UPSC CAPF Notification 2022: The Commission conducts the UPSC Central Armed Police Forces exam to recruit suitable applicants for Assistant Commandant posts. The selection process involves a written exam, Physical Standards/Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards Test, and Interview/Personality Test.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the notification for CAPF (AC) 2022 on April 20, 2022. UPSC published the notification PDF online on its official website. Interested candidates can check the official notification as well as apply online for UPSC CAPF (AC) 2022. The last date to submit online applications is May 10, 2022. Candidates can check the registration process, eligibility, exam pattern, syllabus, and more through the notification. Continue to read to find more.

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Latest: UPSC has released the CAPF (AC) 2022 notification. Candidates can apply online for UPSC CAPF 2022.

UPSC CAPF Exam Overview 2022

Before we get into the details of the UPSC Central Armed Police Forces AC exam, let’s have an overview of the exam:

Particulars	Details
Name of Exam	UPSC Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Exam
Commonly Known as	UPSC CAPF
Conducting Authority	Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Level of Exam	National Level
Frequency	Once a year
Application Mode	Online
Application Fee	Female/SC/ST Candidates – Nil Other Candidates – ₹200/-
Mode of Examination	Offline
Selection Process	– Written Examination – Physical Standards/Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards Test – Interview/Personality Test
Vacancies	253
Official Notification	Download UPSC CAPF (AC) Notification PDF 2022
Official Website	upsc.gov.in

UPSC CAPF Important Dates 2022

The Union Public Service Commission provides the important dates related to the exam. Candidates should note down the dates so that they don’t miss any important deadlines. Check the table below to find UPSC CAPF 2022 exam notification dates:

Event	Key Dates
Release of official notification	April 20, 2022
Online application forms start from	April 20, 2022
Last date to submit online applications	May 10, 2022
Withdrawal of online application forms	May 17 to 23, 2022
Date of release of admit card	July 2022
UPSC CAPF (AC) exam date	August 07, 2022
Release of answer keys	To be announced
Declaration of result	To be announced
Date of Physical Standard/Physical Efficiency Test and Medical Standard Test	To be announced
PST/PET and Medical Test result date	To be announced
Interview/Personality Test date	To be announced
Declaration of the final result	To be announced

UPSC CAPF Vacancy 2022

The Commission has released the vacancy details for the post of Assistant Commandants along with the official notification. Candidates will get the complete details of their desired position in CISF, CRPF, ITBP, SSB, and BSF. These posts are distributed among various forces according to the requirement. Candidates can check the below-provided table to check the UPSC CAPF 2022 vacancy:

Department	Number of Vacancies
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)	29
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)	62
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)	82
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)	14
Border Security Force (BSF)	66
Total	253

UPSC CAPF Salary Structure

The Union Public Service Commission offers a decent pay scale to its employees. The UPSC CAPF salary structure differs from one post to another. Candidates can check the table below to know about the salary break-up according to the 7th pay commission.

Distribution	Amount
Grade Pay	₹5400
Basic Pay	₹15,600
Dearness Allowance (DA)	₹26,250
Salary in Hand	₹51,480

UPSC CAPF Eligibility Criteria 2022

It is very important for all the candidates to fulfil the UPSC CAPF eligibility criteria as per the official guidelines of the conducting body. The UPSC has the right to revoke the candidature of those candidates who are non-eligible for the Assistant Commandant post. Here, we have enlisted the eligibility norms for the said post. Candidates must go through the same to clear out their doubts regarding the UPSC CAPF Eligibility.

Nationality

• A candidate must be a citizen of India.

Note: Citizens of a few other candidates may also be eligible as per the exceptions made by the government.

Age Limit

• The minimum age limit is 20 years, and the maximum age limit is 25 years as of August 01, 2022.
• Aspiring candidates must be born not before August 02, 1997, and not after August 01, 2002.
• The age relaxation in the upper age limit per the UPSC guidelines is shown below:

Category of Candidate	Age Relaxation
SC/ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
Ex-Servicemen or Civilian Central Government Servants	5 years

Educational Qualifications

• A candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree in any discipline or equivalent from a recognised university.
• Candidates in their final year can also apply, provided they hold a bachelor’s degree at the time of document verification.

How to Apply Online for UPSC CAPF 2022?

The Union Public Service Commission issues the UPSC CAPF Application Form on its official website via online mode only. There is no other way to submit the application form offline at any campus. Here, we have enlisted the step-by-step procedure to fill out the application form on the official website. Candidates must read these steps to avoid any mistakes while adding the details.

1. Go to the official website – upsconline.nic.in.
2. Click on the link that reads ‘ONLINE APPLICATION FOR VARIOUS EXAMINATIONS OF UPSC’.
3. In the row containing the UPSC CAPF exam, click on the link ‘Part-I Registration’.
4. Fill in the basic details about the candidate, such as the candidate’s name, Date of Birth, parents’ name, address, category, mobile number, email address, and so on. After filling all the details, click on the ‘Submit’ button.
5. A unique Registration Number will be generated. You will be redirected to a new page. Now go to the Part-II registration and login into your account using the credentials.
6. Pay the application fee online.
7. Fill the application form with more personal, educational, and other details. Upload the scanned copy of the photograph, signature, and other documents.
8. Once Part-II is finished, click on the check box against ‘I Agree to the Declaration’ and submit the application form.
9. Take printouts of the filled application form for future reference.

