rrb exam syllabus

Railway Recruitment Board (CWE) Syllabus 2016

As you know that Indian Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has released the recruitment Notification for the 18252 Various posts.

Aspirants should go through the information given below to get aware about RRB Examination syllabus and allotted subjects. 

Indian Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) 2016 Selection Procedure

1. Preliminary Examination
2. Main Examination
3. Skill Test (Typing Test)
4. Aptitude Test
5. Document Verification
6. Medical Fitness Test

RRB Common Preliminary (stage 1) Exam Pattern & Syllabus

The question paper will be in English, Hindi, Urdu and regional languages and the duration of the examination will be 90 minutes with approximately 100 questions.

1. General Awareness
2. Arithmetic
3. General Intelligence and reasoning

Topics Details

General Awareness and General Science

• Indian Polity.
• Indian Economic Scenario.
• Current Affairs – International & National.
• History & Culture of India.
• Geography of India.
• Indian Constitution.
• Science & Technology.
• Issues related to India and Neighbouring Countries etc.
• Physics
• Biology
• Chemistry

Arithmetic

• Profit and Loss.
• Ratios and Proportions.
• Problems on Ages.
• Simple & Compound Interest.
• Time and Distances.
• Pipes & Cisterns.
• Time and Work
• Areas & Volumes
• Data Interpretation etc.
• General Intelligence and Reasoning

General Intelligence and reasoning

• Space visualization.
• Problem solving.
• Relationship concepts.
• Decision making.
• Visual memory.
• Arithmetical Number Series.
• Similarities & Differences.
• Verbal and Figure Classification.
• Non-verbal series etc.

Post wise Selection Procedure

1. Preliminary Examination is common for all the posts.
2. Main (Second Stage) Exam and Document Verification are conducted for the posts of Commercial Apprentice, Traffic Apprentice, ECRC and Goods Guard.
3. Main (Second Stage) Exam, Typing Test / Skill Test and followed by Verification Of Documents are conducted for the posts of Jr Accounts Assistant Cum Typist and Sr Clerk Cum Typist.

4. Main (Second Stage) Exam, Aptitude Test and followed by Verification of Documents are conducted for the posts of Assistant Station Master and Traffic Assistant

Note 2: Candidates who qualify in the Preliminary (stage I) Exam will again have to apply separately for Main (second stage) Examinations.

Note 3:  There shall be negative marking in written examinations and marks shall be deducted for each wrong answer @1/3 of the allotted marks for each question