Central Armed Police Forces(Assistant Commandants) Examination, 2025

Important Information Summary

Field	Particulars
Position	CAPF
Salary	56100
Min Education Qualification	Any Degree
Age Limit	20-25 Years
Date of Notification	5th March 2025
Date of Examination	Written Examination-3rd August 2025
Vacancies	357
Split of the vacancies	Please refer table below (Link)
Structure of the Examination	Written Examination
Application mode	Online
Exam mode	Offline
Official Website	https://upsc.gov.in/
Organization conducting th exam	UPSC

Important Dates

Field	Date
Notification Date	5th March 2025
Registration Date starts on	5th March 2025
Last Date for Fee payment	25th March 2025
Last date of Final application submission	25th March 2025
Examination dates	3rd August 2025
Results Date	Final Result- June 2026

PROCEDURE:

Candidates are required to apply online only by using the website https://upsconline.gov.in. It is essential for the applicant to register himself/herself first at One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the Commission’s website, and then proceed for filling up the online application for the examination. OTR has to be registered only once in life time. This can be done anytime throughout the year. If the candidate is already registered, he/she can proceed straightway for filling up the online application for the examination.

CANDIDATES TO ENSURE THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE EXAMINATION:

Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admission to the Examination. Their admission at all the stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions.

Mere issue of e-Admit Card to the candidate will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission.

Verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents is taken up only after the candidate has qualified for Interview/Personality Test.

ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS :

Nationality : No person who is not a citizen of India shall, except with the consent of the Central Government signified in writing be appointed or employed under these Rules.

Provided that nothing contained in these rules shall debar the appointment, enrolment or employment of a subject of Nepal or Bhutan under these Rules.

Sex : Both Male and Female candidates are eligible for appointment to the post of Assistant Commandants.

Modification in OTR Profile (Registration): –

In case, the candidate wants to effect any change in his/her OTR profile, it shall be allowed only once in the lifetime after the registration at OTR platform. The option to change in OTR profile data shall be available till expiry of 07 days from the next day after the closure of application window of his/her first final application for any Examination of the Commission. The above will be subject to the following :-

The following entries in the OTR profile are editable until the final submission of application and thereafter during the correction window:

Have you ever changed name?

Gender

Minority Status;

Class 10th Board Examination Roll No.

The candidates are NOT allowed to make any change(s) in the columns relating to the following entries in the OTR profile:

Name (as per Class X)

Date of Birth

Father’s Name

Mother’s Name

Mobile Number*

Email ID@

If a candidate has lost access to his/her registered mobile number but he/she has the access to his/her registered email ID, he/she can apply for change in the mobile number and in this case, an OTP will be sent to the registered email ID.

If a candidate has lost access to his/her registered email ID but has the access to his/her registered mobile number, he/she can apply for change in the email ID and in this case, an OTP will be sent to the registered mobile number.

However, if a candidate reports that he/she has lost access to his/her registered mobile number as well as registered email ID, the candidate will have to send a request to the Commission for making necessary changes at the (email ID: otr-upsc@gov.in) along-with the following four documents:

Matriculation Certificate

Aadhar Card or PAN Card or Passport or Driving License

Recent passport size photograph

Undertaking in prescribed format (as per APPENDIX-VII)

In case, a candidate name has changed and there is a mismatch with the name given in his/her matriculation or higher educational certificate, the candidate is required to submit a Gazette Notification to that effect. However, if the Gazette Notification is not available with them at present, they may upload the copy of the same during the window, which will be made available to the candidates AFTER the declaration of the result of written part of the Exam.

The candidates having Integrated Master Degree (Graduation and Post-graduation) may fill the same course in their Graduation as well as higher qualification column.

The candidates are advised to go through the entries made by them in relevant columns before finally submitting the same. It may be noted that after submission of the application, the changes/corrections, if any, in the entries in the Application Form, can be carried out only during the one week correction window, (except for the entries in Para B), which will be provided by the Commission after the closing date of the application.

Modification in application form (Other than OTR Profile):

The Commission has also decided to extend the facility of making correction(s) in any field(s) of the finally submitted online application form for this examination from next day of the closure of the application window of this Examination. This window will remain open for 07 days from the date of opening of the same, i.e., from 26.03.2025 to 01.04.2025. In case a candidate wants to carry out any change in his/her OTR Profile (Registration) during this period, then he/she should log into the OTR Profile (Registration) platform and do the needful accordingly. In other words, no change in the OTR Profile (Registration) can be made by visiting the window for Modification in application form.

Withdrawal of Application: The candidates will not be allowed to withdraw their applications after submission of the same.

Brief instructions for filling up the online Application Form have been given in Appendix-

II. Detailed instructions are available on the above-mentioned website.

Candidate should have details of one Photo ID Card viz. Aadhaar Card/ Voter Card (EPIC)/PAN Card/ Passport/Driving License/Any other Photo

State/Central Government. The details of this Photo ID Card will have to be provided by the candidate while filling up the online application form. The candidates will have to upload a scanned copy of the Photo ID whose details have been provided in the online application by him/her. This Photo ID Card will be used for all future referencing and the candidate is advised to carry this Photo ID Card while appearing for Examination/Personality Test.

LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:

The Online Applications can be filled upto 25th March, 2025 till 18:00 Hours.

The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admit Card on the last working day of preceding week of the date of the Examination. The e-Admit Card will be made available in the UPSC website [https://upsconline.gov.in] for downloading by candidates. No Admission Certificate will be sent by post. All the applicants are required to provide valid and active E-Mail I.D. while filling up Online Application Form as the Commission may use electronic mode for contacting them at different stages of examination process.

PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS (In Objective Type Question Paper):

Candidates should note that there will be penalty (Negative Marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Type Question Paper.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING UP OMR SHEETS:

For both writing and marking answers in the OMR Sheets (Answer Sheet) candidates must use black ball point pen only. Pens with any other colours are prohibited. Do not use Pencil or Ink pen. Candidates are further advised to read Special Instructions contained in Appendix-III of the Notice.

Candidates should note that any omission/mistake/discrepancy in encoding/filling in details in the OMR answer sheet; especially with regard to Roll Number and Test Booklet Series Code, will render the answer sheet liable for rejection.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:

Candidates are advised to read carefully “Special Instructions to the Candidates for Conventional Type Tests” (Appendix-IV).

