Railway RRB NTPC Full Form- Selection Process, Examination Pattern

The Recruitment Board of Railways (RRB) conducts Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) exams regularly. This examination is held to fill the vacancies for different graduate and undergraduate posts under Non-Technical Popular Categories. This recruitment is done to fill the vacancies in the zonal railways and production units of the Indian Railways.

This blog will provide you with all details of the NTPC examination, Railway RRB NTPC Full Form, exam pattern, Selection process, posts available under this category, and other information. 

Railway RRB NTPC Full Form

The full form of Railway RRB NTPC Full Form is Railway Recruitment Board Non-Technical Popular Categories. There are various posts are this category and they are:      

Posts under Non-Technical Popular Categories 

i. Jr. Clerk-cum-Typist,

ii.  Accounts Clerk-cum-Typist,

iii. Jr. Time Keeper,

iv. Train Clerk,

v. Commercial-cum-Ticket Clerk,

vi. Traffic Asst.,

vii. Goods Guard,

viii. Sr.  Commercial-cum-Ticket Clerk,

ix. Sr. Clerk cum Typist,

x. Jr. Account Asst.  cum Typist,

xi. Sr. Time Keeper,

xii.  Commercial Apprentice

xiii.  Station Master

RRB NTPC Selection Process

The selection process stages under RRB NTPC are::

1. Stage I- Computer Based Test (CBT)
2. Stage II- Computer Based Test (CBT)
3. Typing Skill Test/ Computer Based Aptitude Test (as applicable)
4. Document Verification/ Medical Examination

Based on the performance of candidates in the Stage- I and Stage- II CBT and the posts applied for, they will require to take the Aptitude Test/ Skill Test/ Document Verification. 

Sl.  No.	Name of the post	Level  in 7th  CPC (Central	Stage I  CBT	Stage II  CBT	Skill Test  requirement
1	Jr. Clerk-cum-Typist	2	Common for all posts	Common  For all  Level-2  Posts	Typing Skill Test
2	Accounts Clerk-cum-Typist	2	Common for all posts	Common  For all  Level-2  Posts	Typing Skill Test
3	Jr. Time Keeper	2	Common for all posts	Common  For all  Level-2  Posts	Typing Skill Test
4	Trains Clerk	2	Common for all posts	Common  For all  Level-2  Posts	——————
5	Commercial-cum-Ticket Clerk	3	Common for all posts	Separate for Level-3 posts	——————
6	Traffic Asst.	4	Common for all posts	Separate for Level-4 posts	Computer  Based Aptitude  Test
7	Goods Guard	5	Common for all posts	Common  For  all  Level-5  posts	——————
8	Sr. Commercial-cum-Ticket Clerk	5	Common for all posts	Common  For  all  Leve- 5  posts	——————
9	Sr. Clerk-cum-Typist	5	Common for all posts	Common  For  all  Level-5  posts	Typing Skill Test
10	Jr. Account  Asst. cum Typist	5	Common for all posts	Common  For  all  Level-5  posts	Typing Skill Test
11	Sr. Time Keeper	5	Common for all posts	Common  For  all  Level-5  posts	Typing Skill Test
12	Commercial  Apprentice	6	Common for all posts	Common  For  all Level-6  posts	——————
13	Station Master	6	Common for all posts	Common  For  all Level-6  posts	Computer  Based Aptitude  Test

RRB NTPC Stage- I Examination Pattern 

Sections	No. of Questions	Total Marks
Mathematics	30	30
General Intelligence & Reasoning	30	30
General Awareness	40	40
Total	100	100

• The RRB NTPC exam is a computer-based test.
• It will be an objective type multiple choice question examination.
• The total number of questions is 100.
• The examination is divided into 3 sections- Mathematics, General Intelligence & Reasoning, and General Awareness.
• Each question carries 1 mark.
• A negative marking of 1/3 mark is applicable.
• The time duration of the examination is 1.5 hours (90 minutes).
• The examination duration for PWD candidates is 2 hours (120 minutes)

Minimum Passing Marks:

The candidates must secure the minimum passing marks to clear the paper. The minimum passing marks and the cut off marks are not the same. Minimum marks are to clear the paper, whereas the cut off is the qualifying marks a candidate has to attain to get shortlisted for the next stage of the selection process. The category-wise minimum qualifying marks for the Examination are as under:

1. UR – 40 percent 
2. SC- 30 percent
3. OBC- NCL – 30 percent
4. EWS- 40 percent
5. ST- 25 percent
6. These percentages of marks for eligibility may be relaxed by 2 per cent for PwBD candidates.
7. There will be negative marking, and a 1/3 mark shall be deducted for each wrong answer. 
8. Stage- I CBT is of a screening nature.
9. The total number of candidates to be shortlisted shall be 20 times the vacancies available. 
10. The normalized score for Stage- I CBT will be used for shortlisting candidates for Stage- II CBT as per their merit.

RRB NTPC Stage- II Examination Pattern 

Sections	No. of Questions	Total Marks
Mathematics	35	35
General Intelligence & Reasoning	35	35
General Awareness	50	50
Total	120	120

• The RRB NTPC examination is a computer-based test.
• It will be an objective type multiple choice question examination.
• The total number of questions is 120.
• The examination is divided into 3 sections- Mathematics, General Intelligence & Reasoning, and General Awareness.
• Each question carries 1 mark.
• A negative marking of 1/3 mark is applicable. 
• The time duration of the examination is 90 minutes
• The examination duration for PWD candidates is 120 minutes
• The level of questions will be different for different levels of posts.
• Normalization of marks is done.

RRB NTPC Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT)

• Candidates applying for the post of Traffic Asst. and Station Master need to take the CBAT
• Candidates must secure a minimum T-Score of 42marks in each test battery to qualify. This is applicable to all categories, and no relaxation in the minimum T-Score is provided. 
• Candidates must qualify in each test battery of CBAT to be considered for recruitment. 
• The CBAT has questions and answers options in both English and Hindi. Negative marking is not applicable. 
• Merit list will be made only from amongst the candidates qualifying in the CBAT, with 70 per cent weightage for marks obtained in Stage- II CBT and 30 per cent weightage for marks obtained in CBAT.

Typing Skill Test (TST)

• This test is qualifying in nature.
• Eight times the number of vacancies will be called for typing test.
• The candidates should type 30 words per minute in English or 25 words per minute in Hindi on a Computer without the editing tools and spell check facility.

Document Verification (DV)

Based on the performance of candidates in Stage II and the performance of candidates in both Stage- II CBT and CBAT/ TST (as applicable).

Conclusion:

We hope this article has been of help in providing you with relevant information about the RRB NTPC recruitment examination. 

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