Summary:
Ultimately, among those who made the final cut, there were still a high number of overqualified candidates as 436 graduates and 27 post-graduates were alongside 986 HSC candidates. Interestingly, former senior police officials said that besides unemployment, a major reason that overqualified candidates apply is the aspiration of becoming a sub-inspector. This aspiration inspires many educated candidates to opt for this,” said MN Singh, former Police Commissioner of Mumbai Police. Senior officials claim that unemployment, coupled with the benefits of a police job, compel many overqualified candidates to apply for the open positions. However, when educated constables get recruited, they apply for direct departmental exams and become sub-inspector..