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RRB NTPC 2019-20 Recruitment is especially for the candidates who are having a Graduate Degree from any recognised university.
Railway Recruitment Board (RRBs) has released the RRB NTPC Exam Date on September 5, 2020. RRB NTPC 2020 exam dates have been announced by the Chairman of the Railway Board. The CBT exam will commence from December 15, 2020, onwards.
All you need to know about RRB NTPC Exam
Various Posts for Railway NTPC Exam
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) conducts the RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) Exam to fill various auxiliary posts in the Indian Railways. The recruitment is done for the following posts:
- Junior Clerk cum Typist
- Accounts Clerk cum Typist
- Junior Time Keeper
- Trains Clerk
- Commercial cum Ticket Clerk
- Traffic Assistant
- Goods Guard
- Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk
- Senior Clerk cum Typist
- Junior Account Assistant cum Typist
- Senior Time Keeper
- Commercial Apprentice
- Station Master
Exam Date
The exam date for the 2019 examination was scheduled in June but due to the coronavirus pandemic, it has been postponed and scheduled from December 15th 2020 tentatively. The Railway Board will announce the final dates of RRB NTPC Exam 2020 on the official websites of RRBs.
Those who want to attempt the examination should keep a track of the NTPC page and official website for regular updates.
Given below are the dates regarding the examination:
| RRB NTPC 2019 Important Dates | |
| Events | NTPC Dates |
| RRB NTPC Notification Released | February 28th, 2019 |
| RRB NTPC Apply Online start date | March 1st, 2019 |
| RRB NTPC Apply Online last date | March 31st, 2019 |
| RRB NTPC Application Fee Payment Last Date | April 5th, 2019 at 11:59 PM |
| Final submission of NTPC Applications | April 12th, 2019 at 11: 59 PM |
| RRB NTPC Exam Dates (tentative) | December 15th 2020 (tentative date) |
Eligibility Criteria
The aspirants who are looking to attempt this examination must refer to the eligibility criteria and see whether they are eligible for the examination or not.
The eligibility criteria are as follows :
- Nationality / Citizenship: Candidates must be nationals of India, Nepal, Bhutan.
- Age: Candidates must be between the age group of 18 years to 30 years.
- Education: Candidates who wish to appear must have a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university and equivalent. There are certain posts, which require a degree of at least 12th Std.
- Physical Fitness: There are certain medical standards prescribed by the RRB that the candidates must pass.
Exam Pattern of the RRB NTPC are categorised into the following stages:
- CBT Stage – 1
- CBT Stage – 2
- Skill / Aptitude Test
- Document Verification
- Medical Examination
The RRB NTPC exam pattern for the written examination is given below :
| RRB NTPC Exam Pattern | ||
| 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 |
Syllabus
The sections for both the stages of the RRB NTPC CBT Exam are the same. They are as follows:
- Mathematics
- General Awareness
- General Intelligence and Logical Reasoning
The detailed section-wise RRB NTPC Syllabus is given below:
| RRB NTPC Syllabus | ||
| 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 |
Admit Card
There is no major update available as of now, the only information available is that the Railways Board would carry forward the RRB NTPC Exam 2019 to this year i.e. in December 2020. Hence, RRB NTPC Admit Card 2019 is expected to be released soon.
Candidates can download the RRB NTPC Admit Card available on the official website at least 10 days before the scheduled exam. Candidates are advised to visit the RRB NTPC Official Website regularly to download their admit cards.
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