🚆 RAILWAYS — RRB / RRC

For: Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC), Group D (Level 1), Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP), Junior Engineer (JE), technician posts. Conducted by: Railway Recruitment Boards (zonal). Official site: indianrailways.gov.in → each zonal RRB portal (rrbcdg.gov.in, rrbmumbai.gov.in, etc.).

Confirm the exact stage pattern and syllabus on the zonal RRB notification for your cycle.

RRB NTPC (graduate / 12th posts — station master, clerk, guard…)

 CBT 1 (screening)  — 100 Q, 90 min
     Mathematics                    30 Q
     General Intelligence & Reasoning 30 Q
     General Awareness              40 Q
 CBT 2  → Typing/Skill test (for some posts) → Document Verification → Medical

RRB Group D (Level 1 — track maintainer, helper, porter)

 CBT — 100 Q, 90 min
     Mathematics · General Intelligence & Reasoning
     General Science · General Awareness & Current Affairs
 → PET (Physical Efficiency Test) → Document Verification → Medical

RRB ALP (Assistant Loco Pilot) & Technician

 CBT 1 → CBT 2 (Part A: Maths/Reasoning/Science; Part B: relevant trade)
 → CBAT (aptitude, for ALP) → Document Verification → Medical

Syllabus themes

• Mathematics: number system, BODMAS, LCM/HCF, ratio, percentage, profit & loss, time-speed-distance, time & work, mensuration, DI.
• Reasoning: analogies, series, coding-decoding, syllogism, Venn diagrams, directions, statements & conclusions.
• General Science: Class 10 physics, chemistry, biology.
• General Awareness: current affairs, history, geography, polity, economy, sports, static GK.

What to study on this site

• Maths: CSAT Maths
• Reasoning: CSAT Reasoning & DI
• General Science: Science & Tech
• General Awareness: Polity · History · Geography · Economy · Current Affairs

Official links

• Zonal RRB portals via indianrailways.gov.in
• Live openings: Govt Job Alerts

Note: RRB Group D and NTPC have a General Science section (Class-10 level) that UPSC/SSC weigh less — give it dedicated time. Physical tests (PET) apply to Group D and some posts.