Rajasthan SI Syllabus and Exam Pattern

Stages of the SI and Platoon Commander recruitment

1. Written exam: two OMR based papers, usually held over one or two days.
2. Physical standards and physical efficiency test: height and chest are checked, then a scored test of running, jumping and strength.
3. Interview: an aptitude and personality assessment for those who clear the earlier rounds.
4. Documents and medical: before appointment.

The written stage decides who reaches the physical test, so most preparation time goes into the two papers. Once the written result is close, add serious sprint and jump practice.

Rajasthan SI exam pattern

Each item is worth 2 marks; a wrong mark loses a third of those 2. Reports of the scheme state a minimum of 36 percent per paper and 40 percent overall, with SC and ST candidates allowed 5 marks less. Clearing the minimum only makes you eligible; the shortlist for the next round depends on the Rajasthan police cut off trend and vacancies in your category.

Paper I: General Hindi topics

• Word formation: sandhi and sandhi viched, samas, upsarg (prefix) and pratyay (suffix)
• Tatsam, tadbhav and other word types; paryayvachi (synonyms) and vilom (antonyms)
• Word pairs with similar sound and different meaning
• Parts of speech: sangya, sarvanam, visheshan, kriya, kriya visheshan, with ling, vachan, karak and kaal
• Word and sentence correction, sentence structure
• Punctuation marks and their use
• Muhavare and lokoktiyan
• Administrative and legal terms, with their Hindi equivalents

This paper can be the scoring edge for many aspirants, because the topics are fixed and the questions repeat in style. A good school level Hindi grammar book and the official syllabus are enough to cover it.

Units in the second paper: general knowledge and science

Rajasthan

• History: ruling dynasties and how they governed, the freedom struggle across the princely states, and how today's Rajasthan came together
• Art and culture: hill forts and temples, handicrafts, paintings, dialects, Rajasthani writing, lok geet and lok nritya, saints and lok devta, fairs and festivals, tourist places and personalities
• Geography: physical regions, climate, rivers, irrigation projects, minerals, wildlife, agriculture and industry
• Polity: Governor, Chief Minister, Assembly, state administration, Lokayukta, state human rights and information commissions
• Economy: agriculture, industry and state government schemes

National and global topics

• Indian history across all periods, with the national movement
• Geography of India and of the world, environment and ecology
• Constitution, Parliament, judiciary, Election Commission, Panchayati Raj
• Economic concepts: banking, budget, inflation, fiscal and monetary policy, poverty and welfare programmes

Science, reasoning and current affairs

• Everyday science, health and nutrition, space, defence, computers and information technology, biotechnology
• Reasoning and mental ability: statements and assumptions, series, coding, relationships, basic numeracy with ratio, percentage and interest, and graphs and charts
• State, national and international news, sports and people in the news

Physical standards and PET

Men must stand at least 168 cm tall under recent notices (lower in notified tribal areas) and 152 cm for women, with a male chest of 81 cm unexpanded and 86 cm expanded. The physical efficiency test is scored out of 100 and reports state that 50 marks are needed to qualify.

Faster times and longer jumps earn more marks on a slab system. The interview has been reported at 50 marks. Confirm the exact slabs, relaxations and whether PET marks count towards final merit.

Rajasthan SI syllabus in Hindi

राजस्थान एसआई का सिलेबस दो प्रश्नपत्रों में बंटा है। पहला पेपर सामान्य हिंदी का है, जिसमें संधि, समास, उपसर्ग, प्रत्यय, पर्यायवाची, विलोम, शब्द शुद्धि, वाक्य शुद्धि, मुहावरे, लोकोक्तियां और प्रशासनिक शब्दावली आती है। पेपर दो में जीके और विज्ञान पूछा जाता है, और इसका सबसे बड़ा भाग राजस्थान से जुड़ा है: यहां के राजवंश, किले, लोक कला, नदियां, खनिज, शासन व्यवस्था और योजनाएं। साथ में भारत का इतिहास, संविधान, विज्ञान, तर्कशक्ति और समसामयिक घटनाएं भी पूछी जाती हैं। दोनों पेपर दो दो सौ अंकों के हैं और सौ सवाल हर पेपर में होते हैं। हर गलत जवाब से उस सवाल के निर्धारित अंकों का तीसरा भाग घटता है। दोनों पेपर में सफल होने वाले उम्मीदवार कद की नाप, शारीरिक दक्षता परीक्षा और इंटरव्यू तक पहुंचते हैं।

Planning your Rajasthan SI preparation

Paper II is wide, but Rajasthan topics give it a clear centre. Start there.

1. Weeks 1 to 6: the state's past, its culture and its geography, from the state board school books and standard Rajasthan GK notes. Make one page summaries of each district's fairs, forts and lok devta.
2. Weeks 7 to 10: Indian polity, history and economy from NCERT; Rajasthan's polity and schemes.
3. Daily throughout: 45 minutes of Hindi grammar with 30 practice questions, plus current affairs.
4. Weeks 11 to 14: science and reasoning, then full timed papers on two consecutive days, just like the real exam.

For the same post family, also see the RPSC SI syllabus page, the constable level Rajasthan police syllabus and the wider RPSC syllabus guide.