The Railway Recruitment Board conducts multiple RRB exams, such as RRB NTPC RRB Group D RRB JE etc. , to select candidates for different posts in the railway units. The recruitment of the railways is handled by RRBs for Group C (Technical and Non-Technical) posts, and RRCs are given the responsibility of conducting exams for Group D recruitment. The recruitment to Group A and B posts in the Indian Railways is done through the Civil Services and Engineering Service examinations (ESE). Hence, the pattern for each examination varies, like the RRB Group D exam pattern of 2022, which has been revised. The CBT 2 exam has been removed for RRB Group D and it has been decided to conduct only a single-stage CBT. The updated pattern is as follows:
Mode of exam-Computer Based Test (CBT) of usually 90 minutes (For PwD candidates, the duration of the test is 120 minutes) for CBT 1. The exam is an objective-type multiple-choice question with a total of 100 marks, i.e. each worth one mark. There is a 1/3 negative mark. Stages of the exam: CBT, Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Document Verification, Medical Exam. The syllabus is as follows for RRB groups C and D:
Mathematics- Time and Work, Distance and Time, Simple and Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Algebra Geometry and Trigonometry Elementary Statistics Square Root, Age Calculations, Calendar and Clock, Pipes and Cisterns, and so on. General Intelligence and Reasoning-Analogies, Alphabetical and Number Series, Coding and Decoding, Mathematical operations, Relationships, Syllogism, Jumbling, Venn Diagram, Data Interpretation and Sufficiency, Conclusions and Decision Making, Similarities and Differences, Analytical Reasoning, Directions, Statements, Arguments and Assumptions etc. General Science-Physics, Chemistry and Life Sciences of 10th standard level (CBSE)
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