RPF Constable Vacancy 2018 – The Indian Ministry of Railway has released notification for Railway Recruitment for 8619 Constable Post. It is a good opportunity for male and female candidates to get the career in the government job. The number of vacancies available in RPF Constable Recruitment 2018 is total 8,619 in which 4403 are for males and the remaining 4216 are for females.
RPF Constable Vacancy 2018
The Groups of Zonal Railways and RPSF wise summary of RPF vacancies for Constable post is furnished below for immediate reference:
| Group | Zonal Railway |
|---|---|
| A | SR, SWR & SCR |
| B | CR, WR, WCR & SECR |
| C | ER, ECR, SER & ECoR |
| D | NR, NER, NWR & NCR |
| E | NFR |
| F | RPSF |
RPF Constable Vacancy for Male Candidates
Railway Minister has introduced the total number of 4403 vacancies for male candidates. Candidates can check category wise vacancy distribution from the table provided below:
| Zonal Railway | Category | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UR | SC | ST | OBC | Total | |
| SR, SWR & SCR | 656 | 82 | 34 | 32 | 804 |
| CR, WR, WCR & SECR | 329 | 42 | 18 | 51 | 440 |
| ER, ECR, SER & ECoR | 877 | 184 | 134 | 92 | 1287 |
| NR, NER, NWR & NCR | 761 | 152 | 68 | 65 | 1046 |
| NFR | 136 | 05 | 12 | 07 | 160 |
| RPSF | 378 | 66 | 18 | 204 | 666 |
| Total | 3137 | 531 | 284 | 451 | 4403 |
RPF Constable Vacancy for Female Candidates
As per Railway Minister, approximately half of the positions in RPF recruitment will be reserved for the female candidates. The table below enlist the category wise vacancies for female candidates:
| Zonal Railway | Category | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UR | SC | ST | OBC | Total | |
| SR, SWR & SCR | 621 | 114 | 54 | 138 | 927 |
| CR, WR, WCR & SECR | 388 | 92 | 45 | 187 | 712 |
| ER, ECR, SER & ECoR | 816 | 201 | 132 | 242 | 1391 |
| NR, NER, NWR & NCR | 646 | 141 | 75 | 144 | 1006 |
| NFR | 128 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 180 |
| RPSF | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 2599 | 565 | 320 | 732 | 4216 |
Note:
- Vacancy is Provisional. The vacancy may increase or decrease as per the actual requirements. The administration reserves the right to cancel the notified vacancies at its discretion.
- As per Govt of India instruction, the reservation for Ex-servicemen (ESM) shall be 10% of the combined vacancies of male and female of each group of zones.
- Since the reservation for ESM and Female are horizontal in nature, vacancies remaining unfilled for want of suitable ESM and Females during recruitment shall be filled up by the suitable Male candidate as per existing guidelines.
Abbreviations for Zonal Railways in RPF SI 2018
- CR= Central Railway,
- ER=Eastern Railway,
- ECoR=East Coast Railway,
- ECR=East Central Railway,
- NR=Northern Railway,
- NCR=North Central Railway,
- NER=North Eastern Railway,
- NFR=North East Frontier Railway,
- NWR=North Western Railway, S
- R=Southern Railway,
- SCR=South Central Railway,
- SER=South Eastern Railway,
- SECR=South East Central Railway,
- SWR=South Western Railway,
- WR=Western Railway,
- WCR=West Central Railway,
- UR=Un Reserved (General)
- SC=Scheduled Caste,
- ST=Scheduled Tribe,
- OBC=Other Backward Classes,
- ESM=Ex. Servicemen
Pay Scale of RPF Constable 2018
As per the Level 3 of 7th CPC pay Matrix the Indian Ministry of railway will pay initial Rs. 21,700/- plus other allowances under the Railway Rules.
