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