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    RPF SI 2020 - Exam Dates, Registration, Eligibility, Pattern, Vacancy & Pay Scale

    RPF SI 2020 - Exam Dates, Registration, Eligibility, Pattern, Vacancy & Pay Scale

    vikrant.shuklaUpdated on 19 May 2020, 02:44 PM IST

    RPF SI 2020 - The Indian Ministry of Railways will release the notification for recruitment to RPF Sub Inspector posts shortly. Graduate candidates of age between 20- 25 years will be able to apply for RPF SI exam 2020. Interested candidates have to take the RPF SI exam to recruit Sub Inspectors. Applicants have to qualify the CBT (Computer Based Test), PET/PMT (Physical Entrance Test/Physical Measurement Test) and Document Verification (DV) to get selected for the final appointment. Only those candidates who meet the RPF SI eligibility criteria will be able to fill the RPF SI 2020 application form. In this article, candidates can check all the details related to the RPF SI 2020 exam.

    This Story also Contains

    1. RPF SI 2020 Overview
    2. RPF SI 2020 Exam Dates
    3. RPF SI 2020 Vacancies
    4. RPF SI 2020 Pay Scale
    5. RPF SI Eligibility Criteria 2020
    6. RPF SI Application Form 2020
    7. RPF SI Admit Card 2020
    8. RPF SI Exam Pattern 2020
    9. RPF SI Syllabus 2020
    10. RPF SI Answer Key 2020
    11. RPF SI Question Paper 2020
    12. RPF SI 2020 Result
    13. RPF SI 2020 Selection Process
    14. RPF SI Cut off 2020
    RPF SI 2020 - Exam Dates, Registration, Eligibility, Pattern, Vacancy & Pay Scale
    RPF SI 2020 - Exam Dates, Registration, Eligibility, Pattern, Vacancy & Pay Scale

    Latest - RPF Recruitment 2020 details to be released soon.

    RPF SI 2020 Overview

    Name of Exam

    Railway Protection Force Sub Inspector

    Conducted by

    Indian Ministry of Railways

    Commonly known as

    RPF SI

    Salary

    Sub Inspectors in Level 6 of 7th CPC

    Level of Exam

    National

    Groups

    Group A,B,C,D,E,F

    Stages of Exam

    Computer Based Test (CBT)

    Physical Efficiency Test (PET) & Physical Measurement Test (PMT)

    Document Verification

    Mode of Exam

    Online and Offline

    Exam Duration of CBT

    90 Minutes

    RPF SI 2020 Exam Dates

    From the following table, candidates can check the dates related to the RPF SI exam 2020 exam so that they don’t miss any major events related to the exam.

    RPF SI Exams Dates

    RPF SI Notification

    TBA

    RPF SI Application Form

    TBA

    RPF SI Admit Card

    TBA

    RPF SI Exam

    TBA

    RPF SI Result

    TBA

    RPF SI Cut off

    TBA

    RPF SI PET/PMT

    TBA

    RPF SI DV

    TBA

    RPF SI Final Merit List

    TBA

    RPF SI 2020 Vacancies

    The number of vacancies for 2020 will be announced along with the RPF notification. Previously, a total of 1,120 vacancies were declared for the post of RPF Sub Inspector.

    RPF SI 2020 Pay Scale

    Selected candidates will receive salary pay scale of level 6 of 7th CPC with starting salary of Rs 35,400. Besides, candidates are given allowances.

    RPF SI Eligibility Criteria 2020

    The eligibility criteria of RPF Sub Inspector 2020 include details of minimum age, educational qualification and nationality. Refer below to check RPF SI exam eligibility below:

    • Only Indian citizen are eligible to apply

    • Candidates must have a graduate degree to apply for RPF Sub-Inspector 2020

    • The age limit is between 20 to 25 years

    RPF SI Application Form 2020

    The application form of RPF Sub-Inspector 2020 will be released in online mode. To be eligible, candidates will have to apply online for RPF SI exam 2020. The application form will have two parts- part 1 and paper 2. Candidates will have to register by adding their basic details, add their academic qualification, choose the railway zone, community, gender, religion and pay the application fee. The application fee is Rs. 500 for General candidates while Rs. 250 for candidates belonging to reserved category.

    RPF SI Admit Card 2020

    Candidates who successfully apply for RPF SI exam 2020 will be issued the admit card. The admit card will have to be downloaded from the website. RPF Sub-Inspector admit card will have important information related to candidates like their name, roll number, registration number, exam centre details, exam day guidelines etc. Candidates will have to carry the admit card along with a valid photo ID proof to the exam centre. The photo ID proof can be - Aadhar Card, Voter ID, PAN Card, Passport, Driving License etc. Failing to do so they will not be allowed to appear for the exam.

    RPF SI Exam Pattern 2020

    The exam pattern of RPF SI 2020 consists of the mode of exam, a number of questions asked in the exam, sections on which the question paper will be based and the marking scheme as well as the time duration of the RPF exam. As per the exam pattern, the first stage of the exam is the computer-based test (CBT) which consists of 120 questions and the time duration to complete the test is 90 minutes. Total marks allotted for CBT is 120. The question paper will be based on sections from General Awareness, Arithmetic and General Intelligence and Reasoning. 1 mark will be allotted for a correct answer while 1/3 marks will be deducted as negative marking per answer. The exam pattern of Sub-Inspector and Constable is the same, the difficulty level of RPF SI exam will be graduate level.

