Police Recruitment: 171,956 Applicants To Write Computer-based Test

Police Service Commission (PSC) has fixed Tuesday, March 5, 2024, for the computer-based test (CBT) for successful applicants for police recruitment from the just-concluded credentials and physical screening held in the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

The PSC shortlisted a total of 171,956 applicants who scaled the screening exercise to take part in the computer-based tests for the general duty positions.
The spokesperson of the commission, Ikechukwu Ani said the 43,778 applicants, who were successful from the specialists’ cadre during the screening exercise are expected to go through practical tests at a date to be announced soon by the commission.

“The commission after the meeting of the Police Recruitment Board on Tuesday, February 13th, 2024 approved that the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, should conduct the computer-based tests for the Police applicants because of its long-standing pedigree in such examinations,“ Ani stated.

For the general duty cadre, 315, 114 applicants were invited for the screening exercise out of which 171,956 were successful and shortlisted for the JAMB CBT.
The 171,956 applicants shortlisted are made up of 25,818 females and 146,138 males.
Kaduna State will be presenting the highest number of candidates for the tests with 12,343 followed by Bauchi with 10,911, Benue, 10,532 and Katsina,10,457.
Anambra State has the least candidates for the aptitude tests with 343 applicants followed by Lagos, 504 and Ebonyi, 600.

The PSC also said successful candidates from the computer-based tests will be required to appear for medical examinations before they proceed for training.

Meanwhile, the chairman of PSC, Dr Solomon Arase has said the commission is on course to conclude the exercise on time so that successful candidates can be quickly injected into the system to join in the renewed war against insurgency and banditry.