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CISF AC (EXE) LDCE Exam Study Notes Available for 2023-24 (Hard copy/pdf)
A Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) will be conducted by the UPSC to select the candidates for the post of Assistant Commandants in CISF. Interested candidates will be able to fill their application in online mode from 1st December 2021 onwards. Submission of application should however be online and offline (both compulsory). The selection process will consist of a total of three rounds- written test, physical/ medical fitness test and interview/ personality test.
Highlights UPSC LDCE 2022
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Activities | Dates |
Online application form release | 1st December 2021 |
Last date for online application submission | 21st December 2021 |
Last date for receipt of application along with important documents | January 2022, 1st week |
Admit card issue date | February 2022, 4th week |
Date of written test | 13th March 2022 |
Announcement of result | April 2022, 1st week |
PST/ PET/ MET | May 2022, 1st week |
Date of interview | July 2022, 1st week |
Final result declaration | July 2022, 2nd week |
The overview of the UPSC CISF AC (EXE) LDCE 2022 exam pattern is provided below:
Paper | Topics | No. of questions | Maximum marks |
Paper 1 | General Ability and Intelligence | 75 | 150 |
Professional Skill | 75 | 150 | |
Paper 2 | Essay, Précis Writing and Comprehension | — | 100 |
The syllabi for both papers of UPSC CISF AC (EXE) LDCE 2022 exam are given below:
Paper 1:
General Ability and Intelligence:
Professional Skill:
Paper 2:
Essay, Précis Writing and Comprehension: Ideas on the Given Essay Topic, Arrange them in a Coherent, Orderly, Concise, Understandable & Lucid Manner, Summarize the Précis Passage, Short-Answered Questions
In this paper, the objective type questions with multiple choices will broadly cover the following areas:
1. General Mental Ability
The questions will be designed to test the logical reasoning, quantitative aptitude including numerical ability and data interpretation.
2. General Science
The questions will be set to test general awareness, scientific temper, comprehension and appreciation of scientific phenomena of everyday observation including new areas of importance like Information Technology, Biotechnology and Environmental Science.
3. Current Events of National and International Importance
The questions will test the candidates’ awareness of current events of national and international importance in the broad areas of culture, music, arts, literature, sports, governance, societal and developmental issues, industry, business, globalisation and interplay among nations.
4. General Awareness
The questions shall aim to test candidates’ general awareness and would inter-alia include question to test basic knowledge of history of India, Indian and World Geography as well as Indian Polity and Economy.
This test will be designed to test professional skills of the candidates in relation to operational and administrative requirement of the Central Industrial Security Force and will broadly cover the following areas:
1. CISF related professional skills
Industrial Security;
Industrial Safety and fire fighting;
Disaster Management;
Aviation Security
Crime and Intelligence-Espionage, Sabotage, Subversion;
Perimeter Security
Security of vital installations-DAE, Metro Rail, Space;
Use of Technical Gadgets-Alarm, detection, intrusion, Access control, fire safety;
Bomb disposal;
VIP Security
Internal Security and Election duties.
2. Law
Cr.PC (Search, Seizure and unlawful assembly)
IPC (Theft, mischief, breach of trust, corruption etc.)
Evidence Act (Search, seizure & collection of evidence)
Labour Laws (Industrial Disputes Act, Workmen Compensation Act, EPF Act.)
Other Criminal Offences.
Human Rights.
3. Computer Skills and Awarness
Computer Security
Basic computer operations
Basic hardware and software
4. Service Rules and HR matters
CCA Rules
CISF Act and Rules
HR functions related to CISF
This paper shall test candidates’ ability to bring to fore his/her ideas on the given essay topic, arrange them in a coherent, orderly, concise, understandable and lucid manner in effective and grammatically correct language free from spelling errors.
Further, this shall test candidates’ ability to understand the given passages for précis-writing and comprehension and their skills to summarise the précis passage and reply to the short-answered questions on the comprehension passage.