HELPLINE FOR “CANDIDATE INTERACTIVE CELL/HELPDESK”:

The Commission has established a dedicated helpline to assist candidates applying for the Central Armed Police Force (ACs) Examination 2025. Candidates seeking clarification, guidance, or assistance related to the application process or examination details can contact the helpline at 011-24041001. The helpline will be operational from 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM on all working days. Applicants may utilize this service for any issues relating to

the application process, including registration, fee payment, uploading of documents, etc.

Mobile Phones/other articles Banned:

The use of any mobile phone (even in switched off mode), pager or any electronic equipment or programmable device or storage media like pen drive, smart watches etc. or camera or blue tooth devices or any other equipment or related accessories either in working or switched off mode capable of being used as a communication device during the examination is strictly prohibited. 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 item including mobile phones or any valuable/costly items to the venue of the examination, as no arrangement for safe-keeping will be made at the venue of the Examination. Commission will not be responsible for any loss in this regard.

Instruction in respect of uploading of Photograph while filling up online application form:-

The photograph, uploaded by candidate should not be more than 10 days old from the start of the online application process (i.e. the application commencement date).

Ensure that the name of candidate and the date on which the photograph was taken are clearly mentioned on the photograph.

The candidate’s face should occupy 3/4th of the space in the photograph.

The candidates must ensure that their appearance must match with their photograph at each stage of the Examination Process i.e. at the time of Written and Interview/Personality Test. For instance, If a candidate uploads a bearded photograph, he must appear with the same look in the Written and Interview/Personality Test. Same would be the case with spectacles, moustaches, etc.

The candidates should reach the venue of the Examination well in time at least 30 minutes prior to the commencement of each session of the Examination. No late entry will be allowed inside the Exam-venue under any circumstances.

Online Question Paper Representation Portal (QPRep)

The Commission has introduced a time frame of 7 days (a week) i.e. from the next day of the Examination Date to 6:00 p.m. of the 7th day is fixed for the candidates to make representations to the Commission on the questions asked in the Papers of the Examination. Such representation must be submitted through the “Online Question Paper Representation Portal (QPRep)” only by accessing the URL https://upsconline.gov.in/miscellaneous/QPRep/ . No representation by email/post/hand or by any other mode shall be accepted and the Commission shall not involve into any correspondence with the candidates in this regard. No representation shall be accepted under any circumstances after this window of 7 days is over.

The existing pattern of the Central Armed Police Force (AC) Examination has been revised. Therefore, candidates are requested to read the Notice and Rules of the Examination carefully.

CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO APPLY ONLINE ONLY. NO OTHER MODE IS ALLOWED FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION.

GOVERNMENT STRIVES TO HAVE A WORKFORCE WHICH REFLECTSS GENDER BALANCE AND WOMEN CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

No.11/03/2024-E.1(B) : The Union Public Service Commission will hold a Written Examination on 03rd August, 2025 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 05th March, 2025. The date of holding the examination as mentioned above is liable to be changed at the discretion of the Commission.

The tentative Examination number of vacancies to be filled on the results of the examination is as follows:

(i)	BSF	24
(ii)	CRPF	204
(iii)	CISF	92
(iv)	ITBP	04
(iv)	SSB	33

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Total 357

The number of vacancies mentioned above is liable to alteration.

Reservation will be given effect to as per policy of the Govt. 10% of the total vacancies are earmarked for ex-servicemen.

NOTE: In case the vacancy(ies) reserved for Ex-servicemen remain unfilled due to non- availability of eligible or qualified candidates, the same shall be filled by candidates from non- ex-servicemen category.

Registration and Online Application Form:

2.1(a) A candidate who is willing to apply for Central Armed Police Force (ACs) Examination, 2025 shall be required to apply on-line and submit the requisite information and supporting documents towards various claims, such as date of birth, category [viz. SC/ST/OBC/EWS/Ex-Servicemen], educational qualification, preferences of Forces etc. as may be sought by the Commission along with the Online Application Form. The failure to provide the required information/documents alongwith Registration and Online Application Form will entail cancellation of candidature for the examination.

2.1(b) The Commission shall provide a window of 15 (Fifteen) days from the date of declaration of result of written part of Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination, 2025 to the candidates qualified for Physical Standards Tests/ Physical Efficiency Tests. The candidates as per Note I below Rule 6 of Rules of CAPF (AC) Examination, 2025 shall be required to update their details/educational qualification status (whether appearing/appeared) and to produce/upload the proof of passing of the requisite qualifying examination at the specified module/portal, failing which such candidates will not be allowed to appear in the Interview/ Personality Test and his/her candidature will liable to be cancelled.

Note: In this period, all the candidates qualified for Physical Standards Tests/ Physical Efficiency Tests shall also be provided an option to update Correspondence/ Permanent Postal Address, Higher Educational Qualification, Achievement in different fields (if any), Employment Details/Service Experience, details of the Service/Force allocated on the basis of earlier/previous Central Armed Police Force (ACs) Examinations (if any) and Preference of forces for the current examination. The details updated in this window will be treated as final and no request for any change in these fields received through any other mode will be entertained.

CENTRES OF EXAMINATION:

The Examination will be held at the following centres:

The centres and the date of holding the examination as mentioned above are 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 early so that they could get a Centre of their choice.

NB : Notwithstanding the aforesaid provision, Commission reserve the right to change the

S. No.	Centres	S. No.	Centres	S. No.	Centres
1.	AGARTALA	17.	HYDERABAD	33.	PANAJI (GOA)
2.	AHMEDABAD	18.	IMPHAL	34.	PATNA
3.	AIZAWL	19	ITANAGAR	35.	PORT BLAIR
4.	ALMORA(UTTARAKHAND)	20.	JAIPUR	36.	PRAYAGRAJ (ALLAHABAD)
5.	BENGALURU	21.	JAMMU	37.	RAIPUR
6.	BAREILLY	22.	JORHAT	38.	RANCHI
7.	BHOPAL	23.	KARGIL	39.	SAMBALPUR
8.	CHANDIGARH	24.	KOCHI	40.	SHILLONG
9.	CHENNAI	25.	KOHIMA	41.	SHIMLA
10.	CUTTACK	26.	KOLKATTA	42.	SRINAGAR
11.	DEHRADUN	27.	LEH	43.	SRINAGAR(UTTARAKHAND)
12.	DELHI	28.	LUCKNOW	44.	THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
13.	DHARAMSHALA (H.P.)	29.	MADURAI	45.	TIRUPATI
14.	DHARWAR	30.	MANDI (H.P.)	46.	UDAIPUR
15.	DISPUR	31.	MUMBAI	47.	VISHAKHAPATNAM
16.	GANGTOK	32.	NAGPUR

Centres at their discretion if the situation demands.

