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Railway Recruitment Board NTPC

RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories. Tier 1 (CBT) has 100 questions in 90 minutes covering Math, Reasoning, and General Awareness.

100 Qs100 marks90 minNegative: −1/3📅 Dates & updates📋 Full syllabus🎯 Expected cutoff🧠 Tricks & mnemonics📖 How to crack it🔁 Mistake Notebook⌨️ Typing practice✍️ Essay & letter check

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A number when divided by 296 leaves a remainder of 75. What will be the remainder when the same number is divided by 37?

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RRB NTPC eligibility

Shishya's summary, as of 2026-05 — confirm the details on the official site ↗.

Age
18 – 33 years (General)Range varies by post-group. UG posts (Station Master, Goods Guard, Sr Clerk, Sr Time Keeper, Commercial Apprentice, Traffic Asst): 18-33. 12th-level posts (Junior Clerk, Trains Clerk): 18-30.
Education
Class 12 pass for under-graduate-level posts. Bachelor's degree for graduate-level posts.
  • Junior Clerk / Trains Clerk: Class 12 from a recognised board.
  • Station Master / Goods Guard / Commercial Apprentice / Sr Clerk: any Bachelor's degree.
  • Junior Account Asst-cum-Typist: Bachelor's + typing speed in English (30 wpm) or Hindi (25 wpm) — tested at a later stage.
Attempts
No attempt limit other than the upper age cap.
Nationality
Indian citizen (or specified categories — Nepal/Bhutan subjects, Tibetan refugees pre-1962, PIOs).
Reservations
  • Age relaxation as per central government norms: OBC +3, SC/ST +5, PwBD +10, Ex-Servicemen 3 years after service deduction.

RRB NTPC cutoffs

Historical cutoffs are a guide, not a prediction. Use them to set a realistic target, not to predict next year's exact number.

CBT-1 cutoff — Station Master, Goods Guard (2022 cycle, normalised score / 100)

RRB cutoffs vary by zone (NR, SR, ER, WR, etc.) and post. The range here shows the highest-to-lowest zone for each category.

YearCategoryCutoff
2022General (zone-wise average)77 – 89
2022OBC74 – 86
2022EWS65 – 75
2022SC63 – 73
2022ST55 – 67

Source: official ↗ · as of 2026-05.

RRB NTPC salary after selection

Approximate starting gross at an X-class (metro) posting. Actual pay depends on post, city, year of joining and prevailing DA.

  • Station Master / Goods Guard / Sr Clerk-cum-Typist / Commercial Apprentice

    Pay Level 5 or 6
    Basic pay
    ₹29,200 – ₹35,400
    Gross monthly
    ₹35,000 – ₹52,000 (depending on post + city)
    Perks
    • Travelling allowance + free railway pass for self + family
    • HRA / quarters
    • DA, Medical, Pension under NPS

    Source: official ↗ · as of 2026-05.

  • Junior Clerk / Trains Clerk / Junior Time Keeper

    Pay Level 2
    Basic pay
    ₹19,900
    Gross monthly
    ₹26,000 – ₹35,000

    Source: official ↗ · as of 2026-05.

RRB NTPC — Frequently asked questions

Is Shishya free for RRB NTPC preparation?
Yes. Every RRB NTPC mock test, PYQ-pattern paper and study tool on Shishya is completely free — no subscription and no credit card. Questions are written with AI to follow each exam's syllabus topics on Shishya, and re-checked whenever a student reports one.
How many RRB NTPC practice questions does Shishya have?
Shishya has 370 RRB NTPC practice questions, written with AI; every one of them has passed an automated answer check (three independent AI solves and an examiner), and any question a student reports is re-checked. They are available as adaptive mock tests with a worked solution for every question.
Are RRB NTPC previous year question papers available?
Shishya has free RRB NTPC previous year paper practice: PYQ-pattern papers covering 2021–2025 (5 years) — questions freshly worded in the pattern of each year's paper, not the paper itself; each year's page shows how many questions it holds against the real paper's count. Each is a timed practice set with full solutions.
What was the latest official RRB NTPC cutoff?
RRB NTPC cutoff 2024: UR 84.15797 (cut-off merit index) — CBT 1 shortlisting for CBT 2, NTPC (Graduate) CAT. NO. 1, RRB Chandigarh. Published by RRB Chandigarh on 19 Sept 2025 (official — rrb.indianrailways.gov.in). Every published table, with its document link, and indicative score-to-rank bands: https://shishya.in/exams/RRB_NTPC/cutoff
Is there a full-length RRB NTPC mock test in the real exam pattern?
Yes — Shishya has a free full-length Railway Recruitment Board NTPC mock built to the exam's pattern, with sections in the paper's order, scored with solutions. It is the "Full-Length Mock (Real Pattern)" tile on this page.
Can I build a topic-wise RRB NTPC mock test?
Yes — pick any topics from the RRB NTPC syllabus, choose 10, 25 or 50 questions and the difficulty, and attempt it as a timed mock with solutions and weak-topic analysis, free, at https://shishya.in/exams/RRB_NTPC/build-mock — questions can be read in Hindi and 17 other Indian languages inside the test.
How can I prepare for RRB NTPC for free?
Shishya offers RRB NTPC preparation 100% free: adaptive mock tests, previous year paper practice (PYQ-pattern papers modelled on each year's paper), the full syllabus with study notes (https://shishya.in/exams/RRB_NTPC/syllabus), subject-wise memory tricks (https://shishya.in/exams/RRB_NTPC/tricks), a free day-by-day coach plan and an AI tutor in 18 Indian languages.

