Exam Overview

The Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) has released the official notification for the post of Statistical Officer (Statistics Department) for the year 2025–26. The competitive exam includes 150 objective-type questions carrying 150 marks, all to be completed in 2 hours and 30 minutes.

The recruitment process is conducted online through the official RPSC portal, and only one written examination is prescribed for selection.

Syllabus

Here’s a concise overview of the RPSC Statistical Officer 2025 syllabus (from the official notification PDF):

Part A – General Knowledge of Rajasthan

History of Rajasthan

Culture, traditions, and heritage

Geography of Rajasthan

Economy of Rajasthan

Polity and administration in the state

Current affairs relevant to Rajasthan

Part B – Concerned Subject

Statistics / Mathematical Statistics: Descriptive statistics (measures of central tendency, dispersion, moments, skewness, kurtosis)

Correlation & Regression: Karl Pearson, rank correlation, simple linear regression, method of least squares

Probability: Classical definition, conditional probability, Bayes theorem, random variables, expectation

Probability Distributions: Discrete (e.g., binomial, Poisson), continuous (normal, gamma, beta, Cauchy), moment‐generating functions

Sampling Methods: Simple random sampling, stratified sampling, cluster sampling, systematic sampling

Sampling Distributions: t-distribution, chi-square distribution, F-distribution, their inter-relationships

Multivariate Analysis: Multivariate normal distribution, Hotelling’s T², discriminant analysis, Wishart’s distribution (if applicable)

Theory of Estimation: Point & interval estimation, properties of estimators, maximum likelihood estimation, least squares, confidence intervals

Hypothesis Testing: Concepts of null and alternative hypothesis, Type I & Type II errors, critical regions, tests for large/small samples, non-parametric tests

Survey Design: Sampling units, frames, sampling errors, precision vs accuracy, various sampling schemes

Time Series Analysis: Decomposition into trend, seasonal, cyclical and irregular components

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Exam Info

Here is the core structure of the RPSC Statistical Officer Exam as per the official PDF:

1. Total Marks & Questions

Total Questions: 150

Total Marks: 150

Type: Objective / Multiple Choice Questions

2. Paper Structure

3. Exam Duration

2 Hours 30 Minutes

4. Negative Marking

1/3 marks deducted for every wrong answer

If a candidate does not attempt a question, they must darken circle '5'

5. Disqualification Rule

If the candidate leaves more than 10% questions without darkening any option, they will be disqualified.

6. Eligibility (Educational Qualification)

The candidate must have at least Second Class Master’s Degree in:

Economics OR

Statistics OR

Mathematics (with Statistics) OR

Commerce (with Statistics) OR

M.Sc (Agriculture) Statistics

7. Additional requirement:

RS-CIT certificate or equivalent

8. Experience:

1-year experience handling official statistics in Govt./University/Commercial organization

9. Age Limit

Base age limits and relaxation rules are included; general structure is:

Standard upper age limit: 40 years (with various relaxations for SC/ST/OBC/Women etc.)