In all, 2,290 out of 9192 candidates who appeared in the rankers’ examination for the promotion of constables and head constables to 304 posts of sub-inspectors have been declared pass. Their physical test will be held on September 28. The date for medical test and verification will be announced later. However, the final selection results of the candidates for this examination will be declared after High Court clears decks for it, said State DGP BS Sidhu on Thursday. In Dehradun district, 496 out of 1775 candidates were declared pass while the figures are 277 out of 1217 in Haridwar, 101 out of 352 in Tehri, 35 out of 168 in Rudraprayag, 59 out of 184 in Uttarkashi, 121 out of 384 in Pauri, 77 out of 219 in Chamoli, 88 out of 451 in 40th PAC, Haridwar, 79 out of 335 in IRB-II, Haridwar, 226 out of 917 in Nainital, 193 out of 933 in Udham Singh Nagar, 51 out of 178 in Bageshwar, 77 out of 293 in Pithoragarh, 92 out of 325 in Almora, 50 out of 225 in Champawat, 94 out of 371 in 31st PAC Rudrapur, 81 out of 418 in 46th PAC Rudrapur and 93 out of 447 in IRB-I Ramnagar.
Earlier, some constables, head constables and SI (special) had filed writ in the Nainital High Court. They were of the opinion that test should not be conducted and the constables should be promoted as sub-inspectors based on seniority. The Court had ordered stay on declaring the final results. However, the Court said that the results of the written tests could be declared.
It should be mentioned here that the rankers’ examination for the promotion of constables and head- constables for 304 posts of sub-inspectors was held on March 1. 9192 of total 10,418 constables and head- constables aged up to 45 had appeared in the test. The examination was conducted by the Uttarakhand Technical Education Council, Roorkee. Results are available on police department’s website www.uttarakhandpolice.uk.gov.in.