of the preliminary written examination
Result · Publication of the preliminary examination resultEstimated
Admit card · E-Admit Card available on the Commission's website
Admit card · Duplicate e-Admit Card issued in person at the Commission's office
Examination · Main written examination
Examination · Date of the main written examination
Examination · Main written examination held on
Result · Publication of the main written examination resultEstimated
Home Department (Police Branch), Government of Bihar letter on which the postponement is based
Physical efficiency test admit card availableNext
Admit card · Duplicate e-admit card in person
Physical efficiency test (PET)
Document verification
Dates not announced
- Expected duration of the selection process
- Main written examination
- Result of the main written examination
- Physical efficiency/ability test for candidates eligible on the basis of the main written examination
- Document verification
Fee Structure
Application Fee
- 1. All categories - men, women and third gender:
- Rs 100/- (one hundred rupees). The advertisement states a single price of the online application form, charged as the examination fee, for candidates of every class and category
Payment Methods
- 1. Mode:
- Online payment only. Only transactions by credit card, debit card, net banking or UPI current in the country are accepted; no other payment mode is valid
- 2. Bank charges:
- Apart from the fee itself the Commission takes no amount from candidates, but bank charges on the use of net banking or a credit or debit card are borne by the candidate
Other Information
- 1. No refund:
- The fee is not refunded once a payment has succeeded. Candidates should avoid making several payments for one application
- 2. Failed transaction:
- If the amount is deducted because of a power failure, an internet failure or a slow bank link and registration does not go through, the payment gateway returns the amount after 07 working days
- 3. Chargeback:
- A candidate who, after registering or submitting the application, has the fee charged back by the bank has the application rejected and legal action taken against them
- 4. Cancelled registration:
- A fee already paid is not refunded when a registration or a submitted application is cancelled by the candidate; the fee has to be paid again for the fresh application
Eligibility Criteria
1. Educational Qualifications
| Criteria | Details |
|---|---|
| Any Graduate | Required |
2. Other Educational Qualifications
| Criteria | Details |
|---|---|
| Graduation | The candidate must have passed the graduate examination of a recognised university, or an examination recognised by the State Government as its equivalent, by 01.08.2025 |
3. Experience Requirements
| Criteria | Details |
|---|---|
| Experience Range | N/A - N/A years |
4. Age Limit
| Criteria | Details |
|---|---|
| Age Range | 20 - 42 years |
| Age Limit As On | 1 Aug 2025 |
| Unreserved (General) men | Minimum 20 years, maximum 37 years |
| Unreserved (General) women | Minimum 20 years, maximum 40 years |
| Backward Class and Extremely Backward Class, men and women | Minimum 20 years, maximum 40 years |
| Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe men and women, and third-gender candidates | Minimum 20 years, maximum 42 years |
| Reckoning date | Age is computed as on 01.08.2025 from the date of birth entered in the matriculation or equivalent certificate. For the three category groups above the minimum age is computed on 01.08.2025 and the maximum age on 01.08.2024; a candidate who held the maximum age limit prescribed by government on 01.08.2024 may also apply on that basis |
| Bihar Government servants | Bihar Government servants who have completed at least three years of regular service are given a relaxation of 5 years in the maximum age limit for competing to go to a service or cadre of higher pay scale |
| Ex-servicemen | For appointment to non-combatant posts, ex-servicemen are given a relaxation of 3 years plus a period equal to the length of their defence service, provided their actual age on the cut-off date does not exceed 57 years |
| Third gender | The minimum age of transgender candidates is as per the general advertisement and the maximum age relaxation is the same as that of Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe candidates |
5. Citizenship
| Criteria | Details |
|---|---|
| Nationality | The candidate must be an Indian citizen. Men, women and third-gender candidates may apply |
| Domicile for reservation | The benefit of reservation is available only to permanent residents of the State of Bihar. Candidates of a reserved category of another state are counted as unreserved and must declare themselves unreserved in the application, failing which the application is automatically cancelled |
6. Physical Requirements
| Criteria | Details |
|---|---|
| Height - Unreserved (General) and Backward Class men | Minimum 165 centimetres |
