Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Group D 2021-2022

Updated On : 14 Mar, 2022

RRB GROUP D OVERVIEW

Since examination for the posts of Group D which is conducted by Railway Recruitment Board is in the limelight because of their results which were declared in Jan 2022. 

As per the recent updates released in the notice 13 Notice RRBs 10 03 22  by the Ministry of Railways, the Railway Recruitment Board will conduct only a single-stage CBT Level-1 Examination for the RRB Group D Posts and there will be no second-stage CBT.

The tentative examination date will be in the month of July 2022 and the Admit Card will be released in the month of June 2022 for the same.

Railway Recruitment Board is soon going to conduct an examination for the recruitment of a total of 1,03,769 eligible candidates for RRB Group D Posts (Track Maintainer Grade-IV, Helper/Assistant, Assistant Pointsman, and other posts in Level I department).

Exam Highlights

Exam Name

RRB Group D Exam 2021

Organization

Railway Recruitment Board (RRB)

Exam LevelNational Level
Name of Post

Track Maintainer (Grade-IV), Helper/Assistant, Assistant Pointsman, Level-I Posts

Total Vacancies

1,03,769 vacancies

Notification Released

28th February 2019

Mode of exam

Computer-based test (Online)

Selection stages

Computer Based Test
Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
Document Verification and Medical Examination

Official WebsiteClick Here

RRB GROUP D ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Age Limit: To be eligible for the RRC Group D 2021 Exam, the candidates must be between 18 years and 33 years as of 1st January 2019.

Age relaxation:

Category

Community

Relaxation in Upper Limit

OBC-Non Creamy Layer (NCL)

3 years

SC/ST

5 years

Ex-Servicemen candidates who have put in more than 6 months of service after attestation

UR

33 years of age plus Number of years of service rendered in Defence plus 3 years

OBC-Non Creamy

36 years of age plus Number of years of service rendered in Defence plus 3 years

SC/ST

38 years of age plus Number of years of service rendered in Defence plus 3 years

Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD)

UR

10 years

OBC-NCL

13 years

SC/ST

15 years

Candidates have ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989.

UR

38 years of age

OBC-NCL

41 years of age

SC/ST

43 years of age

Candidates who are serving Group ‘C’ and erstwhile Group ‘D’ Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes and put in a minimum of 3 years service

UR

40 years

OBC-NCL

43 years

SC/ST

45 years

Candidates who are working in Quasi-Administrative offices of the Railway organization

UR

33 years of age plus length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is lower.

OBC-NCL

36 years of age plus length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is lower.

SC/ST

38 years of age plus length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is lower.

Women candidates, who are widowed, divorced or judicially separated from their husband but not remarried.

UR

35 years

OBC-NCL

38 years

SC/ST

40 years

Course Completed Act Apprentices applying for the posts for which minimum qualification is ITI/Course Completed Act Apprenticeship

UR

33 years of age plus the extent of Apprentice Training undergone by them under the Apprentice Act 1961 subject to a maximum of three years.

OBC-NCL

36 years of age plus the extent of Apprentice Training undergone by them under the Apprentice Act 1961 subject to a maximum of three years.

SC/ST

38 years of age plus the extent of Apprentice Training undergone by them under the Apprentice Act 1961 subject to a maximum of three years.

Candidates who have commenced Act Apprenticeship under the Apprenticeship Act before attaining the age of 25 years

UR

35 years

OBC-NCL

38 years

SC/ST

40 years


Educational Qualification: The candidates who had completed their High School (Class 10) from an institution recognized by NCVT/SCVT or held National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) provided by NCVT are eligible to apply for RRB Group D Recruitment Exam.

RRB GROUP D EXAM PATTERN

There will be a single Online CBT Exam for RRC Group D 2021 Exam, followed by physical efficiency test and document verification:

S. NO.

Subjects

Number of questions

Maximum Marks

Exam Duration

1.

Mathematics

25

25

90 minutes

2.

General Awareness & Current affairs

20

20

3.

General Intelligence and reasoning

30

30

4.

General science

25

25

 

Total

100

100

Note:  A total of 100 questions will be asked for 100 marks. 

There will be a negative marking of ⅓ marks for each wrong answer.

RRB GROUP D SYLLABUS

Subjects

Topics

Mathematics

  • Number system
  • BODMAS
  • Decimals
  • Fractions
  • LCM
  • HCF
  • Ratio and Proportion
  • Percentages
  • Mensuration
  • Time and Work
  • Time and Distance
  • Simple and Compound Interest
  • Profit and Loss
  • Algebra
  • Geometry and Trigonometry
  • Elementary Statistics
  • Square root
  • Age Calculations
  • Calendar & Clock
  • Pipes & Cistern

General Science

  • Natural Products and Drugs
  • Nuclear Chemistry
  • Chemical Kinetics and Thermodynamics
  • Organic reaction mechanism and Stereochemistry
  • Organometallic compounds, Bioinorganic chemistry, and Polymers
  • Electrochemistry
  • Analytical Chemistry and Instrumental methods
  • Poisons and Pesticides
  • Quantum Chemistry

General Awareness

  • National Dance
  • Music & Literature
  • Indian Culture
  • Scientific observations
  • Political Science
  • World organizations
  • Countries and Capitals
  • Famous Places in India
  • Books and Authors
  • Important Dates
  • About India and its neighboring countries
  • Science and innovations
  • New inventions
  • Economic problems in India
  • Geography of India
  • National and International current affairs

