Railways RRB NTPC Exam Pattern

RRB NTPC Syllabus is determined by the Railway Recruitment Board. This examination recruits candidates for various positions in the Indian Railways across the country, and so it promises a bright future for those interested in a career in the railways. The RRB Exams page provides information about various examinations conducted by the Railway Board.

Detailed information on the syllabus and the Exam Pattern of RRB NTPC is provided in this article so that candidates can systematically prepare for the exam.

RRB NTPC Exam Pattern

The recruitment process involves two stages

1. 1st Stage Computer Based Test (CBT)
2. 2nd Stage Computer Based Test (CBT)

These two stages are followed by the following procedure.

1. Typing Skill Test/Computer Based Aptitude Test (as applicable) and
2. Document Verification/Medical Examination.

RRB NTPC CBT Stage I Exam Pattern

• The first stage of the exam is a common CBT (Computer Based Test) for all the notified 13 categories of posts- Commercial Apprentice (CA), Traffic Apprentice (TA), Goods Guard, Junior Accountant cum Amanuensis (Typist) (JAA), Senior Clerk cum Typist, Senior and Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Station Master, Senior and Junior Time Keeper and Trains Clerk.
• The question paper for the CBT will be of 90 minutes duration for 100 questions.
• The questions will be from the following questions- General Awareness, Mathematics and General Intelligence and Reasoning
• There will be 1/3rd negative marking for the wrong answers in the CBT exam

The Questions will be of objective type with multiple choices.

Note: RRB NTPC 1st Stage CBT is common for all the notified posts. There will be negative marking and 1/3 mark shall be deducted for each wrong answer.

RRB NTPC Exam Pattern for CBT Stage 2

Candidates passing this will be eligible to appear in CBT Stage 2.

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 the 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.

The Questions will be of objective type with multiple choices.

Note: There will be negative marking and a 1/3 mark shall be deducted for each wrong answer.

RRB NTPC Exam Syllabus

RRB NTPC is conducted in 2 phases(Excluding skill-test). Let's take a look at the detailed syllabus.

RRB NTPC CBT Stage 2 Exam Syllabus

RRB NTPC CBT Stage I Exam Syllabus

The Syllabus for Stage I is mostly the same as the Stage 2 Syllabus. The Questions will be of objective type with multiple choices and are likely to include questions pertaining to the topics mentioned in the table given above.