| Height - Extremely Backward Class, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe men | Minimum 160 centimetres |
| Height - women of all categories | Minimum 155 centimetres |
| Chest - Unreserved (General), Backward Class and Extremely Backward Class men | Minimum 81 centimetres unexpanded and 86 centimetres expanded; an expansion of at least 5 centimetres is compulsory |
| Chest - Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe men | Minimum 79 centimetres unexpanded and 84 centimetres expanded; an expansion of at least 5 centimetres is compulsory |
| Chest - women | Chest is not measured for women candidates |
| Weight - women of all categories | Minimum 48 kilograms |
| Transgender candidates | Physical standards and physical efficiency test standards for kinnar / kothi / hijra / transgender (third gender) candidates are the same as those prescribed for Backward Class women, under Home Department (Police Branch) resolution no. 386 dated 14.01.2021, clause 5(III) |
| Marks for physical standards | No marks are awarded for height, chest or weight, but candidates who do not meet the prescribed standards are declared failed |
7. Other Eligibility
| Criteria | Details |
|---|---|
| Cut-off date | 01 August 2025 is the cut-off date for the age limit, the educational qualification, other eligibility and experience, the certificate of being a Bihar Government servant, and the computation of ex-servicemen's age |
| Pregnancy | Married women found pregnant at the medical examination held at the time of the run and physical efficiency test are not permitted to take the run and physical efficiency test and are declared ineligible on that basis. Married women candidates must also give a declaration that they are not pregnant |
| Medical, character and antecedent verification | All selected candidates undergo medical examination and verification of character and antecedents by the appointing authority before appointment. An adverse report, or concealment of facts by the candidate, makes the candidate ineligible for appointment |
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Post Details
Total Posts: 1799
1. Police Sub-Inspector (Sub Inspector of Police), Bihar Police
Category Wise Vacancy:
| Category | Reserved Seats | Other Eligibility |
|---|---|---|
| Unreserved (General) | 850 |
|
| Economically Weaker Section | 180 |
|
| Scheduled Caste | 210 |
|
| Scheduled Tribe | 15 |
|
| Extremely Backward Class | 273 |
|
| Backward Class | 222 |
|
| Women of Backward Classes | 42 | N/A |
| Transgender | 7 | N/A |
Additional Information
- Requisition: The vacancies were received by requisition under Bihar Government Home Department (Police Branch) notification no. 4/B1-101/2004-7025 dated 30-08-2017 as amended from time to time, notification no. 6455 dated 07-08-2019, and General Administration Department, Government of Bihar letter no. 23/Niyukti-01-97/2025, Sa.Pra. 17382 dated 15-09-2025
Salary Details
> Grade Pay: ₹Level-6
Other Information
- Pay as printed: The advertisement's vacancy table prints the pay scale only as 'Level-6' and gives no rupee figures, so no minimum or maximum salary is recorded here
Cut Off Marks
- 1. Unreserved (General) - male:
- 134.00 (tie-breaker date of birth 05/03/2000)
- 2. Unreserved (General) - female:
- 116.20 (20/06/1997)
- 3. Unreserved (General) - freedom fighter's grandchild, male:
- 100.00 (16/02/2000)
- 4. Unreserved (General) - freedom fighter's grandchild, female:
- 104.00 (02/06/2004)
- 5. Economically Weaker Section - male:
- 127.40 (04/10/1997)
- 6. Economically Weaker Section - female:
- 109.60 (14/06/2003)
- 7. Economically Weaker Section - freedom fighter's grandchild, male:
- 100.40 (18/01/1995)
- 8. Economically Weaker Section - freedom fighter's grandchild, female:
- 100.00 (11/04/2000)
- 9. Scheduled Caste - male:
- 114.40 (15/12/1997)
- 10. Scheduled Caste - female:
- 87.00 (31/12/2000)
- 11. Scheduled Caste - freedom fighter's grandchild, male:
- 116.80 (31/10/1995)
- 12. Scheduled Tribe - male:
- 109.80 (30/11/2000)
- 13. Scheduled Tribe - female:
- 92.80 (07/01/2003)
- 14. Extremely Backward Class - male:
- 126.80 (02/02/2001)
- 15. Extremely Backward Class - female:
- 105.40 (12/03/2000)
- 16. Extremely Backward Class - freedom fighter's grandchild, male:
- 99.80 (21/02/2000)
- 17. Backward Class - male:
- 129.20 (10/07/1996)
- 18. Backward Class - female:
- 110.00 (12/05/2001)
- 19. Backward Class - freedom fighter's grandchild, male:
- 100.20 (28/09/2004)
- 20. Backward Class - freedom fighter's grandchild, female:
- 103.00 (28/02/1998)
- 21. Women of Backward Classes:
- 107.60 (11/08/1998)
- 22. Transgender:
- 65.80 (09/03/1997)
- 23. Basis:
- Main written examination cut-off; the date in brackets is the date of birth used as the tie-breaker at the cut-off. A dash was printed where no candidate of that sub-category reached the cut-off
