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    RPF Eligibility Criteria 2025 - Nationality, Education Qualification, Age Limit

    RPF Eligibility Criteria 2025 - Nationality, Education Qualification, Age Limit

    Team Careers360Updated on 03 Apr 2025, 04:36 PM IST

    RPF Eligibility Criteria 2025 – The Railway Recruitment Board will prescribe the RPF 2025 eligibility criteria in the official notification. The RPF eligibility criteria 2025 includes age limit, minimum qualification, nationality, physical fitness and more to apply for Constable and Sub-Inspector posts available under Railway Protection Force (RPF). Candidates are advised to check the RPF eligibility criteria before filling up the application form.

    This Story also Contains

    1. RPF Eligibility Criteria 2025 - Highlights
    2. RPF Eligibility Criteria 2025 - Educational Qualification
    3. RPF Eligibility Criteria 2025- Physical Measurement
    4. RPF Eligibility Criteria 2025- Reservation
    RPF Eligibility Criteria 2025 - Nationality, Education Qualification, Age Limit
    RPF Eligibility Criteria 2025


    As per RPF Eligibility Criteria 2025, candidates of age an group between 20 to 25 years are eligible for Sub-inspector post while the age limit for constable post is 18 to 25 years. Candidates applying for RPF Sub Inspector post must have completed graduation while for RPF Constable, applicants should have passed class 10 according to the RPF notification 2025. Before filling the application form, candidates must fulfill the RPF 2025 eligibility norms prescribed by the conducting body. For more details on the RPF eligibility criteria 2025 read the article below.

    RPF Eligibility Criteria 2025 - Highlights

    Candidates applying for the post of Constable and Sub-Inspector in RPF should fulfill the following eligibility criteria of RPF 2025

    • Nationality: Candidates must be citizens of India
    • Age Limit: For the post of Constable and Sub-Inspector, the age limit is as follows:

    RPF Eligibility Criteria 2025 - Age Limit

    Posts

    Age limit (in years)

    Constable (Executive)

    Minimum

    Maximum

    18

    25
    Sub-Inspector (Executive)2025

    RPF Eligibility Criteria 2025 - Date of birth

    Post

    Upper Age limit- Date of Birth ( Not earlier than)

    Lower limit of Date of Birth ( Not later than)

    UR

    OBC-Non Creamy Layer

    SC/ST

    For all categories
    Constable02.07.199402.07.199102.07.198901. 07. 2001
    Sub Inspector02.07.199402.07.199102.07.198901. 07. 1999
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    Note: Age of candidates will be calculated as on exam date. Candidates must provide the date of birth mentioned in class 10 certificate.

    RPF Eligibility Criteria 2025 – Relaxation in age

    Candidates belonging to reserved categories will be able to avail relaxation in the upper age limit for the RPF exam. The category-wise age relaxation has been provided in the table below.

    Category

    Upper age relaxation

    SC/ ST

    5 years

    OBC

    3 years

    Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 1st Jan 1980 to 31st Dec 1989. (Unreserved)

    UR - 5 years
    OBC - 8 years
    SC/ ST - 10 years

    Only for the post of Sub Inspector: Central Govt. employees (Unreserved) other than ex-servicemen, who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular & years continuous service on the date of reckoning

    UR - 5 years
    OBC - 8 years
    SC/ST - 10

    Widows, divorced women, and women judicially separated from husband but not remarried.

    UR - 2 years
    OBC - 5 years

    SC/ST - 7 years

    RPF Eligibility Criteria 2025 - Educational Qualification

    The educational qualification required for RPF Constable’s recruitment is Class 10 while it is graduation in case of RPF Sub-Inspector post. Candidates yet to receive their final result of Class 10/ graduation are not eligible to apply for the exams according to RPF eligibility criteria.

    RPF Eligibility Criteria 2025- Physical Measurement

    Candidates must fulfill the following category-wise physical standards.

    Category

    Height (in cm)

    Chest (for Male) (in cms)

    Male

    Female

    Unexpanded

    Expanded

    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

    RPF Eligibility Criteria 2025- Reservation

    • Candidates belonging to reserved categories must submit requisite documents during RPF document verification to avail reservation.
    • Candidates will be considered against unreserved vacancies subject to fulfilling the RPF eligibility criteria irrespective of the category they belong to.
    • Against the vacancies for specific reserved communities (SC, ST, OBC-NCL) candidates belonging to other categories will not be considered.
    • Candidates belonging to reserved categories who fulfill required educational qualification can apply for unreserved RPF vacancies as well. In such cases, candidates will have to compete with the unreserved category (general) candidates during the course of the selection process.
    • Reserved category candidates applying under unreserved categories will not be able to utilize relaxation applicable for reserved category candidates.
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    The RPF Constable application will soon be released. You can check the link below to know the latest information related to RPF Constable application dates.

    RPF Recruitment

    Hello Aspirant,

    To become an RPF Constable, a candidate must first ensure they meet the eligibility criteria, which include being an Indian citizen, having passed the 10th standard from a recognized board, and falling within the age limit of 18 to 25 years (with relaxation for reserved categories). The selection

    Hello Nikita,

    The Railway Protection Force (RPF) Constable vacancy notification for 2025 was already released on April 14, 2024, based on available information. Applications were accepted from April 15 to May 14, 2024, with exams held between March 2 and March 20, 2025. For any new RPF Constable vacancy notification

    Hello student

    *RPF Constable Exam Date*

    The RPF Constable exam date is expected to be in *September 2024* . However, the exact date has not been announced yet .

    *Important Details*

    - *Admit Card*: The admit card for RPF Constable Exam 2024 will be released officially by the Railway Protection