CAPF Syllabus

Paper 1 – General Ability and Intelligence

General Mental Ability 

Logical reasoning, quantitative aptitude including numerical ability, and data interpretation.

General Science

General awareness, comprehension and appreciation of scientific phenomena of everyday observation, and scientific temper.

Current Events of National and International Importance

Current events of national and international importance.

Indian Polity and Economy

Country’s political system and the Constitution of India, economic development in India, social systems and public administration, regional and international security issues and human rights including its indicators.

History of India

Social, economic and political aspects including the growth of nationalism and freedom movement.

Indian and World Geography

Physical, social and economic aspects of geography pertaining to India and the World.

Paper II – General Studies, Essay and Comprehension

Part-A

Essay questions to be answered in the long narrative form either in Hindi or English totalling 80 Marks. 

Topics could be modern Indian history especially of the freedom struggle, geography, polity and economy, knowledge of security and human rights issues, and analytical ability.

Part-B

Comprehension, précis writing, other communications/language skills. This section is of 120 marks. The topics are précis writing, developing counter arguments, simple grammar, comprehension passages, and other aspects of language testing.