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UPSC CISF Syllabus 2021: The candidates who are applying for the UPSC CISF exam must be well aware of the UPSC Syllabus and the exam pattern of the same. This UPSC CISF syllabus and pattern is set by the UPSC itself. We have provided the candidates with the UPSC syllabus and the pattern of the exam in this article. This is in accordance with the Ministry of Home Affairs. If the candidate is well aware of the UPSC AC CISF syllabus and the exam pattern then they can perform well in the exam. 

CISF Exam Pattern 2021: Assistant Commandant

The examination for UPSC CISF assistant commandant is open for the candidates who clear all the stages of the examination. The exam for this post consists of 3 stages which a candidate needs to qualify. These three stages are:

Stage -I: Written-test

Stage -II: Physical efficiency test

Stage-III: Personality Test/ Interview

Exam Pattern (Round- I)

The stage one or the round one of the CISF examination consists of another 2 papers. These papers are in the written test of the CISF exam. The two papers are as follows:

Paper-I: Objective type

Paper-II: Descriptive type

The major details for the CISF stage -1 are given in the table below:

CISF exam Round 1	Subjects	Marks
Paper 1 objective type	General ability and intelligence	250
Paper II Descriptive type	General studies, essay and comprehension	200

The number of questions which will be asked in the paper 1 of the CISF exam will be 200 and the time duration of the paper will be 2 hours. More details are given in the table below:

Paper-II	Marks	Duration
Essay	80	3 hours
Comprehension and precis writing	120	3 hours

CISF Exam Pattern: Round-II

The Round 2 of the examination will consist of the physical efficiency test and the medical efficiency test. 

The major details of the physical efficiency test are given below:

Physical efficiency test	Male	Female
100 m race	In 16 sec seconds	In 18 seconds
800 m race	In 3 minutes 45 seconds	In 4 mins 45 seconds
Long jump	3.5 metres (3chances)	3 metres ( 3 chances)
Shot put (7.26 kg)	4.5 metres	–

If the candidates want to be eligible for the physical efficiency test then they have to pass some of the physical standards which are given below.

(a) height

(b)weight

(c)eye-sight

(d)hearing ability.

The Nodal Authority supervises the Physical Standards/Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards Tests. This authority will be appointed by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Personality Test/ Interview

This test is given by those candidates who qualify the physical efficiency test, as well as the medical standards. This stage of the exam will be carrying 150 Marks. A Detailed Application Form (DAF) will be issued to those candidates who are shortlisted in the personality test or the interview. In this Application form they will be required to short list their preference of Forces.

UPSC CISF Syllabus 2021

The CISF exam will most probably be conducted in the month of August for the year 2021. As the UPSC CISF syllabus is vast so the candidates need to focus on the important topics first and then go about the others. Proper allocation to every topic and subject should be there. We have given the UPSC CISF syllabus for the exam in the table below. 

Also as per the UPSC CISF syllabus of 2021, there will be two papers in the CISF Exam. Only eligible candidates can appear for the exam.

Paper-I: General Ability and intelligence and Professional skill (Multiple type questions)

Paper-II: Essay, Precis writing, and comprehension ( Descriptive type)

Papers	Topics
PAPER-I (General Ability and Intelligence)	General mental ability: logical reasoning, quantitative aptitude, numerical ability and data interpretation.
	General Science: includes general questions from the areas of Information Technology, Biotechnology and Environmental science.
	Current events of national and international importance including the areas of sports, culture, music, arts, literature, governance, industry, business and globalisation
	General Awareness: History of India, Indian and world geography, Indian polity and Economy.
PAPER-II Part A- Essay	Topics related to modern Indian history i.e., freedom struggle, geography, polity and economy, knowledge of security and human rights issues, and analytical ability. The medium of essay can be English or Hindi.
Part B- Comprehension & Precise Writing	Comprehension passages, précis writing, developing counter arguments, simple grammar and language testing. The medium of writing for comprehension & precise writing is English

CISF AC (EXE) LDCE: Syllabus & Exam Pattern

There is also in-house recruitment in UPSC. This is called Limited Departmental Competitive Examination. It is taken to fill the vacancies of Assistant Commandant (Executive). This vacancy number depends upon the required criteria and it is also changed annually.

The exam pattern is the same for CISF AC (EXE) LDCE as the CAPF exam pattern. The exam will be of 3 rounds:

Round – I: Written Exam

Round -II: Physical Efficiency Test (PET) and Medical Standard Test

Round -III: Personal Ability Test / Personal Interview

The syllabus is the same for PET and Personal Ability Test as CAPF.

Must Check: UPSC CISF Vacancies

There are a total of 159 vacancies available in the various departments of CAPF. Candidates who are applying for this exam must know all about the vacancies which are available so that they can apply for the right post. We have provided the number of vacancies for different posts in this article for the candidates to refer to.

• Get a detailed article on UPSC CISF vacancies here.

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