RPF SI

The RPF Sub-Inspector (SI) syllabus covers a wide range of courses to assess applicants' critical thinking, general knowledge, and foundational maths skills. Three areas comprise the exam: Arithmetic, General Intelligence & Reasoning, and General Awareness. Exam subjects for General Awareness include current events, geography, Indian history, economics, and politics. Mathematical ideas like number systems, percentages, averages, and time-distance issues are the main focus of arithmetic. Analogies, coding and decoding, syllogisms, and puzzles are all included in the field of general intelligence and reasoning. The curriculum guarantees that applicants have the information and cognitive skills required for the position. In order to evaluate candidates' physical fitness, there is also a physical efficiency exam (PET) that involves jogging, long jumping, and high jumping.

The career growth of a Railway Protection Force (RPF) Sub Inspector (SI) is based on two main criteria. The criteria are work experience and performance, and inter-department.  The career growth hierarchy for an RPF SI is as follows: Sub-Inspector, Inspector, Circle Inspector, Zonal Inspector, and Deputy Superintendent. The RPF SI exam is conducted annually by the Ministry of Railways. The Railway Protection Force invites applications for recruitment to the post of Sub-Inspector in Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) of various zones. Selected candidates for the post of RPF SI are recruited in Level 6 of the 7th CPC pay matrix. 

RPF SI exam is conducted by the Ministry of Railways to select eligible male and female candidates for recruitment to the post of Sub-Inspectors (SI) in Level 6 of 7th CPC in Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Railway Protection Special Forces (RPSF) in various zones of Indian Railways. The cut-off marks of the RPF SI exam will be released along with the scorecard separately for the Computer-Based Test (CBT) and final selection. To qualify the CBT, candidates need to secure the category-wise qualifying marks and overall RPF SI Cut off. There are no qualifying marks for PET/PMT, however, it is mandatory to qualify it. The cutoff is released separately for male and female candidates. 

The Ministry of Railways prescribes the RPF SI exam pattern for Computer Based Test (CBT), Physical Efficiency Test (PET) & Physical Measurement Test (PMT). RPF SI exam pattern 2024 for CBT is such that it is divided into three sections- General Awareness, Arithmetic, and General Intelligence & reasoning. Besides Hindi and English, the CBT is conducted in regional languages too. The standard of the syllabus is graduation level. There are also negative marks for wrong answers in the exam. The score of candidates is evaluated out of 120 marks. There is a negative marking for wrong answers which is 1/3 marks. No marks are awarded or deducted for questions not attempted by candidates

RRB ALP application fee is INR 500 for General and OBC categories while it is INR 250 for SC/ST/Ex-Serviceman/Female/Transgender/Minorities/Economically backward class. The application fee will be refunded to candidates after appearing in the first stage CBT. Candidates belonging to the General and OBC categories will get a partial refund of the application fee while SC/ST/Ex-Serviceman/ Female/Transgender/Minorities/Economically backward class will get a full refund of the application form. Out of this fee,  an amount of INR 400 is refunded after deducting the bank charges after appearing in the CBT. For SC/ST/Ex-Serviceman/ Female/Transgender/Minorities/Economically backward class, the fee of INR 250 is refunded after deducting the bank charges.