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RRB NTPC Syllabus

SYLLABUS FOR RRB NTPC – CBT 1 – STAGE 1

The RRB NTPC CBT 1 serves as the initial stage of the exam, and all eligible candidates can participate in it. It consists of three subjects, namely Mathematics, General Awareness, and General Intelligence & Reasoning. Below is the section-wise syllabus for RRB NTPC CBT 1 in the year 2023:

Subject Syllabus
Maths Number System, Fractions, Ratio and Proportions, Mensuration, Time and Distance, Profit and Loss, Geometry, Trigonometry, Decimals, LCM and HCF, Percentage, Time and Work, Simple and Compound Interest, Elementary Algebra, Elementary Statistics etc.
General Intelligence and Reasoning Analogies, Coding and Decoding, Similarities and Differences, Analytical Reasoning, Jumbling, Puzzle, Statement- Conclusion, Statement- Courses of Action, Decision Making, Maps, Completion of Number and Alphabetical Series, Mathematical Operations, Relationships, Syllogism, Venn Diagrams, Data Sufficiency, Interpretation of Graphs etc  
General Awareness General Awareness Games and Sports National and International Importance (Current Affairs) Indian Literature Art and Culture of India Monuments and Places of India, History of India and Freedom Struggle Economic Geography of India and World Indian Polity and Governance General Scientific and Technological Developments including the Nuclear and Space program of India Basic Computers and Computer Applications Transport Systems in India, Common Abbreviations, Environmental Issues Concerning India and World, Indian Economy Famous Personalities of India, Flagship Government Programs etc

SYLLABUS FOR RRB NTPC – CBT 1 – STAGE 2

The RRB NTPC CBT 1 stage 2 exam comprises 120 questions, and its syllabus is similar to that of CBT 1 – stage 1. However, CBT1 – stage 2 follows a different exam pattern. The exam is divided into three sections: General Awareness, General Intelligence, and Reasoning. Here’s a breakdown of the subject-wise syllabus for RRB NTPC CBT 1- stage – 2.

Subject Syllabus
Maths 1.    BODMAS Rule
●     Surds & Indices
●     Installments
●     Problems with Compound Ratio
●     Problems with Relative Speeds
●     Basic Linear Equation in two variable
●     Partnerships
●     Problems on Work Efficiency mixtures/enteries
 
2.    Fractions
●     Problems with Simple Interest
●     Calculation on Basic Percentage Problems
●     Direct/Indirect Proportions
●     Problems on Boats, Train, etc.
●     Problems on Profit/Loss
●     Finding Missing/Wrong Term
●     Problems on Wages
●     Decimals
 
3.    Approximate Value
●     Problems with Compound Interest
●     Problems with Simple Ratios
●     Problems on Average
●     Basic Linear Equation in One variable
●     Dishonest/Successive Dealings
●     Problems on Plane Figures: Square, Rectangle, Circle, etc.
●     Problems on Pipes
●     Trigonometry
General Intelligence and Reasoning 1.    Classification
●     Number
●     Letter & Meaningful Words
●     GK Based Questions
 
2.    Analogy
●     Number
●     General Knowledge
●     Meaning & Letter Based Questions
 
3.    Series
●     Number & Alphabet Series
 
4.    Coding-Decoding
●     Letter Shifting
●     Coding Letters by words
●     Coding by Analogy
●     Coding-Decoding based on Numbers
●     Operations on Place Value
●     Coding & Decoding in Fictitious Language
 
5.    Blood Relations
●     Family Tree Problems
●     General Blood Relation Problems
 
6.    Clock & Calendar
●     Calendar Based Questions
●     Questions on Time & Clock Hands
 
7.    Ordering & Ranking
●     Simple ranking Questions
 
8.    Directions & Distances
●     Simple Problems on Directions
●     Formula Based Distance Questions
 
9.    Word Formation
●     Arranging words in a meaningful order
 
10. Non-Verbal Reasoning
●     Complete the Pattern
●     Figure Based Analogy
●     Classification
●     Series
●     Cube-Based Questions
 
