RPF SI Exam 2024 Latest News - Dates, Eligibility, Syllabus, Admit Card, Result

The eligibility criteria of RPF SI is prescribed by the Ministry of Railways are as follows.

Nationality: Candidates must be citizens of India

Educational Qualification: Candidates should be graduates from recognised university

Age limit: Candidates must be between the age of 20 and 28 years

Ministry of Railways released the online application form of RPF SI at its official website on April 15, 2024. Candidates can fill the RPF SI application form till May 14, 2024. Candidates can only submit one application form. Candidates who submit more than one application form will be disqualified. After filling RPF SI application form, candidates need to pay examination fee of Rs. 500. Women, SC and ST category candidates required to pay Rs. 250. Candidates can pay examination fee both online and offline.

Steps to fill RPF SI application form:

To apply for RPF SI exam, candidates had to follow the steps provided below.

• Click on the link

• Click on the checkbox

• Fill details including name, date of birth, parent’s name, category, education board, class 10 roll number, mobile number and email ID

• After filling all details, click on ‘Submit’

• On submitting, registration number and password was generated along with OTP which are sent to registered mobile number and email ID

• Login to furnish information such as educational qualification, gender, religion, etc.

• After providing requisite details, candidates had to make fee payment

• Having successfully made payment of fee, candidates need to fill ‘Part 3’ of application form

• Part 3 consists of details of educational qualification, choice of group, preference of zone/ RPSF, choice of exam language

• Candidates now need to upload scanned copies of photograph in prescribed dimensions

• After uploading images, candidates had to sign the declaration

• After signing the declaration, candidates can check filled application form

• After confirming, candidates can print a copy of the application for future reference

Ministry of Railways prescribes the exam pattern of RPF SI along with the notification. As per RPF SI exam pattern, CBT is conducted for 1 hour 30 minutes. The exam contains 120 questions. As per the marking scheme, candidates will be awarded 1 mark for every correct response and 1/3 (0.33) mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. The section-wise exam pattern of RPF SI Computer Based Test is given below.

After the conduct of CBT, qualified candidates are called for Physical Efficiency Test (PET). The tasks allotted by the Ministry of Railways for PET are as follows.

Ministry of Railway released the zone wise RPF SI admit card on November 27, 2024 on the official regional websites. Candidates have to enter registration number and date of birth to log in and check the roll number and other details. Candidates can check their roll number, test centre, exam date, timing with instructions in the call letter. Candidates need to qualify each preceding exam stage to be issued admit card for subsequent stages of the exam. The link to download RPF SI admit card can be checked from candidates’ registered email ID and mobile number. Candidates need to carry one photo identity proof and one coloured photograph along with the admit card to be allowed to take the test.

Steps to download admit card:

• Click on the link

• Enter credentials such as registration number and password

• Admit card will be displayed on the screen

• Download and print a copy of admit card

Ministry of Railways announces the online answer key of RPF SI. To avail the answer key, candidates need to login to the window using registration number and password. With the help of the answer key, candidates can check the correct responses to all questions asked in the exam. On the basis of RPF SI answer key candidates can calculate their probable score in the exam. In case of discrepancies, candidates can also raise objections to the answers provided in the answer key within the dates prescribed by the ministry.

RPF SI result was declared on March 3, 2025 on the official regional websites. The RPF SI 2024 result is individually after the completion of each stage of the exam. The result is released in four stages - CBT, PET/PMT, DV and final result. RPF SI result is available online in the form of pdf file. Candidates can check their result by using ‘Ctrl + F’ and then entering their roll number. 

If their roll number is present in the list of result, they have qualified the exam stage and are eligible to appear for the next stage of the selection process. Merit list are also prepared on the basis of candidates performance in the exam. Based on the merit list, candidates are shortlisted for PET/PMT. Candidates must qualify PET/PMT to be called for Document Verification. After Document Verification, the final result are declared based on which candidates are recruited for the posts they have applied under.

Steps to check RPF SI result

• Click on the link
• Result will be displayed as pdf file
• Click ‘Ctrl+F’ and then enter roll number
• If roll number is provided in the list, candidates have qualified the exam stage

The RPF SI cut off 2024 was released on March 3, 2025. RPF SI cutoff is determined by Ministry of Railways separately for all stages of the exam. Based on the cutoff, candidates are selected for the subsequent exam stage. The cutoff is the minimum marks required to qualify the exam stage and be shortlisted for the next stage of the selection process. 

The Ministry of Railways releases the qualifying cutoff marks of CBT. To qualify CBT stage, general and OBC category candidates have to secure minimum 35% while SC and ST candidates have to obtain 30%. Candidates securing equal to or more than the cutoff of RPF SI CBT exam stage are shortlisted to appear in PET/PMT. The Ministry releases the cutoff on the basis of regions, posts and categories.

Ministry of Railways conducts RPF SI to recruit candidates as Sub Inspector for Railway Protection Force. Candidates are selected for the posts of Sub Inspector on the basis of three exam stages – CBT, PET/PMT and Document Verification. Candidates qualifying each stage of the exam are selected for the next stage of selection process. After the conduct of Document Verification, a final result is announced. Based on the final result, qualified candidates are appointed for the post of Sub Inspector in various branches available under Ministry of Railways.