Candidates admitted to the examination will be informed of the time table and place or places of examination. The candidates should note that no request for change of centre will be entertained. Reservations will be made for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, other Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections categories in respect of vacancies as may be fixed by the Government.

A candidate will be eligible to get the benefit of community reservation only in case the particular caste to which the candidates belong is included in the list of reserved communities issued by the Central Government. The candidates will be eligible to get the benefit of the Economically Weaker Section reservation only in case the candidate meets the criteria issued by the Central Government and in possession of such eligibility certification.

The OBC candidates applying for CAPF (ACs) Exam, 2025 must produce OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) certificate based on the income for the Financial Year (FY) 2023-24, 2022-23 and 2021-22 and issued on/after 01.04.2024 (after completion of FY 2023-24) but not later than the closing date of the application for Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination, 2025, i.e. 25.03.2025.

If a candidate indicates in his/her application form for Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination that he/she belongs to General category but subsequently writes to the Commission to change his/her category to a reserved one, such request shall not be entertained by the Commission. Further, once a candidate has chosen a reserved category, no request shall be entertained for change to other reserved category viz. SC to ST, ST to SC, OBC to SC/ST or SC/ST to OBC, SC to EWS, EWS to SC, ST to EWS, EWS to ST, OBC to EWS, EWS to

OBC. No reserved category candidates other than those who qualified each stage of the Examination.

on General Merit shall be allowed to change (on their request or as decided by the Commission/ Government based on the documents submitted by them) their category from Reserved to Unreserved or claim the vacancies (Forces) for unreserved category after the declaration of final result by UPSC. In case where such candidates do not qualify on General Standard, their candidature shall be cancelled.

While the above principle will be followed in general, there may be a few cases where there was a gap not more than 3 months between the issuance of a Government Notification enlisting a particular community in the list of any of the reserved communities and the date of submission of the application by the candidate. In such cases the request of change of community from general to reserved may be considered by the Commission on merit.

Candidates seeking reservation/relaxation benefits available for SC/ST/EWS/OBC must ensure that they are entitled to such reservation/relaxation as per eligibility prescribed in the Rules/Notice. They should also be in possession of all the requisite certificates in the prescribed format in support of their claim as stipulated in the Rules/Notice for such benefits by the Closing date of the application. A candidate of CAPF (ACs) Exam, 2025 will be eligible to get the benefit of the Economically Weaker Section reservation only in case the candidate meets the criteria issued by the Central Government and is in possession of requisite Income & Asset Certificate based on the income for Financial Year (FY) 2023-24 and issued on/after 01.04.2024 (after completion of FY 2023-24) but not later than the closing date of the application for Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination, 2025, i.e. 25.03.2025.

As per the policy notified by the Government for increasing the access of unemployed to job opportunities, the information of candidates who appeared in the final stage of Examination (Interview / Personality Test) but not recommended, will be made accessible to any registered Private Company, Public Sector Undertaking, Statutory and Autonomous organisations of Government of India on the dedicated portal on the website of the Commission to identify suitable candidates in line of their requirements for providing employment. Short biodata of the candidates with their educational qualifications, contact numbers, details including their percentile (not absolute or percentage marks), etc will also be made accessible on this dedicated portal. The data available on this portal shall be restricted for the purpose of evaluation of suitability of the candidates for employment purpose only to these registered organisations. These lists will be made available after the Reserve List is utilized/exhausted after declaration of final result. It may be noted that there is no option for partial disclosure and choice once opted cannot be changed.

Candidates will be required to give their consent at the time of Interview/Personality Test, while downloading the e-Summon letter from the Commission’s website for the interview. A candidate may opt out of the scheme also and in that case his/her details will not be published by the Commission.

Besides sharing of the information of the non-recommended willing candidates of this examination, the Commission will not assume any responsibility or liability for the method and manner in which information related to such candidates is utilized by these registered organizations.

Age Limits :

A candidate must have attained the age of 20 years and must not have attained the age of 25 years on 1st August, 2025, i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 2000 and not later than 1st August, 2005.

The upper age limit prescribed above will be relaxable.

upto a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.

upto a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates.

upto a maximum of five years for Civilian Central Government Servants in accordance with the existing instructions of the Central Government. Ex- Servicemen will also be eligible for this relaxation. However the total relaxation claimed on account of Government Service will be limited to five years.

Note I : Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes who are also covered under any other clause of Para 3(III)(b) above, viz. those coming under the category of Civilian Central Government Servants/Ex- Servicemen, will be eligible for grant of cumulative age-relaxation under both the categories.

Note-II: The term ex-servicemen will apply to the persons who are defined as ex-servicemen in the Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Civil Service and Posts) Rules, 1979, as amended from time to time and the instructions issued by the Government vide DoP&T’s OM No.36012/3/2021-Estt. (Res.II) dated 27.02.2023, which provides, inter-alia, as under:-

“Candidates working in the Armed Forces would become eligible for applying Civil posts only when he completes the prescribed period of Armed Forces Service within a year from the last date of receiving application in connection with Special Recruitment/ Examination, etc., prescribed by the Competent Authority.

Provided, when selection process takes more than one year, from the last date of receiving of applications, the candidate will not be declared ineligible under Ex-servicemen category only on the ground that he has got himself released from Armed Forces after one year from the last date of receiving of application.”

Such candidates are also required to be in possession of the prescribed certificate and the Undertaking as at Appendix-VI(A) and VI(B) of this Notice, by the closing date of the application, i.e. by 25.03.2025.

Note-III: The term “Civilian Central Government Servants” in Para 3(b)(iii) above will apply to persons who are defined as “Government Servants” in the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 as amended from time to time.

Note-IV: The age concession under Para 3(II)(b)(iii) will be admissible to Ex-servicemen i.e. a person who has served in any rank whether as combatant or non-combatant in the Regular Army, Navy and Air Force of the Indian Union and who either has been retired or relieved or discharged from such service whether at his own request or being relieved by the employer after earning his or her pension. The term “Civilian Central Government Servants” will apply to persons who are defined as “Government Servants” in the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 as amended from time to time.

SAVE AS PROVIDED ABOVE THE AGE LIMITS PRESCRIBED CAN IN NO CASE BE RELAXED.

