RRB Exams 2021: All Exams conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board

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RRB Exams 2021

Railway Recruitment Control Board is responsible for conducting all RRB exams across India. Railway Jobs is one of the most demanding jobs for government job aspirants. Railway Recruitment Board is responsible for conducting various exams for the recruitment of candidates who aspire to work with such prestigious government organizations like Railways. Various RRB exams are conducted by Railways throughout the year. Let’s take a look at the major RRB notifications released and the upcoming RRB examinations. This article will give you an insight into the RRB eligibility criteria, notifications, selection process, pay scale etc.

RRB Exams To Be Conducted in The Upcoming Months

Railway Recruitment Control Board 2021 exams to be conducted in the upcoming months include RRB NTPC, RRB Group D, and RRB Ministerial And Isolated Categories. The notifications were released in the year 2019 and the exam date is yet to be released. Check out the upcoming RRB exams:

Post	Number of Vacancies	Total Applications Received	Notification Release Date	RRB Exam Date
RRB NTPC	35,208	1,26,30,885	28th February 2019	December 28, 2020, to April 8, 2021
RRC Group D	1,03,769	1,15,67,248	12th March 2019	June 2021 tentatively
RRB Ministerial And Isolated Categories	1,663	1,02,940	8th March 2019	To be Notified
Total	1,40,640	2,43,01,073	–	–

RRB Exams: Exams conducted and notifications released in the past 2 years

Exam	No. of Vacancies	Number of applications received	Computer Based Test Stage-I
Exam	No. of Vacancies	Number of applications received	Max candidates/ shift	Total no. of shifts	Total no of cities/centres
RRB ALP & Technicians	64,371	47,58,218	1,62,179	33	165/439
RRB Group D	62,907	1,89,82,719	1,64,026	152	166/405
RRB JE	13,487	24,92,554	78,269	35	104/356
RRB NTPC	35,208	1,26,30,885	–	–	–
RRB Paramedical	1,923	4,47,593	61,123	9	86/224
RRB ministerial posts	1,663	1,02,940	–	–	–
RRC Group D	1,03,769	1,15,67,248	–	–	–
Total	2,83,328	3,94,14,909

RRB Exams 2021

RRB ALP (Assistant Loco Pilot) & Technicians

RRB ALP/Technician Eligibility criteria

Name Of Post	Qualification
Loco Pilot (ALP)	10th/12th standard + ITI in the relevant trade or 10th/12th standard + Diploma in the relevant trade or 10th/12th + Degree In Engineering
Technicians	10th/12th + ITI from recognised institutions of NCVT/SCVT in the relevant trade.

Railway ALP Age Limit:

Minimum Age: 18 years
Maximum Age: 30 years

RRB ALP Scale of pay- Level 02 of 7th CPC Pay Matrix with initial pay of 19900/- plus other allowances as admissible.

RRB ALP/Technician Selection process

For the post of ALP (Assistant Loco Pilot):-

First stage CBT
Second Stage CBT)
Computer-Based Aptitude Test (AT).
Document Verification and Empanelling of Candidates

For the post of Technician:

First stage CBT
Second Stage CBT)
Document Verification and
Empanelling of Candidates

First stage Computer-based test

	Subjects	No. Of Questions	Duration
1	Mathematics	20 Questions	60 min
2	General Intelligence and Reasoning	25 Questions
3	General Science	20 Questions
4	General awareness on current affairs	10 Questions

It will consist of multiple-choice objective type questions.
Negative Marking: For every wrong answer 1/3 marks will be deducted.

2nd Stage Computer Based Test (CBT)

Part A

	Subjects	No. Of Questions	Marks	Duration
1	Mathematics	25	25	90 min
2	General Intelligence and Reasoning	25	25
3	Basic Science & Engineering	40	40
4	General awareness on current affairs	10	10
		100	100

Minimum percentage of marks for eligibility in various categories : UR -40%, OBC-30%, SC-30%, ST -25%.
It will consist of multiple-choice objective type questions [bilingual (Hindi/English)]
Negative Marking: For every wrong answer 1/3 marks will be deducted.

Stage -2 Part B

This part is qualifying in nature.

