How To Prepare For BSF – Constable, SI, AC

The Border Security Force (BSF) is the first guarding paramilitary force of India which is well known as ‘First Line of Defence’. It plays an essential role in maintaining peace in the border areas. BSF provides golden opportunity for aspirants who want to make future in defence services by recruiting both male and female candidates for its gazetted and non-gazetted ranks from all over the India.

Aspirants who are preparing for BSF must collect all relevant information about the exam they are preparing for. But without a proper guidance one can not achieve its aim. So, a good planning and a correct guidance will help in achieving the ‘Golden Stars’.

Nowadays, almost 80% out of 100 students want to join military or paramilitary forces. And there are some solid reasons behind it which are a good income, job security and that patriotic feeling to serve our Country. Here in this article I will discuss some points about How to prepare for BSF? So, Let’s Dream it and Achieve it!

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How To Prepare For BSF – Keep An Eye On Recruitment Notification

Keeping an Eye on recruitment notification is very first step for all aspirants who really want to join BSF. Candidates must know when will the recruitment notification be released and how many times the official website is publishing the notification of exam in a year.

Candidates must know what is the deadline to apply, and what are the documents needed. Central recruitment agency gives at least one month to submit the application form, and this time is enough to prepare all your documents.

# Documents Required

Candidates should gather the following documents for verification:

• 10th class passing certificate or mark sheet.
• 12th pass or equivalent passing certificate from a recognized School or University.
• Graduate degree in any discipline or equivalent from recognized University/Institution.
• NCC Certificates for advantage (if have any).

Note: Candidates who declared qualified must have all the above certificates original at the time of document verification.

# Recruitment Process

Candidates must apply online for the desired post from official website. After some weeks, you will get your admit card in which all the details about venue, time, etc along with the essentials you need to take to the exam centre.

Before applying, one must make sure that s/he satisfy all the eligibility criteria. If not then you will be disqualified from the recruitment process. So, you should check what is the required height, weight & chest.

How To Prepare For BSF – Physical Test

Here are some tips regarding how to prepare for your physical test:

Physical Standard Test (PST) and Physical Endurance Test (PET)

This is one of the most challenging test in BSF recruitment process. After getting their admit card candidates have to undergo through physical standard test which includes height, weight and chest measurement, which is mention in eligibility criteria section.

After qualifying PST, candidates proceed to next level i.e. physical endurance test. The criteria for PET are different for males and females and does not contain any marks, they are just qualifying in nature. In PET, you have to qualify some physical tests like races, jumps and shotput.

# Tips for PST

Since PST include height, weight and chest, therefore it’s impossible to get them right in 1 month or so. One need to put long time dedication and hard work to improve them. Height is mostly genetics, therefore there is not much you can do about it, but still doing stretches and other exercises can help gain height. Here are some points that can help you in PST:

• Stretching is a good option for increasing height but you can do more things like skipping, pull ups and running and most important thing your diet, it  will help you effectively.
• If you are overweight than required, then do regular exercises and running to maintain your weight. And if you are underweight, then find ways to increase your weight, like eating proper and timely diet.

# Tips for PET

Along with PST, work on your endurance too.  As mentioned above, PET includes races, jumps, shotput etc. and if you are thinking that you will qualify this test without any practice, then you are going in wrong direction. You must start your practice at least 2 to 3 months before recruitment.

Tips For Running:

If you have decided that you are going for running than just go for it don’t procrastinate. There is no best time for running, but nevertheless you can go in the morning because there is a lot of positive energy  and you feel good and motivated too. There are some points which you should remember while running:

• Don’t run on a hard surface because it will be harmful for your knee and ankle, so try to run on a surface that has soil or grass like play grounds.
• Don’t drink lot of water before and after running, it will harm your body.
• Do stretching before and after running, it will reduce chances of muscle injuries.

Do some research on internet for more tips.

Tips For Jumps & Shotput

This is also an important part of recruitment process. If you fail to qualify this step, then you will be directly disqualified and all your hard work will be wasted. So here are some tips on how you can prepare better for these tests:

Jumps and shotput needs a better technique. Without a good technique there will be more possibilities for injuries . But for applying good technique you must do lot of practice.

