Railway Recruitment Board NTPC 2021-22
Updated On : 03 Jun, 2022
NTPC CBT OVERVIEW
RRB NTPC Exam Update on 27 May 2022: CBT 2 Exam Date Out!
The RRB NTPC CBT 2 Exam Date has been announced by the Railway Recruitment Board. The exam will be held from 12 June to 17 June 2022. Candidates should be aware that the exam dates for pay levels 2, 3 and 5 have been released. Please see the official notice below.
Check official RRB NTPC CBT 2 Exam Date Notice
Railway Board had released the RRB NTPC Notification on 28th February 2019. Through this recruitment process, RRB will recruit 35,208 vacancies for the posts of NTPC (Non-Technical Popular Categories) .
Note: This is the notification of the year 2019 i.e. RRB NTPC 2019, but the RRB NTPC CBT 1 exam will be held in the year 2020-2021.
| Exam Name | NTPC CBT |
| Exam Conducting Body | Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) |
| Exam Level | National |
| Exam Frequency | Once a Year |
| Exam Mode | Online (Computer Based Test) |
| Exam Duration | CBT-1: 90 minutes (1 hour 30 minutes) |
| Exam Language | English and Hindi |
| Exam Purpose | To recruit candidates for several NTPC posts. |
| Official Website | Click Here |
RRB NTPC ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Age Limit:
For Undergraduate posts: 18 to 30 Years as on 01.07.2019
For Graduate posts: 18 to 33 Years as on 01.07.2019
Age Relaxation:
Category | Age Relaxation |
General | No relaxation |
OBC | 03 years |
SC/ST | 05 years |
PWD | 10 years |
PWD-OBC | 13 years |
PWD-SC/ST | 15 years |
Widows, divorced women & women judicially separated but not remarried (UR) | 03 years |
Widows, divorced women & women judicially separated but not remarried (OBC) | 05 years |
Widows, divorced women & women judicially separated but not remarried (SC/ST) | 08 years |
Serving Group “C” and former Group “D” Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes (UR) | 08 years |
Serving Group “C” and former Group “D” Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes (OBC) | 11 years |
Serving Group “C” and former Group “D” Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes (SC/ST) | 13 years |
Working in Quasi – Administrative Offices such as Railway Canteens, Co-operative Societies and Institutes | Relaxation up to the length of service rendered, subject to a maximum relaxation of up to 5 years. |
Persons ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 | 05 years |
Ex-Servicemen, provided you put in more than 6 months service after attestation. | (02.01.1981 minus extent of service rendered in Defense) to 01.01.1998 |
Educational Qualification:
Candidates should have requisite minimum educational qualifications indicated for posts, from recognized Board/University/Institute.
Medical Standards: Candidates called will have to pass a requisite medical fitness test(s) conducted by the Railway Administration before document verification to ensure that the candidates are medically fit to carry out the duties connected with the post(s) opted by them. Visual Acuity Standard is one of the important criteria of medical fitness of railway staff.
RRB NTPC EXAM PATTERN
Computer Based Test (CBT)-1:
The complete pattern for the RRB NTPC 2020 is mentioned below for your reference.
Subject | Questions | Time |
General Awareness | 40 | 90 Minutes |
Mathematics | 30 | |
General Intelligence and Reasoning | 30 | |
Total Marks | 100 |
Note: Each question will carry one mark, and there is a negative marking of 1/3 marks for the wrong answer.
Computer Based Test (CBT)-2:
Subject | Questions | Time |
General Awareness | 50 | 90 Minutes (1 hour 30 minutes) |
Mathematics | 35 | |
General Intelligence and Reasoning | 35 | |
Total Marks | 120 |
Note: Each question will carry one mark, and there is a negative marking of 1/3 marks for the wrong answer.
Computer-Based Aptitude Test:
Only for candidates who have opted for traffic assistant and station master.
Candidates need to secure a minimum score of 42 marks in each of the test batteries to qualify. There’s no relaxation in the minimum score is permissible irrespective of community or category i.e. SC/ST, OBC, or any other category. Candidates will have to qualify in each of the categories.
