UPSC CAPF (AC) Exam 2022 Online Form- Central Armed Police Forces

Important Dates

• Application Start Date: 20-04-2022
• Application Last Date: 10-05-2022
• Written Examination: 07th August, 2022

Application Fee

• General/ OBC: Rs.200/-
• SC/ ST/ Female: Rs.0/-
• Pay Fee Through Online Using Debit Card/ Internet Banking/ SBI Challan.

Age Limitation

• Age As On 01.08.2022
• Minimum Age: 20 Years
• Maximum Age: 25 Years
• (For Age Relaxation See Notification)

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Educational Qualification

▶ Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination :-

A candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree of a University or possess an equivalent qualification.

Note: Candidates who have appeared at an examination the passing of which would render them educationally qualified for the Commission’s examination but have not been informed of the results as also the candidates who intend to appear at such a qualifying examination in the year 2022 will also be eligible for admission to the examination.

Post Wise Vacancy Details

Physical Standard Test (PST)

Physical Efficiency Tests (PET)

About Recruitment

The Union Public Service Commission will hold a Written Examination on 07th August, 2022 for recruitment of Assistant Commandants (Group A) in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) viz. Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force(CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). The Examination will be held in accordance with the Rules for the published by Ministry of Home Affairs in the Gazette of India dated 20th April, 2022. The date of holding the examination as mentioned above is liable to be changed at the discretion of the Commission.

Selection Process/ Syllabus:-

The Selection Procedure/Scheme of the Examination will be as follows:

(i) Written Examination: The written examination to be conducted by Union Public Service Commission will be held on 07th August, 2022 and will comprise two papers. Paper I will be held from 10 a.m. to 12.00 Noon and Paper II will be held from 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.

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.

Paper II : General Studies, Essay and Comprehension – 200 Marks In this paper candidates will be allowed the option of writing the Essay Component in English or Hindi, but the medium of Precis Writing, Comprehension Components and other communications/ language skills will be English only.

(ii) Physical Standards/ Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards Tests : Candidates who are declared qualified in the written examination will be summoned for Physical Standards/ Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards Tests.

(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 Union Public Service Commission. 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 Tests provisionally. The Interview/Personality Test will carry 150 Marks.

(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.

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