Note-V : The date of birth accepted by the Commission is that entered in the Matriculation or Secondary School Leaving Certificate or in a certificate recognised by an Indian University as equivalent to Matriculation or in an extract from a Register of Matriculates maintained by a University, which must be certified by the proper

authority of the University or in the Higher Secondary or an equivalent examination certificate. No other document relating to age like horoscopes, affidavits, birth extracts from Municipal Corporation, service records and the like will be accepted. The expression Matriculation/Secondary Examination Certificate in this part of the instructions includes the alternative certificates mentioned above.

NOTE-VI: Candidates should also note that once Date of Birth has been submitted by them in the application form and entered in records of the Commission for the purpose of admission to an Examination, no change will be allowed subsequently (or at any other Examination of the Commission) on any grounds whatsoever.

Minimum Educational Qualifications: A candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree of a University incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section-3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 or possess an equivalent qualification. NOTE 1 : 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 2025 will also be eligible for admission to the examination.

However, all such candidates, who after qualifying on the result of the written part of the examination, are declared qualified by the Commission for Physical Standards/Physical Efficiency Tests, will be required to produce proof of passing of the requisite qualifying examination within the time limit prescribed in Sub-Rules 9.1 and 9.2 of Rule 15 of CAPF (AC), Exam, 2025.

Only valid proof of passing the qualifying examination viz. Degree Certificate/Final Mark Sheet/Provisional Degree Certificate etc. as are normally issued to the candidate by the competent authority after the formal declaration of results by the University/Boards may be accepted.

NOTE II : In exceptional cases, the Union Public Service Commission may treat a candidate who does not have any of the foregoing qualifications as a qualified candidate, provided that he/she has passed an examination conducted by the other Institutions, the standard of which in the opinion of the Commission justifies his/her admission to the examination.

NOTE III : Candidates possessing professional and technical qualifications which are recognised by Government as equivalent to professional and technical degree would also be eligible for admission to the examination.

Restriction on re-appearance of candidates finally selected/ recommended earlier:

A candidate who has been finally selected on the basis of an earlier examination to the post of Assistant Commandants in any of the forces participating in the Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination will not be eligible to appear at a subsequent examination for recruitment of Assistant Commandants in the participating CAPFs.

Physical Standards : Candidates must meet the prescribed Physical and Medical Standards for admission to Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants), Examination, 2025 specified in Appendix-V of the Notice.

Possession of NCC ‘B’ or ‘C’ Certificates :

Possession of NCC ‘B’ or ‘C’ Certificate will be a desirable qualification. These qualifications will be given consideration at the time of Interview/Personality Test only.

FEE:

Candidates (excepting Female/SC/ST Candidates who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay fee of Rs.200/- (Rupees Two Hundred only) either by remitting the money in any Branch of State Bank of India or by using Visa/Master/RuPay Credit/Debit Card/UPI Payment or by using Internet Banking of any Bank. Applicants who opt for “Pay by Cash” mode should print the system generated Pay-in-slip during part II registration and deposit the fee at the counter of SBI Branch on the next working day only. “Pay by Cash” mode will be deactivated at

23.59 hours of 24.03.2025 i.e. one day before the closing date; however applicants who have generated their Pay-in- Slip before it is deactivated may pay at the counter of SBI Branch during banking hours on the closing date. Such applicants who are unable to pay by cash on the closing date i.e during banking hours at SBI Branch, for reasons whatsoever, even if holding valid pay-in- slip will have no other offline option but to opt for available online Debit/Credit Card/UPI

Payment or Internet Banking payment mode on the closing date i.e. till 18:00 Hours of

25.03.2025.

Note: 1. Candidates should note that payment of examination fee can be made only through the modes prescribed above. Payment of fee through any other mode is neither valid nor acceptable. Applications submitted without the prescribed fee/mode (unless remission of fee is claimed) shall be summarily rejected.

Note: 2. Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor can the fee be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.

Note: 3. For the applicants in whose case payments details have not been received from the bank, they will be treated as fictitious payment cases and their applications will be rejected in the first instance. A list of all such applicants shall be made available on the Commission’s website within two weeks after the last day of submission of Online Application. The applicants shall be required to submit the proof of their fee payment within 10 days from the date of such communication either by hand or by speed post to the Commission. On receipt of documentary proof, genuine fee payment cases will be considered and their applications will be revived, if they are otherwise eligible.

ALL FEMALE CANDIDATES AND CANDIDATES BELONGING TO SCHEDULED CASTES/ SCHEDULED TRIBES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PAY ANY FEE. NO FEE EXEMPTION IS, HOWEVER, AVAILABLE TO OBC/EWS CANDIDATES AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PAY THE FULL PRESCRIBED FEE.

HOW TO APPLY:

Candidates are required to apply Online using the link https://upsconline.gov.in.

It is essential for the applicant to register himself/herself first at One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the Commission’s website, and then proceed for filling up the online application for the examination. OTR has to be registered only once in life time. This can be done anytime throughout the year. If the candidate is already registered, he/she can proceed straightway for filling up the online application for the examination.

Modification in OTR Profile (Registration) :

The following entries in the OTR profile are editable until the final submission of application and thereafter during the correction window:

Have you ever changed name?

Gender

Minority Status;

Class 10th Board Examination Roll No.

The candidates are NOT allowed to make any change(s) in the columns relating to the following entries in the OTR profile:

Name (as per Class X)

Date of Birth

Father’s Name

Mother’s Name

Mobile Number*

Email ID@

*If a candidate has lost access to his/her registered mobile number but he/she has the access to his/her registered email ID, he/she can apply for change in the mobile number and in this case, an OTP will be sent to the registered email ID.

@If a candidate has lost access to his/her registered email ID but has the access to his/her registered mobile number, he/she can apply for change in the email ID and in this case, an OTP will be sent to the registered mobile number.

Matriculation Certificate

Aadhar Card or PAN Card or Passport or Driving License

Recent passport size photograph

Undertaking in prescribed format (as per APPENDIX-VII)

The candidates having Integrated Master Degree (Graduation and Post- graduation) may fill the same course in their Graduation as well as higher qualification column.

Modification in application form (Other than OTR Profile Registration):

The Commission has also decided to extend the facility of making correction(s) in any field(s) of the Online application form for this examination from next day of the closure of the application window of this Examination. This window will remain open for 07 days from the date of opening of the same, i.e., from 26.03.2025 to 01.04.2025. In case a candidate wants to carry out any change in his/her OTR profile (Registration) during this period, then he/she should log into the OTR

(Registration) platform and do the needful accordingly. In other words, no change in the OTR profile (Registration) can be made by visiting the window for Modification in application form.