The CBAT shall have questions and answer options only in English and Hindi. There shall be no negative marking in CBAT. The merit list will be drawn only from amongst the candidates qualifying in the CBAT, with 70% weightage for the marks obtained in the 2nd Stage CBT and 30% weightage for the marks obtained in CBAT.
Typing Skill Test:
For the post of Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist, Senior Time Keeper, Junior time Keeper, Accounts Clerk cum Typist Typing Skill Test (TST) shall be conducted.
This test will be of qualifying nature i.e. the marks obtained by the candidate in Typing Skill Test shall not be added for making merit.
The speed limit for this test is 30 Words Per Minute (WPM) in English and 25 Word Per Minute (WPM) in Hindi on PC only without editing tools and spell check facility.
For typing test in Hindi: Kruti Dev and Mangal font shall be available.
RRB NTPC SYLLABUS
CBT 1
Subject wise topics(100 Marks)
Syllabus of RRB NTPC | Topics |
RRB NTPC Mathematics Syllabus (30 Marks) | • Number System • Decimals • Fractions • LCM and HCF • Ratio and Proportions • Percentage • Mensuration • Time and Work • Time and Distance • Simple Interest and Compound Interest • Profit and Loss • Elementary Algebra • Geometry •Trigonometry |
RRB NTPC General Awareness Syllabus (40 Marks) | • Current Events of National and International Importance • Monuments and Places of India • Games and Sports • Art and Culture of India • Indian Literature • Indian Polity and Governance- constitution and political system • General Science and Life Science (up to 10th CBSE) • History of India and Freedom Struggle • UN and Other important World Organizations • Physical Social and Economic Geography of India and World • General Scientific and Technological Developments including Space and Nuclear Program of India • Environmental Issues Concerning India and World at Large • Basics of Computers and Computer Applications • Abbreviations • Indian Economy • Flagship Government Programs • Famous Personalities of India and World • Important Government and Public Sector Organizations of India, etc. |
RRB NTPC General Intelligence and Reasoning Syllabus (30 Marks) | • Completion of Number and Alphabetical Series • Mathematical Operations • Relationships • Analogies • Analytical Reasoning • Syllogism • Data Sufficiency • Statement- Conclusion • Statement- Courses of Action • Decision Making • Coding and Decoding • Jumbling • Venn Diagrams • Puzzle • Interpretation of Graphs, etc. |
CBT 2
Subject wise topics (120 Marks)
RRB NTPC General Awareness Syllabus (50 Marks) | Current Events of National and International Importance • Monuments and Places of India • Games and Sports • Art and Culture of India • Indian Literature • Indian Polity and Governance- constitution and political system • General Science and Life Science (up to 10th C BSE) • History of India and Freedom Struggle • UN and Other important World Organizations • Physical Social and Economic Geography of India and World • General Scientific and Technological Developments including Space and Nuclear Program of In dia • Environmental Issues Concerning India and World at Large • Basics of Computers and Computer Application s • Abbreviations • Transport Systems in India • Indian Economy • Flagship Government Programs • Flora and Fauna of India • Famous Personalities of India and World • Important Government and Public Sector Organizations of India, etc. |
RRB NTPC Maths Syllabus: Mathematics (35 Marks) | • Number System • Decimals • Fractions • LCM and HCF • Ratio and Proportions • Percentage • Mensuration • Time and Work • Time and Distance • Simple Interest and Compound Interest • Profit and Loss • Elementary Algebra • Geometry • Trigonometry • Elementary Statistics, etc. |
RRB NTPC General Intelligence and Reasoning Syllabus (35 Marks) | • Completion of Number and Alphabetical Series • Mathematical Operations • Similarities and Differences • Relationships • Analogies • Analytical Reasoning • Syllogism • Data Sufficiency • Statement- Conclusion • Statement- Courses of Action • Decision Making • Maps • Coding and Decoding • Jumbling • Venn Diagrams • Puzzle • Interpretation of Graphs, etc. |
