Here in this page we have provided the details of Railway RRB NTPC 2nd Stage Mains Syllabus and Exam Pattern for those aspirants who have completed their 1st stage of exam which is also known as Preliminary Examination. Usually the RRB NTPC Exam is conducted for the Job posts of Commercial Assistant cum Typist, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Assistant Station Master Etc. Railway Recruitment Board conducting RRB NTPC to recruit candidates across India.
RRB NTPC Exam will be conducted in two stages i.e. 1st stage/ Prelims and 2nd stage/ Mains. For this examination approximately 50+ lakhs had appeared in the online test which is conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board. All the aspirants those who are qualified in the 1st stage examination will eligible for the 2nd stage examination of RRB NTPC. The 2nd stage examination is also known as Mains exam. It will be for various NTPC category posts. It is also one of the largest recruitment in India for which about Lakhs of candidates had registered.
RRB NTPC Mains Exam Pattern
The Railway Recruitment Board changed the RRB NTPC exam pattern for this recruitment. The second stage examination will be computer based online test. In this examination there will be 120 multiple choice question and total duration will be 90 minutes. The CBT 2nd stage questions will be included the subjects such as General Awareness, Arithmetic, General Intelligence and Reasoning.
| Section | No. of Questions | Max Marks |
| Arithmetic Ability | 30 | 30 |
| Reasoning & General Intelligence | 30 | 30 |
| General Awareness | 30 | 30 |
| General Science | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 120 | 120 |
Changes for RRB NTPC CBT Mains Exam
- The Candidates equal to 15 times of posts will be selected for this examination.
- For the aspirants the Centre name will be provided before two days of the test.
- The name of town or city will provided by the official site before 21 days of the exam.
- And a special security software will be installed in the computers.
- The exam centers which re strictly blacklisted will not conduct any examinations
RRB NTPC 2nd Stage Mains Syllabus
General Awareness
The questions which will be asked in General Awareness subject includes current events, important dates & events, social, political, economic issues of India & World level.
The administrative structure and economy of India will be asked in the 2nd stage test. Other topics include- scientific inventions, awards, languages, books, currency, sports, states & capitals etc.
- Indian Economy
- Indian History
- Indian Geography
- Indian Railways (Facts & Figures, History)
- Indian Polity
- Indian Culture & Heritage
- Current Affairs
- Static Affairs
Arithmetic Ability
In this section the questions will be from quantitative Aptitude and Data interpretation.
- Data Interpretation (Bar Graphs, Pie Charts, Line Graphs, tables etc.)
- Time & Work
- Time & Distance (Boats & Streams, Trains etc.)
- Pipe & Cistern
- Profit & Loss
- Margins & Discounts
- Simplification
- Speed Calculation
- Averages
- Problems on Age
- Linear/ Quadratic Equations
- Simple/ Compound Interest
- Area & Volume
Reasoning & General Intelligence
The Reasoning section is one of the important and lengthy section of RRB NTPC exam.
- Analogy
- Equality/Inequality
- Classification of Odd pair
- Syllogism
- Alphanumeric Series
- Decision Making
- Blood Relation
- Direction Sense
- Visual Reasoning (Pattern Detection, Hidden Images, Embedded Images, Mirror Images, Figure Matrix etc.)
- Statement Argument
- Statement Conclusion
- Statement Interference
- Problem Solving
- Eligibility Test
- Verbal & Visual Analysis
- Arithmetical Reasoning
- Sitting /Circular Arrangements
- Puzzles/Complex Arrangement
General Science
In this Section, the basic concepts will be asked try to refer old NCERT books for preparation.
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Environmental Studies
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Updated RRB NTPC 2nd Stage Syllabus
The exam date shall be published on the official website of RRB before the NTPC Examination and the Centre of the examination will be released before two days of the examination.
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