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EXAMINATION NOTICE NO.11/2012-CPF DATED : 28.07.2012
(LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS : 27.08.2012)
CENTRAL ARMED POLICE FORCES (ASSISTANT COMMANDANTS) EXAMINATION, 2012
(COMMISSION’S WEBSITE : www.upsc.gov.in)
No.11/3/2011-E1(B) :  The Union Public
Service Commission will hold a Written
Examination on 11th November, 2012 for
recruitment of Assistant Commandants
(Group A) in the Central Armed Police
Forces (CAPF) viz. Border Security Force
(BSF), Central Reserve Police Force
(CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force
(CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).  The
Examination will be held in accordance
with the Rules for the Examination
published by Ministry of Home Affairs in
the Gazette of India dated 28th July, 2012.
The date of holding the examination as
mentioned above is liable to be changed
at the discretion of the Commission.
The tentative number of vacancies to be
filled on the results of the examination is
as follows :
(i) BSF 94
(ii) CRPF 223
(iii) CISF 44
(iv) ITBP 26
(v) SSB 14
Total 401
The number of vacancies mentioned
above is liable to alteration.
Reservation will be given effect to as per
policy of the Govt.
2. CENTRES OF
EXAMINATION :
The Examination will be held at the
following Centres :
AGARTALA GANGTOK PANAJI (GOA)
AHMEDABAD HYDERABAD PATNA
AIZAWL IMPHAL PORT BLAIR
ALLAHABAD ITANAGAR RAIPUR
BANGALORE JAIPUR RANCHI
BAREILLY JAMMU SAMBALPUR
BHOPAL JORHAT SHILLONG
CHANDIGARH KOCHI SHIMLA
CHENNAI KOHIMA SRINAGAR
CUTTACK KOLKATA THIRUVANANDEHRADUN LUCKNOW THAPURAM
DELHI MADURAI TIRUPATI
DHARWAD MUMBAI UDAIPUR
DISPUR NAGPUR VISHAKHAPATNAM
The Centres as mentioned above are
liable to be changed at the discretion of
the Commission.  While every effort will
be made to allot the candidates to the
Centre of their choice for the Examination,
the Commission may, at their discretion
allot a different Centre to a candidate,
when circumstances so warrant.
Candidates admitted to the Examination
will be informed of the timetable and place
or places of Examination.
The candidates should note that no
request for change of Centre will be
granted.
A candidate will be eligible to get the
benefit of community reservation only in
case the particular caste, to which the
candidate belongs to, is included in the
list of reserved communities issued by the
Central Government. If a candidate
indicates in his/her Application Form for
Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant
Commandants) Examination that he/she
belongs to General Category but
subsequently writes to the Commission to
change his/her category, to a reserved
one, such request shall not be entertained
by the Commission.
While the above principle will be followed
in general, there may be a few cases where
there was a little gap (say 2-3 months)
between the issuance of a Government
Notification enlisting a particular
community in the list of any of the reserved
communities and the date of submission
of the application by the candidate. In such
cases the request of change of community
from general to reserved may be
considered by the Commission on merit.
The closing date fixed for the receipt of
the application will be treated as the date
for determining the OBC status
(including that of creamy layer) of the
candidates.
3. ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS :
(I) Nationality : No person who is not a
citizen of India shall, except with the
consent of the Central Government
signified in writing be appointed or
employed under these Rules.
Provided that nothing contained in these
rules shall debar the appointment,
enrolment or employment of a subject of
Nepal  or Bhutan  under these Rules.
(II) Sex : Both Male and Female candidates
are eligible for appointment to the post of
Assistant Commandants in CRPF, CISF
and SSB.  However, for appointment to the
post of Assistant Commandants in BSF
and ITBP only Male candidates are
eligible.
Explanation – A female candidate, even if
her name is there in the list of successful
candidates as declared by UPSC, may not
be appointed if she does not get allocated
to CRPF, CISF or SSB on the basis of merit
and choice indicated by successful
candidates.
(III) Age Limits :
(a) A candidate must have attained the
age of 20 years and must not have
attained the age of 25 years on 1st August,
2012, i.e. he/she must have been born not
earlier than 2nd August, 1987 and not later
than 1st August, 1992.
(b) The upper age limit prescribed above
will be relaxable.
(i) upto a maximum of five years if a
candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste
or a Scheduled Tribe.
(ii) upto a maximum of three years in the
case of candidates belonging to Other
Backward Classes who are eligible to
avail of reservation applicable to such
candidates.
(iii) upto a maximum of five years for
Civilian Central Government Servants in
accordance with the existing instructions
of the Central Government.  ExServicemen will also be eligible for this
relaxation. However the total relaxation
claimed on account of Government
Service will be limited to five years.
(iv) upto a maximum of five years if a
candidate had ordinarily been domiciled
in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during
the period from 1st January, 1980  to the
31st day of December, 1989.
Note I :  Candidates belonging to the
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled
Tribes and the Other Backward Classes
who are also covered under any other
clause of Para 3(III)(b) above, viz. those
coming under the category of Civilian
Central Government Servants/ ExServicemen  and persons domiciled in the
State of Jammu & Kashmir, will be eligible
for grant of cumulative age-relaxation
under both the categories.
Note II :   The term Ex-Servicemen will
apply to the persons who are defined as
Ex-Servicemen in the Ex-Servicemen (Reemployment in Civil Services and Posts)
Rules, 1979, as amended from time to
time.
Note III :   The term “Civilian Central
Government Servants” in Para 3 (III)(b)(iii)
above will apply to persons who are
defined as “Government Servants” in the
Central Civil Services (Classification,
Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 as
amended from time to time.
SAVE AS PROVIDED ABOVE
THE AGE LIMITS
PRESCRIBED CAN IN NO
CASE BE RELAXED.
