Odisha Police Constable Recruitment Notification 2024 PDF

Odisha Police Constable Recruitment Notification 2024 PDF

The Odisha Police Constable Recruitment 2024 has been announced, with 1,360 vacancies for the position of Sepoys/Constables various battalions (OSAP, IR, SIR, and Special Security Battalions). The recruitment process will follow the Odisha Battalion Service Order 2022, which defines the recruitment and service conditions for these roles.

Candidates are required to apply online from September 23, 2024, until October 13, 2024, through the official Odisha Police website. Key selection stages include a written exam, physical tests, and medical examination, with eligibility based on age, education, and language proficiency in Odia​

Here are some key details:

VACANCIES

The category-wise break-up of the total no. of posts to be filled up by this recruitment as received from the State Police Hdqrs. / Requisitioning Authority is as follows:

IMPORTANT NOTE :

• Women, Transgender and Persons with Disability (PwD) candidates are not eligible to apply.
• A candidate filling the application form can apply for recruitment to one Battalion only. This option cannot be changed.
• Only one online application shall be submitted by an applicant. In case, more than one application of an applicant is detected at any stage, all the applications may be rejected by the SSB and the candidature for the examination may be cancelled.
• Candidature shall be cancelled, if in the opinion of the Board, the candidate is not found eligible for consideration according to the eligibility criteria prescribed in the above Orders / Rules.

• Candidates must possess a valid e-mail and mobile number while applying for the post and keep the same active till the completion of this recruitment process in order to receive important messages from the Board.
• Candidates should ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility criteria prescribed for the post as laid down in the advertisement. Admission of a candidate to the written examination and other tests shall be provisional and on the basis of information furnished in the Online Application Form.
• Online applications submitted to the Board found to be incomplete in any respect are liable for rejection without entertaining any correspondence in the matter.
• If at any stage of recruitment or thereafter, it is found that any information furnished by the candidate in the Online Application Form is found to be incorrect or misleading or has suppressed or misrepresented any relevant information or the candidate otherwise does not satisfy the eligibility criteria prescribed for the post, the candidature for the post shall be cancelled.
• Only those candidates who fulfill the requisite qualification / eligibility criteria and are within the prescribed age limit (as on 01.01.2024) by the closing date of submission of online application, will be considered eligible.
• No Admission Letter (Admit Card) for recruitment at any stage shall be sent by post. The candidates are therefore advised to check the website as mentioned above regularly to know updates about Admission Letter (Admit Card), dates of examination and other updates regarding the recruitment.
• Government Servants, are eligible to apply provided that they possess the requisite qualification and other eligibilities as prescribed in the They must inform their respective Head of Offices in writing regarding submission of their applications for this recruitment and obtain No Objection Certificate”.
• The candidates are advised to submit the Online Application Form well in advance without waiting for the closing date to avoid the last-hour rush.
• Required Educational Certificate, Caste Certificate, Odia Pass Certificate, Discharge Certificate of Ex-Servicemen, Identity Card for Sportsperson, etc. must have been issued within the last date fixed for submission / receipt of Online Application form.
• The Board will adopt a “Normalization Formula” which will be published in the website before the Written Examination for processing the result as the examination will be conducted in Computer Based Recruitment Examination (CBRE) mode in multiple batches using different sets of question papers so as to offset the difficulty level that may arise in such use of multiple sets of question papers in the said examination, and such normalized score will be used to determine the cut-off marks.
• Reservations of vacancies for candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes, Sportsperson and Ex-Servicemen categories I special categories shall be in accordance with the latest provisions made under relevant Acts and Rules, Notification, Resolution, Orders and Instructions of Government of Odisha.

Scale of Pay

The Scale of Pay of Sepoy / Constable under ORSP Rules, 2017 is Level-05 of the Pay Matrix in the Scale of Pay (Rs.21,700 — Rs.69,100).

Age Limit

The candidates shall not be less than 18 (Eighteen) years of age and upper age shall not be more than 23 (Twenty-three) years of age as on 01-01-2024.

Relaxation of Upper age limit:
The upper age limit is relaxable by 5 years in respect of the SC / ST / SEBC candidates. For ex-servicemen, the relaxation shall be for the entire period of service rendered in Defence Service.
However, a candidate who comes under more than one category mentioned above shall be eligible for only one age relaxation benefit as per rule which shall be considered most beneficial to the candidate.

Educational Qualification

To be eligible to apply for the post, the candidates must have passed High School Certificate Examination (Matriculation / 10th Class Pass) conducted by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha or an equivalent examination conducted by any other recognized Board or Council.

Scheme of Examination

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