UPSC CAPF Selection Process 2023: Check Selection Procedure

UPSC CAPF Selection Process 2023: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) prescribes the selection process for Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) Assistant Commandants (AC) in its official notification. Candidates interested in applying for the exam should qualify for all the CAPF AC selection process stages. They can check the CAPF selection process online on the official website, i.e., upsc.gov.in. or find the detailed selection procedure in this article.

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UPSC follows a three-stage selection procedure to select candidates for Central Armed Police Forces. Candidates who clear the written exam are called for PST/PET and MST. Furthermore, applicants who pass the 2nd stage qualify for interviews. UPSC prepares the final merit list on the basis of marks obtained by candidates in the written exam and personality test. Scroll down to find out more.

UPSC CAPF 2023 Recruitment Procedure

The selection procedure for UPSC CAPF involves the following three stages:

• 1st Stage: Written Examination
• 2nd Stage: Physical Standards (PST)/Physical Efficiency Tests (PET) and Medical Standards Tests (MST)
• 3rd Stage: Interview/Personality Test

Candidates must pass one stage to qualify for the next. Scroll down to check the details of each CAPF AC selection stage.

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UPSC CAPF Selection Stage 1

The Commission conducts a written exam as the first stage of selection. The written exam comprises two papers, namely Paper 1 and Paper 2. Candidates can check the UPSC CAPF exam pattern below:

Important Points:

• Paper 1 contains objective-type questions.
• The medium of the Paper 1 is English and Hindi.
• UPSC will evaluate Paper 1 first and then evaluate Paper 2 only for those candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying marks in Paper 1.

UPSC CAPF Selection Stage 2

The Commission conducts Physical Standards/Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards Tests for candidates who cleared the written exam.

Physical Standard Tests (PET)

The minimum physical requirements for candidates are as follows:

Physical Efficiency Tests (PET)

Check the details of the Physical Efficiency Tests below:

Medical Standards Tests

Aspirants who clear PET qualify for Medical Standards Tests. In the medical test, the officials test the candidates on various medical parameters to decide whether a candidate is fit’ or ‘unfit’.

UPSC CAPF Selection Stage 3

The third and last stage of the CAPF AC selection process is an Interview/Personality Test. Candidates who cleared PST/PET and are declared medically fit in MST are called for the personality test. Furthermore, the marks for the third stage are 150 marks.

UPSC issues a Detailed Application Form (DAF) to candidates shortlisted for the Interview/Personality Test. Those shortlisted candidates have to indicate their preference for Forces in DAF. The following are the Forces under UPSC Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF):

• Border Security Force (BSF)
• Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
• Central Industrial Security Force(CISF)
• Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
• Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)

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