CAPF

About CAPF

Overview

Name of the Examination	Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF)
Conducting Body	Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Exam Level	National
Exam Frequency	Once a year
Exam Mode	Online (CBT)
Exam Rounds	3 Stages
First Round	Paper-I based on General Ability and Intelligence (Objective) Paper-II based on General Studies, Essay and Comprehension (descriptive)
Negative Marking	Only for Paper-I of first-round; (0.33) marks deducts for each wrong answer
Second round	Physical Ability Test
Third round	Interview/Personality Test
Frequency of Exam	Once a year
Frequency of Exam	Aug
Application Form Submission: Typically from late April to mid-May

Eligibility Criteria and Age Limit

Age Limit	20-25 years
Qualification	Graduation
Nationality	Candidates must be Indian nationals.
Physical and Medical Standards	Candidates must be physically and mentally fit according to prescribed physical and medical standards/guidelines.

Exam Pattern

The UPSC CAPF 2024 written exam is the first stage for the selection of candidates for the next round. The exam is conducted to shortlist candidates for the Physical & Medical Standards Test. The exam is held based on the exam pattern which is notified by the UPSC in the official notification.
1. Papers I & II will be in bilingual language & English, excluding English paper
2. Paper I is of 2 hours duration and Paper II is of 3 Hours duration

Paper- I will consist of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) with a negative marking of 1/3rd marks for each wrong answer

Paper II is in descriptive format
Paper-I is a qualifying stage; Paper-II will only be checked for those candidates who clear the Paper I

UPSC CAPF Exam Pattern 2024
Paper Name	Time Duration	Marks
Paper- I General and Mental Ability	2 hours	250 marks
Paper-II General Studies, Essay and Comprehension	3 Hours	200 marks
Total		450 marks

UPSC CAPF Exam Pattern 2024
Particulars	Paper-I	Paper-II
Name of Paper	General Ability and Intelligence	General Studies Essay Comprehensive
Total Marks	250	200
Duration of exam	2 hours	3 hours
Number of Questions	125	7
Marks for each correct answer	2	50
Negative Marking	1/3	–
Type of Paper	Objective	Descriptive format

Selection Process

Some of the basic information related to the exam pattern of the UPSC CAPF exam is tabulated below. The candidate has to go through the following stages to get selected for Assistant Commandant vacancies:
- Written Examination – The UPSC CAPF written exam comprises two papers. Paper 1 includes the topics from General Ability and Intelligence and Paper 2 from General Studies, Essays, and Comprehension. The questions will consist of objective-type multiple-choice questions. Questions will be set in English as well as Hindi.
- Physical Test – Candidates who are declared qualified in the written examination will be called to appear for PST/PET and Medical Standards Tests.
- Interview/ Personality Tests – Candidates declared qualified in the Medical Standards Tests, will be called for Interview/Personality Test. The Interview exam will carry 150 Marks. The final merit list of candidates will be based on the marks obtained by the candidates in the written exam and Interview.

Physical Standards Test (PST)

Candidates who declared qualified in the written examination will be called for physical standards tests. Those candidates who meet the prescribed PST will be called to appear for the Physical Efficiency Test.

Category of Candidates	Men	Women
Height	165 cm	157 cm
Chest	81 cm unexpanded – with 5 cm minimum expansion	NA
Weight	50 kg.	46 kg.

Physical Efficiency Test (PET)

After clearing the online exam which is conducted in written type, the candidate who clears that exam and PST exam will be called for the Physical Efficiency Test for further evaluation. The candidates who meet the specified Physical Standards by UPSC CAPF will be evaluated through the Physical Efficiency Tests as given below:

Syllabus

Detailed syllabus	Corresponding Links
Paper I	CAPF Exam Syllabus(Paper 1).dotx
Paper II	CAPF Exam Syllabus(Paper 2).dotx

Previous Year Question Papers

Best Books

General Ability and Intelligence
General Studies

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Class Frequency	5 day classes + 1 day test
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Test Frequency	Weekly and monthly
Test Mode	Subjective and Objective Both
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