Sunday, 6 March 2016

Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandant) examination : scheme and syllabus

As per Union Public Service Commission examinations calendar 2016, UPSC will announce notification of central armed police forces examination for the recruitment of Assistant commandants on March 12, 2016.

Read: CAPF(AC) notification 2016





Examination will be held on 26th June, 2016.
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Scheme of the examination:
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The examination/ selection procedure includes three parts:

Part - I Written examination

Part - II Physical Efficiency Test

Part - III Interview / personality test

The written examination consists of two papers.

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Paper - I : General Ability and Intelligence
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Objective type
Time: Two hours
Total marks - 250
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Paper - II :General Studies, Essay and Comprehension
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Conventional type
Time:Three hours
Total marks - 200

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Syllabus:
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PAPER - I

a. General Mental Ability - Logical reasoning, quantitative aptitude( numerical ability and data interpretation)
b. General science - Information technology, Biotechnology, Environmental Science
c. Current Events of National and International importance
d. Indian Polity and Economy - Constitution of India, Social systems, Public administration, economic development, international security issues and human rights including its indicators
e. History of India
f. India and World Geography

PAPER - II

PART A (80 marks)
Essay questions  - Modern India history, Geography, polity and economy, Knowledge of security and human rights issues, and analytical ability.

PART B (120 marks)
Comprehension passages, Precis writing, developing counter arguments, Simple grammar and other aspects of language testing.

- Those who are qualified in both the above papers will be called for Physical Efficiency Tests.

- Those who qualified in the Physical efficiency tests will be called for Interview.


Will soon publish study plan for this examination.