Sub: Recruitment of Sub-Inspectors in RPF/RPSF

The recruitment of SIs in the RPF /RPSF shall be made by a departmental committee consisting of four Chief Security Commissioners/Addl CSC's nominated by the DG/RPF. Senior most among the Members shall be the Chairman of the Committee. The Committee shall have one member each from the SC/ST, Minority and OBC Communities. In case a member from one of the communities is not suitable in the ranks of IG/DIG, a JAG Officer of RPF may be co-opted into the Committee.

Recruitment shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions contained in the RPF Rules 1987, as amended from time to time.

2. ELIGIBILITY

(a) Educational Qualification:   Graduate from a recognized university.

(b) Age: Not less than 18 and not more than 25 years as on 1st January of the year in case the vacancies are advertised in the first half of the year or as on Ist July of the year if the vacancies are advertised in the second half of the year.Relexation in age will be admissible to SC/ST/OBC/Ex-Servicemen and Central Goverment Eemployes as per extent instructions of the Central Goverment.  

(c) Must be a Citizen of India.

(d) Physical Measurement:-

Note: - A minimum expansion of 5 cm. in chest is essential.

3. Method of Recruitment:

The recruitment shall be held in four phases :

Phase I: Preliminary Test (written ) – 180 objective type questions to be answered in 3 hours. The questions shall be of graduation standard with no negative marking for wrong answers.
Phase II : Physical Efficiency Test (PET) - Those who qualify in the Phase I shall be called for PET at various centres across the country.
Phase III: Main Examination (written) – Objective and subjective questions of 3 hours duration. Those who qualify in PET will appear at the main examination.
Phase IV: Viva-Voce : Those qualifying in the main examination shall be interviewed. ( 3 times the number of vacancies)

4. Phase I - Measurement and PET:

The measurement and PET shall be conducted by Zonal Sub-Committees consisting of CSC assisted by 2 JAG/Sr. Scale officers of the Railways.

PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY TESTS :

Those candidates who fulfill the prescribed physical standards relating to height and chest will be subjected to Physical Efficiency Tests consisting of the following events. The minimum qualifying standards for each event are indicated against each:

Only one chance will be given for 1500 mtrs. race which will be the first event. A candidate failing to qualify in the same will be declared ‘failed' and will not be allowed to take further tests.

For 200 meters race only one chance will be given. For the remaining items viz. high jump, broad jump and shot put candidates will be given 2 chances each. Candidates who fail to qualify in 3 out of 5 events including 1500m race will be declared failed.

(ii). For Female Candidates:

Female candidates have to qualify in both the events.

5. WRITTEN TEST

All those who qualify in the PET shall be called for the written test. The written tests shall be of graduation standard. The written test shall be of 3 hours' duration and consist of  an objective test of 2 hrs. duration and a language test of one hour. Question papers shall be bi-lingual.

Objective Test ( Two hrs.) : Objective type questions will be given covering general knowledge, current affairs, general intelligence, mental ability and arithmetic.

Language Test (One hour):- English Grammar/Hindi Grammar, ability to understand and answer questions on English/Hindi composition syntax , essay etc.

6. VIVA VOCE

Those qualifying in Phase II shall be called for viva voce at venues decided by the Chairman of the committee.

The recruitment of Constables in RPF /RPSF shall be made by a departmental committee consisting of four Security Commissioners/Sr. Security Commissioners nominated by the Chief Security Commissioner of the zonal railway/RPSF. Senior most among the Members shall be the Chairman of the Committee.

Recruitment shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions contained in the RPF Rules 1987, as amended from time to time.

1. ELIGIBILITY:

(a) Only those candidates who have passed matriculation from the particular State/UT would be eligible for applying against the vacancies arising in that State. However, matriculates from the National Open School , Delhi shall be allowed to appear at States/ UTs/ in which places indicated in their matriculation certificates issued by the National Open School , Delhi fall . Matriculates from States/UTs mentioned in Column `A' of table II below having no or less than 100 route-kms railway track will be eligible to apply against vacancies of State/UT mentioned in column `B' of table II

Table-II

(b) Age: Not less than 18 and not more than 25 years as on 1st July of the year in which the vacancies are advertised. Relaxation as per extant instructions will be admissible to SC/ST/OBC/Ex-Serviceman.

(c) Must be a Citizen of India.

(d) Physical Measurement: -

(i) For male candidates: -

Note: - A minimum expansion of 5 cm. in chest is essential.

(ii) For female candidates: -

Height – 157 cms. for all categories.

(e) The recruitment shall be held State-wise. The process shall commence every year in the month of August.

(f) The venue, date and time of recruitment shall be fixed and advertised. All candidates who report at the venue before 16 hrs. on the day of recruitment shall be admitted and registered.

The recruitment Committee may set up more than one Centre, or as many are felt necessary for the registration of candidates on the first day. Separate and more than one counter be set up for each category of candidates Application forms of candidates found incomplete/without attested copies of required documents or Indian Postal Order (except in case of SC/ST) should be rejected. Candidates found under age/overage or not having required physical measurements as per their declaration in the form shall also be rejected. All candidates whose applications forms have been rejected would be orally informed on the spot about the rejection of their candidature.

(g) Candidates, whose application forms have been found in order, will be subjected to the physical measurements by the Recruitment Committee. This will comprise checking of their height and chest as prescribed. Height should be measured first and if candidate is found fit in height, then only his chest and chest expansion should be measured. For lady constables only the height as prescribed is to be measured. 

2. PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY TESTS :

a)  For Male Constables :

Those candidates who fulfill the prescribed physical standards relating to height and chest will be subjected to Physical Efficiency Test consisting of the following events.:

a.1. For Ex-servicemen :

Only one chance will be given for 1500 mtrs.  which will be the first event. A candidate failing to qualify in the same will be declared ‘failed' and will not be allowed to take further tests. Candidates who qualify in the 1500 mtrs. Race shall then be subjected to physical measurements. The other tests shall be conducted on those candidates who clear the physical measurements.

For 200 meters race only one chance will be given. For the remaining items viz. high jump, board jump and shot put candidates will be given 2 chances each. Candidates who fail to qualify in 3 out of 5 events including Mile race will be declared failed. Higher marks will be awarded for better performance in high jump, long jump and shot put.

b)  For Female Constables :

Those found fit in height will be subjected to PET consisting of : -

i) 400 mts.       - 3  mins.
ii) Long jump     - 8  ft.

The events are compulsory and the candidate must qualify in both.

3. WRITTEN TEST :

Candidates who qualify in the PET shall be subjected to a written examination. The written tests shall be of matriculation standard. The written test will consist of two parts as given below: -

i) Dictation
ii)  Objective type

4. VIVA VOCE :

A merit list in order of total marks obtained in PET and written test shall be prepared and number of candidates called for interview shall be restricted to three times the number of vacancies. Original documents of such candidates should be checked before allowing them to appear for viva-voce test.

5. MEDICAL EXAMINATION

CSC's concerned shall arrange for the medical examination of the empanelled candidates. The empanelled candidates will be called for medical examination at the railway hospitals. In case the number of candidates is large the candidates may be directed to different railway hospitals for medical examination. Attestation Forms be handed over to those candidates who are found fit in the medical examination.

6. POLICE VERIFICATION

The empanelled candidates found fit in medical examination will, thereafter, fill up the ‘Attestation Form' duly affixing the photographs thereon and make over the same to the Officer nominated by the CSC for the purpose who in turn will arrange to get their ‘Character and Antecedents' verified by the Police/Civil Authorities concerned.