RPF SI 2024 Exam Ends Today: Check Exam Highlights, Know What’s Next After Written Test

RPF SI Exam 2024: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) Sub Inspector (SI) exam is being conducted on December 2, 3, 9, 12 and 13, 2024, in multiple shifts. As today is the last day for the computer-based examination, it is high time for candidates to learn about the next steps in the recruitment process. The article below provides a detailed overview of the further steps that follow the completion of the CBT examination, previous year cutoffs and the process for PET/PMT. 

 The RPF SI CBT is the first stage of the selection procedure, which is further followed by PET/PMT, document verification, and medical examination. In the RRB SI exam, the marks scored in CBT shall be counted for the shortlisting of candidates for further stages of this recruitment.

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RPF SI Previous Year Paper

RPF SI CBT Exam Highlights

The RPF SI CBT is the first stage of the selection process for Sub Inspector posts. This computer-based test assesses a candidate's arithmetic, general awareness, general intelligence and reasoning. The candidates who clear this stage will be called for the PET/PMT examination. The shortlisting of candidates will be done RRB-wise, based on the candidate's category and marks scored by candidates after normalisation. Check below the key highlights of the RPF SI CBT exam.

• Exam Mode: Online (Computer-Based Test)
• Number of Questions: 120
• Duration: 90 minutes
• Subjects: Arithmetic, General Awareness, General Intelligence and Reasoning
• Qualifying Marks: UR, EWS and OBC-NCL - 35%, SC & ST - 30%

RBF SI CBT  Cutoff Marks

The cutoff marks play a vital role in determining the candidates progress to the next stage of examination. The cutoff marks are dependent on various factors like the difficulty level of the paper, the category of candidates, etc. Check the list of factors below.

• Total number of candidates who appeared for the exam
• Difficulty level of the question paper
• Number of vacancies in the respective RRB region
• Category of the candidate (General, OBC, SC, ST)

Check the table for previous year cutoff marks

What’s Next: Physical Measurement Test

Candidates shortlisted on the basis of their performance in CBT shall be called for the Physical Efficiency Test (PET) and Physical Measurement Test (PMT).