Updated on: Monday, September 19, 2011
Maharashtra Government is recruiting 16,958 Police Constables and bandsmen and has invited applications online to bring transparency in the recruitment process.
Home Minister R R Patil said a new website "mahapoliceonline.org" has been created to facilitate the online process.
As many as 1,000 online application centres will be setup in all talukas, he said.
Applications from candidates from the age of 18 to 25 who are minimum 12th standard pass will be processed online taking a fee of Rs 100 each.
"Applications will be verified and the candidates will be called for physical fitness test. If a candidate gets 50 per cent marks out of 100, he will be called for written test," the Minister said.
Advertisement for the recruitment process will be done from September 17 to 26 and the applications will be accepted from September 26 onwards. The recruitment will be conducted in 59 police units, Patil added.