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CAPF Booklist and Study Plans

Recommended books per subject plus phased study plans for the CAPF AC exam

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The CAPF written exam rewards breadth and reliable static facts over deep specialisation. Keep the book list short, finish core sources, and spend the saved time on revision and mock tests. The full source policy is in sources index.

Core booklist (by subject)

Subject	Primary	Supplementary
Polity	NCERT XI Indian Constitution at Work; M. Laxmikanth (selective)	DD Basu Introduction to the Constitution (reference)
Modern History / Freedom struggle	Spectrum A Brief History of Modern India	NCERT Themes in Indian History III
Ancient + Medieval History	NCERT (old) Ancient and Medieval India	NCERT Themes I and II
Geography	NCERT XI and XII geography set; G.C. Leong	Oxford School Atlas
Economy	NCERT XI Indian Economic Development; Ramesh Singh (selective)	Economic Survey highlights
General Science	NCERT VI to X science	Lucent General Knowledge
General Mental Ability	R.S. Aggarwal Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning	Previous-year CAPF papers
Current Affairs	A daily newspaper + one monthly compilation	PIB for verification
Security and Human Rights	MHA Annual Report; Protection of Human Rights Act 1993	Geneva Conventions overview
Paper II English (Part B)	Wren and Martin English Grammar and Composition	Daily editorial reading

Phased study plans

6-month plan

Months 1 to 3: Build the static base. NCERTs across history, geography, polity, economy, science. Start daily current affairs. Begin GMA practice (30 minutes daily).
Month 4: Standard reference books (Laxmikanth, Spectrum, Leong). First full-length Paper I mock. Start Paper II essay and précis practice weekly.
Month 5: Revision round 1, subject by subject. Two mocks per week. Build the security / human-rights layer.
Month 6: Revision round 2, last-minute compilations, current affairs of the last year, and timed mocks. Polish Paper II writing speed.

3-month crash plan

Month 1: NCERT skim + Laxmikanth core + Spectrum freedom struggle + GMA daily.
Month 2: Geography, economy, science; current affairs of the last 12 months; weekly mock.
Month 3: Pure revision, last-minute modules, mocks every other day, Paper II practice.

Physical preparation runs in parallel

Begin PST/PET conditioning early (running, long jump, shot put, depending on gender-specific standards). See pst pet standards. The written and physical tracks should run together, not in sequence.

Revision modules

Subject last-minute sheets and compilations live in Index.