WBP Civil Defence Instructor
WBP Civil Defence Instructor
WBP Civil Defence Instructor
2. NUMBER OF VACANCIES :-
NOTE : - Total vacancies as stated above is purely provisional and subject to marginal changes.
3. ELIGIBILITY :-
A. The applicant must be a citizen of India.
B. Educational Qualification :- The applicant must have a bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a
recognized university or its equivalent.
C. Language :- (i) The applicant must be able to speak, read and write Bengali Language. However, this
provision will not be applicable to persons who are permanent residents of hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling
and Kalimpong Districts. (ii) For applicants from hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling and Kalimpong District, the
provisions laid down in the West Bengal Official language Act, 1961 will be applicable.
D. AGE :- The applicant must not be below 20 years and not more than 39 years as on 01.01.2019. Upper age
limit is relaxable by 5 years for SC and ST and by 3 years for OBC candidates of West Bengal only. Upper
age limit is also relaxable upto 02 years for Govt. Employees. Departmental candidates having requisite
qualification shall be eligible to apply for the post of Staff Officer-cum-Instructor subject to the condition that
they fulfill eligibility criteria.
NOTE : -
(i) A candidate belonging to OBC-A or OBC-B category, if shortlisted for Personality Test, has to
produce revalidated/renewed or fresh OBC-A/ OBC-B certificate issued by the competent authority
on or after 01.01.2018, at the time of Personality Test. Certificate of OBC without specific mention
to category (OBC-A/ OBC-B) will be treated as ‘Invalid certificate’.
(ii) Applicants who are employed in any Government organisation shall submit ‘No Objection
Certificate’ issued by the head of office/ disciplinary authority, if shortlisted for Personality Test.
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E. MINIMUM PHYSICAL STANDARD : -
Must have a minimum physical measurement as mentioned below : -
Proportionate
Male Candidates of all categories 78 cm. with a
to height & age
(except Gorkhas, Rajbanshis, 167 cm minimum
as per Medical
Garwalis and Scheduled Tribes) expansion of 5 cm
Standard
Proportionate
76 cm. with a to height & age
Male Gorkhas, Rajbanshis,
160 cm minimum as per Medical
Garwalis and Scheduled Tribes
expansion of 5 cm Standard
Staff Officer-
01.
cum-Instructor Proportionate
Female Candidates of all categories to height & age
(except Gorkhas, Rajbanshis, 160 cm Nil as per Medical
Garwalis and Scheduled Tribes) Standard
Proportionate
Female Gorkhas, Rajbanshis, to height & age
152 cm Nil as per Medical
Garwalis and Scheduled Tribes
Standard
*The Height-Weight ratio chart for Physical Measurement Test (PMT) is furnished below:-
Desirable Weight Range (in kgs.)
Height (bare foot) (cms.)
For Male SOI For Female SOI
152 - 44-57
154 - 44-58
156 - 45-58
158 - 46-59
160 52-65 48-61
162 53-66 49-62
164 54-67 50-64
166 55-69 51-65
168 56-71 52-66
170 58-73 53-67
172 59-74 55-69
174 60-75 56-70
176 62-77 58-72
178 64-79 59-74
180 65-80 60-77
182 66-82 61-78
184 67-84 63-80
186 69-86 64-82
188 71-88 66-84
190 73-90 -
192 75-93 -
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F. Must qualify the following Physical Efficiency Tests : -
Test
Name of Post
For Male For Female
Staff Officer-cum-Instructor in
Civil Defence Organisation West
800 meters run within 03 (three) 400 meters run within 02
Bengal under the Department of
minutes (two) minutes
Disaster Management & Civil
Defence, Govt. of West Bengal.
4. METHOD OF RECRUITMENT :-
The posts of Staff Officer-cum-Instructor in Civil Defence Organisation, West Bengal under the Department of
Disaster Management & Civil Defence, Govt. of West Bengal shall be filled up through open competitive
examination comprising of Four (04) stages. A candidate is eligible to appear in the next stage only if he/ she
passes through the previous one. The stages are :- a. Preliminary Examination, b. Physical Measurement Test
(PMT) & Physical Efficiency Test (PET), c. Final Competitive Examination and d. Personality Test.
