UPSC CAPF Notification 2021, Important dates, Exam pattern, Eligibility & Syllabus.

UPSC  conducts the CAPF Exam yearly to hire for the various security forces. The UPSC CAPF Online Application has started on 18th August 2021. It is very important to understand the UPSC CAPF Eligibility 2021 to complete the registration correctly. According to the official UPSC CAPF Notification 2021, there will be 209 vacancies available for entrants.

UPSC will do the CAPF exam in 3 phases the Written Test, Physical test and Interview. It is important for entrants to go through the UPSC CAPF Syllabus 2021 to know the subjects they have to study. However there two more rounds of CAPF Exam the Physical test and Interview round. Entrants must keep in mind they have to give equal focus to crack the UPSC CAPF exam. Before we jump into the details of the exam let’s have look at the exam dates:

UPSC CAPF Notification 2021 on Important Dates:

Events	Details
Conducting Body	UPSC or Union Public Service Commission
Exam Mode	Offline
Exam Phases	Written, Physical Test, Interview
Exam languages	English & Hindi
Official Website	https://www.upsc.gov.in/
Depts hired through CAPF exam	(ITBP) Info Tibetan Border police (BSF) Border Security Force (CRPF) Central Reserve Police Forces (CISF) Central Industrial Security Forces. (SSB) Sashastra Seema Bal
UPSC CAFP Notification Release	18th Aug 2021
CAPF Application Date	Aug 18th 2021
CAPF Application End Date	7th Sept 2021
Online Application Withdrawal	14th to 20th Sept 2021
CAPF Exam Written Exam Date	20th Dec 2021
CAPF Admit Card Release	November 2021
CAPF Written Exam Result	January 2021
Eligible Entrant	Both Male & Female
Exam Fee	Rs 200

 

Now that we know the important dates let’s have a look at the UPSC CAPF Eligibility 2021. This would help us to understand who are the entrants are eligible to appear in the exam.

UPSC CAPF Notification 2021 on Eligibility:

The Eligibility criteria consist of 4 factors. the citizenship, Educational qualification, Age Limit and Physical Standards. In CAPF Exam Physical Ability holds major importance in the selection process. Although all phase of exams has to be qualified to get selected in finals. Entrants have to work on their physical fitness especially to qualify for this exam. Let’s have a look into the details:

• Nationality.
• Age Limit
• Educational Qualification.
• Permissible Disabilities.

Nationality:

• The entrant must be a citizen of India or a subject of Nepal or Bhutan.
• For the CAPF Exam Only Indian citizens and subject of Nepal and Bhutan are eligible to appear. there is no other exemption made for any other category of people identified as a refugee from some other country.
• If the Govt of India gives written approval to an entrant they can be considered as eligible for the exam.

Note:

• Both male and female entrants are allowed for the exam.
• Entrants who were once selected in the CAPF exam is not eligible.

Now you already know about the very basic eligibility criteria i.e. citizenship. We will not have a look at the next aspect of the criteria that is the Age limit for UPSC CAPF.

Age Limit:

Category	Age Limit
General	Min 20- Max 25 years
SC/ST	Min 20- Max 30 years
OBC	Min 20 – Max 28 Years
Civil Working under Central govt	Min 20- Max 30 years
Ex-serviceman
People domiciled in J&K between Jan 1980-Dec 1989

 

• The DOB should the same as in the admit card of Matriculation or Higher Secondary exam.

The above table shows the age criteria for various depts. Now let’s have a look into the educational skills needed for the CAPF exam:

Educational Qualification:

• Entrants must complete their graduation/bachelor’s degree from a recognized University.
• UPSC will allow entrants who are waiting for their passing certificate to appear for the CAPF exam under the special provision. However, they have to submit their passing certificate at the time of Doc verification.
• Entrants who have a technical qualification from Govt recognized university are also eligible for the CAPF exam.

If the entrant meets the required educational skill needed for the CAPF exam then only they should apply for it. However, if an entrant fails to provide a valid certificate or if it doesn’t have the date of issuing.

Now let’s move to the next and most imp aspect of eligibility, which is Physical fitness. As it the CAPF exam is solely conducted for hiring people in the security forces of India. The physical fitness of an entrant plays a major role. Let’s have a look into the details:

UPSC CAPF Eligibility 2021- Physical Standards:

A security force officer has to work in many adverse situations. Entrants must ensure that they are physically fit & mentally strong to handle each situation. UPSC have some fixed standards in the matter of fitness for security officers, let’s have a look.

