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RPF SI Eligibility Criteria 2024
Indian Railway releases the official notification for Railway Protection Force & Railway Protection Special Force Sub-Inspectors (RPF & RPSF SI). The RPF SI notification 2024 released on 15 April, 2024 will have all the details and candidates should go through it not to miss any important updates on the RPF SI exam dates, syllabus and exam pattern, selection criteria, etc. Candidates who are interested to join can apply online for RPF SI exam 2024 on before the due date, which is 14 May, 2024.
The official notification also gives the details of the formal eligibility criteria for aspirants to be eligible to apply online for the RPF SI recruitment exam 2024. A candidate must possess some essential criteria like desired educational qualification, age criteria, nationality etc., as mentioned in the official notification of RPF SI. Read through to know the RPF SI eligibility criteria details.
The official notification also gives the details of the formal eligibility criteria for aspirants to be eligible to apply online for the RPF SI recruitment exam 2024. A candidate must possess some essential criteria like desired educational qualification, age criteria, nationality etc., as mentioned in the official notification of RPF SI. Read through to know the RPF SI eligibility criteria details.
Nationality
- A candidate must be a citizen of India
- A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Government of India.
RPF SI Educational Qualification
Candidates need to possess certain specified RPF SI eligibility requirements to ensure your eligibility for the SSC CGL exam. Refer to the detailed RPF SI eligibility criteria given below.
| POST | Educational Qualification |
|---|---|
| Sub Inspector (Executive) | Graduate from a recognized University |
Note: Those awaiting results of their final examination of the prescribed educational qualification should not apply.
RPF SI Age Criteria
| Post | Prescribed age in normal course (as on 01.07.2024) | Age applicable to this CEN (as on 01.07.2024)* |
|---|---|---|
| Sub Inspector | 20 to 25 years | 20 to 28 years |
| * To provide relief to many candidates who may have exceeded the age limit and missed the opportunity to participate in railway recruitment due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been decided to grant a one-time age relaxation of 3 years beyond the prescribed upper age limit for the post of Sub-Inspector. | ||
RPF SI Age Relaxation
The RRB provides relaxation in the upper age limit to the candidates belonging to the reserved categories. The period of relaxation will vary for each of the mentioned categories. Complete details of the relaxation in the RPF SI age limit for all reserved categories for the RPF SI exam are given below.
| Sr. No. | Category | Age Relaxation/Maximum Upper Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC & ST candidates | 5 Years | |
| 2 | OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates | 3 Years | |
| 3 | Ex-servicemen with at least six months continuous service after attestation | UR & EWS | 3 years (after deduction of length of service from age) |
| OBC-NCL | 6 years (after deduction of length of service from age) | ||
| SC & ST | 8 years (after deduction of length of service from age) | ||
| 4 | Female candidates, who are widowed, divorced or judicially separated from husband but not remarried | UR & EWS | 2 Years |
| OBC-NCL | 5 Years | ||
| SC & ST | 7 Years | ||
| 5 | Central Government employees other than ExServicemen, who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service on date of reckoning | UR & EWS | 5 Years |
| OBC-NCL | 8 Years | ||
| SC & ST | 10 Years | ||
Please note: Categories availing age relaxation are applicable only if subject to submission of requisite certificates.
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