CISF Assistant Commandant 2020

Central Industrial Security Forces are regarded as one of the reputed security forces of the country. An Assistant Commandant is a Grade A gazetted officer in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) regulated by the Union of Public Service Commission under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Commission conducts CAPF exam annually to recruit candidates for the post of Assistant Commandant in Central Industrial Security Forces(CISF) and several other forces.

Latest Update CISF 2021-22-

• UPSC has released CISF AC(EXE) LDCE notification on 1st December 2021. The exam is scheduled to be conducted on 13th March 2022. The last date to fill the application is 21st December 2021. There are a total of 19 vacancies for the 2022 year. 
• The CISF Interview schedule for 2021 was released on September 18, 2021. The Union Public Service Commission will be conducting the Personality Test for the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) AC(Exe) LDC Examination, 2020 on October, 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th, 2021.
• UPSC shall soon release the CISF admit card for the Interviews on the official website. Candidates must check this space for the latest updates and link to download the hall ticket for CAPF Recruitment.

Aspirants can also get details about the recruitment, eligibility and more at the CAPF Notification page. 

Candidates willing to appear for other Government exams can go through the link for information on upcoming exams.

CISF AC (EXE) LDCE 2022

The notification was released by Union Public Service Commission in 2022 for the purpose of filling vacancies of
Assistant Commandants (Executive) in Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) for the vacancy year 2022 on 1st December 2021. The candidates can download the PDF below to read the notification in detail. Check the table given below to know all the important dates of events associated with the CISF exam 2022.

CISF AC(EXE) LDCE Notification 2022:-Download PDF Here

CISF AC Notification 2021

CISF 2021 exam notice is released through CAPF notification on April 15th 2021. Aspiring candidates who wish to give CISF exam shall apply for the same before May 5th 2021. Candidates must visit the official UPSC website to know about the latest UPSC exam notifications.

UPSC conducts a common competitive exam known as CAPF for the recruitment of candidates to the post of Assistant Commandant. The candidates who clear the CAPF exam are recruited as Assistant Commandants for its various departments:

1. Border Security Forces
2. Indo-Tibetan Border Police
3. Central Reserve Police Forces
4. Central Industrial Security Force
5. Sashastra Seema Bal
6. National Security Guard
7. Assam Rifles

The CAPF CISF exam as per the notification will be conducted on August 8th 2021. The commission has provided the official date for the release of CAPF admit card. To know more refer to the link provided.

The important dates for CAPF CISF Examination 2021 are as mentioned below –

CISF 2020 recruitment exam date
The important dates for the UPSC CAPF exam are mentioned in the official notification. The dates for the 2020 recruitment process are discussed below:

UPSC also conducts in-house recruitment annually for the post of CISF AC (EXE) LDCE known as the Limited Departmental Competitive Exam.

The UPSC has announced the commencement of CISF AC (EXE) LDCE 2021 exam recruitment on December 2nd. Aspirants interested to apply can fill the application form before December 22nd, 2020. The table below highlights the important date of CISF AC 2021 exam.

Candidates can go through the detailed CISF AC (EXE) LDCE 2021 Notification PDF attached below-

CISF AC (EXE) LDCE Notification 2021 PDF Download PDF Here

CISF AC EXE LDCE 2020

UPSC CISF exam for Assistant Commandant Inter-Departmental recruitment exam is successfully conducted on its scheduled date i.e. March 1, 2020.

The important dates for upcoming CISF Exam AC(EXE) LDCE are given below:

The UPSC has released the CISF Result 2020 for CISF AC (Exe) Limited Departmental Competitive Exam, on July 13th 2020 in a PDF format. The CISF AC 2020 exam was conducted on March 1st 2020. Candidates can check the detailed CISF AC LDCE Result 2020 PDF given below.

UPSC CISF AC EXE LDCE Result 2020 PDF:-Download PDF Here

Candidates who qualified for the written examination of CISF AC Exe LDC 2020 given in the list are called for the Physical Standards/Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards Tests.

The commission has also released the CISF AC question paper for LDCE (inter-departmental exam). Candidates can download CISF AC LDCE question paper from the CISF Syllabus page.

The detailed notification for CISF AC (EXE) LDCE 2020 recruitment notification is given below for reference.

UPSC CISF Assistant Commandant (Inter-Departmental) 2020:- Download PDF Here

CISF Assistant Commandant: Eligibility

To be eligible for the post of Assistant Commandant in CISF, the candidates need to appear for the CAPF examination. The candidates must fulfil the following eligibility conditions before applying for CAPF examination are:

CISF AC (EXE)LDCE: Eligibility

CISF AC (EXE) LDCE is an in-house recruitment process commonly known as Limited Departmental Competitive Exams. This exam is conducted every year to fill in the vacancies of Assistant Commandant (EXE).

Candidates must go through the following eligibility conditions before applying for the post:

1. Candidates having Indian citizenship are only eligible to apply for this exam.
2. He / She must hold a bachelor’s degree from a recognized University.
3. The candidates should have completed 4 years of regular services in the rank of Sub Inspector(GD) / Inspector (GD) including the period of basic training and should have a clean record of services till the issue of offer of appointment.
4. A candidate must not have attained the age of 35 years on the 01st August, 2022 i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than 02nd August 1987. However, the upper age limit prescribed above shall be relaxable upto a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.

The candidates applying for both CISF AC & AC(EXE) LDCE, must also fulfil the physical and medical eligibility conditions mentioned as per the CAPF eligibility conditions. To know more, refer to the link provided.

