Every year lakhs of students apply for assistant commandant positions in central armed police forces
CAPF 2024 AC
Central armed police force was recently notified by UPSC for conducting the 2024 exam which is a paramilitary force that comes under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Though operational control rests with the Ministry of Defence. Security forces like the Border Security Force ( BSF), Indian Tibatian police force( ITBP), Central Reserve Police Force(CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force(CISF), and Sashtra Seema Bal ( SSB).
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UPSC CAPF NOTIFICATION OUT
Candidates can get notified from the official websites of UPSC.org.com where they get complete knowledge regarding what must be the Eligibility Criteria, How to apply, What the relaxation as per the Constitutional body, Admit card release date, Provisions related to physically disabled persons, Instruction etc
HOW TO APPLY FOR CAPF EXAM
Candidates are required to apply online only by registering on the websites, candidates need to register one-timeline Registration Platform (OTR) and then proceed to fill up the online application for the examination
CAPF EXAM DATE 2024
UPSC CAPF 2024 dates in the table below:
| Activities | Dates |
| Availability of online form | 24 April 2024 |
| Last date of form | 14 May 2024 |
| Date of withdrawal application | Last week of May 2024 |
| Closing of withdrawal | 1st week of June |
| Admit card issue date | 3rd week of July 2024 |
| Date of exam | 4 August 2024 |
| Result date | 1st week of September 2024 |
| PET/PST and medical test date | 3rd week of September 2024 |
| Detailed application form | 4 the week of September 2024 |
CAPF VACANCY 2024
The UPSC CAPF Vacancy 2024 are published alongside the recruitment notification
Along 506 opening for assistant commandant
(GroupA)
UPSC CAPF AC Vacancies 2024
- Border Security Forces – 186
- Central Reserve Police Forces-120
- Central Industrial Security Forces-100
- Indo-Tibetan Border Police- 58
- Sashastra Seema Bal-42
Total-506
CAPF ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 2024
Although UPSC has released detailed eligibility criteria for UPSC CAPF 2024
In the notification mentioned below
- Must be a Citizen of India
- A Person from Bhutan
- A Person from Nepal
- A Tibetan refugee Come to India before 1 January 1962 to become a native of India
- A Person Of Indian Origin who migrated from Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and East African Nation
UPSC CAPF EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
Any person He/She/they Who is in the final year of graduation or has graduated from a deemed university may apply for this exam
UPSC CAPF AGE LIMIT
The minimum age required for UPSC CAPF AC 2024 is 20 years and the maximum age limit for the same is 25 years.
The age relaxation for some categories mentioned below
- Schedule caste and Scheduled tribes is 5 years
- Other Backward Classes are 3 years
- Civilian Central Government Servants 5 years
- Domiciled in the state of Jammu and Kashmir during the period 1 January 1980 to December 31, 1989, is 5 years
UPSC CAPF AC EXAM PATTERN 2024
| Subject | Language of Paper | Total Marks | Duration |
| Paper-1 General Ability And Intelligence | English and Hindi | 250 | 2 hours |
| Paper-2 General Studies Essay and Comprehension | Part- A be in English/Hindi
Part B will be only in English |
200 | 3 hours |
CAPF PET/PST EXAM PATTERN
| Physical Efficiency Test | Male | Female |
| 100-metre race | 16 Seconds | 18 Seconds |
| 800-metre race
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Long Jump
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Shot Put
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3 Minutes 45 Seconds Advertisements
3.5 Metres
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4.5 Metres |
4 Minutes 45 Seconds
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3.0 Metres
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CAPF MARKING SCHEME
| Paper – 1 General Ability and Intelligence | 250 Marks |
| Paper-2 General Studies, Essay and Comprehension | 200 Marks |
| Personal Interview | 150 Marks |
UPSC CAPF SYLLABUS 2024
Candidates can download the syllabus of UPSC CAPF (AC) from official websites
Link-Upsc.com.
The syllabus of UPSC CAPF (AC) 2024 comprises two papers covering general ability, general knowledge and language skills.
The exam comprises two paper objective and subjective question papers.
- Divided into stages
Written test, Medical test, PET.
- The written test consists of two papers
UPSC CAPF SYLLABUS PAPER-1
| Subject Name | Topics |
| General Mental ability | ● Logical Reasoning
● Quantitative Aptitude Advertisements
● Numerical Ability ● Data Interpretation |
| Indian History | Social Economic and political aspects. This shall also include the areas of growth of nationalism and freedom movement |
| General Science | ● General Awareness
● Scientific temper ● Comprehension and appreciation of scientific phenomena of everyday conservation Advertisements
● Information technology ● Biotechnology ● Environmental Science |
| Current Events
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Indian Constitution and General Economy |
Current events of national and international Importance
● Culture ● Music ● Arts Advertisements
● Literature ● Sports ● Governance ● Societal and developmental issues Advertisements
● Industry ● Business ● Globalisation and Interplay among Nations Covering Indian polity and constitution and Indian economy and its development |
| Indian and world Geography | Physical, Social and economic aspects of geography about India and the world Advertisements
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UPSC CAPF AC SYLLABUS PAPER 2
Paper two has a descriptive type in nature. It consists weightage of 200 marks measuring understanding of student language and essay writing
Check the syllabus mentioned below
- Essay writing- covering current affairs history, political and economic topics
- English Language
UPSC CAPF(AC) ADMIT CARD 2024
UPSC CAPF admit carl be released in July 2024 registered candidates get their admit card from the official websites, make sure you fulfil all the credentials asked before downloading an admit card application ID, password etc
UPSC CAPF(AC) SELECTION PROCESS, CUTOFF, RESULT DATE
Selection process
The written test is qualifying in nature for paper 1 and paper 2
- Physical test
Where He/She has to give a Physical efficiency test(PET)
- Medical test
Qualify IN (PET) can go for a Medical examination
- Personality test
Candidates call for personal interviews if He/She qualifies for the above-mentioned test
CAPF Cut Off
Upsc Cutoff varies so we can only estimate as per last year’s data mentioned below in the table
| Category | Paper-1 | Paper-2 | Final Selection |
| General | 112 | 200 | To Be updated |
| Other backwards class | 110 | 198 | To Be updated |
| Economically weaker section of society | 108 | 200 | To Be updated |
| Schedule Caste | 100 | 180 | To be updated |
| Schedule Tribes | 95 | 188 | To Be updated |
| Ex-servicemen | 28 | 100 | To Be updated |
UPSC CAPF RESULT DATE
UPSC CAPF (AC) results are expected to be released in September 2024 for those who want to check the results.
He/She gets enrolled in the official website upsc.gov.in.
Aspirants need their respective roll numbers and dates of birth.
UPSC CAPF (AC) FINAL SELECTION PROCESS
Aspirant one who performs well in all the different stages of the exam( Written test, PET, Medical and personal interview ) and get posted in their chosen armed services.