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CPF EXAM ELIGIBILITY

Age Eligibility: Minimum 20 years and Maximum 25 years as on 1st August of the exam year

Academic Eligibility: A degree from a recognised University or equivalent

Physical Standards Eligibility: You need to have minimum Physical Standards as given in the notification.

Female candidates can not apply for BSF and ITBP

CPF EXAM PATTERN

PAPER	SUBJECT	TYPE	QUESTIONS	MARKS	DURATION
Paper I	General Ability and Intelligence	Objective	125	250	2 Hours
Paper II	General Studies, Essay & Comprehension	Conventional		200	3 Hours

There is negative marking in Objective Type Question Paper. Physical and medical standards test will be conducted only for those candidates who qualify the written examination. Interview for personal test will be of 200 marks.

DETAILED SYLLABUS FOR ASSISTANT COMMANDANT

PAPER -1 GENERAL ABILITY(OBJECTIVE TYPE)

GEOGRAPHY – PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

THE EARTH IN SPACE

Theories on the origin of the earth, place of the earth in the universe
The Earth, its shape and size. Latitudes and Longitudes, Concept of time. International Date Line. Motions of Earth and their consequences, tides.

GEOMORPHOLOGY

Interior of the Earth(DISCONTINUITIES)
EXOGENIC FORCES :- Rocks and their classification; Weathering – Mechanical and Chemical, Earthquakes and volcanoes.
ENDOGENIC FORCES OF LANDFORM :- Folding and faulting.

CLIMATOLOGY

Atmosphere and its composition; Temperature and Atmospheric Pressure, Planetary Winds, cyclones and Anti-cyclones; Humidity; Condensation and Precipitation; Types of Climate. Major Natural regions of the World.

OCEANOLOGY

Ocean currents and ocean relief

HYDROSPHERE

Humidity and evaporation
Rainfall and condensation

GEOGRAPHY-INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Regional Geography of India – Climate, Natural vegetation. Mineral and Power resources; location and distribution of agricultural and industrial activities.
Important Sea ports and main sea, land and air routes of India. Main items of Imports and Exports of India.

INDIAN POLITY AND CONSTITUTION

Constitutional background
Salient features of Indian constitution
Preamble
State and its union territory
Citizenship
Fundamental rights
Directive principle of state policy
Centre govt.( executive( president, vice president, prime minister, council of ministers, attorney general.
Parliament
State govt. Governor, chief minister, advocate general
State legislature
Ut’s
Judiciary(supreme court and high court)
Local self govt. (Panchayati Raj, Co-operatives and Community Development)
Extra constitutional bodies
Constitutional bodies
Parliamentary system and federal system, constitutional amendment and types of majority.

HISTORY

ANCIENT HISTORY

Indus valley civilization
Vedic age
Age of religious movements: Jainism, Buddhism, and other sects
The Mauryas
India after Mauryas
The Guptas

MEDIEVAL INDIA

The Delhi Sultanate
Beginning of indo- Islamic culture.
The Mughals

MODERN INDIA

Advent of European Commerce
British Expansion in India
British Administrative structure in India( acts related to Indian Constitution)
British policy towards Economy of India
Social and cultural Awakening in in the 19^th century
Education under British Rule

INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT (IMP. PART)

Revolt of 1857
Growth of Nationalism, Political ideas and associations
Foundation of Indian National Congress and their sessions
Growth of extremism or militant nationalism and partition of Bengal
Gandhian Era and movement, swarajis, revolutionary terrorism , civil disobedience movement
National politics
Second world war and national movement
The final phase: Independence and partition
Governor general and viceroy

GENERAL SCIENCE

PHYSICS

Physical Properties and States of Matter, Mass, Weight, Volume, Density and Specific Gravity, Principle of Archimedes, Pressure Barometer.
Motion of objects, Velocity and Acceleration, Newton’s Laws of Motion, Force and Momentum, Parallelogram of Forces, Stability and Equilibrium of bodies, Gravitation, elementary ideas of work, Power and Energy.
Effects of Heat, Measurement of temperature and heat, change of State and Latent Heat, Modes of transference of Heat.
Sound waves and their properties, Simple musical instruments.
Rectilinear propagation of Light, Reflection and refraction. Spherical mirrors and Lenses. Human Eye.
Natural and Artificial Magnets, Properties of a Magnet, Earth as a Magnet.
Static and Current Electricity, conductors and Non-conductors, Ohm’s Law, Simple Electrical Circuits, Heating, Lighting and Magnetic effects of Current, Measurement of Electrical Power, Primary and Secondary Cells, Use of X-Rays.
General Principles in the working of the following :
Simple Pendulum, Simple Pulleys, Siphon, Levers, Balloon, Pumps, Hydrometer, Pressure Cooker, Thermos Flask, Gramophone, Telegraphs, Telephone, Periscope, Telescope, Microscope, Mariner’s Compass; Lightening Conductors, Safety Fuses.

CHEMISTRY

Physical and Chemical changes. Elements, Mixtures and Compounds, Symbols, Formulae and simple Chemical Equations, Law of Chemical Combination (excluding problems). Properties of Air and Water.
Preparation and Properties of Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen and Carbon dioxide, Oxidation and Reduction.
Acids, bases and salts.
Carbon – different forms
Fertilizers – Natural and Artificial
Material used in the preparation of substances like soap, Glass, Ink, Paper, Cement, Paints, Safety Matches, and Gun-Powder.
Elementary ideas about the Structure of Atom, Atomic, Equivalent and Molecular Weights, Valency.

BIOLOGY

Difference between the living and non- living.
Basis of Life – Cells, Protoplasm and Tissues.
Growth and Reproduction in Plants and Animals.
Elementary knowledge of human Body and its important organs.
Common Epidemics, their causes and prevention.
Food – Source of Energy for man. Constituents of food, Balanced Diet.
Achievements of Eminent Scientists.

INDIAN ECONOMY

ECONOMIC PLANNING
PLANING IN INDIA
ECONOMIC REFORMS
INFLATION AND BUSINESS CYCLE
INDIAN AGRICULTURE
INDIAN INDUSTRY & INFRASTRUCTURE
INDIA AND THE GLOBALECONOMY
INDIAN FINANCIAL MARKET
BANKING IN INDIA**
SECURITY MARKET IN INDIA
EXTERNAL SECTOR OF INDIA
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORGANISATIONS & INDIA
TAX STRUCTURE IN INDIA
PUBLIC FINANCE IN INDIA
ECONOMICS CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGIES

CURRENT EVENTS (NEWSPAPER- HINDU)

Knowledge of Important events that have happened in India in the last six month.
International current affairs
Important personalities – both Indian and International including those connected with social-economic and cultural activities and sports.

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GENERAL INTELLIGENCE

Coding decoding
Blood relation
Number and alphabetical series
Cube and dices
Spatial Orientation.
Space Visualization.
Arithmetical Reasoning.
Decision Making.
Visual Memory.
Arithmetic Number Series.
Figural Classification.

PAPER -2 GENERAL STUDIES, ESSAY AND COMPREHENSION

PAPER – A – 80 MARKS

Write essay on four of the following in about 300 words ( 4 * 20 = 80 marks)
Modern Indian History
Geography
Politics and economics
Human rights issues
Security
Analytical ability

PART B – 120 MARKS

Statement Arguments :- Write argument for and against each of the following statement in about 300 words.(2*20 = 40 marks)
Report Making:- Write reports on the following in about 200 words each. (2*10=20 marks)
Précis writing (15 marks)
Passage Comprehension (5*4=20 marks)
Grammar :- Rewrite sentence, word in sentences, fill in the blanks, vocabulary (25 marks)