The date of birth accepted by the
Commission is that entered in the
Matriculation or Secondary School
Leaving Certificate or in a certificate
recognised by an Indian University as
equivalent to Matriculation or in an extract
from a Register of Matriculates maintained
by a University, which must be certified by
the proper authority of the University or in
the Higher Secondary or an equivalent
examination certificate.
No other document relating to age like
horoscopes, affidavits, birth extracts from
Municipal Corporation, service records
and the like will be accepted.
The expression Matriculation/Secondary
UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
IMPORTANT
1. CANDIDATES TO ENSURE THEIR ELlGIBILlTIY FOR THE EXAMINATION:
Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfil all eligibility
conditions for admission to the Examination. Their admission at all the stages of the
examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility
conditions.
Mere issue of e-Admission Certificate to the candidate will not imply that his/her
candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission.
Verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents is taken up
only after the candidate has qualified for Interview/Personality Test.
2. HOW TO APPLY:
Candidates are required to apply  online  only by using the website
www.upsconline.nic.in Brief instructions for filling up the online Application Form
have been given in Appendix-II. Detailed instructions are available on the above
mentioned  website.
3. LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:
The Online Applications can be filled upto 27th August, 2012 till 11.59 pm, after
which  the link will be disabled.
4. The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admission Certificate three weeks
before the commencement of the examination. The e-Admission Certificate will
be made available in the UPSC website [www.upsc.gov.in] for  downloading by
candidates. No Admission Certificate will be sent by post. All the applicants are
required to provide valid and active E-Mail I.D. while filling up Online Application
Form  as the Commission may use electronic mode for contacting them.
5. PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS (In Objective Type Question Paper):
Candidates should note that there will be penalty (Negative Marking) for wrong
answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Type Question Paper.
6. INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING UP OMR SHEETS:
a) For both writing and marking answers in the OMR Sheets (Answer Sheet)
candidates must use black ball point pen only. Pens with any other colours are
prohibited. Do not use Pencil or Ink pen. Candidates are further advised to read
Special Instructions contained in Appendix-III of the Notice.
b) Candidates should note that any omission/mistake/discrepancy in encoding/filling
in  details in the OMR answer sheet; especially with regard to Roll Number and Test
Booklet Series Code, will render the answer sheet liable for rejection.
7.  SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
Candidates are advised to read carefully “Special Instructions to the Candidates
for Conventional Type Tests” (Appendix-IV).
8.  FACILITATION COUNTER FOR GUIDANCE OF CANDIDATES:
In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their applications,
candidature etc. candidates can contact UPSC’s Facilitation Counter near ‘C’ Gate of
its campus in person or over  Telephone No. 011-23385271/011-23381125/011-
23098543 on working days between 10.00 hrs. and 17.00 hrs.
9. Mobile Phones/other articles Banned:
(a) Mobile phones, pagers or any other communication devices are not allowed
inside  the premises where the examination is being conducted. Any infringement of
these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including ban from future
examinations.
(b) Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned item
including mobile phones/pagers or any valuable/costly items to the venue of the
examination, as arrangement for safe-keeping can not be assured. Commission will
not be responsible for any loss in this regard.
CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO APPLY ONLINE ONLY.
NO OTHER MODE IS ALLOWED FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION.
“Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply”
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Branch of SBI by cash, or by using net
banking facility of SBI, State Bank of
Bikaner & Jaipur/State Bank of
Hyderabad/State Bank of Mysore /State
Bank of Patiala/State Bank of Travancore
or by using Visa/Master Credit/Debit Card.
Note: 1. Candidates should note that
payment of examination fee can be made
only through the modes prescribed above.
Payment of fee through any other mode is
neither valid nor acceptable. Applications
submitted without the prescribed fee/mode
(unless remission of fee is claimed) shall
be summarily rejected.
Note: 2. Fee once paid shall not be
refunded under any circumstances nor
can the fee be held in reserve for any other
examination or selection.
Note: 3. For the applicants in whose case
payments details have not been received
from the bank, they will be treated as
fictitious payment cases and their
applications will be rejected in the first
instance. A list of all such applicants shall
be made available on the Commission
website within two weeks after the last day
of submission of Online Application. The
applicants shall be required to submit the
proof of their fee payment within 10 days
from the date of such communication
either by hand or by speed post to the
Commission. On receipt of documentary
proof, genuine fee payment cases will be
considered and their applications will be
revived, if they are otherwise eligible.
ALL FEMALE CANDIDATES AND
CANDIDATES BELONGING TO
SCHEDULED CASTES/SCHEDULED
TRIBES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PAY
ANY FEE. NO FEE EXEMPTION IS,
HOWEVER, AVAILABLE TO OBC
CANDIDATES AND THEY ARE
REQUIRED TO PAY THE FULL
PRESCRIBED FEE.
5. HOW TO APPLY :
(a) Candidates are required to apply
Online using the link  www.upsconline.
nic.in  Detailed instructions for filling up
Online Applications are available on the
above mentioned website.
(b) The applicants are advised to submit
only single application. However, if due to
any unavoidable situation, he/she submits
another/multiple applications, then he/she
must ensure that application with the
higher RID is complete in all respects like
applicants details, examination centre,
photograph, signature, fee etc. The
applicants who are submitting multiple
applications should note that only the
application with higher RID (Registration
ID) shall be entertained by the
Commission and fee paid against one RID
shall not be adjusted against any other
RID.
(c) All candidates, whether already in
Government Service, Government owned
industrial undertakings or other similar
organisations or in private employment
should submit their applications direct to
the Commission.
Persons already in Government service,
whether in permanent or temporary
capacity or as work-charged employees
other than casual or daily rated employees
or those serving under the Public
Enterprises are however, required to
inform in writing their Head of Office/
Department that they have applied for the
Examination.
