The Union Public Service Commission has invited online application from eligible candidates for the post of Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) in Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Candidates are required to apply online by using the Commission’s website https://upsconline.nic.in. Candidates are required to apply online by using the Commission’s website https://upsconline.nic.in. Candidates are advised to go through the General instructions, Profile/Module-wise instructions and instructions for uploading of documents before proceeding to fill up the form. A candidate who is willing to apply for CAPF (ACs) Exam, 2026 shall be required to submit the requisite information and supporting documents towards various claims, such as date of birth, educational qualification, etc.
The Commission provides a one-time facility for candidates to update or modify their Universal Registration Number (URN) Profile. Please note that any changes made to the URN Profile will not be reflected in application already submitted. The updated information will apply only to application submitted after the candidate has made the necessary changes and successfully re-locked the URN Profile. Applicants are required to upload their photograph and also capture their live photograph while filling up the Common Application Form (CAF). Applicants must ensure that the uploaded photograph and the live photograph captured are clear as per instructions given on “Instructions and FAQs > Instruction for filling the form > Photos and Signature” available on the Commission’s website: https://upsconline.nic.in . Applicants are required to sign three times (one below the other) on a plain white paper using black ink and upload the same while filling up the Common Application Form (CAF). The uploaded signatures should be clear and legible. The Candidates are advised to refer to the instruction for uploading the signature available under “Instructions and FAQs” on the Commission’s website: https://upsconline.nic.in. Fee Details:
The Commission has established a dedicated helpline to assist the candidates during the application process. Candidates seeking clarification, guidance, or assistance related to the application process or examination details can contact the helpline no. 011-24041001 or email ID –upscsoap@nic.in. The helpline will be operational from 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM on all working days during the application window i.e from 20.02.2026 to 12.03.2026. Applicants may utilize this service for any issues relating to the application process, including fee payment, uploading of documents, etc. Educational qualifications:
The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill 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 Standards Tests, Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Interview/Personality Test and Medical Standards Tests 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 Standards Tests, Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Interview/Personality Test and Medical Standards Tests, it is found that they do not fulfill any of the eligibility conditions, their candidature for the examination will be cancelled by the Commission. Physical Measurments Test:
In the "OBJECTIVE TYPE" of 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 numbers, 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 to indicate your response. Ink pen or pencil should not be used for blackening the circle on the Answer Sheet. 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 : Syllabus for Written Examination:
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. Tentative Vacancies:
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