The preliminary examination will either be an OMR based MCQ type written examination or a Computer
Based online test (CBT) depending on the number of applicants and other administrative factors. In case of
OMR based examination, the question paper will be set in two languages (English and Bengali) and in case
of Computer Based online Test (CBT) there will be a 15 (fifteen) day window preceding the date of
examination for mock test/ practice.
The marks obtained by the candidate in preliminary examination shall not be counted for the purpose of
determining the final merit list.
Note :- There will be NEGATIVE marking for each incorrect answer in the preliminary examination. ¼th of the allotted
marks for a particular question will be deducted for each incorrect answer.
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The written examination for all the above three papers of the Final Competitive Examination shall be held on
the same day at selected centers to be decided by the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board. The question
paper for Paper-I (General Studies and Arithmetic) of Final Competitive Examination will be set in three
languages (English, Bengali and Nepali). The candidate may answer in any of these languages but all the
answers must be in one and the same language. The syllabus for final combined competitive examination
shall be as mentioned herein after.
The West Bengal Police Recruitment Board shall have the discretion to fix qualifying marks in all or any
of the three papers and also in the aggregate of three papers in the Final Competitive Examination.
D. Personality Test : (Full Marks – 50) :- A limited number of the candidates selected merit-wise on the results
of Final Competitive Examination will be called to appear for the Personality Test. Final merit shall be
prepared on the basis of the total marks obtained in the three papers of Final Competitive Examination and
the marks obtained in the Personality Test.
7. PERIOD OF APPLICATION : -
Application window for submitting application through on-line or downloading of off-line application form
with printed challan of United Bank of India/India Post will remain operative for the period from
24.11.2019 (12 AM) to 24.12.2019 (5 P.M.). However the last date of depositing Application and/or
Processing Fees only in respect of on-line applicants using United Bank of India challan, will be
27.12.2019 (5 PM).
NO APPLICATION SHALL BE RECEIVED AFTER THE LAST DATE AND TIME OF SUBMISSION OF
APPLICATIONS. HENCE, THE APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO SUBMIT THEIR
APPLICATIONS WELL IN ADVANCE WITHOUT WAITING FOR THE LAST DATE AND TIME OF
SUBMISSION TO AVOID DELAYED SUBMISSION DUE TO SERVER PROBLEM OR ANY OTHER
TECHNICAL FAULTS, INCLUDING POSTAL DELAYS.
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West Bengal Police Recruitment Board will not take any responsibility for any kind of delays (including
postal/applications lost in transit). Hence, applicants should ensure that their applications reach the
Board’s Office within the last date & time for receipt of applications.
• If any shortlisted candidate fails to submit the documents as stated above, his /her candidature shall be
summarily rejected.
• No exemption of fees is available to the SC/ST candidates of OTHER States.
• Neither any claim for refund of the fee will be entertained nor will it be reserved for any other
examination under any circumstances whatsoever.
• Applications not accompanied with the requisite application and/or processing fees shall be
summarily rejected.
9. HOW TO APPLY : -
West Bengal Police Recruitment Board extends the facilities of both the on-line and off-line submission of
applications.
❖ ON-LINE SUBMISSION :- Applicants will be able to submit application using the website
w w w . wbpolice.gov.in a n d http://wbdmd.gov.in/Civil_Defence/CD_Default.aspx by filling up their
information and uploading of recent scanned photograph and signature. Applicants are advised to follow
the procedure properly for applying through on-line.
Payment of Application and/or Processing Fees can be made on-line through payment gateway by
using Debit Cards/Credit Cards/Net-Banking of any Bank. Fees can also be paid through different e-
wallets and Bharat QR and UPI App. An amount of Rs. 5/- (Rupees five) only will be charged by the agency
concerned as “Service Charge” for availing Debit Cards/Credit Cards/Net-Banking/e-Wallet/other App-
based facility.
