RRB Group D 2025 Exam Pattern: Check Exam Duration & Marking Scheme

Railway Recruitment Board Group D 2024 ( RRB Group D )

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Registration: 23 Jan '25 - 22 Feb '25

Anangsha Patra

Anangsha PatraDeputy Manager – Editorial

Updated on Jan 3, 2025 13:02 IST

RRB Group D Exam Pattern 2025 highlights the overall structure of the exam. The exam pattern of RRB Group D 2025 is such that it is divided into computer-based test, Physical Efficiency Test (PET), document verification, medical exam, and empanelling of candidates. Going through the RRB Group D exam pattern, candidates can know the marking scheme, different sections, total number of questions, etc. Candidates qualifying the CBT exam are called for PET/PST, Those who qualify the PET/PST are called for document verification and a medical exam.

The marks of candidates are calculated based on the percentile-based normalisation. The percentile score of each candidate is converted into normalised marks by inserting the raw marks into the base shift. The calculation of base shift is done by using the standard mathematical formula of interpolation. The purpose behind the interpolation of raw marks into the base shift is to decide the minimum qualifying marks as well as give weightage in marks to CCAA candidates. RRB Group D syllabus is framed as per the exam pattern. There are also qualifying marks in RRB Group D exam for CBT.

RRB Group D Level 1 exam is conducted to recruit candidates for the 1,03,769 vacancies for the posts of Track Maintainer Grade-IV, Helper/Assistant, Assistant Pointsman, Level-I posts in Indian Railways. Here, we have explained in detail the RRB Group D exam pattern for different stages of recruitment. 

 

Q:   What is RRB Group D CBT 1 exam pattern?

A:
RRB Group D exam is conducted online and comprises four sections-General Science, Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning and General Awareness and Current Affairs. RRB Group D exam time is 90 minutes (120 minutes for eligible PwBD candidates accompanied by the scribe). Total 100 objective-type multiple-choice questions are asked in the exam. Total marks allotted to the test are 100.
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Q:   Does RRC Group D include maths questions?

A:
Yes, RRC Group D include Maths questions. The subjects to cover for RRC Group D includes General Science, Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning and General Awareness on Current Affairs. To ace the examination, you must be aware of the important topics for a high scoring performance. The topics of Maths are Number System decimals, LCM & HCF, percentage, time and work, simple and compound interest, Algebra Trigonometry square root, calendar and clock, BODMAS, fractions, ratio and proportion, Mensuration time and distance, profit and loss, geometry, elementary Statistics age calculations, pipes and cisterns.
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Q:   In how many languages RRB Group D question paper will be framed?

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The question paper of RRB Group D CBT is formulated in 15 languages Hindi English Urdu, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipur, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu. The RRB paper, or Railway Recruitment Board paper, can be in various languages depending on the region or the specific examination. However, the majority of RRB papers are in the official language of the state in which the examination is taking place. For example, if the examination is taking place in Tamil Nadu, the paper is likely to be in Tamil. Likewise, if the exam is taking place in Kolkata, the language of the question paper will be in Bengali. Candidates can opt to choose the exam language while filling the application form.

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Q:   How many questions are asked in each section of RRB Group D exam?

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In RRB Group D exam, there are 25 questions each in General Science and Mathematics. There are 30 questions in the General Intelligence and Reasoning and 20 questions in General Awareness and Current Affairs. We have provided below the topic-wise weightage.

Maths

Topics

Expected weightage

Number System

1-2

BODMAS

2-3

Decimals & Fractions

1-2

Average

1-2

LCM & HCF

1-2

Ratio and Proportion

2-3

Percentages

2-3

Mensuration

2

Time and Work

3-4

Time and Distance

2-3

Simple and Compound Interest

1

Profit & Loss

1-2

Algebra

1

Geometry and Trigonometry

1

Age Calculations

2-3

Calendar & Clock

1

Miscellaneous

2-3

General Awareness

Topics

Expected Weightage

Sports

2-3

Economics

1-2

CEO/Chairman/Appointments

1-2

Current Affairs

8-9

Geography

2-3

History

2-3

Miscellaneous

4-5

General Intelligence and Reasoning

Topics

Expected Weightage

Analogies

2-3

Alphabetical and Number Series

3-4

Coding and Decoding

2-3

Mathematical Operations

1-2

Syllogism

1

Venn Diagram

1-2

Data Interpretation and Sufficiency

1-2

Conclusions and Decision Making

1

Analytical Reasoning

3-4

Classification

2-3

Directions

1-2

Statement-Arguments and Assumptions

4-5

Miscellaneous

2-3

General Science

Topics

Expected Weightage

Physics

7-8

Chemistry

9-10

Biology

6-7

 

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RRB Group D Exam Pattern 2025

According to RRB Group D exam pattern, the CBT is divided into four sections: General Science, Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning and General Awareness and Current Affairs. The total marks allotted to CBT are 100. Candidates qualifying the CBT are called for PET. Candidates qualifying the PET are called for document verification. The final selection of candidates is done based on the performance in the CBT provided they qualify the PET. RRBs had removed the CBT 2 exam from the exam pattern of RRB Group D after facing backlash from the student communities. The railway boards conduct only single-stage CBT exam for RRB Group D. 

RRB Group D Exam Pattern for CBT

RRB Group D exam pattern for CBT is divided into four sections: General Science, Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning and General Awareness and Current Affairs. The total duration of the test is 90 minutes (120 minutes for eligible PwBD candidates accompanied by the scribe). The test paper comprises a total of 100 objective-type multiple-choice questions. The structure of RRB Group D pattern for CBT is given below.

