CAPF Syllabus and Exam Pattern

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• General Mental Ability (Reasoning & Quantitative)

  ~50 marks
  • Logical Reasoning — Number/Letter Series, Coding-Decoding, Syllogisms, Venn Diagrams, Analogies, Classification, Blood Relations, Direction Sense, Order/Ranking
  • Analytical Reasoning — Puzzles, Seating Arrangements, Input-Output, Statement & Conclusion, Cause & Effect, Course of Action, Inference, Critical Thinking
  • Non-Verbal Reasoning — Figure Series, Mirror/Water Images, Dice, Embedded Figures, Paper Folding, Pattern Completion, Counting
  • Data Interpretation — Tables, Bar/Pie/Line Charts, Caselets, Data Sufficiency, Comparison, Ratios, Percentages
  • Quantitative Aptitude — Number System, LCM/HCF, Percentages, Profit & Loss, SI/CI, Ratio & Proportion, Averages, Mixture, Time-Work-Speed, Boats & Streams, Pipes, Mensuration, Algebra, Trigonometry, Probability
  • Arithmetic — Arithmetic Operations, Estimation, Unit Conversion, Practical Math (Cost, Tax, GST, EMI, Budgeting)
  • Decision Making under Constraints, Prioritisation, Optimisation, Trade-offs, Eligibility, Conditions
  • Data Sufficiency — Two/Three Statement, Logical Sufficiency
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• General Studies (History, Polity, Geography, Economy, Science)

  ~75 marks
  • History of India — Ancient (Indus, Vedic, Maurya, Gupta, South Indian), Medieval (Delhi Sultanate, Mughal, Bhakti, Sufi, Vijayanagara, Maratha), Modern (British Rule, 1857, Social Reform, Freedom Struggle, INA, Independence, Post-Independence, Wars, Green/White/Blue Revolutions, Five-Year Plans, LPG Reforms, Recent Events)
  • Indian National Movement — INC, Moderates, Extremists, Revolutionary, Gandhian Movements, Subhas Bose, INA, Muslim League, Communal Politics, Partition, Integration, Important Personalities
  • Geography — Physical (Earth, Atmosphere, Climate, Soil, Natural Vegetation, Landforms, Plate Tectonics, Ocean Currents, Tides, Cyclones), Indian (States, Rivers, Mountains, Climate Zones, Soil, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Industries, Transport, Population, Migration, Urbanization), World (Continents, Oceans, Climate, Resources, Trade, Economic Geography, Population)
  • Indian Polity & Constitution — Preamble, FRs, DPSD, FDs, Citizenship, Constitutional Amendments, Parliament, State Legislature, Executive, President, Vice-President, PM, CM, Judiciary, Supreme Court, High Courts, Federalism, Centre-State Relations, Constitutional Bodies (EC, UPSC, SPSC, CAG, AGI, Finance Commission, NITI Aayog), Panchayati Raj, Municipalities, RTI, RTE, Consumer Protection
  • Economy — Planning (Five-Year Plans, NITI Aayog), LPG Reforms, Make in India, Atmanirbhar Bharat, GST, Banking (RBI, Commercial, Cooperative, RRBs, Small Finance, Payments Banks, Microfinance, KCC), Monetary Policy, Inflation, Capital Markets (BSE, NSE, SEBI, IRDAI, PFRDA), Mutual Funds, Insurance, Sectors (Agri, Industry, Services), External Sector (BoP, Forex, FDI, FII, Trade Agreements), Budget Highlights, FRBM, Finance Commission, Recent Schemes
  • Science & Technology — Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Basics, Space, Nuclear, Defence, ISRO Missions, Recent Advances, AI/ML, Robotics, IoT, Cyber Security, 5G, Electric Mobility, Vaccines, Biotechnology, Recent Discoveries, Awards, Institutes (IITs, IISc, IISERs, AIIMS, TIFR, ISRO, DRDO, BARC, IGCAR, RRI)
  • Environment & Ecology — Pollution (Air, Water, Soil, Noise), Climate Change, Greenhouse Effect, Ozone, Carbon Cycle, Biodiversity, Conservation, Wildlife, Protected Areas, Ramsar Sites, Environmental Acts (EPA 1986, Wildlife Protection, Forest Conservation, Biodiversity, Water, Air, E-Waste, Plastic), Sustainable Development, SDGs, LiFE, India's NDC, COP Summits, Recent Disasters, Disaster Management (NDMA, SDMA, NDRF)
  • Current Affairs — National, International, Sports, Awards, Books, Summits, Obituaries, Important Days, Science & Tech, Government Schemes, Recent Policy, Summits, Reports, Indices, Defence, Internal Security (Insurgency, Terrorism, Cyber, Left Wing Extremism, North East, J&K, Border Issues), CAPF-specific news, Operations, Exercises (Malabar, RIMPAC, Cope India, Mitra Shakti, Vajra Prahar, Tarang Shakti), Modernization
  • Static GK — Books, Authors, Capitals, Currencies, First in India, Important Days, Inventions, Discoveries, Slogans, Heritage, International Organizations, Reports, Indices
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• English Comprehension & Language

  ~25 marks
  • Reading Comprehension — Factual, Inferential, Literary, Scientific, Social, Discursive, Argumentative, Editorial, News, Reports
  • Grammar — Parts of Speech, Tenses, Articles, Prepositions, Voice, Narration, Subject-Verb Agreement, Error Spotting, Sentence Correction, Transformation, Modals, Conditionals
  • Vocabulary — Synonyms, Antonyms, Idioms, Phrases, One-word Substitution, Foreign Words, Spelling, Pronunciation
  • Verbal Ability — Para Jumbles, Sentence Rearrangement, Cloze Test, Fill in the Blanks, Active-Passive, Direct-Indirect, Functional Grammar
  • Composition — Letter, Note, Précis, Report, Paragraph, Essay, Email, Notice, Article
  • Literary Awareness — Indian & Global Literature, Genres, Movements, Authors, Works, Awards (Booker, Pulitzer, Sahitya Akademi, Nobel)
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