West Bengal Police Warder Syllabus, Exam Pattern

Written test

The Board fixes the qualifying marks for the next stage at its discretion.

Physical Measurement Test

A limited number are shortlisted on written marks. Height and weight are measured by electronic machines.

For Warder

For Female Warder

Weight must fall in the Board's range for your height. Extract (the full chart runs in 2 cm steps from 152 to 192 cm for Warders and to 188 cm for Female Warders):

A height between entries is judged against the nearest listed height: over 160 and under 161 cm counts as 160 cm; over 161 and under 162 cm as 162 cm.

Physical Efficiency Test

Timed by RFID, one chance only. PMT and PET are qualifying.

Interview

10 marks, for those who pass the PMT and PET. It tests general awareness, suitability for public service, and computer operation and application.

The Information to Applicants gives the subjects and marks; the Board sets the detailed syllabus. Questions are in English, Bengali and Nepali, except the English section.

English is two and a half times its constable weight, Reasoning drops from 25 to 10, and Computer Literacy is new. Constable material won't fit. The constable paper is also set in Bengali and Nepali only.

• Indian citizen.
• Age 18 to 27 on 1 January 2023 (tighter than the 30 allowed for WB Police constables). Relaxed by 5 years for SC and ST of West Bengal only, 3 years for OBC of West Bengal only, and for ex-servicemen under government rules, with service counted to 1 January 2023. Certificates from other states don't count.
• Madhyamik pass from the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education or equivalent.
• A computer literacy certificate from a recognised institution.

Both qualifications must be held on or before the advertisement date. Get either later and you're rejected whenever it's found.

Category and certificates

• No change of category after your interview date.
• OBC-A and OBC-B certificates had to be issued within one year before 1 January 2023. Take the age relaxation and fail to produce one, and you're out.
• Before downloading the interview call letter, upload proof of date of birth, qualification, caste, EWS, Exempted Category, and Gorkha, Garhwali or Rajbanshi community if claiming the height relaxation.
• Ex-servicemen bring service documents in original; government employees bring an NOC from the Head of Office; sports quota candidates use the Annexure-A proforma.

Physical standards are under the exam pattern.

1. Written test, 90 marks. Counts.
2. Physical Measurement Test. Qualifying.
3. Physical Efficiency Test. Qualifying.
4. Interview, 10 marks. Counts.

The merit list is written plus interview, out of 100. Ties go to higher written marks, then the older candidate, then a rule the Board sets.

After the merit list

1. Verification Roll, a character and antecedents check.
2. Medical, only after the Verification Roll comes back with "No Objection", at State Government designated hospitals.
3. Appointment.

Medical standards: no knock knee, flat foot, varicose vein or squint eyes; vision 6/6, with or without glasses; high colour vision, not colour blind. Nothing earlier tests these, so check them before you apply.

The 2023 Information to Applicants doesn't state the pay scale. It's set by the West Bengal government's pay rules for the Department of Correctional Administration. Check the next advertisement on prb.wb.gov.in.

The warder merit list is 90 written plus 10 interview; a WB Police constable's is 85 plus 15. Both total 100.

Apply online through the Board's site, prb.wb.gov.in. The 2023 Notice, Information to Applicants and list of Sahaj Retail help centres came out on 2 August 2023, and the fee notice on 21 August 2023.

• After applications close there's a short editing window for personal details, except permanent State, mobile and email. After that, only category can change, by petition in person or by email within the stated time.
• From the 2025 cycles, admit card download needs your Aadhaar number and Aadhaar-linked mobile, confirmed by OTP. That mobile then becomes your registered number for all SMS.
• At the venue, bring the e-admit card and original Aadhaar. Your photo and digital attendance are captured; refuse and you're rejected.
• Banned: mobile phones, Bluetooth hearing devices, portable scanners, digital or smart watches, calculators, and high-heeled footwear. Canvassing cancels your candidature.

WBPRB is at Araksha Bhawan (5th floor), 6th Cross Road, Block DJ, Sector II, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700091; 033 23214200, 033 23214373, wbprb10@gmail.com. It also recruits for the West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police.

The Board warns that selection is merit-based and to ignore touts offering jobs for money.

Chest is measured for Warders only.

The written test, PMT, PET and interview dates aren't in the advertisement; the Board posts each as a separate notice on the recruitment page at prb.wb.gov.in.

Admit cards for each stage (written, PMT and PET, interview) are on prb.wb.gov.in under Admit Cards. You can't download the interview call letter until you've uploaded your certificates, so have them ready early.

The Board posts written results (which shortlist for the PMT and PET) and the final merit list under Written Results and Final Results on prb.wb.gov.in. Finished cycles move to Completed Recruitment Drives. Selection stays provisional until the Verification Roll and medical are cleared.

The Board doesn't fix a cut-off in advance. It sets the written qualifying mark for each cycle at its discretion and publishes results on prb.wb.gov.in under Written Results and Final Results.

With 130 posts over 16 category rows, several rows carry just one or two posts (ST Exempted Category 2, SC Ex-servicemen 2, EWS Ex-servicemen 1, sports quota 2), so a past cycle's line won't predict yours.

• Get the computer literacy certificate before the advertisement. It can't be acquired later.
• Prepare computers twice: 10 written marks, and again at the interview.
• Don't use constable material. English is 25 here, Reasoning only 10.
• Watch the clock. 90 questions in an hour is about 40 seconds each. With a quarter mark (0.25) off per wrong answer, four wrong cancel one right, and a blind guess gains nothing.
• Train the right event. Warders: 1,600 m in 6:30, a distance run. Female Warders: 400 m in 1:50, closer to a sprint and a faster pace than the 800 metres in 4 minutes asked of female constables. One chance, RFID-timed.
• Check your weight against the chart. A 168 cm Warder needs 56 to 71 kg; a 160 cm Female Warder 48 to 61 kg. Too light fails as surely as too heavy.
• Check the medical standards now: they come last.

No previous year papers or sample papers are available. WBPRB hasn't published question papers for the warder exam.

The closest official guide is the 13-page Information to Applicants of 2 August 2023, with the subjects, marks, physical chart and medical standards. New notices appear on prb.wb.gov.in under Examination Notifications.

• West Bengal Police Recruitment Board: Recruitments, Admit Cards, Written Results, Final Results, Completed Recruitment Drives
• Information to Applicants, Warders and Female Warders 2023: vacancies, eligibility, physical chart, exam scheme, medical standards, Annexure-A sports proforma
• Notice, 2 August 2023

The Board also links West Bengal Police, Kolkata Police, the Directorate of Civil Defence, the Swami Vivekananda State Police Academy, the Excise Directorate and the West Bengal Forest Department.

Is this a police post?

No. You work for the Department of Correctional Administration; the police board only recruits.

How many vacancies were advertised?

130 in 2023: 100 Warders and 30 Female Warders.

What is the exam pattern?

90 MCQs, 90 marks, one hour, with a quarter mark off per wrong answer, then PMT, PET and a 10-mark interview.

Do I really need a computer certificate?

Yes, from a recognised institution, held before the advertisement date.

What is the age limit?

18 to 27 on 1 January 2023, with relaxations for West Bengal SC, ST and OBC candidates.

What are the physical standards?

Warders 167 cm (160 for Gorkha, Garhwali, Rajbanshi and ST) and chest 78 to 83 cm (76 to 81); Female Warders 160 cm (152); weight within the chart range.

How many attempts do I get at the run?

One.

Does the interview count?

Yes, 10 of the 100 merit marks.

What are the medical standards?

No knock knee, flat foot, varicose vein or squint; 6/6 vision with or without glasses; no colour blindness.