How many Bihar Police SI vacancies are there?

The main BPSSC Police Sub-Inspector recruitment under Advertisement No. 05/2025 contains 1,799 vacancies.

Is the Bihar Police SI Mains exam cancelled?

Yes. BPSSC cancelled the Main Written Examination held on 27 May 2026. A fresh examination date is to be announced separately.

Is the Bihar Police SI recruitment itself cancelled?

No. The recruitment has not been cancelled. The previously conducted Main Written Examination has been cancelled and is expected to be conducted again according to a fresh BPSSC schedule.

What is the new Bihar Police SI Mains exam date?

As of 3 October 2026, BPSSC's official site does not list a fresh date after the 23 September cancellation notice. Candidates should monitor BPSSC for the revised schedule.

What qualification is required for Bihar Police SI?

Candidates need a recognised graduation degree or equivalent qualification. For Advertisement No. 05/2025, the qualification had to be completed by 1 August 2025.

What is the maximum age for General male candidates?

The standard maximum age is 37 years for Unreserved male candidates under the notification's age-calculation rules.

Bihar Police SI 2026: 1,799 Vacancy, Mains Re-Exam & Syllabus

The Bihar Police SI 2026 recruitment cycle is being conducted by the Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission (BPSSC) for 1,799 Police Sub-Inspector posts in the Home (Police) Department, Government of Bihar, under Advertisement No. 05/2025. The post carries Pay Level 6.

Although the recruitment notification was issued in September 2025, the examination process has continued through 2026.

Latest Update: BPSSC cancelled the Main Written Examination held on 27 May 2026.

In its notice dated 23 September 2026, the Commission stated that the examination was cancelled due to unavoidable reasons and that a fresh examination date would be announced separately. As of 3 October 2026, BPSSC's official website does not show a newer Mains re-examination date.

Candidates preparing for Bihar Police SI should therefore continue Mains preparation and rely only on BPSSC's official notices for the revised examination schedule.

Bihar Police SI 2026 Overview

Particular	Details
Conducting Authority	Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission
Short Name	BPSSC
Post	Police Sub-Inspector
Popular Name	Bihar Daroga
Department	Home (Police) Department, Government of Bihar
Advertisement	05/2025
Total Vacancies	1,799
Pay Level	Level 6
Application Period	26 September–26 October 2025
Qualification	Graduation
Qualification Cut-off	1 August 2025
Minimum Age	20 years
Selection	Prelims → Mains → Physical Test → Verification/Medical
Prelims	100 Q / 200 marks / 2 hours
Mains	2 papers / 400 marks
Negative Marking	0.2 mark per wrong answer
Current Status	Mains exam cancelled; fresh date awaited
Job Location	Bihar

The notification confirms 1,799 vacancies, graduation as the minimum educational qualification and a two-stage written examination followed by the physical stage.

Latest Bihar Police SI 2026 Update

The recruitment reached the Main Examination stage after the Preliminary Examination was conducted in January 2026.

BPSSC's official website records the following key events:

18 and 21 January 2026: Preliminary Examination

16 March 2026: Prelims Result

27 May 2026: Mains Examination

19 June 2026: Mains Result

August 2026: PET-related notice

23 September 2026: Mains Cancellation Notice

The 27 May Mains examination has now been cancelled. Candidates should not treat the earlier Mains result or physical-stage schedule as the final active sequence without checking the latest BPSSC notice, because the Commission has ordered a fresh Main Examination date to be announced separately.

Is Bihar Police SI Recruitment Cancelled?

No. The recruitment itself has not been cancelled.

BPSSC has cancelled the Main Written Examination conducted on 27 May 2026 under Advertisement No. 05/2025. A fresh Mains examination date is to be announced separately.

The accurate position is: The recruitment remains active, but the previously conducted Mains examination has been cancelled and will need to be conducted again.