How to Apply
- 1. Where to apply:
- Online only. Go to the Commission's website https://bpssc.bihar.gov.in, open the 'Bihar Police' tab and click the link relating to Advt. No. 05/2025; the application process starts from the link given on that page
- 2. Application window:
- The online application process begins on 26.09.2025 and the last date for receipt of the online application is 26.10.2025
- 3. One application only:
- A candidate may fill only one online application. If a candidate files more than one, all the applications are rejected. A candidate applying under a false name and address is treated as ineligible and strict legal action is taken
- 4. Registration:
- Keep a valid and active mobile number and e-mail ID, registered in your own name as far as possible, before registering and paying. Both are compulsory. Important information during the application and the selection process is sent to that e-mail ID and mobile number
- 5. Communication:
- Until the final stage of recruitment the Commission communicates only on the mobile number and e-mail ID given at registration. The Commission is not responsible for a wrong, invalid or disconnected mobile number or e-mail ID
- 6. Fee payment:
- The application fee of Rs 100 and the bank charges must be paid online. Candidates should avoid making several payments for a single application; the fee is not refunded once a payment succeeds. If the amount is deducted because of a power failure, internet failure or a slow bank link and registration does not go through, the amount is returned by the payment gateway after 7 working days
- 7. One application per mobile number:
- Only one application can be filled from one mobile number. Keep the mobile phone at hand while filling the form, because the registration ID and password are sent to it by SMS and also to the registered e-mail ID
- 8. Check eligibility first:
- Before filling the application the candidate must make sure that they satisfy every eligibility condition of the advertisement
- 9. Two-part form - part 1 (registration):
- The online application is filled in two parts. In the first part the candidate registers, giving name, nationality, mobile number, e-mail ID, Bihar domicile, reservation category, gender and date of birth, and then completes the payment. On successful registration the registration number and password are sent immediately by SMS and e-mail. Details may be edited before payment
- 10. Two-part form - part 2:
- After logging in with the registration number and password, fill in father's or husband's name, mother's name, address and educational qualifications in the second part of the online form and agree to the declaration, then upload the photograph and signatures
- 11. Date of birth and personal details:
- State the date of birth exactly as in the original certificate of the 10th or equivalent board examination, and fill name, father's or husband's name and address entirely correctly. If any difference is found when the certificates are matched, the candidature is cancelled
- 12. Reservation category:
- If the applicant enters a wrong reservation category the candidature is cancelled, so applicants must be entirely sure which class or category they belong to. Reserved-category applicants should study the updated instructions and orders issued from time to time on the General Administration Department website state.bihar.gov.in
- 13. Editing:
- Before final submission the applicant may click 'Edit Details' and correct the form. Once confirmed and submitted, the details cannot be edited. A confirmation SMS or e-mail on the registered mobile number or e-mail ID marks the form as complete. The Commission does not allow any change in the details of a finally submitted application
- 14. Cancelling a wrong registration or application:
- If registration was done with wrong details, they cannot be edited after payment; the applicant must use the Cancel Registration Form option. Likewise a finally submitted but wrong or defective application can be cancelled and filled afresh. In both cases the fee already paid is not refunded and the fee must be paid again for the new application
- 15. Acknowledgement:
- The filled online application need not be sent to the Commission, but the registration number is needed for future correspondence. Print the completed acknowledgement (with photograph) on A4 paper, check it carefully, keep it safely and attach a photocopy to any correspondence with the Commission
Exam Pattern
- 1. Main written examination - first paper:
- 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon
- 2. Main written examination - second paper:
- 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Selection Process
- 1. Stage reached:
- Candidates have been found eligible on the basis of the main written examination; the physical efficiency/ability test and document verification that follow it stand postponed.
