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Scheme for Common recruitment of constables in CAPF

Scheme for Common Recruitment of Constables in Central Police Forces to be Conducted by Staff Selection Commission

Constabulary forms the major component of the Central Police Forces (CPFs). The working of the Force mainly depends on the capability and effectiveness of the personnel at this level. It is very important that personnel having the right aptitude, capability and fit in all respects are appointed as constables in Central Police Forces. Recruitment of Constables is an important process and it is necessary to lay down certain policy guidelines enumerated hereunder to deal with eligibility conditions and the system to be followed while conducting recruitment of Constables in CPFs.

Eligibility For Appointment

For appointment to the posts of Constables in Central Police Forces, candidates must meet the following eligibility conditions

  • Age: Between 18 to 23 years. (Cut off date for age will be 1st August every year)
  • Educational Qualification: Matriculation or Xth Class pass
  • Physical Standards:
    • Height: For males : 170 cms. For Females : 157 cms.
    • Chest: For males : Unexpanded : 80 cms. Expanded : Minimum Expansion 5 Cms.
    • Weight: For males and females: Proportionate to height and age as per medical standards.
  • Medical Standards
    • Eye Sight: The minimum distant vision should be 6/6 & 6/9 of 2 eyes without correction i.e. without wearing of glasses.
    • The candidates must not have knock knee, flat foot, varicose vein or squint in eyes and they should possess high colour vision. They must be in good mental and bodily health and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with the efficient performance of the duties.
  • Relaxation
    • There will be relaxation in age for SC/ST/OBC, Ex Servicemen and other categories of persons in accordance with the Government orders on the subject.
    • Relaxation will be permissible in height and chest to the candidates as follows:
      Height: Minimum height of candidates falling in the categories of Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the States of Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir and Leh & Ladakh regions of J&K will be 165 cms for male and 155 cms for females. The minimum height for all candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes will be 162.5 cms for males and 150 for females.
      Chest: The minimum chest of male candidates falling in the categories of Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the States of Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir and Leh & Ladakh regions of J&K will be 78 cms (minimum 5 cms expansion). The minimum chest for all male candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes will be 76 cms (minimum 5 cms expansion).

Calculation of Vacancies

Vacancies in a recruitment year will be calculated annually (calendar year basis). The recruitment will be completed before the end of the year.

Allotment of Vacancies

  • 60% of vacancies will be allotted amongst States/ UTs on the basis of population ratio.
  • 20% of vacancies in the Border Guarding Forces (BGFs) (BSF, ITBP, SSB, Assam Rifles) will be allotted to border States, which fall within the responsibility of the Force.(this provision shall be operationalised with Cabinet Committee on Security’s approval for which initiatives are being taken)
  • 20% of vacancies in BGFs will be allotted to areas affected by militancy i.e. J&K, North Eastern States and naxal affected areas. The districts / areas affected by militancy shall be notified by the Government from time to time.
  • In forces other than Border Guarding forces, 40% vacancies will be allotted to militancy affected areas i.e. J&K, North Eastern States and naxal affected areas. The district/areas affected by militancy shall be notified by the Government from time to time.
  • For diversion of annual vacancies from one State to another State, and also for diversion of vacancies of new raisings from one State to another in the same category or from one category to another category, approval of MHA will be required.

Reservation

There will be reservations for SC/ST/OBC, Ex-Servicemen and other categories of personnel in accordance with the instructions issued by the Government from time to time. The reserved vacancies will be calculated and recruitment made with reference to the allocations made to the States/UTs under item III above. Quota for SC/ST for various States/ UTs will be fixed having regard to the number of SC/ST population in such States / UTs. The unfilled reserved vacancies may also be filled through special recruitments.

