As per the media reports, the Government of India is planning to merge the UPSC CAPF Preliminary Examination with UPSC Civil Services IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS, and IRTS Prelims Exam. The Centre is in talks with CAPF Officials and a Committee consisting of Senior Officials from Home Ministry to change the UPSC CAPF Test Scheme for the recruitment of officers at entry-level under Paramilitary Forces of India.
According to the PTI Report, last year (2019) Union Government granted Organised Group A Service (OGAS) Categorisation to Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFS) including major Paramilitary Forces like Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
