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Railway NTPC Syllabus 2026

RRB NTPC recruits for graduate and undergraduate non-technical posts — Station Master, Goods Guard, Clerk, Ticket Collector, Accounts Assistant and more. Two CBT stages are followed by an aptitude or typing test depending on the post.

Selection Process

1CBT-1 (shortlisting)

2CBT-2 (merit)

3CBAT (aptitude, for SM/ASM) or Typing Skill Test (for clerk/accounts posts)

4Document Verification

5Medical Examination

Exam Pattern & Detailed Syllabus

CBT-1 (First Stage)

📝 100 questions🎯 100 marks⏱️ 90 minutes (120 for scribe-eligible)➖ One-third (1/3) mark deducted per wrong answer.

Mode: Computer Based, objective multiple-choice

Subject	Questions	Marks
General Awareness	40	40
Mathematics	30	30
General Intelligence & Reasoning	30	30

General AwarenessCurrent affairs, Indian history, geography, polity, economy, general science, railway-specific GK, sports, awards.

MathematicsNumber system, percentage, ratio-proportion, average, SI-CI, profit-loss, time-work, time-distance, algebra, geometry, mensuration, data interpretation.

General Intelligence & ReasoningAnalogies, coding-decoding, series, Venn diagrams, direction sense, blood relations, syllogism, puzzles, non-verbal reasoning.

CBT-1 is shortlisting only. Normalization applies across shifts.

CBT-2 (Second Stage)

📝 120 questions🎯 120 marks⏱️ 90 minutes (120 for scribe-eligible)➖ One-third (1/3) mark deducted per wrong answer.

Mode: Computer Based, objective multiple-choice

Subject	Questions	Marks
General Awareness	50	50
Mathematics	35	35
General Intelligence & Reasoning	35	35

General AwarenessDeeper static GK plus current affairs, railway budget and operations, science and technology.

MathematicsSame syllabus as CBT-1 at a higher difficulty level.

General Intelligence & ReasoningSame syllabus as CBT-1 at a higher difficulty level.

CBT-2 marks decide the merit list. Separate CBT-2 papers are held for graduate and undergraduate post groups.

📋 Source: Pattern as per the official RRB NTPC CEN notifications on rrbapply.gov.in and regional RRB websites. Post-wise aptitude/typing requirements vary — check the CEN notice. Official website: https://rrbapply.gov.in

Previous Year Papers — Year-wise

RRBs publish question papers on regional RRB websites after each CBT cycle. Papers are also released with the answer-key objection window.

Year	Exam	Status
2025	CBT-1 (CEN 05/2024 graduate posts)	Official source Published on regional RRB websites with answer keys
2022	CBT-2 (CEN 01/2019)	Official source Published on regional RRB websites with answer keys
2021	CBT-1 (CEN 01/2019)	Official source Published on regional RRB websites with answer keys
2017	CBT-2 (CEN 03/2015)	Official source Published on regional RRB websites
2016	CBT-1 (CEN 03/2015)	Official source Published on regional RRB websites

Get papers from the official portal: https://rrbapply.gov.in. NaukriRoz never links unverified Telegram / Drive / blog PDFs.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is the negative marking in RRB NTPC?A: One-third mark is deducted for every wrong answer in both CBT-1 and CBT-2.

Q: Is there a typing test in NTPC?A: For clerk, accounts and similar posts, a Typing Skill Test follows CBT-2. Station Master posts require the CBAT aptitude test instead.

Q: Do CBT-1 marks count in final merit?A: No. CBT-1 is only for shortlisting to CBT-2. Final merit is based on CBT-2 plus aptitude/typing scores where applicable.