RRB NTPC Syllabus

RRB NTPC Syllabus 2024:

➥ The candidates who want to build a professional career in the Indian Railways can apply for the RRB NTPC Exams. The Railway Recruitment Board conducts the exam for the selection of candidates in the popular non-technical categories. 

➥ More than 1 crore applicants register for the exams which are held to fill the vacant positions in the Railways. There are more than 35000+ vacancies to be filled up in the nontechnical categories and the candidates must go through the RRB NTPC Exam Syllabus thoroughly to score well.

➥ The RRB NTPC Exam pattern describes the number of questions in the exams and the marking scheme for the questions. The RRB NTPC Exam syllabus describes the different topics of the exam which will help the candidates to prepare well and qualify for all the sessions of the exams.

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What are the different topics of the RRB NTPC Exams?

The topics are-

1. Mathematics
2. General Intelligence
3. Reasoning

The question type for the Railway Recruitment Board exams is objective type with multiple choice answers. The RRB NTPC Syllabus for undergraduate posts is mainly based on the topics covered in Class 10 and Class 12. For the Graduate categories, the syllabus focuses on the graduation levels.

Highlights of the RRB NTPC Syllabus:

S.No	Particulars of the Exam	Details of the Exam
1	Name of the exam	Railway Recruitment Board Non Technical popular categories exam (RRB NTPC Exam)
2	Conducting body	Railway authority of India
3	Category	RRB NTPC Syllabus
4	Total number of vacancies	35,208+
5	Stages of the exam	CBT Stage I CBT Stage II CBAT Document verification Medical examination
6	Name of the posts	Undergraduate posts Accounts Clerk cum Typist Junior Clerk Trains Clerk Commercial cum ticket clerk Junior Clerk cum Typist   Graduate posts Goods Clerk Commercial Apprentice Senior Clerk cum Typist Traffic Assistant Station Master Junior Account Assistant cum Typist
7	Job category	Central Government
8	Location of the job	All over India
9	Mode of Application	Online
10	Official website	www.indianrailways.gov.in

Exam Pattern:

To understand the RRB NTPC Exam syllabus, it is first essential to understand the exam pattern. The exam pattern describes the total number of questions, marks allotted to each question, negative marking ( if any ), and the total marks of the exam.

Given below is the tabular representation of the exam pattern

CBT Stage I

Categories	Total number of questions	Marks allotted
General awareness	40	40
Mathematics	30	30
General Intelligence and Reasoning	30	30
Total	100	100

CBT Stage II

Categories	Total number of questions	Marks allotted
General awareness	50	50
Mathematics	35	35
General Intelligence and Reasoning	35	35
Total	120	120

RRB NTPC Syllabus:

Aspiring candidates must go through the syllabus as this will help them to study all the topics and the sub-topics in detail. Given below is the syllabus for the RRB NTPC Exams:

RRB NTPC Exam syllabus for CBT Stage I

S.No	Topics	RRB NTPC Syllabus
1	General Intelligence and Reasoning	Mathematical operations Coding and decoding Analytical reasoning Venn Diagram Puzzles Data sufficiency Relationships Similarities and differences Syllogism Jumbling of sentences Alphabetical series and completion of sentence Maps and the interpretation of graphs Decision making Courses of action in a statement Conclusion of a sentence
2	Mathematics	Decimals Fractions LCM and HCF Number systems Percentage Ratio and proportion Profit and loss Algebra Geometry Compound interest Number system Time, Speed and Distance Mensuration  Fractions Trigonometry Foundation of statistics
3	General awareness	Art and Culture of India National and International Current affairs History and freedom struggle of India Indian literature General Science and Life Science ( upto Class 10 ) Monuments of India Constitution, Political system and Governance in India Social and Economic Geography of India and the world Scientific and Technological developments in India including space program Important world organizations Development of Nuclear programs in India Significance of the Indian economy Transport systems in India Famous Indian and World personalities Basics of Computer Applications Flora and fauna of India Government and Private sector organizations in India Flagship Government programs

RRB NTPC Exam syllabus for CBT Stage II:

S.No	Topics	RRB NTPC Syllabus
1	General Intelligence and reasoning	Mathematical operations Similarities and differences Analytical reasoning Syllogism Data sufficiency Coding and decoding Maps Venn Diagrams Puzzles Interpretation of Graphs Jumbling of sentences Statement- Conclusion and courses of action
2	Mathematics	Number systems Ratio and proportions Decimals Fractions Percentage Mensuration Profit and Loss Elementary statistics Geometry Trigonometry Time and distance Algebra Time and work
3	General awareness	Current affairs of National and International importance Art and Culture of India Indian literature Environmental issues concerning India and the world at large General Science and life Science ( up to Class 10 ) Physical, social, and economic geographies of India and the world UN and other important world organizations Abbreviations Transport systems of India Flora and Fauna of India Flagship Government programs of India Government and Public Sector organizations in India Basics of Computer and Computer applications Indian economy Famous personalities of India and the world

Now let us take a quick look at the other important subjects which are included in the CBT Stage II of the RRB NTPC syllabus

History-

Ancient History-

• Religious revolution
• Vedic Civilization
• Mauryan empire
• Gupta empire
• Post Gupta period

Medieval History-

• Sufi and Bhakti movement
• The Mughal Empire
• Sultanat
• Age of the Rajputs
• Advent of Europeans

Modern History-

• Expansion of British power
• Socio religious movements of the 19th and 20th Century
• The Indian National movements
• Gandhian era
• Revolt of 1857
• Beginning of Independence

Geography:

• Latitudes and longitudes
• Continents and Oceans
• The Solar system
• Earthquakes and volcanoes
• Internal structures of the earth
• Physical features of the Indian subcontinent
• Water resources and utilization
• Multipurpose river valley projects
• Climatic variations of the Indian subcontinent
• Transport in India
• River valley projects
• Tribes and homelands
• Highest and lowest points of continents
• General introduction to Asia

Economics:

• National income
• Planning
• Employment
• Indian financial and fiscal system
• Indian banking system
• Tax system
• Industry
• Foreign trade
• Trade and Commerce
• New Economic policy
• Importance of the Indian economy

Science:

• Motion
• Gravitation
• Pressure
• Surface tension 
• Viscosity
• Electricity
• Inventions
• Important discoveries related to Physics
• Atomic structure
• Acids, bases, and salts
• Electrolytes
• Metallurgy
• Nonmetals
• Oxidation and reduction
• Genetics
• Human body
• Cytology
• Organic evolution
• Nutrients
• Human diseases

List of Books for the RRB NTPC Exams:
 

General intelligence and reasoning	Mathematics	General awareness
Analytical reasoning by M K Pandey   A modern approach to verbal and nonverbal reasoning   Lucent’s general intelligence and reasoning Test of Reasoning by Edgar Thorpe	Fast track by Rajesh Verma   Quantitative aptitude by RS Aggarwal   NCERT Maths from Grade 6 to Grade 11   Magical books on quicker maths by M Tyra	Manorama Yearbook Lucent’s General Knowledge   NCERT books for Classes XI and XII

Important facts of the RRB NTPC Exam Syllabus:
 

• The RRB NTPC Syllabus will help the candidate get a detailed knowledge of the important topics included in the exam.
• After going through the syllabus the candidate can make a schedule and study all the subjects accordingly.
• The syllabus will help the candidate get an idea of how the actual exams are going to be conducted.
• After completing the study of all the topics of the syllabus, the candidate can revise the topics on the basis of their importance.