(Jobs) Odisha Police SI (Sub-Inspector) Recruitment 2021

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Constable (Communication) Total Post 477

Eligibility criteria for Direct Recruitment:

Age limit 

(a) The candidates shall not be less than twenty one years and not more than twenty five years of age as on the 1st day of January of the year in which open advertisement is published inviting the applications. 
(b) The upper age limit is relax-able by 5 years in respect of the SC/ST/SEBC candidates. For ex-servicemen, the relaxation shall be for the entire period of service rendered in the Armed Forces. 

Educational and Professional Qualifications: A candidate must 

(a) Be a Graduate in any discipline from any recognized University, 
(b) Be a citizen of India, 
(c) Be of a good moral and character. He should not have been convicted for any criminal offence. 
(d) Be of sound health and physique. He should be free from any organic defect or body infirmity, 
(e) Not have more than one spouse living, 
(f) Be able to speak, read and write Odia, and 
(g) Have passed M.E. School or higher examinations with Odia language as a subject, or passed H.S.C. or equivalent examinations with Odia as a medium of examination in non-language subject, or passed the written test in Odia in M.E. School standard conducted by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha. 

Written Examination: 

The written examination shall consist of two papers in two sittings as below : 

The written examination shall consist of Objective Type - Multiple Choice questions only. The examination shall be conducted in a transparent manner using OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) or OCR (Optical Character Recognition) sheet or Computer Based Test or any other objective modern method of assessment in vogue at relevant point of time. 
There shall be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in written examination. 

Syllabus for the written examination: 

General English 

The aim of the paper is to test the candidate's ability to read and understand serious discursive prose and to express his ideas clearly and correctly in English. The pattern of questions should broadly include the following with graduate standard : 
(a) Comprehension of a given passage 
(b) Usage and vocabulary 
(c) Questions to test the knowledge of grammar 

Odia Language 

(a) Comprehension of a given passage 
(b) Usage and vocabulary 
(c) Translation from English to Odia 

General Studies: 

(a) The nature and standard of questions will be such that a well-educated person should be able to answer them without having specialized study of the concerned subjects. The questions shall test general awareness of the candidate of a variety of subjects covering various fields of knowledge as expected from any graduate. The questions shall be in English and the candidates shall be required to answer 
in English. 
(b) The paper on General Studies will include questions covering the following fields of knowledge: 
(1) General science and recent scientific/ technological developments : Questions will test the candidate's awareness in the field of science and technology including matters of every day observations and experience. 
(2) Current events of national and international importance : Questions shall be to test the knowledge of significant national and international events and of the topics of social relevance in the present day India. 
(3) History of India from ancient times and Indian National Movement: Emphasis will be on testing the general understanding of social, economic and political aspects of the Indian History. Questions on Indian National Movement will relate to the nature & character of the nineteenth century resurgence, growth of Nationalism, attainment of Independence and role of leading personalities 
in the freedom movement. 
(4) Indian and World Geography : Emphasis will more be on geography of India. The questions will relate to physical and economic geography of the country. It shall cover the main features of Indian agriculture and national resources. 
(5) Indian polity and economy: Questions on Indian polity and economy shall be on political system, Constitution of India, Panchayati Raj administration, principal features and characteristics of Indian economy, planning and economic development of India. 
(6) Mental ability and test of reasoning 
(7) Numerical ability test and arithmetic of H.S.C. standard 
(8) Basic computer literacy. 

The Physical Standards-Qualifying: 

The candidates must qualify the physical standards detailed below: 

Physical Efficiency Tests - Qualifying: 

The Physical Efficiency Tests shall comprise of the following events. 

(1) For men of all categories: 

(a) Running 1.6 K.Ms. in 8 minutes. 
(b) Long Jump of 3.66 Meters in length in three attempts. 

(2) For Women of all categories: 

(a) Running 1.6 K.Ms. in 10 minutes. 
(b) Long Jump of 2.77 Meters in length in three attempts. 
Note : Failure in completing the Physical Efficiency in the prescribed time or attempts shall lead to disqualification from the selection process. 

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