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November 18, 2024RPF Cutoff 2022: Railway Protection Force (RPF) or Railway Protection Security Force is a security force established by the Railway Protection Force Act. Candidates who have passed in 10th or Matric from a recognized board can apply for the RPF Constable Exam 2022. The exams are conducted to recruit candidates for posts of Sub Inspector, constable and ancillary constable. RPF Constable Exam consists of 120 questions and the duration of the exam is 90 minutes.
RPF Constable cutoff 2022 will be released after the exam. The cutoff differs from the qualifying marks that are mentioned in the official notification. These cutoff is determined after the exam in order to limit the number of candidates who qualify for the next stage of the exam. The category-specific cutoff will also be announced by Indian Railway. Check out the article to know more about the expected and previous year’s RPF Cutoff.
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Let us have an overview of the RPF Constable Exam before getting into other details.
Particulars | Details |
RPF Full Form | Railway Protection Force |
Name of organization | Railway Protection Security Force |
Exam Level | National |
Frequency | Annually |
Mode of Application | Online |
Application Fees | RS.500 |
Exam mode | Online |
Exam duration | 90 minutes |
Language | English, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Urdu, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Bengali, Odia, Punjabi, Assamese, Manipuri, Bengali. |
Following are the important dates related to RPF Constable Exam 2022:
RPF Constable Exam Events | RPF Constable Exam Dates (Tentative) |
Notification releases | June/July 2022 |
Online registration begins | June/July 2022 |
Last date of registration | July/August 2022 |
Last date of fee payment | July/August 2022 |
Date of CBT | September/October 2022 |
Result of CBT | October/ November 2022 |
Date of PET/PMT | December 2022 |
RPF Constable final result | February 2023 |
Candidates must first be aware of the different types of RPF Constable’s previous year’s cutoff. The three types of RPF Cut Off marks as follows:
If a candidate clears all the three cutoffs, he/she can appear for the next stage of the recruitment process, i.e. for PET and PMT. Candidates waiting for the RPF result Group C must check the RPF constable cutoff 2019, 2020, and 2021 to get an idea about the expected cutoff marks.
Certain attributes determine the RPF Constable Cutoff. At times, the cutoffs move to the higher side at other times they follow the observed trends. Following are the essential factors that influence the cutoffs:
Candidates can follow the below-mentioned steps to check the RPF Constable Cutoffs:
Candidates will be selected for the next round of the selection process only if they score the required cutoff marks or above which will be released along with the RPF Result. The next stage of the recruitment process will be the Physical Efficiency Test (PET) and Physical Measurement Test (PMT). A cutoff mark is determined based on the candidates’ highest, medium, and lowest marks, and aspirants with the lowest marks are shortlisted for phase II. Following are the expected cutoff marks for the RPF Constable Exam.
Section | Cut off Marks |
General Awareness | 20 |
Arithmetic | 23 |
General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 |
Overall cut off | 68 |
Check out the RPF Cutoff 2019 for all Groups of SI in the table below. Note that this is the normalised score.
RPF SI Groups | Normalised Cutoff For Females | Normalised Cutoff For Males |
Group A | OBC: 77.77SC: 74.36
ST: 60.44 UR: 79.38 | OBC: 95.53SC: 88.23
ST: 85.59 UR: 94.59 Ex-S: 62.21 |
Group B | OBC: 81.36SC: 74.22
ST: 64.22 UR: 87.12 | OBC: 97.38SC: 90.06
ST: 85.33 UR: 100.76 Ex-S: 61.84 |
Group C | OBC: 75.82SC: 66.32
ST: 62.87 UR: 79.43 | OBC: 92.63SC: 84.15
ST: 81.45 UR: 94.02 Ex-S: 65.36 |
Group D | OBC: 84.45SC: 72.92
ST: 72.49 UR: 87.42 | OBC: 97.75SC: 88.49
ST: 87.67 UR: 99.95 Ex-S: 73.27 |
Group E | OBC: 46.92SC: 38.67
ST: 40.81 UR: 42.00 | OBC: 77.32SC: 69.44
ST: 62.62 UR: 74.22 Ex-S: 42.14 |
Group F | – | OBC: 87.33SC: 72.33
ST: 65.70 UR: 76.99 Ex-S: 42.00 |
The RPF constable previous year cut-off for 2015 and 2011 are tabulated below:
RPF Exam Sections | RPF Sectional Cut-off |
General Awareness | 23 |
General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25 |
Arithmetic | 20 |
RPF Overall Cut-off | 68 |
The expected sectional and overall RPF Cutoff 2020 are tabulated below:
Sections |
RPF Expected Cutoff |
General Awareness |
25-28 |
General Intelligence & Reasoning |
28-30 |
Arithmetic |
20-22 |
RPF Overall Cutoff |
73-80 |
The section-wise and overall RPF Cut-off for 2015 are tabulated below:
The RPF official cut-off for 2011 is as under:
Category |
RPF Cutoff For Males |
RPF Cutoff For Females |
Unreserved (UR) |
56.15 percent |
35 percent |
Other Backward Categories (OBC) |
45 percent |
35.18 percent |
Scheduled Caste (SC) |
47.38 percent |
30 percent |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) |
40.45 percent |
30.77 percent |
The official RPF Cut Off marks for 2020 will be released after the computer-based test is conducted in September-October (tentative).
Candidates must remember that clearing the cutoff makes them eligible to appear for the next round of the selection process. It, however, doesn’t guarantee the job. The final merit list will be created based on merit, i.e. the marks you secure in the CBT provided you qualify in the following rounds. So, you must prepare in a way that guarantees a high score.
RPF results for CBT for both Constable and SI posts have been declared on the official website. For Group E posts of RPF SI and Constable, the result for 1st PMT, PET, and DV is also out. Candidates can visit the official website or bookmark this page to get updates about RPF result 2022.
Following are the frequently asked questions and their answers related to RPF Cutoff 2022:
Q.1: Who releases the RPF Exam 2022 results?
Ans: The Ministry of Railways releases the results for the RPF Exam.
Q.2: Can I check the result of the RPF constable exam offline?
Ans: No, the RPF result is available only in online mode on the official website.
Q.3: Do I need to enter credentials on the official website to find RPF exam results?
Ans: No, candidates can click on ‘Result’ on the official website and can select their respective link.
Q.4: Are the RPF cutoff prepared category-wise?
Ans: Yes, the Railway Protection Force recruitment cutoff is prepared category-wise.
Q.5: What is the qualifying percentage required for RPF Constable recruitment?
Ans: Candidates from the General category must secure a minimum of 35% marks to qualify for phases II and III. Whereas candidates who belong to SC and ST categories must secure a minimum of 30% marks.
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