CENTRAL ARMED POLICE
FORCES (CAPF)
EXAM SYLLABUS
Selection Procedure
& Scheme:
(i) Written Examination:
The written examination conducted by the Union Public
Service Commission (UPSC), and it comprises two papers. Paper I and Paper II.
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:
Physical Efficiency Tests (PET)
(a) 100 Meters race:
Males: In 16 seconds
Females: In 18
Seconds
(b) 800 Meters race
Males: In 3 minutes
45 seconds
Females: In 4 minutes
45 seconds
(c) Long Jump (3
chances):
Males: 3.5 Meters
Females: 3.0 Meters
(d) Shot Put (7.26
Kgs.)
Males: 4.5 Meters
Females: --
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 short-listed
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. As female candidates are eligible for
appointment to CRPF, CISF and SSB only, they will be required to indicate their
preference for CRPF, CISF and SSB only.
(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.
Syllabus 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, 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 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, 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
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