Bihar Police SI

Bihar Police SI is the recruitment for the post of Police Sub Inspector, popularly called Daroga, in the Home (Police) Department of the Government of Bihar. The Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission (BPSSC) conducts it through a written preliminary exam, a two-paper mains exam and a physical test. The current cycle runs under Advertisement No. 05/2025 for 1,799 posts.

This cycle has seen a major change. The Commission cancelled the mains written exam held on 27 May 2026 through a notice dated 23 September 2026, and the new mains date has not yet been announced. This guide covers where the Bihar Police SI 2026 cycle stands, the vacancy split, eligibility, exam pattern, syllabus, selection process, pay and a practical preparation plan, so you can keep studying with a clear picture while you wait for the next official notice.

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Bihar Police SI 2026

Which Bihar SI post does this page cover?

BPSSC recruits several Sub Inspector posts through separate advertisements, including Prohibition SI, Enforcement SI and a Special Branch SI (General Closed Cadre) post notified under Advertisement No. 09/2026. Each has its own vacancies, pattern and timeline. This page covers only the regular Police Sub Inspector post of the Home (Police) Department under Advertisement No. 05/2025.

Latest Update: Mains Cancelled and PET on Hold

The 05/2025 cycle moved quickly through its first two stages before running into delays. Here is the sequence of official notices, in order.

• Prelims completed: The preliminary exam was held on 18 and 21 January 2026, and the result came out on 16 March 2026. The Commission shortlisted 35,857 candidates for the mains.

• Mains held and result declared: The mains written exam took place in two shifts on 27 May 2026. The result, published on 19 June 2026, listed 10,759 candidates for the physical test.

• PET announced, then postponed: A notice dated 12 August 2026 scheduled the physical test and document verification in Patna for September and October 2026. A notice dated 28 August 2026 postponed it until further orders.

• Mains cancelled: On 23 September 2026, the Commission cancelled the mains written exam of 27 May 2026, citing unavoidable reasons. It said the new date will be announced separately.

Two days earlier, on 21 September 2026, BPSSC had also issued a notice calling social media claims that the entire recruitment was cancelled false and misleading. Only the mains written exam has been cancelled. The prelims result stands, so candidates who qualified the prelims should keep preparing for the re-conducted mains.

Treat news from unofficial channels with care. The Commission has asked candidates to rely only on its website and to stay alert to touts. Check the notices section of the official website regularly: https://bpssc.bihar.gov.in/

Important Dates for Advertisement 05/2025

The dates above come from official BPSSC notices. Any future date for the mains or the physical test is not yet fixed, so track the notices section of the BPSSC website and your registered mobile number and email.

Bihar Police SI Vacancy 2026

Advertisement 05/2025 lists 1,799 Sub Inspector posts at Pay Level 6. The table shows the category-wise split, with women's seats shown separately as given in the official notice and the mains result.

Women get 35% horizontal reservation and dependants of freedom fighters get 2% horizontal reservation. Reservation benefits apply only to candidates with Bihar domicile. Candidates from other states can apply, but they are treated as unreserved.

Eligibility Criteria

Educational qualification

You need a graduation degree from a recognised university, or a qualification the state government treats as equivalent. The degree must be completed by 1 August 2025. No particular stream or minimum percentage is required.

Age limit

The minimum age is 20 years. Age is counted as on 1 August 2025, and the advertisement also keeps eligible those candidates who met the upper age limit as on 1 August 2024.

Bihar government employees with at least three years of regular service get an extra five years. Ex-servicemen get relaxation equal to their military service plus three years, subject to the conditions in the advertisement.

Physical standards

Read the full rules, including relaxations and documents, on the Bihar Police SI eligibility criteria page.

Application Fee and How to Apply

The application fee for this cycle was Rs. 100 for every category, paid online through net banking, debit card, credit card or UPI. The application window for 05/2025 closed on 26 October 2025, so the steps below are for reference in the next cycle.

1. Read the advertisement: Check eligibility, physical standards and reservation rules before you register.

2. Register online: Use the application link given in the advertisement on the BPSSC website and note your registration number.

3. Fill in the form: Enter personal, educational and category details exactly as they appear on your certificates.

4. Upload photo and signature: Follow the size and format rules closely. In this cycle, BPSSC had to open a separate re-upload window for photo and signature errors.

