UPSC CAPF Assistant Commandants Notification Out for 357 Vacancies

UPSC CAPF Assistant Commandants 2025

The Union Public Service Commissioin (UPSC)  has officially released the UPSC CAPF AC 2025 Notification on 5th March 2025. A total of 357 vacancies hav been announced for the Assistant Commandant (AC) post in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF). This exam is a great opportunity for candidates aiming to serve in paramilitary forces such as the BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP and SSB. Read this article for more updates on the exam mode, vacancy dirtribution, selection process and more.

UPSC CAPF Assistant Commandants Notification Out for 357 Vacancies
UPSC CAPF Assistant Commandants Notification Out for 357 Vacancies


UPSC CAPF Assistant Commandants 2025 :  Notification Release

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the official notification pdf for the UPSC CAPF AC 2025 Exam on its official website at https://upsc.gov.in/ on 05th March 2025. All the details for UPSC CAPF Assistant Commandant Recruitment including vacancy details, eligibility criteria, selection process, exam pattern, etc have been released along with the detailed notification pdf. The candidates must go through the details before applying for the vacancies.


UPSC CAPF Assistant Commandants 2025 :  Important Dates

All important dates for the UPSC CAPF Assistant Commandants 2025 examination have been released by the Union Public Service Commission. The UPSC will conduct the CAPF AC Exam on 3 August 2025. Check the complete UPSC CAPF 2025 Schedule From the table below -

 

UPSC CAPF Assistant Commandants Recruitment 2025

Important Dates

Organisation

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

Post name

Assistant Commandants

Category

Govt Jobs

Vacencies

357

Application mode

Online

Apply online starts

05th March 2025

Last date to apply online

25th March 2025

Exam Date

03rd August 2025

Official website

https://upsc.gov.in/

 

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UPSC CAPF Assistant Commandants 2025 :  Vacancy Details

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced a total of 357 vacancies for Assistant Commandants (Group A) in the Central Armed Police Forces. Check the vacancy details in the below table - 

Security Forces

 

Vacancies

Border Security Force (BSF)

 

24

Central Reserved Police Force (CRPF)

 

204

Central Industrial  Security Forces (CISF)

 

92

Into-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)

 

04

Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)

33

 

Total

 

357

 

 


UPSC CAPF Assistant Commandants 2025 :  Eligibility Criteria

The UPSC has released the detailed eligibility criteria for UPSC CAPF 2025 through the detailed UPSC CAPF Notification 2025. Check the complete eligibility criteria from the below section -

Nationality

  • A citizen of India
  • A Subject of Bhutan
  • A Subject of Nepal
  • A Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1st Jan 1962 to permanently settle in India.
  • A person of Indian origin who migrated from Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and East African countries to permanently settle in India.

Educational Qualification

  • The candidate must hold a Bachelor's Degree/ Graduation from any recognised university to be eligible for UPSC CAPF 2025 Exam.
  • The candidates who appear in the final year of their degree course can also apply for the exam but they have to produce the final year mark sheet of the qualifying exam with the detailed application form.

Age Limit (As on 01/08/2025)

  • The minimum age limit for the Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination 2025 is 20 years and the maximum age limit is 25 years.
  • Candidates must have been born not earlier than 2nd August 1999 and not later than 1st August 2004.

Age Relaxation

The age relaxation for some categories is given below - 

Categories

 

Age Relaxation

ST/SC

 

5 years

OBC

 

3 years

Civilian Central Government Servents

&

Ex- serviceman

 

5 years

 


Physical Standard

The minimum requirement of height, chest and weight for both men and women has been tabuleted -

Standard

For male candidate

 

 

For female candidates

 

Height

 

165 cm

157 cm

Chest

 

81 cm

(with 5 cm minimum expansion)

 

NA

Weight

 

50 kg

46 kg

 


Medical Standard


Eyesight

 

Better Eye (Correct vision)

Worce eye (Corrected vision)

 

Distant vision

 

6/6 or 6/9

6/12 or 6/9

Near vision

 

N6 (corrected)

N9 (corrected)

 



UPSC CAPF Assistant Commandants 2025 : Selection Process

The candidates has to go through the following stages to get selected for Assistant Commandant vacancies -

1. Written Examination

  • The first stage of the selection process for the UPSC CAPF 2025 exam is a written examination which will be held on 3rd August 2025.
  • The written exam will comprise two papers. 
  • The paper I exam comprises the subject General Ability and Intelligence and is held for 250 Marks.
  • The paper will be objective (Multiple Choice) Type.
  • Paper II consists of General Studies, Essay and Comprehension for 200 Marks.

