UPSC CAPF AC Answer Key 2026 Out (Unofficial), 19 July Exam Answers & Solutions

The UPSC CAPF AC Answer Key 2026 (Unofficial) for candidates who appeared in today’s Assistant Commandant examination, held on 19 July 2026, has been shared by CareerPower in this article. Before UPSC releases its own provisional answer key, candidates can check the subject-expert solutions shared in the article to estimate their score for Paper I and cross-check their responses before the official result.

UPSC CAPF AC Answer Key 2026

The UPSC CAPF AC 2026 written exam for 349 Assistant Commandant vacancies across BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP, and SSB is being conducted today in two shifts. Paper I (General Ability and Intelligence) carries 250 marks with 1/3 negative marking, while Paper II (General Studies, Essay and Comprehension) carries 200 marks. As Paper 1 is objective-type, so we have shared the answers for UPSC CAPF AC Paper 1 only.

UPSC CAPF AC Answer Key 2026- Highlights
Organization	Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Posts	Assistant Commandant (AC)
Vacancies	349
UPSC CAPF AC Answer Key 2026 (Unofficial)	19th July 2026
UPSC CAPF AC Exam Date	19th July 2026
Total Marks	Paper I:- 250 Paper II:- 200
Negative Marking	1/3 (Only for paper I)
Official Website	https://upsc.gov.in/

UPSC CAPF AC Answer Key 2026 (Unofficial)

Lakhs of candidates who took the exam seek a reliable unofficial source to cross-check their responses. CareerPower faculty has prepared the question-wise unofficial answer key for SET A of Paper 1 and is also added in the below table

The candidates can match their answers serial-wise and estimate their probable score before the official result is declared.

UPSC CAPF Answer Key (SET A)
1- D	26- C	51- D	76- A	101- B
2- C	27- C	52- A	77- C	102- D
3- C	28- C	53- D	78- A	103- B
4- B	29- D	54- A	79- A	104- B
5- B	30- D	55- C	80- A	105- B
6- A	31- A	56- C	81- A	106- D
7- A	32- C	57- D	82- B	107- D
8- A	33- B	58- B	83- D	108- B
9- D	34- A	59- D	84- C	109- D
10- C	35- C	60- C	85- C	110- D
11- A	36- B	61- C	86- A	111- C
12- C	37- A	62- B	87- C	112- A
13- C	38- C	63- A	88- B	113- B
14- C	39- A	64- A	89- B	114- A
15- B	40- A	65- D	90- B	115- A
16- A	41- C	66- C	91- C	116- C
17- A	42- C	67- A	92- B	117- A
18- C	43- B	68- A	93- C	118- C
19- C	44- A	69- A	94- A	119- B
20- B	45- A	70- B	95- D	120- A
21- B	46- D	71- C	96- D	121- C
22- B	47- C	72- D	97- C	122- B
23- D	48- B	73- B	98- B	123- D
24- C	49- B	74- B	99- B	124- A
25- D	50- C	75- A	100- D	125- D

How to Download UPSC CAPF AC Answer Key 2026 PDF?

This is how to download the unofficial answer key pdf after its release:

Visit the official CareerPower page for UPSC CAPF AC Answer Key 2026.
Once it is live on this page, look for the “Download Answer Key PDF” link.
Click on the link to open the answer key for each set, question-wise.
Compare your recorded answers (or OMR sheet once available) with the answer key.
Save or print the PDF for reference until the official answer key is released.

How to Calculate Marks Using the Answer Key?

Candidates can estimate their Paper I score after the answer key is declared by following method:

Open the answer key PDF and compare it with the answers you attempted question-wise.
Separate correct answers from incorrect ones. Count the total number of correct answers.
The number of correct answers * 1 mark each (Paper I carries 2 marks per question out of 250 total. Check weightage with the official pattern).
Negative Marking: 1/3 mark will be deducted for each question if the answer is wrong as per the negative marking scheme.
Total marks for right answers – Total negative marks

UPSC CAPF AC Answer Key 2026 (Official)

The UPSC will release its own provisional official answer key for the CAPF AC examination by the end of July 2026 at the official website, https://upsc.gov.in/. Until then, candidates can rely on the unofficial answer key on this page to estimate their performance.

FAQs

Does UPSC release an official provisional answer key for CAPF AC?

Yes, UPSC may release a provisional answer key by end of July 2026.

How can I calculate my probable score using the unofficial answer key?

Match your responses against the answer key, award marks for correct answers, deduct 1/3 mark for each incorrect answer, and the resulting total is your estimated score.