11. Others
●     Missing Number
●     Venn Diagram
●     Puzzle
Current Affairs/General Awareness ●     Economics
●     Current Affairs
●     Geography
●     History
●     Polity
●     Computers
●     Sports
●     Literature
●     Awards
●     Books & Authors
●     Miscellaneous
General Science ●     Environment
●     Living Organisms
●     Life Processes in Organisms & Plants
●     Heredity & Evolution
●     Natural Resources
●     Atoms & Molecules
●     Chemical Reactions & Equations
●     Acid, Bases & Salts
●     Metals & Non-Metals
●     Periodic Table
●     Force & Laws of Motions
●     Work & Energy
●     Sound
●     Light
●     Electricity
●     Sources of Energy
●     Diseases: Reasons & Cure
●     Improvement in Food Resources
History 1.    Ancient History of India
●     Pre-historic Period
●     Harappan civilization
●     The Vedic Civilization & Culture
●     The emergence of Mahajanapadas & Magadh
●     Religious Revolution
●     The Mauryan Empire
●     The Sangam Age
●     The Gupta Empire
●     Post Gupta Period / Vardhana Dynasty
●     India After Harsha
 
2.    Medieval History of India         
●     Rajput Age
●     Sultanate Period
●     The Vijayanagar Empire
●     Sufi and Bhakti Movement
●     The Mughal Empire
●     Maratha State & Maratha Confederacy
●     Advent Of Europeans
 
3.    Modern History of India 
●     Expansion Of British Power
●     Economic Impact Of British Rule
●     Socio-Religious Movements in the 19th -20th Century
●     Revolt of 1857
●     Moderate, Extremist Phase Of Congress
●     The Indian National Movements
●     The Gandhian Era
●     First Phase Of Independence
Indian Polity ●     Evolution of the Indian Constitution,
●     Constituent Assembly and Making of the Constitution,
●     Different Sources of the Indian Constitution,
●     Important Articles of the Constitution
●     Important Amendments of the Constitution
●     Unitary and Federal features of the Indian Union
●     Some Special features of the Indian Constitution.
●     The preamble
●     Lapse of Paramountcy
●     Integration and Merger of Indian States
●     The Union and its Territories
●     Reorganization of States
●     Citizenship
●     Fundamental Rights
●     Directive Principles of State Policy
●     Fundamental Duties
●     The procedure of Amending the Constitution
●     Executive of the Union
●     The Parliament of India
●     Executive of the States
●     Special Position of J & K
●     Panchayats
●     Municipalities
●     The Supreme Court
●     The High Court
●     Inter-State Council
●     Finance Commission
●     Planning Commission
●     National Development Council
●     National Integration Council
●     Inter-State Relations
●     Emergency Provisions
●     Public Service Commissions
●     Election
●     Delimitation Commission of India
●     The Official Languages
●     National Symbols
Geography ●     The Solar System
●     Continents and Oceans
●     Biosphere, Lithosphere, Hydrosphere
●     Latitudes and Longitudes
●     Different heat zones of the earth
●     Longitudes and time zones
●     International Date Line
●     The motion of the earth – Effect of the tilted axis on day and night
●     The Atmosphere (composition and layer of the Atmosphere)
●     Weather and Climate
●     Atmospheric Pressure
●     Internal Structure of the earth
●     Rocks
●     Earthquakes and Volcanoes
●     Various Landforms (Mountains, Plateaus, Plains, Grasslands, Landforms created by the river system, Landforms created by a glacier, Landforms created by the action of wind, Landforms created by the actions of Groundwater)
●     The Indian Subcontinent, Position, extent, and physical features,
●     Climatic diversity in the Indian Sub-continent
●     Soil resources of the Indian sub-continent Agriculture in India, Land use pattern of India
●     Water resources and their utilization in India
●     Multipurpose river valley projects
●     Transport in India
●     India-Facts and figures (States and their capitals, Population of India and states, Wildlife sanctuaries and national parks in India Important Irrigation and power projects, Indian satellites).
●     General introduction to Asia.
●     Geography of the Indian subcontinent Countries with their capitals and currency
●     Riverside cities
●     Wonders of the world
●     Countries and their main products and industries
●     Towns are associated with important industries.
●     Famous sites (India), Famous Sites (World),
●     Changed names
●     Continent earth area
●     Continents highest and lowest points
●     Three deepest oceans
●     Highest mountain peaks (world)
●     Important boundary lines
●     Tribes and their homelands
Science Science
1.    Physics
●     Unit
●     Motion
●     Work Energy and Power
●     Gravitation
●     Pressure
●     Floatation
●     Surface Tension
●     Viscosity
●     Elasticity
●     Simple Harmonic Motion
●     Wave
●     Sound Wave
●     Heat
●     Light
●     Static Electricity
●     Current Electricity
●     Magnetism
●     Atomic & Nuclear Physics
●     Electronics
●     Scientific Instruments
●     Inventions
●     Important Discoveries Relating to Physics
●     Various Units of Measurement-Weight
●     Conversion of Units from one System to another System
 
