RRB NTPC Syllabus & Exam Pattern
Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) NTPC Syllabus for Railway NTPC (Non-Technical Popular Categories), Para Medical Staff, Material & Isolated Category and Level-1 Posts. There shall be two stage Computer Based Test (CBT) followed by Skill Test (Computer based Aptitude Test for Station Master and Traffic Assistant, Typing Skill Test for Junior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Time Keeper, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist and Senior Time Keeper). Subsequently, there will be document verification and medical examination. For Trains Clerk, Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Goods Guard, Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Commercial Apprentice, there shall be two stage CBT followed by document verification and medical examination. Students can download PDF File of RRB NTPC Syllabus from here.
RRB NTPC Exam Pattern: The recruitment process shall involve 1st Stage Computer Based Test (CBT), 2nd Stage Computer Based Test (CBT), Typing Skill Test/Computer Based Aptitude Test (as applicable) and Document Verification/Medical Examination. Selection is made strictly as per merit, on the basis of above mentioned recruitment stages.
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RRB NTPC Exam Pattern |
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S. No. |
Name of the Post (Graduate or Undergraduate) |
Level in 7th CPC |
1st Stage CBT |
2nd Stage CBT |
Skill Test Requirement |
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1 |
Junior Clerk cum Typist (Undergraduate) |
2 |
Common for all posts |
Common for all Level 2 Posts |
Typing Skill Test |
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2 |
Accounts Clerk cum Typist (Undergraduate) |
2 |
Typing Skill Test |
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3 |
Junior Time Keeper (Undergraduate) |
2 |
Typing Skill Test |
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4 |
Trains Clerk (Undergraduate) |
2 |
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5 |
Commercial cum Ticket Clerk (Undergraduate) |
3 |
Separate for Level 3 post |
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6 |
Traffic Assistant (Graduate) |
4 |
Separate for Level 4 post |
Computer Based Aptitude Test |
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7 |
Goods Guard (Graduate) |
5 |
Common for all Level 5 Posts |
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8 |
Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk (Graduate) |
5 |
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9 |
Senior Clerk cum Typist (Graduate) |
5 |
Typing Skill Test |
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10 |
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist (Graduate) |
5 |
Typing Skill Test |
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11 |
Senior Time Keeper (Graduate) |
5 |
Typing Skill Test |
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12 |
Commercial Apprentice (Graduate) |
6 |
Common for all Level 6 Posts |
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13 |
Station Master (Graduate) |
6 |
Computer Based Aptitude Test |
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Note: Document verification and Medical test will be held for all the above posts. |
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# RRB NTPC 1st Stage CBT Exam Pattern:
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Subjects (100 Marks) |
Topics |
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General Awareness (40 Marks) |
Current Events of National and International Importance, Games and Sports, Art and Culture of India, Indian Literature, Monuments and Places of India, General Science and Life Science (up to 10th CBSE), History of India and Freedom Struggle, Physical, Social and Economic Geography of India and World, Indian Polity and Governance- constitution and political system, General Scientific and Technological Developments including Space and Nuclear Program of India, UN and Other important World Organizations, Environmental Issues Concerning India and World at Large, Basics of Computers and Computer Applications, Common Abbreviations, Transport Systems in India, Indian Economy, Famous Personalities of India and World, Flagship Government Programs, Flora and Fauna of India, Important Government and Public Sector Organizations of India etc. |
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Mathematics (30 Marks) |
Number System, Decimals, Fractions, LCM, HCF, Ratio and Proportions, Percentage, Mensuration, Time and Work, Time and Distance, Simple and Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Elementary Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry, Elementary Statistics etc. |
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General Intelligence and Reasoning (30 Marks) |
Analogies, Completion of Number and Alphabetical Series, Coding and Decoding, Mathematical Operations, Similarities and Differences, Relationships, Analytical Reasoning, Syllogism, Jumbling, Venn Diagrams, Puzzle, Data Sufficiency, Statement- Conclusion, Statement- Courses of Action, Decision Making, Maps, Interpretation of Graphs etc. |
# RRB NTPC 1st Stage CBT Syllabus: The Questions will be of objective type with multiple choices and are likely to include questions pertaining to:
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Subjects (120 Marks) |
Topics |
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General Awareness (50 Marks) |
Current Events of National and International Importance, Games and Sports, Art and Culture of India, Indian Literature, Monuments and Places of India, General Science and Life Science (up to 10th CBSE), History of India and Freedom Struggle, Physical, Social and Economic Geography of India and World, Indian Polity and Governance- constitution and political system, General Scientific and Technological Developments including Space and Nuclear Program of India, UN and Other important World Organizations, Environmental Issues Concerning India and World at Large, Basics of Computers and Computer Applications, Common Abbreviations, Transport Systems in India, Indian Economy, Famous Personalities of India and World, Flagship Government Programs, Flora and Fauna of India, Important Government and Public Sector Organizations of India etc. |
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Mathematics (35 Marks) |
Number System, Decimals, Fractions, LCM, HCF, Ratio and Proportions, Percentage, Mensuration, Time and Work, Time and Distance, Simple and Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Elementary Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry, Elementary Statistics etc. |
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General Intelligence and Reasoning (35 Marks) |
Analogies, Completion of Number and Alphabetical Series, Coding and Decoding, Mathematical Operations, Similarities and Differences, Relationships, Analytical Reasoning, Syllogism, Jumbling, Venn Diagrams, Puzzle, Data Sufficiency, Statement- Conclusion, Statement- Courses of Action, Decision Making, Maps, Interpretation of Graphs, etc. |
# RRB NTPC 2nd Stage CBT Pattern: Separate 2nd Stage CBT shall be taken for each of the 7th CPC Level i.e. Level 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 with graded difficulty level. All posts falling within same level of 7th CPC shall have a common 2nd stage CBT. If candidates are eligible for more than one level of 7th CPC posts as per their educational qualifications, they have to give common 1st stage CBT and corresponding 2nd stage CBT for each level of 7th CPC.
