Dear Aspirants,
Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is all set for the recruitment of Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) for 35,277 vacancies. It is a great opportunity knocking at the door of all the government job aspirants awaiting to be a railway employee. RRB NTPC has been one of the most popular railway career options for the people with non-technical background. Many of you must be curious to know the previous years RRB NTPC exam analysis and the questions asked in the same. RRB NTPC was previously held in 2016, for which the notification was released in 2015. To get you an insight on the pattern of questions asked, here is the RRB NTPC exam analysis for the exam held in 2016.
RRB NTPC 2019 Exam Date(Tentative)
The 1st Stage CBT is tentatively scheduled between August to September 2019.
RRB NTPC 2019 Selection Procedure
The recruitment process will involve the following stages of examination:
- 1st Stage Computer Based Test (CBT)
- 2nd Stage Computer Based Test (CBT)
- Typing Skill Test/Computer Based Aptitude Test (as applicable)
- Document Verification/Medical Examination.
Here is a summary of the recruitment 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 |
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| 13 | Station Master | 6 | Computer Based Aptitude Test |
- English is the default language.
- In case the candidate wishes to choose any other language, then the same can be selected from the drop down list of languages. The languages listed are Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
- In case of any difference/ discrepancy/dispute in the Questions between English and the opted language, the content of English version shall prevail.
RRB NTPC Stage-1 Exam Pattern
| 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.
- Negative marking of 1/3 is there.
- Stage 1 is of screening nature.
- The candidates selected for stage 2 will be 20 times the number of vacancies for each post.
- Normalization of marks will be done
RRB NTPC Stage-1 Previous year Exam Analysis
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RRB NTPC Exam Analysis : General Awareness for RRB NTPC Stage-1
General Awareness contributes a major portion when it comes to railway exams. Maximum number of questions (a total of 40 questions) are asked in the CBT Stage 1 of RRB NTPC exam. Considering the RRB NTPC exam analysis, it can be seen that most number of questions was asked from history section. Many questions from current affairs were asked and it should not be neglected in the upcoming exam. Speaking of General Science, a total of 13 questions were asked from all the three sections. The overall level can be said to be easy to moderate. Here is the topic wise distribution:
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| History | 7 | Moderate |
| Geography | 1 | Easy |
| Polity | 2 | Easy |
| Static | 2 | Moderate |
| Biology | 7 | Easy-Moderate |
| Chemistry | 2 | Easy |
| Physics | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
| Computers | 4 | Easy |
| Current Affairs | 11 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 40 | Easy-Moderate |
2. RRB NTPC Exam Analysis : Mathematics for RRB NTPC Stage-1
Mathematics of RRB NTPC consists of both arithmetic and advance maths. The questions asked as seen in the RRB NTPC Exam analysis, are distributed equally among different topics. Students are advised to practice each topic thoroughly and be prepared for the same. No topic should be left out in order to score good marks. The distribution of questions can be seen from the below table.
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| SI/ CI | 2 | Moderate |
| Mensuration | 2 | Easy |
| Ratio & Proportion | 3 | Easy |
| Height & Distance | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Profit/Loss | 3 | Easy |
| Geometry | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Number System | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
| Simplification | 3 | Easy |
| Time and Work | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Statistics | 1 | Easy |
| Time, Speed and Distance | 2 | Easy |
| Average | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| DI (Tabular) | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 30 | Easy-Moderate |
3. RRB NTPC Exam Analysis : General Intelligence & Reasoning for RRB NTPC Stage-1
General Intelligence & Reasoning is taken lightly by many aspirants which should not be the case. Some topics may dominate over others as seen from the previous analysis. Most number of questions were asked from Coding-Decoding and blood relation. This section is scoring, all you just need is accuracy and speed to attempt. Take a look at the topic wise distribution of questions in RRB NTPC exam analysis:
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Coding-Decoding | 4 | Easy |
| Sentence arrangement | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Venn Diagram | 3 | Moderate |
| Puzzle (Linear) | 3 | Easy |
| Blood Relation | 4 | Moderate |
| Statement & Assumptions | 2 | Moderate |
| Statement & Conclusion | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Syllogism | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Analogy | 3 | Easy |
| Mathematical Operations | 4 | Moderate |
| Odd one out | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 30 | Easy-Moderate |
Hope you have got an idea about the number of questions asked with the given RRB NTPC exam analysis and we wish you all the best for RRB NTPC 2019.