ON-LINE APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO UPLOAD SCANNED COPY OF THEIR RECENT PASSPORT
SIZE PHOTOGRAPH (PREFERABLY COLOURED) AND FULL SIGNATURE IN JPG FORMAT
COVERING THE ENTIRE SPACE PROVIDED FOR THE SAME. THE SIZE OF PHOTOGRAPH FILE AND
SIGNATURE FILE MUST BE BETWEEN 10 KB - 50 KB AND 5 KB - 20 KB RESPECTIVELY. THE
IMAGE DIMENSION FOR PHOTOGRAPH AND SIGNATURE SHOULD BE 177 Px H X 138 Px W (4.5
CM HEIGHT X 3.5 CM WIDTH) AND 63 Px H X 350 Px W (1.7 CM HEIGHT X 9.2 CM WIDTH)
RESPECTIVELY. THE PHOTOGRAPH MUST BE ON WHITE BACKGROUND WITH 75-80% OF
THE PHOTO OCCUPYING THE APPLICANT’S FACE. APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO
UPLOAD IMAGES OF OTHER OBJECTS IN PLACE OF PHOTOGRAPH AND SIGNATURE. THE
PHOTOGRAPH WITH FACE/ HEAD COVERING, SUNGLASS/ TINTED GLASSES COVERING THE
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EYES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED, PHOTOGRAPHS CROPPED FROM ‘GROUPIES’ OR ‘SELFIES’
SHALL ALSO BE DISALLOWED AT THE SCRUTINY.
On successful submission of the application, the applicants shall be provided with the copy of Application
Form with his /her photograph, signature and unique Application Serial No. by the system. Candidates
are advised to preserve it safely and mention the Application Sl. No. for all future communications, if
required, with the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board.
Request for change/correction in the Application Form SHALL NOT be entertained under any
circumstances after final submission. The West Bengal Police Recruitment Board will not be responsible
for any consequences arising out of non-acceptance of any correction/addition/deletion in any
particular field in application form whatever the reasons may be.
Note :: Each applicant is required to have an individual mobile number and e-mail ID. Sharing of mobile
no. between applicants is not permitted. This number needs to remain valid till the entire process
of the recruitment is over. The Board does not owe any responsibility for failure in delivery of SMS,
more so due to change in mobile number of the applicants.
➢ Online submission through E-Village Kendra Ltd. (Tathya Mitra Kendras) [Common Service Centres] :-
• The West Bengal Police Recruitment Board extends facility to submit application through E-Village
Kendra Ltd(Tathya Mitra Kendras) set up by the Government of West Bengal up to the level of Gram
Panchayats in the rural areas of West Bengal.
• Applicants may approach any of the E-Village Kendra Ltd. (Tathya Mitra Kendras) (List provided on
the website) with all particulars and a recent passport size photograph. The Village Level
Entrepreneur or his /her authorized staff of the Kendra will fill up the on-line application form on
the basis of information provided by the applicant.
• They will also scan the photograph and recent signature of the applicant and upload it.
• APPLICANTS MUST CHECK ON-SCREEN THE INFORMATION ENTERED BY THE CSC STAFF
BEFORE PROCEEDING FOR ON-LINE PAYMENT.
• The Application and/or Processing Fees have to be paid to Village Level Entrepreneurs of the E-Village
Kendra Ltd. (Tathya Mitra Kendras). The Kendra will collect service charge (including GST) of Rs. 23/-
(Rupees Twenty Three) extra for filling up the form and uploading the same along with scanned copies
of candidate’s photograph and signature and making on-line payment of Application and/or Processing
Fees received from the applicant. The applicant must ensure proper uploading of his /her photograph
and signature. The Board will not be responsible for any discrepancy in the data uploaded. In case of any
mismatch in respect of photograph and signature or any other detail at any stage of the recruitment
process, the candidature SHALL be rejected.