5. Pay the fee and print: Pay Rs. 100 online, then save and print the final form.

Only one application is allowed. If a candidate submits more than one, all of them can be rejected.

Bihar Police SI Exam Pattern

All written papers are objective, with 100 questions for 200 marks in two hours. Each wrong answer costs 0.2 marks.

What this means for you

• Paper 2 decides your rank: Prelims marks and the Hindi paper only decide whether you move ahead. Your final position depends on Mains Paper 2.

• Do not neglect Hindi: A score under 30% in General Hindi ends your candidature, however well you do in General Studies.

• The penalty is light: A wrong answer costs one-tenth of what a correct one earns, so a careful guess after ruling out options is usually worth taking.

• Prelims is normalised: Because the prelims runs in several shifts, BPSSC uses the equi-percentile method to normalise scores.

For marking rules, minimum marks for merit and shift-wise strategy, see the detailed Bihar Police SI exam pattern guide.

Bihar Police SI Syllabus Summary

BPSSC names the subjects for each paper but does not publish a topic-wise syllabus. The topic areas below come from the official subject list and from questions asked in earlier papers, so use them as a working checklist.

The full topic breakdown, with where to start, is on the Bihar Police SI syllabus page.

Selection Process

1. Preliminary exam: Qualifying only. Candidates scoring at least 30% are shortlisted category-wise at about 20 times the vacancies.

2. Mains written exam: Paper 1 (General Hindi) needs 30% to qualify. Paper 2 (General Studies) counts for merit, with category-wise minimum marks: 40% for unreserved, 36.5% for BC, 34% for EBC, and 32% for SC, ST and women.

3. Physical test: About six times the category-wise vacancies are called for the PET and physical standards test, which is qualifying only.

4. Document verification and medical: Certificates are checked, followed by a medical examination and character verification before appointment.

5. Final merit: Prepared from Mains Paper 2 marks among candidates who clear every stage. Ties go to the older candidate, then to higher qualification, then by alphabetical order of names.

PET standards

You must clear every event. Failing any one leads to disqualification, so physical training should start well before the written result.

Salary and Career Growth

A Bihar Police Sub Inspector is placed at Level 6 of the pay matrix, which starts at a basic pay of Rs. 35,400 and goes up to Rs. 1,12,400. On top of basic pay, the officer receives dearness allowance, house rent allowance and other allowances under Bihar government rules.

In-hand salary varies with the current DA rate, posting city and deductions, so any figure quoted online is an estimate rather than an official number. A Sub Inspector is the officer in charge of investigation at the police station level. With service, SIs become eligible for promotion to Inspector and to higher ranks through departmental promotion, subject to vacancies and service rules.

How to Prepare for Bihar Police SI

With the mains to be re-conducted, prelims-qualified candidates effectively get extra preparation time. Use it to strengthen Paper 2, protect your Hindi score and keep your fitness ready for the PET.

For the prelims

• Build static GK first: Cover polity, history, geography and general science from standard school-level books before moving to one-liners.

• Add Bihar GK: Bihar history, geography, economy, schemes and important personalities appear regularly.

• Keep current affairs monthly: Make short notes every month and revise the last 10 to 12 months before the exam.

For the mains

• General Hindi: Practise grammar rules daily for 30 to 40 minutes. Aim well above 30%, since this paper can end your selection.

• General Studies: Combine static subjects with arithmetic and reasoning. Mathematics and mental ability questions reward regular timed practice.

• Revision cycles: Keep an error log and revise it weekly, so the same mistakes do not repeat.

Practise with mock tests

Full-length timed tests show whether you can finish 100 questions in two hours with good accuracy. For timed practice in the current pattern, you can attempt Bihar Police SI online tests on Testkart and use the section-wise analysis to plan your revision. Pair them with previous year papers to understand the real difficulty level.

Keep up the physical training

The physical test has been postponed, not removed. Run three to four times a week and practise the jumps and shot put, so you are ready when BPSSC announces the new schedule.

Cut-off Reference

The table shows the category-wise cut-off marks (out of 200) from the mains result of 19 June 2026. That result was based on the exam BPSSC later cancelled, so treat these figures as a benchmark only.

Cut-offs change with difficulty, vacancies and the number of candidates. Aim for a clear margin above these figures rather than a bare pass. Category-wise prelims and mains figures are on the Bihar Police SI cut-off page.