Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Recently the recruitment of RPF Constable has been released by RPF, the application process of which is going on, any candidate who wants to be selected on the post of RPF Constable will have to pass the written examination in the first stage and an important part of the written examination is the RPF Constable Syllabus, which is very important for the candidates appearing in the written examination to know.
After the completion of the RPF Constable Recruitment application process, written examination will be conducted soon, to pass which you should have complete knowledge of its syllabus and exam pattern, so we are going to tell you about it in detail through this article. .
Brief description of the exam
name of recruitment board | Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) |
name of recruitment | RPF Constable Recruitment |
type of questions | Multiple Choice (MCQ) |
negative marking | It will be of 1/3 marks. |
exam mode | Online (Computer Based Test) |
official website | rpf. indianrailways.gov.in/RPF/ |
selection process
To get selected for the post of RPF Constable, one has to pass the following stages-
- written examination
- Physical Efficiency Test PET/Physical Standard Test PMT
- Document Verification (DV)
exam pattern
Following is the RPF Constable Exam Pattern –
- A total of 120 questions are asked in this examination.
- Time given for written examination is 90 minutes.
- 1 mark will be given for each correct answer.
- There is negative marking of 1/3 marks in the exam.
- To pass the RPF Constable exam, EWS, OBC candidates must obtain minimum 35% marks and SC, ST must obtain 30% marks.
name of subject | number of questions | marks obtained |
Mathematic | 35 | 35 |
General Intelligence and Reasoning | 35 | 35 |
general awareness | 50 | 50 |
Total Questions/Marks | 120 questions | 120 points |
Syllabus
Following is the syllabus of RPF Constable Exam –
Mathematic
- number system
- whole numbers
- decimals and fractions
- relationship between numbers
- fundamental arithmetic operations
- percentage
- ratio and proportion
- average
- Interest
- profit and loss
- Discount
- Use of tables and graphs
- is the field
- time and distance
General Intelligence and Reasoning
- analogies
- Similarities and differences
- local scene
- spatial orientation
- problem solving analysis
- decision
- decision making questions
- visual memory
- discriminating observation
- relationship concepts
- arithmetic logic
- verbal and picture classification
- arithmetic number series
- non-verbal chain
- coding and decoding
- statement conclusion
- syllogistic reasoning
general awareness
- The questions will be aimed at testing the candidates’ general awareness of the surrounding environment and its application to society; To test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience as may be expected of any educated person. The test will include questions related to Indian History, Art and Culture, Geography, Economics, General Politics, Indian Constitution, Sports, General Science etc.
Candidates who want to download RPF Constable Syllabus PDF can download it by clicking on the button given below.
physical exam
Candidates who will qualify the written examination of RPF Constable will be called for the next stage of recruitment, Physical Examination, in which they will have to pass measurements like running, height measurement, chest, chest expansion etc.
The criteria for PET are –
caste name | Male | Woman |
race | 1600 meters (5 minutes 45 seconds) | 800 meters (3 minutes 40 seconds) |
long jump | 14 feet | 9 feet |
high jump | 4 feet | 3 feet |
The criteria for PMT are –
caste name | Length | Chest CMS |
UR/EWS/OBC | Male – 165 cm Female – 157 cm |
With no inflation – 80 With inflation – 85 |
SC/ST | Male – 160 cm Female – 152 cm |
With no inflation – 76.2 With inflation – 81.2 |
For Garhwali, Gorkha, Maratha, Dogra, Kumaoni, and other categories specified by the Government. | Male – 163 cm Female – 155 cm |
With no inflation – 80 With inflation – 85 |