Long jump: is simply define as run and jump. Start with a good run or a sprint, gradually increase your speed, keep your arms high and your leg in forward direction, don’t look down as you can lose your speed. Land with your feet so that you touch the finish line.

High jump: start with steady run like a 100 meter race, don’t run straight towards bar, make a J shape. Start with your dominant leg whether it is left or right and take off before 5 inch from bar and take a land from your heel. Try to practice on regular basis of landing and jumping for best output on test day.

Shotput: first hold the shotput at base of your fingers, don’t include your palm area and spread your fingers over the shotput despite of thumb which is used for support. Place your shotput near neck under your jaw part, shift your elbow parallel to ground and your palm pointing to throwing direction. Keep your eyes towards your goal, keep your elbow high while punching the shot, your left body will be locked at that time, throw it with full energy.

Note: The techniques and tips given above are just an overview, readers are advised to look for videos and images showing proper use of these techniques on internet.

How To Prepare For BSF – Written Exam

Written examination is the most worrying topic among aspirants but with full commitment and hard work you can score excellent. If you are approaching with a focus mind, proper planning and with an idea of time management, then you are destined to achieve success.

If I say prepare Tea for yourself. Then what will be your first step to prepare? you will first collect the ingredients and then mix them one by one, boil the mixture of that ingredients, then you will wait for sometime until its ready. And at last you will enjoy your tea! and trust me you like it very much.

So, preparing for Exams is same as preparing Tea. First you need to collect all the important information, then after doing proper planning for exam you will do hard work for the exam, and at the last you will enjoy your success.

So before proceeding, first you should know the exam pattern for Constable (GD) which contain only one objective type paper that includes 100 questions of total 100 Marks with 2 hours of duration. For Sub Inspector (SI)/Assistant Commandant (AC) exam there will be two papers (Paper-I and Paper-II).

# Tips to Prepare for BSF written Exam

A good Planning works miraculously in achieving goal. First, sit alone and think what you do in your whole day and distribute your day hours according to your subjects. But before that you should know in which subject are you strong and in which you are weak. According to that, make your time-table for your study routine. Give minimum 4 hours to your studies on regular basis. Collect your notes and books and study them regularly.

Bringing in the habit of Reading newspaper in your daily routine will make a perfect base for many subjects like, while reading you can prepare for general awareness, general knowledge and English.

Make a diary for short notes, it will give a quick revision before exam. For aptitude part, try to do calculations in your mind, it has two good reasons. First, your mental ability will get strong and second, you will do calculations quickly. You can do calculations anywhere, like try to do calculations on things that you see quite often like number plates of vehicles, etc.

Candidates must review the previous year question papers to know what type of questions are asked in exam. Solve previous year paper and model papers as much as you can. Don’t waste your time in your worries, stay calm and start your studies right now. Don’t take study as a burden or responsibility, just enjoy it as a game.

How To Prepare For BSF – Medical Exam

Before moving to tips, her are some points that are check in medical test that you should know. You must be physically fit i.e you must not have knock-knee, flat foot, or squint in your eyes and must be in good mental and body health and should be free from any physical defect. Below are some points which you should keep in mind before medical exam.

• Do some eye exercises like eye rotation, left-right, diagonally eye movement and clear your ear wax before going to exam so that it won’t become hurdle for you in medical test.
• You can also do meditations and yoga for your better metal and physical health. Regular meditation and yoga provides inner peace and flexibility to body.
• Take proper sleep, eat healthy foods and take care of your health.

How To Prepare For BSF – Personal Interview (PI)

After medical exam, candidates who qualified successfully will be called for PI and. Detailed Application Form (DAF) is issued for shortlisted candidates which include questions about yourself, your living place or hometown, why you wanna join BSF, your choice/preferences of forces, questions regarding educational qualification, hobbies, etc.

The main motive of PI is to test the knowledge of a candidate, their presence of mind, how well mannered they are, leadership quality, and integrity. You must focus on all these points. No candidate is born with these qualities, but they can be developed over the time with practice.

Note: PI is conducted only for the candidates who have applied for assistant commandant.

Merit List

After put all efforts and going through so many tests, waiting for the final merit list is the most exciting and tiring time. But patience is the only thing that will get you through this time.

Merit list is made on the the basis of marks scored by candidates in written exam + marks in PI. So, one must try to get maximum marks in written exam and PI.

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