UPSC CAPF exam analysis 2021 for paper 1 and 2 is available here. Check the CAPF question paper difficulty level and expected CAPF cutoff here.
Piyush Chaudhary | August 8, 2021 | 05:23 PM IST
NEW DELHI: The Union Public Service Commission has successfully concluded the UPSC CAPF 2021 recruitment exam on August 8. The CAPF 2021 exam had two papers which were conducted in morning and afternoon shifts at various exam centres across the country.
New: UPSC CAPF 2024 Result Out
Don't Miss: Month-wise Current Affairs | Upcoming Government Exams
Also Check : Save up to ₹2000 on TOEFL, GRE & PTE through ApplyShop
As per candidates who appeared in the CAPF 2021 exam all the COVID-19 SOPs were adhered to. At the UPSC exam center, wearing a face mask was mandatory, applicants were allowed to carry their hand sanitizer in the examination hall.
The CAPF question paper analysis is based on feedback received from candidates who appeared for the UPSC CAPF 2021 exam. Based on the analysis done by the Careers360 team of the CAPF paper 1 and 2, it was found that the difficulty level of the questions asked in the exam was moderate.
Events | Important Dates |
CAPF 2021 notification release date | April 15, 2021 |
July 14, 2021 | |
CAPF 2021 exam date | August 8, 2021 |
CAPF question paper analysis by Careers360 | August 8, 2021 |
Check Latest Sarkari Naukri 2021 updates here.
CAPF recruitment test has two papers.
CAPF paper 1 is of objective type while paper 2 is descriptive.
Paper 1 is of 2 hours whereas paper 2 is of 3 hours
250 marks allotted to CAPF paper 1 and 200 marks to paper 2.
The CAPF 2021 exam is conducted in offline mode.
There is negative marking for each incorrect answer in CAPF paper 1.
Check the CAPF exam analysis for both paper 1 and 2 in the tables below.
CAPF paper 1 analysis (August 8)
CAPF paper 1 topics | Number of questions | Level |
History | 18 | Moderate-Difficult |
Geography | 24 | Moderate-Difficult |
Environment | 9 | Easy-Moderate |
Polity | 18 | Easy- Moderate |
Economy | 9 | Hard |
Physics | 6 | Easy |
Chemistry | 12 | Easy-Moderate |
Biology | 3 | Moderate |
General Mental Ability (Reasoning & Quantitative Aptitude) | 9 | Easy-Moderate |
Miscellaneous (Current Affairs, GK) | 17 | Easy-Moderate |
Total | 125 | Moderate |
CAPF paper 2 analysis (August 8)
English | No of Questions | Level |
Essay | 4 | Moderate |
Debate | 2 | |
Report Writing | 2 | |
Reading Comprehension | 1 | |
Grammar | 9 |
Categories | CAPF Paper 1 Cut off | CAPF Paper 1 & Paper 2 Cut off |
General | 102-110 | 169 -177 |
OBC | 92-98 | 161 -166 |
SC | 80-85 | 140 -149 |
ST | 79-84 | 137 -142 |
Ex-Servicemen | 31-36 | 67 - 69 |
Those who qualify the CAPF 2021 written will have to appear for the medical test and the personality test and qualify the same to get recruited as Assistant Commandant by the UPSC in different services.
Write to us at news@careers360.com.
Follow us on Telegram for Latest Updates - Click Here.
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.