Candidates should note that in case a
communication is received from their
employer by the Commission withholding
permission to the candidates applying for/
appearing at the examination, their
application will be liable to be rejected/
candidature will be liable to be cancelled.
NOTE 1 : While filling in  his/her  Online
Application Form, the candidate should
carefully decide about  his/her choice
for the Centre for the Examination.
If any candidate appears at a centre
other than the one indicated by the
Commission in  his/her e-Admission
Certificate, the papers of such a
candidate will not be evaluated and  his/
her candidature will be liable to
cancellation.
NOTE 2 :  Incomplete or defective
applications shall be summarily rejected.
No representation or correspondence
regarding such rejection shall be
entertained under any circumstances.
NOTE 3 : Candidates are not required to
submit Hard Copy of their applications to
the Commission at this stage.
The candidates applying for the
examination should ensure that they
fulfil all the eligibility conditions for
admission to the examination.  Their
admission at all the stages of
examination for which they are admitted
by the Commission viz. Written
Examination, Physical and Medical
Standards Tests and Physical
Efficiency Test (PET) and Interview/
Personality Test will be purely
provisional, subject to their satisfying
the prescribed eligibility conditions.  If
on verification at any time before or after
the Written Examination, Physical and
Medical Standards Tests, Physical
Efficiency Test (PET) and Interview/
Personality Test, it is found that they do
not fulfill any of the eligibility conditions,
their candidature for the examination will
be cancelled by the Commission.
If any of their claims is found to be
incorrect, they will render themselves
liable to disciplinary action by the
Commission in terms of Rule 14 of the
Rules for the  Central Armed Police Forces
(Assistant Commandants) Examination,
2012 reproduced below :
A candidate who is or has been declared
by the Commission to be guilty of :
(i)   Obtaining support for his/her
candidature by the following means,
namely :-
(a)   offering illegal gratification to, or
(b)   applying pressure on, or
(c)   blackmailing, or threatening to
blackmail  any person connected with the
conduct of the examination, or
(ii) impersonating, or
(iii) procuring impersonation by any
person, or
(iv) submitting fabricated documents or
documents which have been tampered
with, or
(v) making statements which are incorrect
or false or suppressing material
information, or
(vi)  resorting to the following means in
connection with his/her candidature for the
examination, namely
(a)  obtaining copy of question paper
through improper means,
(b)  finding out the particulars of the
persons connected with secret work
relating to the examination,
(c) influencing the examiners, or
(vii) using unfair means during the
examination, or
(viii) writing obscene matter or drawing
obscene sketches in the scripts, or
(ix) misbehaving in the examination hall
including tearing of the scripts, provoking
fellow examinees to boycott examination,
creating disorderly scene and the like, or
(x) harassing or doing bodily harm to the
staff employed by the Commission for the
conduct of their examinations, or
(xi) being in possession of or using any
mobile phone, pages or any electronic
equipment or device or any other
equipment capable of being used as a
communication device during the
examination; or
(xii) violating any of the instructions issued
to candidates along with their admission
certificates permitting them to take the
examination, or
(xiii) attempting to commit or as the case
may be abetting the commission of all or
any of the acts specified in the foregoing
clauses, may in addition to rendering
himself/herself liable to criminal
prosecution, be liable :
(a)   to be disqualified by the Commission
from the examination for which he/she is
a candidate and/or
(b)   to be debarred either permanently or
for a specified period
(i)    by the Commission from any
examination or selection held by them.
(ii)   by the Central Government from any
employment under them, and
(c)   if he/she is already in service under
Government to disciplinary action under
the appropriate rules.
Examination Certificate in this part of the
instructions includes the alternative
certificates mentioned above.
NOTE 1 : Candidates should note that once
a Date of Birth has been claimed by them
and entered in the records of the
Commission for the purpose of admission
to an Examination, no change will be
allowed subsequently (or at any other
Examination of the Commission) on any
grounds whatsoever.
NOTE 2 : The candidate should exercise
due care while entering their Date of Birth
in Online Application Form for the
Examination.  If on verification at any
subsequent stage, any variation is found
in their Date of Birth from the one entered
in their Matriculation or equivalent
Examination Certificate, disciplinary action
will be taken by the Commission under
the Rules.
(IV) Minimum Educational Qualifications:
A candidate must hold a Bachelor’s
degree of a University incorporated by an
Act of the Central or State Legislature in
India or other educational institutions
established by an Act of Parliament or
declared to be deemed as a University
under Section-3 of the University Grants
Commission Act, 1956 or possess an
equivalent qualification.
NOTE 1 : Candidates who have appeared
at an examination the passing of which
would render them educationally qualified
for the Commission’s examination but
have not been informed of the results as
also the candidates who intend to appear
at such a qualifying examination in the
year 2012 will also be eligible for
admission to the examination.   Such
candidates will be admitted to the
examination if otherwise eligible but the
admission would be deemed to be
provisional and subject to cancellation if
they do not produce proof of having
passed the requisite examination along
with the Detailed Application Form which
will be required to be submitted online
by the candidates who after qualifying
on the result of the written part of the
examination are also declared qualified
in the Physical Standards/Physical
Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards
Tests.
NOTE II : In exceptional cases the Union
Public Service Commission may treat  a
candidate who has not any of the
foregoing qualifications as a qualified
candidate, provided that  he/she has
passed an examination conducted by the
other Institutions, the standard of which in
the opinion of the Commission justifies
his/her admission to the examination.
NOTE III :  Candidates possessing
professional and technical qualifications
which are recognised by Government as
equivalent to professional and technical
degree would also be eligible for
admission to the examination.
