Guwahati: With a view to strengthen the force, Assam Police today said it will recruit around 10,000 personnel within next three months, the process of which will start from October this year.
“We have a total vacancy of around 10,000 people. We want to fill these as soon as possible... In the next three months,we will complete hiring these people,” Director General of Police Jayanto N Choudhury told PTI here.
The department will bring out the notice for the recruitment exercise next month, followed by written tests and other selection processes, he said.
Elaborating on the vacancy situation, Choudhury said: “We will hire around 8,000 constables. Out of that, 6,500 armed constable posts are lying vacant. In addition, we have got sanction for creating 1,300 posts for un-armed constables.”
Besides, 350 sub-inspector posts are vacant in Assam Police at present along with other higher positions, he added.
