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RPF SI Eligibility 2025, Age Limit & Qualification

Last Updated on Jun 14, 2025

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The Railway Recruitment Board prescribes the RPF SI Eligibility. Candidates applying for the RPF Sub-Inspector Recruitment must fulfil these requirements to avoid disqualification of their applications. Check important details of the RPF SI Eligibility below:

  • The RPF SI age limit is 20-28 years.
  • As part of the RPF SI Eligibility, candidates will also be required to clear the RPF SI PET assesses the physical fitness and efficiency of the candidates.
  • Candidates with a graduation degree are eligible for this post.
  • Candidates must have valid documents to support their claim of fulfilling the RPF SI Eligibility.

RPF SI Eligibility Criteria 2025

The RPF SI Eligibility is specified in terms of the candidate's age, qualifications, physical standards, nationality, etc.  Those who do not fulfil these requirements will be disqualified. The detailed RPF SI Eligibility requirements are discussed below.

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RPF SI Age Limit

The RPF SI age limit for the applicants is as mentioned below:

  • Minimum: 20 years
  • Maximum: 28 years.

RPF SI Age Relaxation

As per the RPF SI Eligibility, certain relaxations are allowed for reserved category candidates as follows"

Category

Age Relaxation

SC/ST

5 years

OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates

3 years

Ex-servicemen with at least six months continuous service after attestation 

  • UR: 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)
Female candidates, who are widowed, divorced or judicially separated from husband but not remarried 
  • UR: 2 years
  • OBC- NCL: 5 years
  • SC/ST: 7 years 
Central Government employees other than Ex-servicemen, who have rendered not less than 3 years of regular and continuous service on date of reckoning
  • UR: 5 years
  • OBC- NCL: 8 years
  • SC/ST: 10 years 

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RPF SI Educational Qualification

As per the RPF SI Eligibility, candidates with a Bachelor's Degree from a recognized University can apply for this recruitment.

RPF SI Physical Eligibility

The RPF SI Eligibility requires candidates to fulfil certain physical standards. These include parameters such as height, chest, and weight. The details of the RPF SI Physical Standards for both male and female candidates is discussed below.

Category

RPF SI Height

Chest Unexpanded

Chest Expanded

Male

UR: 165 cm

SC/ST: 160 cm

Garhwal, Kumaoni,Gorkhas, Marathas, Dogras,and other
Categories specified by Govt.: 163 cm

UR: 80 cms

SC/ ST: 76.2 cms 

Garhwal, Kumaoni,Gorkhas, Marathas, Dogras,and other
Categories specified by Govt.: 80 cm

UR: 85 cm

SC/ST: 81.2 cm

Garhwal, Kumaoni,Gorkhas, Marathas, Dogras,and other
Categories specified by Govt.: 85 cm

Female

UR: 157 cm

SC/ST: 152 cm

Garhwal, Kumaoni,Gorkhas, Marathas, Dogras,and other
Categories specified by Govt.: 155 cm

NA

NA

RPF SI Medical Standards

Once you qualify for the written examination you will be called for a medical test. To clear the medical test you should fulfill the below-mentioned criteria. If you don’t fulfill then you can not proceed further:

  • Normal vision without glasses
  • Candidates who will have flat feet, knock knee, squint eyes, or any other physical issues will be eligible for employment.

RPF SI Nationality 

To apply for the RPF SI exam, an applicant should be an Indian, or else he/she is not eligible for the recruitment. Candidates can prove their nationality by providing the following Valid ID documents:

  • Aadhar Card
  • Pan Card
  • School Leaving Certificate
  • Birth Certificate.

RPF SI Number of Attempts

Securing a job as Sub-Inspector in the RPF is a dream for many aspirants. However, the selection process is very competitive. There are no fixed number of attempts to be considered for RPF SI Eligibility. Candidates are given multiple attempts to crack this exam. Most candidates take at least two or three attempts to clear the written test and physical tests. As long as the candidates fulfill all the RPF SI eligibility parameters specified in the official notification, they can appear for the exam.

RPF SI Physical Efficiency Test (PET)

The Physical Efficiency Test is conducted to assess the physical fitness of candidates for this post. Thus, candidates are required to perform physical activities such as race, high jump, and long jump. Details of the same are given below – 

Event/Task

Male - PET Time

Female - PET Time

No. of Chances

1600 Meter Race

6 mins 30 seconds 

Not Applicable

One

800 Meter Race

Not Applicable

4 mins 

One 

High Jump

3 feet 9 inches

3 feet

Two 

Long Jump

12 feet

9 feet

Two

Note

The RPF SI PET assesses the physical fitness and efficiency of the candidates.

  • As part of the PMT, candidates are assessed for physical parameters such as height, chest measurement, etc. 
  • It is mandatory for the candidates to qualify the RPF SI Physical Test to be considered for further selection. 

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Latest RPF SI Updates

Last updated on Jun 14, 2025

-> RPF SI Physical Test Admit Card 2025 has been released on the official website. The PMT and PST is scheduled from 22nd June 2025 to 2nd July 2025. 

-> This Dates are for the previous cycle of RPF SI Recruitment.

-> Indian Ministry of Railways will release the RPF Recruitment 2025 notification for the post of Sub-Inspector (SI).

-> The vacancies and application dates will be announced for the RPF Recruitment 2025 on the official website. Also, RRB ALP 2025 Notification was released. 

-> The selection process includes CBT, PET & PMT, and Document Verification. Candidates need to pass all the stages to get selected in the RPF SI Recruitment 2025. 

-> Prepare for the exam with RPF SI Previous Year Papers and boost your score in the examination. 

RPF SI Eligibility 2025 FAQs

Candidates should secure a bachelor's degree in any stream to apply for the RPF SI examination.

No, candidates are not required to send/upload any educational documents and certificates while filling the RPF SI application form.

Yes, there is age relaxation for the reserved category. The details for the same are mentioned in the article above.

 

Yes, you can apply for the RPF SI exam and pass your master’s degree exams with the required percentage within two years from the date of declaration of result. 

The minimum RPF SI Height required for male candidates of general category is 165 cms. The minimum height required for male candidates of SC/ST category is 162 cms. The minimum RPF SI height required for all female candidates is 157 cms

The age limit for the post of RPF SI is between 20 to 25 years. The upper age limit for OBC candidates is relaxed by 8 years. Therefore, RPF SI age limit for OBC candidates is 33 years

The minimum height required for male candidates from Other Backward Classes (OBC) category applying for the post of Sub-Inspector in RPF is same as that of General candidates, i.e., 165 cm. The height should be measured without shoes. For female candidates from all categories (General/SC/ST/OBC), the minimum required height is 157 cms.

Yes, the parameters are different for both male and female candidates. Therefore, the cutoff for male and female candidates differs as well.
Yes, this is one of the determining rounds of the RPF Sub Inspector recruitment process
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