Withdrawal of Application:

The candidates will not be allowed to withdraw their applications after submission of the same.

Detailed instructions for filling up Online Applications are available on the above mentioned website.

‘No’ queries, representations etc. shall be entertained by the Commission in respect of correcting details that are required to be filled up by the candidates by exercising due diligence and caution as the timely completion of examination process is of paramount importance.

All candidates, whether already in Government Service, Government owned industrial undertakings or other similar organisations or in private employment should submit their applications direct to the Commission.

Persons already in Government service, whether in permanent or temporary capacity or as work- charged employees other than casual or daily rated employees or those serving under the Public Enterprises are however, required to inform in writing their Head of Office/Department that they have applied for the Examination.

Candidates should note that in case a communication is received from their employer by the Commission withholding permission to the candidates applying for/appearing at the examination, their application will be liable to be rejected/ candidature will be liable to be cancelled.

NOTE 1: While filling in his/her Online Application Form, the candidate should carefully decide about his/her choice for the Centre for the Examination.

If any candidate appears at a centre other than the one indicated by the Commission in his/her e-Admit Card, the papers of such a candidate will not be evaluated and his/her candidature will be liable to cancellation.

NOTE 2: Incomplete or defective applications shall be summarily rejected. No representation or correspondence regarding such rejection shall be entertained under any circumstances.

NOTE 3: Candidates are not required to submit Hard Copy of their applications to the Commission at this stage.

The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility conditions for admission to the examination. Their admission at all the stages of examination for which they are admitted by the Commission viz. Written Examination, Physical Standards Tests, Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Interview/Personality Test and Medical Standards Tests will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If on verification at any time before or after the Written Examination, Physical Standards Tests, Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Interview/Personality Test and Medical Standards Tests, it is found that they do not fulfill any of the eligibility conditions, their candidature for the examination will be cancelled by the Commission.

If any of their claims is found to be incorrect, they will render themselves liable to disciplinary action by the Commission in terms of Rule 14 of the Rules for the Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination, 2025 reproduced below :

A Candidate who is or has been declared by the Commission to be guilty of :—

Obtaining support for candidature by the following means, namely:-

offering illegal gratification to; or

applying pressure on; or blackmailing, or threatening to blackmail any person connected with the conduct of the examination; or

impersonation; or

procuring impersonation by any person; or

submitting fabricated/incorrect documents or documents which have been tampered with; or

uploading irrelevant or incorrect photo/signature in the application form in place of actual photo/signature; or

making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information; or

resorting to the following means in connection with the candidature for the examination, namely :-

obtaining copy of question paper through improper means; or

finding out the particulars of the persons connected with secret work relating to the examination; or

influencing the examiners; or

being in possession of or using unfair means during the examination; or

writing obscene matter or drawing obscene sketches or irrelevant matter in the scripts; or

misbehaving in the examination hall including tearing of the scripts, provoking fellow examinees to boycott examination, creating a disorderly scene and the like; or

harassing, threatening or doing bodily harm to the staff employed by the Commission for the conduct of the examination; or

being in possession of or using any mobile phone, (even in switched-off mode), pager or any electronic equipment or programmable device or storage media like pen drive, smart watches etc. or camera or bluetooth devices or any other equipment or related accessories (either in working or switched-off mode) capable of being used as a communication device during the examination; or

violating any of the instructions issued to candidates along with their admission certificates permitting them to take the examination; or

attempting to commit or, as the case may be, abetting the commission of all or any of the acts specified in the foregoing clauses;

in addition to being liable to criminal prosecution, shall be disqualified by the Commission from the Examination held under these Rules; and/or shall be liable to be debarred either permanently or for a specified period :-

by the Commission, from any examination or selection held by them;

by the Central Government from any employment under them;

and shall be liable to face disciplinary action under the appropriate rules if already in service under Government;

Provided that no penalty under this rule shall be imposed except after :-

giving the candidate an opportunity of making such representation in writing as the candidate may wish to make in that behalf; and

taking the representation, if any, submitted by the candidate within the period allowed for this purpose, into consideration.

Any person who is found by the Commission to be guilty of colluding with a candidate(s) in committing or abetting the commission of any of the misdeeds listed at the clauses (a) to (m) above will be liable to action in terms of the clause (n) above.

Note: If a candidate is found to be in possession or using unfair means, may not be allowed to continue in the said exam as soon as the incident comes to notice of the Examination functionaries and the action against the candidates may be taken in consultation with the Commission. Further, the candidate may also not be allowed in any of the subsequent papers of the said examination.

LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS :

The Online Applications can be filled upto 25th March, 2025 till 18:00 Hours, after which the link will be disabled. Detailed instructions regarding filling of online application is available at Appendix-II.

The candidates will not be allowed to withdraw their applications after the submission of the same.

CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE COMMISSION:

The Commission will not enter into any correspondence with the candidates about their candidature except in the following cases:

The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admit Card on the last working day of preceding week of the date of the Examination. The e-Admit Card will be made available on the UPSC website [ https://upsc.gov.in/ ] for downloading by candidates. No paper Admit Card will be sent by post. If a candidate does not receive his/her e-Admit Card or any other communication regarding his/her candidature for the examination three days before the commencement of the examination, he/she should at once contact the Commission. Facilitation Counter located in the Commission’s office either in person or “Candidate Interactive Cell/Helpdesk” over phone no. 011-24041001. In case no communication is received in the Commission’s office from the candidate regarding non-receipt of his/her e- Admit Card at least three days before the commencement of the examination, he/she himself/herself will be solely responsible for non-receipt of his/her e-Admit Card.

No candidate will ordinarily be allowed to take the examination unless he/she holds an e- Admit Card for the examination. On the receipt of e-Admit Card, candidates should check it carefully and bring discrepancies/errors, if any, to the notice of UPSC immediately.

The candidates should note that their admission to the examination would be purely provisional based on the information given by them in the application form. This will be subjected to verification of all the eligibility conditions by the UPSC.

The mere fact that an e-Admit Card to the Examination has been issued to a candidate will not imply that the Commission has finally cleared his/her candidature or that the Commission has accepted entries made by the candidate in his/her application for the Examination as true and correct. Candidates may note that the Commission will take up the verification of eligibility conditions of a candidate, with reference to original documents, only after the candidate has qualified the Central Armed Police Forces (Written) Examination. Unless the Commission formally confirms candidature, it continues to be provisional.

