Odisha Police Recruitment: Over 1.3 Lakh Candidates Including 26 Transgender Apply for 477 SI Posts

Cuttack: As many as 1,32,496 candidates including 26 transgender have applied for 477 sub-inspector (SI) posts in Odisha Police.

This is for the first time Odisha Police has invited applications from the transgender community.

The date of commencement of online application was June 22 and the last date of submission of online application was July 15.
The Odisha Police Recruitment Board (OPRB) has received an overwhelming response from the candidates.

“After closing day of submission of online application for the post of SI of Police, 132496 candidates have submitted applications. Out of which number of male, female and transgender candidates are 97506, 34964 and 26 respectively”, the State Police informed.

The total numbers of candidates applied for the post may increase marginally after re-conciliation of payment of examination fees, it added.

Speaking about the recruitment drive, OPRB Chairman and Additional Director General (Law and Order), R.K. Sharma said, “Our priority would be to ensure timely recruitment of the SIs in a transparent manner.”

“For the first time we are introducing technology in the appointment process. The applicants would be asked to write their papers through our computer based recruitment examination (CBRE). Viva voce has been done away with. The SIs would be selected following written and physical tests in a professional manner”, he added.
The recruitment exam is likely to be conducted from August 8 to 16, according to reports.