Admit Card Details
- 1. Availability:
- The admit card for the physical efficiency test will be available on the Commission's website https://bpssc.bihar.gov.in from 08.09.2026
- 2. Where to download:
- Candidates for the post of Police Sub-Inspector under Advertisement No. 05/2025 download the admit card from the 'Bihar Police' tab; candidates of Advertisement Nos. 01/2026 and 02/2026 from the 'Homeguard' tab
- 3. Duplicate admit card:
- A candidate who for some reason cannot download the e-admit card from the website may appear in person on 15.09.2026 between 10:00 in the morning and 17:00 in the evening at the Commission's office at 5, Hardinge Road, Patna - 800001, with a photocopy of the acknowledgement of the application form and a valid photo identity card, and obtain a duplicate e-admit card at their own expense
Reservation Details
- 1. Governing Act:
- Reservation applies under the Bihar Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes) Act, 1991 (Bihar Act 3 of 1992), as amended from time to time
- 2. Women:
- 35 per cent of the posts in each reservation category are reserved separately for women as horizontal reservation, against the remaining 97 per cent of the reserved and unreserved category posts while keeping the 3 per cent reservation for Backward Class women intact. Per General Administration Department resolution no. 12575 dated 09.07.2025 the 35 per cent horizontal reservation is allowed only to women who are permanent residents of the State of Bihar. If enough qualified women are not available, the remaining vacancies are filled from qualified men of the same category. Under section 4(3) of Bihar Act 3 of 1992 women may also be appointed on merit over and above the 35 per cent
- 3. Freedom fighters' grandchildren:
- 2 per cent horizontal reservation in appointment applies for the grandsons, granddaughters and daughters' children of freedom fighters of the State of Bihar whose pension has been sanctioned by the Central Government, per General Administration Department resolution no. 13185 dated 03.09.2015. A selected candidate is counted in the reserved or unreserved category to which they belong. 36 such posts are shown in this advertisement
- 4. Economically Weaker Section:
- The Bihar Reservation in Vacancies in Posts and Services and Admission in Educational Institutions (for Economically Weaker Sections) Act, 2019 applies. Only a certificate made on the basis of the income and assets of financial year 2024-2025 is acceptable
- 5. Transgender:
- Kinnar / kothi / hijra / transgender (third gender) is entered independently at serial no. 47 of the Backward Classes list (Schedule-2) of the 1991 Act. Per General Administration Department resolution no. 12722 dated 12 September 2014 such persons receive the benefit of the reservation given to Backward Classes in State Government services
- 6. Candidates from other states:
- The benefit of reservation is allowed only to permanent residents of the State of Bihar. Reserved-category candidates of other states are counted as unreserved candidates, and the age limit and other qualifications prescribed for unreserved candidates apply to them. They are directed to apply declaring themselves as unreserved; otherwise the application is automatically cancelled
Document Requirements
- 1. What to bring:
- At the physical efficiency test every candidate must be present at the appointed time with the admit card and a photocopy of the acknowledgement of the online application form, together with the following original certificates and one set of photocopies of them
- 2. (i) Photo identity card:
- A valid photo identity card such as a voter identity card, driving licence or Aadhaar card
- 3. (ii) Educational qualification certificate:
- For candidates of Advertisement Nos. 01/2026 and 02/2026, the Intermediate or equivalent examination pass certificate; for candidates of Advertisement No. 05/2025, the Graduate or equivalent examination pass certificate
- 4. (iii) Date of birth proof:
- Proof of date of birth - the original matriculation certificate
- 5. (iv) Caste certificate:
- Caste certificate issued by the competent authority, for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Extremely Backward Class and Backward Class candidates. The caste certificate of a woman candidate, married or unmarried, is valid only if it has been issued on the basis of her father
