UPSC CAPF 2024: Notification, Age Limits, Cut-Off, Last Date

UPSC CAPF 2024 Notification: The Union Public Service Commission will publish the Official Notification of the CAPF Exam 2024 Assistant Commandant in the month of April 2024. Eligible and interested candidates can apply for the UPSC CAPF 2024 exam from the month of April 2024 (DATES TO BE UPDATED). UPSC CAPF 2024 written exam will be conducted in the month of August 2024 across the nation.

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In the month of April 2024, the Union Public Service Commission will publish the Official Notification of the CAPF Exam 2024 Assistant Commandant. Candidates who are eligible and interested can apply for the UPSC CAPF 2024 exam beginning in April 2024 (DATES TO BE UPDATED). The UPSC CAPF 2024 written test will be held across the country in August 2024.

UPSC CAPF 2024 Notification, Age Limits, Cut-Off, Last Date

Eligible and interested candidates can apply for the UPSC CAPF 2024 exam from the month of April 2024 (DATES TO BE UPDATED). UPSC CAPF 2024 written exam will be conducted in the month of August 2024 across the nation.

UPSC CAPF 2024: Important Dates

UPSC CAPF 2024: Age Limits

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 2024, i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd August 1999 and not later than 1st August 2004.
• The upper age limit prescribed above will be relaxable.
  • (i) up to a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.
  • (ii) up to 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) up to 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.

Candidates applying for the examination should verify that they meet all of the eligibility requirements for admission. Their admittance will be strictly provisional at all stages of the examination, subject to meeting the necessary eligibility standards. The issuance of an e-Admission Certificate to a candidate does not mean that his or her candidature has been approved by the Commission. Only when the candidate has qualified for the Interview/Personality Test are the eligibility conditions with reference to original documents verified.

UPSC CAPF 2024 Exam Pattern

• The written examination to be conducted by Union Public Service Commission 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. (as per the latest notification).
• 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.
• Candidates are given 2 hours time to complete 200 questions in paper-I carrying 250 marks and 3 hours to complete 6 descriptive type questions in paper II carrying 200 marks.

UPSC CAPF 2024 PAPER-1 Syllabus

UPSC CAPF 2024 PAPER-2 Syllabus

HOW TO APPLY: Candidates are required to apply online only by using the website https://www. upsconline.nic.in. Brief instructions for filling up the online Application Form have been given in Appendix II. Detailed instructions are available on the above-mentioned website.

CAPF Assistant Commandant 2024 Vacancies (Approx)

The Union Public Service Commission will hold a Written Examination on 6th August 2023 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 the published by Ministry of Home Affairs in the Gazette of India dated (TO BE UPDATED). The date of holding the examination as mentioned above is liable to be changed at the discretion of the Commission.

1. CISF- Central Industrial Security Force is a premier multi-skilled security agency that provides security cover to nuclear installations, airports, seaports, space establishments, power plants, sensitive Government buildings, and heritage monuments.
2. BSF: BSF’s full form is the Border Security Force. It is a paramilitary force that guards India’s land Border during peacetime and prevents transnational crime. Border Guarding Force of India is recruiting Central Armed Police Force AC Group A officers through the UPSC CAPF exam.
3. CRPF: CRPF’s full form is Central Reserve Police Force. It was known as Crown Representative’s Police. It became CRPF after the enactment of the CRPF Act on 28 December 1949. CRPF is recruiting many Assistant Commandant Officers through the UPSC CAPF exam.
4. ITBP: Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force personnel are deployed on border guarding duties. The number of vacancies CAPF AC recruitment 2024 will fill in Group A vacancies in ITBP shall be mentioned in the official notification.
5. SSB: The full form of SSB is Sashastra Seema Bal. It is the Indian Central Armed Police Forces that provide security in border areas, prevent trans-border crimes, and unauthorized entry into the territory of India, and perform other duties assigned by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

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UPSC CAPF 2024: Frequently Asked Questions