RRB NTPC Exam Pattern 2023: The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) releases the exam pattern of the RRB NTPC exam 2023 on its official website. The exam pattern is released along with the official notification. Candidates preparing for the exam must know the exam structure along with the syllabus. Read More: RRB NTPC Syllabus 2023
The four stages of the exam selection process are CBT 1, CBT 2, CBAT/Typing Test, and Document Verification, according to the RRB notification (Released in 2019). All posts must pass the Stage 1 exam, although the Stage 2 exam differs depending on the post. The pattern is the same, though. In other words, all exams in stage 2 have the same total number of questions, total marks, and duration.
The stage 1 exam functions as a screening test, and applicants who pass it are qualified to move on to the next round of the recruiting process. The board shortlists 20 times as many candidates as there are vacancies for a given position.
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RRB NTPC Exam Pattern 2023
Candidates who are preparing for the exam must know the exam pattern in detail. Interested candidates can check the post-wise exam pattern in the table below:
|
Name of the post
|
Level
in 7th
CPC
|
1st stage
CBT
|
2nd stage
CBT
|
Skill Test
requirement
|
|
Junior Clerk cum
Typist
|
2
|
Same
for
all
posts
|
Common
For all
Level 2
Posts
|
Typing Skill Test
|
|
Accounts Clerk cum
Typist
|
2
|
Typing Skill Test
|
|
Junior Time Keeper
|
2
|
Typing Skill Test
|
|
Trains Clerk
|
2
|
——————
|
|
Commercial cum
Ticket Clerk
|
3
|
Separate for
Level 3 post
|
——————
|
|
Traffic Assistant
|
4
|
Separate for
Level 4 post
|
Computer
Based Aptitude
Test
|
|
Goods Guard
|
5
|
Common
For
all
Level 5
posts
|
——————
|
|
Senior Commercial
cum Ticket Clerk
|
5
|
——————
|
|
Senior Clerk cum
Typist
|
5
|
Typing Skill Test
|
|
Junior Account
Assistant cum Typist
|
5
|
Typing Skill Test
|
|
Senior Time Keeper
|
5
|
Typing Skill Test
|
|
Commercial
Apprentice
|
6
|
Common
For
all Level 6
posts
|
——————
|
|
Station Master
|
6
|
Computer
Based Aptitude
Test
|
RRB NTPC Stage 1 Exam Pattern 2023
For all positions, the stage 1 exam is the same. It is a screening procedure from which applicants will be chosen for subsequent rounds. Interested students can check the exam pattern for the stage 1 in the table below:
|
Sections
|
No. of Questions
|
Total Marks
|
Duration
|
|
General Intelligence and Reasoning
|
30
|
30
|
1.5 hrs
|
|
Mathematics
|
30
|
30
|
|
General Awareness
|
40
|
40
|
|
Total
|
100
|
100
|
- In order to qualify the exam, general category and EWS candidates must achieve a score of 40%. Similarly, OBC/SC & ST category students must score a minimum of 30% and 25% to qualify the exam.
- The candidates who are physically disabled will get 120 minutes to attempt the paper.
- There is also a negative marking of 0.33 marks for each incorrect answer.
RRB NTPC Stage 2 Exam Pattern 2023
Applicants will show up for stage 2 if they meet the RRB NTPC Stage 1 Cutoff. The questions in the stage 2 paper will vary post-wise, as well as the level of difficulty. For each incorrect response, 0.33 marks are deducted from the final score. It is also crucial to remember that the board normalises the scores in order to ensure the results are fair. Interested candidates can check the stage 2 exam pattern in the table below.
|
Sections
|
No. of Questions
|
Total Marks
|
Duration
|
|
Mathematics
|
35
|
35
|
90 minutes
|
|
General Intelligence and Reasoning
|
35
|
35
|
|
General Awareness
|
50
|
50
|
|
Total
|
120
|
120
|
RRB NTPC Computer-Based Aptitude Test (CBAT)
- The applicants who choose to apply for the position of Station Master & Traffic Assistant must take the Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT).
- Only applicants who pass the stage 2 cutoff will be allowed to take the CBAT exam.
- To pass this test, candidates must have a minimum T-score of 42 marks.
- The RRB NTPC CBAT test has no negative marking.
- There will be two options for medium of paper: English and Hindi.
- The final merit list will be created by taking into account 30% of the CBAT results and 70% of the Stage 2 results.
RRB NTPC Exam Pattern: Typing Skill Test
The typing skill test is the last stage of the selection process. The skill test is qualifying in nature. The typing test is required for posts like Junior Time Keeper, Senior Time Keeper, Junior Clerk Cum Typist, Senior Clerk Cum Typist, Junior Accounts Assistant Cum Typist, and Senior Accounts Assistant Cum Typist. The criteria to qualify the typing skill test is tabulated below:
|
Language
|
Typing Speed
|
|
Hindi
|
25 Words Per Minute
|
|
English
|
30 Words Per Minute
|
RRB NTPC Document Verification 2023
Candidates who qualify the typing skill test and are in the merit list will be called for the document verification process. The candidates are required to bring original documents and photocopies of each document for verification purpose. Below are the documents that will be verified by the concerned authority:
- Class X Marksheet
- Class XII Marksheet
- Graduation Marksheet (if applicable)
- Caste Certificate (if applicable)
- PwD Certificate (if applicable)
- Income Certificate for EWS students
- Ex-Servicemen Certificate (if applicable)