Recruitment Procedure

  • Vacancies will be released to Staff Selection Commission(SSC) by respective Director General of CPMFs through nodal Force/MHA for carrying out recruitment of candidates out of the States earmarked. CPMFs may change the number of vacancies till one month before the conduct of written test for the next year of recruitment. While calculating vacancies, the following factors will be taken into account by CPMFs :
    • Vacancies in the existing Bns./Force (including the ones which remained unfilled in past recruitments).
    • Number of personnel required for raising new Bns. as per the schedule approved by MHA and any new posts sanctioned by MHA.
    • Resultant vacancies existing or likely to arise during the year because of promotions in other ranks.
    • Average of the last 3 years' wastage/retirements during the year.
    • Add the average of the last 3 years' attritions/resignations.
    • Add the last 3 years' average percentage of candidates who have not joined after their selection.
    • The vacancy will be calculated by each CPMF up to 31st March of the next year, i.e., 31st March, 2011.
  • Centralised/Regional Recruitment
    • SSC would hold Regional Recruitment Test (RRT) separately for Assam Rifles through its Regional Centre at Guwahati. Similarly for ITBP, SSC would hold separate recruitment tests through its Regional Centres at Allahabad, Chandigarh and Guwahati. These recruitments will be completed by July, 2011 and training will start immediately.
    • For remaining Forces i.e. CISF, CRPF, BSF and SSB, a Common Recruitment Test of Constable(GD) would be conducted by SSC and completed as per (iii) below.
    • The common recruitment process (ii) above would be completed within a period of 9 (nine) months. For this purpose, the recruitment schedule given by SSC would be reworked by SSC and CPMFs limiting the timelines to the minimum required. In any event, recruitment must be completed by 15.10.2011 and training will start

Method of Selection

The recruitment will be made in the manner indicated below

  • Selection will be made annually through invitation of applications after giving wide publicity by SSC.
  • An amount of Rs.50/- will be charged as application fee from the candidates belonging to general and OBC category. However, no fee will be charged from candidates belonging to SC/ ST community, Ex-servicemen and women.

The selection will be made on the basis of the following

  • SSC will give wide publicity to the recruitment through its websites and regional offices. It will also place in position an adequate mechanism for attending to complaints through specifically designed officials in its HQ and regional offices.
  • Application Form should be designed centrally by SSC.
  • Applications will be invited by following two methods, i.e., online applications and applications through plain papers. No testimonials are required to be attached with the Application Form by the candidates at the time of applying for the post.
  • Detailed syllabi for the written examination and model question papers would also be provided on the website of SSC well in time before the written examination.
  • Applications through plain papers in the prescribed format can be submitted by the candidates on forms downloaded from SSC's website or available in the market.
  • One of the Forces will be declared a Co-ordinating Force on an annual rotation basis for conducting PET and Medical Examination in consultation with SSC and coordinating the entire recruitment process.
  • On receiving applications from the candidates, SSC will process these and will provide the lists of the same, State-wise and category-wise, to the nodal Force as per the agreed programme for conducting Physical Standard Test (PST) and Physical Efficiency Test (PET).
  • At the very beginning of the recruitment process, candidates whose applications are found to be in order will be asked to go through the height bar, and thereby candidates with lesser height will get eliminated.
  • Those who qualify in the height test will be subjected to a five-kilometre race (for males) and a 1.6-kilometre race (for females), to be completed within 24 minutes and 8 minutes 30 seconds, respectively.
  • Those who qualify in the race will be subjected to modern biometric methods to obviate impersonation by the candidates. The biometric methods should be used at all stages of recruitment. In the absence of computer-based biometric equipment, thumb impression, digital photograph, and any specific identifying mark on the body may be used.
  • Physical Standard Test (PST) : Candidates who are found eligible on screening of testimonials will first be screened for height, chest, and weight measurements by a board before being sent for PET.
  • Physical Efficiency Test (PET) : 
    The Candidates who clear PST will be required to undergo PET. The PET consists of the following:
    • Male Candidates
      • 11 feet long jump (3 chances to be given).
      • 3½ feet high jump (3 chances to be given).
    • Female Candidates
      • 9 feet long jump (3 chances to be given).
      • 3 feet high jump (3 chances to be given).
        No Physical Efficiency Test will be held for Ex-servicemen. However, Ex-servicemen will be required to pass the requisite medical examination.
        Note : Physical Efficiency Tests will be only qualifying in nature and will not carry any marks.
  • PST and PET will be conducted by the CPMFs under the supervision of SSC. The nodal Force will consolidate and provide the list of qualified candidates in the PET, along with the biometric data of the candidates, to SSC in the prescribed proforma.
  • Written Test
    • Candidates who qualify in PST and PET will be required to appear in a written test. SSC will conduct the written test only for those candidates who qualify in PST and PET.
    • The written test will consist only of OMR-based objective-type multiple-choice questions to be answered using a pen. The question paper should be of 100 marks and comprise at least 100 questions.
    • While all question papers in an examination may contain the same set of questions, the question papers may be in different series, with the questions in a different order.
    • The question paper will be set to assess general awareness/ general knowledge, knowledge of elementary mathematics, analytical aptitude, and the ability to observe and distinguish patterns, as well as to test the basic knowledge of candidates in English/Hindi. The questions will be set in both Hindi and English. The papers can be answered either in Hindi or in English.
    • The question papers should be set centrally.
    • Candidates will be required to answer on an OMR sheet, which should be signed by both the candidate and the invigilator.
    • Candidates applying under the Government's compassionate appointment scheme will not be required to appear in the written test.
    • SSC will provide the list of candidates qualifying in the written examination to the nodal Force for conducting the medical examination of the qualified candidates.

