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CAPF - AC Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants)

The Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) refers to the uniform nomenclature of seven security forces in India under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs. They are the Assam Rifles (AR), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), National Security Guard (NSG), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).

Qualification : Bachelor's Degree

Age Limit : 20-25 Years

Recruitment is conducted mainly in three modes

Gazetted Officers: Officers in CAPFs are recruited through the Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination conducted by UPSC.
Subordinate Officers: Sub Inspectors are recruited through competitive examination conducted by the Staff Selection Commission and they are referred as DASOs (Directly Appointed Subordinate Officers).
Constables: Constables are recruited through competitive examination conducted by the Staff Selection Commission.

CAPF Assistant Commandants

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

CAPF Exam Highlights

Exam	Central Armed Police Forces Examination
Conducted By	Union Public Service Commission
Name of the Post	Assistant Commandant
Number of Vacancies	Approximately 250
Frequency	Once a year
Age Limit	20-25 years
Educational Qualification	Graduation
Application mode	Online
Application fee	INR 200
Gender	Male and female are eligible
Selection Procedure	Written, physical test and interview
Number of Applications	Approximately 3 lakh
E-Admit card	3 weeks before the exam
Withdrawal of Application	Yes
Website	www.upsc.gov.in

CAPF Number Of Vacancies

S No	Security Forces	Vacancies
1	Border Security Force (BSF)	78
2	Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)	13
3	Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)	69
4	Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)	27
5	Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)	22
	Total	209

Note:

Aspirants should note that the number of vacancies mentioned above is liable to alteration. The reservation will be given as per policy of the Govt. 10% of the vacancies are earmarked for ex-servicemen.

In case the vacancies reserved for Ex-servicemen remain unfilled due to nonavailability of eligible or qualified candidates, the same shall be filled by candidates from non ex-servicemen category.

CAP Application Fee

All the eligible candidates should pay the application fee prescribed by the UPSC. The application fee is INR 200, which can be deposited in any Branch of SBI by cash, or by using net banking facility of State Bank of India or by using Visa/Master/RuPay/Credit/Debit Card. Some candidates belonging to reserved categories such as SC/ST are exempted from paying the application fee. One should note that all the female candidates are also exempted from the application fee.

CAPF Examination centre

The written examination for the CAPF Assistant Commandant will be held at the below-listed examination centres. The allotment of the test centres will be based on the ''first-apply-first-allot.''

Agartala	Dharwad	Kolkata	Sambalpur
Ahmedabad	Dispur	Lucknow	Shillong
Aizawl	Gangtok	Madurai	Shimla
Bengaluru	Hyderabad	Mumbai	Srinagar
Bareilly	Imphal	Nagpur	Thiruvananthapuram
Bhopal	Itanagar	Panaji (Goa)	Tirupati
Chandigarh	Jaipur	Patna	Udaipur
Chennai	Jammu	Port Blair	Visakhapatnam
Cuttack	Jorhat	Prayagraj (Allahabad)
Dehradun	Kochi	Raipur
Delhi	Kohima	Ranchi

Eligibility Criteria

1. Nationality:

No person who is not a citizen of India shall, except with the consent of the Central Government signified in writing be appointed or employed under these Rules.

Provided that nothing contained in these rules shall debar the appointment, enrolment or employment of a subject of Nepal or Bhutan under these Rules.

Sex:

Both Male and Female candidates are eligible for appointment to the post of Assistant Commandants.

2. Educational Qualification:

Here are the certain educational qualifications that the applicants must possess to be eligible for CAPF:

As part of UPSC CAPF Eligibility Criteria, candidates must hold a Bachelor’s degree from a government recognised university. The University should be incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India
Other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section-3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 are also acceptable
Those candidates, who have appeared in the qualifying examination and have yet not got their results, can also apply for CAPF Exam. But, it must be kept in mind that the admission would be provisional until the candidate produces proof of passing the examination after qualifying the entrance test of CAPF

3. Age Limit :

The candidate must have acquired a minimum age of 20 years. The upper age limit of the candidate must be 25 years. However, the upper age limit up to a maximum of five years can be relaxed for candidates belonging to SC/ST category
Up to a maximum of three years for the candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes can be relaxed
The candidate who wishes to apply for CAPF 2021 must be an Indian national. Both female and male candidates can apply for the CAPF exam. There are different medical standards set by UPSC to apply for the desired post through UPSC CAPF 2021
The candidates who have already been once selected on the basis of the CAPF exam earlier cannot apply for the exam

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