RRB conducts exam every year for various posts providing opportunities for the candidates willing to take up the job in Indian Railways. In order to prepare for the exam, it is important for the candidates to be aware of the exam pattern and the syllabus for the exam.
The RRB Group D selection process involves 4 steps:
- Computer-Based Test (CBT)
- Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
- Document Verification
- Medical Examination
Exam Pattern for the Computer- Based Test:
Section | Number of questions |
General Intelligence & Reasoning | 30 |
Mathematics | 25 |
General Science | 25 |
General Awareness & Current Affairs | 20 |
Total | 100 |
The exam will be of objective type questions. The total time duration will be 90 minutes for general candidates and 120 minutes for the PWD candidates. The question will have 4 sections and it will be available in 15 languages.
Syllabus for the RRB Group D CBT:
Only by having a thorough knowledge about the syllabus, the candidates should start preparing for their exams. Following is the syllabus for RRB Group D:
- General Intelligence & Reasoning:
Analogies | Coding & decoding | Relationships |
Jumbling | Data interpretation & sufficiency | Similarities & differences |
Classification | Statement – arguments & assumption | Alphabetical & number series |
Mathematical operations | Syllogism | Venn diagram |
Conclusion & decision making | Analytical reasoning | Directions |
- Mathematics:
Number system | Decimals | LCM | Ratio & proportion |
Mensuration | Time & distance | Profit & loss | Geometry & Trigonometry |
Square root | Calendar & clock | BODMAS | Fractions |
HCF | Percentage | Time & work | Simple & compound interest |
Algebra | Elementary statistics | Age calculation | Pipes & cistern |
- General Science:
The syllabus for the General Science section will involve the subjects like Physics, Chemistry and Life science of class 10 level. |
- General Awareness & Current Affairs:
Current affairs in science & technology | Culture |
Sports | Famous personalities |
Awards | Economics and politics etc |
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Physical Efficiency Test:
The candidates who qualify in the CBT will be allowed for the PET. This round will have some tasks separately for both men and women. The candidates should perform the required tasks and qualify this round in order to get selected for the next process.
Document Verification and Medical Examination:
The candidates who have qualified in both CBT and PET will be called for the Document Verification process. Here, the qualified candidates will be asked for some necessary documents. The documents must be provided by the candidates for the verification process. Once the candidates’ documents are verified, they will be called for a medical examination. After successfully completing the Medical examination, the selected candidates will be recruited for their respective jobs.