1. First of all, open the official website of Indian Railways or RPF Official Website.
2. Thereby, search for RPF Recruitment Notification.
3. Click on the notification.
4. Read the given notifications and instructions carefully.
5. Click on RPF Application Forms.
6. Fill the application form without any mistakes.
7. Attach a photo, signature, and required documents.
8. Pay the application Fee if applicable.
9. Finally, submit the application forms to the given address.
Click Here - For Official Notification
Click Here - To Apply Online

Steps to submit Online Application:
Candidates can click on the “New Registration” link on the home page of the Online Registration portal of RPF - Constable 01/2018 for the recruitment of Constable post and carry out the following:
Login by entering the Registration Number & DOB as in the application of EN 01/2016, and fill in the remaining details required for your registration for Employment Notice Constable/RPF - 01/2018.
If you have forgotten your Registration Number, make use of ‘Get Register number’ option and retrieve your Registration Number of EN 01/2016.
Candidates who appeared for EN 01/2016 can either proceed with the above process or they can make a fresh registration, but NOT both.

• Confirm that you have read and understood the instructions clearly by clicking the check box.


• Primary Registration: Enter your name, Date of Birth and Father’s name, Mother’s name, Aadhaar number (Optional), State/UT, Category, Education Board, 10th/Matric Roll number, year of passing 10th/Matric, mobile number and email-ID and then submit for registration. Before submitting for registration, ensure and confirm that all the information furnished above are correct as the details furnished for registration cannot be changed later.


• Verification of email ID and mobile number through OTP: On submitting registration form, the registration number and password shall be displayed to the candidate. Also, OTPs (One Time Password) shall be sent to the registered mobile number and email along with the registration details. The candidate should retrieve the OTPs from email and mobile and then login to proceed with the filling up of application and to make payment. Candidate should note and preserve their registration number for later reference during the recruitment process. Central Recruitment Committee will not entertain any request seeking registration number.


• The online format of application will have the fields for Educational qualification, Gender, Religion, ESM, and Minority, Economically backward class, Age relaxation eligibility category as applicable and other details.


• Bank Details: On completion of application details as above, the candidate will be directed to the payment page to choose payment mode i.e. Bank (online->net banking/credit card/debit card & offline->Other Modes->bank Branch for Challan) or Post Office Challan and complete the payment process. Please note the last date and time specified for each mode of payment and submit the application well in time.


• In case of online payment, candidate will be automatically directed to Part II of application for filling up additional details. Those paying through Bank-offline mode, the payment confirmation may take about an hour and hence they have to again login after 60 minutes and look for confirmation of payment status. The time period for payment confirmation shall vary from 24 hrs to 48 hrs in case of Post Office payment. On getting the confirmation status, the candidate can start filling remaining part (part III) of the application. Candidates should provide the details of beneficiary account, in which they would like to receive the refund viz. Beneficiary name, bank name, and Account Number and IFSC code in the online application.


• Part III of application will have following fields: Details of Educational Qualification, choice of Group and preference of Zone/RPSF, choice of exam language for CBT etc.

Choice of Zone/RPSF: Candidate shall opt for a Group and shall further indicate his/her preference of Zonal Railways falling in that Group (except for Group E & F). Candidates opting for Group E and F shall have only the option of N.F.Rly. and RPSF respectively. Once Group is opted candidates will be considered against the vacancies of that particular Group only.
Choice of Exam Language for CBT: Candidates shall have following language options for Computer Based Test (CBT) out of which they shall have to opt for any one: Hindi, English, Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, Konkani, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Gujurati, Bengali, Odia, Punjabi, Assamese and Manipuri.
Payment of Fee:

1. ONLINE Fee Payment through internet baking or debit/credit cards.
2. OFFLINE fee payment through

• SBI Bank Challan payment mode in any branch of SBI.


• Post office Challan Payment Mode in any branch of computerized Post Office.

The online payment will be allowed till 23.59 hrs of 02.07.2018 and offline payment will be allowed till 23.59 hrs of 05.07.2018 for candidates who register themselves till 23.59 hrs of 30.06.2018. However, registration will be confirmed only on payment of the fee.

3. All applicable service charges shall be borne by the candidates. If the fee is paid through offline mode viz (II) a) & b) above, the receipt should be preserved. The same should be produced on demand at the time of Document Verification (DV).
4. Minorities include Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Zoroastrians (Parsis) subject to revision/deletion/inclusion, if any, received till the closing date of notification. Minority candidates claiming waiver of examination fee will be required to furnish, at the time of DV, “Minority Category Declaration” affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper that they belong to any of the above minority communities, failing which their candidature will be rejected.
5. Economically Backward Class ( EBC) candidates are those whose annual family income is less than Rs. 50,000/-. Such Candidates should have valid Income Certificate in the prescribed format or on the letterhead of the Issuing Authority to this effect. The certificate details should be filled in the online application and same should be submitted at the time of DV. Candidates having BPL card also eligible for fee concession under EBC and all these candidates seeking fee concession should fill in the relevant details in the ONLINE application.
6. Candidates who appear in CBT will be eligible for fee refund. For exam fee refund (amount as applicable), they should provide details of beneficiary account viz. Beneficiary name, Bank name, and Account Number and IFSC code.
7. Applications not accompanied with examination fee, wherever applicable, will be summarily rejected.

1. Select the Upload Photo tab and upload your recent colour photograph. The photograph should comply with the following requirements.

• The Colour passport photograph with white/light colour back ground.


• Photograph of size 35mm X 45mm with name and date printed on it.


• It should be in JPG/JPEG format scanned with 100 DPI.


• The size of the photograph should be between 15 - 40 KB.


• The colour photograph may be developed in a professional studio. Photographs taken using mobile and self-composed portraits or selfie may result in rejection of application.


• The photo should have clear front view of the candidate without cap and sunglasses.


• The face should occupy at least 50% of the area of the photograph with a full face view looking at the camera directly.


• The main features of the face must not be covered by hair of the head, any cloth or any shadow.


• Forehead, eyes, nose and chin should be clearly visible.


• In case the candidate wears glass, then the photograph should not have any glare on glasses.


• The photograph must match with the candidate appearance on the day of various stages of CBT, PET, PMT and DV.

2. Candidates are advised to keep at least 12 (Twelve) copies of the same photograph for further use as and when required during the recruitment process.
3. Candidates belonging to SC/ST have to upload scanned copy of their SC/ST certificates (JPG/JPEG format, 50kb – 100kb) also for availing the facility of free travel authority (Second Class Railway Pass).
4. In the end, candidates have to confirm the declaration “I hereby declare that I have gone through the eligibility criteria for the post applied for and meet all the requirements therein, that all the details furnished by me in the application are true and complete to the best of my knowledge & belief and nothing has been concealed or suppressed. I also understand that in case, any of the details furnished is found untrue during any stage of recruitment or thereafter Railway Administration shall disqualify me for the post applied for and /or I shall be liable for any other action under the extant rules”. After confirming the above declaration and submission of the application the entire application shall be displayed for confirmation once again and on confirmation, the candidate may take the print of the application and preserve it for reference and record.