UPSC CAPF AC Final Result 2026: 350 Candidates Recommended, Check Merit List and Download PDF Here

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has officially declared the CAPF AC Final Result 2026 for the Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination 2025 on August 7, 2026. Candidates who appeared for the written exam and cleared the subsequent Personality Test can now check their selection status and download the CAPF final merit list PDF from the official website, upsc.gov.in.

This much-awaited UPSC CAPF Result 2026 marks the final stage of the recruitment process for Group A Assistant Commandant posts across five central armed police forces — a result thousands of aspirants have been tracking closely since the written exam concluded.

UPSC CAPF Result 2026: Key Highlights

The result has been prepared based on two stages of evaluation: the CAPF AC written examination held on August 3, 2025, and the Personality Test (interview) round conducted from May 4 to May 29, 2026. Based on combined performance across both stages, UPSC has recommended a total of 350 candidates for appointment as Assistant Commandants (Group A).

These selected candidates will be posted across five central forces — the Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).

UPSC CAPF AC Final Result 2026: Category-Wise Breakup

The final merit list reflects the following category-wise distribution among the 350 recommended candidates:

• General category: 103 candidates

• EWS: 44 candidates

• OBC: 109 candidates

• SC: 62 candidates

• ST: 32 candidates

UPSC has withheld the result of one candidate, while the candidature of 126 recommended candidates remains provisional, pending eligibility verification and document checks.

CAPF Vacancy 2026: Force-Wise Details

Against the final result, the total reported vacancies stand at 432 across the five forces:

• CRPF: 204 vacancies

• ITBP: 79 vacancies

• CISF: 92 vacancies

• SSB: 33 vacancies

• BSF: 24 vacancies

UPSC has clarified that actual appointments will depend on the number of vacancies genuinely available at the time of joining, fulfilment of prescribed eligibility conditions, and successful completion of character and antecedent verification.

UPSC CAPF Final Result 2026: How to Download the Merit List PDF

Candidates can check their names in the UPSC CAPF AC 2025 final result by following these simple steps:

1. Visit the official UPSC website — upsc.gov.in.

2. Go to the "What's New" section and click on the CAPF (Assistant Commandants) Examination 2025 final result link.

3. Click on the merit list PDF to open it.

4. Use Ctrl+F (search option) within the PDF.

5. Enter your roll number or name to check your selection status.

6. Download and save the PDF for future reference and further recruitment formalities.

Direct link to the result PDF: https://www.upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/FR-CAPF-2025-Engl-070826.pdf

What Happens Next?

UPSC has confirmed that individual marks of candidates who appeared in the Personality Test will be uploaded on the website within 15 days of the result declaration date. Recommended candidates should keep checking the official UPSC and respective force websites for further communication regarding document verification, medical examination and joining formalities.