Physical Features:

Sl No	Physical Standards.	Women	Men
1	Weight	46Kg	50kg
2	Height	157cm	165cm
3	Chest	NA	81cm (5cm expansion on inhaling)

 

Eye-Sight:

Sl No	Aspects	Week Eye	Good Eye
1	Near Vision	N9	N6
2	Refractive Error Limit	+ 4D (including cylinder) Hypermetropia	– 4D (including cylinder) Myopia
3	Distance Vision	6/12	6/6
		6/9	6/9

 

LASIK Surgery Correction Prescribed Criteria For Entrants:

Sl No	Aspects	Criteria
1	Age	18-35
2	Pre LASIK Error	6 D
3	Corneal Thickness	425 micron
4	Axis length	21-26 mm
5	Post Operative	Stable period refractive flap
6	Interval	6months post-operative period mandatory

 

Note: Entrant who went through LASIK surgery must wait for 6months before applying in CAPF. This time gap is mandatory by the commission.

• Carrying Angle:

Male	15 °
Female	20 °

 

Apart from this, there are specific parameters for eligibility in a matter of Physical standards. Entrants have to be particular about each of them to qualify in the merit list. Now let’s have a look into the UPSC CAPF Exam Pattern 2021:

UPSC CAPF Notification 2021 on Exam Pattern:

In the exam highlights, we have already indicated that the CAPF exam is conducted in three phases. The 1st phase of CAPF exam will be the written exam which would have two papers. The 2nd round of exam would be the Physical test and the third round of the exam will be an interview round. Entrants have to qualify all the rounds then only they will be able to have a career in any of the CAPF segments. Let’s have a look into the details of the exams rounds:

CAPF Exam Pattern 2021- Written:

Papers	Total Marks	Time Limit	Exam Language
General Ability & Intelligence	250	120mins	English & Hindi
General Studies & Essay Comprehension	200	180mins	English & Hindi (except English paper, it has to be answered in English).

 

Tentative Marks Distribution for Written Exam 2021:

Paper I:

Topic	Number Of Questions
Mental Ability & Reasoning	21-23
Current Affairs National	14-16
General Science	24-26
Indian History	20-22
Economy & Polity Of India	22-24
Indian Geography	8-10
World Geography	8-10
Total	125

 

Note:

• Paper 1 will have multiple-choice questions.
• Each right answer will carry an award of 2 marks.
• For each wrong answer, 1/3 marks will be deducted.
• All questions will be available in English and Hindi language.
• Entrants have to qualify in Paper I to appear for Paper-II.
• If an entrant fails to qualify in Paper I, they can not appear in the Paper-II.

Paper-II 2021:

Segments	Marks
Essay Writing, Geography, Polity, Economy. security, Analytical Abilities & Human Rights.	80
Comprehension, precise writing & grammar application efficiency test.	120
Total	200

 

Note:

• English paper needs to be answered in English only.
• The exam will be descriptive in nature.
• Entrants who have qualified in paper 1 can only appear in Paper 2.

After qualifying in Paper II the entrant will then go for Physical Test. The physical test is very important for the security forces because the officer’s fitness will impact their job role. Let’s have a look at how the physical test is conducted:

UPSC CAPF Physical Ability Test 2021:

Physical test of the entrants is conducted to test their physical strength and credibility to perform their duties as an officer in security forces. There are specific tests that are performed to find out the Physical ability of an entrant. Let’s have a look:

SL No	Kind Of Tests	Category Male	Category Female
1	7.26 kgs Shot Put	4.5 meter	Exempted
2	Long Jump	3 Chances – 3.5 meter	Chances 3 – 3 meter
3	Run 100 meter	16 secs	18 secs
4	Run 800 meter	3min 45 secs	4min 45 secs

 

Note:

• Pregnant women are not eligible to appear for the exam.

Vision Test:

Corrected Distance Vision	Weak eye 6/9 Good eye 6/6
Close vision	Weak eye N9 Good eye N6
Colour Visibility Standards	CP III/ ISIHARA Plates

 

Entrants who would be further shortlisted after the physical test will go for interview round or personality test round. The interview round being the last round entrants would be asked about their preferred security force they want to join. However, before that, there will be a round of questioners to test the mental strength and personality of the entrant. Let have a look at some of the questions asked in the interview round:

UPSC CAPF Exam Pattern 2021- Interview or Personality Test Round:

The interview round will be the last round of the CAPF exam. This round is solely designed to understand the personality and mental stability of the entrants. Their quick decision-making ability will also be tested in this round. This test will carry 150 marks. On successful completion of this test, entrants would express their preference of the security forces they want to join.

