Bihar Police

Overview

The Central Selection Board of Constable (CSBC), Bihar, recruits Constables and related posts for Bihar Police and allied departments (Bihar Special Armed Police, Bihar Fire Service, Home/Prisons, Home Guards, the Prohibition department, and others). CSBC runs several separate recruitment drives rather than one single exam: recent drives on its own site (csbc.bihar.gov.in, confirmed reachable as of 25 September 2026) include the general Constable recruitment (Advertisement 01/2025, about 19,838 posts), Driver Constable (Advertisement 02/2025), Prohibition Constable/Jail Warder/Mobile Squad Constable (Advertisement 03/2025), Constable (General Duty, Close Cadre) in the Special Branch (Advertisement 01/2026), and Constable (Operator) (Advertisement 02/2026). The syllabus PDFs published for each drive on the site list topics but not a marks/duration table, so the pattern, eligibility and fee figures below are corroborated from secondary reports of the Advertisement 01/2025 notification rather than read directly from that scheme document.

Who can apply

For the Advertisement 01/2025 Constable cycle, candidates needed a 10+2 (Intermediate) pass from a recognised board. Age (as on 1 August 2025) had to be at least 18 years, with a maximum of 25 years (General), 27 years (OBC), 30 years (SC/ST), and 28 years for OBC/EBC women, plus further relaxation as per CSBC rules. Candidates also had to meet physical standards for height and chest (men only), detailed below.

Exam pattern

The written exam is a qualifying, objective (MCQ) paper of 100 marks, set at Matric (Class 10) level, with no negative marking.

Candidates need at least 30% to qualify; the written exam is qualifying only and is used to shortlist candidates for the Physical Efficiency Test (PET) and Physical Standard Test (PST) — it does not by itself decide the final merit.

Physical Standard Test (PST) and Physical Efficiency Test (PET)

Reported for the Advertisement 01/2025 Constable cycle:

The PET/PST is qualifying: candidates who do not meet the height, chest or event standards are disqualified regardless of their written-exam score. Standards, weights and distances are set separately for each CSBC drive and post, so confirm the figures for your specific advertisement.

Fees

For the Advertisement 01/2025 Constable cycle, the application fee was Rs 675 for General/EWS/BC/EBC candidates and Rs 180 for SC/ST candidates, payable online by debit card, credit card or net banking. Confirm the current fee for other CSBC drives (Driver Constable, Prohibition Constable, Special Branch Constable, etc.) in their own advertisement.

Selection process

Based on CSBC's own notices for its recent drives, the process runs through a written examination, followed by physical stages for shortlisted candidates — PET and PST — and Document Verification (DV). For the Driver Constable post, a Driving Efficiency Test (DET) is an additional stage. CSBC publishes written-exam results specifically to shortlist candidates for the PET/PST stage, confirming this order for its 2025 and 2026 drives.

Important dates

As of CSBC's notice board (25 September 2026), the general Constable recruitment (Advertisement 01/2025, ~19,838 posts) had already reached its final selection list, published 27 May 2026, and a notice on confirming provisionally selected candidates dated 22 July 2026. The Driver Constable drive (Advertisement 02/2025) was still active, with its Driving Efficiency Test affected by rain and rescheduled multiple times through September 2026. The Special Branch Constable drive (Advertisement 01/2026) and Constable (Operator) drive (Advertisement 02/2026) had reached PST/PET admit-card and result stages by August–September 2026. Since each drive has its own timeline, check the specific advertisement number on csbc.bihar.gov.in rather than assume one common schedule.

How to apply

Applications for each CSBC drive are submitted online through the Board's website, csbc.bihar.gov.in (applications themselves are processed via the linked apply-csbc.com portal), against the specific advertisement number for the post.

Preparation tips

Because CSBC runs multiple, differently-timed recruitment drives for different Constable categories at once, confirm the exact advertisement number you are tracking before relying on any date, fee or physical standard. Since the written exam is only qualifying (30% cut-off, no negative marking) and does not feed into final merit beyond shortlisting, prioritise clearing it comfortably and then shift focus to running, jump and throw practice well ahead of the PET/PST stage, since failing any one physical standard disqualifies a candidate outright.