The Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) Exam is held for the recruitment of Assistant Commandants in Police Forces Like BSF, CISF, SSB, ITBP and CRPS. The UPSC CAPF AC: 2023 Exam was held on 06 August 2023. Timing for paper -1 (General Ability & Intelligence) is 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Timing for Paper- 2 (General Studies, Essay and Comprehension) is 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
Exam Date
06 Aug 2023, in two shifts, Paper 1 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, and Paper 2 from 2:00 Pm to 5:00 PM
Medium of Exam
Hindi and English (Bilingual)
Marks and Number of Questions
Paper 1: total 125 Questions of 250 Marks
Paper 2: Subjective type paper of 200 marks
Total Written paper 450 marks
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| Exam | Types of Paper | Duration of Exam | Number of Questions | Marks | Negative Marks |
| Paper I | Objective | 2 Hrs. | 125 | 250 | ⅓ of Marks |
| Paper II | Subjective | 3 Hrs. | 6 | 200 | NA |
| Total | 450 |
Subject-wise Questions asked in UPSC CAPF AC Paper 1
| Subject | Section | Number of Questions | Level of Questions |
Quantitative Aptitude + Reasoning | Quantitative Aptitude | 14 | Moderate |
| Reasoning | 1 | Easy | |
Science | Physics | 6 | Moderate |
| Chemistry | 9 | Moderate | |
| Biology | 10 | Difficult | |
| Current Affairs | Current Affairs | 19 | Difficult |
History | Ancient | 15 | Moderate |
| Medieval | 1 | Easy | |
| Modern | 3 | Easy | |
| Geography | Geography | 27 | Moderate |
| Polity | Polity | 10 | Moderate |
| Economics | Economics | 10 | Moderate |
| Total | 125 | Moderate |
Topic-wise Questions asked in UPSC CAPF AC Paper II
Essay- 300 Words each, Hindi or English
Attempt Any 4 out of 6
Marks – 20×4=80
Note: Rest all Questions Attempt in only the English language
Argument (for and Against) No word limit
Attempt 2 out of 2
Marks – 20×2=40
Report writing, 200 words each
Attempt 2 out of 2
Marks – 10×2=20
Precis (Make 1/3 the length of the passage, covering all important matters without changing the sense of the whole passage)
Marks – 15
Passage (5 Subjective Type Questions)
Marks – 4×5=20
(a) English Grammer 10 Questions 10 marks
(b) Write a sentence using Phrase 5 Questions 10 Marks
(c) Correct the sentence 5 Questions 5 Marks
Expected Cut-Off Paper I
- For General & OBC 100+ Out of 250 Marks
- For SC and ST 85-95 Marks out of 250 Marks
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