V. Restriction on reappearance of
candidates finally selected/
recommended earlier:
A candidate who has been finally selected
on the basis of an earlier examination to
the post of Assistant Commandants in any
of the forces participating in the Central
Armed Police Forces (Assistant
Commandants) Examination will not be
eligible to appear at a subsequent
examination for recruitment of Assistant
Commandants in the participating CAPFs.
VI. Physical Standards :
Candidates must meet the prescribed
Physical and Medical Standards for
admission to  Central Armed Police Forces
(Assistant Commandants), Examination
2012 specified in   Appendix-V  of the
Notice.
VII. Possession of NCC ‘B’ or ‘C’
Certificates :
Possession of NCC ‘B’ or ‘C’ Certificate
will be a desirable qualification.  These
qualifications will be given consideration
at the time of Interview/ Personality Test
only.
4. FEE :
Candidates (excepting Female/SC/ST
candidates who are exempted from
payment of fee) are required to pay a fee
of Rs. 200/- (Rupees Two Hundred Only)
either by depositing the money in any
Provided that no penalty under these rules
shall be imposed except after
(i) giving the candidate an opportunity of
making such representation, in writing as
he/she may wish to make in that behalf;
and
(ii) taking the representation, if any,
submitted by the candidate within the
period allowed to him/her into
consideration.
6. LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS :
The Online Applications can be filled upto
27th August, 2012 till 11.59 pm after which
the link will be disabled.
7. CORRESPONDENCE WITH
THE COMMISSION :
The Commission will not enter into any
correspondence with the candidates about
their candidature except in the following
cases:
(i) The eligible candidates shall be issued
an e-admission Certificate three weeks
before the commencement of the
examination. The e-Admission Certificate
will be made available in the UPSC
website  [www.upsc.gov.in] for
downloading by candidates. No paper
Admission Certificate will be sent by post.
For downloading the e-Admission
Certificate/e-Admit Card the candidate
must have his/her vital parameters like RID
& Date of Birth or Roll No. (if received) &
date of birth or name, father's name & Date
of Birth available with him/her.   If a
candidate does not receive  his/her eadmission certificate or any other
communication regarding  his/her
candidature for the examination three
weeks before the commencement of the
examination,  he/she should at once
contact the Commission.    Information in
this regard can also be obtained from the
Facilitation Counter located in the
Commission’s office either in person or
over phone Nos. 011-23381125/011-
23385271/011-23098543.  In case no
communication is received in the
Commission’s office from the candidate
regarding non-receipt of  his/her eadmission certificate at least 3 weeks
before the examination,  he/she  himself/
herself  will be solely responsible for
non-receipt of  his/her e-Admission
Certificate.
No candidate will ordinarily be allowed
to take the examination unless  he/she
holds an e-admission certificate for the
examination.  On the receipt of eadmission certificate, candidates should
check it carefully and bring
discrepancies/errors, if any, to the
notice of UPSC immediately.
The candidates should note that their
admission to the examination would be
purely provisional based on the
information given by them in the application
form.  This will be subject to verification of
all the eligibility conditions by the UPSC.
The mere fact that an e-admission
certificate to the Examination has been
issued to a candidate will not imply that
the Commission has finally cleared  his/
her candidature or that the Commission
has accepted entries made by the
candidate in  his/her application for the
Examination as true and correct.
Candidates may note that the
Commission will take up the verification
of eligibility conditions of a candidate,
with reference to original documents,
only after the candidate has qualified the
Central Armed Police Forces (Written)
Examination.  Unless the Commission
formally confirms candidature, it
continues to be provisional.
The decision of the Commission as to the
eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for
admission to the Examination shall be final.
Candidates should note that the name in
the e-Admission Certificate in some cases
may be abbreviated due to technical
reasons.
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more than one e-admission certificate from
the website of the  Commission, he/she
should use only one of these admission
certificates for appearing in the
examination and report about the others
to the Commission.
(iii) The candidates must ensure that their
E-Mail IDs given in their Online
Applications are valid and active as the
Commission may use electronic mode of
communication while contacting them at
different stages of examination processes.
(iv) A candidate must see that
communications sent to  him/her  at the
address stated in  his/her application are
redirected, if necessary.  Change in
address should be communicated to the
Commission at the earliest opportunity.
Although the Commission make every
effort to take account of such changes, they
can not accept any responsibility in the
matter.
(v) If a candidate receives an e-admission
certificate in respect of some other
candidate the same should immediately
be brought to the notice of  Commission
with a request to issue the correct eAdmission Certificate. Candidates may
note that they will not be allowed to take
the examination on the strength of an eAdmission Certificate issued in respect of
another candidate.
IMPORTANT : ALL COMMUNICATIONS
TO THE COMMISSION SHOULD
INVARIABLY CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING
PARTICULARS.
1.  NAME AND YEAR OF THE
EXAMINATION
2. REGISTRATION I.D. (RID)
3. ROLL NUMBER (IF RECEIVED)
4. NAME OF CANDIDATE (IN FULL AND
IN BLOCK LETTERS)
5. COMPLETE POSTAL ADDRESS AS
GIVEN IN THE APPLICATION.
6. VALID AND ACTIVE E-MAIL ID.
N.B.I : Communications not containing the
above particulars may not be attended to.
Candidates are strongly advised to keep
a print out or soft copy of their online
application for future references.
8. WITHDRAWAL OF
APPLICATIONS :
NO REQUEST FOR WITHDRAWAL OF
CANDIDATURE RECEIVED FROM A
CANDIDATE AFTER  HE/SHE HAS
SUBMITTED  HIS/HER  ONLINE
APPLICATION WILL BE ENTERTAINED
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
9. SERVICE ALLOCATION:
Service Allocation will be made on the
basis of position in the Merit List and the
Service Preferences, which will have to
be indicated by the candidates at the time
of filling up the Detailed Application Form
after qualifying the Physical and Medical
Standards Tests and the Physical
Efficiency Tests.  As Female candidates
will be considered for appointment to
CRPF, CISF and SSB only, they will be
to appear before the “Review Medical Board” on their appeal by the Appellate Authority
will be called for Interview/Personality Tests provisionally.  The Interview/Personality
Test will carry 150 Marks.