RRB NTPC History Syllabus | Ancient History of India Pre-historic Period Harappan civilization The Vedic Civilization & Culture The emergence of Mahajanapadas & Magadh Religious Revolution The Mauryan Empire The Sangam Age The Gupta Empire Post Gupta Period / Vardhana Dynasty India After Harsha Medieval History of India Rajput Age Sultanate Period The Vijayanagar Empire Sufi and Bhakti Movement The Mughal Empire Maratha State & Maratha Confederacy Advent Of Europeans Modern History of India Expansion Of British Power Economic Impact Of British Rule Socio-Religious Movements in 19th -20th Century Revolt of 1857 Moderate, Extremist Phase Of Congress The Indian National Movements The Gandhian Era First Phase Of Independence |
RRB NTPC Polity Syllabus | • Evolution of Indian Constitution, • Constituent Assembly and Making of the Constitution, • Different Sources of the Indian Constitution, • Important Articles of the Constitution • Important Amendments of the Constitution • Some Special features of the Indian Constitution. • Federal and Unitary features of the Indian Union • The preamble • Lapse of Paramountcy • Integration and Merger of Indian States • The Union and its Territories • Reorganization of States • Citizenship • Fundamental Rights • Directive Principles of State Policy • Fundamental Duties • The procedure of Amending the Constitution • Executive of the Union • The Parliament of India • Executive of the States • Special Position of J & K • Panchayats • Municipalities • The Supreme Court • The High Court • Inter-State Council • Finance Commission • Planning Commission • National Development Council • National Integration Council • Inter-State Relations • Emergency Provisions • Public Service Commissions • Election • Delimitation Commission of India • The Official Languages • National Symbols |
RRB NTPC Geography Syllabus 2020 | • The Solar System • Continents and Oceans • Biosphere, Lithosphere, Hydrosphere • Latitudes and Longitudes • Different heat zones of the earth • Longitudes and time zones • International Date Line • The motion of the earth – Effect of the tilted axis on day and night • The Atmosphere (composition and layer of the Atmosphere) • Weather and Climate • Atmospheric Pressure • Internal Structure of the earth • Rocks • Earthquakes and Volcanoes • Various Landforms (Mountains, Plateaus, Plains, Grasslands, Landforms created by the river system, Landforms created by a glacier, Landforms created by the action of wind, Landforms created by the actions of Groundwater) • The Indian Subcontinent, Position, extent and physical features, • Climatic diversity in the Indian Sub-continent • Soil resources of the Indian sub-continent Agriculture in India, Land use pattern of India • Water resources and their utilization in India • Multipurpose river valley projects • Transport in India • India-Facts and figures (States and their capitals, Population of India and states, Wildlife sanctuaries and national parks in India Important Irrigation and power projects, Indian satellites). • General introduction to Asia. • Geography of the Indian subcontinent Countries with their capitals and currency • Riverside cities • Wonders of the world • Countries and their main produce and industries • Towns associated with important industries. • Famous sites (India), Famous Sites (World), • Changed names • Continent earth area • Continents highest and lowest points • Three deepest oceans • Highest mountain peaks (world) • Important boundary lines • Tribes and their homelands |
RRB NTPC Economics Syllabus 2020 | • Highlights of Indian Economy • Economy and Economics • Characteristics of the Indian Economy • Agriculture & Land Development • National Income • Planning • Unemployment • Trade & Commerce • New Economic Policy • Indian Financial System • Indian Fiscal System • Banking in India • Tax System • Industry • Foreign Trade |
