Physical & Medical

Physical and Medical Stages, Index

Overview of the PST, PET and Medical Standards Test in CAPF (AC), all qualifying stages that do not add to merit

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This module covers the physical and medical stages of the CAPF (Assistant Commandants) selection: the Physical Standards Test (PST), the Physical Efficiency Test (PET), and the Medical Standards Test (MST). These stages sit between the written examination and the final merit list, and they decide whether a candidate who has cleared the writtens is physically and medically fit for a Group A field role in the Central Armed Police Forces.

For where these stages fall in the overall flow, see selection process. For the five forces a successful candidate may be allotted to, see the five forces.

The key fact: these stages are qualifying, not scoring

The PST, PET and medical examination are pass or fail. You either meet the standard or you do not. No marks from these stages are added to your total. The marks that build the final merit list come only from:

Paper I (250 marks, objective),
Paper II (200 marks, descriptive), and
the Interview / Personality Test (150 marks).

A candidate who clears the writtens but fails the PST, PET or medical is eliminated, however high the written score. Conversely, scraping through the physical and medical with the bare minimum costs nothing on merit. So the rational target is simple: clear each physical and medical bar comfortably, and pour effort into the scoring stages.

Notes in this module

pst pet standards, the Physical Standards Test (height, chest) and the Physical Efficiency Test events (100m run, 800m run, long jump, shot put), with the male and female structure, category relaxations, and how the events are conducted.
medical standards, the Medical Standards Test: vision and colour-vision requirements, weight-for-height and body mass index, hearing, the common disqualifying conditions (knock knees, flat foot, varicose veins), and the review / appeal medical board process.

Sequence and what happens when

The usual order after the written result is:

Candidates above the cut-off in the writtens are called for the PST and PET, conducted together at designated centres by the recruiting forces under UPSC supervision.
Those who clear the PST and PET undergo the detailed Medical Standards Test (MST) at a CAPF medical facility.
Candidates declared medically fit (or fit on review/appeal) proceed to the Interview / Personality Test.
The final merit list is drawn from the written and interview marks, restricted to candidates who are physically qualified, medically fit, and successful at interview.

Accuracy note

The structure above (which stages exist, that they are qualifying, and the broad event and measurement scheme) is durable. The exact numeric cut-offs (height, chest, timings, distances, vision figures) vary by notification, by gender, and by reserved category, and they are sometimes revised. The values given in the linked notes are the commonly published indicative figures and are labelled as such. Always verify the current cut-offs against the live UPSC CAPF (AC) notification on upsc.gov.in and the appended physical and medical standards before relying on any number.

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