This question is frequently asked by the aspirants who have a passion within them to serve in the Armed Forces of the country. Well here is my take on this topic.
There is no comparison between them as such because primarily one is related to internal and other external security of the country. Even in CAPF you can not compare one force to another , they have different fields of operations. CISF protects industries / establishments , CRPF handles law and order situations , BSF/ ITBP/ SSB are border guarding forces. They have completely different operational scenarios even among them , so the question of comparing in totality with army is naive at the best.
An AC is company commander in all the forces whereas the same is not true about Captain in army. You can not compare a CISF AC with a Army Captain, because CISF operates in units ( not battalions ), where an AC also has lots of decision making power and he may even be the unit commander of smaller units. Whereas in Army, Captains don't get such privileges.
CRPF AC has much more civil policing powers and hence is also not comparable to Army captain. At most BSF / ITBP / SSB AC can be said to be similar to Army Captain in terms of service.
The basic difference is in service conditions and hierarchy, Army is reportedly much more strict in dealing with hierarchy i.e. junior officers have very little breathing space in terms of opinion / decision making etc.
In terms of recruitment profile, Army has lots of entries and inductions, Twice a year NDA and CDS each , then there are TES , UES etc etc.. The focus is more on selection boards rather than written exam. 200 vacancies twice through NDA = 400. 200 vacancies twice through CDS = 400. Only these two entries contribute about 800+ officers. There are other entries also which contribute to officers inducted in a year , with about total inductions being in range of 1500 -2000 per year.
Whereas CAPF AC has only one entry through UPSC once a year, the competition there is lot tougher due to very low number of vacancies around 300 - 400 ( combining all 5 forces ) and presence of civil service aspirants who prefer it as a second option to IPS.
Promotions - AC in all forces have different career progressions as they separate cadres. But generally an AC retires as DIG equivalent Brigadier on pay scale. And ACs who are higher in seniority retire as IG equivalent to Maj General. In BSF , ACs can also become ADG that is one rank higher than IG, but that is rare. Army captains have a very uncertain career profile in comparison , most them retire as Lt. Col and Colonel. Very few reach to the scale of Brigadier and even fewer to the rank of Maj. General. But the good thing is that handful of officers (mostly if one has come through NDA entry) , have a shot however faint but the shot at least at reaching rank of Lt. Gen and General.
In the end it really depends on your own aspirations, your capacity to crack the exam and which uniform you want to see yourself wearing. All of the above forces offer you good service conditions and opportunity to live life in all its glory.
There is no comparison between them as such because primarily one is related to internal and other external security of the country. Even in CAPF you can not compare one force to another , they have different fields of operations. CISF protects industries / establishments , CRPF handles law and order situations , BSF/ ITBP/ SSB are border guarding forces. They have completely different operational scenarios even among them , so the question of comparing in totality with army is naive at the best.
An AC is company commander in all the forces whereas the same is not true about Captain in army. You can not compare a CISF AC with a Army Captain, because CISF operates in units ( not battalions ), where an AC also has lots of decision making power and he may even be the unit commander of smaller units. Whereas in Army, Captains don't get such privileges.
CRPF AC has much more civil policing powers and hence is also not comparable to Army captain. At most BSF / ITBP / SSB AC can be said to be similar to Army Captain in terms of service.
The basic difference is in service conditions and hierarchy, Army is reportedly much more strict in dealing with hierarchy i.e. junior officers have very little breathing space in terms of opinion / decision making etc.
In terms of recruitment profile, Army has lots of entries and inductions, Twice a year NDA and CDS each , then there are TES , UES etc etc.. The focus is more on selection boards rather than written exam. 200 vacancies twice through NDA = 400. 200 vacancies twice through CDS = 400. Only these two entries contribute about 800+ officers. There are other entries also which contribute to officers inducted in a year , with about total inductions being in range of 1500 -2000 per year.
Whereas CAPF AC has only one entry through UPSC once a year, the competition there is lot tougher due to very low number of vacancies around 300 - 400 ( combining all 5 forces ) and presence of civil service aspirants who prefer it as a second option to IPS.
Promotions - AC in all forces have different career progressions as they separate cadres. But generally an AC retires as DIG equivalent Brigadier on pay scale. And ACs who are higher in seniority retire as IG equivalent to Maj General. In BSF , ACs can also become ADG that is one rank higher than IG, but that is rare. Army captains have a very uncertain career profile in comparison , most them retire as Lt. Col and Colonel. Very few reach to the scale of Brigadier and even fewer to the rank of Maj. General. But the good thing is that handful of officers (mostly if one has come through NDA entry) , have a shot however faint but the shot at least at reaching rank of Lt. Gen and General.
In the end it really depends on your own aspirations, your capacity to crack the exam and which uniform you want to see yourself wearing. All of the above forces offer you good service conditions and opportunity to live life in all its glory.
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