CAPF AC (Assistant Commandant) Notification 2025 - Apply Now

Union Public Service Commission has released a notification for Central Armed Police Forces, Assistant Commandant Notification for 2025. Candidates will be able to apply for CAPF AC from today and all the male and female graduate candidates will be able to apply for CAPF AC. The CAPF AC exam is scheduled to be conducted on 03th August 2025. CAPF AC exam is conducted by UPSC every year to recruit Grade A Officers (Assistant Commandants) in all Paramilitary Forces of India (BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP, and SSB).

DATE OF NOTIFICATION	05.03.2025
COMMENCEMENT OF ONLINE FILLING OF FORMS	05.03.2025
LAST DATE TO FILL FORMS	25.03.2025
Exam DATE	03.08.2025

Eligibility Criteria

1. Nationality: Only Indian citizens are eligible. However, subjects of Nepal and Bhutan can also apply. Non-citizens may be appointed with written consent from the Central Government.
2. Gender: Both male and female candidates are eligible for the Assistant Commandant post.
3. Age Limit:
   • Candidates must be between 20 and 25 years old as of August 1, 2025 (born between August 2, 2000, and August 1, 2005).
   • Age Relaxation:
     • SC/ST: Up to 5 years.
     • OBC (eligible for reservation): Up to 3 years.
     • Civilian Central Government Servants & Ex-Servicemen: Up to 5 years (maximum total relaxation).

examination as mentioned above is liable to be changed at the discretion of the Commission.

VACANCIES [TENTATIVE]
BSF	24
CRPF	204
CISF	92
TIBP	04
SSB	33
TOTAL	357

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree from a university recognized by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India, an institution established by an Act of Parliament, or a university recognized under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or an equivalent qualification.

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’ Certificates will be a desirable qualification.

These qualifications will be given consideration at the time ofthe  Interview/Personality Test only.

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.

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 the Union Public Service Commission will be held on 03rd August 2025 and will comprise two papers.

PAPER 01[MCQ BASED]	10:00-12:00 NOON	General Ability and Intelligence	250 MARKS
PAPER-02	2:00-5:00 PM	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 Précis Writing, Comprehension Components, and other communications/language skills will be English only.

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 15 Standards as specified in the Appendix, will be put through the Physical Efficiency Tests as indicated below:

PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY TESTS [PET]
MALE CANDIDATES		FEMALE CANDIDATES
100 METERS RACE	16 SECONDS	100 METERS RACE	18 seconds
800 METERS RACE	In 3 minutes 45 seconds	800 METERS RACE	4 minutes 45 seconds
LONG JUMP	3.5 Meters (3 chances	LONG JUMP	3.0 meters (3 chances)
SHOT PUT[7.26 KGS]	4.5 Meters (3 chances	SHOT PUT	---

• 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.

SYLLABI OF THE WRITTEN PAPERS

PAPER I : GENERAL ABILITY AND INTELLIGENCE
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, and 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 totalling 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, and other communications/language skills – to be attempted in English only (Marks 120) – The topics are Comprehension passages, précis writing, developing counterarguments, simple grammar, and other aspects of language testing.

PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS (IN OBJECTIVE TYPE PAPERS)

THERE WILL BE A PENALTY (NEGATIVE MARKING) FOR THE WRONG BYA CANDIDATE IN THE OBJECTIVE-TYPE QUESTION PAPERS. The examination, as answers marked--

 (i) 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.

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

PHYSICAL STANDARDS:
THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CANDIDATE ARE AS FOLLOWS:	MEN	WOMEN
HEIGHT IN CMS	165 cm	157 cm
CHEST [UNEXPANDED]	81 cm[with 5 cm minimum expansion]	N/A
WEIGHT	50 kg	46 kg

 

MEDICAL STANDARDS
EYESIGHT
	BETTER EYE[CORRECTED VISION]	WORSE EYE [CORRECTED VISION]
DISTANT VISION	6/6 or 6/9	6/12 or 6/9
NEAR VISION	N6 [ CORRECTED]	N9 [CORRECTED]
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.

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