RRB Syllabus 2021: Find Complete Syllabus of NTPC, JE, Group D & ALP

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RRB Syllabus 2021: Find Complete Syllabus of NTPC, JE, Group D & ALP

Candidates who are aspiring for their RRB exams must know the complete RRB syllabus along with its exam pattern. This will help them get an edge in their exam preparation and get ready for their exams easily.

Each year RRB conducts its entrance examination for the selection of various posts which include the following

RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC)
RRB Junior Engineer (JE)
RRB Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP)
RRB Group D

Note that the RRB syllabus for each post varies from that of others. Hence, candidates must be thoroughly familiar with the detailed syllabus of each of the RRB posts. Also, the syllabus is designed in such a way that it will help candidates to increase their practical knowledge and understanding of their environment.

RRB NTPC Exam Syllabus

Let us first take a look at the examination stages/rounds under the NTPC post

First Stage of CBT
Second Stage of CBT
Typing Test (Skill Test)
Document Verification
Medical Examination
Final Selection

RRB NTPC Exam Pattern

The RRB NTPC exam pattern will help candidates get an idea about the marking scheme, duration of the paper, number of questions and much more.

Take a look at the detailed exam pattern for RRB NTPC CBT-1 & 2 below

RRB Exam	Subjects	Marks
RRB NTPC CBT – 1	General Awareness	40
	General Intelligence and Reasoning	30
	Quantitative Aptitude	30
RRB NTPC CBT – 2	General Awareness	50
	Mathematics	35
	General Intelligence and Reasoning	35

RRB NTPC Exam Syllabus

The detailed section-wise syllabus of RRB NTPC is given below for your reference.

Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning Ability	General Awareness
Number System	Puzzle	National and International Current Affairs
Decimal	Seating Arrangement	Games and Sports
Fractions	Inequalities	Awards
LCM and HCF	Analogies	Books and Authors
Percentage	Syllogism	Indian Literature
Ratio and Proportion	Data Sufficiency	Common Abbreviations
Mensuration	Statement and Conclusion	Important Government Organizations
Speed, Time and Distance	Blood Relation	Indian Polity and Governance
Time and Work	Direction Test	Inventions
Simple and Compound Interest	Decision Making	Famous Personalities (India & International)
Profit and Loss	Coding-Decoding	History of India
Elementary Algebra	Alphanumeric Series	Banking History
Geometry and Trigonometry	Venn Diagrams	Banking Terms and Organizations
Elementary Statistics		Important days & dates
Quadratic Equations		General & Life Science
Simplification		Physical, Economical & Geographical features of India and World
Upstream and Downstream		Basics of Computer
Data Interpretation		Indian Art & Culture

RRB NTPC Typing Test

The typing test round will be qualifying in nature where candidates need to type 30 words per minute (WPM) in English and 25 WPM to qualify this round.

RRB NTPC Medical Test

Candidates appearing for the RRB NTPC round must strictly meet all the physical fitness requirements as specified by RRB to qualify for this round.

RRB JE Exam Syllabus

To prepare for the RRB Junior engineer examination, candidates need to be familiar with its syllabus.

Note that there are four main stages to this examination as follows

CBT Stage I
CBT Stage II
Document Verification/ Medical Examination
Final Selection

Let us first take a look at the detailed exam pattern of RRB JE below

RRB JE Exam	Subjects	Marks
CBT – 1	Mathematics	30
	General Reasoning	25
	General Awareness	15
	General Science	30
CBT – 2	General Awareness	15
	Physics & Chemistry	15
	Basics of Computer Applications	10
	Basics of Environment and Pollution Control	10
	Technical Abilities	100

