RRB NTPC Previous Year Question Papers PDF for CBT 1 & 2 from 2016 to 2022

The steps to download RRB NTPC question papers are given below:

• Visit the official website or our website
• Click the 'RRB NTPC question paper' link on the home page
• Enter the required credentials such as user ID and password
• RRB NTPC question papers appear on the screen
• Download the question paper and save it

 

 

 

The tips and tricks to prepare for RRB NTPC exam are given below: a) Understand the exam pattern and syllabus b) Practice the previous years' question papers to know the type of questions asked in the exam/li&get; c) Solve mock tests to improve speed and accuracy d) Identify the strengths and weakness and work towards improving the weaker areas/li&get; e) Refer to a good book and clear the concepts of each topic Questions asked in the RRB NTPC exam are generally of the school level. Candidates can brush up on the topics prescribed for Science subjects from the NCERT books of Classes 7 to 10. The books that candidates can refer to for RRB NTPC exam are given below: Mathematics Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal Fast Track by Rajesh Verma NCERT Maths from Grade 6 to Grade 11 Magical Books on Quicker Maths by M Tyra Advance Maths by Rakesh Yadav General Intelligence and Reasoning Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey Test of Reasoning by Edgar Thorpe A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal New Approach to Reasoning Verbal, Non-Verbal and Analytical by BS Sijwali and Indus Sijwali Lucents General Intelligence and Reasoning General Knowledge Lucents General Knowledge Manorama Yearbook.

The difficulty level of questions asked in RRB NTPC exam is of moderate level. The level of questions asked in the General Intelligence and Reasoning section is and the Mathematics sections are easy. The level of questions asked in the General Awareness section is easy to moderate. The standard of RRB NTPC syllabus has been formulated keeping in mind the nature of the job profile and is basically based on Class 10, 12, and graduation levels.

RRB NTPC question paper for CBT will be released along with the answer key. The question paper is made available for different exam shifts. Candidates can download the question papers by logging with the required credentials. Candidates can use the question papers to know the types of questions asked in the exam. Candidates can also raise objections against RRB NTPC question papers.

The ways to attempt RRB NTPC question papers are given below:

• Set Up a Real Exam Environment
• Gather the Necessary Materials
• Start with a Time Management Plan
• Attempt Questions in Sequence
• Avoid Guesswork
• Review Your Answers
• Analyze Your Performance
• Track Your Progress
• Practice Regularly

RRB NTPC question papers help candidates to know the types of questions asked in the exam as well the difficulty level of the questions. The question papers also give candidates an idea regarding the pattern of the exam, topic-wise distribution of questions, topics that are given maximum weightage, etc.

RRB NTPC vacancies are announced depending upon the requirements of the concerned departments in Indian Railways. The exam is conducted for recruitment to the post of Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Junior Time Keeper, 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. The selection of Station Master and Traffic Assistant comprises CBT 1, 2, CBAT, document verification, and medical exam. The selection of Junior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Time Keeper, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist, and Senior Time Keeper comprises CBT 1, 2, Typing Skill Test, document verification, and medical exam. The selection process for the post of Trains Clerk, Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Goods Guard, Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Commercial Apprentice comprises CBT 1, 2 followed by document verification and medical examination. 

RRB NTPC exam pattern and selection process has been revised for graduate and undergraduate posts. The revision in the exam pattern has been done in the second stage CBT. The second stage CBT has been made common for all the levels for graduate and undergraduate posts. The revised exam pattern is given below.

Revised Exam Pattern for Graduate Posts

Revised Exam Pattern

Name of the post	Level in 7th CPC	1st stage CBT	2ndstage CBT	Skill Test requirement
Goods Train Manager	5	Common for all Posts	Common for all posts	------
Senior Clerk cum Typist	5			Typing Skill Test
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist	5			Typing Skill Test
Chief Commercial cum Ticket Supervisor	6			-------
Station Master	6			Computer Based Aptitude Test

Revised Exam Pattern for Undergraduate Posts

Sl. No.	Name of the post	Level in 7th CPC	1st stage CBT	2nd stage CBT	Skill Test requirement
1	Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	3	Common for all Posts	Common for all posts	------
2	Accounts Clerk cum Typist	2			Typing Skill Test
3	Junior Clerk cum Typist	2			Typing Skill Test
4	Trains Clerk	2			-------

 

RRB NTPC previous year question papers are provided on this page to download. Candidates can download the question papers and practice for the exam. By practising RRB NTPC previous year question papers, candidates can know the important topics for the exam. Candidates can also know the weightage given to each and every topic prescribed in the RRB NTPC syllabus.

