UPSC CAPF 2025 Syllabus: Download Subject-wise Syllabus Here

The written exam is the most important stage of the UPSC CAPF exam. There are two papers in the written exam. The first paper is General Mental Ability and General Science. These are very broad nomenclature and the detailed names of topics are given below.

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Paper I - General Mental Ability and General Science

1. General Mental Ability

The objective of this section’s questions is to test the logical reasoning, quantitative aptitude including numerical ability, and data interpretation of the candidates.

2. General Science

The questions from this section will be designed to test the general awareness, scientific temper, comprehension and appreciation of scientific phenomena of everyday observation including new areas of importance like Information Technology, Biotechnology and Environmental Science.

The candidates need to read the newspaper’s Science and Technology columns regularly to answer the questions of this section.

3. Current Events of National and International Importance

Current affairs is a critical section for all the competitive exams. The questions from current affairs will test the candidates’ awareness of current events of national and international importance in the broad areas of culture, music, arts, literature, sports, governance, societal and developmental issues, industry, business, globalisation, and interplay among nations.

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4. Indian Polity and Economy

Indian Polity and the Constitution of India are common topics for all UPSC exams. The depth of the question varies from exam to exam. The candidates are suggested to read the Constitution of India in its entirety first and then only read the other reference books. Indian Economy and its constituents are the other common topic for UPSC exams.

The questions from this section shall aim to test candidates’ knowledge of the country’s political system and the Constitution of India, social systems and public administration, economic development in India, regional and international security issues and human rights including its indicators.

5. History of India

This is common to all and the important thing is that it can’t change. Only some additions can be done with the help of research and discoveries. The History of India, which includes Ancient History, Medieval History and Modern History, is the cornerstone for preparing any competitive exam. Indian Freedom struggle is the most important topic among them all.

The UPSC questions will broadly cover the subject in its social, economic and political aspects. This shall also include the areas of growth of nationalism and freedom movement.

6. Indian and World Geography

Geography is the basis of the general knowledge topics and if the candidate understands the geography topics, it provides him with an edge over his competitors. The geography questions shall cover the physical, social and economic aspects of geography pertaining to India and the World.

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Paper-II: General Studies, Essay and Comprehension

This paper is designed to check the comprehension abilities and to know about the worldview of the candidate. The Essay question will ask to write an essay on a topic which will have its roots in the current affairs, the socio-basic fabric of the country, ongoing problem of a country and the likes. It is expected from the candidates to provide a long term sustainable solution of the problem asked in the question.

Part A Essay – 80 Marks

The candidates need to write 4 essays in either English or Hindi. The indicative topics are:

• Modern Indian history especially of the freedom struggle
• Geography
• Polity and economy
• Knowledge of security and human rights issues and analytical ability

Part‐B – Comprehension, précis writing, other communications/language skills – 120 Marks

This section will have the question in English only and the candidates can answer them in English only. The topics are

• Comprehension passages,
• précis writing,
• developing counterarguments,
• simple grammar and other aspects of language testing.

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If the candidate scores high in this phase and qualifies the physical and medical test, there will be high chances that his name will appear in the final merit list.

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The UPSC CAPF syllabus for the UPSC CAPF Interview/Personality Test is not mentioned anywhere. The UPSC interview board can ask anything in the interview but most probably the questions asked from current events, security issues and sometimes from the operational behaviour of the Central Armed Police Forces.

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