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RPF Sub-Inspector Syllabus 2026
The complete RPF Sub-Inspector syllabus for 2026 — 3 sections and 37 topics in all, organised exactly as the Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) on behalf of Railway Protection Force (RPF) prescribes. Use it as your revision checklist, then test yourself with a free RPF Sub-Inspector mock below.
General Awareness (50 questions — highest weight)10 topics
- Indian History — 1857 Revolt onwards, freedom struggle, key dates (INC sessions, Dandi 1930, Quit India 1942), dynasties
- Indian Polity — specific Constitutional Articles (14, 19, 21, 32, 280, 324, 356, 368), Schedules (8th, 10th, 11th, 12th), constitutional bodies (ECI, CAG, FC, UPSC, NHRC)
- Indian Geography — rivers and tributaries, mountain peaks, climate zones, agriculture
- Indian Economy — RBI monetary policy tools, schemes by year + ministry, NITI Aayog
- General Science — NCERT Class 9-12 fundamentals
- Static GK — Bharat Ratna, Padma awards, Olympic medals, sports
- Current Affairs — last 12 months at depth, schemes, ISRO, defence appointments
- International Relations — G20, BRICS, QUAD, bilateral summits
- Defence + Security — RPF Act 1957, RPSF role, CAPFs structure (CRPF/CISF/BSF/ITBP/SSB/Assam Rifles), Indian armed forces ranks, NIA, NHRC, well-known operations (Vijay/Kargil 1999, Meghdoot/Siachen 1984, Pawan/Sri Lanka 1987-90, Blue Star 1984, Cactus/Maldives 1988, Trident/1971)
- Police hierarchy — DGP > IG > DIG > SP > ASP > Inspector > SI ranks
Arithmetic (35 questions)14 topics
- Number system — LCM, HCF, divisibility, simplification
- Percentages
- Profit, Loss and Discount (single and successive)
- Simple Interest and Compound Interest
- Ratio, Proportion and Partnership
- Average
- Time and Work (incl. pipes and cisterns)
- Time-Speed-Distance (incl. trains and boats)
- Mixtures and Alligation
- Basic Algebra — linear, quadratic, identities
- Geometry — triangles, circles, polygons
- Mensuration — perimeter, area, volume of standard shapes
- Basic Trigonometry — ratios, identities, complementary angles
- Basic Data Interpretation — tables, bar charts, pie charts
General Intelligence & Reasoning (35 questions)13 topics
- Number / letter / alphanumeric series (incl. wrong-term identification)
- Coding-decoding (letter shift, mathematical, symbolic, fictitious language)
- Analogies (semantic, symbolic, numeric)
- Classification and odd-one-out (numbers, letters, words, figures)
- Blood relations (multi-step descriptive and symbol-based)
- Direction sense (multi-step paths)
- Syllogisms (2-3 statement, possibility cases)
- Statement-conclusion and statement-assumption
- Ranking and seating arrangement (linear and circular)
- Calendar (day from date, odd days, leap year)
- Clock (angle between hands)
- Mathematical operations (symbol substitution, BODMAS)
- Venn diagrams (3-set)
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