UPSC Central Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination Notification|Apply Online|Syllabus |Last Date-15 May 2015

UPSC Central Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination Notification |Apply Online |Syllabus |Last Date-15 May 2015

(A) Tentative Schedule

(i) Notification of Examination  --- 25 April 2015

(ii) Conduct of Examination      ---  October

(iii) Last Date for Apply           ---- 15 May 2015

(A) Sex

Both males & female candidates are eligible for appointment to the of Assistant Commadants in CRPF, CISF, SSB and BSF. However, for appointment to the post of Assistant Commandants in ITBP only Male candidates are eligble.

(B) Age - limits

Candidate must have attained the age of 20 years and must not have attained the age of 25 years, i.e he/she must been born not earlier than 02-08-1990 and not later than 01-08-1995.

(C) Educational Qualification

Degree of a recognized university or an equivalent qualification.
Candidates appearing in the degree exam are allowed to appear at the exam but are required to submit proof of passing along with the Detailed Application Forms which are to be submitted after qualifying the written test, medical standards test and Physical Efficiency Tests (PET)

(D) Both Males and Females are eligible for CISF and CRPF. For SSB, BSF and ITBP only Male candidates are eligible.

(E) Scheme of Examination
     Written Examination
 
PAPER-I     General Ability and Intelligence (Objective Type)     ---  250 Marks

PAPER-II     Essay, Precis writing and comprehension (Conventional Type) ---- 150 Marks

PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL STANDARDS TEST   

To be conducted only of candidates who qualify the written examination.

Interview for Personality Test   --------   200 Marks

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Syllabus of the Written Examination Papers:-

Paper I: General Ability and Intelligence

The objective type questions with multiple choices in this paper will broadly cover The following areas:

1. General Mental Ability: The questions will be designed to test the logical reasoning, quantitative aptitude including numerical ability, and data interpretation.

2. General Science: The questions will be set to test general awareness, scientific temper,Comprehension and appreciation of scientific phenomena of everyday Observation including new areas of importance likes Information Technology, Biotechnology, Environmental Science.

3. Current Events of National and International Importance: The questions 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.

4. Indian Polity and Economy: The questions 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: The questions will broadly cover the subject in its social, economic and political spects. This shall also include the areas of growth of nationalism and freedom movement.

6. Indian and World Geography: The questions shall cover the physical, social and economic aspects of Geography pertaining to India and the World.

Paper II: General Studies, Essay and Comprehension

Part-A – Essay questions which are to be answered in long narrative form either In Hindi or English totaling 80 Marks. 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 – to be attempted in English only (Marks 120) – The topics are Comprehension Passages, précis writing, developing counter arguments, simple grammar and Other aspects of language testing.