Police Constable, Class III (Combined Competitive Examination) Rules, 2016

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    "title": "Police Constable, Class III (Combined Competitive Examination) Rules, 2016",
    "short_title": "Police Constable, Class III (Combined Competitive Examination) Rules, 2016",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification No. GG/GUJ/09/2016/MHK",
    "act_year": 2016,
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    "location": "Gujarat",
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    "description": "Police Constable, Class III (Combined Competitive Examination) Rules, 2016",
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            "title": "1. Short Title and Application.",
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            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Appendix\" means an Appendix appended to these rules;\n(b) \"Board\" means the Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board, Gandhinagar or such Board as may be constituted by the State Government in this behalf;\n(c) \"Examination\" means the Combined Competitive Examination for direct recruitment to the posts of Police Constable, Class III in the State Police Force and the State Reserve Police Force and Sepoy (Male) and Sepoy (Female)/Matron in the Jail Department specified in rule 4;\n(d) \"Government\" means the Government of Gujarat;\n(e) \"relevant recruitment rules\" means the recruitment rules prescribed by the Government for the posts specified in Appendix-I.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Educational Qualifications and Age limit.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Procedure for preparing of requisitions.",
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            "title": "5. Holding of Examination.",
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            "content": "(b) The procedure to call for application and scrutiny of the applications shall be decided by the Board.\n(c) The Board shall hold an examination for selection of candidates.\n(d) The date on which, the time and the places at which the examination shall be held shall be decided by the Board.\n(e) The candidate shall be required to attend all the stages of examination at his own expenses on the dates, time and places as notified by the Board.",
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            "title": "6. Application for appearing in examination.",
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            "content": "(b) The fees shall be paid in the manner as the Board may direct. The fees once paid shall not be refunded or held over for the subsequent examination.\n(c) The request of a candidate for withdrawal of application and refund of fees shall not be entertained in any circumstances.",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Decision of Board shall be final.",
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            "content": "(a) the candidate possesses the requisite qualifications and fulfills other requirements under the recruitment rules of the post as specified in Appendix-I;\n(b) he has paid the requisite fees along with the application;\n(c) the candidate is eligible in all respects and complies with all the requirements.",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Conduct and Regulation of Examination.",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Stages and Mode of examination.",
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            "content": "(i) Written Examination,\n(ii) Physical Efficiency Test and Physical Standard Test.\n(b) The Board shall, after receiving the applications from the candidates, scrutinize the applications in accordance with these rules and call the eligible candidates to appear in the written test.\n(c) The candidates who have obtained the minimum qualifying marks in the written test, as determined by the Board, shall be called for Physical Efficiency Test and Physical Standard Test, to be held by the Board.\n(d) The number of candidates called for Physical Efficiency Test and Physical Standard Test shall ordinarily be eight times the number of vacancies requisitioned.\n(e) Physical Efficiency Test and Physical Standard Test shall be held for ascertaining the physical standard of candidates as specified in Appendix III.\n(f) The candidate shall be given the markes on his performance in the Physical Efficiency Test and Physical Standard Test as specified in Appendix-III. Marks obtained shall be added to the marks obtained in Written Examination.\n(g) The candidates who qualify in the Physical Efficiency Test and Physical Standard Test shall be called for document verification. The number of candidates called for document verification shall ordinarily be two times the number of vacancies requisitioned.\n(h) A candidate who desires to have his marks of written test rechecked may apply to the Board along with such fees as may be determined by the Board within a period of 15 days from the date of declaration of result of the written test.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Syllabus of Examination.",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Qualifying Standard and marks.",
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            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Medium of Examination.",
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Examination fees.",
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            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Prohibition to use certain devices in Examination Hall.",
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            "content": "(b) The candidate shall not be allowed to carry with him a cellular phone, calculator, pager, tablet, i-pad or any other electronics communication device.",
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            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Disciplinary Actions.",
