UPSC has released UPSC CAPF AC 2024 Examination Notice No. 09/2024-CPF Dated: 24.04.2024 with UPSC CAPF Syllabus 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) through UPSC CAPF ACs (UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION-CENTRAL ARMED POLICE FORCES (ASSISTANT COMMANDANTS) EXAMINATION, 2024. For Complete Details, CLICK HERE. In this article, we are going to provide you UPSC CAPF Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2024.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. UPSC CAPF EXAM PATTERN/SELECTION PROCEDURE/SCHEME 2024.
UPSC CAPF AC 2024 Examination will be conducted in 3 stages; namely:-
- Stage-1:- WRITTEN EXAMINATION.
- Stage-2:- PHYSICAL STANDARDS/PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY TESTS and MEDICAL STANDARDS TESTS.
- Stage-3:- INTERVIEW/PERSONALITY TEST.
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.
STAGE-I: WRITTEN EXAMINATION
| PAPER | SUBJECT | MARKS | TIME | TYPE OF PAPER | DATE |
| I | GENERAL ABILITY AND INTELLIGENCE | 250 | 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon | OBJECTIVE | 04 AUGUST, 2024 (ONE DAY) |
| II | GENERAL STUDIES, ESSAY AND COMPREHENSION | 200 | 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM | DESCRIPTIVE |
1. There will be penalty (Negative Marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the objective type question paper. There are four alternatives for the answers to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one third of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
2. 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.
STAGE-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.
STAGE-III: INTERVIEW/PERSONALITY TEST
Candidates who are declared qualified in the Medical Standards Tests, will be called for Interview/Personality Test. Interview/Personality Test will carry 150 marks.
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.
2. UPSC CAPF SYLLABUS 2024.
PAPER I : GENERAL ABILITY AND INTELLIGENCE
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, and 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.
3. IMPORTANT LINKS
| 2. Download UPSC CAPF 2024 Notification | Click Here |
| 3. dOWNLOAD UPSC CAPF SYLLABUS AND Exam PATTERN, 2024 | CLICK HERE |
| 4. Official Website | Click Here |
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