CRPF Recruitment Notification 2023: Selection Process and Exam Pattern

Only candidates who qualify for the Computer-Based Test of the CRPF Assistant Sub-Inspector (Stenographer) and Head Constable (Ministerial) Exam 2022 shall be called for the next stage of the CRPF Official Recruitment 2022, i.e. Skill Test.

This Skill Test and the other stages will be conducted at various centers of the CRPF.

The Skill Test (Typing) for the CRPF ASI(Steno) and HC (Ministerial) will be conducted only on computers. Computers and Keyboards will be provided by the Recruitment centers.

• This Skill Test of typing will be of qualifying in nature and no marks will be awarded for this skill test.
• Each error, including spelling mistakes, omissions of words, punctuation marks, repeated words, words differing from the test or actual passage, words not in the passage and mixing up of words, etc., will be counted as a mistake.
• Mistakes equaling 5 percent of the words in the passage actually typed by the candidate will be allowed or permissible.
• For each mistake beyond 5 percent of the permissible limit, 10 words will be subtracted or deducted from the total words typed by the candidate to assess the actual typing speed. (for HC (Ministerial) only).
• Candidates who applied for Assistant Sub-Inspector (Stenographer) will be tested in Stenography or Short hand tests as mentioned above.
• The dictation will have to be noted or taken by the candidates themselves in shorthand strokes and the same will also be evaluated.
• Noting or taking dictation in long hand, i.e. other than standard shorthand strokes, will not be accepted and such candidates will be declared failed in the skill test even if they transcribe correctly in the given time.
• Beyond 40 mistakes, which is 5 per cent of 8OO words in 10 minutes of dictation at 80 words per minute, candidates will be declared as ‘Failed’ (For ASI(Steno) alone).