Railway Protection Force (RPF) - Exam Important Dates, Eligibility Criteria, Exam Pattern, Exam Syllabus - 2021

 

RRB RPF Examination, important Dates, Eligibility Criteria, Selection Procedure, Exam Pattern, and Syllabus

Railway Protection Force (RPF) is a special protection force established to protect the Passengers and Railway property under the Ministry of Railways. Railways Protection Force was developed in the year 1957 under the Central Paramilitary Force of India. It the best gateway for the aspirants who wish to join the force. There are various posts under RPS such as SI, Constable, and Constable Ancillary. The examination is conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board. Notification for RRB RPF 2021 is yet to be released. Candidates who have been selected can be placed anywhere in India.

Candidates applying for the RRB RPF must meet the eligibility criteria set by the recruitment board. The selection is based on the computer-based examination, followed by the Physical Measurements, Efficiency Test, and Document verification explained below.

RRB RPF examination, Important Dates

Events Important Dates
Date of Release of Notification Last week of May
Date of Online Application 1st-30th June
Admit Card Last week of November
Date of Examination 19th December – 19th January
Result 1st week of February

The notification for RRB RPF examination 2021 is not yet released.

RRB RPF Examination, Eligibility Criteria

Candidates applying for the RRB RPF examination should be a citizen of India.

Post name Age Educational Qualification
RPF Constable (Executive) / Constable (Ancillary) 18-25 years Passed Secondary Level School Certificate (SSLC)/ Matric from a recognised Board.
RPF Sub Inspector (Executive) 20-25 years Passed Graduation in any stream from a Recognized University.

Upper Age Relaxation

Category Age Relaxation
SC/ST 5 years
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) 3 years
Ex-Servicemen 3 years (UR)/ 6 years (OBC-NLC)/ 8 years (SC/ST)
J & K Residents between 1st January 1980- 31st December 1989 5 years (UR)/ 8 years (OBC-NCL)/ 10 years (SC/ST)
Central Government Employees with Minimum 3 years regular Service/ Widows/ Divorced women 2 years (UR)/ 5 years (OBC-NCL)/ 7 years (SC/ST)

Physical Measurement for RPF

RPF SI/Constable

Category Height (in cm) Chest (in cm) for
UR/OBC Male 165 80-85
SC/ST Male 160 76.2-81.2
For Garhwali, Gorkha, Maratha, Dogra, Kumaonese, other categories specified by the Government 163 80-85
UR/OBC Female 157 -
SC/ST Female 152 -
For Garhwali, Gorkha, Maratha, Dogra, Kumaonese, other categories specified by the Government 155 -

Physical Efficiency Test for Constables

Category Race Long Jump High jump
Constable Male 1600 m in 5 min 45 sec. 14 Feet 4 Feet
Constable Female 800 m in 3 min 40 sec. 9 Feet 3 Feet

For Sub-Inspector

Category Race Long Jump High jump
SI Male 1600 m in 6 min 30 sec. 12 Feet 3.9 Feet
SI Female 800 m in 4 min 9 Feet 3 Feet

Candidates will get only one chance for 1600 and 800 m race, and get two chances for long and high jump to all categories.

RRB RPF, Selection Process

Computer-Based Test

Physical Efficiency Test

Physical Measurement Test

Trade Test (only for the candidates applying for Constable Ancillary)

Medical Examination

Document Verification

RRB RPF, Examination Pattern

Mode of examination: Online

Type of Question: Objective

Marking Scheme: Each Question carries 01 Marks. There is a negative marking for every wrong answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted from the scored marks.

Subjects No. of Questions Total Marks
Mathematics 35 35
General Intelligence and Reasoning 35 35
General Awareness 50 50
Total 120 120
Exam Duration 90 minutes

RRB RPF Examination, Syllabus for SI/ Constable

The Standard of the examination will be mentioned in the official notification released by the recruitment board. For RPF Constable Posts, the standard of the questions will be of Matric level. For RPF SI Posts, the standard of the questions will be of Graduation level.

General Awareness and Current Affairs

Static General Knowledge

History

Economics

Indian Polity and Constitution

Geography

Art and Culture

General Science

Current Affairs

CEO and Heads                                               

Obituary

Sports

Government Scheme

National and International Affairs

Appointments and Resignations

Awards and Honours

Mathematics

LCM & HCF

Divisibility and Remainder

Rational and Irrational Numbers

Integers

Fractions

Decimals

Whole Numbers

Properties and Numbers

Simple and Compound Interest

Work Efficiency

Pipes and Cistern

Work and Wages

Percentages

Profit, Loss, and Discount

Mensuration

Simplification

Ratio and Proportion

Time and Distance

Data Interpretation

General Intelligence and Reasoning

Puzzles

Classification

Non-verbal Reasoning

Order and Ranking

Coding and Decoding

Venn Diagram

Distance and Direction

Series

Blood Relation

Matrix

Statement and Conclusion

Syllogism

Sequenced-Based Problems

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