Refer to the following detail-wise syllabus for each section below

RRB JE CBT-1 Syllabus

Mathematics	General Reasoning	General Science	General Awareness
Number System	Analogies	Physics	India and International Current Affairs
BODMAS	Statement – Arguments and Assumptions	Chemistry	Indian geography
Decimals	Directions	Life Sciences	culture and history of India including freedom struggle
Fractions	Analytical reasoning		Indian Polity and constitution
LCM & HCF	Alphabetical and Number Series		Environmental issues concerning India and the World
Ratio and Proportion	Classiﬁcation		Sports
Percentage	Similarities and Differences		Scientific and Technological Inventions
Mensuration	Conclusions and Decision Making		Static General Knowledge(national parks, sanctuaries, currency, state capitals, airports, etc.)
Pipes and Cisterns	Syllogism		Important days and Dates
Calendar and Clock	Blood Relations		Organisations and their Headquarters
Age Problems	Coding and Decoding		Important Abbreviations
Square root & Cube root	Mathematical Operations		Government Schemes
Elementary Statistics	Venn Diagram
Trigonometry	Data Insufficiency
Profit and Loss
Simple and Compound Interest
Speed, Time & Distance
Time and Work

RRB JE CBT-2 Syllabus

General Awareness	Physics and Chemistry	Basics of Computer Applications	Basics of Environment and Pollution
Knowledge of Current affairs	Up to 10th Standard CBSE syllabus and relevant basics	The architecture of Computers	Basics of Environment
Indian geography		input and Output devices	Acid rain
General scientiﬁc and technological developments		Computer Virus	Ozone depletion
Sports		Websites & Web Browsers	Global warming
Environmental issues concerning India and the World		Storage devices	Adverse effects of environmental pollution and control strategies
culture and history of India including freedom struggle		Networking, Operating System like Windows, Unix, Linux	Air, water and Noise pollution
Indian Polity and constitution		MS Ofﬁce	their effect and control
Indian Economy		Various data representation	Waste Management
Static General Awareness (national parks, sanctuaries, currency, state capitals, airports, etc.)		Internet and Email
Important dates and days		Hardware and Software Devices
Government schemes
Important Abbreviations
National and International Organisations along with Headquarters

RRB ALP Syllabus

The RRB ALP Exam is conducted to recruit candidates for the post of Assistant Locomotive Pilot in the railways.

Take a look at the exam pattern of the RRB ALP Below

CBT -1
CBT- 2

RRB ALP Exam	Subjects	Marks
CBT-1	Maths	20
	General Reasoning	25
	General Science	20
	Current Affairs	10
CBT-2 (Part A)	Mathematics	25
	General Intelligence	25
	Basic Science & Engineering	40
	General Awareness	10
CBT-2 (Part B)	Relevant Trade	75

Take a look at the detailed syllabus according to each section below

RRB ALP CBT-1 Syllabus

Mathematics	General Intelligence and Reasoning	General Science	Current Affairs
Number system,	Mathematical operations	Physics	Knowledge of Current affairs
Pipes & Cistern	Statement – Arguments and Assumptions	Chemistry	Indian geography
Age Calculations	Directions Test	Life Sciences	General scientiﬁc and technological developments
Elementary Statistics	Analytical ReasoningSimilarities and Differences		Sports
Square root & Cube Root	Conclusions and Decision Making		Environmental issues concerning India and the World
Trigonometry	Relationships		culture and history of India including freedom struggle
Profit and Loss	Data Interpretation and Sufficiency		Indian Polity and constitution
Algebra	Number Series		Indian Economy
Simple and Compound	Coding and Decoding		Static General Awareness (national parks, sanctuaries, currency, state capitals, airports, etc.)
Mensuration	Venn Diagram		Important dates and days
Time and Work			Government schemes
Speed, Distance and Time			Important Abbreviations
BODMAS			National and International Organisations along with Headquarters
Ratio and Proportion
Decimals
Fractions
LCM and HCF
Percentage

