Singapore Police Force

The Gurkha Contingent is a line department of the Singapore Police Force consisting primarily of Gurkhas from Nepal. Members of the GC are trained to be highly skilled and are selected for their display of strong discipline and dedication in their tasks. The principal role of the contingent is to be a special guard force, and it is currently used as a counter-terrorist force.

Open once a time in a year at British Gurkha Army Camp Pokhara and Dharan Nepal. Only Nepalese youth from every part of Nepal and from every cast can apply!

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Selection Process

Registration

The application form for Registration will be available at no cost at the Army Careers. Information Offices at British Gurkhas Pokhara and British Gurkhas Dharan. The PRs should bring the documents mentioned here on this site along with PT shorts and a black pen. The applicants shall do 6 over arm heaves and a minimum of 76 kg mid-Thigh pull to register.

Regional Selection

Only those PRs who have submitted an application form and met the minimum criteria set out above will be permitted to attend Regional selection either in Pokhara or Dharan. Different dates for attendance will be allocated as per the District where a PR is registered according to their NPP. The applicants must present original documents mentioned here.

Physical Assessment :

800 meter run : Best effort under 2 mins and 40 sec.
Repeated lift and carry (short) : 20kg burden carry from 1.5 platform over 30 meter followed by 30 m without burden. ( Best effort, 5 laps with burden, 4 without, in under 1 minute and 50 seconds)
Over Arm Heaves: 12 times minimum with no time limit.

Medical Check-up :

B.P. Check
Ear Check
Skin Check
Teeth Check
Eye Check ( Long Distance )
Colour Vision Check
Body Functional Check

Education assessment :

Maths : 10 questions in Nepali language
English : 15 to 20 Questions
Questions on both Maths and English shall be combined for a total time of 40 minutes

Interview :

By : Nepali and Gora or Chinese and Tamil Officer
Language : Both Nepali and English
Time : Apprix (5-10) minutes

Central Selection

Successful candidates at Regional Selection will be called forward for the Central Selection at british Gurkhas Pokhara Camp. During this period a series of physical, educational and medical assessments will be conducts. And Finally they get selected in this selection for Gurkha Army.

Physical Assessment :

BFT RUN :2000 meter run under 8 minutes and 15 seconds
Heaves : Minimum 12 times with no time limit
Repeated Lift and Carry Long : 435 meters of distance with Lifting Height 1.5 meter and Burden of 20 kg (14 Laps with burden, 15 laps without burden) under 6 minutes and 30 seconds. Each Lap distance is 15 meters.
Jerry Can Carry : 240 meters distance under 2 minutes and 10 seconds
Doko Race ( C.F.T ) : 5.8 km Distance under 50 minutes with 15 kg of load

Medical check - up :

Urine Test
B.P. Test
Audiometry Test
ECG Test
ECO Test
X-Ray Check
Distance Vision Test
Peak Expiratory Flow Rate
Anus and Testes Check
Teeth Check
Upper and Lower Limbs Check
Full Body Screaming Check-up

Education Assessment :

IQ TEST : A total of 60 questions to be solved under 20 minutes

Interview :

Presentation & Interview in mostly Nepali language
A total of 8 to 10 questions with time 3 to 5 minutes
Conducted by Nepali, Gora and Chinese or Tamil Officers

Documents and Requirements

NECESSARY DOCUMENTS

• Original Citizenship of the applicant and their parents.
• Machine Readable Passport ( MRP ).
• Marriage Certificate if applicable.
• Birth Certificates of Children where applicable.
• Parents Marriage Certificate if father's name is not mentioned on mother's or son's citizenship.
• Parents Death Certificate if applicable.
• Migration Certificate where applicable.
• Caste Verification Letter where applicable.

EDUCATION CERTIFICATES

• S.E.E Examination Mark Sheet.
• District Level Examination Certificate.
• Character Certificate.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

•For those who attended Nepal SLC from 2016 onwards applying for GCSPF : Minimum 3XC and 2XD Grades with C grade minimum in English.
• For those with ACSE, O Level or other National Certificates equivalent to SLC must have a minimum of 5 subjects with minimum grades of 3XCs snd 2XDs and must have a pass mark in English and Maths. SLC Compartmental pass (private SLC and Open Leaerning ) will be accepted. N Level and any vocational subject passed will not be accepted and considered for the five subjects.

PHOTO REQUIREMENTS

• 2 recently taken passport size photograph (Size : 35 mm by 45 mm) with their hair properly trimmed and without hat for registration. Any photograph where candidate has a long or unnatural hair shall not be accepted.

PHYSICALREQUIREMENTS

• Height Mimimum : 158 cm
• BMI : Between 18-28 (Central Selection)
• Physique : Raised Legions or abnormalities preventing military service will not be accepted.
• Teeth : No more than two faults (fillings, gaps or false teeth).
• Sickness : An individual PR who is suffering from tansferable diseases shall not be accepted.

SONS OF EX-SERVICEMAN PERMANENTLY LIVING IN KATHMANDU VALLEY

• Sons of Ex-Serviceman from B.A. and GCSPF, who are permanently living in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur and have obtained NPP from Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur are eligible to register for selection from their respective district.

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