Correction Slip No. 7 of RPF Establishment Manual, 2019 – Revisions and amendment in Chapter-X (Operation of Special Wing) : Railway Board Order
भारत सरकार
रेल मंत्रालय (रेलवे बोर्ड)
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No.2021/Sec(E)/EM-1/1
New Delhi Dated .11.2025
Principal Chief Security Commissioner/RPF,
All Zonal Railways (including Metro Railway Kolkata),
RPSE, KRCL & Production Units.
IG (Con)-ECoR & NR
Director, JR RPF Academy, Lucknow & RPF ZTI/KGP
DIG- RDSO
Sub: Correction Slip No. 7 of Establishment Manual, 2019.
Please find enclosed herewith Correction Slip No. 7 to the RPF Establishment Manual, 2019, regarding substitution of the existing Chapter X with the Revised Chapter X in the RPF Establishment Manual, 2019 and further, sub-para 8.1(a), 8.1(a)(i) and 8.1(a)(iii) of Para 8 of the Revised Chapter-X have also been amended, which are self explanatory.
This is for information and necessary action please.
DA: As above.
Digitally Sd/-10.11.2025
(Sarika Mohan)
DIG/Establishment
Railway Board
RPF ESTABLISHMENT MANUAL, 2019
CORRECTION SLIP-7
Subject: Revision and amendments in Chapter-X (Operation of Special Wing).
- Existing Chapter-X (Operation of Special Wing) of RPF Establishment Manual, 2019 stands substituted with the Revised Chapter-X.
(Authority: Railway Board’s letter No. 2017/Sec.(Int.)/51/9/Ipt. did 16.12.2022) - Further sub-para 8.1(a), 8.1(a)(i) and 8.1(a)(iii) of Para-8 of the Revised Chapter-X, have been amended as follows:
| Existing Provision of sub-para 8.1(a) of para 8 of Revised Chapter-X of RPF Establishment Manual, 2019. | Amended Provision of sub-para 8.1(a) of Para 8 of Revised Chapter-X of RPF Establishment Manual, 2019. | ||
| PCSC will shortlist candidates at least 3 times the number of vacancies in each rank in SW of the concerned Zone. The following RPF Personnel will be eligible to be shortlisted: | PCSC will shortlist candidates at least 3 times the number of vacancies in each rank in SW of the concerned Zone. The following RPF Personnel will be eligible to be shortlisted: | ||
| Designation | Maximum age of Eligibility | Designation | Maximum age of Eligibility |
| Watcher | 40 Years | Watcher | 45 Years |
| Security Assistant(SA) | 45 Years | Security Assistant(SA) | 50 Years |
| Assistant Intelligence Officer (AIO) | 50 Years | Assistant Intelligence Officer (AIO) | 55 Years |
| Deputy Intelligence Officer (DIO) | 55 Years | Deputy Intelligence Officer (DIO) | 55 Years |
| Existing Provision of sub para 8.1 (a)(i) of Para-8 of Revised Chapter-X of RPF Establishment Manual, 2019. | Amended Provision of sub-para 8.1 (a)(i) of Para-8 of Revised Chapter-X of RPF Establishment Manual, 2019. |
| The minimum length of service to be eligible to be shortlisted for screening against a vacancy in SW will be TWO (02) years after completion of Initial training for direct recruits in Constable/Sub-Inspector. | The minimum length of service and experience to be eligible to be shortlisted for screening against a vacancy in SW will be Five (05) years of working in RPF Post/Out-Posts. |
| Existing Provision of sub-para 8.1 (a)(iii) of Para-8 of Revised Chapter-X of RPF Establishment Manual, 2019. | Amended Provision of sub-para 8.1 (a)(iii) of Para-8 of Revised Chapter-X of RPF Establishment Manual, 2019. |
| The shortlisted candidates should be free from DAR proceedings/ vigilance/Criminal cases and should not be undergoing any penalty. They should have clean record of service for the past 10 years. If service length of the applicant is less than 10 years, then he/she should have clean record for his Entire Service. | The shortlisted candidates should be free from DAR proceedings/ Vigilance/Criminal cases and should not be undergoing any penalty and involved in any activities of moral turpitude in past or present. |
(Authority: Railway Board’s letter No. 2017/Sec.(Int.)/51/9/Ipt. dated 23.12.2024 & 30.10.2025.)


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