Several job portals are reporting a new West Bengal Police recruitment for 2026, with more than 12,000 Constable and Sub-Inspector posts. The West Bengal Police Recruitment Board (WBPRB) has not published any such notice on its own recruitment page, prb.wb.gov.in, as of 14 September 2026. No notification number, no PDF and no application dates support this figure yet.
This page lists what WBPRB has actually confirmed, across every recruitment drive currently open on its website. Candidates should check all details in the article below.
Information verified directly from the WBPRB recruitment listings, and cross-checked with the West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police websites. Last verified: 14 September 2026.
WBPRB has not released a new 2026 notification for Constable or Sub-Inspector posts as of 14 September 2026. The widely shared figure of 12,000-plus vacancies is not confirmed by any official notice. Four WBPRB recruitment drives are currently active, and all four are past the application stage, moving through exams, results or interviews.
Quick status of WB Police Recruitment 2026
| Recruitment drive | Current stage | Last official update |
|---|---|---|
| Constable, West Bengal Police – 2024 | Interview stage | Notice for Interview, 20 January 2026 |
| Constable/Lady Constable, Kolkata Police – 2024 | Preliminary result awaited | Provisional answer key notice |
| SI/Sub-Inspectress (Unarmed), SI (Armed), Sergeant, Kolkata Police – 2023 | Revised vacancy, category window closed | Notice No. WBPRB/NOTICE – 2026/08, 3 September 2026 |
| SI (Unarmed & Armed Branch), West Bengal Police – 2024 | Preliminary exam result stage | Result of Preliminary Examination |
What is actually happening right now
Constable, West Bengal Police – 2024
WBPRB opened this recruitment in 2024. The application window closed that year. The board’s own recruitment page shows a Notice for Interview dated 20 January 2026, after the written exam and the Physical Measurement and Physical Efficiency Tests. This drive is at interview stage, not a fresh vacancy stage. Candidates who already applied should check the WBPRB site directly for their interview call letter.
Constable/Lady Constable, Kolkata Police – 2024
Kolkata Police ran a separate Constable and Lady Constable recruitment for 2024. Its own website lists a notice on the provisional answer key for the preliminary written test, along with a corrigendum on a test venue. A final result for the preliminary round had not appeared on the pages checked for this article. Applications for this drive closed before 2026.
SI/Sub-Inspectress (Unarmed), SI (Armed), Sergeant, Kolkata Police – 2023
WBPRB revised the vacancy for this 2023 recruitment to 309 posts through Notice No. WBPRB/NOTICE – 2026/08, dated 3 September 2026. It also reopened a window from 4 to 10 September 2026 for eligible candidates to update their reservation category. The full category-wise breakdown is covered in WB Police SI/Sergeant 2023: Revised Vacancy Now 309 Posts. That update window had already closed by the last-verified date of this article.
SI (Unarmed & Armed Branch), West Bengal Police – 2024
WBPRB opened this recruitment in 2024 for Sub-Inspector posts across the Unarmed and Armed branches. Applications closed that year. The board’s recruitment page currently shows a result for the Preliminary Examination. This drive has moved past the application stage, and no fresh vacancies are open under this notice.
What the 12,000-vacancy reports actually say
Several portals report that WBPRB will soon release a new notification for Constable and Sub-Inspector posts, with a combined figure above 12,000. None of these reports point to a notice number, a PDF or a set of dates. WBPRB’s own recruitment listing carries no drive matching that description as of 14 September 2026.
This is added context, not part of any official notice. A new WBPRB cycle for Constable or SI posts is plausible at some point, since past cycles have run every few years. But no candidate should treat 12,000 as a confirmed number, or start collecting documents against dates that have not been announced anywhere official. Confirm with the official website before relying on a figure reported elsewhere.
What candidates should do now
Candidates can bookmark WBPRB’s recruitment page and check it directly, rather than relying on portals reporting an unconfirmed figure. Those who already applied to one of the four drives above should track their own application through its specific notice, not through a general “2026 vacancy” story.
Constable and Sub-Inspector openings in West Bengal draw candidates from the 10th pass, 12th pass and graduate categories, depending on the post. Browsing the site’s 10th pass jobs section or the West Bengal Jobs category is a reliable way to catch a genuine new notice the day it appears, rather than a report about one.
Important links
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| WBPRB official recruitment listing | prb.wb.gov.in/recruitments |
| Kolkata Police official website | kolkatapolice.gov.in |
| Related: SI/Sergeant Kolkata Police 2023 revised vacancy | Read the full update |
| More West Bengal government job updates | West Bengal Jobs |
FAQs
Has WBPRB released a new recruitment notification for 2026?
Not as of 14 September 2026. WBPRB’s own recruitment listing shows no notice matching the “12,000 vacancy” reports circulating on job portals. Candidates should check prb.wb.gov.in directly rather than relying on those reports.
Are the reports of 12,000 Constable and SI vacancies true?
They are unconfirmed. No notice number, PDF or application date backs the figure. It may reflect an expectation based on past cycles, but WBPRB has not published anything to confirm it.
What is the status of the WB Police Constable 2024 recruitment?
It is at interview stage. WBPRB’s site shows a Notice for Interview dated 20 January 2026, after the written exam and the physical tests. Fresh applications are not open under this notice.
How can candidates find out the moment a genuine new notice appears?
WBPRB publishes new notices directly on prb.wb.gov.in. Checking that page, or the site’s West Bengal Jobs category, catches a real notification the day it is released, rather than a report about one that has not happened yet.
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