The Railway Recruitment Board’s regional body at Bangalore, called the RRB Bangalore, conducts several recruitment exams throughout the year for both technical and non-technical posts. Hence the various categories of exams can be further divided into two categories, namely Technical and Non-Technical. Of the non-technical and other popular category posts called NTPC posts are very popular. An average of 19 to 23 lakh aspirants took the various Railway RRB Bangalore examinations. It also conducts Technical exams where a certain level of technical knowledge and skill is required. For example, posts like the Railway RRB Bangalore’s Level 1 Posts, Group D Posts, Technician and ALP Category, Junior Engineer (JE), Chemical and Metallurgical Assistant (CMA), Depot Material Superintendent (DMS), and other Ministerial & Isolated Categories postings for all year recruitments in the Bangalore Zone and its several railway departments.
RRB Bangalore Notification
The RRB Bangalore calls for application to various posts to appoint persons for its various vacancies that occur all year round. The original notification dated 28th February 2019 is still being used to recruit for NTPC posts. The Railway RRB Bangalore appoints through its notification in newspapers like ‘Employment News’ and on its official website. Now let us look at the age, nationality, educational qualifications, exam pattern, syllabus, and more.
RRB Bangalore: Important Dates
For the year 2022, the RRB Bangalore NTPC Exam official notification and relevant dates are tabulated for quick reference.
| Event details | Date |
| RRB NTPC official notification | Released on 28th February 2019 |
| Online applications commence | 1st March 2019 |
| Online applications last date declared | 31st March 2019 |
| Last date for fee payment | 23:59 of 5th April 2019 |
| Admit card issue for NTPC-2022 | 22nd March 2022 |
| Anticipated Exam dates RRB-NTPC-2022 | 1st to 8th April 2022 (Phase 6) |
| Result Announcement | It will be announced later |
| Official Notification Release for RRB ALP | Expected in August 2022 |
| Applying Online start date | Expected in August 2022 |
| Last Date | Expected in September 2022 |
| 2022 RRB ALP Examination | Expected in November 2022 |
| Results Announcement for 2022 RRB ALP | It will be announced later |
| JE 2022 Admit Card Release Date | 18th May 2022 |
| 2022 RRB JE Exam | 22nd May 2022 |
| 2022 RRB JE Results Announcement | It will be announced later |
Eligibility Criteria:
The Railway RRB Bangalore eligibility criteria include age, nationality, and educational qualifications that need to be filled correctly in the online application.
Nationality: You must be an Indian citizen, OR a citizen of Nepal/Bhutan, OR a Tibetian refugee, from Pakistan, Burma, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Zambia, Tanganyika/ Zanzibar, Malawi, Ethiopia, Vietnam and Zaire permanently settling in India.
Age and Minimum Qualifications: If applying after Class XII or a diploma in engineering for the undergraduate level posts of the RRB Bangalore, you should be between 18 and 30 years. Graduates in Engineering, MSc, B Tech candidates, depending on the requirement of technical posts, need to be lower than 33 years of age.
The Railway RRB Bangalore offers an age relaxation as per the GOI norms.OBC non-creamy layers get 3 years more while the SC/ST candidates get 5 years of age relaxation. PwD candidates and Group C or D employees get from 10 to 15 years relaxation, ex-servicemen up to 33 Years plus years in service plus 3 years, and divorced/separated women between 5 to 10 years depending on their category.
RRB Bangalore Vacancy
The RRB Bangalore has recently announced its intention to recruit suitable candidates for its vacancies in the CMA, DMS, Group-C level posts, and the JE or Junior Engineer posts. The notification is available on www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in and was issued on 17/11/2021 (17hrs) with a closing date of 16/12/21 (23:59) for the 792 vacancies Tech JE/CMA/DMS Posts.
Across the Railway RRB Bangalore, vacancies are available as indicated below.
| Post | Number of Vacancies |
| Group-D posts | 103769 |
| Para-medical Staff | 2262 |
| Assistant Train Clerks | 592 |
| Traffic Assistants | 88 |
| Typist cum Accounts Clerk Assistant | 760 |
| Typist cum.Junior Clerk posts | 4319 |
| Non-technical Popular Category | 40159 |
| Ministerial & Isolated Categories | 1958 |
| Junior Engineer (JE)/ CMA/ DMS | 792 |
The Selection Process:
All appointments to the Railway RRB Bangalore are made through a screening test called CBT-1, which is followed by the slightly more difficult CBT-2 computer-based tests. If you fulfil the eligibility requirements, you can fill in the online application form on the official website. The entire selection process is merit-based, transparent, and subject to scrutiny and the norms of GOI, the Railway Board, etc. There are reservations available under the various categories directed to include OBC/ST/SC/ EX-servicemen etc.