  • Medical Examination

    Candidates will be medically examined to assess their physical and medical fitness as prescribed in the eligibility conditions. Medical examination will be conducted after the written examination by CPMFs. The nodal Force will provide the list of medically fit candidates to SSC. The number of candidates to be examined will be equal to the number of vacancies, increased by the average failure rate during medical examination, determined on the basis of past experience.

    In the case of medical examination, temporary unfitness should not be allowed. Candidates declared unfit may be examined by an Appeal Panel on representations filed within 15 days of rejection by the medical board. The appeal should be decided within one month of the date of rejection. If found medically fit by the Appeal Panel, the candidate will be recruited against wastage, subject to meeting the merit criteria fixed by SSC for final selection.

    Testimonials of candidates will be checked at the medical examination stage to reduce pressure on the PET board.

  • Merit Lists

    Merit lists in each category, namely General, SC, ST, OBC, and Ex-servicemen, will be drawn separately by SSC in respect of each State/UT on the basis of aggregate marks obtained in the written test.

    In case of a tie in marks, SSC will resolve the tie by following its prescribed procedure, which will be clearly stated in the recruitment advertisement.

  • Final Selection
    • The final selection of the candidates will be made in order of merit in each category. SSC will declare the results of finally selected candidates (State-wise and community wise i.e. SC, ST, OBC & Gen). Force allocation to the successful candidates will be made by SSC on the basis of merit cum choice.
    • No waiting list of successful candidates will be kept by SSC.
    • The cut off percentage of marks for appointment will be normally as under:-
      General and Ex-servicemen : 35%
      SC/ ST/ OBC : 35 %

General

  • Wide publicity regarding recruitment will be given in the local news papers including vernacular papers and the Employment News / Rozgar Samachar and also through Radio and Television by SSC. Advertisement for recruitment of Constable (GD) in CPMFs will be issued centrally by the SSC.
  • According to the 15 Point Programme of the Government, efforts are to be made to give proportionate representation to the minority communities. Since there are no reservations in service based on religion, this can be achieved through making the minority community candidates aware of the employment opportunities/ recruitment programmes and the incentives/ prospects available in the Forces. The publicity campaign by SSC should take care of this.
  • In case other recruitment are made to fill up backlog vacancies, if any, then the procedure enumerated above will be followed.
  • RTI Applications relating to PET/medical examination should be handled by the CPO concerned.

Safeguards

  • The process of PET/medical examination should be preferably video graphed.
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