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RRB NTPC Syllabus & Exam Pattern
Version RRB CEN 07/2026 (NTPC Undergraduate) – official notice; CEN 06/2026 (Graduate) has the same CBT pattern · current
RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories – Graduate (CEN 06/2026) and Undergraduate (CEN 07/2026). Two CBTs: 100 questions, then 120 questions, 90 minutes each. Typing test dropped for 2026.
Exam facts
- Conducted byRailway Recruitment Boards (RRBs)
- Graduate posts (CEN 06/2026)Chief Commercial cum Ticket Supervisor, Goods Train Manager, Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist, Senior Clerk cum Typist
- Undergraduate posts (CEN 07/2026)Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Junior Clerk cum Typist, Trains Clerk
- Age (as on 1 Jan 2027)Graduate: 18–33 years. Undergraduate: 18–30 years (relaxation for reserved categories)
- QualificationGraduate posts: graduation. Undergraduate posts: 12th pass with 50% (relaxed for SC/ST/PwBD/ex-servicemen)
- Negative marking1/3 mark per wrong answer
- Typing skill testDispensed with for both CEN 06/2026 and 07/2026
- StagesCBT-1 (screening) → CBT-2 → Document verification → Medical
Exam pattern
1st Stage CBT (screening)
- General Awareness40 Qs40 marks
- Mathematics30 Qs30 marks
- General Intelligence and Reasoning30 Qs30 marks
- Total100 Qs100 marks90 min
Each question carries 1 mark. Section numbers are indicative.
2nd Stage CBT
- General Awareness50 Qs50 marks
- Mathematics35 Qs35 marks
- General Intelligence and Reasoning35 Qs35 marks
- Total120 Qs120 marks90 min
Each question carries 1 mark.
Topic-wise syllabus
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Mathematics 10
- 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
General Intelligence and Reasoning 15
- Analogies
- Number and alphabetical series
- Coding-decoding
- Mathematical operations
- Similarities and differences
- Relationships
- Analytical reasoning
- Syllogism
- Jumbling
- Venn diagrams
- Puzzles
- Data sufficiency
- Statement – conclusion, course of action
- Decision making
- Maps and interpretation of graphs
General Awareness 20
- Current events of national and international importance
- Games and sports
- Art and culture of India
- Indian literature
- Monuments and places of India
- General science and life science (up to Class 10 CBSE)
- History of India and the freedom struggle
- Physical, social and economic geography of India and the world
- Indian polity and governance
- Space and nuclear programmes of India
- UN and other world organisations
- Environmental issues
- Basics of computers
- Common abbreviations
- Transport systems in India
- Indian economy
- Famous personalities
- Flagship government programmes
- Flora and fauna of India
- Important government and public sector organisations
Pattern, marks, timing, age and marking scheme are from the official source: RRB CEN 07/2026 (NTPC Undergraduate) – official notice; CEN 06/2026 (Graduate) has the same CBT pattern. 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 07/2026 (NTPC Undergraduate) – official notice; CEN 06/2026 (Graduate) has the same CBT pattern
When a new notification changes the pattern or syllabus, the new version is added on top and the older versions stay listed here.