Bihar Police Sub-ordinate Services Commission

Reservation Policy

Date	Issuing Department	Notification/ Circular No	Subject
09-08-2025	General Administration	12575	35% horizontal reservation available only to women candidates who are native residents of the state in direct recruitment to all types of posts at all levels in all government services/cadres of the state of Bihar.
23-06-2023	General Administration	12123	Guidelines for providing reservation under economically weaker section.
31-03-2023	General Administration	6168	Amendment in application and certificate format for issuing EWS income and asset certificates for Economically Weaker Sections.
29-06-2022	General Administration	10668	Provision of scribe (Shruti Lekhak) and other facilities to candidates with benchmark disabilities in accordance with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and Government of India guidelines dated 29.08.2018.
22-01-2021	General Administration	962	Inclusion of multiple disabilities in appointments to State services and admissions to higher educational institutions, and alignment of State provisions with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
14-01-2021	Home (Police) Dept.	286	The appointment of transgender candidates in Bihar Police. NEW
07-08-2019	Home Dept.	6455	Amendments in the Bihar Police Manual. NEW
23-02-2019	Law Dept.	268	The Bihar Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services and in Admission to Educational Institutions (for Economically Weaker Sections) Act, 2019
08-03-2018	Home Dept.	1970	In accordance with Sections 55 and 97 of the Bihar Police Act, 2007, the Governor of Bihar hereby amends the Bihar Police Short Cadre Rules, 2017.
12-10-2017	General Administration	Resolution No. 13062	Amendment of Bihar Police Short Cadre Rules, 2017 under the Bihar Police Act, 2007, and provision of reservation for persons with disabilities in government services and educational institutions under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
18-02-2016	Geneal Administrative	2526	Fixation of roster points for 2% horizontal reservation for descendants of freedom fighters in State Government services. NEW
15-02-2016	General Administrative	2342	Selection process and roster fixation for 35% horizontal reservation for women in all categories in Bihar government services. NEW
15-02-2016	General Administration	Letter No. 2342	Selection process and roster determination for 35% horizontal reservation for women in reserved and unreserved categories in Bihar government services.
20-01-2016	General Administration	963	35% horizontal reservation for women in all categories for direct recruitment in Bihar government services. NEW
07-01-2016	General Administration	294	Extension of maximum age limit validity for direct recruitment to State Government posts. NEW
23-09-2015	General Administrative	13185	Providing 2% horizontal reservation in State Government services to descendants of freedom fighters receiving Central Government pension. NEW
12-09-2014	General Administrative	12722	Declaration of Kinnar/Kothi/Hijra/Transgender persons as third gender and their inclusion as a separate category in the Backward Classes list under the Bihar Reservation Act, 1991. NEW
19-08-2013	General Administration	Notification 13525	Women belonging to backward classes – clarification regarding.
29-07-2013	General Administration	Resolution 12535	Inclusion of Goswami, Sanyasi, Atit/Atheet, Gosai, Jati/Yati castes as a separate entry at serial no. 46 in the Backward Classes list under the Bihar Reservation Act, 1991 for vacancies in posts and services.
21-06-2013	General Administration	Letter No. 9681	Clarification/Guidance regarding Non-Creamy Layer Certificate.
29-05-2013	Home Dept.	Notification 4111	District Police and Military Police recruitment procedure - Regarding percentage of reservation for women.
20-05-2013	General Administration	Resolution 7920	Deletion of Halwai caste from Kanu/Halwai at serial no. 2 and its separate inclusion at serial no. 118 in the Most Backward Classes list under the Bihar Reservation Act, 1991.
05-04-2013	General Administration	Resolution 5617:	Deletion of Kaithalvaishya/Kathbania from Bania caste at serial no. 20 of the Backward Classes list and its inclusion with Sinduria Bania at serial no. 110 in the Extremely Backward Classes list under the Bihar Reservation Act, 1991.
20-03-2013	General Administration	Letter No. 4841:	Providing updated list of Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
28-12-2012	General Administration	Resolution 17891:	Deletion of Khatve caste at serial no. 19 from the Most Backward Classes list under the Bihar Reservation Act, 1991 for vacancies in posts and services.
21-06-2012	General Administration	Letter No. 8701:	List of Most Backward Classes (Schedule-1) and Backward Classes (Schedule-2) under the Bihar Reservation in Vacancies of Posts and Services (for SC, ST and OBC) Act, 1991 (Bihar Act-3/1992).
16-01-2007	General Administration	Letter No. 225:	Consolidated list of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for successor Bihar.
23-01-2006	Personnel and Administrative Reforms	212	The State Government fixes recruitment age criteria based on Bihar Public Service Commission recommendations. NEW