Railway Protection Force Constable Eligibility Criteria 2024
To apply for the Railway Protection Force an aspirant should meet various eligibility Criteria with regard to Education Qualification, Age Nationality, Number of attempts permissible etc. Eligibility criteria plays a standard role in strengthening the candidature of any aspirant for an specific exam.
You must be aware of the fact that, Railway recruitment board have released RPF Constable notification on April 15, 2024. Application process has already been started, this is high time interested candidates should start practicing for this exam. But before that do not forget to check out the eligibility criteria for the RPF Constable exam. In this page we will talk about the different types of eligibility criteria for the RPF Constable exam.
There are three types of eligibility criteria for the RPF Constable exam, Age, Education and Medical Fitness. Let us start with the Age criteria first. As you know that according tot he notification, the RPF Constable vacancies are distributed among various categories like UR, SC, ST, EWS and Ex Serviceman. The overall ratio of vacancies are distributed among Male, Female and Ex servicemen. Now let us start with the Age criteria first.
RPF Constable Exam Age Criteria
According to the notification, the age criteria must be fulfilled until July 1, 2024. Therefore anything you see here regarding the Age required for the RPF Constable should be as on the mentioned date. Please refer to the table below to know about the Age criteria of the RPF Constable Exam.
| Post | Prescribed age in normal course (as on 01.07.2024) | Age applicable to this CEN (as on 01.07.2024)* |
|---|---|---|
| Constable (Executive) | 18 to 25 years | 18 to 28 years |
| * To provide relief to many candidates who may have exceeded the age limit and missed the opportunity to participate in railway recruitment due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been decided to grant a one-time age relaxation of 3 years beyond the prescribed upper age limit for the post of Constable. | ||
The another part is, there is specific age relaxation given to the candidates belonging to various reserved categories, it is essential for you to check whether to you fall under any and if yes then do not forget to check out the table below to know what is the category wise age relaxation given to the candidates.
| Sr. No. | Category | Age Relaxation/Maximum Upper Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC & ST candidates | 5 Years | |
| 2 | OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates | 3 Years | |
| 3 | Ex-servicemen with at least six months continuous service after attestation | UR & EWS | 3 years (after deduction of length of service from age) |
| OBC-NCL | 6 years (after deduction of length of service from age) | ||
| SC & ST | 8 years (after deduction of length of service from age) | ||
| 4 | Female candidates, who are widowed, divorced or judicially separated from husband but not remarried | UR & EWS | 2 Years |
| OBC-NCL | 5 Years | ||
| SC & ST | 7 Years | ||
Nationality
- A candidate must be a citizen of India
- A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Government of India.
RPF Constable Educational Qualification
To become an RPF Constable, you have to possess the basic educational qualification, which is 10th pass or equivalent from a recognized education board. You must have authentic document like your passing certificate or marksheet to authenticate this qualification during the document verification process, if shortlisted in the RPF Constable CBT and PET/PMT.
| Post | Educational Qualification |
|---|---|
| Constable (Executive) | 10th pass or equivalent from a recognized education board |