Driver Constable Recruitment in Bihar Police and Bihar Special Armed Police
The Central Selection Board of Constable, Bihar selects Driver Constables (chalak sipahi) for Bihar Police and Bihar Special Armed Police under the Bihar Police Driver Cadre Rules, 2017. Advt. No. 02/2025, dated 17-07-2025, covered 4,361 posts, and its OMR written test was held in a single shift on 10-12-2025. The written test only qualifies candidates for the physical efficiency test; those who pass go on to a driving efficiency test, whose marks decide the final merit list, with documents checked before selection.
Eligibility (summary)
Qualifying OMR test of 100 one-mark questions in 2 hours
Qualifying run, high jump, long jump and shot put
Driving test of 100 marks (jeep, car, and bus/truck for HMV licence holders); the final merit list is drawn from these marks
Verification of qualification, age, driving licence and reservation documents
Summarised from the official notification. Patterns change; confirm in the latest notice.
| Stage | Pattern |
|---|---|
| Written Examination | One OMR-based paper of 100 questions and 100 marks, 2 hours, one mark per correct answer. About 60% of questions on general knowledge and current affairs, 20% on the Motor Vehicles Act, related rules and traffic signs and signals, and 20% on vehicle parts, lubrication, maintenance and mechanical/technical faults. Minimum qualifying marks: 40% for unreserved, 36.5% for BC, 34% for EBC and 32% for SC, ST and women candidates. The written test is qualifying only and candidates are shortlisted for the PET at about five times the vacancies per category. The advertisement does not mention negative marking.Advt. No. 02/2025 (Driver Constable), para 5(ka), and syllabus for Advt. No. 02/2025 · source |
| Physical Efficiency Test | Qualifying, no marks: men run 1 mile (1.6 km) and women 1 km, each within 7 minutes; then high jump (men 3 ft 6 in, women 2 ft 6 in), long jump (men 10 ft, women 7 ft) and shot put (men 16 lb to 14 ft, women 12 lb to 8 ft). Each event must be passed separately, with up to three attempts in the jumps and shot put.Advt. No. 02/2025 (Driver Constable), para 5(kha) · source |
| Driving Efficiency Test | Maximum 100 marks: jeep driving on a test track (40 marks) and car driving (40 marks), scored on time and gear changes, with failure for taking over 3 minutes or more than 5 gear changes; bus/truck driving (20 marks) only for HMV licence holders. The final merit list is prepared from DET marks.Advt. No. 02/2025 (Driver Constable), para 5(ga) and para 6 · source |
We have not published Bihar Police Driver papers yet. Check the official website (csbc.bihar.gov.in) for any papers the authority has released.
Bihar Police Driver is conducted by the Central Selection Board of Constable (CSBC), Bihar. Notifications, dates and results are published on its official website.
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