Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is all set for the recruitment of Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) for 35,208 vacancies. It is a great opportunity knocking at the door of all the government job aspirants awaiting to be railway employees. RRB has now finally released the 7th Phase exam dates i.e 23rd,24th,26th, and 31st July 2021. RRB NTPC has been one of the most popular railway career options for people with a non-technical background. Many of you must be curious to know the last 6 phases of RRB NTPC exam analysis and the questions asked in the same. RRB NTPC recruitment exam was previously held in 6 different phases which began from 28th December for the 1st phase.
To ease the preparation and get insight the detailed analysis of all the 6 phases for every section must be a helpful thing for the candidates. Here we are providing the section-wise analysis of all the 6 phases of the RRB NTPC examination so that the candidates appearing in the 7th phase can calculate the difficulty level and the topics asked more in the examination.
| RRB NTPC Examinations Date | RRB NTPC Exam Shift 1 [10:00 Am -12 Noon] |
RRB NTPC Exam Shift 2 [3:00 PM – 5 PM] |
| 23rd July 2021 | Check RRB NTPC Exam Analysis [Shift 1] |
Check RRB NTPC Exam Analysis [Shift 2] |
| Phases of Exam | RRB NTPC Exam Dates | No. of Candidates |
| RRB NTPC 7th Phase | 23rd, 24th, 26th, and 31st July 2021 | 2.78 Lakh Candidates |
| RRB NTPC 6th Phase | April 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 | 6 lakh Candidates |
| RRB NTPC 5th Phase | 4th March to 27th March 2021 | 19 lakh Candidates |
| RRB NTPC 4th Phase | 15, 16, 17, 22,23, 27 Feb and March 1, 2, 3 |
16 lakh Candidates |
| RRB NTPC 3rd Phase | 31st Jan to 12th Feb 2021 | 28 lakh candidates |
| RRB NTPC 2nd Phase | 16th Jan to 30th Jan 2021 | 27 lakh candidates |
| RRB NTPC 1st Phase | 28th Dec to 13th January 2021 | 23 lakh candidates |
- 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.
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RRB NTPC Stage-1 Exam Pattern
| S. No. | 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 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 Exam Analysis
General Awareness for RRB NTPC Stage-1
| 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 |
Mathematics for RRB NTPC Stage-1
| 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 |
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 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:
First Phase: This has 3 easy puzzles, and a maximum number of questions were asked from coding-decoding, Mathematical operations. From every section 2-3 questions were asked and the level was moderate.
Second Phase: The level was easy to moderate and phase 2 was also covering all the questions from all sections. Analogy, syllogism, Venn diagram, the odd man out, and missing terms were asked majorly.
Third Phase: In this phase sometimes the puzzles were not asked and they focused on asking more questions from coding-decoding, Venn diagram, and mathematical operations. the level was easy and sometimes moderate.
Fourth Phase: The level of reasoning section was easy and questions were asked from the same topics that were asked in previous Phases. The level of the exam was easy to moderate.
Fifth & Sixth Phase: The level of both phases was easy to moderate and the questions were asked from all the topics covering puzzles and blood relations more.
| 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.
RRB NTPC 2021 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.
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