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UPSC CAPF Vacancy 2025 has been released with official notification. CAPF 2025 application begins for around 357 vacancies.
PWOnlyIAS
March 06, 2025
UPSC CAPF Vacancy 2025: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the official notification for the CAPF Assistant Commandant (AC) Exam to recruit 357 officers for India’s paramilitary forces. The UPSC CAPF Vacancy 2025 notification was released on March 05, 2025 along with online application form. Explore details on the number of vacancies available in different paramilitary forces.
UPSC CAPF Assistant Commandant (AC) Exam is conducted annually by the UPSC to recruit officers for various paramilitary forces in India. These forces include:
Candidates who clear this exam are appointed as Assistant Commandants (ACs) in these forces, which play a crucial role in national security, border protection, disaster response, and counter-terrorism operations.
For 2025, UPSC has released the total 357 vacancies for CAPF AC. Below is a detailed breakdown of vacancies for each paramilitary force:
| UPSC CAPF Vacancy 2025 | |
| Force | Number of Vacancies |
| Border Security Force (BSF) | 24 |
| Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) | 204 |
| Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) | 92 |
| Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) | 4 |
| Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) | 33 |
| Total | 357 |
Note: The number of vacancies may change based on government requirements. Additionally, 10% of the total vacancies are reserved for ex-servicemen as per government policy.
To understand the recruitment trend, here’s a look at the vacancies announced for UPSC CAPF 2024. The total vacancies for Assistant Commandants (Group A) in 2024 were 506, which was significantly higher than 357 vacancies in 2025.
| UPSC CAPF AC Vacancies 2024 | |
| Paramilitary Force | Vacancies (2024) |
| Border Security Force (BSF) | 186 |
| Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) | 120 |
| Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) | 100 |
| Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) | 58 |
| Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) | 42 |
| Total | 506 |
To secure any of the vacancy, the candidates have to clear all the certain stages. The selection process for the UPSC CAPF AC Exam 2025 consists of written exam, physical test, medical test, and lastly the Personality test. Based on all these stages, a final merit list is released for the selected candidates. Here are the following stages in detail:
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