Current Affairs

  • Books & Authors
  • Finance
  • Science & Technology
  • Environment
  • Economy
  • Banking
  • Awards
  • Sports & General
  • Festivity
  • International Affairs
  • Current Events
  • Current Ministers & Governors
  • Business
  • Indian Financial System
  • Politics
  • Capitals & Currencies
  • Education
  • Government Schemes
  • Abbreviations and Economic Terminologies
  • Summits & Conferences, etc
  • Obituary
  • Talkies

General Intelligence 

Verbal Reasoning

  • Analogy
  • Series Completion
  • Verification of truth of the Statement
  • Situation Reaction Test
  • Direction Sense Test
  • Classification
  • Data Sufficiency
  • Alpha-Numeric Sequence Puzzle
  • Puzzle Test
  • Blood Relations
  • Coding-Decoding
  • Assertion and Reasoning
  • Arithmetical Reasoning
  • Operations of Mathematics
  • Venn Diagrams
  • Word Sequence
  • Missing Characters
  • Sequential Output training
  • Directions
  • Test on Alphabets
  • Eligibility Test

Non-Verbal Reasoning

  • Dot Situation
  • Identical figure groupings
  • Forming figures and analysis
  • Construction of Squares and Triangles
  • Series
  • Analytical Reasoning
  • Paper Folding
  • Paper Cutting
  • Cubes and Dice
  • Water Images
  • Mirror Images
  • Figure Matrix
  • Completion Incomplete Pattern
  • Spotting embedded figures
  • Classification
  • Rules Detection

RRB GROUP D SELECTION PROCESS

The recruitment process shall involve the following three stages:

  1. Computer-Based Test
  2. Physical Efficiency Test
  3. Medical/Document Verification

RRB GROUP D VACANCY

A total of 1,03,769 Vacancies for various posts in different regions has been released by the Railway Recruitment Board. Let’s have a look at Zone wise and Category wise Vacancies.

S No

Railway

UR

SC

ST

OBC

EWS

Total

EXSM

CCAA

PwBD

Back-PwBD

1.

Central Railway

3597

1398

759

2656

935

9345

1870

1870

449

0

2.

East Central Railway

1369

555

325

956

358

3563

713

713

166

0

3.

East Coast Railway

1034

412

198

653

258

2555

510

510

105

0

4.

Eastern Railway, CLW & Metro

4926

1461

775

2619

1087

10873

2175

2175

589

0

5.

North Central Railway & DLW

2080

678

317

1175

474

4730

948

948

145

3

6.

Northeastern railway, MCF & RDSO

1570

615

307

1107

403

4002

802

802

157

0

7.

North Western Railway

2132

814

384

1393

526

5249

1049

1049

324

0

8.

North East Frontier Railway

1119

449

226

809

291

2894

575

575

144

0

9.

Northern Railway, DMW & RCF

5144

2017

1031

3644

1317

13153

2630

2630

626

0

10.

South Central Railway

3663

1432

722

2577

934

9328

1867

1867

125

0

11.

South East Central Railway

797

219

115

366

167

1664

333

333

84

0

12.

South Eastern Railway

1933

738

361

1305

482

4914

965

965

215

95

13.

South Western railway & RWF

2745

1138

557

2006

715

7167

1433

1433

193

6

14.

Southern Railway & ICF

4363

1353

787

2118

958

9579

1914

1914

222

0

15.

West Central Railway

1596

633

308

1080

402

4019

804

804

226

0

16.

Western railway

4287

1647

812

2914

1074

10734

2146

2146

556

0

 

Total

42355

15559

7984

27378

10381

103769

20734

20734

4326

112

RRB GROUP D SALARY

The basic salary of a selected candidate will be Rs 18,000. Apart from basic pay, the candidate will also receive other allowances as well.

RRB GROUP D PREPARATION TIPS

In order to ensure selection, one needs to have a proper preparation Plan that will guarantee success in the exam.

  1. Be Thorough With The Syllabus :Go through the RRB Group D syllabus and see what all topics are included under each section of the Online Exam. Categorize your strength and weakness, to find out which topics are easy and which are difficult.
  2.  Create A Timetable: The next step is to create a proper and realistic timetable. Separate time slots should be allotted for each of the sections. More time should be spent on the section that you find difficult and less time on your strong sections.
  3. Develop Reading Habits & Clear Your Concepts: You need to understand what each of the concepts means. Otherwise, it won’t be possible for you to even identify the problems. Especially for the General Knowledge & General Awareness sections, you need an extensive reading. These sections needs you to have information about a wide range of topics at your fingertips. All these things can be achieved with regular reading of Newspaper and Articles.
  4. Memorize The Various Rules, Formulas & Steps To Solve Problems: The Mathematics section needs one to remember a large number of formulas. For General Intelligence (Reasoning) section, you need to understand the theory and then remember the various rules and steps to solve problems.
  5.  Practice Diligently: The next step is to solve RRB Group D Mock test (at least one daily) diligently until you feel confident about a particular topic. Mark the specific type of questions that you find difficult so that you can visit them later.
  6. Work on Your Time Management: You need to have a balance between your speed and accuracy. Without speed, you won’t be able to finish the paper on time. And without accuracy, you won’t be able to score well. So, practice in a time bound manner and try to control the amount of time you spend on every question.
  7. Work on Your Weaknesses: Once you have finished the whole syllabus, take RRB Group D full mock tests (full test). Analyze how you have performed and find out what mistakes you have made. Work on them to improve. Also, as you take mock tests, develop a proper strategy to take the exam. Your strategy should be such that you finish the paper on time with maximum accuracy and minimum negative marking.

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