Subjects	No. Of Questions	Duration
Relevant Trade	75 questions	60 min

2. RRB JE (Junior Engineer)

RRB JE Educational qualifications

Junior Engineer: Diploma/Degree in Engineering in relevant discipline.
Junior Engineer (Information Technology): PGDCA/B.Sc. (Computer Science)/ BCA / B.Tech. (Information Technology)/ B.Tech. (Computer Science)/ DOEACC ‘B’ Level Course of 3 years duration or equivalent from recognised university/ institute.
Depot Material Superintendent: Diploma/Degree in Engineering from any discipline.

RRB JE Age Limit

Minimum Age: 18 years
Maximum Age: 33 years

RRB JE Selection Process

First Stage CBT
Second Stage CBT
Document Verification
Medical Examination

First Stage CBT

	Subjects	No. Of Questions	Marks	Duration
1	Mathematics	30	30	90 min
2	General Intelligence and Reasoning	25	25
3	General Awareness	15	15
4	General Science	30	30
	Total	100	100

Second stage CBT

	Subjects	No. Of Questions	Marks	Duration
1	General Awareness	15	15	120 min
2	Physics & Chemistry	15	15
3	Basics of Computers and Applications	10	10
4	Basics of Environment and Pollution Control	10	10
5	Technical Abilities	100	100
		150	150

3. RRB NTPC (Non-technical popular categories)

RRB releases the recruitment notification under the Non-Technical Popular Categories to recruit various posts for undergraduates and graduates. Railway Recruitment Control Board Vacancy always releases a huge number of vacancies for recruitment in various posts. The details of the RRB NTPC Vacancy are tabulated below in detail.

RRB NTPC Vacancy 2020: For Under Graduate Posts

S. No.	Name of the post	Level in 7th CPC	Initial pay (Rs.)	Medical Standard	Total Vacancies(All RRBs)
1	Junior Clerk cum Typist	2	19900	C-2	4300
2	Accounts Clerk cum Typist	2	19900	C-2	760
3	Junior Time Keeper	2	19900	C-2	11
4	Trains Clerk	2	19900	A-3	592
5	Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	3	21700	B-2	4940
Grand Total					10603

Posts for Graduates under RRB NTPC with Payscale

S. No.	Name of the post	Level in 7th CPC	Initial pay (Rs.)	Medical Standard	Total Vacancies(All RRBs)
1	Traffic Assistant	4	25500	A-2	88
2	Goods Guard	5	29200	A-2	5748
3	Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	5	29200	B-2	5638
4	Senior Clerk cum Typist	5	29200	C-2	2854
5	Junior Account Assistant cum Typist	5	29200	C-2	3147
6	Senior Time Keeper	5	29200	C-2	6
7	Commercial Apprentice	6	35400	B-2	259
8	Station Master	6	35400	A-2	6865
Grand Total					24605

RRB NTPC age limit

For Undergraduate level: Age between 18 to 30 Years
For Graduate level: Age between 18 to 33 Years

RRB NTPC Educational Qualifications

For Under Graduate Posts: Candidates must pass Minimum Educational Qualification of 12th (+2 Stage) or its equivalent examination.
For Graduate Posts: Candidates with Minimum Educational Qualification of a University Degree or its equivalent will be eligible to apply.

RRB NTPC Selection Process

Sl. No.	Name of the post	Level in 7th CPC	1st stage CBT	2nd stage CBT	Skill Test requirement
1	Junior Clerk cum Typist	2	Common for all posts	Common For all Level 2 Posts	Typing Skill Test
2	Accounts Clerk cum Typist	2			Typing Skill Test
3	Junior Time Keeper	2			Typing Skill Test
4	Trains Clerk	2			——————
5	Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	3		Separate for Level 3 post	——————
6	Traffic Assistant	4		Separate for Level 4 post	Computer Based Aptitude Test
7	Goods Guard	5		Common For all Level 5 posts	——————
8	Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	5			——————
9	Senior Clerk cum Typist	5			Typing Skill Test
10	Junior Account Assistant cum Typist	5			Typing Skill Test
11	Senior Time Keeper	5			Typing Skill Test
12	Commercial Apprentice	6		Common For all Level 6 posts	——————
13	Station Master	6		Common For all Level 6 posts	Computer Based Aptitude Test

The RRB NTPC stage 1 consisting of 40 questions from General Awareness, and 30 each from Mathematics & General Intelligence & Reasoning with 90 minutes time duration.