Previous year papers

180 questions across all years

Previous year paper practice: each year is a set of PYQ-pattern questions — freshly worded in the pattern of that year's paper, not the paper itself. Every card shows how many it holds against the real paper's count.

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Mock tests

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New to RRB NTPC? Start small:a 25-question subject test first — 4 in 5 aspirants finish these; full mocks after your first win.Pick a subject test ↓

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  • RRB NTPC — 2021 PYQ-pattern set (19 of 100 questions)

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  • RRB NTPC — 2022 PYQ-pattern set (20 of 100 questions)

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  • RRB NTPC — 2025 (PYQ Pattern)

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  • RRB NTPC — Full-Length Mock (Real Pattern: 100Q · 90 min)

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  • RRB NTPC — 2024 PYQ-pattern set (18 of 100 questions)

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  • RRB NTPC — 2023 PYQ-pattern set (14 of 100 questions)

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Practice by subject & topic

Full-length subject tests below — 25 questions each, real exam format, instant scoring.Want to drill a single topic? Open it from the syllabus — a topic that has practice questions has a short quiz on its page.

  • Mathematics

    156 Qs

  • General Intelligence and Reasoning

    105 Qs

  • General Awareness

    109 Qs

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Important dates

  1. Answer key — Undergraduate CBT 2 (CEN 07/2025)

    passed

    Thu, 24 Sept, 2026

    Reportedrrb.indianrailways.gov.in

    Provisional answer key released September 24, 2026; objection window till September 30, 2026

  2. 🇮🇳CEN 06/2025 (Graduate) — CBTST exam (expected)

    passed

    Thu, 24 Sept, 2026

    Reportedrrb.indianrailways.gov.in

    Computer-Based Typing Skill Test; tentatively scheduled · no key published for this stage

  3. 🇮🇳CEN 06/2025 (Graduate) — CBAT exam

    passed

    Wed, 30 Sept, 2026

    Reportedpw.live

    Computer-Based Aptitude Test conducted · no key published for this stage

  4. Application start — Graduate CEN 06/2026

    passed

    Thu, 8 Oct, 2026

    Reportedcareerpower.in

    Applications for 3,477 Graduate vacancies open at rrbapply.gov.in

  5. Application start — UG CEN 07/2026

    3 days away

    Thu, 15 Oct, 2026

    Reportedcareerpower.in

    Applications for 1,688 Undergraduate vacancies open at rrbapply.gov.in · Not on RRB's own website as of 10 Oct 2026 (checked https://rrb.indianrailways.gov.in/chandigarh).

  6. Application end — Graduate CEN 06/2026

    25 days away

    Fri, 6 Nov, 2026

    Reportedpracticemock.com

    Last date to apply by 11:59 PM

  7. Application end — UG CEN 07/2026

    32 days away

    Fri, 13 Nov, 2026

    Reportedoliveboard.in

    Last date to apply by 11:59 PM · Not on RRB's own website as of 10 Oct 2026 (checked https://rrb.indianrailways.gov.in/chandigarh).

Reported dates are not yet checked against an official notice. Confirm on the official website before you act.

Syllabus

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Mathematics

General Intelligence and Reasoning

General Awareness