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RRB Group D (Level-1) Syllabus & Exam Pattern
Version RRB CEN 09/2025 Level-1 detailed notice · current
RRB Level-1 posts (CEN 09/2025). One CBT of 100 questions in 90 minutes, then a physical efficiency test.
Exam facts
- Conducted byRailway Recruitment Boards (RRBs)
- Latest noticeCEN 09/2025 (applications 31 Jan – 2 Mar 2026)
- Age (as on 1 Jan 2026)18 to 33 years (relaxation for reserved categories)
- Qualification10th pass, or ITI / NAC, or as listed post-wise in the notice
- Negative marking1/3 mark per wrong answer
- Minimum marks to qualifyUR/EWS 40%; OBC, SC, ST 30%
- PET (men)Carry 35 kg for 100 m in 2 minutes; run 1,000 m in 4 min 15 s
- PET (women)Carry 20 kg for 100 m in 2 minutes; run 1,000 m in 5 min 40 s
Exam pattern
Computer Based Test
- General Science25 Qs25 marks
- Mathematics25 Qs25 marks
- General Intelligence and Reasoning30 Qs30 marks
- General Awareness and Current Affairs20 Qs20 marks
- Total100 Qs100 marks90 min
Each question carries 1 mark.
Topic-wise syllabus
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Mathematics 11
- Number system, BODMAS, decimals, fractions
- LCM and HCF
- Ratio and proportion, percentages
- Mensuration
- Time and work, time and distance
- Simple and compound interest
- Profit and loss
- Elementary algebra
- Geometry and trigonometry
- Elementary statistics
- Calendar and clock
General Intelligence and Reasoning 13
- Analogies
- Number and alphabetical series
- Coding-decoding
- Mathematical operations
- Similarities and differences
- Relationships
- Analytical reasoning
- Syllogism
- Jumbling
- Venn diagrams
- Directions
- Classification
- Argument and assumption
General Science 1
- Physics, Chemistry and Life Sciences up to Class 10 (CBSE) level
General Awareness and Current Affairs 2
- Current affairs: science and technology, sports, culture, personalities, economics, politics
- Static GK
Pattern, marks, timing, age and marking scheme are from the official source: RRB CEN 09/2025 Level-1 detailed notice (updated 30 Jan 2026). Topic lists follow the notification’s syllabus where it gives one; otherwise they are the standard topics asked in past papers. Always confirm with the latest official notification before the exam.
Version history
- Current: RRB CEN 09/2025 Level-1 detailed notice
When a new notification changes the pattern or syllabus, the new version is added on top and the older versions stay listed here.