CRPF Head Constable Exam Pattern 2022: Check detailed exam pattern, marking scheme and other details

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Central Reserve Police Force conducts CRPF Head Constable Recruitment Exam to recruit eligible and interested candidates to the post of Head Constable. Candidates who are aspiring to appear for the exam should know all the details like eligibility criteria, exam pattern, syllabus and so on.
CRPF Head Constable highlights important details such as the number of questions asked in the exam, duration of the exam, marking scheme and so on. Knowing the exam pattern is essential before you start your preparation. Read this article to know all about CRPF Head Constable exam pattern and other details.  If you are preparing for competitive exams and are looking for expert guidance, you can check out our daily FREE Current Affairs. 
 

CRPF Head Constable Exam Pattern

CRPF Head Constable Recruitment comprises of the following stages:
  • Written Exam
  • Physical Standard Test
  • Physical Measurement Test
  • Medical Examination

The detailed pattern of each of these stages is as given below.

CRPF Head Constable Exam Pattern: Written Exam

There are a total of 160 objective questions asked in the exam. The duration of the exam is 3 hours. 

Subjects

Number of Questions/ Marks

General Intelligence, Awareness, Reasoning, Numerical Ability

60 Marks

Professional Knowledge

70 Marks

Language Comprehension and Communication Skill

30 Marks

Total

160 Marks

 

CRPF Head Constable Exam Pattern: Physical Standard Test

All candidates who pass in the Written Examination will be eligible for the PET exam and its standard will be as appropriate to CT/GD (Constable/General Duty) entry cadre. Here is the exam pattern for the CRPF PST Exam. 

  1. Height

The candidates must perform up to the following standards set by the CRPF. Both the male and female candidates have to prove that they satisfy the below criteria. The set parameters in this exam varies according to the category of the candidate. 

Category

Gender

Male 

Female

General Candidates

170 cms

157 cms

Candidate falling under the category of Garhwali, Kumaoni, Gorka, Dogra, Maratha will have the following standards

165 cms

155 cms

Candidates coming from the following states - Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir will have these standards

165 cms

155 cms

ST

162.5 cms

150 cms

  1. Chest (Male Candidate)

This examination is only applicable to the male candidates. In this exam, the candidate must fulfill the standards set by the CRPF which are shown in the following table. It is to be noted that the standards vary as per the category of the candidates. 

Category

Unexpanded

Expanded

General

80 cms

85 cms

Candidates appearing from the following states - Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the States of Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu & Kashmir will have these standards. 

78 cms

83 cms

ST

76 cms

81 cms

 

CRPF Head Constable Exam Pattern: Physical Efficiency Test

PET

Male

Female

Race-1

100 Meter under 16 Seconds

100 Meter under 18 Seconds

Race-2

1.6 Km under 6.30 Minutes

800 Meter under 4 Minutes

Long Jump

12 feet long jump  in 3 chances

9 feet jump in chances

High Jump

3 feet 9 inches high jump in 3 chances

3 feet high jump in 3 chances


Candidates who qualify all of these stages go through Medical Examination.

CRPF Head Constable Exam Pattern FAQs

Q. What are the subjects from which questions are asked in CRPF Head Constable Exam?

A. The subjects from which questions are asked in CRPF Head Constable Exam are General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Awareness, Numerical Ability, Professional Knowledge and Language Comprehension and Communication Skill.

Q. How many questions are asked in CRPF Head Constable Exam?

A. A total of 160 questions are asked in CRPF Head Constable Exam.

Q. What is the duration of CRPF Head Constable Exam?

A. The duration fo CRPF Head Constable Exam is 3 hours.

Q. How many questions are asked from Professional knowledge in CRPF Head Constable Exam?

A. A total of 70 questions are asked from Professional Knowledge in CRPF Head Constable Exam.

Q. What is the level of questions in CRPF Head Constable Exam?

A. The questions asked in CRPF Head Constable Exam are of 10+2 level.