Bihar Police SI Vacancy 2026

The current main recruitment contains 1,799 Police Sub-Inspector vacancies.

Category	Vacancies
Unreserved	850
Economically Weaker Section	180
Extremely Backward Class	273
Backward Class	222
Backward Class Women	42
Scheduled Caste	210
Scheduled Tribe	15
Transgender	7
Total	1,799

The notification also shows 614 posts reserved horizontally for women and 36 posts under the specified freedom-fighter descendant provision.

A dedicated Bihar Police SI Vacancy 2026 page should explain the category table, women's horizontal reservation, domicile implications and reservation rules separately.

Separate Bihar Police Special Branch SI Recruitment 2026

Candidates may also see references to a separate 2026 Bihar Police SI recruitment.

BPSSC issued Advertisement No. 09/2026 for the post of Police Sub-Inspector (General Closed Cadre) in the Special Branch under the Home Department. The official BPSSC site lists this advertisement separately from the 1,799-post regular SI recruitment.

That recruitment has been reported for 150 Special Branch SI posts, with applications opening in July 2026.

For PraveshExam: This should be treated as a separate recruitment page or current-news/update page rather than adding 150 to the 1,799 regular SI vacancies.

Bihar Police SI Eligibility Criteria 2026

Candidates must satisfy educational, age and physical requirements.

Educational Qualification

The candidate must have passed Graduation from a recognised university or an equivalent qualification recognised by the State Government.

The qualification had to be completed by 1 August 2025 for Advertisement No. 05/2025. Candidates who had not completed graduation by the cut-off date were not eligible for this recruitment cycle.

Bihar Police SI Age Limit

The minimum age is 20 years.

Category- and gender-wise standard upper-age limits are:

Category	Male	Female
Unreserved	37 years	40 years
BC / EBC	40 years	40 years
SC / ST	42 years	42 years

Third-gender candidates are subject to the relevant provisions stated in the notification.

BPSSC also provides specified relaxations for eligible Bihar government servants and ex-servicemen.

The notification uses 1 August 2025 for minimum-age/qualification assessment while applying the specified previous-year reference for the maximum-age protection described in the notice. A dedicated Eligibility page should explain this unusual age-calculation rule carefully.

Bihar Police SI Selection Process

Preliminary Written Examination
Main Written Examination
Physical Standard / Physical Efficiency Test
Document / Eligibility Verification
Medical and Antecedent Verification

The written examination is objective-type.

The physical test is qualifying, while final merit is based principally on the marks used from the Main Written Examination under the recruitment rules.

Bihar Police SI Prelims Exam Pattern

Particular	Details
Questions	100
Marks	200
Duration	2 hours
Subjects	General Knowledge & Current Affairs
Minimum Qualifying Mark	30%
Negative Marking	0.2 mark per wrong answer

The notification states that candidates scoring below 30% in Prelims are not eligible for the Main Examination.

BPSSC can shortlist approximately 20 times the number of vacancies from Prelims for Mains, category-wise and merit-wise, subject to candidate availability.

This makes Current Affairs and broad General Knowledge particularly important at the screening stage.

Bihar Police SI Mains Exam Pattern

The Main Examination has two papers.

Paper I — General Hindi

Particular	Details
Questions	100
Marks	200
Duration	2 hours
Subject	General Hindi
Minimum Qualifying	30%

General Hindi is qualifying. The marks obtained in the General Hindi paper are not added to the final merit score.

Paper II — General Studies

Paper II contains:

General Studies
General Science
Civics
Indian History
Indian Geography
Mathematics
Mental Ability

The paper contains 100 questions for 200 marks in two hours.

For PraveshExam: This is the paper that should drive the bulk of Bihar Police SI question-bank preparation.

Bihar Police SI Negative Marking

BPSSC applies 0.2 mark negative marking for every incorrect answer in both stages of the written examination.

This is an important distinction from many banking exams that deduct one-fourth of the marks assigned to a question.