Application Form:
You fill up the Application Form Online at the official website(Railway RRB Bangalore). The website has set an easy application process. Candidates must follow the instructions correctly while filling the application form to prevent it from being invalidated later.
Application Fees:
A fee is also applicable, which must accompany the application form. The fee is INR 500 for unreserved and OBC categories and Rs 250 for the ST/SC/ Ex-servicemen/ PwD or persons with disability/widows and divorced or separated women, etc.
Examination: The examination stage consists of downloading the admit card, which is available on the website at least ten days before the exam, and appearing for the computer-based examinations CBT-1. A merit list is made for those who qualify here. Short-listed candidates will appear for CBT-2 and skill tests if applying for skilled posts.
Post the CBT-2; a merit list is again prepared, and depending on the number of vacancies and posts applied for, the short-listed candidates are issued call letters. Skill tests for the typist posts are also a part of the examination at this stage. There is a slight difference in the NTPC and Technical Post exams which are discussed below.
Document Verification: There is no personal interview required except for certain posts like the viva voce round and psychological assessment for health and safety operators. However, all candidates short-listed must clear the medical examination round and the document verification round before being counselled for the job.
Medical Test: The medical test is a mandatory test for all candidates, including the PwD category, and the candidate must pass the Visual Acuity and other health parameters.
RRB Bangalore CBT Exam Pattern:
You are required to clear the following exams to complete the selection process.
- CBT-I is a computer-based exam used for screening applications and qualifying them for the CBT-2.
- CBT-2 is also a computer-based exam with more difficult questions.
- CBAT/Typing Skill Test is a test to assess the skills and aptitude for technical jobs.
CBT-1:
The CBT-1 RRB Allahabad is a Computer-Based Test to screen many aspirants at the RRB exams. The exam lasts for 90 minutes for NTPC candidates, and for PwD candidates, the exam is for 120 minutes. A negative marking is awarded for each wrong answer, and every four wrong answers have a mark deducted. If you do not answer a question, you do not lose marks. The CBT-1 exam has three sections for a total of 100 marks. Namely,
- Mathematics (30 questions and marks).
- General Awareness (40 questions and marks).
- Reasoning & General Intelligence (30 questions and marks).
However, the technical cadre CBT-1 exam pattern is slightly different and is the Railway RRB Bangalore’s 90-minute screening exam with four sections for a total of 100 marks. Namely,
- Mathematics (30 questions)
- General Awareness (15 questions)
- Reasoning & General Intelligence (25 questions)
- General Science (30 questions).
CBT-2:
The CBT-2 exam is for those candidates who get short-listed in the CBT-1 is a computer-based test for 120 marks. The questions have a higher difficulty level and are dependent on the various posts and skills required in them. The duration of CBT-2 is for 90 minutes, and every three wrong answers lose a mark. Marks will not be deducted for the unanswered queries. There are three sections in the NTPC CBT-2 Railway RRB Bangalore. These are
- Mathematics (35 questions/ marks)
- CBAT or Aptitude and General Awareness (50 questions/marks)
- Reasoning & General Intelligence (35 questions/marks).
The 120-minute exam for the technical cadre posts is through the CBT-2 exam for short-listed candidates from CBT-1 and has five sections for 220 marks. Namely,
- Physics and Chemistry (50 marks)
- General Awareness (50 marks)
- Basics of Environment Control & Pollution (10 marks)
- Basics of Computer Applications (10 marks).
- Technical Ability (100 marks).
NTPC RRB Bangalore posts like the Junior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Time Keeper, Senior Time Keeper, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist, etc. require you to take the typing test. Typists are required to score with a typing speed of 30 English words/ minute or alternately 25 Hindi words/ minute while typing without the editing tools or the spell-check facility.
The NTPC RRB CBT Exam Syllabus:
The CBT exam normally has three sections for the NTPC posts. They could be easy to moderate or moderate to hard difficulty levels of questions drawn from various topics and subtopics. Here is the detailed syllabus for each of the papers in the CBT-1 NTPC RRB exams.
The Intelligence and Reasoning Tests at the RRB Bangalore are computer-selected questions from topics like
- Maps,
- Venn Diagrams,
- Alphabetical Series,
- Similarities and Differences,
- Syllogism,
- Analogies,
- Decoding & Coding,
- Statement & Courses of Action,
- Puzzles,
- Analytical Reasoning,
- Jumbling Numbers & Alphabets,
- Statement Conclusions,
- Relationships,
- Decision Making,
- Number Completion,
- Simple Math Operations,
- Data Sufficiency,
- Interpretation of Graphs.
