UPSC CAPF AC Result 2026 Out: Download Merit List PDF

Last Update 27 August, 2026

UPSC CAPF AC Result 2026: What's Confirmed So Far

The result for the UPSC CAPF AC exam 2026 has now been announced. On 25 August 2026 the Union Public Service Commission published the written results for the Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination 2026 on upsc.gov.in.

Let me start by giving a quick summary. The written exam took place on 19 July 2026 and the roll numbers of the qualified candidates are now available on the official website. Should your roll number appear on that list, don't hesitate — the DAF period closes quickly.

First of all, it should be mentioned that there are some websites quoting a figure of 506 posts with a division of these between BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP and SSB that does not align with the official notification. The confirmed number of Assistant Commandant positions for this cycle is 349. Use the official figure rather than the rounded numbers which sound convenient.

UPSC CAPF Assistant Commandant Vacancy 2026: Force-Wise Breakup

Here's the actual distribution across the five forces, as per the official notification:

The BSF and the CRPF are holding the majority of the posts this year. This is important when you are ranking your preference for a force on the DAF.

How to Download the UPSC CAPF AC Result 2026 PDF

Follow these steps to check your roll number:

1. Go to upsc.gov.in.
2. On the homepage, select the 'What's New' section.
3. For the written result of the "Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination, 2026", click the link.
4. The resulting PDF will open in a new tab.
5. Press Ctrl+F and enter your roll number to carry out an immediate search.
6. Save the PDF and download it for your records as you'll need it later.

Just a quick remark: this shortlist is only provisional and your application will still depend on the eligibility verification that takes place at later stages.

UPSC CAPF DAF Online Form 2026: The 15-Day Deadline

The section that most competing articles leave out is the fact that clearing the written exam is only the first step; you have to log in to upsconline.nic.in and fill in the Detailed Application Form (DAF) within 15 days of the result being declared.

During this window, you need to:

• Refresh the status of your educational qualification and upload evidence of having passed the required degree.
• Check personal and contact details.
• Update your job details or work experience, if you have any.
• You are asked to state your preferred order of forces — even if you have already completed a Common Application Form earlier.
• Print the form that you are submitting and take it to the PST/PET centre together with your e-Summon letter.

If you miss this deadline, no request for a further change will be considered. There isn't an informal way of applying for an extension here.

UPSC CAPF AC PST/PET Physical Test Standards 2026

The PST and PET are qualifying tests — they do not award any marks. However, if you fail either of them your written score becomes irrelevant.

Physical Standards (Height & Chest)

There are height relaxations based on category for candidates coming from certain hill and tribal areas — it is advisable to check the official notification concerning your category before concluding that you are exempt.

Physical Efficiency Test (PET) Events

The events are the 100 metre race, the 800 metre and 1000 metre races, the long jump and the high jump.
The events are the 100 metre race, the 800 metre race, and the long jump.

Any events must be settled in one sitting on the same day; you cannot attempt them again over a number of days if an event has been missed.

More precisely, let this be repeated: PST and PET are pass/fail screens; after you have passed both of them you proceed to the Medical Standards Test and then to the interview.

Written Marks vs Interview Marks: How Final Selection Works

The counter-intuitive point that candidates frequently fail to notice is that PST/PET performance has no bearing on your final rank; the final selection is made entirely on:

A candidate who has a good written score but a poor PET result is still ranked entirely on the 600-mark total, on the condition that they have passed both PST and PET as well as the medical examinations; it's physical fitness that gets you past the initial hurdle, not anything that helps you move up the ranking scale.

Before You Go

Make sure you check your roll number, but that's not all; you should submit your DAF on upsconline.nic.in well in advance of the 15-day period ending, and begin your PET training at once — although the height and chest requirements are absolute, your running time has not yet been set. Additionally, candidates make use of mock test websites such as sarkarimocktest.com to monitor the progress of their preparation for the physical and interview stages.

The article is concerned solely with the CAPF Assistant Commandant (AC) position in 2026 and does not include anything about the CAPF Sub-Inspector (SSC CPO) recruitment, since that is a separate examination under SSC.

Regarding accuracy: The figures for the vacancies and the dates given above (a total of 349; BSF 108 / CRPF 106 / CISF 70 / SSB 53 / ITBP 12) are the officially announced numbers for this cycle, not the figure of 506 which is at times displayed on other websites. Before relying on any third-party figure, always check the roll number list and the number of vacancies against the official PDF available on upsc.gov.in.

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