UPSC Releases CAPF 2026 Provisional Answer Key; Candidates Can Check Responses Online

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the provisional answer key for the Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination 2026, enabling candidates to assess their performance before the official declaration of results. Aspirants who appeared for the written examination conducted on July 19 can now download the answer key from the Commission's official website and compare their responses with the officially published answers.

The publication of the provisional answer key is a significant step in the recruitment process, as it gives candidates an opportunity to estimate their probable scores and understand where they stand ahead of the next phase of selection. While the answer key offers an early indication of performance, the final scores will be determined only after UPSC completes the evaluation process and releases the results.

To access the answer key, candidates need to visit the official UPSC portal and open the link for the CAPF (Assistant Commandants) Examination 2026 provisional answer key available under the examination notifications section. The answer key has been released in PDF format for different question paper sets, allowing candidates to download and verify their answers with ease.

Candidates can use the provisional answer key to calculate their tentative marks by applying the official marking scheme prescribed for the examination. This helps them gauge their chances of qualifying for the subsequent stages of the recruitment process. However, since Paper II consists of descriptive questions, its evaluation cannot be accurately estimated through the objective answer key alone.

The Commission is expected to finalize the answer key after completing the necessary review process, following which the written examination results will be announced. Candidates clearing the written stage will move on to the Physical Standards Test (PST), Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Medical Examination, and the Personality Test or Interview, which together determine the final selection for Assistant Commandant posts in the Central Armed Police Forces.

The UPSC CAPF examination is one of India's most competitive recruitment tests for officer-level positions in forces such as 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). Every year, thousands of aspirants compete for these prestigious positions, making the release of the answer key an eagerly awaited event.

With the provisional answer key now available, candidates are advised to carefully verify their responses, estimate their likely scores, and keep an eye on the official UPSC website for updates regarding the written examination results and the schedule for the subsequent stages of the recruitment process.