The admit cards for the Fourth Phase of RRB NTPC Exam are to be released today which is sheduled to start from 15th February, 2021. Candidates should keep checking the official website of RRB to know about any further updates. You can also download your admit card and check other details by clicking on the link given below:
RRB NTPC Fourth Phase Admit Card and Other Details
The Phase Four exams will be conducted from 15th February to 3rd March, 2021. As per the latest information, about 16 lakh candidates will be appearing for this exam.
RRB has already released the link to check the exam date, venue and to download the free pass ticket (For SC/ST candidates) for RRB NTPC Fourth Phase exam which is scheduled to be held on 15, 16, 17 and 27 February and 1, 2, and 3 March, 2021.
ABOUT THE EXAM:
Railway Recruitment Board conducts Railway NTPC and other railway examinations every year which gives an opportunity to the candidates to work in the prestigious Government Sector (Indian Railways) in India.
Various Posts for Railway NTPC Exam
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) conducts the RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) Exam to fill various auxiliary posts in the Indian Railways. The recruitment is done for the following posts:
- 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
- Station Master
Eligibility Criteria
The aspirants who are looking to attempt this examination must refer to the eligibility criteria and see whether they are eligible for the examination or not.
The eligibility criteria are as follows :
- Nationality / Citizenship: Candidates must be nationals of India, Nepal, Bhutan.
- Age: Candidates must be between the age group of 18 years to 30 years.
- Education: Candidates who wish to appear must have a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university and equivalent. There are certain posts, which require a degree of at least 12th Std.
- Physical Fitness: There are certain medical standards prescribed by the RRB that the candidates must pass.
Exam Pattern
Exam Pattern of the RRB NTPC are categorised into the following stages:
- CBT Stage – 1
- CBT Stage – 2
- Skill / Aptitude Test
- Document Verification
- Medical Examination
Candidates who have applied for the post of Junior Accountant Assistant, Senior Clerk cum Typist and Senior Time Keeper, are required to give the ‘skill test’ while the aptitude test is for those who have applied for the post of Traffic Assistant and Assistant Station Master.
The RRB NTPC exam pattern for the written examination is given below :
| RRB NTPC Exam Pattern |
| RRB Exam |
Subjects |
Marks |
| RRB NTPC CBT – 1 |
General Awareness |
40 |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning |
30 |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
30 |
| RRB NTPC CBT – 2 |
General Awareness |
50 |
| Mathematics |
35 |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning |
35 |
Syllabus
The sections for both the stages of the RRB NTPC CBT Exam are the same. They are as follows:
- Mathematics
- General Awareness
- General Intelligence and Logical Reasoning
The difference in both the CBT stages is of the number of questions asked in each stage. In CBT Stage – 1 there are 100 questions while in CBT Stage – 2 it is 120 questions. Both stages have a duration of 90 minutes each.
The detailed section-wise RRB NTPC Syllabus is given below:
| RRB NTPC Syllabus |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
Reasoning Ability |
General Awareness |
| Number System |
Puzzle |
National and International Current Affairs |
| Decimal |
Seating Arrangement |
Games and Sports |
| Fractions |
Inequalities |
Awards |
| LCM and HCF |
Analogies |
Books and Authors |
| Percentage |
Syllogism |
Indian Literature |
| Ratio and Proportion |
Data Sufficiency |
Common Abbreviations |
| Mensuration |
Statement and Conclusion |
Important Government Organizations |
| Speed, Time and Distance |
Blood Relation |
Indian Polity and Governance |
| Time and Work |
Direction Test |
Inventions |
| Simple and Compound Interest |
Decision Making |
Famous Personalities (India & International) |
| Profit and Loss |
Coding-Decoding |
History of India |
| Elementary Algebra |
Alphanumeric Series |
Banking History |
| Geometry and Trigonometry |
Venn Diagrams |
Banking Terms and Organizations |
| Elementary Statistics |
|
Important days & dates |
| Quadratic Equations |
|
General & Life Science |
| Simplification |
|
Physical, Economical & Geographical features of India and World |
| Upstream and Downstream |
|
Basics of Computer |
| Data Interpretation |
|
Indian Art & Culture |
