RRB EXAM PATTERN 2018. Latest Updates, Notifications 23 June 2018

RRB Exam Pattern - Overview

Indian Railways is one of the largest networks with around 1.4 lakh employees. The job vacancies in railways are filled through recruitment by Railway Recruitment Board (RRB)/21 RRBs/Railway Recruitment Cells across the nation. The recruitment process for each post differs based on the requirement of skill set for that particular post. The staffs of Indian Railways are recruited under two categories i.e. gazetted (Group A and B) and non-gazetted (Group C and D) employees. A brief recruitment detail for each Group is given below.

• Group A - Through UPSC Exams
• Group B - By promotion from Group C or by RRB (for certain posts)
• Group C - By 21 RRBs across nation
• Group D - By Railway Recruitment Cells across nation

The Exam Pattern for post is detailed below under each section.

RRB Exam Pattern - Technical Cadre (Group C)

The posts of Technical Cadre in Group C are filled in by Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) through Indian Railway Technical Cadre Exam (RTCE). The eligibility to apply for RTCE would be Civil/Mechanical Engineering graduates or graduates in Signalling and Telecom/other similar disciplines can also apply. The First Stage of selection process is Written Exam which has questions based on the following subjects

Subjects	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
General Intelligence and Reasoning	60	60	120 minutes
General Awareness
Arithmetic
Technical Subjects	90	90
General Science
Total	150	150

• Following the Written test, based on the specifications of the job, candidates will have Aptitude Test/Skill Test/Vision Test, etc. Aptitude Test/Skill Test/Vision Test, etc are of qualifying nature and candidates should clear the test to be qualified for the next stage of selection process.
• The next stage of selection process will be Interview/Document Verification. Candidates getting shortlisted in Interview/Document Verification will be given appointment only up on declared medically fit in Medical Fitness Test. The Final Merit list is published only after the Medical Fitness Test. Get the syllabus for Technical Cadre/Engineering post from RRB Syllabus.

RRB Exam Pattern - NTPC (Group C)

Non-Technical Popular Category is one of the post in Group C with huge number of openings. There are around nine posts which fall under Group C NTPC and the recruitment is done in five steps as mentioned below. The Exam Pattern for Tier I exam is given in the table below.

Subject	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
Arithmetic Ability	20	20	90 minutes
Reasoning and General Awareness	25	25
General Awareness	30	30
General Science	25	25
Total	100	100

 The subjects and the time duration for the Tier II Exam remains the same but the number of Questions will be 120. There will be negative marking of 0.25 for every wrong answer marked. The Syllabus also remains the same for Tier I and Tier II except that of the exam pattern. For the reference of the candidates we have given the exam pattern for Tier II also.

Subject	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
Arithmetic Ability	30	30	90 minutes
Reasoning and General Awareness	30	30
General Awareness	30	30
General Science	30	30
Total	120	120

• Candidates who clear the Tier II exam will be shortlisted to next stage of selection process. The next stage of selection process will be Skill (Typing) Test/Aptitude Test. Based the post the candidate has applied for, it will be either Typing Test or Aptitude Test.
• Candidates clearing the Typing (Skill) Test/Aptitude Test will be called in for Document Verification, following which shortlisted candidates should undergo Medical Fitness Test.
• Candidates are given appointment only on declaring medically fit. Final Merit list is prepared considering Medical Fitness Test. Check detailed Exam pattern for Typing Test and Aptitude Test in the sections below and syllabus for NTPC is available in RRB Syllabus.

Typing Test

The Typing Skill Test is qualifying in nature and the candidates appearing in Typing Skill Test have to type in the language opted during application.

Typing Skill Test	Language	Minimum Speed to qualify	Duration
	English/Hindi	30 WPM in English/25 WPM in Hindi	10 minutes

• Typing Skill Test will be conducted only on Computer to be provided by RRBs with disabling editing tools and spell check facility. KrutiDev & Mangal font shall be made available for candidates appearing Typing Skill Test in Hindi.
• Typing Skill Test is qualifying in nature i.e. marks obtained in Typing Skill Test shall not be added for making merit. Merit of these posts will be drawn only for the candidates who qualified in the Typing Skill Test, based on performance in 2^nd Stage CBT.

RRB Exam Pattern - Aptitude Test

Aptitude Test is conducted for candidates who have applied for the post of Assistant Station Master (Cat. No. 7) and Traffic Assistant (Cat. No. 8) and got shortlisted in Tier II Exam. There are also other posts for which Aptitude Test will be conducted, which will be notified along with official notification.

