RPF Recruitment 2026 - Dates, Application, Vacancies, Eligibility, Admit card

RPF Recruitment 2026 - Highlights

RPF Recruitment 2026 Dates

In the following table, candidates can check RPF 2026 exam dates so that they don't miss on any major events related to the exam.

Important Dates of RPF Recruitment Exam 2026

RPF Recruitment 2026 - Eligibility Criteria

Indian Ministry of Railways prescribes the RPF eligibility criteria 2026. The eligibility criteria consist of the age limit, nationality, academic qualification and physical requirements that a candidate needs fulfil in order to fill the application form. In the following table, candidates can check all the details related to eligibility criteria.

Age limit:

• SI (Sub Inspector) - 20-25 years
• Constable - 18-25 years

Academic Qualification:

• SI (Sub Inspector) - Graduation
• Constable - Qualified in 10th

Physical Requirements:

How to Apply for RPF Recruitment 2026

Candidates have to fill the RPF application form 2026 in online mode only. By visiting the official website of RPF, candidates have to register by submitting their details like name, father’s name, date of birth, documents like Aadhaar card details, category, roll number of Class 10th or graduation, year of passing, contact details etc. Post entering these details, candidates will be able to generate their registration number and password.

These credentials must be used by them to fill up the next stage of the RPF 2026 application form like - entering their academic qualification, gender, religion, ESM, Minority, Age relaxation, eligibility category etc. Candidates need to pay the application fees, Choose a group and zones/RPSF, exam centres and language for CBT, Upload scanned photograph and signature.

RPF Application Fee 2026

RPF Recruitment Admit card 2026

Candidates who successfully fill the application form are issued the RPF 2026 admit card. The admit card can be downloaded from the official website. Candidates have to carry the RPF recruitment admit card along with a valid photo ID - Aadhar Card, Driving License, PAN Card, Passport, Voter ID and a passport size photograph. If candidates fail to carry any of these documents, they cannot appear for the exam. The RPF admit card has important details like candidate's name, roll number, registration number, exam centre address and exam day guidelines.

RPF Recruitment Selection Process 2026

As per the RPF selection process 2026 there are three stages - CBT (Computer Based Test), PET and PMT (Physical Entrance Test and Pre Medical Test) and DV (Document Verification). To qualify the exam, candidates must pass in each stage. Candidates have to score marks equal to or more than the RPF 2026 cut off to qualify the CBT, the PET/ PMT is qualifying in nature and has no marks, after which Document Verification which is done in the final stage of the selection process.

After the DV stage, candidates have to go through the training process for SI and Constable and will have to pass in the training exam that follows. Their qualification in the training exam will mark their recruitment into the vacant positions.

RPF Recruitment Exam Pattern 2026

The RPF exam pattern 2026 covers marking scheme, a number of papers, time duration, qualifying marks and a number of questions. The standard of the CBT exam for SI is graduation level while that of constable is of Class 10 level. Questions in CBT are asked from General Awareness, Arithmetic and General Intelligence and Reasoning. There are a total of 120 questions with total 120 marks and the time duration is of 90 minutes for the RPF 2026 exam.

Candidates can choose any of the languages for appearing in CBT from Telugu, Konkani, Malayalam, Hindi, English, Urdu, Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Assamese, Bengali, Oriya, Punjabi and Manipuri. 1 mark is awarded for a correct answer while 1/3 marks is deducted as negative marking for each wrong answer. PET/PMT is qualifying in nature and contains no marks. Candidates can check the exam pattern here:

Exam Pattern for RPF Recruitment 2026

RPF Recruitment Syllabus 2026

The exam conducting authority prescribes the RPF syllabus 2026. The syllabus contains topics from General Awareness, Arithmetic and General Intelligence and Reasoning. The detailed syllabus is given below:

Syllabus of RPF 2026

RPF Result 2026

RPF authority releases the result in online mode. To check the RPF result 2026, candidates have to either log in with their credentials or roll numbers. The result of RPF is available in a PDF file. A RPF merit list is prepared based on candidate’s marks in CBT exam. On the basis of the merit, they are called for the second stage - PMT and PET. The PMT and PET are qualifying in nature, it is mandatory to clear this stage. On the basis of candidate's performance in CBT, PET and PMT, they are called for DV. RPF results are announced separately for different phases.

RPF Cut off 2026

The RPF cut off 2026 is the minimum qualifying marks that candidates must score in CBT to get selected for PET/PMT. The examination authority announces the qualifying cutoff as well as the overall cut off. The qualifying marks for CBT is 35% (general and OBC category) while it is 30% (SC and ST).

The overall RPF 2026 cut off is decided out of the total marks, it is calculated on the basis of the number of candidates, the difficulty level of the exam and number of vacancies which are released. RPF 2026 cutoff is available as per regions, posts and categories on the official website. The final merit list is published in PDF format.

RPF Model Question Papers 2026

Candidates who are planning to appear for the RPF exam must go through the RPF model question papers to know the type of questions asked in the exam, the topics on which the questions are based, the marking scheme etc. Candidates must refer to the question papers and the solutions for practice. The RPF question papers 2026 consist of CBT papers which have questions from General Awareness, Arithmetic and General Intelligence & reasoning.

RPF Answer Key 2026

The RPF answer key 2026 is released in online mode. With the help of the answer key, candidates can check the correct and incorrect answers they attempted in the exam. They can also calculate their probable scores. RPF also provides a window from where candidates can challenge the answer key if they are not satisfied with the answers within a time slot as prescribed by the exam organising body.