2. Physical Efficiency Test

  • Candidates who cleared the written examination will be called for the 2nd stage of the selection process i.e. Physical Standards/ Physical Efficiency Test and Medical Standards Tests.

3. Interview

  • Candidates who are declared qualified in the Medical Standards Tests, will be called for an Interview/ Personality Test. The final selection of the candidates will be based on the candidates marks scored in the written examination and Interview/ Personality Test.

UPSC CAPF Assistant Commandants 2025 : Exam Pattern

1. Written Examination

  • Paper I & II will be in bilingual language (Hindi & English), excluding English Paper.
  • Paper I is 2 hours duration and Paper II is of 3 hours duration.
  • Paper I will consist of Multiple Choice Questions with negative marking of 1/3rd marks for each wrong answer.
  • Paper II is a discriptive formate paper.

Paper

Subjects

 

Duration

Total Marks

Paper I

General And Mental Ability

 

 2 hours

250

Paper II

General Studies, Essay and Comprehension

3 hours

200

Total

 

450

 


2. Physical EfficiencyTest

Qualified candidates in the written exam will be called to appear for the physical efficiency test.

Events

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 ( 7.26kg)

 

4.5 Meters

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3. Interview / Personality Test

The candidates decleared passed in the second stage of the CAPF Exam will be called for the interview/ personality test. the interview for 150 marks will be conducted on the UPSC premises in New Delhi. After the interview/personality test, the finel result will be decleared.


UPSC CAPF Assistant Commandants 2025 : Application Fees

The online application fee for UPSC CAPF 2025 has been devided into two categories. All eligible candidates should pay the application fee prescribed by the UPSC. The application fee shall be deposited in any Branch of SBI by cash, by using the net banking facility of the SBI or by using Visa/ Master/ RuPay/ Credit or Debit Card. 

Category

 

Application fee

SC/ST/Female

 

No Fee

Others

 

Rs. 200/-

 

 

 



UPSC CAPF Assistant Commandants 2025 : Application Form

The online registration process has been started for the recruitment of Assistant Commandants (Group A) in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) on 5th March 2025 at its official website at https://upsc.gov.in/. Candidates who are eligible for the posts can apply online for UPSC CAPF Vacancy 2025 before 25th March 2025. 


UPSC CAPF Assistant Commandants 2025 : How to Apply?

The candidates can fill out their UPSC CAPF Application Form wiht the simple steps mentioned below and follow the instructions -
  1. Candidates have to log on the UPSC website at https://upsc.gov.in/.
  2. Search for the "UPSC CAPF Assistant Commandant 2025" link and click on it.
  3. Fill up the essential details required correctly in the required sections and submit your details.
  4. Pay the application fee if applicable.
  5. Click on the "Submit" button.
  6. Download your CAPF (Assistant Commandant) application form and get it print out for future reference.

UPSC CAPF Assistant Commandants 2025 : Salary

CAPF notification also contains the pay structure which is divided into post-wise salaries. With the basis pay of Assistant Commandant in the Central Armed Police Force of UPSC, there come other allowances too. Check the below table that represents the approximate salary of each rank -

Post

Basic Pay

 

Director–General

Rs. 2,25,000

 

Additional Director General

Rs. 1,82,200 – Rs. 2,24,100

 

Inspector General

Rs. 1,44,000 – Rs. 2,18,000

 

Deputy Inspector General

 

Rs. 1,31,000 – Rs. 2,16,600

Sr. Commandant

 

Rs. 1,23,000 – Rs. 2,15,900

Commandant

 

Rs. 78,000 – Rs. 2,09,200

Deputy Commandant

 

Rs. 67,700 – Rs. 2,08,700

Assistant Commandant

 

Rs. 56,100 – Rs. 1,77,500

 



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