Overview
- Navi Mumbai logged 50,460 applications for 527 posts, while Pune reported more than 1.85 lakh applications for 1,633 vacancies, according to police officials.
- Physical efficiency tests begin on February 11 at Kalamboli police headquarters for Navi Mumbai and on February 16 at designated grounds for Pune.
- Vacancies span police constables, driver-constables and bandsmen in both cities, with Pune also hiring 130 jail police personnel.
- Only candidates who clear the physical rounds will advance to the written examination, and driver and bandsman roles require additional skill tests.
- Officials outlined strict monitoring with senior officers, RFID and CCTV, phase-wise scheduling with website and SMS updates, phone bans at centres, and warnings to report middlemen or malpractice, including Navi Mumbai control-room and ACB Thane hotlines.