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RRB NTPC 2nd Stage CBT Exam Pattern |
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Subjects |
Number of Questions (Objective Multiple Choice Questions of 1 mark each) |
Duration |
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General Awareness |
50 |
1 Hour 30 Minutes (2 Hours for PwBD Candidates) |
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Mathematics |
35 |
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General Intelligence and Reasoning |
35 |
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Total |
120 Questions of 120 marks |
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Shortlisting of Candidates for the 2nd Stage CBT shall be based on the normalized marks obtained by them in 1st Stage CBT and the options for various posts exercised by them keeping in view the educational qualification of the candidate i.e. 10+2 or Graduate. There will be negative marking and 1/3 mark shall be deducted for each wrong answer. The section wise distribution given in the above table is only indicative and there may be some variations in the actual question papers. Minimum percentage of marks for eligibility in various categories: UR-40%, EWS40%, OBC (Non creamy layer)-30%, SC-30%, ST-25%. These percentages of marks for eligibility may be relaxed by 2% for PwBD candidates in case of shortage of PwBD candidates against vacancies reserved for them.The normalized marks scored by the candidate in the 2nd stage CBT shall be used for short listing the candidates for document verification for the posts which do not have Typing Skill Test/Computer based Aptitude Test.
# RRB NTPC 2nd Stage CBT Syllabus: The Questions will be of objective type with multiple choices.
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Subjects (120 Marks) |
Topics |
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General Awareness (50 Marks) |
Current Events of National and International Importance, Games and Sports, Art and Culture of India, Indian Literature, Monuments and Places of India, General Science and Life Science (up to 10th CBSE), History of India and Freedom Struggle, Physical, Social and Economic Geography of India and World, Indian Polity and Governance- constitution and political system, General Scientific and Technological Developments including Space and Nuclear Program of India, UN and Other important World Organizations, Environmental Issues Concerning India and World at Large, Basics of Computers and Computer Applications, Common Abbreviations, Transport Systems in India, Indian Economy, Famous Personalities of India and World, Flagship Government Programs, Flora and Fauna of India, Important Government and Public Sector Organizations of India etc. |
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Mathematics (35 Marks) |
Number System, Decimals, Fractions, LCM, HCF, Ratio and Proportions, Percentage, Mensuration, Time and Work, Time and Distance, Simple and Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Elementary Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry, Elementary Statistics etc. |
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General Intelligence and Reasoning (35 Marks) |
Analogies, Completion of Number and Alphabetical Series, Coding and Decoding, Mathematical Operations, Similarities and Differences, Relationships, Analytical Reasoning, Syllogism, Jumbling, Venn Diagrams, Puzzle, Data Sufficiency, Statement- Conclusion, Statement- Courses of Action, Decision Making, Maps, Interpretation of Graphs, etc. |
# RRB NTPC Typing Skill Test (TST): For the posts Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist, Senior Time Keeper, Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist and Junior Time Keeper, Typing Skill Test (TST) of qualifying nature (marks obtained in typing skill test shall not be added for making merit) shall be conducted for which the number of candidates equal to eight times the number of vacancies for each of the community shall be called for.
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RRB NTPC 2019 Typing Skill Test (TST) |
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Medium of Language |
Typing Speed |
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English |
30 words per minute (w.p.m.) |
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Hindi |
25 words per minute (w.p.m.) |
RRB NTPC Document Verification/ Medical Examination Round: Based on the performance of candidates in 2nd Stage CBT and based on the performance of candidates in both 2nd Stage CBT and CBAT/TST (as applicable), candidates equal to the number of vacancies will be called for Document Verification as per their merit and options. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to their passing requisite Medical Fitness Test to be conducted by the Railway Administration, final verification of educational and community certificates and verification of antecedents/character of the candidates.