    RPF SI Syllabus 2020

    The syllabus of RPF SI 2020 consists of all the topics and sub-topics on which the question paper of RPF SI exam will be based. The subjects are General Awareness, Arithmetic, General Intelligence & reasoning.

    • General Awareness will have questions from Geography, Economics, General Polity, Indian History, and more.

    • Arithmetic will have questions from Number systems, whole numbers, decimal and fractions and relationships between numbers, discount, use of table and graphs, and more.

    • The questions in General Intelligence & reasoning problem-solving analysis, Analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, judgement, decision making, visual memory, discriminating observation, relationship concepts etc.

    RPF SI Answer Key 2020

    RPF releases the answer key in online mode. To download the answer key candidates must visit the official website, select the group and enter their name, date of birth, exam date, batch and CAPTCHA. After entering all these things they will have to click on the tab 'View attempted Question Paper' and their answer key will be displayed on the screen. The answer key will be to help candidates calculate their speculated score in the exam. The Formula to calculate the score is Total score= (Number of Right answers) x 1 – (Number of incorrect answers) x 1/3 (Negative marks).

    RPF SI Question Paper 2020

    The question paper of RPF is released on the official website as well as by various coaching centres. The question paper is released for the computer-based test. Using the RPF question papers candidates can know the type of questions which are asked in the exam and the marks distribution scheme. Candidates who are currently preparing for the exam can refer to the question papers and prepare for the exam in an effective way.

    RPF SI 2020 Result

    Indian Ministry of Railways will release the RPF SI exam 2020 result in online mode. The result is declared in the form of PDF. The result contains roll numbers, candidate's name, candidate's father's name, their date of birth, category, railway zone of qualified candidates etc. The candidates who have shortlisted as per the result will have to appear for the medical test.

    RPF SI 2020 Selection Process

    The selection process of RPF SI consists of 3 stages - CBT, PET/PMT and DV. Candidates qualifying in one stage will be eligible to appear for the subsequent stage. To qualify the CBT, they will have to score the cut off marks. The second stage of the RPF SI 2020 selection process is PET/PMT. It is qualifying in nature and carries no marks. After qualifying all the stages candidates will have to go through the mandatory medical test.

    RPF SI Cut off 2020

    The cut off of RPF SI exam 2020 will be released after the final declaration of result. Candidates have to qualify each stage with the minimum cut off marks to get selected for the next round of selection. RPF SI 2020 cutoff is the minimum qualifying marks prescribed by the exam conducting authority. There are two types of cut off marks one is the qualifying cutoff while the other is the prescribed cut off. The qualifying cut off marks is 35% for general and OBC while it is 30% for SC and ST. Candidates securing both qualifying and overall cutoff will qualify the exam.

    Previous Year’s RPF SI Statistics

    Group

    Categories

    Applied

    Appeared

    Female

    Male

    Female

    Male


    GROUP-A

    OBC

    16883

    91542

    7051

    52903

    SC

    8156

    43304

    3436

    22273

    ST

    3797

    28316

    1985

    18878

    UR

    5928

    25745

    2423

    14676


    GROUP-B

    OBC

    17710

    90430

    8919

    60344

    SC

    10240

    43073

    5115

    25580

    ST

    5642

    21066

    2607

    11669

    UR

    10140

    33992

    5147

    20536


    GROUP-C

    OBC

    22561

    171273

    13192

    128643

    SC

    11076

    89166

    6019

    60288

    ST

    7752

    31095

    4503

    21624

    UR

    13358

    64787

    7453

    45792


    GROUP-D

    OBC

    32637

    173123

    17340

    118714

    SC

    21381

    117383

    10611

    76117

    ST

    3913

    20412

    2088

    13023

    UR

    28534

    118232

    14789

    77287


    GROUP-E

    OBC

    631

    3953

    282

    2421

    SC

    419

    3301

    168

    1854

    ST

    500

    2004

    176

    923

    UR

    407

    2932

    150

    1765


    GROUP-F

    OBC


    11562


    6629

    SC


    5131


    2464

    ST


    2074


    1056

    UR


    10194


    6528

    Total

    221665

    1204090

    113454

    791987

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    Questions related to RPF SI

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    Have a question related to RPF SI ?

    Hi there,

    The expected timeline window for RPF SI (Railway Protection Force Sub-inspector) vacancies for is April-may 2026.

    This is based on the RPF SI past recruitment pattern released during the month of April in 2024.

    Next steps:

    - Keep yourself updated on the official channels and website of Indian

    Hello,


    Yes, Bachelor of Hotel Management students are eligible to apply for the RPF SI exam, provided they meet the eligibility criteria specified by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB). Generally, the eligibility criteria for RPF SI exams include educational qualifications, age limits, and physical standards. As long as BHM students

    See RRB in general have a generalized pattern among all of it examinations. So if you prepare for RPF SI it would be more helpful for you to clear RRB Group D. I would recommend you to target the examination which is a level harder than what you target and

    Hello,

    The eligibility criteria for RPF SI as well as UPSC is based on graduation in any discipline from a recognized university, in case of RPF SI the exam is conducted in three stages such as Computer Based Test, Physical Efficiency Test and Physical Measurement Test, followed by Document Verification,

    Hello,

    Netaji Subjas Open University is a recognized distance learning university, so you can definitely apply for RPF SI post, and not only this you can appear for UPSC, SSC, State PSCs, banking ,insurance, railway or any other government exams as majority of these do not ask for specific aggregate,