Courses Overview
RPF has already announced the exam dates for the recruitment of 9739 vacancies of RPF Constable & Sub Inspector. With this, it's time to get an overview of the RPF syllabus & exam pattern concerning the RPF SI & Constable written exam 2018.
Overview on RPF
| Organization | Indian Railways |
|---|---|
| Exam Name | RPF/ RPSF Exam |
| Exam Mode | Online |
| Name of the Post | Railway Protection Force Constables & SI |
| No of Vacancies | 9739 |
Assuch, there is not much difference in both these exams in terms of exam pattern or syllabus but the level of difficulty would be higher in the case of SI exam. So, just go through the RPF Constable/SI syllabus along with the list of subjects and topics, & align your preparation in accordance with the latest pattern & syllabus.
| Subjects | No of Questions |
|---|---|
| General Awareness & Science | 50 |
| Arithmetic | 35 |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 35 |
| Total | 120 |
As per the official, RPF syllabus for both the categories is same. The level of SI exam will be high in comparison to that of Constable. Also, there will be a deduction of 1/3 marks for every incorrect answer.
| Category | 1600 mts run | 800 mts Run | Long jump | High jump |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constable (Male) | 5 mins 45 sec | ----- | 14 Feet | 4 feet |
| Constable (Female) | ----- | 3 min 40 sec | 9 Feet | 3 feet |
| SI (Male) | 6 mins 30 sec | ------- | 12 Feet | 3ft 9 inch |
| SI (Female) | ----- | 4 mins | 9 Feet | 3 feet |
The written examination of RPF Sub-Inspector and Constable exam 2018 will consist of General Science, Arithmetic, and General Intelligence & Reasoning. Here is the detailed syllabus:
Syllabus for RPF Constable & SI
| Subjects | Topics |
|---|---|
| General Knowledge | History (Only Basic) Economics (Only Basic) Indian Polity & Constitution (Basic) Art & Culture Geography General Science Static Gk |
| Current Affairs (2017+2018) | CEO & Heads Obituary Sports Government Schemes National & International Affairs Appointments & Resignations Awards & Honours |
| Arithmetic | Simplification LCM & HCF Number system Simple Interest & Compound Interest Time and Work Pipes & Cistern Percentages Average Profit, Loss, and Discount Mensuration Ratio and Proportion Time and Distance Boats and Streams Trains D.I. Miscellaneous |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | Blood Relation Coding & Decoding Series Distance and Direction Puzzles Coding & Decoding Spatial Visualization Non-Verbal Reasoning Mirror Image Water Image Hidden Image Pattern Completion Cubes and Dices Paper Folding Paper Cutting Missing Term Counting Figures Classification Matrix Statement & Conclusion (Most Important) Syllogism (Most Important) Statement & Assumptions (Most Important) Sequence-based problems (Dictinary based) |