Rajasthan: Over 1,000 SI Vacancies Await Recruitment

Awaiting the Application for Platoon Commander

As per the rules, the application for Sub-Inspector-Platoon Commander will be received by the commission from the Police Headquarters. The commission will examine the category-wise posts, recruitment rules, reservation, and other aspects. If there are any technical difficulties, a letter will be written to the Police Headquarters. The notification will be issued only after the rules are finalized. In 2021, out of 2100 Sub-Inspector posts in the police, 1200 posts were vacant. In lieu of this, the Personnel-Home Department had sent the recruitment of 859 SIs-Platoon Commanders to the commission.

25 to 30 percent of the candidates are likely to be overage. After the paper leak and subsequent arrests, the RPSC has made innovations regarding the security of recruitment examinations in three years, but the government has not yet issued the application for the new recruitment.

More Than a Thousand Posts Vacant

Due to retirements and promotions, more than a thousand Sub-Inspector posts are vacant. The 2021 Sub-Inspector recruitment is embroiled in controversies due to the paper leak scam and dummy candidates appearing in the examination. The SOG has arrested more than 60 people, including former RPSC member Ramuram Raika. The suspended member of the commission, Babulal Katara, was the mastermind of the paper leak.

2016 Recruitment Completed in Four Years

The year 2016 included 147 Sub-Inspectors, 65 Sub-Inspectors (IB), 114 Platoon Commanders (RAC), and 4 Sub-Inspectors MBC posts (total 330). The commission conducted the examination for 511 posts on 7 October 2018. Following this, interviews were conducted from 8 July to 27 August 2020. The recruitment was completed in four years.