RRB NTPC Science Syllabus 2020 | Physics Unit • Motion • Work Energy and Power • Gravitation • Pressure • Floatation • Surface Tension • Viscosity • Elasticity • Simple Harmonic Motion • Wave • Sound Wave • Heat • Light • Static Electricity • Current Electricity • Magnetism • Atomic & Nuclear Physics • Electronics • Scientific Instruments • Inventions • Important Discoveries Relating to Physics • Various Units of Measurement-Weight • Conversion of Units from one System to another System Chemistry: • Substance & its nature • Atomic Structure • Periodic Classification of Elements • Chemical Bonding • Oxidation & Reduction • Acids, Bases & Salts • Behavior of Cases • Electrolysis • Carbon & its Compounds • Fuels • Metallurgy • Important Facts About Some Metals • Non-Metals Biology: • Introduction • Classification of Organism • Cytology • Genetics • Organic Evolution Botany: Classification of Plant Kingdom, Plant Morphology, Plant Tissue, Photo-synthesis, Plant Hormones, Plant Diseases, Ecology Pollution. • Zoology: Classification of Animal Kingdom, Animal Tissue • Human Blood • The system of the Human Body • Nutrients • Human Diseases |
RRB NTPC SELECTION PROCESS
The recruitment process shall involve:
- 1st Stage CBT
- 2nd Stage CBT
- Typing Skill test/ CBAT
- Document Verification/ Medical Examination
RRB NTPC VACANCIES
- Under Graduate Posts:
Sl. No. |
Name of the post | Level in 7th CPC | Initial pay (Rs.) | Total Vacancies (All RRBs) |
1 | Junior Clerk cum Typist | 2 | 19900 | 4319 |
2 | Accounts Clerk cum Typist | 2 | 19900 | 760 |
3 | Junior Time Keeper | 2 | 19900 | 17 |
4 | Trains Clerk | 2 | 19900 | 592 |
5 | Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | 3 | 21700 | 4940 |
Grand Total | 10628 | |||
- Graduate Posts with Minimum Educational Qualification of a University Degree or its equivalent:
Sl. No. |
Name of the post | Level in 7th CPC | Initial pay (Rs.) | Total Vacancies (All RRBs) |
1 | Traffic Assistant | 4 | 25500 | 88 |
2 | Goods Guard | 5 | 29200 | 5748 |
3 | Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | 5 | 29200 | 5638 |
4 | Senior Clerk cum Typist | 5 | 29200 | 2873 |
5 | Junior Account Assistant cum Typist | 5 | 29200 | 3164 |
6 | Senior Time Keeper | 5 | 29200 | 14 |
7 | Commercial Apprentice | 6 | 35400 | 259 |
8 | Station Master | 6 | 35400 | 6865 |
Grand Total | 24649 | |||
RRB NTPC SALARY
Detailed Grade Pay and Level in 7th Pay Commission of various posts:
Posts | Level in 7th CPC | Grade Pay |
Junior Clerk Cum Typist | 2 | 19900 |
Accounts Clerk cum typist | 2 | 19900 |
Junior Time Keeper | 2 | 19900 |
Trains Clerk | 2 | 19900 |
Commercial Cum Ticket Clerk | 3 | 21700 |
Traffic Assistant | 4 | 25500 |
Goods Guard | 5 | 29200 |
Ticket Clerk | 5 | 29200 |
Senior Clerk cum Typist | 5 | 29200 |
Junior Accountant Assistant Cum Typist | 5 | 29200 |
Senior Time Keeper | 5 | 29200 |
Commercial Apprentice | 6 | 35400 |
Station Master | 6 | 35400 |
NTPC CBT PREPARATION TIPS
The candidate should prepare for the NTPC CBT exam in the following manner:
- Be Thorough With The Syllabus: Go through the RRB NTPC syllabus and see what all topics are included under each section. Categorize your strength and weakness, to find out which topics are easy and which are difficult.
- 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.
- 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 section, you need extensive reading. The General Knowledge & General Awareness section on the other hand 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.
- Memorize The Various Rules, Formulas & Steps To Solve Problems: The Elementary 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.
- Practice Diligently: The next step is to solve RRB NTPC CBT 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.
- 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.
- Work on Your Weaknesses: Once you have finished the whole syllabus, take CBT 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.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR RRB NTPC (CBT 1 AND CBT 2)
Subjects | Books and Authors/Publishers |
Mathematics Books |
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General Intelligence and Reasoning or Logical Reasoning Books |
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General Awareness Books |
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