The candidates who are willing to join the Assam Rifles need to go through a proper selection process. During this, the candidates have to appear for the Physical Standard Test (PST), Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Written Test, Trade Test, and Medical Examination. They must clear all the stages to finally get selected for Assam Rifles Group B and C posts. The aspirants who are going to appear for the Assam Rifles Recruitment 2025 exam should refer to the detailed Assam Rifles Syllabus and the Exam Pattern that has been detailed in the below section of this article. Go through the complete details to know the complete selection process, exam pattern, subject-wise topics, marking schemes, PST/PET requirements, and much more.
Assam Rifles Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025
The Office of the Directorate General Assam Rifles has announced it will conduct Assam Rifles Exam 2025 at various centres, which will take around 20-30 days to complete the recruitment process. Check a glimpse of the Assam Rifles Syllabus 2025 from the below table.
Assam Rifles Syllabus 2025 | |
Organisation | Office of the Directorate General Assam Rifles |
Recruitment | Assam Rifles Recruitment 2025 |
Category | Syllabus |
Exam Date | 3rd/4th Week of April 2025 |
Exam Mode | Offline |
Marking Scheme | 1 mark |
Negative Marking | No |
Passing Marks | General/EWS candidates- 35% SC/ST/OBC candidates- 33% |
Selection Process |
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Official website | www.assamrifles.gov.in |
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Assam Rifles Selection Process 2025
The selection of the eligible candidates for Assam Rifles Recruitment 2025 will be done on the basis of their performance in the 5-stage selection process. To ensure the name on the merit list, the candidate has to score maximum marks in all the tests. Merely qualifying for all the tests doesn’t guarantee final selection. The final selection of the candidate will be based on the position acquired by the candidate in the merit list in accordance with the availability of vacancies in the respective state and UT.
Stage 1. Physical Standard Test(PST)
Stage 2. Physical Efficiency Test(PET)
Stage 3. Written Examination
Stage 4. Trade Test(Skill Test)
Stage 5. Medical Examination
Assam Rifles Exam Pattern 2025
- There will be 100 MCQs from English Language, Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, and General Awareness.
- Each section will have 25 questions and each question carries one mark.
- There will be no negative marking in Assam Rifles Written-test
- The written examination will be conducted in offline mode.
- The minimum passing mark for General/EWS candidates is 35%.
- The minimum passing mark for SC/ST/OBC candidates is 33%.
Assam Rifles Exam Pattern 2025 | ||||
SNo. | Subjects | Questions | Marks | Duration |
1 | English Language | 25 | 25 | 2 hours (120 minutes) |
2 | Reasoning Ability | 25 | 25 | |
3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 25 | |
4 | General Awareness | 25 | 25 | |
Total | 100 | 100 |
Assam Rifles Syllabus 2025 for Group B & C
The complete Assam Rifles Syllabus has been discussed below for each section. The candidates who are preparing for Assam Rifles Recruitment 2025 must refer to the subject-wise topics included in the Assam Rifles Syllabus below.
Assam Rifles Syllabus 2025 for Group B & C | |
Subjects | Topics |
English Language |
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Reasoning Ability |
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Quantitative Aptitude |
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General Awareness |
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Assam Rifles Physical Standard Test(PST)
In Physical Standard Test, the height of all candidates and the chest of only male candidates will be checked. There is a certain restriction on height which is given below in the table.
PST for Naib Subedar, Warrant Office (Veterinary Field Assistant, Radio Mechanic), Havildar (Operator Radio & Line), Rifleman | |||
Categories/State Regions | Height (Male) | Chest (Male only) | |
Normal | Expanded | ||
Candidates except those mentioned below | 170 cm | 80 cm | 85 cm |
Minimum Height of candidates falling into categories of Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Gorkhas, Dogras, and Marathas. Candidates belonging to the states of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, HP, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Kashmir, Leh & Ladakh divisions of JK states. | 165 cm | 78 cm | 83 cm |
Minimum Height of candidates belonging to ST | 162.5 cm | 76 cm | 81 cm |
PST for Naib Subedar (Bridge & Road) Only | ||||
Categories/State Regions | Height (Male) | Height (Female) | Chest (Male only) | |
Normal | Expanded | |||
Candidates except those mentioned below | 170 cm | 155 cm | 80 cm | 85 cm |
Minimum Height of candidates falling into categories of Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Gorkhas, Dogras, and Marathas. Candidates belonging to the states of HP, Leh & Ladakh, Kashmir Valley & North Eastern States | 165 cm | 155 cm | 78 cm | 83 cm |
Minimum Height of candidates belonging to ST | 162.5 cm | 150 cm | 76 cm | 81 cm |
PST for Havildar (Clerk) only | ||||
Categories/State Regions | Height (Male) | Height (Female) | Chest (Male only) | |
Normal | Expanded | |||
Candidates except those mentioned below | 165 cm | 155 cm | 77 cm | 82 cm |
Minimum Height of candidates falling into categories of Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas. Candidates belonging to the states of Sikkim, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, HP, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Kashmir, Leh & Ladakh divisions of JK states. | 162.5 cm | 150 cm | 77 cm | 82 cm |
Minimum Height of candidates belonging to ST | 162.5 cm | 150 cm | 76 cm | 81 cm |
PST for Rifleman (AYA) Para-Medical Female only | |
Categories/State Regions | Height |
Candidates except those mentioned below | 157 cm |
The minimum Height of candidates falls into categories of Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas. Candidates belonging to the states of Assam, HP & JK. | 155 cm |
Minimum Height of candidates belonging to ST except for the North Eastern States | 150 cm |
Minimum Height of candidates from North Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Gorkha Territorial Administration comprising of three sub-division of Darjeeling District namely Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and Kuresong. | 152.5 cm |
Minimum Height of candidates belonging to ST from North Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, and Left Wing Extremism affected districts. | 147.5 cm |
Assam Rifles Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
In the Physical Efficiency Test, the running capability of candidates will be checked. There are different criteria for running for both male and females which is given below in the table:
Region | Gender | Distance | Time |
All India except Ladakh Region | Male | 5 km | 24 min |
Female | 1.6 km | 8.30 min | |
Ladakh Region | Male | 1.6 km | 6.30 min |
Female | 800 m | 4 min |
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