The decision of the Commission as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for admission to the Examination shall be final. Candidates should note that the name in the e-Admit Card in some cases may be abbreviated due to technical reasons.

The candidates must ensure that their E-Mail IDs given in their Online Applications are valid and active as the Commission may use electronic mode of communication while contacting them at different stages of examination processes.

A candidate must see that communications sent to him/her at the address stated in his/her application are redirected, if necessary. Change in address should be communicated to the Commission at the earliest opportunity. Although the Commission make every effort to take account of such changes, they cannot accept any responsibility in the matter.

Candidates may note that they will not be allowed to take the examination on the strength of an e-Admit Card issued in respect of another candidate.

IMPORTANT : ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COMMISSION SHOULD INVARIABLY CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING PARTICULARS.

NAME AND YEAR OF THE EXAMINATION

REGISTRATION I.D. (RID)

ROLL NUMBER (IF RECEIVED)

NAME OF CANDIDATE (IN FULL AND IN BLOCK LETTERS)

COMPLETE POSTAL ADDRESS AS GIVEN IN THE APPLICATION.

VALID AND ACTIVE E-MAIL ID.

N.B.I : Communications not containing the above particulars may not be attended to. Candidates are strongly advised to keep a print out or soft copy of their online application for future references.

SERVICE/FORCE ALLOCATION:

Service/Force Allocation will be made on the basis of position in the Merit List and the Service/Force Preferences, which will have to be indicated by the candidates at the time of filling up the Online Application Form. Both Male and Female candidates are eligible for appointment to the post of Assistant Commandants.

Alongwith the Online Application Form scanned documents in support of date of birth, category (viz., SC/ST/OBC {OBC Annexure (for OBC category only)}/ EWS {EWS Annexure (for EWS category only)/ Ex-servicemen} and other requisite documents are required to be mandatorily submitted. Any delay in submission of the Online Application Form or documents in support beyond the prescribed date will not be allowed and will lead to cancellation of the candidature for the CAPF (ACs) Exam, 2025.

The Application Form and/or supporting documents sent through any mode other than the online mode, as may be made available by the UPSC on its website, will not be accepted.

OTHER DETAILS:

For other details regarding the Examination, the candidates may refer to the Appendices as specified below :

Selection Procedure/Scheme and Syllabus of Examination Appendix-I

Instructions to candidates for filling up the Online Application Form Appendix-II

Special Instructions for Objective Type Tests Appendix-III

Special Instructions for Conventional Type Tests Appendix-IV

Physical and Medical Standards Appendix-V

(Jitendra Kumar Mandal)

Under Secretary Union Public Service Commission

APPENDIX – I

SELECTION PROCEDURE/SCHEME AND SYLLABUS OF THE EXAMINATION

Selection Procedure/Scheme: –

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

Written Examination: The written examination to be conducted by Union Public Service Commission will be held on 03rd August, 2025 and will comprise two papers. Paper I will be held from 10:00 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.

NOTE-I : Candidates should ensure that in Paper II they write the answers only in the medium allowed by the Commission for the different Components as mentioned above. No credit will be given for answers written in a medium other than the one allowed in the Paper. Candidates will be required to indicate the medium of Essay Component in the Attendance Lists and on the Answer Book. 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.

NOTE-II: There will be minimum qualifying marks separately in each Paper as may be fixed by the Commission in their discretion. Paper-I will be evaluated first and evaluation of Paper-II will be done only of those candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying marks in Paper-I.

Physical Standards Tests/Physical Efficiency Tests:

Candidates who are declared qualified in the written examination will be summoned for Physical Standards Tests/Physical Efficiency Tests. Those candidates who meet the prescribed Physical Standards as specified in Appendix-VI, will be put through the Physical Efficiency Tests as indicated below :

Physical Efficiency Tests (PET)

Males Females

(a) 100 Meters race	In 16 seconds	In 18 seconds
(b) 800 Meters race	In 3 minutes 45 seconds	In 4 minutes 45 seconds
(c) Long Jup	3.5 Meters	3.0 meters
	(3 chances)	(3 chances)
(d) Shot Put (7.26 Kgs.)	4.5 Meters	—
	(3 chances)

On reporting of female candidates for PST (Physical Standard Test)/PET (Physical Efficiency Test), a self declaration indicating about her pregnancy status shall be submitted. In case, if she declares that she is not pregnant then she may be allowed to participate in the PST/PET. In case of false declaration, all the risk for undergoing PST/PET will be of her own. If the female candidate declares that she is pregnant before PST/PET, then a confirmatory pregnancy test to be done and in case she is found to be pregnant, irrespective of duration of pregnancy, she may be declared temporarily unfit and her appointment shall be held in abeyance until the confinement is over. The vacancy against which a woman candidate was selected should be kept reserved for her. She will be re-examined for PST/PET six weeks after the date of confinement was over, subject to the production of the medical certificate of fitness from a registered medical practitioner. If she is found fit in PST/PET & DME, she may be appointed to the post kept reserved for and allow the benefit of seniority in accordance with the instructions of the Government, as amended from time to time. In case female candidates are found negative for pregnancy, she may be allowed to participate in the PST/PET.

It is further provided that the pregnancy and the temporary unfitness due to the same, will not be a bar for her to appear in the Interview/ Personality Test along with other candidates as per the PT Schedule finalized by the Commission and her absence from the Interview/ PT, will entail cancellation of her candidature for the CAPF (ACs) Exam, 2025.

The Physical Standards Tests/Physical Efficiency Tests will be conducted under the supervision of a Nodal Authority to be appointed by the Ministry of Home Affairs. These tests will be conducted at various centres to be notified after the results of the written examination.

Interview/Personality Test : Candidates who are declared qualified in the Physical Standards Tests (PST) /Physical Efficiency Tests (PET), will be called for Interview/Personality Test to be conducted by Union Public Service Commission. Candidates who are declared unqualified in the Physical Efficiency Test will not be called for Interview/Personality Tests. The Interview/Personality Test will carry 150 Marks.

Medical Standards Tests :

Medical Standards Tests, to check the standards specified in Appendix-V, will be conducted only in respect of candidates who have appeared in the Interview/ Personality Test.

The Medical Standards Tests will be conducted under the supervision of a Nodal Authority to be appointed by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Appeals will be entertained only against the Medical Standards Tests and will have to be made to the Appellate Authority designated by the Ministry of Home Affairs within 24 Hours after declaration of the results DME.