- 6. (v) Non-creamy-layer certificate:
- Certificate of not falling in the creamy layer, for Backward Class and Extremely Backward Class candidates. The creamy layer certificate of a woman candidate, married or unmarried, is valid only if it has been issued on the basis of her father
- 7. (vi) Permanent residence certificate:
- Certificate of being a permanent resident of the State of Bihar, for candidates of all reserved categories
- 8. (vii) Economically Weaker Section certificate:
- For a member of the economically weaker section of the State of Bihar, where applicable - a certificate made on the basis of income and assets for financial year 2024-2025, acceptable in the form prescribed by Bihar Government, General Administration Department notification no. 2622 dated 26 February 2019 (Gazette no. 284)
- 9. (viii) Freedom fighter's grandchild certificate:
- For grandsons, granddaughters or daughters' children of freedom fighters of the State of Bihar, where applicable - the original certificate in the form prescribed by Bihar Government, General Administration Department, Patna letter no. 11687/Sa.Pra. dated 30.08.2016
- 10. (ix) Bihar Government servant certificate:
- Where applicable - Bihar Government servants who have completed at least three years of regular service by the cut-off date given in the advertisement must compulsorily bring a certificate issued by their controlling officer
- 11. (x) Ex-servicemen:
- Ex-servicemen candidates must compulsorily bring their PPO and discharge book
- 12. (xi) Transgender candidates:
- Kinnar / kothi / hijra / transgender (third gender) candidates must produce a certificate of being a permanent resident of the State of Bihar and a certificate of being transgender issued by the competent authority prescribed by the State Government
- 13. (xii) Home Guard candidates (Advertisement No. 02/2026 only):
- Men, women and third-gender candidates enrolled and trained in the Bihar Home Guard organisation who have completed at least 5 years of service or duty in the organisation must compulsorily bring the certificate of being a Bihar State Home Guard and a valid Home Guard identity card at the time of the physical efficiency test
Important Instructions
- 1. Compliance with the advertisement:
- At every stage of the competitive examination candidates must fully comply with all the conditions and provisions described in the relevant Advertisement No. 05/2025, 01/2026 and 02/2026
- 2. No second chance:
- Attendance on the fixed date of the physical efficiency test and record verification of successful candidates are compulsory; otherwise the candidate is treated as ineligible and is not given a second opportunity. A request for extension of time will not be accepted under any circumstance
Disqualification Criteria
- 1. Complicity in the criminal matter:
- Candidates found to have colluded in the criminal cases arising from the circulation of the question booklet will be declared ineligible for the examination and legal action will be taken against them.
Other Information
- 1. Notice date:
- 28.08.2026, printed at the foot of the single page beside the letter number BPSSC/Pariksha-01-06/2025-1217.
- 2. Document type:
- The source file is named 'Advt no.-05-2025 PET.pdf', but the document is not an advertisement. It is a one-page 'Avashyak Suchna' (Important Notice) postponing the physical efficiency test and document verification held under Advertisement No. 05/2025, and it has been recorded as such.
- 3. Blocks not stated:
- The notice states no posts, vacancies, eligibility, pay or fee, and none have been carried over from the parent advertisement, which is not part of this batch.
- 4. Language:
- The notice is in Hindi and is a scanned image with no extractable text; it was read from the rendered page and all values above have been translated into English.
Important Links
Contact Details
Address: Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission, 5, Hardinge Road, Patna - 800001, Bihar
Other Information
Website: https://bpssc.bihar.gov.in
Signing authority: Chairman, Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission, Patna
Letter number: BPSSC/Pariksha-01-06/2025-1217
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