	Subjects	No. Of Questions	Marks	Duration
1	General Awareness	40	40	90 Minutes
2	Mathematics	30	30
3	General Intelligence & Reasoning	30	30
	Total	100	100

The exam duration for PWD candidates is 120 Minutes.
A negative marking of 1/3 is there.
Stage 1 is of a screening nature.

The RRB NTPC stage 2 contains 50 questions from General Awareness and 35 each from Mathematics & General Intelligence & Reasoning with a time duration of 90 minutes.

	Subjects	No. Of Questions	Marks	Duration
1	General Awareness	50	50	90 Minutes
2	Mathematics	35	35
3	General Intelligence & Reasoning	35	35
	Total	120	120

Separate 2nd Stage CBT shall be taken for each of the 7th CPC Level i.e. Level 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 with a graded difficulty level.
All posts falling within the same level of 7th CPC shall have a common 2nd stage CBT (as mentioned in the above table).
Negative marking of 1/3 is there

The typing test will be held to check the typing skills of the candidates for the mentioned posts.

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4. Railway Group D

The railway recruitment board conducts the RRC Level-I (Group-D) Recruitment for various group D posts in railways.

RRC	No. Of Vacancy
Central Railway (Mumbai)	9345
Eastern Railway (Kolkata)	10873
East Central Railway (Hajipur)	3563
East Coast Railway (Bhubaneswar)	2555
Northern Railway (New Delhi)	13153
North Central Railway (Allahabad)	4730
North Eastern Railway (Gorakhpur)	4002
Northern Frontier Railway (Guwahati)	2894
North Western Railway (Jaipur)	5249
Southern Railway (Chennai)	9579
South Central Railway (Secunderabad)	9328
South Eastern Railway (Kolkata)	4914
South East Central Railway (Bilaspur)	1664
South Western Railway (Hubli)	7167
Western Railway (Mumbai)	10734
West Central Railway (Jabalpur)	4019
Total	1,03,769

Railway Group D Pay Scale – Different posts carry different pay levels and allowances as admissible as per the 7th CPC Pay Matrix.

Railway Group D educational qualifications- 10th pass (OR) ITI from institutions recognized by NCVT/SCVT (or) equivalent (OR) National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by NCVT

Railway Group D age limit- 18 to 33 years.

Railway Group D Selection Process

The recruitment process involves the following stages of examination:

Computer Based Test (CBT)
Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
Document Verification/Medical Examination.

The pattern of the written exam is given below:

	Subjects	No. Of Questions	Marks	Duration
1	General Science	25	25	90 Minutes
2	Mathematics	25	25
3	General Intelligence & Reasoning	30	30
4	General Awareness On Current Affairs	20	20
	Total	100	100

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5. RRB Ministerial & isolated Categories

The RRB Ministerial and isolated categories include various other categories under the railways. Some of the posts included under this recruitment are:

Junior Stenographer
Junior translators
Staff and welfare inspector
Chief law assistant
cook
Lab assistant
publicity inspector
PGT
TGT
Physical training instructor
Assistant

RRB Ministerial & isolated Categories qualifications- Vary as per the posts.

RRB Ministerial & isolated Categories Age Limit- It will vary from 18 to 45 depending upon the post you applied.

RRB Ministerial & isolated Categories Selection Process

Single Stage Computer Based Test (CBT)
Stenography Skill Test (SST)/ Translation Test (TT)/Performance Test (PT)/Teaching Skill Test (TST) (as applicable)
Document verification and medical examination.

Computer Based Test (CBT) (For Posts except for CBT of Junior Stenographer/Hindi & English posts)

The Question Paper for Single Stage CBT will be of 90 minutes duration for 100 Multiple Choice questions and 120 minutes for PwBD candidates who are availing the Scribe facility.

Subject	Number of questions	Marks allotted
Professional ability	50	50
General Awareness	15	15
General Intelligence and reasoning	15	15
General science	10	10
Mathematics	10	10
Total	100	100

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6. RRB Paramedical Categories jobs

The RRB Paramedical categories include various Paramedical Posts i.e. Dietician, Staff Nurse Dental Hygienist, Dialysis Technician, Extension Educator, Health & Malaria Inspector Grade III, Optometrist, Perfusuionis, etc.