The Police Service Commission, PSC, has fixed Tuesday, March 5th, 2024 for the Computer Based Test (CBT) for successful applicants who scaled through the just concluded credentials and physical screening exercise held across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations, in a statement on Thursday, said a total of 171,956 applicants who were successful from the screening exercise are expected to take part in the CBT.
Candidates for the aptitude tests are applicants for the General Duty positions.
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.
The statement said the Commission, after the meeting of the Police Recruitment Board on Tuesday, February 13th, 2024, approved that the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, should conduct the CBT for the police applicants because of its longstanding pedigree in such examinations.
In 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,” the statement said.
In the same vein, Anambra has the least number of candidates for the aptitude tests with 343 applicants followed by Lagos, 504 and Ebonyi, 600.
Successful candidates from the computer based tests will be required to appear for medical examinations before they proceed for training
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