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            "content": "(a) obtaining support for his candidature by any means; or\n(b) impersonating; or\n(c) procuring impersonation by any person, or\n(d) submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tempered with, or\n(e) making statement which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information; or resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his candidature for the examination; or\n(g) using unfair means during the examination, or\n(h) writing irrelevant matter, including absurd language or pornographic matter in the scripts, or misbehaving in any other manner in the examination hall, or harassing or doing bodily harm to the staff employed by the Board for the conduct of the examination, or\n(k) attempting to commit or, as the case may be, abetting of all or any of the acts specified in the foregoing clauses, or\n(l) violating any of the conditions for admission to appear in the examination as prescribed and specified in the admission certificate, may, in addition to rendering himself liable to criminal prosecution, be liable--\n(i) to be disqualified by the Board from the examination for which he is a candidate; or\n(ii) to be debarred either permanently or for a specified period,-\n(a) by the Board for appearing in any examination or candidature for the concerned post, or\n(b) by the Government from any employment under it:\nProvided that no penalty under sub-clause (a) or (b) shall be imposed except after giving the candidate an opportunity of making such representation in writing as he/she may wish to make in that behalf and with the prior approval of the Secretary of the General Administration Department, (Personnel); or\n(iii) to disciplinary action under the relevant rules if he is in the Government service.",
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            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Ineligibility on failure to attend physical test and document verification.",
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            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Procedure for preparation of select list and order of preference.",
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            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Preparation of select list.",
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            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Result of Examination.",
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            "content": "Part I. - (a) The result of the successful candidates shall be arranged in the order of merit specifying their names, seat numbers and total marks obtained by the candidates and allocation of the post and department or district and the same shall be published on the notice board and/ or on the web-site of the board and the copy of the result so published shall be sent to the Government in Home Department on the same day. The result shall be published in the Official Gazette by the Board and the copy of the result so published in the Official Gazette shall be sent to the Government in Home Department.\nPart I.\n(b) The Board shall communicate the result to the successful candidates individually in the manner as may be decided by the Board. The Board shall not enter into any further correspondence with the successful candidates after communication of the result.\n[(c) The Board shall prepare a waiting list in order of merit specifying names, seat number, category and total marks obtained by the candidates.]\nPart II. - The Board shall prepare a list of the unsuccessful candidates who are not included in Part I, specifying their names, seat numbers and total marks obtained by them and the same shall be published on the notice board of the Board and/ or on the website.\nPart II.",
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            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Recommendation and Allocation.",
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            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. No right to appointment.",
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            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Medical Test.",
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            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Appointment.",
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            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Joining to post.",
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        {
            "number": "25",
            "title": "25. Pre-service Training.",
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        {
            "number": "26",
            "title": "26. Departmental Examination.",
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        {
            "number": "27",
            "title": "27. Controlling Authority.",
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            "number": "28",
            "title": "28. Interpretation in case of doubt.",
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            "content": "Appendix I\nAppendix I\n( See rule 1(2))\nPolice Constable Class III Levels Cadre Posts\nPolice Constable Class III Levels Cadre Posts",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Police Constable (Unarmed) in the State Police Force.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Police Constable (Armed) in the State Police Force.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Police Constable (Armed) in the State Reserve Police Force.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Sepoy (Male) and Sepoy (Female)/Matron in the subordinate service of the Jail Department.",
