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Ministry of Railways, Government of India invites ONLINE applications from eligible Male and Female candidates for the recruitment of Constable in Level 3 of 7 th CPC Pay matrix for the vacancies in Railway Protection Force (RPF) of various Zones of Indian Railways and Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF).
Total No of Vacancies:-
Male - 4403 posts
Female - 4216 posts
RPF Constable 2018 Eligibility:-
A candidate must be a citizen of India.
Age:-
Min - 18
Max - 25
Upper Age Relaxation:-
SC/ST - 5 years
OBC Non Creamy Layer - 3 years
Educational Qualification:- SSLC/Matric from a recognized Board.
Note: Matriculation certificate from a recognized Board for Constable (Executive) shall only be valid. Those awaiting results of the final examination of the prescribed educational qualification SHOULD NOT apply.
Physical Measurement:-
For Male -
Height -
UR/OBC - 165 cms
SC/ST - 160 cms
For Garhwalis, Gorkhas, Marathas, Dogras, Kumaonese and other Categories specified by Govt - 163 cms
Chest -
UR/OBC -
Unexpanded - 80 cms
Expanded - 85 cms
SC/ST -
Unexpanded - 76.2 cms
Expanded - 81.2 cms
For Garhwalis, Gorkhas, Marathas, Dogras, Kumaonese and other Categories specified by Govt -
Unexpanded - 80 cms
Expanded - 85 cms
For Female -
Height -
UR/OBC - 157 cms
SC/ST - 152 cms
For Garhwalis, Gorkhas, Marathas, Dogras, Kumaonese and other Categories specified by Govt - 155 cms.
RPF Constable 2018 Exam Application Form / Registration:-
Apply online at website:- http://www.indianrailways.gov.in or http://constable.rpfonlinereg.org from 01/06/2018 to 30/06/2018.
Last Date for Online Fee Payment - 02/07/2018
Last Date for Offline Fee Payment - 05/07/2018
Uploading of Colour Photograph:-
The Colour passport photograph with white/light colour back ground.
Photograph of size 35mm X 45mm with name and date printed on it.
It should be in JPG/JPEG format scanned with 100 DPI.
The size of the photograph should be between 15 - 40 KB
The colour photograph may be developed in a professional studio. Photographs taken using mobile and self composed portraits or selfie may result in rejection of application.
EXAMINATION FEE:-
UR - Rs 500/-
SC/ST/Exserviceman/Female/Minorities/Economically backward class - Rs 250/-
MODE OF PAYMENT OF FEE:-
ONLINE fee payment through internet baking or debit/credit cards.
OFFLINE fee payment through
a) SBI Bank Challan payment mode in any branch of SBI.
b) Post office Challan Payment Mode in any branch of computerized Post Office.
RPF Constable 2018 Exam Date:-
RPF Constable (Ancillary) Recruitment 2018
Apply Online at website - http://www.indianrailways.gov.in from 01 January 2019 to 30 January 2019.
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CBT Examination Schedule for Constable Recruitment 2018 -
PHASE - Phase 1
GROUP - E
START DATE - 20/12/2018
END DATE - 23/12/2018
PHASE - Phase 4
GROUP - A + B + F
START DATE - 17/01/2019
END DATE - 25/01/2019
PHASE - Phase 5
GROUP - C + D
START DATE - 02/02/2019
END DATE - 19/02/2019
The call letter for each day of exam will be made available 10 days prior to the date.
RPF Constable 2018 Exam Syllabus:-
a. General Awareness - Questions will be aimed at testing the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society; to test knowledge of current events and such matters of everyday observations and experiences as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to Indian History, Art & Culture, Geography, Economics, General Polity, Indian Constitution, Sports, General Science etc.
b. Arithmetic - Questions on 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, ratio and proportion etc.
c. General Intelligence & reasoning - Questions on 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 etc.
RPF Constable 2018 Exam Pattern:-
The entire recruitment process shall involve a Computer Based Test (CBT), Physical Efficiency Test (PET) & Physical Measurement Test (PMT) and Document Verification (DV).
PHASE I – COMPUTER BASED TEST (CBT)
CBT shall be held at different centres across the country simultaneously for all the Groups.
Candidates shall have following language options for Computer Based Test (CBT) out of which they shall have opt for any one.
(1) Hindi (2) English (3) Urdu (4) Tamil (5) Telugu (6) Konkani (7) Malayalam (8) Kannada (9) Marathi (10) Gujurati (11) Bengali (12) Odia (13) Assamese (14) Manipuri and (15) Punjabi.
The standard of examination will be 10th/Matric level.
Candidates will be required to answer all questions and shall be awarded 01(one) mark for each correct answer. Negative marks shall be awarded for every wrong answer. 1/3 marks shall be deducted for every wrong answer. No mark shall be awarded or deducted for questions not attempted.
Total Duration : 90 min.
No. of Questions: 120
a. General Awareness - 50 marks
b. Arithmetic - 35 marks
c. General Intelligence & reasoning - 35 marks
PHASE II- PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY TEST(PET) & PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT (PMT)
Based on the merit of the candidates in the CBT, candidates will be called for PET and PMT to the extent of 10 times the category wise total vacancy in Group of Zonal Railways/RPSF notified. However, this limit may be increased/decreased as required ensuring availability of adequate candidates for all the notified posts. Passing Physical Efficiency Test (PET) is mandatory and the same will be qualifying in nature. No marks are to be awarded. The criteria for PET is as under:
For Constable (Male) -
1600 Meters Run - 5 min 45 secs
Long Jump - 14 feet
High Jump - 4 feet
Constable (Female) -
800 Meters Run - 3 min 40 secs
Long Jump - 9 feet
High Jump - 3 feet
For 1600/800 meters event only one chance will be given. For the remaining events viz Long Jump and High jump, the candidates will be given up to 2 chances each.
Ex-servicemen shall be exempted from PET, However, they will have to undergo PMT.
A Candidate must qualify in all Tests as per above norm to be eligible for consideration.
All the candidates qualifying in 1600 mtrs/800 mtrs will be measured for eligibility with respect to height and chest. Chest measurement will be taken only for male candidates. If a male candidate’s unexpanded chest measurement is below eligibility limit, expanded measurement shall not be taken and he shall be treated as disqualified.
Male candidates who do not have minimum height shall not be considered for measurement of chest and shall be treated as disqualified.
Candidate who do not have minimum height, chest (unexpanded/expanded) shall be treated as having failed in PMT.
PET/PMT is qualifying in nature. No marks are to be awarded.
PHASE III: DOCUMENT VERIFICATION
Based on the performance of candidates in the CBT and subject to their qualifying in PET & PMT, candidates will be called for Document Verification.
RPF Constable Preparation -
RPF Constable 2018 Exam Notification:-
RPF Constable (Ancillary) Recruitment 2018
Apply Online at website - http://www.indianrailways.gov.in from 01 January 2019 to 30 January 2019.
Click here for more details.
CBT Examination Schedule for Constable Recruitment 2018 -
PHASE - Phase 1
GROUP - E
START DATE - 20/12/2018
END DATE - 23/12/2018
PHASE - Phase 4
GROUP - A + B + F
START DATE - 17/01/2019
END DATE - 25/01/2019
PHASE - Phase 5
GROUP - C + D
START DATE - 02/02/2019
END DATE - 19/02/2019
The call letter for each day of exam will be made available 10 days prior to the date.
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