Bihar Police SI Exam Pattern, Eligibility, Important Dates

Three stages, in this order.

• Preliminary: 100 questions, 200 marks, 2 hours, general knowledge and current affairs. Below 30 percent fails. About 20 times the vacancies move on.
• Mains: two papers of 100 questions each, 2 hours each. Paper 1 is general Hindi, 200 marks, qualifying only at 30 percent. Paper 2 is 200 marks across general studies, science, civics, Indian history, geography, maths and mental ability. About six times the vacancies are called for the PET.
• PET: pass or fail. Men run 1 mile in 6 min 30 s, women 1 km in 6 minutes. After that: high jump (4 ft men, 3 ft women), long jump (12 ft men, 9 ft women) and shot put (16 lb over 16 ft for men, 12 lb over 10 ft for women). Three tries at the jumps and shot.

Every wrong answer costs 0.2 marks in both written stages.

• Qualification: a degree from a recognised university, held by 1 August 2025. No subject is specified.
• Age: minimum 20 years on 1 August 2025. Maximum for the unreserved is 37 for men and 40 for women. BC and EBC men and women: 40. SC, ST and transgender: 42. The notice counts the upper limit from 1 August 2024.
• Bihar government employees with three years of regular service get five more years. Ex-servicemen get three years plus their service, up to age 57.
• Height: 165 cm for unreserved, BC men; 160 cm for EBC, SC, ST men; 155 cm for women.
• Chest (men): 81 cm, 86 expanded; SC and ST 79 and 84. Women need 48 kg.

Final merit is made from Mains marks alone, category-wise. Minimum Mains marks are 40 percent unreserved, 36.5 percent BC, 34 percent EBC and 32 percent for SC, ST and women. Ties go to the older candidate, then to the higher qualification. Passing the PET and document verification is required but adds no marks. The appointing authority is a police Deputy Inspector General.

Pay level 6, with allowances as admissible.

The fee in Advt. 05/2025 was ₹100 for every candidate, paid online by card, net banking or UPI. Apply on the BPSSC apply portal linked from the home page, with one application per candidate.

Over 34,000 candidates sat the Mains of 27 May 2026, out of 35,857 shortlisted.

Admit cards for each stage go up on the BPSSC apply portal, with centre lists by roll number alongside. Cards for the Mains of May 2026 were issued that way.

BPSSC posted the prelim result on 16 March 2026 and the Mains result for 27 May. Since the Mains has been cancelled, check the site before treating either as final.

The advertisement fixes qualifying minimums rather than cut-offs for each rank: 40 percent for the unreserved, 36.5 for BC, 34 for EBC and 32 for SC, ST and women, on Mains marks. Cut-offs for the cycle have not been published beyond the result sheets.

The paper is graduate-level general studies. Cover Bihar and India history and geography, polity, science, maths and reasoning, and keep up with current affairs. Hindi paper 1 is a pass-or-fail hurdle, so do not ignore it. Fitness prep for the 1 mile run matters as much, since a candidate who fails the PET is out whatever the written marks.

• BPSSC official website
• Advt. 05/2025 (PDF)
• Mains result (PDF)
• Mains cancellation notice (PDF)

How many Bihar Police SI posts are there?

1,799 under Advt. 05/2025.

Who can apply?

Graduates in any subject, aged 20 and above on 1 August 2025, within the category age limits.

Is there negative marking?

Yes. 0.2 marks are cut for each wrong answer in the prelim and Mains.

When is the new Mains?

Not announced. BPSSC cancelled the 27 May 2026 Mains and will notify a fresh date.