RPF Sub Inspector, Constable Recruitment Notice on Social Media ‘Fake’, Clarifies PIB – News18

A notice regarding the recruitment of Sub-Inspectors and Constables within the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has gone viral on social media. The PIB Fact Check team has clarified the notice is “fake”. The notice states that a total of 4660 vacancies have been notified by RRB which includes 4208 posts of RPF constable and 452 posts of Sub Inspector. However, taking to microblogging site X, the PIB has said, “A #Fake notice issued in name of Railway Ministry regarding recruitment of sub-inspector & constable in Railway Protection force is circulating on social media#PIBFactCheck. No such notice has been issued by @RailMinIndia”

The Railway Protection Force (RPF) conducts the recruitment of sub-inspector and constable exams every year in three phases — Computer Based Test (CBT), Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Physical Measurement Test (PMT), and document verification. The exam is held for 90 minutes (1 hour 30 minutes). For every incorrect answer, one-third of the total marks in each question will be deducted. The remuneration for RPF Constables is set at Rs 21,700 while the pay scale for RPF Sub-Inspectors (SI) is Rs 35,400.