CISF ASI Eligibility: Age Limit, Qualification and Physical Standards

CISF ASI eligibility is different for the two ways the post is filled. For ASI (Stenographer), an open candidate with a Class 12 pass certificate and the right age can apply. For ASI (Executive), only serving CISF personnel with the required years of service and a graduation degree can compete in the departmental examination.

This page explains each rule in plain terms: education, age and relaxations, service and attempts, nationality, physical standards and common disqualifiers. The figures are from the last reported ASI notices and third-party summaries. We could not open the official recruitment site while preparing this page, so no figure here replaces the current notification. Read the rules there before you apply.

Table of Contents

• CISF ASI eligibility at a glance

• Educational qualification

• Age limit and relaxations

• Service and attempts for LDCE

• Nationality and other conditions

• Physical standards

• Who is not eligible

• Documents to keep ready

• Checking your eligibility step by step

CISF ASI eligibility

Note that this table is based on the last reported cycles. A new notice can change qualification, age or service requirements.

Educational qualification

ASI (Stenographer)

You need an Intermediate or Senior Secondary (Class 12) certificate from a recognised board or university. The result should be declared on or before the closing date of the application, so students waiting for results should read the notice carefully. The last reported notice did not ask for a stream, but check the current wording.

You must also meet the skill requirement. The reported skill test has dictation at 80 words per minute for 10 minutes, followed by transcription in 50 minutes for English or 65 minutes for Hindi, on a computer.

ASI (Executive) LDCE

A graduation degree from a recognised university is required, as reported for the 2020 and 2024 cycles. Percentage conversions and degrees from distance or open universities are decided by the notice, so do not assume.

Age limit and relaxations

ASI (Stenographer)

The reported age limit is 18 to 25 years. In the 2022 cycle, the date-of-birth window reported was 26 October 1998 to 25 October 2005, which is a good example of how the window is fixed to a specific date in each notice. Your age is counted on the date given in the notice and not on the day you apply.

Third-party summaries give specific higher limits for departmental candidates, but because we cannot confirm them, we have listed the rule and not the number.

ASI (Executive) LDCE

Service and attempts for LDCE

• Service: five years of regular service including basic training in the grade, or five years of combined service as Head Constable (GD), Constable (GD) or Constable (Tradesman), counted on the date in the notice.

• Record: good annual confidential reports for the last 5 years and a clean service record until the offer of appointment were reported in 2020.

• Attempts: a maximum of three chances for Constables, Head Constables (GD) and Constables (Tradesmen) was reported in 2024.

• Applying route: LDCE applications go through the unit commander, and eligibility is checked against service records before the written test.

Nationality and other conditions

• Nationality: candidates must be Indian citizens.

• Gender: male and female candidates can apply for ASI (Stenographer). Physical standards differ for each.

• Character: candidates with adverse police or court records may be rejected at verification.

• Language: the Steno paper has an English or Hindi language part, and transcription is in English or Hindi.

• Medical fitness: candidates must meet the medical standards at the detailed medical examination.

Physical standards

ASI (Stenographer) Physical Standard Test

Height relaxation is reported for Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas and residents of several north-eastern states, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, with a certificate. Weight is checked at the medical examination in line with height and age.

ASI (Executive) LDCE Physical Standard Test

Who is not eligible

• Candidates outside the age window on the reference date, even by a few days.

• Steno applicants whose Class 12 result will be declared after the closing date.

• LDCE applicants who are short of the required service, have used up their attempts or have an adverse service record.

• Candidates below the Physical Standard Test or medical standards at the relevant stage.

• Candidates who give false information or submit forged certificates, which can cancel candidature at any stage.

ASI (Paramedical) is a different post with its own medical qualifications and is not covered by these rules.

Documents to keep ready

• Class 10 certificate for date of birth, and Class 12 certificate and marksheet.

• Graduation certificate and service records for LDCE.

• Category certificate (SC, ST, OBC or EWS), in the format the notice asks for.

• Certificate for hill or regional height relaxation, where applicable.

• Ex-servicemen discharge papers, where applicable.

• Recent photograph and signature in the specified size.

Checking your eligibility step by step

1. Identify your route: direct Stenographer or departmental LDCE.

2. Note the age reference date and the qualification deadline from the notice.

3. Calculate your age on that date, then add the relaxation you are entitled to.

4. Measure your height and chest before applying so that you are not surprised at the PST.

5. Check your certificates for name and date-of-birth mismatches.

The official notice and candidate login are on https://cisfrecruitment.gov.in/.