UPSC CAPF 2020 Exam Dates (Revised), Application Process, Eligibility, Cutoff, Result, Selection Process

Union Public Service Commission will release the notification of CAPF Exam 2020 on August 18, 2020. Application forms will be available from August 18 to September 07, 2020. The exam will be conducted on December 20, 2020.  

CAPF Exam is held for recruitment of candidates who have the potential of becoming future officers in Police Forces like Border Security Force(BSF), Central Reserve Police Force(CRPF), Indo-Tibetian Border Police(ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal(SSB). The candidates have to clear the written examination, Physical Examination followed by Interview and personality test to get inducted into the training Academies of these Police Forces. After the training period, the candidates will become officers and hold the rank of Assistant Commandants(ACs) and will be posted in different battalions.

• UPSC released Score Card of non-qualified candidates who appeared for UPSC CAPF 2018. Check here
• UPSC CAPF is conducted in 4 Phases – Written Exam, Physical Standard Test(PST)/ Physical Efficiency Test(PET), Medical Standards Tests(MST) and Interview/Personality Test
• Candidates have to clear the minimum cutoff of each phase to get recommended to the next phase.
• Both male and female candidates are eligible for CAPF Exam.
• UPSC CAPF 2020 is conducted for the recruitment of 323 Assistant Commandants. Check UPSC CAPF Selection Process

​UPSC CAPF Vacancy 2020

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), a constitutional body conducts UPSC CAPF (UPSC Central Armed Police Forces) for making a merit-based selection for Assistant Commandants in 323 posts. The recruitment is for Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).

UPSC CAPF 2020 Highlights

The table shows important highlights of UPSC CAPF 2020 recruitment:

Download UPSC CAPF 2020 Question Papers

UPSE CAPF 2020 Dates

UPSC CAPF 2020 Exam is held in 4 Phases. Important events of UPSC CAPF 2020 Exam are as follows:

Check UPSC CAPF Exam pattern

UPSC CAPF 2020 Eligibility

UPSC CAPF 2020 Eligibility Criteria for Assistant Commandant exam is based on factors like age, nationality, gender, academic qualification, physical standard and number of attempts. Each factor of UPSC CAPF Eligibility Criteria is explained below: 

Nationality  

Candidate must be an Indian National. However, If Central Government gives consent in writing for the appointment, enrolment, or employment of a subject of Nepal or Bhutan, then the candidate is eligible to appear for UPSC CAPF 2020 exam.

Gender

Both male and female candidates are eligible for UPSC Central Armed Police Force 2020 exam.

UPSC CAPF Age Limits

The age limits with relaxations to reserved categories are mentioned below: 

Educational Qualifications

• A candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline or equivalent from a recognized University.
• Candidates appearing in final year can also apply, provided they will have to produce their final result at the time of filling Detailed Application Form (DAF).     

Reappearing Candidates

A candidate who got selected to the post of Assistant Commandant in any of the forces through an earlier exam will not be permitted to appear at a subsequent UPSC CAPF exam.

Physical Standards

Candidates must meet the prescribed Physical and Medical Standards for admission to UPSC CAPF Exam, 2020.

UPSC CAPF 2020 Application Form

UPSC CAPF 2020 will be available online at the official website from August 18, 2020. Last day to fill the application form is September 07, 2020 till 6:00 PM.  Candidates are required to apply online using the link upsconline.nic.in. 

• While filling in Online Application Form for UPSC CAPF 2020, the candidate should carefully decide about the choice for Center for UPSC CAPF 2020 Exam. If candidate reaches to any other centre which was not allotted by UPSC or selected by the candidate, and also not mentioned on Admit Card, the candidature of candidate will be treated as rejected.
• Incomplete application form will be rejected immediately. No request or application will be admitted in such a case of rejection under any circumstances.
• Application form for UPSC CAPF 2020 will be submitted only through online mode. The candidates applying for UPSC CAPF 2020 exam must confirm the eligibility conditions for admission to the exam.

