BSF HCM Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025, Check Physical Details

The Border Security Force has released a detailed BSF HCM Syllabus 2025 for Head Constable and ASI steno posts on its official website. The candidates will be shortlisted for the head constable posts through four stages i.e. Physical Test, Written Examination, Skill tests, and Medical tests. The aspirants who are willing to attempt the examination for the BSF HCM ASI posts must kick start their preparation with the help of the BSF Head Constable syllabus which has been detailed in the article below.

BSF HCM Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025

To know complete details about BSF HCM Syllabus 2025, including exam pattern, marking scheme, negative marking, passing marks, and other details, from the below overview table. 

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BSF HCM Selection Process 2025

The BSF HCM Selection Process has several stages: Physical Standard Test (PST), Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Computer Based Test (CBT), Skill Test, Document Verification, and Medical Examination (DME/RME). Candidates have to clear each stage to be recruited as HC and ASI.

1. Physical Standard Test (PST) and Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
2. Computer Based Test (CBT)
3. Skill Test, Document Verification, and Medical Examination

BSF HCM Physical Test 2025

The exam pattern is the first and foremost step that candidates must go through before the beginning of preparation for the BSF Head Constable Exam. The detailed exam pattern is presented in this section.

Physical Standard Test

Candidates must check the specifications for the BSF HCM Physical Standard Test, which includes Height and chest (male) measurements. Those who do not meet these requirements will not be called for the written examination.

Physical Efficiency Test

After clearing the Physical Efficiency Test, male candidates are required to run 1.6 km in 6 minutes and 30 seconds, while female candidates must run 800 meters in 4 minutes and 45 seconds.

BSF HCM Exam Pattern 2025

1. There will be 5 subjects in BSF Head Constable Exam 2025.
2. The BSF HC (Ministerial) written examination will be a 100 marks objective type test.
3. There will be 100 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) for 1 mark each in the examination.
4. There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer.
5. The minimum qualifying marks are 35% for unreserved category candidates, and 33%  OBC, SC, ST candidates.

BSF HCM Syllabus 2025

The candidates preparing for BSF Head Constable Recruitment must be well aware of the detailed BSF HCM Syllabus 2025 as depicted by the officials. The complete topic-wise syllabus has been discussed below- 

BSF HCM Syllabus for English 

1. Error spotting
2. Fill in the blanks
3. Synonyms/Homonyms & Antonyms
4. Spellings
5. Idioms & Phrases
6. One word substitution
7. Improvement of sentences
8. Active/Passive voice of verbs
9. Conversion into direct/indirect narration
10. Shuffling of Sentence parts
11. Cloze Passage
12. Comprehension Passage
13. Miscellaneous

BSF HCM ASI Syllabus for Hindi 

1. हिंदी भाषा का ज्ञान
2. हिंदी व्याकरण का बुनियादी ज्ञान
3. हिंदी वर्णमाला
4. समानार्थी शब्द
5. विलोम शब्द
6. बहुपत्नीवादी
7. रिक्त स्थान भरें
8. लिंग
9. भाषण
10. कराक
11. सर्वनाम
12. विशेषण
13. क्रिया
14. काल
15. संज्ञा
16. प्रत्यय, उपसर्ग
17. मुहावरे और वाक्यांश
18. अलंकार
19. प्रसिद्ध शायर और उनकी शायरी
20. हिंदी भाषा में पुरस्कार

BSF HCM Syllabus for General Intelligence

1. Verbal and Non-Verbal reasoning
2. Semantic analogy
3. Symbolic operations
4. Symbolic/Number Analogy,
5. Trends
6. Figural Analogy
7. Space orientation
8. Semantic classification
9. Venn diagram
10. Symbolic/Number Classification
11. Drawing inferences
12. Figural Classification
13. Punched hole/pattern folding & unfolding
14. Semantic series
15. Figural Pattern folding
16. Number Series
17. Embedded figures
18. Figural Series
19. Critical thinking
20. Problem Solving
21. Emotional Intelligence
22. Word building
23. Social Intelligence
24. Coding & decoding
25. Other subtopics

BSF Head Constable Syllabus for Numerical Ability 

1. Percentage
2. Ratio & Proportion
3. Sphere
4. Hemisphere
5. Rectangular parallelepiped
6. Regular right Pyramid with a triangular or square Base
7. Trigonometry
8. Profit and Loss
9. Discount
10. Number systems
11. Computation of the whole number
12. Decimal and fractions
13. Relationship between numbers
14. Fundamental arithmetic operations
15. Partnership Business
16. Algebra
17. Geometry
18. Triangles
19. Congruence and similarity of triangles
20. Circles
21. Square roots
22. Averages
23. Interest (Simple and Compound)
24. Tangents
25. Menstruation
26. Triangle
27. Quadrilaterals
28. Regular polygons
29. Circle
30. Right prism
31. Right circular Cone
32. Right circular cylinder
33. Statistical charts
34. Miscellaneous

BSF HCM Syllabus for Clerical Aptitude

1. Alphabetic filing
2. Attention to detail
3. Data checking
4. Comparison ability
5. Spelling checking
6. Error spotting
7. Miscellaneous

BSF HCM ASI Syllabus for Computer Knowledge

1. Basic computer fundamentals
2. History and future of computers
3. Operating systems and basics of windows
4. Computer abbreviations
5. MS Office (word and excel)
6. Short keys
7. Computer communication & Internet
8. Miscellaneous