CAPF AC Examination Pattern

Central Armed Police Forces Examination Recruitment for Assistant Commandant takes place after a selection procedure that includes:

The Union Public Service Examination (UPSC) conducts the Central Armed Police Forces  (CAPF) Assistant Commandant (AC) Examination to recruit candidates for various paramilitary forces. The selection process comprises two stages:

1. Written Examination

2. Physical Efficiency Test (PET) & Medical Examination

3. Interview / Personality Test

Scheme of Exam:

The examination shall be conducted according to the following plan;

(i) Written Examination:

The written examination is going to be conducted by the UPSC on August 03, 2025 and will comprise two papers, i.e. Paper-I will be held from 10.00 AM to 12:00 Noon and Paper-II will be held from 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM and the structure as follows:

Paper-I: General Ability and Intelligence - 250 Marks

The questions in this paper will be of objective (multiple answers) type in which the questions will be set in English as well as Hindi.

1. General Mental Ability:

The questions will be designed to test the logical reasoning, quantitative aptitude including numerical ability, and data interpretation.

2. General Science:

The questions will be set to test general awareness, scientific temper, comprehension, and appreciation of scientific phenomena of everyday observation including new areas of importance like Information Technology, Biotechnology, Environmental Science.

3. Current Events of National and International Importance:

The questions will test the candidates' awareness of current events of national and international importance in the board areas of culture, music, arts, literature, sports, governance, societal and developmental issues, industry, business, globalisation, and interplay among nations,.

4. Indian Polity and Economy:

The questions shall aim to test candidates' knowledge of the Country's political system and the Constitution of India, Social systems and public administration, economic development in India, regional and international security issues and human rights including its indicators.

5. History of India:

The questions will broadly cover the subject in its social and economic and political aspects.

This shall also include the areas of growth of nationalism and freedom movement.

6. Indian and World Geography:

The questions shall cover the physical, social and economic aspects of geography pertaining to India and the World.

Time Duration : 2 Hours (10:00 AM - 12:00 PM)

Total Marks : 250

Question Type : Objective (Multiple Choice Questions)

Paper-II: General Studies, Essay and Comprehension - 200 Marks

The candidates will be allowed the option of writing the Essay Component in English or Hindi for this paper, but the medium of Precis Writing, Comprehension Components, and other communications/language skills will be English only.

Part A – Essay questions which are to be answered in the long narrative form either in Hindi or English totalling 80 Marks. The indicative topics are modern Indian history especially of the freedom struggle, geography, polity and economy, knowledge of security and human rights issues, and analytical ability. 

Part B – Comprehension, précis writing, other communications/language skills – to be attempted in English only (Marks 120) – The topics are Comprehension passages, précis writing, developing counter arguments, simple grammar and other aspects of language testing.

Time Duration : 3 Hours (3:00 PM - 5:00 PM)

Total Marks : 200

Question Type : Descriptive

Note:

1. In Paper II, candidates should have to ensure that they should have to write the answers only in the medium allowed by the Commission for the different Components as mentioned.
2. Other than the allowed medium, no credit will be given for answers written other than the selected language. So, candidates will be required to indicate the medium of Essay Component in the Attendance Lists and on the Answer Book.
3. No credit will be given for the Essay Component if the candidate indicates a medium on the Attendance List and on the Answer Book other than the one in which he/she has written the Essay.
4. In each paper, there will be minimum qualifying marks separately as fixed by the Commission in their discretion. Firstly, Paper-I will be evaluated and the evaluation of Paper-II will be done only for those candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying marks in Paper-I.

(ii) Physical Standards/Physically Efficiency Test and Medical Standard Tests:

For those candidates who meet the prescribed Physical Standards will be put through the Physical Efficiency Tests as mentioned below:

Note:

At the time of PET, Pregnant female candidates will be a disqualified and the candidates will be rejected.

(iii) Interview/Personality Test:

Candidates who are declared qualified in the Medical Standards tests, will be called for Interview/Personality Test to be conducted by UPSC.

Candidates who are declared medically unfit but allowed to appear before the "Review Medical Board" on their appeal by the Appellate Authority will be called for Interview/Personality Test Provisionally. The Interview/Personality Test will carry 150 Marks.

Candidates who are short listed for interview/personality test, including those shortlisted for Interview/Personality Test Provisionally will be issued a detailed application form (DAF) in which among other things, they will be required to indicate their preferences of forces.

(iv) Final Selection/Merit:

The merit list will be drawn on the basis of marks obtained by the candidates in the Written Examination and Interview/Personality Test.

*Mobile Phone/other articles banned:

• Mobile phones or any other communication devices are not allowed inside the premises where the examination is being conducted. Any infringement of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including ban from future examinations
• Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items including mobile phones or any valuable/costly items to the venue of the examination, as the arrangement for safe-keeping cannot be assured. A commission will not be responsible for any loss in this regard

Centres of Examination in India:

The centres and the date of holding the examination as mentioned above on liable to be changed at the discretion of the Commission. Applicants should note that there will be a ceiling on the number of candidates allotted to each of the Centres, Except, Chennai, Dispur, Kolkata and Nagpur. Allotment of Centres will be on the "First-apply-first allot" basis, and once the capacity of a particular Centre is attained, the same will be frozen. Applicants, who cannot get a Centre of their Choice due to ceiling, will be required to choose a Centre from the remaining ones. Applicants are, thus advised that they may apply early so that they may apply so that they could get a Centre of their choice.

The Examination will be held at the following centres:

Note:

Notwithstanding the aforesaid provision, Commission reserve the right to change the Centres at their discretion if the situation demands