UPSC CAPF Exam Centres

The Union Public Service Commission allots the exam centres according to their availability and candidates’ preferred choices filled in the application. The UPSC conducts the CAPF examination for all the posts at various exam centres across the country. Candidates will get to know about their allocated UPSC CAPF exam centre after downloading the admit card from the official website. Here, we have provided the list of the examination centres according to the official notification. Candidates must go through the same for a better understanding.

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

Quick Note: The exam centre and the exam date could be changed by the conducting authority.

UPSC CAPF Selection Procedure 2022

The Union Public Service Commission selects the candidates on the basis of their performance in various stages conducted one by one during the recruitment drive. As per the official UPSC CAPF notification, candidates have to clear three levels to get their desired position. We have mentioned the total number of stages that are required for candidates to qualify in one go. Aspirants must go through the below pointers for a better understanding.

1. Written Examination
2. Physical Standards/Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards Test
3. Interview/Personality Test

UPSC CAPF Exam Pattern 2022

Candidates who are preparing for the written examination must go through the UPSC CAPF Exam Pattern thoroughly to construct a proper study plan accordingly. Via the exam pattern, candidates will get to know more about the total number of questions, type of questions, marking scheme, sections that will be coming in the exam, time duration for each section, and more. The exam pattern will help all the applied applicants to prepare well in the right direction. Here, we have listed the UPSC CAPF exam pattern stage wise. Check out the same for a better understanding.

Written Exam

The written test is conducted first, and based on its result, candidates are shortlisted for the Physical Test:

Paper	Max Marks	Duration
Paper I – General Ability and Intelligence	250 marks	2 hours
Paper II – General Studies, Essay, and Comprehension	200 marks	3 Hours

Physical Standards/Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards Test

The stage II exam, i.e., Physical Tests and Medical Tests, are qualifying in nature. Those candidates who meet the prescribed Physical Standards specified by UPSC will be put through the Physical Efficiency Tests as indicated below :

Parameters	Males	Females
100 Meters race	In 16 Seconds	In 18 seconds
800 Meters race	In 3 minutes 45 seconds	In 4 minutes 45 seconds
Long Jump	3.5 Meters (3 chances)	3.0 meters (3 chances)
Shot Put (7.26 Kgs)	4.5 Meters	–

Quick Note: Pregnant females will not be eligible.

Medical and Physical Standards

Parameters	Women	Men
Near Vision	N9 (Corrected Vision)	N6 (Corrected Vision)
Distant vision	6/12 OR 6/9	6/6  OR 6/9
Weight	46 kg	50 kg
Height	157 cm	165 cm
Chest (Unexpanded)	N/A	81 cm

NCC ‘B’ or ‘C’ Certificates Possession of an NCC ‘B’ or ‘C’ Certificate is considered to be a desirable qualification. Candidates with these Certificates will be given consideration at the time of the Personality Test/Interview only.

Interview/Personality Test

Candidates who qualified in the Medical Standards Tests will be called for an Interview/Personality Test. Candidates that 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 carries 150 marks.

Quick Note: Candidates who are shortlisted for the Interview/Personality Test, including those shortlisted for the Interview/Personality Test provisionally, will be issued a Detailed Application Form (DAF). They will be required to indicate their preference of Forces.

UPSC CAPF Admit Card 2022

The Union Public Service Commission will release the CAPF exam admit card on their official website for the examination through online mode. The candidates can download the UPSC CAPF hall ticket from the direct link that will be provided here. The admit card is scheduled to be released in July 2022. To download the admit card, candidates need to use their login credentials on the login page, such as the registration ID or roll number and date of birth.

It is necessary for the candidates to carry the UPSC CAPF Admit Card to the exam centre. Without the hall ticket, the candidates will not be allowed to get entry inside the examination hall. Also, there might be chances that their candidature will be revoked on an immediate basis.

Details Mentioned on UPSC CAPF Admit Card

1. Name of the Candidate
2. Parent’s Name
3. Correspondence and Permanent Address
4. Contact Information
5. Registration Number
6. Roll Number
7. Date of Birth
8. Passport-Size Picture
9. Signature Image
10. Important Instructions
11. Subject and Subject Codes
12. Exam Date and Timing
13. Exam Venue Address
14. Signature of the Controller of Examination

FAQs for UPSC CAPF Notification 2022

Here, we have enlisted some of the important frequently asked questions related to the UPSC CAPF Notification 2022. Candidates must check these questions and answers to clear their doubts regarding the same subject.

That was all the information regarding UPSC CAPF 2022 Notification for Assistant Commandant (AC). Apply for the exam at the earliest. Then focus on your preparation and be committed to your goals. You can take UPSC CAPF Mock Tests on Embibe’s OnlineTyari Platform to prepare for the upcoming exams.

Related Links:

About UPSC CAPF	Apply Online for UPSC CAPF
Syllabus for UPSC CAPF	UPSC CAPF Admit Card
UPSC CAPF Result	–

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