Check Your Eligibility (Age)
Bihar Police SI 2026 Advt 09 2026 closed for applications on 09.08.2026, and the Commission has still published nothing for it, rechecked on 12.09.2026. The figures below are pulled out of the advertisement itself, which is worth having in one place because the PDF is set in a legacy Hindi font that will not copy or search on a phone. 150 posts, a flat fee of Rs 100 for everyone, and a selection process that runs to four stages.
Where Advt 09/2026 stands right now
Useful to compare against the Commission own earlier SI recruitment, because that is the only guide to how long this one will take.
| Bihar Police SI 09/2026 | Position on 12.09.2026 |
|---|---|
| Application form | Closed, it ran 09.07.2026 to 09.08.2026. |
| Prelims exam date | Not announced on the BPSSC notice board for 09/2026. |
| Rejection list | Not published yet, BPSSC issues one before the exam. |
| Admit card | Not out, it will come through apply-bpssc.com. |
| Previous SI cycle | Advt. 05/2025 held prelims in March 2026, physical test postponed on 28.08.2026. |
| First sign to watch | A rejection list for 09/2026 on the BPSSC notice board. |
| Total posts | 150, all in the Special Branch, General Closed Cadre. |
Note: The form link now returns a 404. Advt. 05/2025 reached the physical test stage in August. On 28.08.2026 BPSSC postponed its physical test, e-admit card and document verification with no new date, so the slowest stage ahead of this recruitment has just got slower. The rejection list is also where candidates learn their own form was rejected, so watch it rather than waiting for an admit card.
Category wise vacancy split for 150 posts
The advertisement carries the split as a table with a separate women column, because the 35 per cent reservation for women is horizontal and applies inside each category rather than on top of it. That reservation is available only to women domiciled in Bihar.
| Quota category applied | Posts and women quota inside it |
|---|---|
| Unreserved | 60 posts, 21 of them for women |
| Extremely Backward Class | 27 posts, 9 for women |
| Scheduled Caste | 24 posts, 8 for women |
| Backward Class | 18 posts, 6 for women |
| Economically Weaker Section | 15 posts, 5 for women |
| Backward Class women | 4 posts, a separate vertical quota |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2 posts |
Three of the 60 unreserved posts are earmarked for grandchildren of freedom fighters. Women can also be appointed on merit over and above the 35 per cent, which the advertisement states explicitly.
Important Links
| Link | Status |
|---|---|
| Advt. No. 09/2026 PDF | Click here |
| Application and admit card portal | Click here · Live |
| BPSSC notice board | Click here |
| Bihar Police | Click here |
| Sarkari Naukri updates | Click here |
Note: apply-bpssc.com is the Commission’s own application host. Both the form and the admit card for this advertisement are issued inside it, not as a public file. Bihar Police is the department these posts sit under.
Age limit and qualification for Bihar Police SI
Age is counted from the date of birth on the matriculation certificate, and the cut off date is 01.08.2025 rather than a 2026 date. Getting that wrong is the most common reason a candidate miscalculates eligibility by a year.
| Age criteria | Age limit as printed |
|---|---|
| General men | 20 to 37 years as on 01.08.2025 |
| General women | 20 to 40 years |
| BC and EBC, men and women | 20 to 40 years |
| SC and ST, men and women | 20 to 42 years |
| Serving Bihar govt staff | Five years relaxation after three years of regular service |
| Ex-servicemen | Three years plus service rendered, actual age not above 57 |
The educational requirement is a graduate degree or equivalent, also as on 01.08.2025. The application fee is Rs 100 for every category, men and women alike, and the advertisement states the Commission charges nothing beyond that.
Exam pattern: prelims and mains marks
Two written stages, and they score very differently. The prelims gives two marks per correct answer with no negative marking, while the mains deducts 0.25 for a wrong answer.
| Exam stage | Pattern as printed in the advertisement |
|---|---|
| Preliminary exam | 100 questions, 200 marks, 2 hours, 2 marks per correct answer |
| Prelims qualifying mark | 30 per cent minimum, below which you are not considered |
| Mains shortlist ratio | Ten times the vacancies, category wise on merit |
| Mains paper 1 | 200 questions, 200 marks, 3 hours, 1 mark each, minus 0.25 per wrong answer |
| Mains paper 2 | 50 marks in 1 hour, written rather than objective |
| Physical test shortlist | Three times the vacancies, on mains marks, after 30 per cent in both papers |
Where more than one shift is used, marks are normalised by the equi-percentile method, which the advertisement names directly.
Mains subject wise marks and the descriptive paper
Paper 1 splits into six sections. The Bihar specific section is worth more than either language paper, which is easy to miss when preparing from a generic SI syllabus.
| Paper 1 section | Marks |
|---|---|
| General studies and current affairs | 50 marks |
| Mathematics and quantitative aptitude | 40 marks |
| Reasoning and analytical ability | 40 marks |
| Bihar general knowledge | 30 marks |
| English language | 20 marks |
| Hindi language | 20 marks |
Paper 2 is descriptive and carries 50 marks: a Hindi essay for 15, an English essay for 15, an English precis for 10 and Hindi to English translation for 10. Answer scripts for paper 1 are in two copies, one of which the candidate keeps.
Physical standards you must meet
No marks are given for the physical measurement. It is pass or fail, and failing it ends your candidature regardless of written marks.
| Measurement | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Height, general and BC men | 165 cm minimum |
| Height, EBC, SC and ST men | 160 cm minimum |
| Height, women of all categories | 155 cm minimum |
| Chest, general, BC and EBC men | 81 cm unexpanded, 86 cm expanded |
| Chest, SC and ST men | 79 cm unexpanded, 84 cm expanded |
| Weight, women | 48 kg minimum. Chest is not measured for women |
Men must show at least 5 cm of chest expansion. If two candidates finish on the same mains marks, the older candidate is placed higher in the merit list.
Checking the application and downloading the admit card
- Open the BPSSC application portal in the table below. The 09/2026 form itself has been taken down, so start from the portal home page.
- Watch the BPSSC notice board for the rejection list, which names invalid applications and the reason.
- When the prelims is announced, the centre list by roll number appears before the admit card.
- Download the e-admit card from the same application portal, not from the notice board.
- Carry the printed admit card and a photo ID, since the Commission checks both at the centre.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many posts are there in Bihar Police SI 2026 Advt 09 2026?
150 Police Sub-Inspector posts in the Special Branch, General Closed Cadre, at pay Level 6. The split is 60 unreserved, 27 EBC, 24 SC, 18 BC, 15 EWS, 4 BC women and 2 ST.
What is the application fee?
Rs 100 for every category, men and women alike. The advertisement states the Commission takes no amount beyond that, though the payment gateway may add its own charge.
What is the age limit and the cut off date?
Age is counted as on 01.08.2025, not a 2026 date. General men 20 to 37, general women and all BC and EBC candidates 20 to 40, SC and ST 20 to 42.
Is there negative marking in the exam?
Not in the prelims, which gives 2 marks per correct answer over 100 questions. The mains paper 1 deducts 0.25 marks for each wrong answer across its 200 questions.
Has the prelims date or admit card been released?
No. As on 29.08.2026 the BPSSC notice board carries only the advertisement and the application link for Advt. No. 09/2026. The admit card, when it comes, is issued through the apply-bpssc.com portal.