Physical tests for police recruits from Dec. 10: IG

December 08, 2009 12:00 am | Updated February 27, 2010 03:58 pm IST

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For 4000 vacancies, 20,517 candidates are appearing for the tests to be held in 15 centres

MADURAI: Inspector General of Police (Uniformed Services Recruitment Board) T.K. Rajendran said that the Board had sent call letters to 20,517 candidates all over the State for grade II police (men and women) constable selection for whom the physical efficiency tests would begin from December 10 onwards.

Meeting held

Speaking to reporters after presiding over a coordination committee meeting held here on Monday, he said that for 4000 vacancies, 20,517 candidates are appearing for the tests to be held in 15 centres.

Eligible candidates

In the event of any eligible candidate who had not received the call letter may appear in person. Similarly, in case of any unavoidable circumstances, candidates who could not appear on the given date may appear on any one of the dates till December 13. The panel chairmen at the respective centres had been given the powers to accommodate such candidates on a case-to-case basis, he clarified.

Officers from south zone including DIGs of Police P. Balasubramanian (Madura Range) P. Kannappan (Tirunelveli) and Sandeep Mittal (Dindigul) and Superintendents of Police from southern districts including Madurai SP M. Manohar participated. In Madurai Range (Madurai and Virudhunagar districts) alone, call letters had been sent to 2,296 candidates.

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