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.

Further, any candidate who after Medical Standard Tests (MST) is found not to satisfy the requirements as per prescribed standards will not be appointed.

Syllabi of the Written Papers:-

Paper I : General Ability and Intelligence

The objective type questions with multiple choices in this paper will broadly cover the following areas:

General Mental Ability

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

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.

Current Events of National and International Importance:

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

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.

History of India :

The questions will broadly cover the subject in its social, economic and political aspects. This shall also include the areas of growth of nationalism and freedom movement.

Indian and World Geography:

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

Paper II : General Studies, Essay and Comprehension

Part-A – Essay questions which are to be answered in long narrative form either in Hindi or English totaling 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.

APPENDIX- II

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATIONS

Candidates are required to apply Online using the website https://upsconline.gov.in/.

Salient features of the system of Online Application Form are given hereunder:

Detailed instructions for filling up Online Applications are available on the above mentioned website.

Candidates will be required to complete the Online Application Form containing four stages viz. Part-I (OTR) Profile , Part-II (Application Form), Part-III (DAF) & Part-IV (Fees, Photograph, Signature & Examination Centre Selection).

The candidates are required to pay a fee of Rs. 200/- (Rupees Two Hundred only) [excepting SC/ST/Female candidates who are exempted from payment of fee] either by remitting the money in any branch of State Bank of India by cash, or by using any Visa/Master/RuPay Credit/Debit Card/UPI Payment or by using net banking of any Bank.

Before start filling up Online Application, a candidate must have his photograph and signature duly scanned in the .jpg format in such a manner that each file should not exceed 300 KB each and must not be less than 20 KB in size for the photograph and signature.

The candidate should have details of one Photo ID viz. Aadhar Card/Voter Card (EPIC)/PAN Card/ Passport/Driving License/Any other photo ID Card issued by the State/Central Government. The details of this photo ID will have to be provided by the

candidate while filling up the online application form. This photo ID will be used for all future references and the candidate is advised to carry this ID while appearing for the examination.

The Online applications (Part I, Part-II, Part-III and Part-IV) can be filled from 05th March, 2025 to 25th March, 2025 till 18:00 Hrs.

The applicants must ensure that while filling their Application Form, they are providing their valid and active E-Mail IDs as the Commission may use electronic mode of communication while contacting them at different stages of examination process.

The applicants are advised to check their e-mails at regular intervals and ensure that the e-mail address ending with @nic.in and @gov.in are directed to their inbox folder and not to the SPAM folder or any other folder.

Candidates are strongly advised to apply online well in time without waiting for the last date for submission of Online Applications.

Applicants should not submit multiple applications.

APPENDIX- III

Special Instruction to candidates for objective type tests

Articles permitted inside Examination Hall

Clip board or hard board (on which nothing is written), a good quality black ball pen for making responses on the Answer Sheet. Answer Sheet and sheet for rough work will be supplied by the invigilator.

Articles not permitted inside Examination Hall

Do not bring into the Examination Hall any article other than those specified above e.g. books, notes, loose sheets, electronic or any other type of calculators, mathematical and drawing instruments, Log Tables, stencils of maps, slide rules, Test Booklets, rough sheets pertaining to earlier session(s), etc.

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 etc. to the venue of the examination, as arrangements for safekeeping cannot be assured.

Penalty for wrong Answers (in Objective Type Papers)

THERE WILL BE PENALTY (NEGATIVE MARKING) FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BYA CANDIDATE IN THE OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION PAPERS.

There are four alternatives for the answer to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.

If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct and there will be same penalty as above for that question.

If a question is left blank i.e. no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

Unfair means strictly prohibited

No candidates shall copy from the papers of any other candidate nor permit his papers to be copied nor give nor attempt to give not obtain nor attempt to obtain irregular assistance of any description.

APPENDIX- IV

Special instructions to Candidates for Conventional Type papers

Answers to be written in own hand

Write the answers in your own hand in ink. Pencil may be used for rough work.

Check Answer Book

The candidate must write his/her roll number (and not his/her name) only in the space provided for the purpose on every answer book used by him/her. Before writing in the answer book, please see that it is complete. In case there are any missing pages, it should be got replaced.

Do not tear out any pages from the Answer Book. If you use more than one Answer Book, indicate on the cover of first Answer Book the total number of Answer Books used. Do not leave any blank, unused spaces between answers. If such spaces are left, score them out.

Answers in excess of prescribed number will be ignored

The candidate must attempt questions strictly in accordance with the directions given on each question paper. If questions are attempted in excess of the prescribed number only questions attempted first up to the prescribed number shall be valued and the remaining answers will be ignored.

Questions relating to précis should be attempted only on précis sheets to be supplied on demand by the invigilators. Precis sheet, whether used or not, should be placed inside the answer books and fastened along with the additional answer book(s), if any. Candidates who fail to observe this instruction will be penallised. Do not write your roll number on these sheets.

Unfair means strictly prohibited

Do not copy from the papers of any other candidates nor allow your papers to be copied nor give nor attempt to give nor obtain nor attempt to obtain irregular assistance of any description. It will be responsibility of every candidate to ensure that his/her answers are not copied by another candidate. Failure to do so will invite penalty, as may be awarded by the Commission for adoption of unfair means.

Conduct in Examination Hall

Do not misbehave in any manner or create disorderly scene in the examination hall or harass or bodily harm the staff deployed for the conduct of examination. You will be severely penalized if you attempt to do so.

Please read carefully and abide by the instructions printed on the Question Paper and on the Answer Book supplied in the Examination Hall.

APPENDIX- V

PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL STANDARDS FOR THE CANDIDATE FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT COMMANDANTS IN THE CENTRAL ARMED POLICE FORCES.

APPENDIX- V(A)

Physical Standards:

The minimum requirements for the candidate are as follows:

Men Women

Height 165 cm 157 cm

Chest 81 cm (Not applicable) (unexpanded) (with 5 cm minimum

expansion)

Weight 50 kg. 46 kg.

Moreover, the weight should be as per the height and age as mentioned in Appendix-II(B).

Medical Standards:

Eye Sight:

	Better eye (corrected vision)	Worse eye (corrected vision)
Distant vision	6/6 6/12 OR 6/9 6/9
Near Vision	N6 N9 (corrected) (corrected)
With Glasses/LASIK Surgery*
Limits of Refractive errors permitted	-4.00 D (including cylinder) Myopia +4.00 D (including cylinder) Hypermetropia
Colour Perception-III (CP-III) by ISIHARA plates.

