How to Become Sub Inspector in India

Almost all of us have played the game of thief police in our childhood. Probably no one likes to be a thief and everyone thought of becoming police because only after hearing the word police, do we realize the truth and honesty. Many people liked the character of the police in this childhood game so much that they made it their dream since childhood and they want to become a police officer. If you are also thinking of fulfilling your childhood dream, then this article is going to be very effective for you.

The post of a sub-inspector is a dream for many people which is not an easy task. Now this question must be coming to the mind of many of you on how to become sub inspector. Today I will give you the answer to this question through this article, where I will not only tell you how you can become a sub-inspector, but I will also give you all the information related to this sub-inspector post and its selection process.

About Sub Inspector

The sub-inspector is one of the most prestigious posts in the police force whose rank is lower than Inspector and above an ASI or assistant sub-inspector. A Sub Inspector or an SI is in command of some police personnel and its work is to give the command to police personnel like constables, head constables, etc.

Sub Inspector is a police rank in South Asian countries which is based on the British model. It was started by the Britishers and this post was first brought by their police force. Sub Inspector in India is a pure government police rank that comes under the central government.

Full Form of Sub Inspector

The full form of SI is Sub Inspector and it is one of the highest ranks in the police department.

How to Become Sub Inspector

If you want to become a Sub Inspector, then it is mandatory for you to pass graduation from a recognized university. Sub Inspector is a state-level rank and in this, the examination is conducted by different recruitment organizations in each state for the selection of candidates. So if you want to become a sub-inspector then you have to check for the upcoming SI vacancies in your state from time to time.

Eligibility Criteria

Although the examination of SI is conducted by different recruitment bodies in each state but the eligibility criteria for this rank are almost the same in all that are mentioned below.

Nationality

To be a part of the police force as a sub Inspector it is mandatory for you to be a citizen of India.

Educational Qualification

For joining as a Sub Inspector in the police force, it is necessary for the candidate to have at least 50% marks in graduation in any field from a recognized university.

Age Limit

To become a Sub-inspector a candidate’s age must be between 20 to 25 years.

For SC/ST and OBC candidates, there will be an age relaxation about which you will get knowledge from the official notification released by your state’s recruiting board.

Physical Measurement

Height	Chest
170 cms	80 cm normally and 85 after expansion

Note: Some other factors of eligibility criteria like age relaxation and above mentioned things may vary, it totally depends on your state’s agency which will take the SI examination, so must check it before applying.

How to Apply for Sub Inspector

As we already told you that every state takes its own separate examination for the post of SI, to apply, you have to go to your search engine and check when the vacancies of SI are going to come out in your state.

As soon as the SI vacancies open in your state, check for the recruitment bodies which are taking the exams, and then from there only you can apply for the Sub Inspector job.

An Agency that Conducts the SI Exam

As many of you would know and we have also told you that SI or Sub Inspector is a state-level rank whose exam is conducted by different institutes in each state.

For example, if you are from Patna and willing to become a Sub Inspector then you will be recruited by the Bihar police and you will be giving an exam conducted by the Bihar police. This, is only in each state, there is a respective police organization or any other recruitment organization which takes the exam of SI.

Exam Pattern for SI

Sub-inspector is a responsible rank of the police department for which recruitment bodies of every state take exams in 4 phases for the appointment of aspirants which are as listed below.

1. Preliminary Exam

After you get the admit card and your examination center you need to give the preliminary exam where you need to answer objective or multiple-choice questions. The exam pattern of this prelims examination is as follows:

Subject	No. Of questions	Marks	Duration
General Intelligence and Reasoning	50	50	Overall you get 2 hours of time in this exam.
General knowledge and General awareness	50	50
Quantitative aptitude	50	50
English comprehension	50	50

2. Mains Exam

Once you clear the Preliminary examination, the commission will notify you to give a mains examination of SI, which is a subjective or written examination. The exam pattern is as follows:

Subject	Marks/No. Of Questions	Duration
English language & comprehension	200 marks / 200 questions	Overall you get 2 hours to give this examination

3. Physical Eligibility Test (PET)

After you clear prelims and mains examination of SI, you will be called by the commission for PET exams where you need to give a physical efficiency test.

Candidate	100 meters Race	1.6 km (Male)/ 800 meters race (female)	Long Jump	High Jump	Shot Put
Male	In 16 seconds	In 6.5 minutes	3.65 meters in 3 attempts	12 meters in 3 attempts	Throw 16 lbs up to 4.5 meters in 3 attempts
Female	In 18 seconds	In 4 minutes	2.7 meters in 3 attempts	0.9 meters in 3 attempts	—

4. Medical Test

Once you pass the PET then you need to give a medical test for joining SI. In the medical test Of SI, the commission will check whether you are medically fit or not for the Sub inspector post.

Syllabus for Sub Inspector

The sub-inspectors exam is taken by different agencies in each state. So if you want to know what the syllabus of that exam is, then for that you have to see the official notification of the agency of your state by which the SI exam is taken and in that, you will get the information about the syllabus which you can see. You can go to the official website of that agency for more details.

Selection process

If you are a graduate and you have a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university or institute in any field and also if you are eligible from all sides for the title of sub-inspector, then all you have to do is apply for that exam. After applying for the post of SI, your selection is done in this way:

Stage 1: Preliminary exam (paper 1)

Stage 2: Mains exam (paper 2)

Stage 3: Physical efficiency test (PET)

Stage 4: Medical Test

The pattern and details of all the stages of the examination are given above so you can check in detail about that in the exam pattern section of this article.

Once you clear the Medical Test of the Sub-inspector examination you will go for the document verification and another further process after that if you will be recruited by the commission and the commission finds you fit for this job then you will soon receive the joining letter.

Note: The above-mentioned selection process may differ from state to state and in some states, there may be an interview round also for which you need to check the official notice of the commission taking the SI exams.

Roles & Responsibilities of Sub Inspector

The post of Sub Inspector is a very honorable post within the Police Department which is higher than Assistant Sub Inspector and comes below the rank of Inspector its roles are as follows:

• To maintain law and order within the district and state.
• Command the police personnel like the head constable and constable.
• File a charge sheet in court.
• Understanding blueprints.
• Analyzing and solving problems in their area.
• Registering an FIR.
• The first officer to investigate any case.

Salary of Sub Inspector

The post of Sub Inspector is of a non-gadgets officer whose salary is ₹ 9,300 – ₹ 34,800/- and whose grade pay is ₹4,600/-.

The salary of SI differs on the basis of their recruitment organization which is as follows:

Organization	Salary Range
Central reserve police force	₹ 37,000 – ₹ 40,000 /-
Ministry of Home Affairs	₹ 62,000 – ₹ 68,000 /-
Central Industry Security Force	₹59,000 – ₹ 64,000 /-
Maharashtra State Security	₹41,000 – ₹ 44,000 /-

Sub inspector’s Other Benefits

Apart from the net salary, there are also many other facilities and perks given to the sub-inspector, which are :

• Dearest allowances
• House allowances
• Travel allowance
• Medical facilities
• Risky allowance

Conclusion

So this was all about how to become sub inspector. I hope that you liked the article I tried to cover each and every single point regarding sub-inspector rank so all your queries get clear.

If this information was enough for you or if you think that we missed any point then must tell us.