UPSC CAPF 2026 - Application Start , Eligibility, Syllabus, Admit card

Aspirants have to fulfill UPSC CAPF eligibility criteria 2026 to appear in exam.

UPSC CAPF Upper Age Relaxation for Reserved Categories

The Commission activated the UPSC CAPF 2026 application form from February 20 to March 12, 2026 at upsc.gov.in. Candidates can fill UPSC CAPF application form 2026 in 2 parts – Part 1 and Part 2. The application fees can be paid offline and online through Visa/ RuPay/ Credit/ Master/ Debit Card, Net banking and through Bank challan. The male candidates belonging to OBC and the General category have to pay Rs. 200 for the application form while ST/SC and female candidates are exempted from fee payment.

Steps to fill CAPF 2026 Application Form 

Part 1 – One Time Registration

In part 1 of the CAPF registration form 2026, candidates have to fill the basic details including name, educational qualification,  father’s name, etc. In this stage, the registration ID and password is generated which helps candidates to log in while filling out part 2 of the registration form, admit card etc.

Part 2 – Application

To proceed to CAPF part 2 registration, candidates have to login with the ID and password generated and select the mode of payment, exam centres and upload the scanned signature and photograph. Check below the dimension and specifications of the signature and photograph.

Specification of Photograph and Signature

Detailed Application Form (DAF) of UPSC CAPF

As per CAPF notification, candidates who qualify Medical examination have to fill the detailed application form to appear in Personality Test/Interview. To fill the detailed application form, candidates have to log in through the login ID/roll number, password and enter the captcha code. It is always advised to fill the DAF carefully and select the preferred Forces for the recruitment.

The paper 1 of UPSC CAPF will have General Ability and Intelligence test to check the candidates' awareness on the topics like current events of National and International Importance, History of India, Economy Indian Polity, World Geography etc. Paper 1 comprises of objective type questions carrying 250 marks. the mode of question paper will be in English or Hindi. Candidates will be given 120 minutes to answer the questions. The paper 1 exam will be held in the morning shift from 10 a.m. to 12.00 noon. As per marking scheme, there will be negative marking in this section. For each incorrect answer, 1/3 mark is deducted from total marks.

Structure of written exam - Paper 1

The paper 2 of UPSC CAPF comprises of General Studies, Essay and Comprehension and will be subjective in nature. Candidates will have to answer questions like essay writing, report writing, comprehension and passage etc. The total marks allotted to paper 2 will be 250 and the exam will be conducted for 3 hours. Paper 2 will be held in the afternoon between 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. There is no scheme of negative mark for this section.

Structure of Paper 2

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) releases the UPSC CAPF admit card 2026. In order to download the admit card candidates have to enter their roll number/registration ID, date of birth and security code. UPSC releases CAPF admit card for written exam, PST/PET and Interview/ Personality test separately. 

The admit card of PST/PET and medical standards are released for the candidates who will qualify the written exam. CAPF admit card contains details such as candidate’s name, date of birth, father’s name, exam date and time and venue of examination centre mentioned in the admit card.

The answer key of UPSC CAPF will be released by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Through the answer key, candidates will be able to check the correct answers against their marked answers and calculate the estimated score. If a candidate finds any discrepancies in the answer key, he/she can challenge answers provided in the answer key and ask the commission to recheck the answers. 

The UPSC CAPF result 2026 is declared on the official website at upsc.gov.in. The UPSC CAPF result PDF contains the roll numbers of the candidates who qualify for the exam. Qualified candidates are eligible to appear in PST/PET and the medical examination, where the commission releases the list of qualified candidates. 

The commission will also release the final list of candidates after adding the marks of the interview/personality test and written examination. The result of CAPF is released separately for the written exam, PST/PET and medical standards and the personality test/interview.

UPSC will release the cut off in two 2 stages for CAPF exam 2026 – Written and final cut off. Candidates have to secure marks above or equal to minimum qualifying marks released by the commission to be eligible for the next round of selection process. CAPF cut off 2026 is released after the conclusion of the selection process. Candidates who secure the cut off of written exam are eligible to appear for personality test/interview.