✓ All categories of candidates except Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (of West Bengal only) shall pay
Rs. 293 /- only [Application Fees: Rs. 250/- ; Processing Fees : Rs. 20/- plus Service Charge (including
GST) : Rs. 23/-] to the authorized staff of the E-Village Kendra Ltd. (Tathya Mitra Kendras).
✓ Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (of West Bengal only) shall pay Rs. 43/-
only (Processing Fees : Rs. 20/- plus Service Charge (including GST) : Rs. 23/-) to the authorized staff of
the E-Village Kendra Ltd. (Tathya Mitra Kendras).
✓ Candidates are advised NOT TO PAY IN EXCESS of the fees & service charge as mentioned above
TO THE FRANCHISEE OR THE AUTHORIZED STAFF OF E-VILLAGE KENDRA LTD(TATHYA
MITRA KENDRAS).
✓ AFTER PAYMENT OF THE FEES AND SERVICE CHARGE, THE AUTHORIZED STAFF OF THE
KENDRA WILL HAND OVER TO THE APPLICANT THE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FORM
WITH UNIQUE APPLICATION SERIAL NUMBER AS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SUCCESSFUL
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION ON-LINE. THE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FORM WILL ALSO
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CONTAIN ALL THE DETAILS FURNISHED BY THE APPLICANT WHICH MUST BE VERIFIED BY
HIM.
✓ APPLICANTS MUST S A FE KEEP THE COPY OF THE APPLICATION WITH THEM AND NOTE
DOWN THE UNIQUE APPLICATION SERIAL NUMBER FOR ALL FUTURE COMMUNICATIONS
WITH THE BOARD, IF ANY.
✓ Candidates may contact the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board through a land line (033 -
23371402) to report any kind of non-cooperation from any of the E-Village Kendra Ltd. (Tathya Mitra
Kendras), with details of the concerned Kendra during office hours (10:00 AM to 05:30 PM) from
Monday to Friday.
✓ Help line (Toll free) of E-Village Kendra Ltd. (Tathya Mitra Kendras) :- Applicants may contact the Toll free
help line number (18004190250) for locating nearby E-Village Kendra Ltd. (Tathya Mitra Kendras) or for
complaints.
➢ On-line Application and collection of fees through United Bank of India (UBI) :-
▪ The West Bengal Police Recruitment Board extends the facility of paying Application and/or
Processing Fees through the United Bank of India (UBI) for on-line applicants. Under this system a
deposit challan will be generated bearing the Application Sl. No. during on-line submission of
application.
▪ After obtaining the deposit challan, the applicants will proceed to any of the branches of the UBI located
pan India along with the challan after 01 (one) Banking Day for payment of the Application and/or
Processing Fees.
▪ The branch will accept the payment of fees on production of the deposit challan which will be returned to
the applicant with the Bank’s seal as acknowledgement. This deposit challan bearing the application sl.
no. must be preserved by the applicant for future communication with the Board, if required.
▪ The applicants will have to pay a sum of Rs. 36/- (including GST) to the Branch of UBI against each
payment of Rs. 270/- (for all categories of candidates except Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe of West
Bengal only) or Rs. 20/- (for candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe of West Bengal
only).
▪ On payment of Application and/or Processing Fees at the Bank Counter the applications will be
auto submitted and the applicants will get a system generated SMS confirming successful submission
of his /her application form. Applicant must take a printout of his /her Application form by logging
into ‘My Account’ page after getting the SMS.
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Candidates have to download the e-Admit Cards from the website and be on the lookout for notices
through newspapers and intimation via text message on their registered mobile numbers and email.
xxiii) In case of any difficulties in downloading the off-line application form or in submitting the on-line
application form, the applicants are advised to communicate either through telephone (Contact No.
7044108689 & 7044109346) during office hours (10 AM to 05:30 PM) from Monday to Friday and 10:00
AM to 02:00 PM on Saturdays (except Govt. Holidays) or through e-mail
([email protected]).
Candidates may visit the website of West Bengal Police (www.wbpolice.gov.in) and website of
Civil Defence (http://wbdmd.gov.in/Civil_Defence/CD_Default.aspx ) for ascertaining developments of
recruitment process from time to time.
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