At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- 20 tentative vacancies The notice gives General 16, SC 3 and ST 1; the Commission calls the total tentative.
- Education
- Graduate Graduation from a recognised university, together with four years of regular service as on 1 January of the examination year in the rank of Sub-Inspector (GD) or Inspector (GD) in CISF, including the period of basic training.
- Age
- A candidate must not have attained 35 years as on 1 Aug 2026, i.e. born not earlier than 2 Aug 1991; relaxable by up to five years for SC and ST candidates. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- The examination notice does not prescribe a fee; follow the instructions on the official notice. Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- See the official notification Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2026 Central · All India
Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
| Scope | UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Commandant (Executive), CISF | 16 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 20 |
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
Notice and Rules published
3 Dec 2025
- completed
Applications closed
23 Dec 2025, 6 PM
- completed
Written examination
8 Mar 2026
- current
Written result and later stages
To be announced
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- The examination is restricted to certain categories of departmental candidates of CISF; it is not an open recruitment.
- Four years of regular service as on 1 January of the examination year in the rank of Sub-Inspector (GD) or Inspector (GD), including basic training, with a clean service record under CISF Rules 2001.
- Three attempts are permitted at the examination.
- An NCC 'B' or 'C' certificate is a desirable qualification and is considered only at the Interview/Personality Test.
- Candidates must meet the physical and medical standards specified in Appendix-II of the Rules.
Relaxations & certificates
- The upper age limit is relaxable by up to five years for SC and ST candidates; the Rules provide for no other age relaxation.
- Reservation is made for SC and ST candidates against vacancies as fixed by the Government.
Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Written examination — Paper I (300 marks) and Paper II (100 marks)
- 2Physical Standards Test and Physical Efficiency Test
- 3Detailed and review medical examination
- 4Interview/Personality Test — 200 marks
- 5Merit list prepared by the Commission
Syllabus snapshot
- Paper I — General Ability and Intelligence and Professional Skill: 300 marks, 150 objective questions, two and a half hours, set in English and Hindi; Part A General Ability and Intelligence (150 marks) and Part B Professional Skill (150 marks).
- Paper II — Essay, Precis Writing and Comprehension: 100 marks, two hours.
- The full syllabus, scheme and physical/medical standards are in the Rules notified by the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Gazette of India dated 3 Dec 2025.
Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
- Primary source
- UPSC CISF Assistant Commandants (Executive) LDCE 2026 examination notice
- Published / changed
- Notice and Ministry of Home Affairs Rules dated 3 Dec 2025
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 17:30 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.