UPSC CAPF AC Written Result 2026 – PST/PET Shortlist for 349 Posts

The Union Pub­lic Ser­vice Com­mis­sion (UPSC) has released the writ­ten exam­i­na­tion result of the Cen­tral Armed Police Forces (Assis­tant Com­man­dants) Exam­i­na­tion, 2026 on 25 August 2026.

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The writ­ten exam­i­na­tion was con­duct­ed on 19 July 2026. Can­di­dates whose roll num­bers are includ­ed in the offi­cial result list have qual­i­fied for the next stage, name­ly the Phys­i­cal Stan­dards Test (PST) and Phys­i­cal Effi­cien­cy Test (PET). The can­di­da­ture of short­list­ed can­di­dates is pro­vi­sion­al and remains sub­ject to ful­fill­ment of all eli­gi­bil­i­ty conditions.

Can­di­dates who qual­i­fy the writ­ten stage must com­plete the required online information/document update process with­in 15 days from the dec­la­ra­tion of the writ­ten result. Fail­ure to com­plete the manda­to­ry process can pre­vent can­di­dates from par­tic­i­pat­ing in sub­se­quent stages.

UPSC CAPF AC 2026 – Overview

The offi­cial UPSC exam­i­na­tion page con­firms the noti­fi­ca­tion date of 20 Feb­ru­ary 2026, the appli­ca­tion dead­line of 12 March 2026 and the exam­i­na­tion date of 19 July 2026.

UPSC CAPF AC 2026 Important Dates

• Noti­fi­ca­tion Released: 20 Feb­ru­ary 2026
• Online Appli­ca­tion Start­ed: 20 Feb­ru­ary 2026
• Last Date to Apply: 12 March 2026 up to 6:00 PM
• Writ­ten Exam­i­na­tion: 19 July 2026
• Admit Card Released: 10 July 2026
• Answer Key: 22 July 2026
• Writ­ten Result: 25 August 2026

UPSC CAPF AC 2026 Application Fee

Can­di­dates were required to pay the applic­a­ble fee through the pay­ment options pre­scribed by UPSC.

UPSC CAPF AC 2026 Vacancy Details

The recruit­ment is being con­duct­ed for 349 Assis­tant Com­man­dant vacan­cies in the Cen­tral Armed Police Forces.

UPSC CAPF AC Eligibility 2026

Educational Qualification

Can­di­dates were required to hold a Bach­e­lor’s Degree from a rec­og­nized uni­ver­si­ty or an equiv­a­lent qual­i­fi­ca­tion.

Can­di­dates must sat­is­fy the com­plete edu­ca­tion­al qual­i­fi­ca­tion require­ments men­tioned in the offi­cial CAPF notification.

Age Limit

The pre­scribed age range is:

• Min­i­mum Age: 20 years
• Max­i­mum Age: 25 years
• Age relax­ation is avail­able to eli­gi­ble can­di­dates accord­ing to gov­ern­ment rules.

The rel­e­vant age is cal­cu­lat­ed as pre­scribed in the offi­cial UPSC CAPF 2026 notification.

UPSC CAPF AC Physical Standards

Can­di­dates short­list­ed from the writ­ten exam­i­na­tion must qual­i­fy the pre­scribed phys­i­cal stan­dards and effi­cien­cy requirements.

Physical Standard Requirements

The pre­scribed stan­dards may vary for can­di­dates belong­ing to spe­cif­ic cat­e­gories or regions as pro­vid­ed in the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion. Can­di­dates should read the noti­fi­ca­tion care­ful­ly before appear­ing for PST/PET.

UPSC CAPF PET Requirements

The phys­i­cal effi­cien­cy test includes events such as:

Can­di­dates should fol­low the instruc­tions issued by the des­ig­nat­ed nodal force regard­ing the date, venue and con­duct of PST/PET.

UPSC CAPF AC Result 2026 – What Happens Next?