Candidates who are short-listed for Interview/Personality Test, including those shortlisted for Interview/Personality Test provisionally will be issued a Detailed Application
Form (DAF) in which among other things, they will be required to indicate their preference
of Forces.  As female candidates are eligible for appointment to CRPF, CISF and SSB
only, they will be required to indicate their preference for CRPF, CISF and SSB only.
(iv) Final Selection / Merit  : The merit list will be drawn on the basis of marks obtained
by the candidates in the Written Examination and Interview/Personality Test.
(B) Syllabi of the Written 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 like 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
aspects.  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 totalling 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 grammer and other aspects of
language testing.
(A) Selection Procedure/Scheme: -
The Selection Procedure/Scheme of the Exam. will be as follows:
(i) Written Examination: The written examination to be conducted by Union Public
Service Commission will be held on 11th November, 2012  and will comprise two
papers. Paper I will be held from 10 a.m. to 12.00 Noon and Paper II will be held from
2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Paper I  : General Ability and Intelligence - 250 Marks
The questions in this paper will be of Objective (Multiple Answers) Type in which the
questions will be set in English as well as Hindi.
Paper II : General Studies, Essay and Comprehension - 200 Marks
In this paper candidates will be allowed the option of writing the Essay Component in
English or Hindi, but the medium of Precis Writing, Comprehension Components and
other communications/language skills will be English only.
NOTE-I :  Candidates should ensure that in Paper II they write the answers only in the
medium allowed by the Commission for the different Components as mentioned above.
No credit will be given for answers written in a medium other than the one allowed in
the Paper. Candidates will be required to indicate the medium of Essay Component in
the Attendance Lists and on the Answer Book. No credit will be given for the Essay
Component if the candidate indicates a medium on the Attendance List and on the
Answer Book other than the one in which he/she has written the Essay.
NOTE-II: There will be minimum qualifying marks separately in each Paper as may be
fixed by the Commission in their discretion.   Paper-I will be evaluated first and evaluation
of Paper-II will be done only of those candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying
marks in Paper-I.
(ii) Physical Standards/Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards Tests :
Candidates who are declared qualified in the written examination will be summoned
for Physical Standards/Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards Tests.  Those
candidates who meet the prescribed Physical Standards, specified in Appendix-VI,
will be put through the Physical Efficiency Tests as indicated below :
Physical Efficiency Tests (PET)
Males Females
(a) 100 Meters race In 16 seconds In 18 seconds
(b) 800 Meters race In 3 minutes 45 seconds In 4 minutes 45 seconds
(c) Long Jump 3.5 Meters 3.0 meters
(3 chances) (3 chances)
(d) Shot Put (7.26 Kgs.) 4.5 Meters  —
Pregnancy at the time of PET will be a disqualification and pregnant female candidate
will be rejected.
Medical Standards Tests, to check the standards specified in Appendix-VI, will be
conducted only in respect of candidates who are declared qualified in the Physical
Efficiency Test.
The Physical Standards/Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards Tests will be
conducted under the supervision of a Nodal Authority to be appointed by the Ministry of
Home Affairs. These tests will be conducted at various centres to be notified after the
results of the written examination.
Appeals will be entertained only against the Medical Standards Tests and will have to
be made to the Appellate Authority designated by the Ministry of Home Affairs within a
period of 15 days from the date of declaration of the results of these tests.
(iii) Interview/Personality Test : Candidates who are declared qualified in the Medical
Standards Tests, will be called for Interview/Personality Test to be conducted by Union
Public Service Commission.  Candidates who are declared medically unfit but allowed
APPENDIX - I
SELECTION PROCEDURE/SCHEME AND SYLLABUS OF THE EXAMINATION
required to indicate their service
preferences for CRPF, CISF and SSB only.
10. OTHER DETAILS :
For  other details regarding the
Examination, the candidates may refer to
the Appendices as specified below :
(a) Selection Procedure/
Scheme and syllabus
of Examination Appendix-I
(b) Instructions to
candidates for
filling up the Online
Application Form Appendix-II
(c) Special Instructions
for Objective Type Tests Appendix-III
(d) Special Instructions
for Conventional Type
Tests Appendix-IV
(e) Physical and
Medical Standards Appendix-V
(Kuldeep Kumar Saharawat)
Deputy Secretary
Union Public Service Commission
Candidates are required to apply Online using the website www.upsconline.nic.in.
Salient features of the system of Online Application Form are given hereunder:
● Detailed instructions for filling up Online Applications are available on the above
mentioned website.
● Candidates will be required to complete the Online Application Form containing
two stages viz. Part-I and Part-II as per the instructions available in the above
mentioned site through drop down menus.
● The candidates are required to pay a fee of Rs. 200/- (Rupees Two Hundred only)
[excepting SC/ST/Female candidates who are exempted from payment of fee]
either by depositing the money in any branch of SBI by cash, or by using net
banking facility of State Bank of India/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.
● Before start filling up of Online Application, a candidate must have his/her
photograph and signature duly scanned in the .jpg format in such a manner that
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.
APPENDIX-II
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATIONS
● The Online Applications (Part I and II) can be filled from  28
th
 July, 2012 to 27
August, 2012 till 11.59 p.m., after which link will be disabled.
● Applicants should avoid submitting multiple applications. However, if due to any
unavoidable circumstances, any applicant submits multiple applications then he/
she must ensure that the application with higher RID is complete in all respects.