RRB Group D is the entry-level job in the Indian railway while RRB NTPC comes under the category of group C jobs, which are next to Group D posts. For RRB Group D posts, the educational qualification required is a Class 10th pass. For RRB NTPC undergraduate posts, candidates must have passed Class 12th. The posts announced under RRB Group D are Track Maintainer Grade-IV, Helper/Assistant in various technical departments (Electrical, Mechanical and S&T departments), Pointsman, etc. The posts announced under RRB NTPC are Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Junior Time Keeper, 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.

Besides solving RRB NTPC question papers, you need to attempt mock tests to improve your speed and accuracy. After attempting mock tests, you should analyse your performance in the mock test and work on improving the weaker areas. The mock tests are like actual tests. By solving these tests, candidates can know the type of questions they can expect in the exam.

According to government notification, there will be no interviews at the Group C and Group D level post recruitment. The RRB NTPC recruits for Group C level posts in railways; there will be no interviews for the RRB NTPC at levels 2, 3,4,5, and 6. The selection process for NTPC is as follows: 1. First Stage Computer Based Test, 2. Second-stage computer-based test 3. The third stage is a typing skill test or a computer-based aptitude test, depending on the post. 4. Finally, document verification and a medical examination will be done after shortlisting aspirants.

The first stage CBT of RRB NTPC comprises questions from General Awareness, Mathematics, and General Intelligence and Reasoning. The test paper carries a total of 100 objective-type multiple-choice questions. The first stage CBT is qualifying in nature. The test carries 100 marks. The exam is held for 90 minutes (120 minutes for PwBD candidates accompanied by scribe). The structure of RRB NTPC exam pattern for CBT 1 is given below.

Sections	Number of questions
General Awareness	40
Mathematics	30
General Intelligence and Reasoning	30
Total	100

Yes, there is a minimum qualifying cut off in RRB NTPC exam. The minimum qualifying marks for CBT 1 and 2 for General, EWS categories is 40 per cent, for OBC and SC is 30 per cent and for ST category is 25 per cent. In CBAT, candidates are required to secure a minimum T-score of 42 marks. Besides, cut off marks, candidates are also required to secure the qualifying marks as per their categories. Candidates need to secure the qualifying marks in CBTs and CBAT inorder to qualify the exam. The CBT 1 comprises questions from General Awareness, Mathematics, and General Intelligence and Reasoning. The total marks allotted to the CBT 1 are 100. The CBT 2 comprises questions from General Questions Awareness, Mathematics, and General Intelligence and Reasoning. Total marks allotted to the test are 120.

The instructions related to RRB NTPC Typing Test are given below:

• The candidates are required to type at least 300 words in English or 250 words in Hindi
• The candidates will have to type in English or Hindi, as per option exercised by them on RRB websites. English will be the Typing Language for those who have not exercised their option Candidates who have opted Hindi for Typing Test must be familiar with the usage of Krutidev or Mangal font
• The exam session consists of three parts as Typing practice for one minute to warm up & familiarize with key board,  Break of 30 seconds and Typing Test for 10 minutes which will be taken for evaluation
• As the skill test is to determine the speed, candidates who have completed the passage can retype passage from the beginning within the duration of test i.e. 10 minutes. Candidates who do not type the whole passage at least once in 10 minutes will be treated as disqualified. The transcripts of those candidates who do not type 300 words in English or 250 words in Hindi within the prescribed time will not be evaluated
• The evaluation of the passage typed by the candidate will be done as follows:
• The mistakes will be classified as full mistakes and half mistakes. 5 per cent mistakes of the total words typed may be ignored. Accordingly, the total number of mistakes will be calculated as under:

1. No. of full mistakes + No. of half mistakes/2 = Total Mistakes
2. Number of mistakes – 5 per cent of total number of words typed = Final count of mistakes

• The typing speed of the candidate will be worked out by the following formula:
• Typing Speed= No. of total words typed – (Final count of mistake x 10)/Time 
• For example: If a candidate types a total number of 400 words in 10 minutes and commits 10 final count of mistakes, his speed would be worked out as follows:

1. 400- (10x10)/10= 300/10 = 30 w.p.m

• The minimum speed should be 30 words per minute in English and 25 words per minute in Hindi

 

 

 

