# RPF Constable (Executive) — Railway Protection Force recruitment by the RRBs (RPF Constable) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: GOVT_JOBS · national
- Questions: 120 · Total marks: 120 · Marks per question: 1
- Duration: 90 minutes
- Negative marking: −0.33 per wrong answer
- Languages offered: EN, HI, BN, GU, KN, ML, MR, PA, TA, TE

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Age: 18–25 years; relaxation: SC/ST +5 years, OBC-NCL +3 years, ex-servicemen as per rules. CEN RPF 02/2024 allowed up to 28 years (one-time relaxation).
- Education: Class 10 (Matriculation) pass or equivalent from a recognised board.
- Note: Indian citizens only. Physical efficiency and measurement standards apply; not open to persons with disabilities (as printed in the CEN).
- Official portal: https://rrb.indianrailways.gov.in/ (Railway Recruitment Boards (RRB))

## Key dates — every tracker row from 120 days back to 365 days ahead (OFFICIAL = conducting body's notice linked and checked — by a person, or by our own read of the body's page · REPORTED = not yet checked against an official notice (a secondary source, or a date our AI found), source cited · expected = estimate from previous cycles, NOT announced; an estimate whose date has passed is not listed here)
- 2027-02-01 — Notification release (expected) — expected — in 89 days
- 2027-02-15 — Application start (expected) — expected — in 103 days
- 2027-03-15 — Application end (expected) — expected — in 131 days
- 2027-05-15 — Admit card release (expected) — expected — in 192 days
- 2027-05-25 — CBT exam (expected) (exam day) — expected — in 202 days
- 2027-07-15 — Result (expected) — expected — in 253 days
- Data updated: latest tracker row added 2026-10-28 · last refresh check 2026-10-28 · this file generated 2026-11-04 (IST)
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## Latest updates & news
- 2026-10-03 — **Fee refund window for CEN RPF 02/2024 applicants closed in early October**: RRB offered a bank-detail correction window from September 16 to October 3, 2026 for failed examination-fee refunds related to the completed CEN RPF 02/2024 recruitment.
  - Official/source notice: https://www.examdetail.in/exams/rpf-constable-2026
  - Permalink: https://shishya.in/exams/RPF_CONSTABLE/news/cmvrfeaka0081oxd5io3ldpil
- 2026-10-02 — **RPF Constable 2026 notification still awaited; SSC to conduct future recruitments**: As of October 2026, no new RPF Constable notification has been released. The recruitment authority has shifted from Railway Recruitment Boards to Staff Selection Commission following the RPF Amendment Rules, 2025, but SS
  - Official/source notice: https://www.taiyarho.in/exams/rpf-constable/
  - Permalink: https://shishya.in/exams/RPF_CONSTABLE/news/cmvrfeak2007xoxd5ne770hqj
- 2026-08-29 — **Previous cycle CEN RPF 02/2024 concluded with 4,205 candidates empanelled**: The Railway Recruitment Boards completed the last RPF Constable recruitment cycle in February 2026, provisionally empanelling 4,205 candidates for 4,208 vacancies after CBT, PET/PMT and document verification.
  - Official/source notice: https://www.adda247.com/exams/railway/rpf-constable-final-result-2026/
  - Permalink: https://shishya.in/exams/RPF_CONSTABLE/news/cmvrfeak7007zoxd5hsa584o5

## Syllabus outline
### Arithmetic (weight 0.2916666666666667)
Tables and graphs · Simple and compound interest · Mensuration · Number system and simplification · Percentage, profit and loss, discount · Ratio, proportion and averages · Time and distance, time and work

### General Intelligence & Reasoning (weight 0.2916666666666667)
Analogy and classification · Arithmetical reasoning and ranking · Coding-decoding · Blood relations and directions · Number and letter series · Syllogism and statement-conclusion

### General Awareness (weight 0.4166666666666667)
Economy · Environment · Geography · History, art and culture · Polity and the Constitution · General science · Sports and static GK

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