* LASIK surgery correction is permitted subject to prescribed criteria as below :-

Age – 18-35 years

Axial-length – 21-26 mm.

Corneal-thickness 425 micron

Pre LASIK error – 6 D

Post operative – Should be stable period refractive flap

Interval – 06 months (post operative period mandatory

(Candidate must have completed 06 months after LASIK surgery while considering for recruitment in CAPFs).

Carrying angle:

Carrying angle should not be more than 15˚ for male and 20˚ for female.

Ear:

Candidate should not have any degree of deafness or persistent ear discharge.

Candidate should not have any other condition (congenital or acquired) like atresia of the meatus, exostosis, neoplasm which is causing obstruction of ear passage and should not have history of recurrent earache, tinnitus and vertigo.

Nose: Candidates should not have DNS, atrophic rhinitis, tubercular ulceration, chronic sinusitis.

Neck: Candidate should not have enlarged lymph nodes, thyroid or other swelling of neck, inability to extend the neck fully or any evidence of disease of spine or cervical vertebrae.

Teeth: Candidate must possess sufficient number of sound teeth for efficient mastication. Candidate should not have severe pyorrhea.

Venereal Disease: Candidate should

not have active signs of clinical VD.

Chronic skin diseases: Candidate should not have chronic skin diseases like Leprosy, chronic dermatitis, extensive Pityriasis Versicolor, psoriasis, SLE etc.

General Standards:

Speech should be without impediment i.e. no stammering.

The candidate should not have any indication of chronic disease like TB, any type of arthritis, high blood pressure, Diabetes, Bronchial Asthma, any heart disease.

Candidate should not have perceptible and visible glandular swelling anywhere in the body.

Chest should be well formed, devoid of any abnormality like flat chest, Pigeon chest, with rickety rosary efects. Heart and lungs should be sound.

Limbs, hands and feet should be well formed and fully developed and there shall be perfect motion of all joints.

Should not have any old/mal united fracture of bones.

There should be free and perfect movements of all the joints.

Feet and toes should be well formed

Should not have congenital malformation or defects.

(Candidate must have completed 06 months after LASIK surgery while considering for recruitment in CAPFs).

Should not bear traces of previous acute or chronic disease pointing to an impaired constitution.

Candidate should have no disease of the genito urinary tract.

Candidate should have no inguinal, scrotal swelling, any type of Hernia.

(Only for male) Both the testicles are in the scrotum and of normal size.

The candidate must not have knock knees, flat foot, varicose veins.

They must be in good mental and bodily health and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with the efficient performance of the duties.

Candidate should not suffer from TACHYCARDIA (more than 100 pulse rate per minute) or BRADYCARDIA (Less than 50 per minute).

Candidate should not suffer from Hernia, hemorrhoids, condylomata prolapse rectum.

Tattoo Clause:

Content : Being a secular country, the religious sentiments of our countrymen are to be respected and thus, tattoos depicting religious symbol or figures and the name, as followed in Indian Army are to be permitted.

Location : Tattoos marked on traditional sites of the body like inner aspect of forearm but only left forearm, being non saluting limb or dorsum of the hands are to be allowed.

Size : Size must be less than ¼ of the particular part (Elbow or Hand) of the body.

Note : 1. Medical Examination will be conducted as per revised uniform guidelines issued by MHA UO dated 20.05.2015 for recruitment of GO’s and NGO’s in the CAPFs & AR and Review Medical Examination will be conducted as per revised uniforms guidelines for RME in CAPFs & ARs for GO’s & NGO’s vide MHA UO No.E- 32012/ADG(Med)/DME&RME/ DA-1/2020 (Part File)/1166 dated 31.05.2021.

2. Candidates will either be declared “FIT” or “UNFIT” in the Medical Standard Tests. Those candidates who are declared ‘UNFIT’ in the Medical Standard Tests will be allowed to appear before the Review Medical Board preferably on the next day of Detailed Medical Examination.

APPENDIX- V(B)

Male Average Body Weights in Kilograms for Different Age Groups and Heights

Height in CMs	Age in years
Height in CMs	18-22	23-27	28-32	33-37
156	44-54	46-56	47-58	48-59
158	45-55	47-57	48.5-59.5	49.5-60.5
160	46-56	47.5-58.5	49.5-60.5	50.5-61.5
162	47-58	49-60	50.5-61.5	52-63
164	48-59	50-61	52-63.5	53-65
166	49.5-60.5	51.5-62.5	53-65	54.5-66.5
168	51-62	52.5-64.5	54.5-66.5	56-68
170	52-64	54-66	56-68	57.5-70.5
172	54-66	55.5-67.5	57-70	59-72
174	55-67	57-70	59-72	61-74.5

176	56.5-69	58.5-71.5	60.5-73.5	62-76
178	57.5-70.5	60-73	61.5-75.5	63.5-77.5
180	59–72	61-75	63.5-77.5	65.5-80
182	61-74.5	62.5-76.5	65-79	66.5-81.5
184	63-77	64.5-78.5	66.5-81.5	68.5-83.5
186	63.5-77.5	65.5-80.5	68-83	70-86
188	65-79	67.5-82.5	70-85.5	71.5-87.5
190	66-81	68.5-83.5	70.5-86.5	72.5-88.5

Female Average body Weights in Kilograms for Different Age Groups – Heights

Height in CMs	Age in years
Height in CMs	18-22	23-27	28-32	33-37
148	34.5-42.5	37-45	38.5-47	39.5-48.5
150	36.5-44.5	37.5-45.5	39-48	40.5-49.5
153	38-46	39-48	41-50	42-51
155	38.5-47.5	40-49	41.5-50.5	43-52.5
158	40.5-49.5	42-51	43-53	44.5-54.5
160	41.5-50.5	43-52.5	44-54	45.5-54.5
163	43-52.5	44-54	46-56	47-57
165	44-54	45.5-55.5	47-58	48.5-59.5
168	45-55	47-57	48.5-59.5	49.5-60.5

The body weights are given in this chart corresponding to only certain heights (in cms). In respect of height in between, the principle of ‘Average’ may be utilized for calculating body weights.

For calculating average weight beyond the heights tabulated, 0.71 Kg for every one cm of increase or decrease in height may be added or subtracted respectively.

CAPF – Notification