● In case of multiple applications, the application with higher RID shall be entertained
by the Commission and fee paid against one RID shall not be adjusted against any
other RID.
● The applicants must ensure that while filling their Application Form, they are
providing their valid and active E-Mail IDs as the Commission may use electronic
mode of communication while contacting them at different stages of examination
process.
● The applicants are advised to check their e-mails at regular intervals and ensure
that the e-mail address ending with @nic.in are directed to their inbox folder and
not to the SPAM folder or any other folder.
● Candidates are strongly advised to apply online well in time without waiting for
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13. Please read and abide by the instructions on the cover of Test Booklet. If any candidate
indulges in disorderly or improper conduct, he/she will render himself/herself liable for
disciplinary action and/or imposition of a penality as the Commission may deem fit.
ANNEXURE
How to fill in the Answer Sheet of objective-type tests in the Examination Hall
Please follow these instructions very carefully. You may note that since the answer
sheets are to be evaluated  on machine, any violation of these instructions may result in
reduction of your score for which you would yourself be responsible.
Before you mark your responoses on the Answer Sheet, you will have to fill in various
particulars in it.
As soon as the candidates receives the Answer Sheet, he/she should check that it is
numbered at the bottom. If it is found un-numbered he/she should at once get it replaced
by a numbered one.
You will see from the Answer Sheet that you will have to fill in the top line, which reads
thus :
d sUn z fo"k; fo"k; dksM vu qØek ad
Centre Subject S. Code Roll Number
If you are, say, appearing for the examination in Delhi Centre for the English Paper* and
your Roll No. is 081276 and your test booklet series is `A', you should fill in thus, using
black ball pen.
d sUn z fo"k; fo"k; dksM vu qØek ad
Centre Delhi Subject  English S. Code Roll Number
               (A)
You should write in black ball pen the name of the centre and subject in English or Hindi.
The test Booklet Series is indicated by Alphabets A, B, C or D at the top right hand corner
of the Booklet.
Write your Roll Numbers exactly as it is in your Admission Certificate in ink in the boxes
provided for this purpose. Do not omit any zero(s) which may be there.
The next step is to find out the approriate subject code from the Time Table. Now encode
the Test Booklet Series, Subject Code and the Roll Number in the circles provided for
this purpose. Do the encoding with black ball pen. The name of the Centre need not be
encoded.
Writing and encoding of Test Booklet Series is to be done after receiving the Test Booklet
and confirming the Booklet Series from the same.
For English paper of ‘A’ Test Booklet Series you have to encode the subject code, which
is 01. Do it thus.
iqfLrdk Øe ¼,½ fo"k; 0 1
Booklet Series (A) Subject
● ●
B ➀ ●
C ➁ ➁
D ➂ ➂
➃ ➃
➄ ➄
➅ ➅
➆ ➆
➇ ➇
➈ ➈
● ●
All that is required is to blacken completely the circle
marked `A' below the Booklet Series and below the subject code blacken completely the Circles for ‘‘0’’ (in the first
vertical column) and ‘‘1’’ (in the second vertical column).
You should then encode the Roll No. 081276. Do it thus
similarly :
Important : Please ensure that you have carefully encoded your subject, Test Booklet Series and Roll Number.
*This is just illustrative and may not be relevant to
your Examination.
0   1 0    8   1    2    7    6
vu qØek ad
Roll Numbers
0 8 1 2 7 6
● € € € € €
➀ ➀ ● ➀ ➀ ➀
➁ ➁ ➁ ● ➁ ➁
➂ ➂ ➂ ➂ ➂ ➂
➃ ➃ ➃ ➃ ➃ ➃
➄ ➄ ➄ ➄ ➄ ➄
➅ ➅ ➅ ➅ ➅ ●
➆ ➆ ➆ ➆ ● ➆
➇ ● ➇ ➇ ➇ ➇
➈ ➈ ➈ ➈ ➈ ➈
1. Articles permitted inside Examination Hall
Clip board or hard board (on which nothing is written), a good quality black ball pen
for making responses on the Answer Sheet. Answer Sheet will be supplied by the
Invigilator.
2. Articles not permitted inside Examination Hall
Do not bring into the Examination Hall any article other than those specified above,
e.g., books, notes, loose sheets, electronic or any other type of calculators, mathematical and drawing instruments, Log Tables, stencils of maps, slide rules, Test
Booklets and rough sheets pertaining to earlier session(s), etc.
Mobile phones, pagers or any other communication devices are not allowed
inside the premises where the examination is being conducted. Any infringement
of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including ban from future
examinations.
Candiates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items
including mobile phones/pagers to the venue of the examination, as
arrangements for safekeeping cannot be assured.
Candidates are advised not to bring any valuable/costly items to the Examination
Halls, as safekeeping of the same cannot be assured. Commission will not be
responsible for any loss in this regard.
3. Penalty for wrong Answers
THERE WILL BE PENALTY (NEGATIVE MARKING) FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE IN THE OBJECTIVE-TYPE QUESTION PAPERS.
(i) There are four alternatives for the answer to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one third
(0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
(ii) If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong
answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct and there will
be same penalty as above for that question.
(iii) If a question is left blank i.e. no answer is given by the candidate, there will
be no penalty for that question.
4. Unfair means strictly prohibited
No candidates shall copy from the papers of any other candidate nor permit his/ her
papers to be copied nor give nor attempt to give nor obtain nor attempt to obtain
irregular assistance of any description.
5. Conduct in Examination Hall
No candidate should misbehave in any manner or create disorderly scene in the
Examination Hall or harass the staff employed by the Commission for the conduct
of the examination. Any such misconduct will be severely penalised.
