Around 51,000 men to be recruited for central police forces

From The Times Of India

TNN Nov 26, 2011, 05.53AM IST

NEW DELHI: The government will recruit nearly 51,000 constables and riflemen in central police forces next year. The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will conduct a single common recruitment test for six central police forces like CRPF, ITBP, BSF, CISF, SSB and Assam Rifles. It is expected to publish the schedule and the notification for this recruitment on December 3 and the recruitment will be completed by October next year.

The home ministry has projected the requirement of constables in these forces as -- Assam Rifles (8,724), BSF (16,484), CISF (2,500), CRPF (10,240), SSB (5,864) and ITBP (7,180). The total posts on offer are 50,992.

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