• The test comprises of several test batteries and the candidate should clear each test battery to be considered eligible. The Test will be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode.
• Candidates scoring marks less the qualifying score will be rejected from the selection process of ASM and TA but can be considered eligible for other posts depending on merit cum preferences and suitability.
• Candidates called in for taking up Aptitude Test should submit Vision Certificate from an Eye Specialist on prescribed proforma given along with the notification, failing which candidate will not be allowed to take up the Test.
• The merit list will be prepared only for those candidates who are found eligible in Aptitude Test. The score is calculated based on 70% weightage given to 2^nd Stage CBT and 30% weightage to Aptitude Test.
• The duration of the Test is 88 minutes. Check the table below for detailed Exam Pattern.

Test No.	Test Name		Duration
Test 1	Intelligence Test	Instruction Time	05 minutes
		Number of Question	35
		Time Limit	10 minutes
		Break Time	01 minute
Test 2	Selective Attention Test	Instruction Time	05 minutes
		Number of Question	30
		Time Limit	08 minutes
		Break Time	01 minute
Test 3	Spatial Scanning Test	Instruction Time	05 minutes
		Number of Question	40 (10x4=40)
		Time Limit	08 minutes
		Break Time	01 minute
Test 4	Information Ordering Test	Instruction Time	10 minutes
		Number of Question	25
		Time Limit	10 minutes
		Break Time	01 minute
Test 5	Personality Test	Instruction Time	05 minutes
		Number of Question	35
		Time Limit	12 minutes
Feedback		Number of Statements	14
		Time Limit	06 minutes
Total Time Limit			88 minutes (including feedback time)

RRB Exam Pattern - Assistant Loco Pilot

Assistant Loco Pilot post in Indian Railways is a post which requires high efficiency, perceptive skills, and good medical condition of the candidates. The selection/recruitment for this post is done separately and is done in three stages

1. Written Test
2. Viva-voce/Skill test, Document Verification
3. Medical Fitness Test

The written exam for Assistant Loco Pilot will be Objective Type and for time duration of 90 minutes. Check the table for pattern of the exam.

Sections	No. of Questions	Marks
General Awareness	25	25
General Intelligence	5	5
General Science	30	30
Arithmetic	20	20
Technical ability	30	30
Reasoning	10	10
Total	120	120

 
Candidate must have high leveled medical standard which is no other category required so far. Loco running men/railway drivers must have the highest standard of medical fitness in medical. This medical standard has to be maintained from the period of joining and up to the end of the carrier as Railway driver.

Psychological/Skill Test

Psychological Test for the post of Assistant Loco Pilot is conducted as a part of Skill Test. Few of the Psychological test is to

• Measure Perceptual Speed
• Measure Depth Perception and Concentration
• Measure Ability to Follow Directions
• Measure Memory

RRB Exam Pattern - RPF Constables

The selection for constables will also follow a three-stage process and also physical fitness as the main key. The three-stage process is

• Physical Efficiency Test
• Written Test
• Viva Voice/Interview

Candidates clearing the physical fitness will be called in for Written test. The Exam Pattern for Written Exam is given below.

Subject	No. of Questions	Duration
General Intelligence and Reasoning	35	90 minutes
Arithmetic	35
General Awareness	50
Total	120

There will be negative marking of 1/3 of the mark assigned to that question. Candidates clearing Written test will be called in for Interview. Final selection is made upon candidate being medically fit after medical examination is done. Check RRB Syllabus for detailed syllabus of Constables and Sub-Inspectors.

RRB Exam Pattern - RPF Sub-Inspectors

The recruitment of Sub-Inspector is more or like Constable recruitment process where Physical Fitness stands are a key eligibility followed by Written Test. The selection for RPF Sub-Inspectors will follow a three-stage process as given below

• Physical Fitness
• Preliminary Efficiency Test
• Written Test

Only candidates with specified physical fitness i.e. height, weight, etc will be selected to take up the Preliminary efficiency test. Candidates qualifying the 2^nd stage i.e. Preliminary Efficiency Test will take up the written test. Written Test for Sub-Inspector post will be having four subjects i.e. General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Awareness, Numerical Aptitude, and English Comprehension. Check the table below for Exam Pattern.

Subject	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
General Knowledge and General Awareness	50	50	120 minutes
Numerical Aptitude	50	50
General Intelligence and Reasoning	50	50
English	50	50
Total	200	200

RRB Exam Pattern - Group D

The selection of RRB Group D posts is done to fill the arising vacancies in Group D posts every year. There are around seven posts which fall under Group D and the selection is done in four stages.

• Written Test
• Physical Efficiency Test
• Document and Candidate verification
• Medical Test

The Written test will be usually Computer-based Test (CBT) of objective type multiple choice questions. There will be around 100 questions and time duration of 90 minutes. Check the detailed pattern below.

Subject Name	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
General Knowledge	20	20	90 minutes
Arithmetic Ability	25	25
General Intelligence	25	25
General Science	30	30
Total	100	100

There will be negative marking of one-third of marks allotted to that question.

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