RRB NTPC 2019 EXAM PATTERN

RRB NTPC Exam Pattern: RRB NTPC Selection Process

RRB NTPC selection process involves the following stages:

1st Stage: RRB NTPC Preliminary Exam (1st Stage CBT)

2nd Stage: RRB NTPC Main Exam (2nd Stage CBT)

3rd Stage: Skill Test (Computer Based Aptitude Test for Station Master and Traffic Assistant; Typing Skill Test for Junior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Time Keeper, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist and Senior Time Keeper)

4th Stage: Document Verification

5th Stage: Medical Examination

Candidates who applied for Trains Clerk, Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Goods Guard, Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, and Commercial Apprentice will directly go for Document Verification and Medical Examination after the 2nd Stage CBT. Candidates will have to clear each stage of the exam in order to appear for the next step.

RRB NTPC Exam Pattern For 1st Stage CBT (Prelims)

The RRB NTPC Prelims exam pattern is tabulated below:

RRB NTPC Exam Pattern For Prelims

SectionsTotal Number Of Questions

General Awareness40

Mathematics30

General Intelligence & Reasoning30

Total100/100

The time duration for the exam is 90 minutes in total. 1/3rd marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.

The exam will be conducted across multiple sessions. So, the raw scores of the candidates will be normalized so as to overcome the problem caused by the variation of difficulty level across papers. Based on the normalized scores, candidates will be shortlisted for 2nd Stage CBT.

Note that the First Stage CBT is common for all posts.

RRB NTPC Exam Pattern For 2nd Stage CBT (Mains)

The RRB NTPC Main exam pattern is tabulated below:

RRB NTPC Exam Pattern For Mains

SectionsTotal Number Of Questions

General Awareness50

Mathematics35

General Intelligence & Reasoning35

Total120/120

The time duration for this stage is also 90 minutes and there is negative marking of 1/3rd marks for every wrong answer.

The Second Stage CBT will be different for different posts. All posts that come under a particular 7th CPC Level (Level 2, 3, 4, 4, and 6) will have a common 2nd Stage CBT. Also, the difficulty level of the paper will depend upon the level.

RRB NTPC Exam Pattern For Computer-Based Aptitude Test (CBAT)

Candidates who qualify in the 2nd Stage CBT and who have applied for the post of Station Master (SM) and Traffic Assistant (TA) will have to appear for this test. They should secure a minimum T-Score of 42 marks in each of the test batteries to qualify.

There is no negative marking in this stage.

Note that the selection of SM and TA for Document Verification will be based on the marks secured by the candidates in 2nd Stage CBT and CBAT, with 70% weightage given to 2nd Stage CBT and 30% to CBAT.

RRB NTPC Exam Pattern For Typing Skill Test (TST)

This is the third stage of the selection process for candidates who applied for the posts of Junior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Time Keeper, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist, and Senior Time Keeper. Only candidates who qualify in the 2nd Stage CBT will be called for this stage. However, this stage is just qualifying in nature.

The expected typing speed of the candidates in English and Hindi is 30 words per minute and 40 words per minute, respectively.

Candidates with not less than 40% permanent disability due to Blindness/Low Vision, Cerebral Palsy, and Loco Motor Disability will be exempted from this stage. But they have to provide a Typing Skill Test Exemption Certificate issued by a Competent Medical Board.

Selection of candidates for Document Verification will be based on the marks secured by the candidates in 2nd Stage CBT provided they clear the TST or are exempted from it.

Document Verification

Candidates will be called for this stage based on merit, that is, based on the:

1. Marks secured by the candidates in 2nd Stage CBT for Trains Clerk, Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Goods Guard, Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, and Commercial Apprentice,
2. Scores of the candidates in 2nd Stage CBT and Computer-Based Aptitude Test (CBAT) for the posts of Station Master (SM) and Traffic Assistant (TA),
3. Marks secured by the candidates in 2nd Stage CBT provided they clear the Typing Skill Test (TST) or are exempted from it, for the posts of Junior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Time Keeper, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist, and Senior Time Keeper.

Candidates whose documents are found in order will have to appear for Medical Fitness Test. If found fit, they will be recruited. Note that in case two or more persons secure the same score, preference will be given to the one older in age.