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            "content": "Appendix II\nAppendix II\n( See rule 10)\n1 The objective type written test shall consists of Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) and O.M.R (Optical Mark Reader) system.\n2 Every question shall be of 1 mark.\n3 The candidate shall have to attempt all questions.\n4 Every attempted question with incorrect answer shall carry a negative mark of 0.25.\nAppendix III\nAppendix III\n( See rule 9)\nPhysical Efficiency Test (Qualifying Test)\nPhysical Efficiency Test (Qualifying Test)\nThe test and the qualifying standard shall be as under:\nThe test and the qualifying standard shall be as under:\nCandidate\nCandidate\nTest\nTest\nQualifying Standard\nQualifying Standard\nMale\nRunning 5000 Meters\nIn 25 minutes\nFemale\nRunning 1600 meters\nIn 9.30 minutes\nEx-servicemen\nRunning 2400 meters\nIn 12 minutes and 30 seconds\nMarks shall be given to the candidates for the\n\t\t\t\tphysical efficiency test as follows:\n(a) Male Candidates\n(a) Male Candidates\n5000 meters run to be completed in 25 minutes\n- Maximum 25 marks\nRun completed in\n\t\t\t\t20 minutes or less\n25 marks\nRun completed in more than 20 minutes but less\n\t\t\t\tthan, or in 20:30 minutes\n24 marks\nRun completed in more than 20:30 minutes but\n\t\t\t\tless than, or in 21 minutes\n23 marks\nRun completed in more than 21 minutes but less\n\t\t\t\tthan, or in 21:30 minutes\n22 marks\nRun completed in more than 21:30 minutes but\n\t\t\t\tless than, or in 22 minutes\n20 marks\nRun completed in more than 22 minutes but less\n\t\t\t\tthan, or in 22:30 minutes\n18 marks\nRun completed in more than 22:30 minutes but\n\t\t\t\tless than, or in 23 minutes\n16 Marks\nRun completed in more than 23 minutes but less\n\t\t\t\tthan, or in 23:30 minutes\n14 marks\nRun completed in more than 23:30 minutes but\n\t\t\t\tless than, or in 24 minutes\n12 marks\nRun completed in more than 24 minutes but less\n\t\t\t\tthan, or in 25 minutes\n10 marks\nRun completed in more than 25 minutes\nFail\n(b) Female Candidates\n(b) Female Candidates\n1600 meters run to be completed in 9.30 minutes\n- Maximum 25 marks\nRun completed in 7 minutes or less\n25 marks\nRun completed in more than 7 minutes but less\n\t\t\t\tthan, or in 7.30 minutes\n23 marks\nRun completed in more than 7.30 minutes but less\n\t\t\t\tthan, or in 8 minutes\n21 marks\nRun completed in more than 8 minutes but less\n\t\t\t\tthan, or in 8.30 minutes\n18 marks\nRun completed in more than 8.30 minutes but less\n\t\t\t\tthan, or in 9 minutes\n15 years\nRun completed in more than 9 minutes but less\n\t\t\t\tthan, or in 9.30 minutes\n10 marks\nRun completed in more than 9:30 minutes\nFail\n(c) Ex-servicemen Candidates\n(c) Ex-servicemen Candidates\n2400 meters run to be completed in 12.30 minutes\n- Maximum 25 marks\nRun completed in\n\t\t\t\t9:30 minutes or less\n25 marks\nRun completed in more than 9:30 minutes but less\n\t\t\t\tthan, or in 10 minutes\n23 marks\nRun completed in more than 10 minutes but less\n\t\t\t\tthan, or in 10:30 minutes\n21 marks\nRun completed in more than 10.30 minutes but\n\t\t\t\tless than, or in 11 minutes\n19 marks\nRun completed in more than 11 minutes but less\n\t\t\t\tthan, or in 11.30 minutes\n17 years\nRun completed in more than 11.30 minutes but\n\t\t\t\tless than, or in 12 minutes\n15 marks\nRun completed in more than 12 minutes but less\n\t\t\t\tthan, or in 12:30 minutes\n10 marks\nRun completed in more than 12:30 minutes\nFail\nAppendix IV\nAppendix IV\n(See rule-17(1))\nWeightage of additional marks to be awarded after the Written Examination.",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Weightage of additional 02 (two) marks shall be given to the candidates possessing 'C' level certificate of National Cadet Corps.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Weightage of additional marks as mentioned below shall be given to the candidate possessing degree or diploma certificate awarded by the Raksha Shakti University.",
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            "content": "Class obtained in Degree / Diploma of the\n\t\t\t\tRaksha Shakti University\nClass obtained in Degree / Diploma of the\n\t\t\t\tRaksha Shakti University\nAdditional marks to be given\nAdditional marks to be given\nDistinction\n5\nFirst Class\n4\nSecond Class\n3\nPass Class\n2\nAppendix V\nAppendix V\n[See Rule 4(1)]\nSr.No.\nName of the post and\n\t\t\t\tpay-scale of the post\nAnticipated Vacancies\nTotal No. of anticipated vacancies (Column 3 + 4\n\t\t\t\t+ 5)\nTo be filled up by direct recruitment\nNo. of actual vacant\nNo. of posts likely to be created during the\n\t\t\t\trecruitment year\nNo. of posts which may fall vacant due to\n\t\t\t\tretirement, promotion, resignation, etc.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n(RS. …........)\nBreackup of the total into No. of vacancies\n\t\t\t\t(column 7) into General and reserved categories of posts.\nNo of vacancies to be reserved from the total No.\n\t\t\t\tof vacancies (Column 7) as per rules for\nGeneral\nSC\nST\nSEBC\nWomen\nEx-Servicemen\nGeneral\nSC\nST\nSEBC\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\nAppendix VI\nAppendix VI\n[ See Rule 4(2)]\nSr.No.\nName of the post and\n\t\t\t\tpayscale\nAnticipated Vacancies\nTotal No. of anticipated vacancies (Column 3 + 4\n\t\t\t\t+ 5)\nTo be filled up by direct recruitment\nNo. of actual vacant posts\nNo. of posts likely to be created during the\n\t\t\t\trecruitment year\nNo. of posts which may fall vacant due to\n\t\t\t\tretirement, promotion, resignation, etc.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n1.\nBreackup of the total into No. of vacancies\n\t\t\t\t(column 7) into General and reserved categories of posts.\nNo of vacancies to be reserved from the total No.\n\t\t\t\tof vacancies (Column 7) as per rules for\nGeneral\nSC\nST\nSEBC\nWomen\nEx-Servicemen\nGeneral\nSC\nST\nSEBC\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16",
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        "Act ID": "Last Updated 14th November, 2019 [guj362]",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. GG/GUJ/09/2016/MHK/1010/1393/C, dated 6.2.2016",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2016",
        "Short Title": "Police Constable, Class III (Combined Competitive Examination) Rules, 2016",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Gujarat"
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    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
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