RPF/RPSF Sub-Inspector (Executive) Recruitment

Basic eligibility paths

• ✓Under CEN RPF 01/2024 a candidate needed a recognised bachelor's degree by the closing date and had to meet the PMT standards: 165 cm height and 80/85 cm chest for UR/EWS/OBC men, 160 cm and 76.2/81.2 cm for SC/ST men, and 157 cm or 152 cm height for women in the corresponding categories.
• ✓PET in that cycle required men to run 1,600 m in 6 min 30 s with a 12 ft long jump and 3 ft 9 in high jump, and women to run 800 m in 4 minutes with a 9 ft long jump and 3 ft high jump.
• ✓Ex-servicemen were exempt from the PET but still had to clear the PMT.
• ✓These posts have not been identified as suitable for persons with disabilities, so PwBD reservation did not apply in 2024.

Relaxations & certificates

• SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
• Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.

Selection stages

1. 1Computer-based test (CBT) at graduation standard
2. 2Physical Efficiency Test (PET), qualifying, with candidates called at ten times the vacancies
3. 3Physical Measurement Test (PMT)
4. 4Document verification
5. 5Medical examination to the B-1 standard — the stages fixed by CEN RPF 01/2024 para 12

Syllabus snapshot

• CBT under CEN RPF 01/2024: 120 questions in 90 minutes at graduation standard, with one-third negative marking — Arithmetic 35 marks, General Intelligence and Reasoning 35 marks and General Awareness 50 marks.
• Arithmetic covers number systems, fractions, percentages, ratio and proportion, averages, interest, profit and loss, mensuration, time and distance and data interpretation.
• General Awareness covers Indian history, art and culture, geography, economics, polity and the Constitution, sports and general science; the next cycle's syllabus will be set in its own CEN.