| Conducting body | West Bengal Police Recruitment Board (WBPRB). Official website ↗ |
|---|---|
| Posts | Constable in Kolkata Police, Lady Constable in Kolkata Police |
| Qualification | Madhyamik pass from the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, or an equivalent exam. |
| Age limit | 18–30 years on 1 January 2024 (general category) |
| Domicile | Not required |
| Selection stages | Preliminary written test (100 marks, qualifying) → Physical Measurement Test → Physical Efficiency Test → Final written exam (85 marks) → Interview (15 marks) |
| Latest notification | WBPRB Notice No. WBPRB/NOTICE-2024/11: Constables/Lady Constables in Kolkata Police - 2024 · 3,969 vacancies |
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About Kolkata Police Constable
Kolkata Police constables are recruited by WBPRB through a drive separate from West Bengal Police. The 2024 drive, as per the revised vacancy notice of September 2026, lists 3,624 Constable and 345 Lady Constable vacancies. Unlike the WBP constable exam, it has two written stages: a qualifying preliminary test and a final written exam.
Eligibility
Age limit
General category: 18–30 years, counted on 1 January 2024.
Age relaxation
- SC: 5 years
- ST: 5 years
- OBC: 3 years
- OBC-A and OBC-B: 3 years
- Third gender/transgender: 3 years (5 years if SC or ST)
- Civic Volunteers serving in Kolkata Police: 5 years
- Ex-servicemen: by years of completed service, up to a maximum age of 40
Qualification
Madhyamik pass from the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, or an equivalent exam.
Other conditions
- You must be able to speak, read and write Bengali. Permanent residents of the Darjeeling and Kalimpong hill sub-divisions follow the West Bengal Official Language Act, 1961 instead.
- Home Guards and civic volunteers applying in their quota need 3 years of service with Kolkata Police as on 1 January 2024.
- In 2026 the state replaced the OBC-A/OBC-B lists with a single OBC list of 66 classes, and WBPRB re-issued this drive's vacancy table on that basis; check the latest notice for your category.
Selection process
- Preliminary written test (100 marks, qualifying)
- Physical Measurement Test
- Physical Efficiency Test
- Final written exam (85 marks)
- Interview (15 marks)
Exam pattern
Preliminary written test
Mode: OMR-based multiple choice, Bengali and Nepali · Duration: 1 hour · Negative marking: One-fourth of the question's mark per wrong answer
| SUBJECT | QUESTIONS | MARKS |
|---|---|---|
| General Awareness and General Knowledge | 40 | 40 |
| Elementary Mathematics (Madhyamik standard) | 30 | 30 |
| Reasoning | 30 | 30 |
Physical Efficiency Test
Mode: Timed run, qualifying
| SUBJECT |
|---|
| Male: 1600 m in 6 minutes 30 seconds |
| Female: 800 m in 4 minutes |
| Third gender: 800 m in 3 minutes 30 seconds |
Final written exam
Mode: OMR-based multiple choice · Duration: 1 hour · Negative marking: One-fourth of the question's mark per wrong answer
| SUBJECT | QUESTIONS | MARKS |
|---|---|---|
| General Awareness and General Knowledge | 25 | 25 |
| English | 10 | 10 |
| Elementary Mathematics (Madhyamik standard) | 25 | 25 |
| Reasoning and Logical Analysis | 25 | 25 |
Interview
| SUBJECT | MARKS |
|---|---|
| General awareness, suitability and spoken Bengali | 15 |
Kolkata Police Constable syllabus
Preliminary test
- General Awareness and General Knowledge
- Elementary Mathematics at Madhyamik level
- Reasoning
Final written exam
- General Awareness and General Knowledge
- English
- Elementary Mathematics at Madhyamik level
- Reasoning and Logical Analysis
What they ask
The preliminary test has 100 objective questions in one hour and only decides who moves on; its marks are not used in the final merit. The final written exam has 85 questions in one hour and adds an English section worth 10 marks. Both papers cut a quarter mark per wrong answer. The interview tests general awareness and your ability to speak Bengali.
How to prepare
- Treat the preliminary test as a speed round: 100 questions in 60 minutes, with general knowledge carrying 40 marks.
- Keep English grammar and vocabulary in your plan from the start, because the final exam adds 10 marks of English that the prelims does not have.
- Revise Madhyamik arithmetic and reasoning together; they make up 60 marks in the prelims and 50 in the final.
- Answer only when reasonably sure, since both written stages deduct a quarter mark per wrong answer.
Practise Kolkata Police Constable syllabus topics a few minutes a day with short quizzes in the Improvam app.
Sources
- WBPRB notice: Constables/Lady Constables in Kolkata Police - 2024 ↗ (official, checked )
- WBPRB Information to Applicants: Constables and Lady Constables in Kolkata Police - 2024 ↗ (official, checked )
- WBPRB Notice No. WBPRB/NOTICE-2026/10: revised vacancy position (14 September 2026) ↗ (official, checked )
- WBPRB recruitment page: Kolkata Police Constables - 2024 ↗ (official, checked )
Checked against official sources on . Rules change with each notification, so read the latest one before you apply.
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