Preparing for the RRB JE exam can be an intimidating affair, considering the fact that it is quite a tough exam to crack. However, if your competitive exam preparation is good then you will get through. In order to ensure that your preparation is going in the right direction, you will have to know which books to study. Read on to know more about it.
Study material and rrb je books for Electronics
- Indian Railways JE Electronics Recruitment Examination (Old Edition)- Arihant Experts
- Wiley’s RRB Junior Engineer Exam Goalpost Solved Papers and Practice Tests- DT Editorial Services
- RRB Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering/ Electrical Practice Book: For Junior and Section Engineer (25 Model Practice Set)- Kiran Prakashan Think Tank
- Railway Recruitment Board: Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Examination Guide For Junior Engineer (English Paperback GKP)
- Indian Railways JE Electronics Recruitment Examination- Arihant Experts
RRB JE Exam pattern 2019
If you want to score high marks, then make sure that you know the RRB JE examination pattern. Solve as many practice sets and mock tests as you can and you will have a good idea about the examination pattern. The RRB JE exam is divided into three parts- 1st Stage Computer Based Test (CBT), 2nd Stage CBT, and 3rd Stage Medical Examination/ Document Verification.
RRB JE 1st Stage CBT exam pattern
Subjects | Total Number of Questions | Duration |
General Science | 30 | |
General Awareness | 15 | |
Reasoning and General Intelligence | 25 | |
Mathematics | 30 | |
Total | 100 marks for 100 questions | 1 hour 30 minutes |
RRB JE 2nd Stage CBT exam pattern
Subjects | Total Number of Questions | Duration |
Technical Abilities | 100 | |
Pollution Control and Basics of Environment | 10 | |
Basics of Computers and Applications | 10 | |
Physics and Chemistry | 15 | 2 hours |
General Awareness | 15 | |
Total | 150 marks for 150 questions |
RRB JE Syllabus
The RRB JE syllabus is divided into two parts-
RRB JE 1st Stage CBT
- General Science
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics (Up to 10th standard)
- General Awareness
General technological and scientific developments, sports, environmental issues revolving around the world and India, Indian economy, Indian constitution and polity, history and culture of India involving the freedom struggle, Indian geography, current affairs knowledge.
- Reasoning and General Intelligence
Statement- Assumptions and Arguments, directions, classification, analytical reasoning, differences and similarities, decision making and conclusions, data sufficiency and data interpretation, Venn diagram, jumbling, syllogism, relationships, mathematical operations, coding and decoding, number and alphabetical series, analogies.
- Mathematics
Pipes and cistern, clock and calendar, age calculations, square root, elementary statistics, trigonometry, geometry, algebra, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, time and distance, time and work, mensuration, percentages, ratio and proportion, HCF and LCM, fractions, decimals, BODMAS, number systems.
RRB JE 2nd Stage CBT
Technical abilities
- Printing Technology- Printing materials, printing finishing and processing, advertising and designing in print media, publishing software, colour management and separation, printing machine maintenance, web offset printing, advanced printing technologies, printing systems, screen printing and gravure and flexo, image processing, sheetfed offset machines, paper and ink, plate making methods, digital imaging, printers estimating and accounting, package technology.
- Electronics- Basic electrical engineering, computer programming, data network and communication, communication engineering, electronic measurements, microcontroller and microprocessor, linear integrated circuit, digital electronics, electronic circuits and devices, electronic materials and components.
- Mechanical- Thermal engineering, industrial management, hydraulic machinery, fluid mechanics, metrology, finishing and grinding process, welding, machining, the strength of materials, material science, engineering mechanics.
- Electrical- Basic electronics, costing and estimation, switchgear utilization of electrical energy and protection, distribution and transmission and generation, synchronous machines, electrical machines, measuring instruments and measurement, AC fundamentals, magnetic circuit, circuit law, basic concepts.
- Civil- Contracts and accounts, costing and estimating, environmental engineering and advanced construction techniques and equipment, highway engineering, transportation engineering, design of steel structures, design of concrete structures, theory of structures, mechanics of structures, irrigation engineering, hydraulics, geotechnical, computer-aided design, surveying, concrete technology, building drawing finishes and maintenance, construction of superstructure and substructure, building construction and materials, engineering mechanics.
Conclusion
The RRB JE exam is one of the most sought after options when it comes to government jobs for graduates. If you do your preparation in the right way, then you will get through without too much hassle.

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