CAPF constable exam being conducted in 13 regional languages for first time

Apart from Hindi and English languages, the question papers will also be in 13 regional languages including Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Odia, Urdu, Punjabi, Manipuri and Konkani.

As per reports, for the first time the constable recruitment examination for Central Armed Police Forces such as the CRPF, BSF and CISF will be conducted in 13 regional languages apart from Hindi and English. The examination will be held from February 10 to March 7 and around 48 lakh candidates are appearing in 128 cities across the country.

“This historic decision has been taken on the initiative of Union home minister and minister of cooperation Amit Shah to increase the participation of local youth in the Central Armed Police Forces and to promote regional languages,” an official spokesperson said, adding that there are 4.8 million candidates, who are set to take the examination, as reported by Hindustan Times.

The regional languages include Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Odia, Urdu, Punjabi, Manipuri and Konkani.

“Constable (GD) examination is one of the flagship examinations conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), attracting lakhs of youths from across the country. The ministry of home affairs and SSC have signed an MoU to facilitate the conduct of the examination in the above-mentioned 13 regional languages in addition to Hindi and English. Accordingly, SSC has issued a notification to conduct the constable (GD) examination, 2024, in 13 other regional languages in addition to English and Hindi,” added the spokesperson.

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