UPSC CAPF Recruitment 2016:
CENTRAL ARMED POLICE FORCES (ASSISTANT COMMANDANTS) EXAMINATION, 2016 (CPF) for 270 Posts of Assistant commandants has been released online on
12 March 2016
CPF is conducted by UPSC for recruitment in various central police forces for Assistant commandant post.their
ranks are equivalent to equivalent to Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) / Deputy Superintendent of
reach rank upto IG and ADG even without giving IAS/IPS exams.
LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:
The On-line Applications can be filled upto 08th April, 2016 till 11.59 pm, after which the link will be
disabled.
The Union Public Service Commission will hold a Written Examination on
26th June, 2016 for recruitment of Assistant Commandants (Group A) in the Central Armed Police
Forces (CAPF) viz. Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo-Tibetan
Border Police (ITBP) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). The Examination will be held in accordance with
the Rules for the Examination published by Ministry of Home Affairs in the Gazette of India dated 12th March, 2016. The date of holding the examination
discretion of the Commission.
The tentative number of vacancies to be filled on the results of the examination is as follows:
(i) BSF 28
(ii) CRPF 97
(iii) ITBP 87
(iv) SSB 58
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Total 270
CENTRES OF EXAMINATION :
The Examination will be held at the following Centres :
AGARTALA GANGTOK PANAJI (GOA)
AHMEDABAD HYDERABAD PATNA
AIZAWL IMPHAL PORT BLAIR
ALLAHABAD ITANAGAR RAIPUR
BANGALORE JAIPUR RANCHI
BAREILLY JAMMU SAMBALPUR
BHOPAL JORHAT SHILLONG
CHANDIGARH KOCHI SHIMLA
CHENNAI KOHIMA SRINAGAR
CUTTACK KOLKATA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
DEHRADUN LUCKNOW TIRUPATI
DELHI MADURAI UDAIPUR
DHARWAD MUMBAI VISHAKHAPATNAM
DISPUR NAGPUR
ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS :
(I) 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.
(II) Sex : Both Male and Female candidates are eligible for appointment to the post of Assistant
Commandants.
(III) Age Limits :
(a) A candidate must have attained the age of 20 years and must not have attained the age of 25 years
on 1st August, 2016, i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1991 and not later
than 1st August, 1996.
(b) The upper age limit prescribed above will be relaxable.
(i) upto a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.
(ii) 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.
(iii) 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.
(iv) upto a maximum of five years if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of
Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st January, 1980 to the 31st day of December,
1989.
SELECTION PROCEDURE/SCHEME AND SYLLABUS OF THE EXAMINATION
(A) Selection Procedure/Scheme: -
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 26TH June, 2016 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.
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.
(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. Those candidates who meet the
prescribed Physical Standards, specified in Appendix-VI, will be put through the Physical Efficiency
Tests as indicated below :
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Physical Efficiency Tests (PET)
(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 Jump 3.5 Meters 3.0 meters
(d) Shot Put (7.26 Kgs.) 4.5 Meters —
Pregnancy at the time of PET will be a disqualification and pregnant female candidate will be
rejected.
Medical Standards Tests, to check the standards specified in Appendix-VI, will be conducted only in
respect of candidates who are declared qualified in the Physical Efficiency Test.
The Physical Standards/Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards 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.
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 a period of 15 days from the
date of declaration of the results of these 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.
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 preference 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.
(B) 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:
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 broad 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, 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.
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.
Males Females
(3 chances) (3 chances)
