RRB NTPC Exam Syllabus & Pattern – 2nd Stage CBT

RRB NTPC Exam Syllabus & Pattern – CBT 2 Details

RRB NTPC Exam Selection Process :  

Only single ONLINE application (common to all the notified posts in opted RRB) has
to be submitted by the candidate through the link provided on the official websites of RRBs. 

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. The
date, time and venue for all the activities viz. CBTs, Typing Skill Test/Computer
based Aptitude Test, Document Verification, Medical Examination or any other
additional activity as applicable shall be fixed by the RRBs and shall be intimated to
the eligible candidates in due course.

Request for postponement of any of the above activity or for change of venue, date and shift will not be entertained under any circumstances.

RRB NTPC 2nd Stage Computer Based Test (CBT):

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 as per the table given in Para 13.6.

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. Total no. of candidates to be shortlisted shall be 20 times the community
wise vacancies of posts notified against the RRB as per their merit in 1st Stage CBT
cum choice of posts. However, Railways reserve the right to increase/decrease this
limit in total or for any specific category(s) as required to ensure availability of
adequate candidates for all the notified posts.

The examination duration and number of questions for 2nd stage CBT are indicated
below:

The section wise distribution given in the above table is only indicative and there may
be some variations in the actual question papers. There will be negative marking
and 1/3 mark shall be deducted for each wrong answer.
The Questions will be of objective type with multiple choices and are likely to include
questions pertaining to:

a. Mathematics:
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.

b. General Intelligence and Reasoning:
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.

c. General Awareness:
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
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World, Flagship Government Programs, Flora and Fauna of India, Important
Government and Public Sector Organizations of India etc.

Minimum percentage of marks for eligibility in various categories: 

UR-40%, EWS- 40%, 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. 

For the posts having Typing Skill Test/Computer based Aptitude Test, the normalized marks scored by the candidate in the 2nd stage CBT shall be used for shortlisting the candidates for Typing Skill
Test/Computer based Aptitude Test.