This post of Assistant Commandant plays a crucial and vital role in CRPF. To fulfil the need of skilled and qualified personnel, every year Union Public Service Commission conducts the CPF examination once in a year. This examination is conducted at national level to find out talented and dynamic canddates countrywide. Union Public Service Commission conducts examination for Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandant), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo Tibetan Border (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Border Security Force (BSF).

Schedule of Written Examination
Paper	No. of Questions	Duration	Type	Marks
General Ability and Intelligence	125	2 hrs.	Objective	250
General Studies, Essay and Comprehension	7	3 hrs.	Objective	200
Personal Interview 150 marks
Physical Proficiency Test
	Male		Female
100 Meter	16 Second		20 Second
800 Meter	3.45 Minutes		4.45 Minutes
Long Jump	3.5 Meter		3 Meter
High Jump	1.05 Meter		0.90 Meter
Shot Up	4.5 Meter		–


RAINBOW (6 Months Course)
This course is designed to develop all round personality of a candidate to cope with the circumstances that have to be faced during examination and after qualifying it. The duration of the course is 6 months. The course is strictly according to the norms and pattern of CPF Examination conducted by UPSC.
Course Features
Written	General Studies Objective and Written English Personality Development Comprehensive and Communication Skill
Test	Chaper wise test and Doubt session along with complete solution
Mock Test	According to the pattern of the CPF Examination conducted by UPSC
Interview	Interview guidlines along with personality development
Physical Fitness	On Sunday by Expert Physical trainer and Complete information related to the health & medical. Emphasis to the problem of each student.