Can­di­dates whose roll num­bers appear in the writ­ten-result PDF have qual­i­fied for the Phys­i­cal Stan­dards Test (PST) / Phys­i­cal Effi­cien­cy Test (PET), sub­ject to pro­vi­sion­al eligibility.

The next steps include:

1. Com­plete the manda­to­ry online update process.
2. Upload or update the required edu­ca­tion­al qual­i­fi­ca­tion documents.
3. Sub­mit oth­er required per­son­al and ser­vice-relat­ed information.
4. Appear for PST/PET when called by the nodal authority.
5. Pro­duce the required orig­i­nal documents.
6. Can­di­dates qual­i­fy­ing the phys­i­cal stage will pro­ceed to sub­se­quent stages of the recruit­ment process.

The offi­cial UPSC notice states that the Sashas­tra Seema Bal (SSB) has been nom­i­nat­ed as the nodal author­i­ty for con­duct­ing PST/PET and will com­mu­ni­cate the date, time and venue to qual­i­fied candidates.

Mandatory Online Update After UPSC CAPF Result

Can­di­dates who have qual­i­fied for PST/PET must log in to the UPSC online por­tal with­in 15 days of the writ­ten-result dec­la­ra­tion.

Can­di­dates are required to update or ver­i­fy infor­ma­tion such as:

• Edu­ca­tion­al qual­i­fi­ca­tion status
• Proof of qual­i­fy­ing examination
• Cor­re­spon­dence and per­ma­nent address
• High­er edu­ca­tion­al qualifications
• Employment/service details, wher­ev­er applicable
• Force pref­er­ence
• Mar­i­tal status
• Parental details
• OBC/EWS-relat­ed infor­ma­tion, wher­ev­er applicable
• Oth­er infor­ma­tion request­ed by UPSC

Even can­di­dates who have already uploaded the required infor­ma­tion must log in, ver­i­fy their details and final­ly sub­mit the online appli­ca­tion as instruct­ed by UPSC.

How to Check UPSC CAPF AC Result 2026

Can­di­dates can check their result by fol­low­ing these steps:

1. Vis­it the offi­cial UPSC web­site.
2. Open the Writ­ten Results section.
3. Find Cen­tral Armed Police Forces (Assis­tant Com­man­dants) Exam­i­na­tion, 2026.
4. Open the result PDF.
5. Down­load the roll-num­ber list.
6. Use Ctrl + F to search for your roll number.
7. If your roll num­ber is list­ed, fol­low the instruc­tions for the PST/PET and online update process.

The offi­cial result PDF con­tains the roll num­bers of can­di­dates who have qual­i­fied for PST/PET.

Documents Required for Further Stages

Qual­i­fied can­di­dates should keep the fol­low­ing doc­u­ments ready as applicable:

• Edu­ca­tion­al qual­i­fi­ca­tion certificate
• Date of birth proof
• Cat­e­go­ry certificate
• EWS cer­tifi­cate, where applicable
• OBC cer­tifi­cate, where applicable
• Ex-Ser­vice­men doc­u­ments, where applicable
• Valid pho­to iden­ti­ty proof
• Oth­er cer­tifi­cates sup­port­ing eli­gi­bil­i­ty or reser­va­tion claims

UPSC has specif­i­cal­ly advised can­di­dates to keep orig­i­nal cer­tifi­cates ready for ver­i­fi­ca­tion at the lat­er stage.

UPSC CAPF AC 2026 Selection Process

The recruit­ment process includes mul­ti­ple stages:

1. Writ­ten Examination
2. Phys­i­cal Stan­dards Test (PST)
3. Phys­i­cal Effi­cien­cy Test (PET)
4. Med­ical Examination
5. Inter­view / Per­son­al­i­ty Test
6. Final Selec­tion / Mer­it List

The present result rep­re­sents the writ­ten exam­i­na­tion stage. It should not be treat­ed as the final selec­tion result.

UPSC CAPF AC 2026 – Important Links