RAILWAY PROTECTION FORCE

RAILWAY PROTECTION FORCE

 

Applications are invited from eligible Male and Female candidates for filling up the posts of Constable in the Pay Band of Rs.5200-20200/- + Grade Pay Rs. 2000/- in the Railway  Protection  Force  (RPF)  including  Railway  Protection  Special  Force  (RPSF). Details are given below:

SC	ST	OBC	UR	TOTAL
3317	3363	4371	8901	19952

  1.        NUMBER OF VACANCIES:

2.        PAY AND ALLOWANCES:

The post carries a Pay of Rs.8460/- in the Pay Band of Rs.5200-20200/- including Grade

Pay of Rs. 2000/- with such allowances that are admissible under Railway Rules.

e)  Physical Standards: An applicant must have the following physical standards:

Category	Height Male (Cms)	Chest Unexpanded Male (Cms)	Chest Expanded Male (Cms)*	Height Female (Cms)
UR/OBC	165	80	85	157
SC/ST	160	76.2	81.2	152
Hillman**	163	80	85	155

*         A minimum expansion of 5 Cms in chest is essential

**           For  Garhwalis,  Gorkhas,  Kumaonese,  Dogras,   Marathas,  persons  hailing   from Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Ladakh, Kashmir Valley and North Eastern States subject to production of Domicile certificate from the District Magistrate/ SDM/Tehsildar and other categories specified by Government from time-to time

3.          METHOD OF RECRUITMENT:

Recruitment will be made based on the performance of the eligible applicants in a Written  Examination, Physical Efficiency Test, Physical Measurement, Viva-Voce Test, Bonus Marks, if   any, obtained and Documents Verification.

4.         WRITTEN EXAMINATION:

(a)       The Written Examination will consist of 120 multiple-choice objective type questions of one mark each and shall be of 90 minutes duration. The questions paper will be of matriculation standard with 120 as maximum marks. The question paper will consist of 35 questions on General Intelligence & Reasoning, 35 questions on Arithmetic and

50 questions on General Awareness. Candidates will be required to answer all the questions. Each correct answer will be awarded 1(one) mark and 1 (one) mark will be deducted for 4 (four) incorrect answers. No mark shall be awarded or deducted for questions not attempted.

5.         PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY TEST (PET) AND PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT:

a)        PET will consist of three events namely, 1600mts/800mts run, High Jump and Long Jump.  A candidate has to qualify in all the three events as shown in the table given below. No marks shall be awarded to any of the events. The minimum qualifying standard for each event is as specified under:

Event	Male	Female	Number of chances
1600 meters	5 min 45 sec	Not applicable	One
800 meters	Not applicable	3 min 40 sec	One
High Jump	3 feet 9 inches	3 feet	Two
Long Jump	14 feet	9 feet	Two

6.        VIVA-VOCE AND DOCUMENTS VERIFICATION:

(a)       Candidates who qualify in the PET and Physical Measurement will be called for a

Viva-Voce Test and Documents Verification

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(c)       Maximum mark for the Viva-Voce Test is 5. (d)       Bonus marks (Maximum 5):

Bonus marks are allotted as under:

i)        NCC: -

B Certificate of NCC – 01 mark

C Certificate of NCC – 02 mark

Maximum mark for NCC certificates is 02.

Benefit is available only on production of Original Certificate. This benefit is not available to Ex-Servicemen.

ii)         SPORTS:-

Represented University at inter-university sports - 01 mark Represented State at inter-state sports – 02 marks Represented India at international sports meet – 03 marks. Medal winner at national level sports meet – 03 marks

iii)         HEIGHT:-

A  male  applicant  whose  height  is  178  cms  or  more  and  a  female applicant whose height is more than165 cms will be given 03 marks as bonus.

iv)                   Total Bonus Marks for all categories put together shall not exceed 5.

(e)                 The call letter for the Viva-Voce test will contain further instructions, if any,  on this subject.

7.         MEDICAL EXAMINATION:

The applicants who are finally selected will be sent for a medical examination at a Railway Hospital. They will have to qualify in medical category ‘B-1’ as per the Indian Railway Medical Manual. Those wearing glasses or having flat foot, knock-knee, squint eye, colour blindness and other bodily defects are not eligible for appointment.

8.        TRAINING:

The candidates will have to undergo a rigorous initial training in any one of the RPF/RPSF Training Centers or any such Institution as decided by the Railway Administration in the event of their selection. The trainee recruits will be given a stipend of Rs. 5200/- + Grade Pay Rs.2000/- plus other allowances as admissible under the Railway Rules during the period of training

9. Last date for receipt of Application: 14 October, 2017

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