RRB NTPC (Railway Recruitment Board - Non-Technical Popular Categories) Exam 2024 - Notification, Eligibility, Important Dates, Syllabus and more

RRB NTPC is a competitive exam conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board. The full form RRB NTPC is Railway Recruitment Board Non-Technical Popular Categories. Notifications are expected to be released soon for freshers and experienced candidates. Vacancies are available for the posts of Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) i.e. Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Junior Timekeeper, 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 and Station Master in various Zonal Railways and Production Units of Indian Railways.

The salary for given posts can range from approximately ?19,900 - ?35,400 per month. Total number of vacancies available are 10603.

Notification for the examination will be out officially between July-September 2024. Application fees for General OBC is ?500/- and for SC/ST, Ex-Servicemen, PwBD, Women, Transgender, Minorities, and Economically Backward Classes: ?250/-

The RRB NTPC age criteria for candidates is 18-30 years also the candidate must have completed graduation to be eligible for this exam. Undergraduate Posts are also available with Minimum Educational Qualification of 12th or its equivalent examination. Age Relaxation is available for different categories.

The examination will held in 2 stages of computer based test (CBT). Depending on the role, typing skills or another computer test is scheduled for the candidate. Document Verification/Medical Examination will also take place. Selection will be made on the basis of merit. Test will held for a duration of 90 minutes. There is a negative marking of -1/3 for each incorrect answer.

You can download the syllabus from the official website in PDF format.

Tentative syllabus is given below which you can refer-

a. Mathematics:

Number System, Decimals, Fractions, LCM, HCF, Ratio and Proportions, Percentage, Mensuration, Time and Work, Time and Distance, Simple and Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Elementary Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry, Elementary Statistics etc.

b. General Intelligence and Reasoning:

Analogies, Completion of Number and Alphabetical Series, Coding and Decoding, Mathematical Operations, Similarities and Differences, Relationships, Analytical Reasoning, Syllogism, Jumbling, Venn Diagrams, Puzzle, Data Sufficiency, Statement- Conclusion, Statement- Courses of Action, Decision Making, Maps, Interpretation of Graphs etc.

c. General Awareness:

Current Events of National and International Importance, Games and Sports, Art and Culture of India, Indian Literature, Monuments and Places of India, General Science and Life Science (up to 10th CBSE), History of India and Freedom Struggle, Physical, Social and Economic Geography of India and World, Indian Polity and Governance- constitution and political system, General Scientific and Technological Developments including Space and Nuclear Program of India, UN and Other important World Organizations, Environmental Issues Concerning India and World at Large, Basics of Computers and Computer Applications, Common Abbreviations, Transport Systems in India, Indian Economy, Famous Personalities of India and World, Flagship Government Programs, Flora and Fauna of India, Important Government and Public Sector Organizations of India etc.

You can refer to the previous year's questions for better practice. Practising the Previous Year Question Papers gives you an idea about the difficulty level of the questions.

Here are some books which you can refer:

• Lucent's General Knowledge
• Arihant General Knowledge
• Quicker Mathematics by M Tyra
• Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal
• A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal (English) 1st Edition by BS Sijwali and Indu Sijwal

Cutoff

The RRB NTPC cut off will be released with the result and scorecard on the official website. The RRB NTPC cutoff is released for different stages of the exam and for different categories of candidates.

Exam results

Result will be declared soon after successful conduction of the examination. It will be declared on the official website of the respective RRBs after each stage of the exam and successful document verification.