Rajasthan Jail Prahari Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Eligibility

Four marks a question and minus one for a wrong answer. You need 36% to qualify. Questions stay within the Class 10 syllabus.

• Reasoning: statement and assumption, argument, conclusion and course of action, number and letter series, odd one out, coding-decoding, relations, figures.
• General studies: major current events, physical and chemical changes, metals and compounds, light, genetics terms, the human body and diseases, disaster management and climate change, the Constitution and Rajasthan's administration (Governor, Chief Minister, Assembly, district administration, RTI).
• Rajasthan: history and freedom movement, integration, personalities, dialects and literature, folk deities, fairs and festivals, music, dance, crafts, monuments; physiography, climate, soils, forests, irrigation projects, population; the state economy and budget.

• Secondary (Class 10) pass, and working Hindi in Devanagari with knowledge of Rajasthani culture.
• Age 18 to 26 on 1 January 2026. Five years more for Rajasthan SC, ST, OBC, MBC and EWS men and for general women; 10 years for Rajasthan SC, ST, OBC, MBC and EWS women.
• Physical standard: men 168 cm with chest 81 cm (86 expanded); women 152 cm and 47.5 kg. SC and ST get 5 cm off; Garhwali, Gorkha and hill-area candidates need 158 cm.
• Eyesight 6/6 distant without glasses (6/60 in the weaker eye allowed), no colour or night blindness.

Benchmark disability reservation does not apply to this post.

1. Written test on OMR.
2. Physical efficiency test for up to ten times the vacancies in each category: a 5 km run in 25 minutes for men and 35 minutes for women. One attempt and no appeal. Pregnant women may defer it up to two months after delivery.
3. Physical standard test. A failed measurement can be appealed the same day for ₹500.
4. Document verification by the Prisons Department.

The final cut-offs are written-test marks out of 400; the physical tests are pass or fail.

Pay Matrix Level 3. Probation is two years on a fixed monthly remuneration set by the state, without the regular pay scale or allowances.

Apply on the RSSB portal through your SSO ID after completing One Time Registration. The OTR fee is ₹600 for general and creamy-layer OBC and MBC, and ₹400 for Rajasthan's non-creamy OBC, MBC, EWS, SC and ST. Candidates from other states pay the general rate whatever their category. Missing two state recruitment exams in one financial year after applying blocks your OTR until you pay a penalty.

Posts are advertised by prison range. The 2024 advertisement, before the August 2025 increase:

You rank the ranges in your form. Allotment is on merit cum priority, and the order can't be changed later.

Final cut-offs, Prahari 2024, non-scheduled area, out of 400:

Scheduled area general was 272.2856.

• Reasoning carries 180 of the 400 marks. It is the cheapest section to improve.
• At minus one against plus four, a guess that rules out two options is worth taking.
• Start running before the result. The 5 km in 25 minutes is pass or fail, and you get one attempt.

• RSSB advertisements and results
• Prahari advertisement 17/2024 (PDF)
• Revised notice, 968 posts, 8 August 2025
• Correction to the post split, 26 August 2025
• Final result and cut-offs, May 2026
• Supplementary selection, 29 September 2026

Who conducts the Rajasthan Jail Prahari exam?

The Rajasthan Staff Selection Board, for the Prisons Department.

What is the qualification?

Class 10 pass, age 18 to 26.

Is there negative marking?

Yes. Four marks for a right answer and minus one for a wrong one.

What is the physical test?

A 5 km run: 25 minutes for men, 35 for women. It is qualifying.

What was the general cut-off in 2024?

329.6664 out of 400 in the non-scheduled area.