MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs) approves conduct of Constable
(General Duty) examination for CAPFs in 13 regional languages in addition to
Hindi and English. Constable GD is one of flagship examinations conducted
by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) attracting lakhs of candidates from
across the country.
This historic decision has been taken at the initiative of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah and to give impetus to participation of local youth in the CAPF and encourage regional languages
The question paper will be set in Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Odia, Urdu, Punjabi, Manipuri and Konkani in addition to Hindi & English
The decision will result in lakhs of aspirants taking part in the examination in their mother tongue/ regional language and improve their selection prospects
Constable GD is one of flagship examinations conducted by the Staff Selection Commission attracting lakhs of candidates from across the country
Examination in 13 regional languages in addition to Hindi and English will be conducted from January 01, 2024 onwards
MHA under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and guidance of Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah is fully committed to encourage use and development of regional languages
In a landmark decision under the leadership of
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Ministry of Home Affairs has approved
conducting Constable (General Duty) examination for Central Armed Police Forces
(CAPFs) in 13 regional languages, in addition to Hindi and English. The
historic decision has been taken at the initiative of Union Home Minister and
Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah to give impetus to participation of
local youth in the CAPF and encourage regional languages.
In addition to Hindi and English, the question
paper will be set in the following 13 regional languages:
Assamese
Bengali
Gujarati
Marathi
Malayalam
Kannada
Tamil
Telugu
Odia
Urdu
Punjabi
Manipuri
Konkani
The decision will result in lakhs of aspirants
taking part in the examination in their mother tongue/regional language and
improve their selection prospects.
The Ministry of Home Affairs and Staff Selection
Commission would sign an addendum to the existing MoU to facilitate the conduct
of the examination in multiple Indian languages.
Constable GD is one of flagship examinations conducted by the Staff Selection Commission attracting lakhs of candidates from across the country. The examination in 13 regional languages in addition to Hindi and English will be conducted from January 01, 2024 onwards.
States/UT governments are expected to launch wide campaign encouraging local youths to use this opportunity of taking the examination in their mother tongue and participate in huge numbers to make a career serving the country. The Ministry of Home Affairs under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and guidance of Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah is fully committed to encourage use and development of regional languages.
