RPF Constable Exam Pattern 2026
The full RPF Constable exam pattern for 2026 — 5 stages, with the sections, question count, marks, duration and negative marking for each, as set by Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) on behalf of Railway Protection Force (RPF). Then take a free RPF Constable mock in the real pattern below.
Stage 1: Computer-Based Test (CBT)
- Mode
- Online CBT, single shift
- Sections
- General Awareness · Arithmetic · General Intelligence & Reasoning
- Questions
- 120 (GA: 50 · Arithmetic: 35 · Reasoning: 35)
- Marks
- 120 (1 mark per correct)
- Duration
- 90 minutes (120 minutes for PwBD candidates entitled to scribe)
- Negative marking
- -1/3 mark per wrong answer
GA carries the heaviest weight (50 of 120 = 42%) reflecting the security context — defence operations, RPF history, CAPFs, Indian Railways general facts. Qualifying marks: UR 35%, OBC-NCL/SC 30%, ST 25%.
Stage 2: Physical Efficiency Test (PET) — Qualifying
- Mode
- Physical performance test at RPF training grounds
- Sections
- Run · Long Jump · High Jump
- Questions
- —
- Marks
- Qualifying only — no marks added to merit
- Duration
- Male: 1600m run in 5 min 45 sec, long jump 14 ft, high jump 4 ft. Female: 800m run in 3 min 40 sec, long jump 9 ft, high jump 3 ft.
- Negative marking
- —
Three chances are given for long jump and high jump. Run is single attempt. Failure in any one event = PET failure = disqualification.
Stage 3: Physical Measurement Test (PMT) — Qualifying
- Mode
- Height and chest measurement
- Sections
- Height (all candidates) · Chest with expansion (males only)
- Questions
- —
- Marks
- Qualifying only
- Duration
- Same day or next, after PET
- Negative marking
- —
Measurement done by RRB-empanelled medical officers. Below minimum standard = disqualification. Relaxations apply for ST, Gorkha, Garhwali, Sikkimese, Hill area candidates as per notification.
Stage 4: Document Verification (DV)
- Mode
- Document examination at regional RRB office
- Sections
- Educational certificates · Date-of-birth proof · Category certificate · Identity proof · Photographs · Address proof
- Questions
- —
- Marks
- —
- Duration
- Variable — 2-4 hours per candidate
- Negative marking
- —
All claims in your application form must match documents. Discrepancies disqualify. Carry original + 2 self-attested photocopies of each document.
Stage 5: Medical Examination
- Mode
- Medical board at railway hospital
- Sections
- General fitness · Vision (incl. colour vision) · Hearing · BP · BMI · Disease screening
- Questions
- —
- Marks
- Qualifying only — standard B-2 (good vision, no colour blindness, no contagious disease)
- Duration
- 1 day at designated railway hospital
- Negative marking
- —
Standard B-2 fitness — vision 6/9 in better eye, 6/12 in worse eye (without glasses), normal colour vision, no chronic disease. Failed candidates may seek a single re-medical from a higher medical board.
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