The detailed Railway RRB Bangalore mathematics exam syllabus is from topics like
- Mensuration,
- Fractions,
- Number system,
- Time & Distance,
- Decimals,
- LCM,
- Ratio & Proportion,
- HCF,
- Time and Work,
- Simple and Compound Interest,
- Profit and Loss,
- Elementary Algebra,
- Geometry,
- Elementary Statistics
- Trigonometry.
In the General Awareness Section, you can expect questions on several topics like
- The UN,
- Important Government Programs,
- Art/ Culture of India,
- Current Events,
- Computer Basics and Applications,
- Games/Sports Questions,
- National or International Knowledge,
- Places & Monuments of India,
- General & Life Sciences,
- Famous Personalities,
- Indian Literature,
- Indian History,
- Physical Geography,
- The Freedom Struggle,
- Economic & Social Geography of the World and India,
- Indian Fauna and Flora,
- World Organizations,
- Indian Governance & Polity,
- General Technological & Scientific Developments,
- Environmental Issues,
- Common Abbreviations,
- Indian Transport Systems,
- Indian Economy.
Salary Benefits:
Several vacancies are available for the undergraduates who normally start on a salary of INR 19900 to 21700 and Level-2 posts. Graduates start with a higher Level 4 or 5 jobs, and their basic salary can range from INR 25,500 to INR 35,400. The starting salary for various technical posts like the JE/CMA/DMS post is in the INR 35400 to 1,12,400 Pay Band with an INR 4,200 Grade Pay.
RRB Bangalore employees are also eligible for allowances like HRA – House Rent Allowance, DA – Dearness Allowance, TA-Travelling Allowance, OTA- Overtime Allowance, Pension Scheme, Transport Allowance, Medical Reimbursements and other Special Allowances like group insurance, relocation allowances, children educational facilities, etc.
RRB 2022 Cut off marks:
The Railway RRB Bangalore 2021 cut-off marks at the exam for NTPC posts can be taken to assess the cut-off scores required for selection in 2022. The CBAT Aptitude Scores for NTPC vacancies is 42 % to qualify for posts like the Station Master or Traffic Assistant. The RRB Bangalore cut-off marks are expected to be as in the table below.
| Category | Cut off scores |
| General merit and unreserved candidates | 80 to 84 % score |
| OBC candidates | 77 to 79 % score |
| SC | 70 to 72 % score |
| ST | 66 to 68 % score |
Conclusion:
Getting a job in the Railway RRB Bangalore is no easy task. The number of aspirants competing for such Central Government jobs was about 23 Lakh candidates! And, with a negative marking of 0.25 of a mark in CBT-1 and 0.33 of a mark in CBT-2, you will need excellent time management and practice to be successful at the RRB Bangalore exams. Note that you can apply any number of times as long as you satisfy the age, qualification, and such eligibility criteria. However, to develop better focus and a successful strategy, try the Oliveboard platform. They prepare you for all exams and help you kick start your career with a lucrative job.
FAQs:
Visit the official RRB Bangalore website and log in using your Email ID and password. Choose the tab for Applications and select the dropdown for checking Application Status. Use your Registration Number to pull up the application and its status.
At times it becomes difficult to remember log-in details and passwords. To recover your log-in details, visit the RRB website. Use the ‘Forgot Password’ option and your User ID or Email ID. Check your Email ID mentioned in your application form to get the reset link for the Railway RRB Bangalore portal and create a new password to log in to the RRB Bangalore website.
The Railway RRB Bangalore exam announced by the Indian Railway Commissions and Recruitment Board is contained in their official notification available on the RRB website. It mentions that the exam for the NTPC posts is scheduled for 15th December 2022. Various technical vacancies have also been announced, and their exam dates can also be found on the RRB Bangalore website.
The Railway RRB Bangalore admit cards are available at least ten days before the NTPC exams, scheduled to be held in December 2022. You can use the link below to download the admit card, exam dates and get a clear picture of the vacancies available at RRB Bangalore under the NTPC vacancies. Several vacancies like the CA- Commercial Assistant, ASM- Assistant Station Master, Senior Time Keeper, Senior Clerk Cum Typist, TA- Traffic Assistant, Traffic Apprentice, Goods Guard, Typist cum Junior Accounts Assistant, Reservations and Enquiry Clerk, etc., are available. (NTPC 35277 VACANCY NOTIFICATION).
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