Bihar Police ASI (Operation) Syllabus
Post: Assistant Sub-Inspector (Operation), Bihar Police Radio (Wireless) - 462 vacancies
Selection Process: Preliminary Examination -> Main Examination -> Physical Efficiency Test (PET) -> Document Verification
--- PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION ---
Total Marks: 100 | Total Questions: 100 (Objective MCQ) | Duration: 2 hours
Level: Graduate Science level
Subjects:
- General Knowledge and Current Affairs: 40 questions
- Physics: 60 questions
Negative Marking: 0.2 marks deducted per wrong answer
Qualifying Cutoff: Candidates scoring less than 30% marks will be declared failed for Main Examination
Selection for Main Exam: Candidates selected for Main Examination will be 20 times the number of vacancies, category-wise, based on merit in Preliminary Exam (ratio may be reduced if sufficient candidates are not available)
Note: Exam may be conducted in multiple shifts/sessions; normalization of marks will be done using the Equi-Percentile Method if multiple shifts/papers are used.
--- MAIN EXAMINATION ---
Consists of two papers:
Paper I - General Language Knowledge (Qualifying only, marks not counted towards merit)
Total Marks: 100 | Duration: 1.5 hours
- General Hindi: 50 marks
- General English: 50 marks
Level: Intermediate level, Objective MCQ
Minimum Qualifying Marks: 30 (compulsory, else declared ineligible)
Paper II - Physics (Graduate level)
Total Marks: 100 | Total Questions: 100 (Objective MCQ) | Duration: 3 hours
Minimum Qualifying Marks: 33% (candidates scoring less will be declared failed)
Negative Marking (both papers of Main Exam): 0.2 marks deducted per wrong answer
Selection for PET: Candidates selected for Physical Efficiency Test will be maximum 5 times the number of vacancies, category-wise, based on merit in Paper II (Physics) of Main Examination (ratio may be reduced if sufficient candidates are not available)
--- PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY TEST (PET) --- (Qualifying only, no marks awarded; must pass each event separately)
1. Race:
- Men (all categories): 1 mile (1.6 km) within maximum 7 minutes
- Women (all categories): 1 km within maximum 7 minutes
2. High Jump:
- Men: minimum 3 feet 6 inches
- Women: minimum 2 feet 6 inches
3. Long Jump:
- Men: minimum 10 feet
- Women: minimum 7 feet
4. Shot Put:
- Men: 16 pound shot, minimum 14 feet
- Women: 12 pound shot, minimum 8 feet
(High jump, long jump and shot put: maximum of three attempts allowed each)
Candidates failing to meet the minimum standard in any of the above four events (race, high jump, long jump, shot put) will be declared failed in PET.
--- MERIT LIST ---
Final merit list prepared based on marks obtained in Paper II (Physics) of Main Examination among candidates who qualify PET, category-wise.
Tie-breaking order: (1) Date of birth (older candidate ranked higher), (2) Educational qualification, (3) Marks in qualifying exam, (4) English alphabetical order of name as per 10th board certificate.