UPSC CAPF Eligibility 2024: Check Age Limit, Qualification and Nationality

UPSC CAPF Eligibility 2024: The Union Public Service Commission released the official notification about UPSC CAPF eligibility. To be eligible for the UPSC CAPF post, any graduate must be at least 20 years old. Check the UPSC CAPF age limit, qualification, nationality, etc.

Apr 26, 2024, 18:27 IST
UPSC CAPF Eligibility Criteria 2024
UPSC CAPF Eligibility Criteria 2024

UPSC CAPF Eligibility 2024: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the UPSC CAPF eligibility and detailed notification on the official website. Interested candidates must thoroughly analyse the notification to ascertain whether they can apply for the post. Those who are applying for the exam should ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility conditions for admission to the examination. Their admission at all stages of the examination will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions

According to the official notification, any graduate whose minimum age is 20 years old can apply for the post. The UPSC CAPF Eligibility 2024 comprises essential factors such as age limit, qualification, nationality, physical standard test, and other parameters. If candidates fail to fulfil any of the eligibility criteria, their candidature shall be cancelled.

Scroll down the article for complete details on the UPSC CAPF eligibility criteria, including age limit, qualification, and other related details.

UPSC CAPF Eligibility Criteria 2024

All interested candidates must fulfil the UPSC CAPF eligibility criteria before applying for the post. Fulfilling the UPSC CAPF age limit or any other requirements is crucial to avoiding the cancellation of their candidature. Here are the key highlights of the eligibility criteria for the UPSC CAPF recruitment process:.

UPSC CAPF Eligibility 2024 Overview

Exam Conducting Body

Union Public Service Commission

Exam Name

Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandant) Exam 2024

UPSC CAPF Age Limit

20-25 years

UPSC CAPF Educational Qualification

Bachelor’s Degree

Gender

Male and Female candidates

Experience

No Experience is required.

UPSC CAPF Age Limit

The age of candidates must be between 20-25 years old as of August 1, 2024, when applying for the UPSC CAPF recruitment. candidate must have been born not earlier than August 2, 1999 and not later than August 1, 2004, according to the UPSC CAPF age limit 2024. Here is the minimum and maximum age limit for the UPSC CAPF recruitment process.

UPSC CAPF Age Limit

Minimum Age

20 years

Maximum Age

25 years

UPSC CAPF Age Relaxation

According to the UPSC CAPF Eligibility 2024, there shall be a relaxation on the upper age limit for reserved category candidates when applying for the post. Mentioned below is the UPSC CAPF age limit relaxation for all the categories.

Category

Relaxation

Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe

5 years

Other Backward Classes

3 years

Civilian Central Government Servants in accordance with the existing instructions of the Central Government

5 years

Ex-servicemen

5 years

UPSC CAPF Educational Qualification

UPSC CAPF educational qualification is one of the important factors in the eligibility criteria. Those who fail to hold specific qualifications will not be allowed to appear in the selection stages. Check the educational qualification for the UPSC CAPF recruitment process below.

  • Bachelor’s degree from any recognised university.
  • The proof of passing the requisite examination should have been issued by the closing date of the detailed application form for the Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination, 2024.

UPSC CAPF Eligibility 2024: Nationality

The nationality criteria play a pivotal role in the UPSC CAPF recruitment process. As per the UPSC CAPF Eligibility 2024, the candidate must be a citizen of India when applying for the post.

UPSC CAPF Eligibility 2024: Physical Standard Test

Candidates must ensure that they fulfil all the physical standard test requirements when applying for the UPSC CAPF recruitment process. The minimum UPSC CAPF physical standard test requirements for male and female candidates are shared below.

Parameter

Men

Women

Height

165 cm

157 cm

Chest

81 cm (Not applicable) (unexpanded) (with 5 cm minimum expansion)

-

Weight

50 kg

46 kg

UPSC CAPF Eligibility 2024: Medical Standard

Aspirants must ensure that they fulfil all the medical standard test requirements to proceed ahead in the UPSC CAPF recruitment process. Check the detailed UPSC CAPF medical standard in terms of eyesight, ear, and other parameters shared below.

Eye Sight

Parameter

Better eye (corrected vision)

Worse eye (corrected vision)

Distant vision

6/6

Or

6/9

6/12

Or

6/9

Near Vision

N6 (corrected)

N9 (corrected)

With Glasses/LASIK Surgery* 

Limits of Refractive errors permitted

-4.00 D (including cylinder) Myopia

+4.00 D (including cylinder) Hypermetropia

Colour Perception-III (CP-III) by ISIHARA plates.

 

  • Carrying angle: Carrying angle should not be more than 15˚  for males and 20˚  for females.
  • Ear: The candidate should not have any degree of deafness or persistent ear discharge. Candidate should not have any other condition (congenital or acquired) like atresia of the meatus, exostosis, or neoplasm that is causing obstruction of ear passage and should not have a history of recurrent earache, tinnitus or vertigo.
  • Nose: Candidates should not have DNS, atrophic rhinitis, tubercular ulceration, or chronic sinusitis.
  • Neck: The candidate should not have enlarged lymph nodes, thyroid or other swelling of the neck, an inability to extend the neck fully or any evidence of disease of the spine or cervical vertebrae.
  • Teeth: Candidate must possess a sufficient number of sound teeth for efficient mastication. Candidates should not have severe pyorrhea.
  • Venereal Disease: Candidates should not have active signs of clinical VD.
  • Chronic skin diseases: Candidate should not have chronic skin diseases like Leprosy, chronic dermatitis, extensive Pityriasis Versicolor, psoriasis, SLE etc.

UPSC CAPF Eligibility 2024: Experience

There is no previous work experience required when applying for the UPSC CAPF recruitment process. Aspirants with or without work experience can apply for the Assistant Commandant post.

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FAQs

  • What are the UPSC CAPF eligibility criteria 2024?
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    Any graduate whose minimum age is 20 years old is eligible to apply for the UPSC CAPF recruitment process.
  • What is the age limit to apply for the UPSC CAPF Recruitment 2024?
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    As per the official UPSC CAPF Eligibility 2024, the age of candidates must be between 20-25 years old as of August 1, 2024, when applying for the post.
  • What is the educational qualification to apply for the UPSC CAPF Recruitment 2024?
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    The candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree from a recognised university as the minimum UPSC CAPF educational qualification.

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