2.    Chemistry
●     Substance & its nature
●     Atomic Structure
●     Periodic Classification of Elements
●     Chemical Bonding
●     Oxidation & Reduction
●     Acids, Bases & Salts
●     Behavior of Cases
●     Electrolysis
●     Carbon & its Compounds
●     Fuels
●     Metallurgy
●     Important Facts About Some Metals
●     Non-Metals
●     Common Facts
 
3.    Biology
●     Introduction
●     Classification of Organism
●     Cytology
●     Genetics
●     Organic Evolution Botany: Classification of Plant Kingdom, Plant Morphology, Plant Tissue, Photo-synthesis, Plant Hormones, Plant Diseases, Ecology Pollution.
●     Zoology: Classification of Animal Kingdom, Animal Tissue
●     Human Blood
●     The system of the Human Body
●     Nutrients
●     Human Disease

SYLLABUS FOR RRB NTPC CBT – 2

Subject Syllabus
Maths ●     SI/ CI
●     Mensuration
●     Ratio & Proportion
●     Height & Distance
●     Profit/Loss
●     Geometry
●     Number System
●     Simplification
●     Time and Work
●     Statistics
●     Time, Speed and Distance
●     Average
●     DI (Tabular)
General Intelligence and Reasoning ●     Coding-Decoding
●     Sentence arrangement
●     Venn Diagram
●     Puzzle (Linear)
●     Blood Relation
●     Statement & Assumptions
●     Statement & Conclusion
●     Syllogism
●     Analogy
●     Mathematical Operations
●     Odd one out
General Awareness ●     History
●     Geography
●     Polity
●     Static
●     Biology
●     Chemistry
●     Physics
●     Computers
●     Current Affairs

SYLLABUS FOR RRB NTPC CBAT

  • A Computer-Based Aptitude Test is administered for the positions of Station Master and Traffic Assistant.
  • Candidates are shortlisted for Skill Tests, including the Computer-based Aptitude Test and Typing Skill Test, based on the merit of their performance in the RRB NTPC CBT 2 exam. Generally, the number of shortlisted candidates is eight times the number of available positions.
  • The CBAT will provide question-and-answer options exclusively in English and Hindi.
  • There is no negative marking in the CBAT.
  • The merit list will be compiled from candidates who qualify in the CBAT. The marks obtained in 2nd Stage CBT will carry 70% weightage, while the marks obtained in the CBAT will carry 30% weightage.

SYLLABUS FOR RRB NTPC TYPING TEST

  • The Typing Skill Test is conducted for various positions, including Junior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Time Keeper,  Senior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts  Junior Account Assistant cum Typist, Clerk cum Typist, and Senior Time Keeper.
  • The number of candidates shortlisted for the RRB NTPC Typing Test is eight times the number of vacancies that will be invited for the typing test.
  • Candidates are required to demonstrate their typing ability by achieving a minimum speed of 25 WPM in Hindi or 30 words per minute (WPM) in English, using a personal computer without access to editing tools or spell check.