CISF Assistant Commandant: Exam Pattern & Syllabus

The candidates aspiring to join the CISF as an Assistant Commandant need to qualify the CAPF exam conducted by UPSC annually. The exam consists of 3 phases:

1. Phase -I: Written-test
2. Phase- II: Physical Efficiency Test and Medical Standard Test
3. Phase -III: Personal Interview / Personal Ability Test

CISF Exam Pattern: Phase-I

The Phase-I i.e., written-test of CISF exam consists of two papers:

• Paper-I: Objective type
• Paper-II: Descriptive type

The details of the exam pattern for the written test are given below:

Candidates can check the following links to prepare for Paper I –

1. Members of Parliament
2. Governors in India
3. Countries, Capital & Currency
4. Indian Financial System
5. Neighbouring Countries of India
6. G20 Summits List
7. Inventions & Discoveries

For more such articles visit Static GK page on the link provided above.

The Paper-II is again categorised into 2 parts:

1. Part A- Essay
2. Part B- Comprehension & Precise writing

For the preparation of Paper-II part A and part B, candidates can go through the given links for assistance-

• Letter Writing Format
• Precis Writing Format

Also, check a few important topics that are not directly asked but form a significant part of comprehensions, essays and precis writing. It is useful to upkeep with these.

1. List of One Word Substitutions
2. List of Homophones/Homonyms
3. List of Synonyms and Antonyms
4. Idioms And Phrases
5. List of Prefix & Suffix

Check out the Verbal ability page to get more articles to prepare for the English section.

CISF Exam Pattern: Phase-II

Round -II of CISF Exam is the physical efficiency test and the medical efficiency test.

Highlights of physical efficiency test are given below:

CISF Exam Pattern: Phase-III

Candidates who qualify the physical efficiency test, as well as the medical standard test, are called for an Interview/Personality Test which 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 they will be required to indicate their preference of Forces.

Along with the exam patterns, the candidates need to have a proper idea about the exam syllabus. The detailed topics of CISF syllabus are listed in the table below:

The candidates who qualify the written test can appear for the physical efficiency test and the medical standard efficiency test as per the eligibility criteria.

For more details on the physical efficiency test, aspirants can check the CAPF Syllabus.

CISF AC(EXE) LDCE: Exam Scheme & Syllabus

UPSC conducts in-house recruitment of CISF AC (EXE) LDCE annually. The exam pattern for this exam is set by UPSC in accordance with the Ministry of Home Affairs. The exam consists of three phases:

1. Phase -I: Written Test
2. Phase -II: Physical Efficiency Test
3. Phase -III: Personality Test

The written examination to be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission is categorized into two papers:

1. Paper-1: General Ability and Intelligence and Professional Skill, (300 marks) (150

questions) (2 ½ hours)

This paper will be of Objective Type (Multiple Choice Questions) in which the questions

will be set in English as well as Hindi.

The paper will comprise two parts as follows:

1. Part-A: General Ability and Intelligence – 150 Marks – 75 Questions
2. Part-B: Professional Skill – 150 Marks – 75 Questions

2. Paper-II: Essay, Precis Writing, and Comprehension – 100 Marks (2 hours)

CISF AC(EXE) LDCE Syllabus:-Download PDF Here

CISF Vacancies: Assistant Commandant & AC(EXE) LDCE

CAPF is a common competitive exam conducted every year by UPSC to recruit candidates for the post of Assistant Commandant. Clearing the CAPF exam will make the candidate eligible to join any of the CAPF departments. The no. of vacancies keeps on changing every year as per the requirement.

The no. of vacancies as per the CAPF 2021 notification are given below:

The no. of vacancies as per the CAPF 2020 notification are given below:

The no. of vacancies as per the 2019 notification are given below:

AC (EXE) LDCE Vacancy

For CISF AC (EXE) LDCE, the no. of vacancy changes every year as per the requirement. The tentative Vacancy for CISF 2021 notification (AC EXE LDCE) exam is 28. It is an in-house recruitment process and the no. of vacancies available for the year 2019 was 10.

To know more about CAPF recruitment, refer to the link provided.

CISF Salary: AC & AC(EXE) LDCE

The pay scale of a CAPF AC as per the 7th Pay Commission is mentioned in the table below:

The in-hand salary of a CISF Assistant Commandant can be found on the table below:

Along with the basic pay, CAPF AC is also provided with house allowances, dearness allowance, ration money, transport allowance, special duty allowance, dress allowance, hardship allowance, and medical allowance.

Aspirants of other government exams can check the salary being offered to selected candidates for various exams-

How to apply for CISF online?

UPSC conducts CAPF examination for recruiting candidates for CISF department. Before applying for the CAPF Exam, candidates must register themselves through the official website. Candidates must follow the following steps while filling up the application form:

1. Candidates must provide a proper name, date of birth (as per the Matriculation Certificate) and valid email-id while registering themselves.
2. Candidates must have a proper photo ID-Card verified by the State / Central Government. The scanned copies of these ID-Cards should be uploaded while filling up the application form.
3. The eligible candidates shall be provided with an e-Admit Card three weeks before the exam date. The e-Admit Card will be available on the official UPSC website.

To know more about CAPF admit card, refer to the link provided.

For CISF AC(EXE) LDCE, candidates can fill the application form the official UPSC site. After filling up the application form, the candidates need a hard copy of the printed application from the CISF authorities for further verification and onward transmission to the Commission.

Aspirants of other government exams can go through the following links for assistance-