CAPF

The Union Public Service Commission conduct the UPSC CAPF written exam and declare the list of qualified candidates as the result. The Ministry of Home designate the authority to conduct the Physical test for these qualified candidates. The Commission will conduct the interviews of such candidates who qualified the physical test.

The candidates should note that the written exam in UPSC CAPF exam is folllowed by the Physical Efficiency Test conducted by the designated authority. The Commission mention the physical requirements in the official notification in the following manner:

Physical Standards (PST) for CAPF AC

Height:

For men: 165 cm
For women: 157 cm

Chest:

For men: 81 cm (unexpanded) with a minimum expansion of 5 cm
For women: Not applicable

Weight:

For men: 50 kg
For women: 46 kg

The Union Public Service Commission conduct the CAPF (AC) exam every year to recruit the candidates for the Gazetted post of Assistant Commandant in the CAPF's. The UPSC CAPF exam is conducted for the following key reasons:

• To recruit Assistant Commandants (Group A officers) for the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) of India.
• The CAPF includes important security forces like the Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB

UPSC CAPF admit card is important because of the reasons shared below-

• It is a proof that candidate has registered for the exam.
• It informs candidate about the allotted exam centre and time.
• Candidate is not allowed to appear for the exam without the admit card.

Candidates need to carry the print out of UPSC CAPF admit card to their exam centre. Candidates also need to take a photo ID proof along with the admit card.

The Union Public Service Commission conducted the UPSC CAPF exam 2025 on August 3, 2025. The Commission released the UPSC CAPF admit card 2025 on July 25, 2025. Candidates can download the CAPF AC admit card 2025 using the registration ID or roll number by visiting the official website- upsc.gov.in.

The Union Public Service Commission release the UPSC CAPF cutoff after the declaration of final result. Folloiwng factors influence the UPSC CAPF Cutoff :

• Number of Vacancies
• Difficulty Level of the question paper
• Number of Applicants

The interview round in the UPSC CAPF AC exam carries 150 marks. Candidates must perform well in this round to get selected for appointment as an Assistant Commandant in the Central Armed Police Forces.

The Union Public Service Commission releases the official notification in April. The preliminary exam is conducted in August and its result is announced in the same month. After the written exam result, the Commission conduct the physical efficiency teat (PET). The result of PET is released in March next year and after it the interviews are conducted.

The final result is released in June/July next year. So it will be take more than a year to complete the exam process.

No, the UPSC CAPF Cutoff is not released with the result. The Union Public Service Commission will release the UPSC CAPF Cutoff after the declaration of final result. The Commission will release the separate cutoff for the prelims and interview stage. The Commission releases the category-wise cutoff.

The Commission is expected to release the UPSC CAPF 2024 (written) result in August but the UPSC CAPF cutoff will be released online after the declaration of final result next year.