RRB ALP CBT-2 Syllabus

Mathematics	Basic Science and Engineering	Current Affairs	General Intelligence and Reasoning
Number system	The topics covered under this shall be Engineering Drawing (Projections, Views, Drawing Instruments, Lines, Geometric figures, Symbolic Representation)	National and International Organisations along with Headquarters	Analogies
BODMAS	Units	Government schemes	Alphabetical and Number Series
Pipes & Cistern	Mass Weight and Density	India and International Current events	Coding and Decoding
Age Calculations	IT Literacy	Politics	Mathematical operations
Calendar & Clock	Occupational Safety and Health	Economy	Syllogism
Square Root	Measurements	Government schemes	Statement – Arguments and Assumptions
Elementary Statistics	Environment Education	Sports	Analytical reasoning
Geometry and Trigonometry	Work Power and Energy	Culture	Similarities and Differences
Algebra	Levers and Simple Machines	History	Venn Diagram
Profit and Loss	Speed and Velocity		Conclusions and Decision Making
Simple and Compound Interest	Heat and Temperature		Data Interpretation and Sufficiency
Time and Work	Basic Electricity		Direction test
Time and Distance			Blood Relations
Mensuration
Percentage
Decimal
LCM and HCF

RRB Group D Exam Syllabus

The RRB Group D Exam is conducted to recruit eligible candidates for the posts of Helper/Assistant Pointsman and Track Maintainer Grade-IV in the railways.

Let us first take a look at the exam pattern of the RRB Group D below

The Exam consists of three main stages

RRB Group D (CBT) Computer Based Test
RRB Group D (PET) Physical efficiency Test
RRB Group D (DV) Document Verification

Computer-Based Test
Sections	Number of Questions	Time Duration
General Awareness/Current Affairs	20	90 minutes
Mathematics	25
General Science	25
General Intelligence & Reasoning	30

Take a look at the exam syllabus of RRB Group D CBT below

Mathematics:

Number system	BODMAS
Decimals	Fractions
LCM	HCF
Ratio and Proportion	Percentages
Mensuration	Time and Work
Time and Distance	Simple and Compound Interest
Profit and Loss	Algebra
Geometry and Trigonometry	Elementary Statistics
Square root	Age Calculations
Calendar & Clock	Pipes & Cistern

General Intelligence & Reasoning:

Analogies	Alphabetical and Number Series
Coding and Decoding	Mathematical operations
Relationships	Syllogism
Jumbling	Venn Diagram
Data Interpretation and Sufficiency	Conclusions and Decision making
Similarities and Differences	Analytical Reasoning
Classification	Directions
Statement – Arguments and Assumptions	-

General Science:

This section covers physics, chemistry, and Life sciences of class 10 (Cbse) Level.

General Awareness:

This section covers Science & Technology, Sports, Culture, Personalities, Economics, Politics and any other subject of importance.

RRB Preparation Tips

Candidates preparing for their RRB exams must follow a good preparation approach to excel in their examinations. Refer to the below-mentioned preparation tips to crack your RRB exams easily.

Be through with the RRB Exam syllabus and exam pattern. Remember that the syllabus for each RRB post is different so you must carefully study and understand the syllabus before starting your preparation.
Planning is very important when preparing for such high-level competitive exams. Give priority to important topics and make a preparation strategy that suits your learning pace.
Candidates can also make a study timetable to stay motivated and organized throughout their preparation. This will boost their learning and help them complete their RRB Exam syllabus on time.
Solve mock tests. These are very effective for finding out where you stand in your entire preparation. Solving mock tests will give you an insight into your strengths and weaknesses in your studies which you can then improve accordingly.
Refer to the previous year’s question papers. These papers will help you know the important topics from the exam point of view and also let you get an idea about the exam pattern and types of questions asked in the paper.
Revision is a must. Candidates should revise on a daily basis to remember all the concepts that they learn daily. Give at least an hour to revision everyday.
Take sufficient breaks. Candidates must not forget that studying for continuous hours can hamper their mental ability and cause burnout. Hence, take ample breaks in between your studies so you can focus and get enough mental rest.

To conclude, we have mentioned the complete RRB exam syllabus as per each post above. Candidates must understand that the syllabus is the main aspect of cracking any examination. Hence being thoroughly familiar with the syllabus is essential. Good luck!

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