Sections

Number of questions

General Science

25

Mathematics

25

General Intelligence and Reasoning

30

General Awareness and Current Affairs

20

Total

100


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RRB Group D Exam Pattern 2025 for PET

PET is conducted for candidates qualifying the CBT. The selection of candidates for this stage is done three times the number of vacancies. It is mandatory for candidates to pass the PET and it is qualifying in nature.

Male candidates Female candidates/Transgender candidates

Candidates should be able to lift and carry 35 kg of weight for a distance of 100 meters in two minutes without putting down the weight

Female candidates should be able to lift and carry 20 kgs of weight for a distance of 100 meters in two minutes without putting down the weight
Candidates should be able to run for a distance of 1000 meters in four minutes and 15 seconds in one chance Candidates should be able to run for a distance of 1000 meters in five minutes and 40 seconds in one chance


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Document Verification & Empanelling of Candidates

In 2022, the process of document verification was revised. Based on the performance of candidates in CBT 1 and subject to their qualifying in PET, candidates equal to the number of vacancies in the ratio 1.1 are called for document verification as per their merit and options. Earlier, it was based on the performance of candidates in CBT subject to their qualifying in PET, candidates 1.05 times (number of extra candidates to be called for Document Verification shall be five per cent beyond the number of notified vacancies) the number of vacancies were called for Document Verification as per their merit and options. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to their passing the requisite medical fitness by the railway administration, final verification of education, community certificates, and verification of antecedents/character certificates. Candidates successful in document verification are sent for medical examination. Visual acuity standard is one of the important criteria of the medical fitness of railway staff. The medical standard prescribed for different categories is given below:

Medical Standard Visual Acuity
A-2  Distant Vision: 6/9, 6/9 without glasses (no fogging test)
Near Vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 without glasses and must pass tests for colour vision, binocular vision, night vision, mesopic vision, etc.
A-3  Distant Vision: 6/9, 6/9 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 2D)
Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses and must pass test for colour vision, binocular vision, night vision, myopic vision, etc. 
B-1  Distant Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D)
Near Vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and must pass the test for colour vision, binocular vision, night vision, mesopic vision, etc.
B-2  Distant Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D)
Near Vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and must pass test for Binocular Vision, etc.
C-1  Distant Vision: 6/12, 6/18 with or without glasses
Near Vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required
C-2 Distant Vision: 6/12, NIL with or without glasses
Near Vision: Sn. 0.6 combined with or without glasses where reading or close work is required

RRB Group D Marking Scheme

The marking scheme has been prescribed by the RRBs. The scores of candidates are calculated as per the marking scheme. For each correct answer marked in the exam, candidates score one mark. There are negative marks of 1/3 for wrong answers.

RRB Group D Qualifying Marks

o qualify the exam, candidates need to secure the qualifying marks as per their category. Besides, candidates are also required to secure RRB Group D cutoff marks. The category-wise qualifying marks are given below:

Category

Qualifying marks (In per cent)

UR

40

EWS

40

OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)

30

SC

30

ST

30

Note: The percentage of marks is relaxed by 2 per cent for PwBD candidates.

RRB Group D Percentile Based Calculation

Percentile scores are scores based on the relative performance of all those who appear for the examination. The marks obtained are transformed into a scale ranging from 100 to 0 for each shift of examinees. The percentile score is not the same as the percentage of marks obtained. The percentile score indicates the percentage of candidates that have scored equal to or below (same or lower raw scores) that particular percentile in that examination. Therefore, the topper (highest score) of each shift will get the same percentile of 100 which is desirable. The marks obtained in between the highest and lowest scores are also converted to appropriate percentiles. According to the revised marking scheme, the boards have decided to interpolate the raw marks into the base shift. 

Formula for Percentile Score Based Normalisation

The percentile score is the normalized score for the examination (instead of the raw marks of the candidate) and is used for the preparation of the merit lists. The percentile score of a candidate for a particular shift is calculated below:

Percentile Score=Number of candidates appeared in the ‘Shift’ with  raw score EQUAL TO OR LESS than the candidate/The total number of the candidates who appeared in the ’Shift’ X 1000

The percentile scores for the raw score of all the candidates for all the shifts are merged and called the RRC scores which then is used for the compilation of results and further processing for deciding the merit allocation. The Percentile Scores will be calculated up to 5 decimal places to avoid the bunching effect and reduce ties.

In case of two or more candidates secure same Normalized Percentile Score, their merit position will be determined by age criteria i.e., the older person will be placed at higher merit, and in case age being same, then alphabetical order (A to Z) of the name shall be taken into account to break the tie.

What is Base Shift?

‘Base Shift’ is a shift having the ‘Highest Mean’ (Average) among all the shifts of CBT with a condition that its ‘Present Candidate Count’ should be 70 per cent or more than the average of all shifts. In case the ‘Highest Mean’ of two shifts is the same then the shift having ‘Highest Individual Marks’ is considered as ‘Base Shift’.

In case both ‘Highest Mean’ and ‘Highest Individual Marks’ are the same then the shift having ‘Highest Present Candidate Count’ is considered as ‘Base Shift’ to break the tie.

RRB Group D Exam Syllabus

The section-wise important topics prescribed under RRB Group D syllabus are given below:

Mathematics: Number system, Decimals, Ratio and Proportion, Time and Distance, Simple and Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, etc.

General Intelligence and Reasoning: Analogies, Alphabetical and Number Series, Coding and Decoding, Mathematical operations, Relationships, Syllogism, Jumbling, Venn Diagram, Data Interpretation and Sufficiency, Conclusions, etc.

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General Science: The syllabus of General Science covers Physics, Chemistry and Life Sciences of Class 10 level.

General Awareness: Science & Technology, Sports, Culture, Personalities, Economics, Politics, etc.

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