Railway Protection Force (RPF) SI Exam

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Basic Information Notification Exam Pattern Syllabus Exam Dates Salary Eligibility Criteria

RPF SI Exam Highlights

Railway Protection Force or RPF came into existence in 1872 to provide better protection and security of railway property. RPF works under the aegis of Indian Ministry Of Railways. It has the power to search, investigate, arrest and prosecute. Every year RPF and RPSF invite application from all the eligible candidates to fill the SI vacancies in various zones of Indian Railways.

RPF SI Exam Highlights

Conducting AuthorityRailway Recruitment Board
Website https://si2.rpfonlinereg.org
Name of the Posts Sub Inspector (Executive)
Mode of application Online
Stages of Exam 2 Stages-
  • Phase 1 - (CBT)
  • Phase 2 - (PET & PMT)
  • Phase 3 - (Document Verification)
Maximum marks & Time duration Phase 1- 120 marks, 1 hour 30 minutes
RPF SI Online registration including Editing / Modification of Application by Candidates April 15, 2024 to May 14, 2024
Number of Vacancies 452

RPF SI Exam Notification

Indian Railway will release the official notification for Railway Protection Force & Railway Protection Special Force Sub-Inspectors (RPF & RPSF SI). The RPF SI notification will have all the details and candidates should go through it not to miss any important updates. All the candidates have to visit the official website for filling the online application form of RPF and RPSF SI. RPF SI Exam Pattern

Every year Railway conducts recruitment for the post of Sub-Inspectors. To get the dream job a candidate must be familiar with the RPF SI exam pattern. The entire recruitment of RPF SI will be objective type online mode. All stages of the RPF SI examination are mandatory. Railway Protection Force Sub-Inspectors or RPF SI will take place in three stages- Computer Based Test (CBT), Physical Efficiency Test (PET) and Physical Measurement Test (PMT) and Document Verification (DV). A candidate has to qualify all the three stage to be appointed as RPF SI.

RPF SI Exam Pattern Phase 1

RPF SI Phase 1 will be of objective type online mode. A candidate has the facility of choosing the exam language in which he/she wants to give the RPF SI Phase 1 exam from the set of languages mentioned in the Paper. RPF SI Phase 1 consists of 120 questions with a time limit of 90 minutes. RPF SI Phase 1 will have a penalty of 1/3rd marks for every wrong answer.

Sr. No.Name of the TestsNo. of QuestionsMaximum MarksTotal Time
1. General Awareness 50 50 1 hour 30 minutes
2. Arithmetic 35 35
3. General Intelligence & reasoning 35 35
Total 120 120  

RPF SI Physical Efficiency Test And Physical Measurement Test

Candidates who qualify the Phase 1 of RPF SI will be called for the second stage of RPF SI recruitment ie for Phase 2. All the candidates need to follow certain parameters to be called for document verification, which is the last stage of RPF SI recruitment process. This is only qualifying in nature and no marks are awarded for it.

Category1600 meters run800 meters runLong jumpHigh jump
Sub-Inspector ( Exe) Male 6 min 30 secs - 12 ft 3 ft 9 inch
Sub-Inspector ( Exe) Female - 4 mins 9 ft 3 ft

RPF SI Document Verification

The last phase or stage of RPF SI recruitment is - document verification. A detailed analysis of the RPF SI application form that a candidate has filled during online applying procedure is checked and the candidates are asked to produce the documents of the information they have provided. If a candidate failed to provide all the documents required to present then his/her candidature is cancelled.

RPF SI Exam Syllabus

Before starting RPF SI preparation aspirants must be well versed with the detailed syllabus of the exam. Since RPF SI exam consists of questions from General Awareness, Arithmetic, General Intelligence and Reasoning so each section will have a different syllabus. A detailed look into the syllabus for RPF SI can be get from below:

SectionTopics
General Awareness Indian History, Art & Culture, Geography, Economics, General Polity, Indian Constitution, Sports, General Science
Arithmetic Number systems, Whole numbers, Decimal and fractions and relationships between numbers, Fundamental arithmetical operations, Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Use of table and graphs, Mensuration, Time and Distance
General Intelligence & reasoning Analogies, Similarities and differences, Spatial visualization, Spatial orientation, Problem solving analysis, Judgment, Decision making, Visual memory, Discriminating observation, Relationship concepts, Arithmetical reasoning, Verbal and figure classification, Arithmetic number series, Non-verbal series, Coding and decoding, Statement conclusion, Syllogistic reasoning

RPF SI Exam Calendar

Railway releases the notification for Sub-Inspectors exam every year. Till now the notification for RPF SI has not been released yet but as soon as the notification is out we will update you with all the details and important dates. A candidate should not wait for the last date to apply online and should fill the application form for RPS SI as soon as possible to avoid the last minute rush.

RPF SI Exam Dates 2024

EventsImportant Dates
Registration Open on designated online portal To be announced
Online Payment of Application Fees To be announced
Registration Closes To be announced
Written Examination Date To be announced

RPF SI Salary

A candidate appointed as RPF SI will be paid in Level 6 of 7th CPC Pay matrix. Besides this RPF SI will be eligible for other benefits which include dearness allowance, house rent allowance, transport allowance, children education allowance, medical facilities, CSD facility etc. Candidates appointed as RPF SI will be covered under the national pension system (NPS) of the government. The Salary for RPF SI is given below:

PostSalary
Sub Inspector Level 6 of 7th CPC pay Matrix with initial pay of Rs. 35,400/- plus other allowances admissible at that time.

RPF SI Exam Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for applying online for RPF SI a candidate must possess some essential criteria as mentioned in the official notification of RPF SI. A candidate must not be younger than 20 years and older than 25 years on the date mentioned in the RPF SI official notification. This age limit pertains to general category.

RPF SI Education Criteria

RPF ask for a bachelor’s degree in any subject from any recognized university to be eligible for applying online for RPF SI recruitment as on the date mentioned in the official notification of RPF SI. All the candidates who are waiting for their final year exam result should not apply as their candidature will be cancelled. Refer table below:

POSTEducational Qualification
Sub Inspector (Executive) Graduate from a recognized University

RPF SI Age Criteria

PostAge Criteria
Sub Inspector On 01.7.2024 the age of candidate shall be between 20 – 28 Years

RPF SI Age Relaxation

Like all other recruitment, RPF SI also provides relaxation in the upper age limit of the reserved category. This age relaxation varies from one category to another within the reserved category. To claim age relaxation a candidate must have a valid caste certificate that should be produced when asked.

Sr. No.CategoryAge Relaxation
1. Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe 5 years
2. OBC – Non Creamy Layer candidates 3 years
3. Ex-servicemen candidates who have put in not less than 6 months continuous service after attestation.
  • UR – 3 years
  • OBC-Non-creamy Layer – 6 years
  • SC/ST – 8 years
4. Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989 ( Unreserved)
  • UR – 5 years
  • OBC–Non-creamy layer - 8 years
  • SC/ST – 10 years
5. Central Govt. employees (Unreserved) other than ex-servicemen who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular & continuous service on date of reckoning
  • UR – 5 years
  • OBC–Non-creamy layer - 8 years
  • SC/ST – 10 years
6. Widows, divorced women and women judicially separated from husband but remarried
  • UR – 2 years
  • OBC- Non-creamy layer – 5 years
  • SC/ST – 7 years


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