6. Answer Sheet particulars
(i) Write in black ball pen your Centre and subject followed by test booklet series,
subject code and roll number at the appropriate space provided on the answer
sheet at the top. Also encode your booklet series (A, B, C or D, as the case may be),
subject code and roll number in the circles provided for the purpose in the answer
sheet. The guidelines for writing the above particulars and for encoding the above
particulars are given in Annexure. In case the booklet series is not printed on the
test booklet or answer sheet is un-numbered, please report immediately to the
Invigilator and get the test booklet/answer sheet replaced.
(ii) Candidates should note that any ommission/mistake/discrepancy in encoding/
filling in details in the OMR answer sheet, especially with regard to Roll Number
and Test Booklet Series Code, will render the answer sheet liable for rejection.
(iii) Immediately after commencement of the examination please check that the test
booklet supplied to you does not have any unprinted or torn or missing pages or items
etc. If so, get it replaced by a complete test booklet of the same series and subject.
7. Do not write your name or anything other than the specific items of information
asked for, on the answer sheet/test booklet.
8. Do not fold or mutilate or damage or put any extraneous marking in the Answer
Sheet. Do not write anything on the reverse of the answer sheet.
9. Since the answer sheets will be evaluated on computerised machines, candidates
should exercise due care in handling and filling up the answer sheets. They should
use black ball pen only to darken the circles. For writing in boxes also, they should
use black ball pen. Since the entries made by the candidates by darkening the
circles will be taken into account while evaluating the answer sheets on computerised machines, they should make these entries very carefully and accurately.
10. Method of marking answers
In the "OBJECTIVE TYPE" examination, you do not write the answers. For each question (hereinafter referred to as "Item") several suggested answers (hereinafter referred
to as "Responses") are given. You have to choose one response to each item.
The question paper will be in the Form of TEST BOOKLET. The booklet will contain item
bearing numbers 1, 2, 3 ............ etc. Under each item, Responses marked (a), (b), (c), (d)
will be given. Your task will be to choose the correct response. If you think there is more
than one correct response, then choose what you consider the best response.
In any case, for each item you are to select only one response. If you select more
than one response, your response will be considered wrong.
In the Answer Sheet, Serial Nos. from 1 to 160 are printed. Against each number, there
are circles marked (a), (b), (c) and (d). After you have read each item in the Test Booklet
and decided which one of the given responses is correct or the best, you have to mark
your response by completely blackening with black ball pen to indicate your response.
For example, if the correct answer to item 1 is (b), then the circle containing the
letter (b) is to be completely blackened with black ball pen as shown below :-
Example :  (a)   ●   (c)   (d)
11. Candidates must write the papers in their own hand. In no circumstances will they
be allowed the help of a scribe.
12.  Entries in Scannable Attendance List
Candidates are required to fill in the relevant particulars with black ball pen only
against their columns in the Scannable Attendance List, as given below:-
i) Blacken the circle [P] under the column [Present/Absent]
ii) Blacken the relevant circle for Test Booklet Series
iii) Write Test Booklet Serial No.
(iv) Write the Answer Sheet Serial No. and also blacken the corresponding circles
below.
v) Append signature in the relevant column.
APPENDIX III
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h) Feet and toes should be well formed.
i) Should not have congenital malformation or defects.
j) Should not bear traces of previous acute or chronic disease pointing to any
impaired constitution.
k) Candidate should have no disease of the genito urinary tract.
l) Candidate should have no inguinal, scrotal swelling, any type of Hernia.
m) (Only for male) Both the testicles are in the scrotum and of normal size.
n) The candidate must not have knock knees, flat foot, varicose veins.
o)  They must be in good mental and bodily health and free from any physical
defect likely to interfere with the efficient performance of the duties.
(4) Candidate should not suffer from TACHYCARDIA (more than 100 pulse rate
per minute) or BRADYCARDIA (less than 50 per minute).
(5) Candidate should not suffer from Hernia, hemorrhoids, condylomata prolapse
rectum.
APPENDIX-V(B)
MALE AVERAGE BODY WEIGHTS IN KILOGRAMS FOR
DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS AND HEIGHTS
Height in CMs Age in years
18-22 23-27 28-32 33-37
156 44-54 46-56 47-58 48-59
158 45-55 47-57 48.5-59.5 49.5-60.5
160 46-56 47.7-58.5 49.5-60.5 50.5-61.5
162 47-58 49-60 50.5-61.5 52-63
164 48-59 50-61 52-63.5 53-65
166 49.5-60.5 51.5-62.5 53-65 54.5-66.5
168 51-62 52.5-64.5 54.5-66.5 56-68
170 52-64 54-66 56-68 57.5-70.5
172 54-66 55.5-67.5 57-70 59-72
174 55-67 57-70 59-72 61-74.5
176 56.5-69 58.5-71.5 60.5-73.5 62-76
178 57.5-70.5 60-73 61.5-75.5 63.5-77.5
180 59-72 61-75 63.5-77.5 65.5-80
182 61-74.5 62.5-76.5 65-79 66.5-81.5
184 63-77 64.5-78.5 66.5-81.5 68.5-83.5
186 63.5-77.5 65.5-80.5 68-83 70-86
188 65-79 67.5-82.5 70-85.5 71.5-87.5
190 66-81 68.5-83.5 70.5-86.5 72.5-88.5
FEMALE AVERAGE BODY WEIGHTS IN KILOGRAMS FOR
DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS AND HEIGHTS
Height in CMs Age in years
18-22 23-27 28-32 33-37
148 34.5-42.5 37-45 38.5-47 39.5-48.5
150 36.5-44.5 37.5-45.5 39-48 40.5-49.5
153 38-46 39-48 41-50 42-51
155 38.5-47.5 40-49 41.5-50.5 43-52.5
158 40.5-49.5 42-51 43-53 44.5-54.5
160 41.5-50.5 43-52.5 44-54 45.5-54.5
163 43-52.5 44-54 46-56 47-57
165 44-54 45.5-55.5 47-58 48.5-59.5
168 45-55 47-57 48.5-59.5 49.5-60.5
The body weights are given in this chart corresponding to only certain heights
(in cms).  In respect of height in between, the principle of ‘Average’ may be
utilised for calculating body weights.
