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BPSSC
Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission
BPSSC Special Branch SI 2026 • Advt No: 09/2026
BPSSC Advertisement 09/2026 for 150 Police Sub-Inspector (General Closed Cadre) posts in Special Branch; applications are open from 9 July to 9 August 2026.
Total Vacancies
150
Age Limit
20–37 Years
As on 01 Aug 2025
Application Dates
9 Jul – 9 Aug 2026
Closes 11:59 PM IST
Job Location
BR
Qualification
Bachelor's degree / Graduation from a recognized university or equivalent qualification, completed by 1 August 2025.
Salary / Stipend
Pay Matrix Level 6 with starting basic pay of approximately ₹35,400 per month, plus admissible Bihar Government allowances.
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BPSSC has released Advertisement No. 09/2026 for direct recruitment to 150 Police Sub-Inspector (General Closed Cadre) posts in the Special Branch under the Home (Police) Department, Government of Bihar.
Field | Details |
|---|---|
Advertisement | 09/2026 |
Post | Police Sub-Inspector (General Closed Cadre) |
Branch | Special Branch |
Department | Home (Police) Department, Government of Bihar |
Vacancies | 150 |
Pay | Level 6 |
Application mode | Online |
Current status | Application Open |
This is separate from Advertisement 05/2025 for 1,799 regular Bihar Police SI posts.
Event | Date |
|---|---|
Notification | 3 July 2026 |
Application start | 9 July 2026 |
Last date to apply | 9 August 2026 |
Fee payment last date | 9 August 2026 |
Preliminary exam | To be notified |
Main exam | To be notified |
PET / DV / Medical | After written stages |
Category | Fee |
|---|---|
All candidates | ₹100 |
Transaction charges | Extra, where applicable |
BPSSC has stated that the closing date is 9 August 2026.
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree / Graduation from a recognized university or equivalent qualification as on 1 August 2025.
Category | Age as on 1 August 2025 |
|---|---|
Minimum age | 20 years |
UR male | 20-37 years |
UR female | 20-40 years |
BC / EBC male and female | 20-40 years |
SC / ST male and female | 20-42 years |
Nationality: Indian citizen.
Qualification cut-off: Graduation must be completed by 1 August 2025.
Reservation: Bihar reservation benefits require valid State certificates.
Other-state candidates: Reserved-category applicants from other States are treated under applicable Unreserved conditions.
Category | Vacancies |
|---|---|
Unreserved | 60 |
EWS | 15 |
EBC | 27 |
BC | 18 |
BC Women | 4 |
SC | 24 |
ST | 2 |
Total | 150 |
The vacancy distribution is for the Special Branch General Closed Cadre and is separate from the regular Bihar Police SI cadre.
Item | Details |
|---|---|
Questions | 100 |
Marks | 200 |
Duration | 2 hours |
Subject | General Knowledge and Current Affairs |
Minimum qualifying | 30% |
Negative marking | 0.2 mark per wrong answer |
Paper | Questions | Marks | Duration | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
General Hindi | 100 | 200 | 2 hours | Qualifying; minimum 30% |
General Studies | 100 | 200 | 2 hours | Counts for merit |
General Studies: Includes General Science, Civics, Indian History, Indian Geography, Mathematics and Mental Ability.
Negative marking: 0.2 mark is deducted for each wrong answer.
Shortlisting: Prelims screens candidates for Mains; Mains performance is used for PET shortlisting.
Candidate Group | Height | Chest / Weight |
|---|---|---|
UR / BC male | 165 cm | 81 cm unexpanded, 86 cm expanded |
EBC / SC / ST male | 160 cm | 79 cm unexpanded, 84 cm expanded |
All female candidates | 155 cm | Minimum 48 kg; chest not measured |
Nature: Physical Standard Test is qualifying.
Female chest: Chest measurement is not applicable.
Medical: Appointment remains subject to medical fitness.
Event | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
Run | 1.6 km in 6 min 30 sec | 1 km in 6 min |
High jump | 4 ft | 3 ft |
Long jump | 12 ft | 9 ft |
Shot put | 16 lb - 16 ft | 12 lb - 10 ft |
PET nature: Qualifying only.
Attempts: High jump, long jump and shot put follow the prescribed attempt rules.
Failure: Failure in a mandatory event leads to disqualification.
Item | Details |
|---|---|
Pay level | Level 6 |
Starting basic | ₹35,400 per month |
Department | Special Branch, Home (Police) Department, Bihar |
Job nature | Regular General Closed Cadre police service |
Posting | Special Branch establishments across Bihar |
Role: Intelligence collection, verification, surveillance support, security inputs and Special Branch field duties.
Closed cadre: The post belongs to a separate General Closed Cadre within Special Branch rather than the ordinary district-police SI cadre.
Allowances: DA, HRA and other Bihar Government allowances are admissible under rules.
Service conditions: Appointment is subject to training, verification, medical fitness and applicable police-service rules.
Correct advertisement: Use 09/2026 for the Special Branch General Closed Cadre recruitment.
Not regular SI 05/2025: Do not mix this 150-post recruitment with the 1,799-post regular SI cycle.
Last date: 9 August 2026.
Qualification: Graduation is mandatory.
Fee: ₹100 for all candidates.
Status: APPLICATION_OPEN as of 7 August 2026.
Physical test: PST and PET are qualifying.
Official portal: Use BPSSC and its linked application portal only.
150 posts.
Police Sub-Inspector (General Closed Cadre) in Special Branch.
9 August 2026.
Graduation from a recognized university.
Minimum 20 years; UR male maximum 37 years with category-wise relaxation.
Pay Level 6 with starting basic pay around ₹35,400.
No. Advt. 09/2026 is a separate Special Branch General Closed Cadre recruitment.
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