UPSC CAPF 2020 Application form will be completed in 2 parts. The first part is the registration process. On submitting this part of the application form Registration ID will be generated. In the Second part, candidate will have to log in with Registration ID and Password i.e., Date of Birth and then second part of the UPSC CAPF 2020 application form will be displayed.

Step by Step guidance for Filling in UPSC CAPF 2020 Application form:

First Part:

• Go to upsconline.nic.in
• Go to Apply Online and Click on it
• Select Online Application for UPSC CAPF 2020
• Application form will open
• Submit required information for registration like Name, Date of Birth, Parents Name, Address, Applying for, Qualification, Nationality, Email Address and Mobile Number
• Submit Form
• Registration Information will be sent to Email Address
• Note RID (Registration ID) and Password (Date of Birth)
• Go for Second Part of Application Form using the same website

Second Part:

• Login in with RID and Password in
• Feed Required Information such as:

1. Academic Qualification
2. Categories i.e. ST / SC/ OBC / Central or State Govt. Employee / etc
3. Physical Measurement i.e. Chest, Height, Weight etc and Fitness
4. Center for UPSC CAPF 2020 Exam
5. Scanned Images of Self Photograph and Signature (each file should not exceed 40 KB and must not be less than 3 KB in size for the photograph and 1 KB for the signature)

• Submit Form
• Go to payment gateway
• Pay UPSC CAPF 2020 exam fee through Net Banking Facility of State Bank of India or (Associate Bank Merged in SBI Bank i.e. State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur / State Bank of Hyderabad / State Bank of Mysore / State Bank of Patiala/State Bank of Travancore) or by using any Visa/Master Credit/Debit Card.

This way application form for UPSC CAPF 2020 exam will be submitted.

UPSC CAPF Application Fee

Application fee for Assistant Commandant Exam 2020 can be submitted either through online or offline mode. In online mode, a candidate can pay through SBI Net Banking Facility or using Credit / Debit/ Master/Visa/ Rupay card. In offline mode, the fee can be paid in cash directly to SBI Bank branches.

For making payment by cash, the candidate should select the option “Pay by cash” and should print the system generated Pay-in-Slip during Part-II of registration for UPSC CAPF 2020 and deposit the fee at any of SBI Branch as soon as possible.

Women/ SC/ ST candidates are exempted from fee payment. Rest all applicants are supposed to pay INR 200 as registration fees.

UPSC CAPF 2020 Admit Card

UPSC will issue admit cards for Assistant Commandants PST/ PET/ MST in November 2020. Candidates can download Admit Card for UPSC CAPF 2020 from upsc.gov.in by logging in with their Registration ID and Password.  The admit card has to be carried to the exam centre.

Steps to Download UPSC CAPF 2020 Admit Card

• Visit the official website- upsc.gov.in
• Go to “Admit Card” tab
• Click on “Admit Card for UPSC CAPF 2020”
• Enter Registration ID & Date of Birth OR Roll No. & Date of Birth OR Name, Father’s Name & Date of Birth
• Click on “Submit”
• Download and Print Admit Card 

In case of any discrepancy or if you are unable to download the admit card, complaint should be made to the Facilitation Counter at UPSC’s office either in person or over the phone on numbers as mentioned here - 011-23381125 / 011- 23385271 / 011-23098543.

UPSC CAPF Exam Centers 2020

Applicants are required to indicate their preferred exam centre while registering for the exam. UPSC can allot any centre other than the one opted by the candidate. Exam centres will be allocated as per “first-register-first allot” basis and once the capacity of an exam centre exhausts then the centre will not be open for selection to any candidate. List of exam cities mentioned in the official notification of UPSC CAPF 2020.       

UPSC CAPF 2020 Exam Pattern

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has designed Assistant Commandant Exam Pattern. UPSC CAPF 2020 Exam Pattern is similar to previous years’ exam pattern. The exam is held in offline mode. The recruitment process consists of 3 levels which are a Written Exam, Medical Test and Interview/ Personality Test.

Written Exam

UPSC CAPF 2020 Written Exam will comprise of two papers to be conducted on December 20, 2020. Paper I will be held from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon and Paper II will begin from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.