For calculating average weight beyond the heights tabulated, 0.71 Kg for
every one cm of increase or decrease in height may be added or subtracted
respectively.
davp 55104/14/000/1213 EN 17/
APPENDIX - IV
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONVENTIONAL TYPE OF PAPERS
1.    Answers to be written in own hand
Write the answers in your own hand in ink.  Pencil may be used for rough work.
2.  Check Answer Book
The candidate must write  his/her roll number (and not  his/her name) only in the
space provided for the purpose on every answer book used by him/her.  Before
writing in the answer book, please see that it is complete.  In case there are any
missing pages, it should be got replaced.
Do not tear out any pages from the Answer Book.  If you use more than one
Answer Book, indicate on the cover of first Answer Book the total number of
Answer Books used.  Do not leave any blank, unused spaces between answers.
If such spaces are left, score them out.
3.    Answers in excess of prescribed number will be ignored
The candidate must attempt questions strictly in accordance with the directions
given on each question paper.  If questions are attempted in excess of the
prescribed number only the questions attempted first up to the prescribed number
shall be valued and the remaining answers will be ignored.
4.    Questions relating to precis should be attempted only on precis sheets to be
supplied on demand by the Invigilators.  Precis sheet, whether used or not,
should be placed inside the answer books and fastened along with the additional
answer book(s), if any.  Candidates who fail to observe this instruction will be
penalized.  Do not write your roll number on these sheets.
5.    Unfair means strictly prohibited
Do not copy from the papers of any other candidate nor allow your papers to be
copied nor give nor attempt to give nor obtain nor attempt to obtain irregular
assistance of any description.  It will be the responsibility of every candidate to
ensure that his/her answers are not copied by another candidate.  Failure to do
so will invite penalty, as may be awarded by the Commission for adoption of
unfair means.
6.    Conduct in Examination Hall
Do not misbehave in any manner or create disorderly scene in the examination
hall or harass or bodily harm the staff deployed for the conduct of examination.
You will be severely penalized if you attempt to do so.
7.    Please read carefully and abide by the instructions printed on the Question
Paper and on the Answer Book supplied in the Examination Hall.
APPENDIX - V
PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL STANDARDS FOR THE CANDIDATE FOR THE POST OF
ASSISTANT COMMANDANTS IN THE CENTRAL ARMED POLICE FORCES
APPENDIX-V(A)
(1)        Physical Standards :
The Minimum requirements for the candidate are as follows :
Men Women
Height 165 cm 157 cm
Chest (unexpanded) 81 cm (Not applicable)
(with 5 cm minimum
expansion)
Weight 50 kg. 46 kg.
Moreover, the weight should be as per the height and age as mentioned in
APPENDIX-V(B).
(2) Medical Standards :
(a) Eye Sight :
Better eye Worse eye
(Corrected Vision) (Corrected Vision)
Distant Vision 6/6 6/12
OR
6/9 6/9
Near vision J1 (corrected) J2 (corrected)
Types of corrections permitted Spectacles
Limits of Refractive errors permitted -4.00 D (including cylinder)
Non-pathological myopia
+4.00 D (including cylinder)
Hypermetropia
Colour Vision High Grade
Candidate should not have squint of any degree and should have high colour
vision.  The candidate will be tested for colour vision by Ishihara’s test as well as
Edridge-Green Lantern Test.  Eyes should be bright, clear with no abnormality/
disease.  Movements of eyeballs should be full and free in all direction.  In every
case of Myopia, fundus examination should be carried out and the results should
be recorded.  Contact lenses or laser surgery is not allowed.
(b) Carrying angle :
Carrying angle should not be more than 15
O
 for male and 20
O
 for female.
(c) Ear :
i) Candidate should not have any degree of deafness or persistent ear discharge.
ii) Candidate should not have any other condition (congenital or acquired) like
atresia of the meatus, exostosis, neoplasm which is causing obstruction of
ear passage and should not have history or recurrent earache, tinnitus and
vertigo.
(d) Nose : Candidate should not have DNS, atrophic rhinitis, tubercular  ulceration,
chronic sinusitis.
(e) Neck : Candidate should not have enlarged lymph nodes, thyroid or other
swelling of neck, inability to extend the neck fully or any evidence of disease
of spine or cervical vertebrae.
(f) Teeth: Candidate must possess sufficient number of sound teeth for    efficient
mastication. Candidate should not have severe pyorrhea.
(g) Venereal Disease:  Candidate should not have active signs of clinical VD.
(h) Chronic skin diseases:  Candidate should not have chronic skin diseases
like Leprosy, chronic dermatitis, extensive Pityriasis Versicolor, psoriasis,
SLE etc.
(3) General Standards :
a) Speech should be without impediment i.e. no stammering.
b) The candidate should not have any indication of chronic disease like TB,
any type of arthritis, high blood pressure, Diabetes, Bronchial Asthma, any
heart disease.
c) Candidate should not have perceptible and visible glandular swelling anywhere
in the body.
d) Chest should be well formed, devoid of any abnormality like flat chest, pigeon
chest, with rickety rosary defects.  Heart and lungs should be sound.
e) Limbs, hands and feet should be well formed and fully developed and there
shall be perfect motion of all joints.
f) Should not have any old/mal united fracture of bones.
g) There should be free and perfect movements of all the joints.