Wrong answer → minus 0.2 mark

Candidates should therefore optimise for accurate attempts instead of indiscriminate guessing.

Bihar Police SI Syllabus 2026

The Bihar Police SI syllabus can be organised into the following major preparation areas.

Prelims

General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Bihar Current Affairs
National Current Affairs
International Current Affairs
Government Schemes
Awards and Honours
Sports
Appointments
Important Days
Economy
Science and Technology
Defence
Books and Authors

Mains General Hindi

Preparation should include:

Grammar
Vocabulary
Synonyms and Antonyms
Sentence Correction
Idioms and Phrases
Sandhi
Samas
One-word Substitution
Spelling
Usage
Comprehension

Mains General Studies

The official Paper II domains are:

General Studies
General Science
Civics
Indian History
Indian Geography
Mathematics
Mental Ability

For PraveshExam: These should be mapped to the detailed subjects and topics already created for Bihar Police SI, including Ancient History, Medieval History, Modern History, Bihar GK, Polity, Geography, Science, Maths and Mental Ability.

Bihar-Specific Preparation

Although the official Mains paper names broad General Studies subjects, Bihar-specific knowledge remains highly valuable because the recruitment is for Bihar Police and recurring state-exam preparation commonly includes Bihar-focused history, geography, economy, culture and current affairs.

Your existing Bihar Police SI topic banks for:

Bihar GK
Bihar History
Bihar Geography
Bihar Economy
Bihar Current Affairs

can therefore form an important examination-preparation layer alongside the official broad domains.

Bihar Police SI Physical Standards

The physical standards are qualifying.

Height

Candidate Category	Minimum Height
Male — UR and BC	165 cm
Male — EBC, SC and ST	160 cm
Women — All Categories	155 cm

Chest Measurement

Category	Unexpanded	Expanded
UR, BC and EBC Males	81 cm	86 cm
SC/ST Males	79 cm	84 cm

A minimum 5 cm chest expansion is required.

Chest measurement is not prescribed for women.

Female Weight

Female candidates must weigh at least 48 kg.

Bihar Police SI Physical Efficiency Test

Candidates who qualify Mains are called for the Physical Efficiency Test.

Physical Event	Men	Women
Running	1.6 km in 6 min 30 sec	1 km in 6 min
High Jump	Minimum 4 feet	Minimum 3 feet
Long Jump	Minimum 12 feet	Minimum 9 feet
Shot Put	16-pound shot — minimum 16 feet	12-pound shot — minimum 10 feet

Candidates must qualify each required physical event.

Bihar Police SI Final Merit

The notification states that the final merit list is prepared using the marks applicable from the Main Written Examination, category-wise and in merit order.

The General Hindi paper is only qualifying and is not counted in merit. The physical test is also qualifying.

Therefore, the most important scoring component for final selection is the General Studies Mains performance, subject to the candidate clearing Hindi, physical requirements and all eligibility checks.

Minimum Final Qualifying Percentage

For preparation of the final merit list, the notification specifies minimum qualifying percentages including:

Category	Minimum Qualifying Percentage
General	40%
BC	36.5%
EBC	34%
SC/ST and Women	32%

These percentages should not be confused with the Prelims 30% minimum or the 30% qualifying requirement in General Hindi.

Bihar Police SI Salary

The official notification places Bihar Police Sub-Inspector at Pay Level 6.

The actual monthly salary includes the applicable basic pay under the Bihar government pay matrix together with admissible allowances and deductions.

A dedicated Bihar Police SI Salary & Job Profile page should separately explain:

Basic Pay
Dearness Allowance
House Rent Allowance
Other Admissible Benefits
Probation / Training
SI Duties
Police-Station Responsibilities
Investigation Responsibilities
Promotion Path

Salary details should be explained through the applicable pay structure, allowances and deductions rather than presenting a single approximate in-hand amount as though it were identical for every posting.