Candidates who are interested in joining Assam Rifles will have to go through a proper selection process. During this, candidates will have to appear for Physical Standard Test (PST), Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Written Exam, Trade Test and Medical Examination. To get selected for Assam Rifles Group B and C posts they have to pass all the stages.
Candidates who wish to appear for the Assam Rifles Recruitment 2025 Examination must have a thorough knowledge of the syllabus and examination pattern to understand the required topics and must plan and strategize their preparation to crack the examination. In thhis article, we have provided detailed information related to 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 Director General of Assam Rifles has announced that they will conduct the Assam Rifles Exam 2025 at various centers, for which the recruitment process will take about 20-30 days to complete. Take a glimpse of the Assam Rifles Syllabus 2025 from the table below.
| 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 | 1. Physical Test (PST/PET)
2. Written test 3. Skill Test 4. Medical Test 5. Merit List |
| Official website | www.assamrifles.gov.in |
Assam Rifles Selection Process 2025
Eligible candidates for Assam Rifles Recruitment 2025 will be selected based on their performance in a 5-stage selection process. To ensure name in the merit list, the candidate has to score maximum marks in all tests. Just qualifying all the tests does not guarantee final selection. The final selection of the candidate will be based on the rank secured by the candidate in the merit list as per the availability of vacancies in the respective State and Union Territory.
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 for each section is discussed below. Candidates who are preparing for Assam Rifles Recruitment 2025 should refer below subject wise topics covered in Assam Rifles Syllabus.
| Assam Rifles Syllabus 2025 for Group B & C | |
| Subjects | Topics |
| English Language | 1. One Word Substitution
2. Prepositions 3. Transformation 4. Spotting Errors 5. Passage Completion 6. Sentence Arrangement 7. Active and Passive Voice 8. Synonyms and Antonyms 9. Para Completion 10. Spelling Test 11. Joining Sentences 12. Sentence Completion 13. Idioms and Phrases 14. Sentence Improvement 15. Fill in the blanks 16. Error Correction (Phrase in Bold) 17. Error Correction (Underlined Part) |
| Reasoning Ability | 1. Arithmetical Number Series
2. Similarities & Differences 3. Decision-Making 4. Figural Series 5. Relationship Concepts 6. Analogies 7. Space Visualization 8. Coding-Decoding 9. Arithmetical Reasoning 10. Directions 11. Analysis & Judgment 12. Visual Memory 13. Problem-Solving 14. Verbal & Figure Classification 15. Discrimination 16. Data Sufficiency |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 1. Boats and Streams
2. Simple & Compound Interest 3. Ratio and Proportion 4. Pipes and Cisterns 5. H.C.F. and L.C.M 6. Number Systems 7. Profit and Loss 8. Percentages 9. Problems on Ages 10. Average 11. Time and Distance 12. Discounts 13. Data Interpretation 14. Mixture and Allegation 15. Time and Work |
| General Awareness | 1. History
2. Geography 3. Polity 4. Environment 5. Current Affairs |
Assam Rifles Physical Standard Test(PST)
In the physical standard test, height of all candidates and chest of male candidates only will be tested. There are some restrictions on height which are given in the table below.
| PST for Naib Subedar, Warrant Office (Veterinary Field Assistant, Radio Mechanic), Havildar (Operator Radio & Line), Rifleman |
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| 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 performance test, the candidates’ running ability will be tested. There are different running criteria for both men and women which are given in the table below:
| 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 |
