CISF AC (EXE) LDCE Exam Study Notes Available for 2023-24 (Hard copy/pdf)

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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.

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Highlights UPSC LDCE 2022

• Applications submitted in both online and offline mode will only be considered for further processing.
• Candidates must ensure their eligibility criteria for appearing in the exam before filling the application form.
• A valid and active email id must be provided at the time of registration as the password for filling the application form will be sent to this id only.
• Documents such as application form, admit card, etc must be preserved till the selection process is over.
• The selected candidates shall undergo training at the training centre of the Force and will remain on probation for a period of two years.

Important Dates

The official dates related to UPSC CISF AC (EXE) LDCE 2022 are given in the table below.

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

Exam Pattern

The overview of the UPSC CISF AC (EXE) LDCE 2022 exam pattern is provided below:

• Mode of exam: Offline
• Number of papers: 2- Paper 1 and Paper 2
• Number of questions: Paper 1- 150 questions
• Medium of test:
  • Paper 1- Both English and Hindi
  • Paper 2- Essay in English or Hindi, Précis Writing & Comprehension in English
• Type of questions:
  • Paper 1- Objective type
  • Paper 2- Descriptive type
• Duration of exam:
  • Paper 1- 2.5 hours
  • Paper 2- 2 hours
• Total marks:
  • Paper 1- 300 marks
  • Paper 2- 100 marks

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

Syllabus

The syllabi for both papers of UPSC CISF AC (EXE) LDCE 2022 exam are given below:

Paper 1:

General Ability and Intelligence:

• General Mental Ability: Data Interpretation, Quantitative Aptitude, Numerical Ability and Logical Reasoning
• General Science: comprehension & Appreciation Of Scientific Phenomena, General Awareness, Scientific Temper, Information Technology, Biotechnology and Environmental Science
• Current Events of National and International Importance: Culture, Music, Arts, Literature, Sports, Governance, Societal & Developmental Issues, Industry, Business, etc
• General Awareness: History of India, Indian & World Geography and Indian Polity & Economy

Professional Skill:

• CISF: Industrial Security, Industrial Safety & Fire Fighting, Disaster Management, Aviation Security, etc
• Law: IPC, Evidence Act, Labour Laws, Cr.PC, Other Criminal Offences and Human Rights
• Computer Skills and Awareness: Computer Security, Basic Computer Operations and Basic Hardware & Software
• Service Rules and HR matters: CCA Rules, CISF Act and Rules and HR functions related to CISF

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

Examination Pattern & Syllabus

Paper I : General Ability and Intelligence and Professional Skill

PART-A : General Ability and Intelligence

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.

PART-B : Professional Skill

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

Paper II : Essay, Précis Writing and Comprehension

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.