RPF Constable Recruitment 2017 | Apply online for 19952 RPF Constable -2017
RPF Constable Recruitment 2017 | Apply online for 19952 RPF Constable -2017 Applications are invited from eligible Male and Female candidates for filling up the posts of Constable in the Pay Band of Rs.5200-20200/- + Grade Pay Rs. 2000/- in the Railway Protection Force (RPF) including Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF). Details are given below: NUMBER OF VACANCIES: SC = 1317 ST =1363 OBC=2371 UR =6901 TOTAL=11952 Note (1) Reservation for Ex-Servicemen will be 10% of the vacancies. Further category-wise break up for SC, ST and OBC will not be done under this quota. Note (2) 10/% of the vacancies shall be filled up by female candidates. Note (3) (a) The number of vacancies shown under various categories is provisional and may increase or decrease or even become nil depending upon the requirement of the Railway Administration. (b)The Railway Administration reserves the right to cancel the recruitment as well as the notified vacancies at its discretion at any time and such decision shall be binding on all concerned. (c) In the event of cancellation of the recruitment, the examination fee will not be refunded. (d) The Post of Constable in the Railway Protection Force including the Railway Protection Special Force has not been identified as suitable for persons with disabilities by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. (e) The selected candidates will be liable to serve anywhere in India in the Railway Protection Force including the Railway Protection Special Force. RAILWAY PROTECTION FORCE (Government of India) (Ministry of Railways) EMPLOYMENT NOTICE NUMBER 1/2017 HOW TO APPLY: A. Examination Fee: An examination fee of Rs.40 is payable in the form of a crossed Indian Postal Order or a crossed Bank draft. Cheque or Money Order will not be accepted Female applicants, applicants belonging to SC/ST category, Minorities and Economically Backward Classes and Ex-servicemen need not pay the Examination Fee. Minorities will mean Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Zorastrians (Parsis). Economically backward classes will mean the candidates whose family income is less than Rs.50000/- (rupees fifty thousand) per annum. The following authorities are authorised to issue income certificates for the purpose of identifying economically backward classes: i) District magistrate or any other revenue officer upto the level of Tahsildar. ii) Sitting Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha for persons of their own constituency. iii) BPL Card or any other certificate issued by Central Government under a recognized Poverty alleviation programme or Izzat MST issued by railways. iv) Union Minister may also recommend any person from anywhere in the country. v) Sitting Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha for persons of the district in which these MPs normally reside. The income certificate issued by the authorities mentioned above will have to be on the Format given in Annexure ‘E’. B.Application form: a) The format of the application form is given in Annexure ‘A’. Application forms can be downloaded from the official website of Indian Railways (www.indianrailways.gov.in) or taken from the Employment News or from this advertisement and submitted on A-4 size bond paper, using one side only and sent to the Nodal Chief Security Commissioner corresponding to the language chosen for the Question Paper. Only one application need be sent. The addresses of the Nodal Chief Security Commissioners, the details of the person in whose favour the Draft/IPO shall be drawnand the place where payable are given below. The languages for the question paper are also shown against each Nodal Chief Security Commissioner for the convenience of the applicants. PAY AND ALLOWANCES: The post carries a Pay of Rs.8460/- in the Pay Band of Rs.5200-20200/- including Grade Pay of Rs. 2000/- with such allowances that are admissible under Railway Rules. 3. INELIGIBILITY: No person who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living or who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person shall be eligible for appointment in the RPF including RPSF. 4. ELIGIBILITY: a) Citizenship: The applicant must be a citizen of India. b) Education: The applicant must have passed the Matriculation or equivalent examination conducted by a recognized Board. Educational qualification obtained from institutions other than a recognized State Board or Central Board should be submitted along with the Government of India notification declaring that such educational qualification is equivalent to Matriculation/Xth Class for employment under Central Government. c) Age: The applicant must not be less than 18 years and not more than 25 years as on 1 st July 2011. That is, he/she must not have born before 01.07.1986 and after 01.07.1993. Age mentioned in the Matriculation or equivalent certificate will only be accepted. d) Relaxation in Age: i) Relaxation in upper age limit up to 5 years will be admissible to applicants belonging to SC/ST category and up to 3 years to those belonging to OBC category. NOTES: a) Applicants called for Written Examination/PET/Viva-Voce and Documents Verification shall make their own arrangements for boarding, lodging and transport. b) The applicants called for the PET will take part in the events at their own risk. Railways will not be liable to compensate the candidates in any way, in case they suffer any injury while undertaking the PET. They should bring with them sports gears such as sports shoes, shorts, vest etc. Nothing will be provided by the Railways. c) Candidates must bring writing materials such as pen, pencils etc for the written test. d) Railway Passes to the eligible candidates shall be issued as per extant Railway Rules. e) Impersonation, if any, detected at any stage of the recruitment, may result in initiating criminal cases against the applicant and the impersonator as well as canceling the candidature of the applicant. f) Candidates found to be having adverse report on their antecedents and character may not be appointed in RPF including RPSF. False declaration is an offence under the law and will lead todisqualification of the applicant, institution of criminal case and also dismissal from service, if appointed. Hence, applicants are advised to be careful while filling in the application. g) The decision of Selection Committee on all matters relating to eligibility, place, venue, date, mode of selection, acceptance or rejection of the application will be final and binding on the applicants. h) If a candidate has any grievance regarding physical measurement and the Chairman of the Recruitment Committee does not redress the same, he may, within three days, approach the Grievance Redress Cell in the office of the Zonal Chief Security Commissioner concerned whose decision shall be final. i) Persons applying under the Ex. servicemen quota should note that in accordance with the instructions of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension, Govt.of India, an applicant who has already availed the benefit of Ex. serviceman’s status and got any Govt. job shall not be allowed to avail the benefit under the Ex. Serviceman quota in this recruitment. j) An applicant serving under a Govt. or Public Sector Enterprise/Undertaking including Railways will be considered for appointment only after he/she furnishes a No Objection Certificate duly issued by the employer at the time of Viva-Voce along with an undertaking from the employer that in case of selection, the department will spare the candidate for joining the RPF. k) The Railway Administration reserves the right to call an applicant to any place for the Written Examination/PET /Viva-Voce/Documents Verification. l) Railway Protection Force includes Railway Protection Special Force. m)The Railway Administration shall not be responsible for postal delay or wrong delivery of the Application or any Call letter n)Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification. Last date for receipt of Application:14-10-2017 For More Details : Click Here
