CAPF HC Ministerial study guide
CAPF HC Ministerial · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces Examination is conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), the recruiting body named on the Commission's own site. SSC describes the examination as the route by which it "conducts the Sub-Inspector (SI) in Delhi Police exam to recruit candidates for the position of Sub-Inspector in the Delhi Police department"; the same examination title also covers Sub-Inspector posts in the Central Armed Police Forces. It therefore suits graduates who want a uniformed supervisory role in Delhi Police or in a central armed police force rather than a desk-based clerical post, and who accept that selection involves physical testing alongside written papers. The Commission's notice board shows the selection is staged: for the 2025 cycle it published a result of PET/PST "to shortlist candidates for appearing in Paper-II", so a computer based Paper-I, then the Physical Efficiency Test and Physical Standard Test, then Paper-II is the sequence candidates plan around. The CAPF HC Ministerial study guide has 4 sections and about 1,272 words.
01General Intelligence and Reasoning
General Intelligence and Reasoning in the CAPF HC Ministerial paper checks how quickly you can infer a rule from limited data and apply it without relying on memorised facts. Expect verbal and non-verbal items: series, analogies, coding-decoding, blood relations, direction sense, syllogisms, seating arrangement, figure completion and classification.
300 words, about 2 min02General Knowledge and General Awareness
General Knowledge and General Awareness checks static and current awareness relevant to a central armed police role: Indian polity and Constitution, history, geography, economy, general science, and major current events. The paper favours precise facts, so learn provisions by number and concept, not vague labels.
345 words, about 2 min03Quantitative Aptitude
Quantitative Aptitude tests numerical accuracy and speed across number system, percentages, ratio and proportion, averages, time-work, time-speed-distance, interest, profit-loss, mensuration and data interpretation. Most items are short arithmetic; the challenge is choosing the fastest valid method.
295 words, about 1 min04English Comprehension
English Comprehension checks reading accuracy and control of standard written English: reading comprehension, sentence correction, fill in the blanks, cloze, synonyms and antonyms, idioms, spelling, and grammar. The exam rewards evidence from the sentence, not outside knowledge.
332 words, about 2 min