APPENDIX – I

Scheme and Syllabus of the Written Examination for the Limited Departmental Competitive
Examination for the post of Assistant Commandants in Central Industrial Security Force.

(1) Scheme of Written Examination:

The written examination to be conducted by Union Public Service Commission will

comprise two papers as follows:

Paper-1 General ability and Intelligence and Professional Skill, (300 Marks) (150
questions) (2 & half hours)

This paper will be of Objective Type (Multiple Choice Questions) in which the questions
will be set in English as well as Hindi. The paper will comprise two parts as follows:-

Part-A : General Ability and Intelligence - 150 Marks

(75 Questions)

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Part-B : Professional Skill - 150 Marks
(75 Questions)

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Paper II : Essay, Precis Writing and Comprehension - 100 Marks (2 Hours)
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In this paper candidates will be allowed the option of writing the Essay Component in
English or Hindi, but the medium of Precis Writing and Comprehension Components will be
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English only.
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NOTE-1 : Candidates should ensure that all Paper II they write the Answers only in the Medium
allowed by the Commission for the different components as mentioned above. No credit
will be given for answers written in a medium other than the one allowed in the Paper.
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NOTE-2 : Candidates will be required to indicate the medium of writing the Essay Component in
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the Attendance List and on the Answer Book. No credit will be given for the Essay
Component if the candidate indicates a medium on the Attendance List on the Answer
Book other than the one in which he/she has written the Essay.
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NOTE-3 : There will be minimum qualifying marks separately in each Paper as may be fixed by the
Commission.
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NOTE-4 : The Commission will declare a list of candidates qualified in the written Exam. The CISF
will conduct Physical Efficiency Test first and thereafter the Medical Efficiency Test of
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only those candidates will be conducted who are declared qualified in the Physical
Efficiency Test.
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NOTE-5 : The candidates who qualified in the Medical Examination and Physical Efficiency Test
shall be required to appear for Personality Test / Interview to be conducted by the
Commission.

On completion of above process, a final merit list of candidates shall be prepared and be sent to the
CISF authority for taking further course of action.
(II) Syllabi of the Written Papers :-

Paper-I : General Ability and Intelligence and Professional Skill

PART-A : General Ability and Intelligence : The objective type questions with multiple choices in
this paper 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.

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3. Current Events of National and International Importance :

The questions will test the candidates' awareness of current events of national and

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international importance in the broad areas of culture, music, arts, literature, sports,
governance, societal and developmental issues, industry, business, globalisation and
interplay among nations.
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4. General Awareness :
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The questions shall aim to test candidates' general awareness and world inter-alia include
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questions to test basic knowledge of history of India, Indian and World Geography as well
as Indian Polity and Economy.

PART-B : Professional Skill

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The 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:
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1. CISF related professional skills

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• Industrial Security;
• Industrial Safety and Fire fighting;
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• Disaster Management;
• Aviation Security
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• 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 Awareness

• Computer Security
• Basic computer operations
• Basic hardware and software

4. Service Rules and HR matters

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• CCA Rules
• CISF Act and Rules

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• HR Functions related to CISF

Paper-II : Essay, Precis Writing and Comprehension

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This paper shall test candidates' ability to bring to fore his/her ideas on the given essay topic,
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arrange them in a coherent, orderly, concise, understandable and lucid manner in effective and
grammatically correct language free from spelling errors.
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Further, this shall test candidates' ability to understand the given passages for precis-writing and
comprehension and their skills to summarise the precis passage and reply to the short-asnwered
questions on the comprehension passage.
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