Now that we are aware how the CAPF exam will be conducted let’s have a look at the UPSC CAPF Syllabus 2021 to know what are the subjects that entrants need to study:

UPSC CAPF Notification 2021 on Syllabus:

As we have already discussed the CAPF exam is conducted in 3 phases. The written exam, the physical test and the interview. The 1st phase that is the written exam is further divided into two papers. The General Ability & Intelligence & General Studies & Essay, Comprehension. On qualifying each papers entrants will appear for next round. After successful completion of each round, the entrants will have wait for the final merit list according to which their final selection will be made. Let’s have look what are the subjects that and entrant have to study to succeed in the CAPF Exam:

Written Exam Paper I

General Ability & intelligence:

Sl No	Papers	Topics
1	General mental Ability	Quantitative aptitude, logical reasoning, numerical ability and data interpretation are the things entrants will be tested on in this section.
2	General Science	Comprehension
		General awareness
		Appreciation of scientific phenomena of everyday observation Of Areas:   Information Technology Biotechnology Environmental Science  Scientific temper
3	Current Events of National and International Importance.	Importance in the broad areas of culture music, arts, literature, sports.
		Governance, societal and developmental issues.
		Industry, business, globalization, and interplay among nations.
		Awareness of current events of national and international.
4	Indian Polity and Economy	The political system of India.
		Constitution of India.
		Social systems and public administration, economic development in India.
		Regional and international security issues.
		Human rights including its indicators.
5	History of India	Social, economic and political aspects of History of India.
		Growth of nationalism and freedom movement.
6	Indian and World Geography	Physical, Social & Economic aspects of the geography of India and the World.

 

General Science & Essay, Comprehension :

General Studies, Essay and Comprehension:

Sl No	Papers	Topics
1	Paper A	Essay (which are to be answered in the long narrative form either in Hindi or English). Topics: Modern Indian history especially of the freedom struggle. Geography, polity and economy. Knowledge of security. Human rights issues, and analytical ability.
2	Paper B	Comprehension, précis writing, other communications/language skills – to be attempted in English only. Topics: Comprehension passages. Précis writing. Developing counter-arguments. Simple grammar and other aspects of language testing.

 

The above table shows the CAPF Syllabus for written exam for 2021 however, after passing the written exam there will be a physical ability test. Entrants who would pass the Physical test they will further go for Interview round. All the rounds of the exam are very important because to give out the final merit list will be given on basis of all the exams. Let’s have a look at the Physical test that the entrants have to go through:

UPSC CAPF Physical Test 202:

SL No	Kind Of Tests	Category Male	Category Female
1	7.26 kgs Shot Put	4.5 meter	Exempted
2	Long Jump	3 Chances – 3.5 meter	Chances 3 – 3 meter
3	Run 100 meter	16 secs	18 secs
4	Run 800 meter	3min 45 secs	4min 45 secs

 

Note:

• Pregnant women are not eligible to appear for the exam.

Vision Test:

Corrected Distance Vision	Weak eye 6/9 Good eye 6/6
Close vision	Weak eye N9 Good eye N6
Colour Visibility Standards	CP III/ ISIHARA Plates

 

Entrants who would be further shortlisted after the physical test will go for interview round or personality test round. The interview round being the last round entrants would be asked about their preferred security force they want to join. However, before that, there will be a round of questioners to test the mental strength and personality of the entrant. The Final merit list for selected entrants will be calculated in basis of performance in all rounds of the exam. If an entrant fails to get clearance from the medical team for physical fitness. They would be allowed to redo the test thereafter no further chances will be given to the entrant.

The probable exam date has not been declared yet. However, it is assumed to be released in November 2021. Entrants must keep an eye on the UPSC CAPF Notification 2021 to know when exactly the admit card would be issued. The admit card would be available online and entrants will have to follow a few steps to download it from the official website of UPSC. Let’s have a look at how the admit card can be downloaded for CAPF exam.

UPSC CAPF Amit Card Download:

• Open the official website of UPSC.
• Look for the admit card link provided in the right-hand side of the page.
• There would be, admit card link for various other exams conducted by UPSC.
• Select the admit card link for UPSC CAPF exam.
• You will have to enter your registration ID or roll no or DOB and click on submit button.
• You will then be able to download the admit card.
• Check all the details given in your admit card if all your details are correct or not.

In-case of any mistake in the details provided in your admit card inform immediately to UPSC. Send mail to UPSC in the stated email id- [email protected] Inform which information is wrong. UPSC will further communicate with you after making necessary corrections. However, the data have to match with the details you have put in UPSC CAPF Online Application. Entrants must make sure they have put all correct details in the application form in the 1st place. Let’s have a look at some instruction follow for the day of the exam.

UPSC CAPF Notification on Instruction For Exam Day:

• Entrants must go and check the location of the exam centre a few days prior to the exam to ensure they are aware of the correct location.
• Entrants must nor carry any banned team in the exam hall. Banned teams include mobile phones, Bluetooth device, calculator, paper etc.
• Reach the exam hall one hour prior to the exam start time to ensure you find your seat according to roll number. Also to get your documents verified while entering the hall.
• Dress comfortably so that you can ensure you are comfortable while sitting for hours in the exam hall.

In conclusion, the exam dates are already out now. Entrants looking forward to completing the UPSC CAPF Online Application must go to the official website and finish it as soon as possible. Entrants must also prepare your UPSC CAPF Study plan to crack the exam. It not very difficult to crack the exam if entrants study and do the revisions.

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