The Railway Recruitment Board prescribes RRB NTPC syllabus for CBT 1 and 2. The syllabus is mentioned in the official recruitment notification. The exam is conducted to select candidates for various posts such as Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Junior Time Keeper, Trains Clerk, Station Master, etc in the Indian Railways. It is highly competitive exam and the knowledge of RRB NTPC syllabus is important to crack the exam. The syllabus of RRB NTPC highlights the topics that candidates need to cover for the exam. RRB NTPC syllabus includes topics and sub-topics from three subjects-General Intelligence & Reasoning, Mathematics, and General Awareness. RRB NTPC syllabus for different subjects is given below:

• Mathematics: Data Interpretation, Profit, Loss & Discount, Speed, Time & Distance, Simple and Compound Interest, Geometry, Time and Work, Percentage, etc. 
• Reasoning: Alphabet series, Number series, Coding-Decoding, Venn Diagram, Syllogism, etc.
• General Awareness: Current Affairs Static GK, Polity and Constitution, History, Geography, Art and Culture, etc.

 

 

 

A total of 100 questions are asked in the first stage while 120 questions are asked in the second stage of RRB NTPC exam. The questions asked in the exam are objective-type. Candidates need to choose one answer. The subjects of RRB NTPC exam include General Awareness, Mathematics, and General Intelligence and Reasoning. The total marks allotted to the first stage are 100 while 120 marks to the second stage of RRB NTPC exam. Each question in the exam carries one mark.

The marking scheme of RRB NTPC is given below: For the correct answer, candidates score one mark There is negative marking for wrong answers, 1/3 marks are deducted for incorrect answers The marks of each session of the test are normalised since the exam is conducted in multiple sessions.

To get good marks in RRB NTPC exam, candidates must make a habit of solving previous years' question papers and mock tests to improve speed and accuracy. Instead of cramming, they must make their own notes. Candidates must try to cover all the topics given in the syllabus. It is only through practice that candidates can score good marks in the RRB NTPC exam.

The tips and tricks to crack RRB NTPC exam in 90 days are given below: Understand the idea behind every single concept Practice enough number of questions for each topic Develop reading habits Keep Mathematical formulas, steps at the fingertips. Practice and revise them regularly Solve questions during a time-bound manner. Time management is extremely important As you prepare, work on to take care of a balance between speed and accuracy Revise regularly, not just the topics you are feeling weak at but also those which you are absolutely confident about Take RRB NTPC mock tests or the other mock test (for any government job) because the syllabus is more or less same Analyse your performance within the test and identify your weaknesses and mistakes. Work on them.

RRB NTPC salary is different for different posts. The starting basic salary range offered to undergraduate posts is INR 19,900 to 21,700. While, the graduate post employees are offered RRB NTPC salary in the range of INR 25,500 to INR 35,400. The monthly basic salary for Junior Clerk cum Typist is INR 19,900 while it is INR 35,400 for Station Master and Commercial Apprentice. Candidates are also entitled to Dearness Allowance (DA), Travel Allowance (TA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), pension benefits, and medical reimbursements. The post-wise RRB NTPC salary is given below:

RRB NTPC Salary for Undergraduate Posts

Posts	Level in 7th CPC	Initial Pay (In INR)
Junior Clerk cum Typist	2	19,900
Accounts Clerk cum Typist	2	19,900
Junior Time Keeper	2	19,900
Trains Clerk	2	19,900
Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	3	21,700

RRB NTPC Salary for Graduate Posts

Posts	Level in 7th CPC	Initial Pay (In INR)
Traffic Assistant	4	25,500
Goods Guard	5	29,200
Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	5	29,200
Senior Clerk cum Typist	5	29,200
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist	5	29,200
Senior Time Keeper	5	29,200
Commercial Apprentice	6	35,400
Station Master	6	35,400

RRB NTPC selection process comprises various stages such as CBT 1, CBT 2, CBAT/CBTST, document verification and medical exam. The post-wise selection process is given below: First stage CBT, second stage CBT & Computer-based Aptitude Test is conducted for the posts of Station Master and Traffic Assistant. Subsequently, there will be document verification and medical examination. First stage CBT, Second stage CBT and Typing Skill Test are conducted for Junior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Time Keeper, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist and Senior Time Keeper. Candidates need to appear for document verification and medical examination. For Trains Clerk, Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Goods Guard, Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Commercial Apprentice, two-stage CBT is conducted, followed by document verification and medical examination.