27 candidates vie for each of 187 PSI posts
Around 27 candidates are vying for each police sub-inspector (PSI) post in Goa police. The Goa Staff Selection Commission (SSC) received 5,200 applications for 187 posts of police sub-inspectors.
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Most of the applicants are graduates.
This is one of the biggest recruitment drives by state govt to recruit PSIs. The total sanctioned strength of male PSIs is 514, and of lady PSIs is 100. The total current strength of PSIs is 369, including 69 LPSIs.
State govt on Friday advertised 398 Group C vacancies, including 187 posts of police sub-inspectors, 118 assistant teachers, and 57 technical assistants, among others.
The SSC said that due to a technical error, the data of 598 candidates who initiated applications from May 2 to May 5 for the post of PSI under the meritorious sportspersons category could not be captured.
The commission instructed these candidates to visit the Computer Based Examination System portal and select the option of 'yes' or 'no' under the meritorious sportspersons category by July 17.
Goa police currently face a shortage of personnel, with 10% of positions unfilled.
State govt has sanctioned 10,782 different posts for Goa police, but only 9,782 vacancies are filled.
A total of 215 posts of PSIs are vacant, positions that are directly connected to investigations, and 28 posts of direct deputy superintendent of police (DySP) have remained vacant for more than two years.
Regarding the direct recruitment, a proposal for filling 28 vacancies of direct recruitment of DySPs was forwarded to the home department in 2023.
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These vacancies were advertised by the Goa Public Service Commission (GPSC) in Aug 2023. However, govt reiterated the decision to stop the recruitment process, which was conveyed to the GPSC by the department of personnel in Dec 2023.
Police said that of 194 PSI vacancies of direct recruitment, a proposal to fill up 152 vacancies was started by the SSC a year ago. Another proposal to fill up 35 vacancies was started by the SSC in Jan.
Chief minister Pramod Sawant said that in the next two years, govt will create around 12,000 direct jobs. He said govt is concerned about those who completed graduation and postgraduation, as well as those who dropped out after Class X and Class XII.
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