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    RPF Exam Pattern 2020 - RPF Constable & SI Paper Pattern, Marking Scheme

    RPF Exam Pattern 2020 - RPF Constable & SI Paper Pattern, Marking Scheme

    Updated on 11 May 2020, 04:00 PM IST

    RPF Exam Pattern 2020 - Candidates appearing for RPF recruitment exams for Sub Inspector or constable should be aware of the complete RPF 2020 exam pattern. The exam pattern of RPF 2020 is released in pdf format in online mode only. RPF Exam pattern 2020 will contain name of subjects, total marks allotted, duration of exam, and marking scheme, etc. To qualify the exam, candidates should have to complete details of the RPF 2020 exam pattern. The RPF SI exam is conducted in three stages - Computer Based Test (CBT), Physical Efficiency Test (PET) and Physical Measurement Test (PMT) and last being the Document Verification (DV) process. Go to the article to know the detailed RPF SI/ Constable exam pattern and other important details..

    RPF Exam Pattern 2020 - RPF Constable & SI Paper Pattern, Marking Scheme
    RPF Exam Pattern 2020 - RPF Constable & SI Paper Pattern, Marking Scheme

    RPF Exam Pattern 2020 for SI & Constable

    • The Computer Based Test (CBT) will be available in different languages i.e English, Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Konkani, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, and Manipuri any language.

    • In RPF SI Exam, the question will be of graduation level.The standards of questions asked in the RPF Constable exam will be as per 10th/ Matriculation level

    • The negative marking for each wrong answer is 1/3 marks of allotted marks.

    • RPF SI/ Constable Exam will be of a total of 120 questions.

    • The duration of the RPF SI/ Constable 2020 will be 90 minutes or 1:30 hours..

    • Questions in the test will be asked from General Awareness, Arithmetic, and General Intelligence & Reasoning.

    • To qualify RPF SI/ Constable, applicants must secure RPF SI cut off marks which is 35 % for General and OBC while 30% for SC and ST candidates.

    RPF Sub Inspector Exam Pattern 2020

    Sections

    Questions

    Marks

    General Awareness (GA)

    50

    50

    Arithmetic

    35

    35

    General Intelligence & reasoning

    35

    35

    Total

    120 Questions

    120 Marks

    RPF SI/ Constable 2020 Marking Scheme

    Aspirants can check the below given table to know the marking scheme for RPF SI/ Constable 2020

    RPF Marking Scheme 2020 for SI & Constable

    Category

    Details

    Correct answer

    1 mark (Added)

    Incorrect answer

    1/3 marks (Deducted)

    Unattempted or Unanswered Questions

    No marks will be given or deducted

    RPF Exam Pattern 2020 for PET & PMT

    Applicants who qualify the Computer Based Test (CBT) exam would be further invited to appear for the PET and PMT stages of exam. The commission will invite the total of 10 times of the vacancies for next stages of the selection process. It is mandatory to clear the RPF PET exam as it is qualifying in nature.

    RPF SI 2020 PET Exam Pattern for Male

    1600 meters run

    Long Jump

    High Jump

    6 minutes and 30 seconds

    12 ft

    3 ft 9 inch

    RPF SI 2020 PET Exam Pattern for Female

    800 meters run

    Long Jump

    High Jump

    4 minutes

    9 ft

    3 ft

    RPF Constable Exam Pattern 2020 for PET & PMT

    PET Standards

    Female

    Male

    1600 meters run

    NA

    5 min 45 secs

    800 meters run

    3 min 40 secs

    NA

    Long jump

    9 feet

    14 feet

    High jump

    3 feet

    4 feet

    RPF Syllabus 2020

    After knowing the RPF exam pattern applicants can check the syllabus of RPF SI/ Constable 2002 given below.

    General Awareness (GA)

    Arithmetic

    General Intelligence & Reasoning

    • Indian History

    • Art & Culture, Geography

    • Economics,

    • General Polity,

    • Indian Polity,

    • Sports,

    • Current Affairs,

    • General Science,

    • National and

    • International News etc

    • Number systems,

    • Whole numbers,

    • decimal and fractions system,

    • Relationships between numbers,

    • fundamental arithmetical operations,

    • Concepts of Percentages,

    • Ratio and proportion,

    • Averages,

    • Simple and Compound Interest,

    • Profit and Loss, Discount,

    • Mensuration,

    • Speed,

    • Time and distance


    • Analogies,

    • spatial orientation,

    • problem solving analysis,

    • judgement,

    • similarities and differences,

    • spatial visualization,

    • decision making,

    • visual memory,

    • discriminating observation,

    • relationship concepts,

    • Number series,

    • non-verbal series,

    • coding and decoding,

    • statement conclusion,

    • syllogistic reasoning etc.

    As per the RPF selection process, applicants who qualify the CBT exam will be further invited for PET and PMT. On the basis of aspirants' performance in CBT, PET and PMT exam, at last they will be called for the document verification process. The commission will prepare the final merit list on the basis of marks secured in CBT exam.

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    *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