RPF Recruitment 2023 for 9000 Constable and SI Vacancies

RPF Recruitment 2023: Railway Recruitment Board organizes RPF (Railway Police Force) Recruitment Examination nationally to select eligible candidates for the post of Constables and Sub-Inspectors. Both Male and Female candidates are eligible to apply for the available post in Railway Police Force. RPF Recruitment Notification will be released announcing RPF Exam dates, Exam Pattern, Syllabus & More.

RPF CBT will be conducted group-wise simultaneously for Constable and SI for all 6 groups one by one in the following order;

1. Group A: S Railway, SW Railway and SC Railway
2. Group B: C Railway, W Railway, WC Railway and SEC Railway
3. Group C: E Railway, EC Railway, SE Railway and ECo Railway
4. Group D: N Railway, NE Railway, NW Railway and NC Railway
5. Group E: NF Railway
6. Group F: RPSF

RPF Recruitment 2023 Notification

The Recruitment Notification for RPF Exam 2023 will be released on the official website. Candidates can go through the official notification pdf when released officially. Around 9000 vacancies for Constable & Sub Inspectors are expected from the upcoming RPF Recruitment 2023. Proper preparation is necessary for every aspirant if he/she wishes to clear RPF Recruitment Exam 2023.

RPF Recruitment 2023- Important Dates

Railway Recruitment Board will release RPF 2023 Exam Dates for the posts of Constable & Sub-Inspector along with its RPF Notification. The complete schedule for RPF Recruitment 2023 will be updated here as soon as announced officially.

RPF Recruitment 2023- Important Dates
Events Dates
Release of Official Notification
Start of Online Application
Closing of Online Application
Last Date for On-Line Fee Payment
Last Date for Off-Line Fee Payment
RPF Admit Card Release Date
RRB RPF Exam Date
RPF Result Declaration

RPF Constable Vacancy 2023

For the upcoming RPF Recruitment 2023, it is expected that the number of vacancies could be more than 9000. For the last recruitment, Railway Police Force has announced a total of 9739 vacancies to be filled through RPF Recruitment 2018. The detailed vacancy of RPF Recruitment 2018 is discussed below.

RPF Vacancy for Constable and SI
Position Vacancy
Constable For Male 4403
Constable For Female 4216
SI (Sub Inspector) for Male 819
SI (Sub Inspector) for Female 301
Total 9739

RPF Constables Vacancy

Group Zonal Railway Male Female
UR SC ST OBC Total UR SC ST OBC alll
A SR, SWR & SCR 656 82 34 32 804 621 114 54 138 927
B CR, WR, WCR & SECR 329 42 18 51 440 388 92 45 187 712
C ER, ECR, SER & ECoR 877 184 134 92 1287 816 201 132 242 1391
D NR, NER, NWR & NCR 761 152 68 65 1046 646 141 75 144 1006
E NFR 136 5 12 7 660 128 17 14 21 180
F RPSF 378 66 18 204 666
Total 3137 531 284 451 4403 2599 566 320 732 4216

RPF Sub-Inspector (SI) Vacancy

Group Zonal Railway Male Female
UR SC ST OBC Total UR SC ST OBC Total
A SR, SWR & SCR 75 9 21 21 216 29 5 9 9 52
B CR, WR, WCR & SECR 59 24 13 48 144 22 11 5 18 56
C ER, ECR, SER & ECoR 149 49 21 68 287 59 18 9 26 112
D NR, NER, NWR & NCR 96 36 10 31 173 64396 14 4 12 69
E NFR 21 5 1 3 30 8 2 1 1 12
F RPSF 54 1 3 1 59
Total 454 124 69 172 818 157 50 28 66 301

RPF Application Fees 2023

To Apply Online for RPF Recruitment Exam, a candidate must pay the Application Fees. If the applicant fails to pay the required application fee, his/her application form will be considered incomplete and thus will not be accepted. A sum of Rs. 500/- needs to be paid as an application fee for candidates belonging to the General and OBC categories. The same amount is reduced to Rs. 250/- for candidates belonging to SC/ST/Female/Ex. Servicemen/EBC Category.

RPF Recruitment 2023 Exam Pattern

Railway Recruitment RPF Exam 2023 will be conducted in 4 phases:

Phase 1: CBT

Phase 2: PET

Phase 3: PMT

Phase 4: Document Verification

Let’s have a look at all the phases of the RPF Recruitment Exam 2023 in detail.

RPF CBT Exam Pattern

Sections Number of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
General Awareness 50 50 90 mins
Arithmetic 35 35
General Intelligence & Reasoning 35 35
Total 120 120

Negative Marking: 1/3rd Marks will be deducted for a question attempted wrong by a candidate. No marks will be deducted for any question left unanswered.

PET (Physical Efficiency Test)

It is mandatory for all candidates to qualify Physical Efficiency Test in order to be eligible for further recruitment for RPF 2023 Exam.

For the Post of Constable

Category 1600 metres run 800 metres run Long Jump High Jump
Constable Male 5 min 45 sec 14 feet 4 feet
Constable Female 3 min 40 sec 9 feet 3 feet

For the post of Sub-Inspector

Category 1600 metres run 800 metres run Long Jump High Jump
Constable Female 4 min 9 ft 3 ft
Constable Male 6 min 30 sec 12 feet 3 feet 9 inch

Physical Measurement Test (PMT)

For both Constable and Sub-Inspector

Category Height in cms Chest (in cms) {only for male}
UR/OBC 165 157 80 85
SC/ST 160 152 76.2 81.2
For Garhwalis, Gorkhas, Marathas, Dogras, Kumaonese and
other categories specified by Govt.
163 155 80 85

Document Verification

This is the final selection stage for RPF Recruitment 2023. Candidates who have been selected in the previous processes will be finally called for Document Verification. Shortlisted candidates should produce NOC from the employer on the date of his/her DV failing which their candidature will be cancelled.

RPF Recruitment 2023 Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for RPF Recruitment 2023 Exam, a candidate must follow the given age limit.

For constables

  • Minimum Age: 18 years
  • Maximum Age: 25 years

For Sub-Inspectors

  • Minimum Age: 20 years
  • Maximum Age: 25 years

Age Relaxation

Category Age Limit
SC/ST 5 years
OBC 3 years
PWD 10 years

RPF Recruitment 2023 Syllabus

Subject Topics
General Awareness
  1. History
  2. Polity
  3. Geography
  4. Economics
  5. Static Awareness
  6. Biology
  7. Chemistry
  8. Physics
  9. Computer
  10. Current Affairs
Arithematic
  1. Number System
  2. Percentages
  3. Ratio and Proportion
  4. Averages
  5. Simple Interest (SI) & Compound Interest (CI)
  6. Profit and Loss
  7. Measurement
  8. Time and distance
General Intelligence & Reasoning
  1. Analogy
  2. Odd One Out
  3. Series
  4. Statement & Conclusions
  5. Directions
  6. Coding-Decoding
  7. Mathematical Operations
  8. Matrix
  9. Blood Relation (Age calculation)
  10. Non-verbal Questions
  11. Missing Term

RPF Recruitment 2023 Admit Card

The Admit Card for RPF Recruitment 2023 will be issued separately for all stages of the examination. The Admit Card for CBT will be released first followed by Admit Card for PET for candidates who successfully clears the first stage of RPF Recruitment Examination 2023.

RPF Recruitment 2023 Result

RPF Recruitment Result 2023 will be declared after each stage of examination conducted. The Final Result for the exam will be declared after the PMT test post which candidates will be called for Document Verification.

Candidates are requested to keep visiting the page to remain updated about any further details announced by Railway Recruitment Board.

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