Rajasthan Platoon Commander Syllabus, Exam Pattern

Written exam (400 marks)

You need 36% in each paper and 40% overall. One third of a question's marks goes for each wrong answer, and for each question where none of the five circles is filled. Leave more than 10% unfilled and you're out.

Physical efficiency test (100 marks, pass mark 50)

Women and ex-servicemen have their own, easier scales in the advertisement; women do a 4 kg shot put.

The interview carries 50 marks.

• Paper I, Hindi: sandhi, samas, upsarg, pratyay; tatsam, tadbhav, deshaj and videshi words; parts of speech; synonyms, antonyms, paired words, one word for a phrase; word and sentence correction; grammatical categories (gender, number, tense, mood, voice); punctuation; idioms and proverbs; administrative and legal terms.
• Paper II: history, art, culture, literature and heritage of Rajasthan; ancient, medieval and modern India and the freedom struggle; world, Indian and Rajasthan geography; the Constitution, political system and governance; public policy and rights; economy; science and technology; reasoning and basic numeracy; current affairs.

Paper II follows the same outline as the RPSC Sub Inspector GK paper.

• Graduation from a recognised university, or for ex-servicemen the rank of Naib Subedar or equivalent.
• A qualifying score in CET (Graduation level) 2024. The form opens only after your CET application number is verified.
• Age 20 to 25 on 1 January 2026. The upper limit is 40 for ex-servicemen and Home Guard volunteers; Rajasthan's category relaxations apply to others.
• Physical standard: men 168 cm with chest 81 cm, 86 expanded; women 152 cm and 47.5 kg. Men and women from hill and tribal areas need 160 cm and 140 cm, and SC and ST candidates get up to 5 cm off if too few meet the standard.

1. Written exam. Those with 40% go on.
2. Physical measurement and the physical efficiency test, both run by the Home Guards Department.
3. Interview for three times the vacancies.
4. Merit on written, physical and interview marks together, out of 550. You need 45% overall; SC, ST and backward-class candidates can be recommended at 12.5% in the interview and 40% overall.

Pay Matrix Level 10. Two years' probation on a fixed monthly remuneration without allowances, then the regular scale.

Online on the RSSB portal through SSO, after One Time Registration. OTR costs ₹600 for general and creamy-layer OBC and MBC and ₹400 for Rajasthan's reserved categories and PwD; it is paid once. Two absences in a financial year from state exams you applied for block the OTR (₹750 to unblock the first time, ₹1,500 the second).

Provisional cut-offs of 17 July 2026 for document verification (about twice the posts), out of 550:

Scheduled area general: 379.2362.

• The written paper is 400 of the 550 marks; physical and interview add the rest. A strong written score carries most of the weight.
• Paper I is pure Hindi grammar, 150 questions in three hours. Practise speed, not just accuracy.
• Physical marks are graded, not pass or fail, so every second in the 100 m counts.

• RSSB advertisements and results
• Platoon Commander advertisement 05/2025 (PDF)
• Written merit list, 17 January 2026
• Interview list, 5 May 2026
• Provisional merit and cut-offs, 17 July 2026
• Home Guards Department

Is RSSB Platoon Commander the same as RAC Platoon Commander?

No. RSSB recruits for the Home Guards Department; the RAC post comes through RPSC's Sub Inspector exam.

Do I need CET?

Yes, a qualifying CET (Graduation level) 2024 score was required in 2025.

What is the age limit?

20 to 25 on 1 January 2026, up to 40 for ex-servicemen and Home Guard volunteers.

How is the final merit made?

Written (400), physical efficiency (100) and interview (50), out of 550.

How many posts were there in 2025?

84.