Organization: Railway Recruitment Board (RRB)
Exam Name: Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC)
Vacancies: 11,558
Category: Syllabus
Selection Stages: CBT 1, CBT 2, CBAT, Document Verification
Mode of Exam: Online (Computer-based)
Negative Marking: 1/3rd
Duration of Exam: 90 Minutes (Both CBT 1 and CBT 2)
Question Type: Objective
| Section | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 | 90 minutes |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 30 | 30 | 90 minutes |
| General Awareness | 40 | 40 | 90 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 90 minutes |
| Section | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 35 | 35 | |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 35 | 35 | |
| General Awareness | 50 | 50 | |
| Total | 120 | 120 | 90 minutes |
Topic-wise Distribution of Questions
| Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| SI/CI | 2 | Moderate |
| Mensuration | 2 | Easy |
| Ratio & Proportion | 3 | Easy |
| Height & Distance | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Profit/Loss | 3 | Easy |
| Geometry | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Number System | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
| Simplification | 3 | Easy |
| Time and Work | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Statistics | 1 | Easy |
| Time, Speed and Distance | 2 | Easy |
| Average | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| DI (Tabular) | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 30 | Easy-Moderate |
| Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| Coding-Decoding | 4 | Easy |
| Sentence arrangement | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Venn Diagram | 3 | Moderate |
| Puzzle (Linear) | 3 | Easy |
| Blood Relation | 4 | Moderate |
| Statement & Assumptions | 2 | Moderate |
| Statement & Conclusion | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Syllogism | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Analogy | 3 | Easy |
| Mathematical Operations | 4 | Moderate |
| Odd one out | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 30 | Easy-Moderate |
| Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| History | 7 | Moderate |
| Geography | 1 | Easy |
| Polity | 2 | Easy |
| Static | 2 | Moderate |
| Biology | 7 | Easy-Moderate |
| Chemistry | 2 | Easy |
| Physics | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
| Computers | 4 | Easy |
| Current Affairs | 11 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 40 | Easy-Moderate |