Syllabus
RRB NTPC Syllabus 2026
The exam pattern and the official topic lists for RRB NTPC, read from the recruiting body’s own notice — with the notice’s own caveats kept, not trimmed.
1st Stage CBT (screening)
| Section | Questions | Max marks |
|---|---|---|
| General Awareness | 40 | 40 |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
The notice calls this split indicative: the actual paper may vary.
Duration90 minutes · 120 minutes for candidates eligible for a scribe
Negative marking1/3
Syllabus, section by section
Mathematics
- Number System
- Decimals
- Fractions
- LCM, HCF
- Ratio and Proportions
- Percentage
- Mensuration
- Time and Work
- Time and Distance
- Simple and Compound Interest
- Profit and Loss
- Elementary Algebra
- Geometry and Trigonometry
- Elementary Statistics
General Intelligence and Reasoning
- Analogies
- Completion of Number and Alphabetical Series
- Coding and Decoding
- Mathematical Operations
- Similarities and Differences
- Relationships
- Analytical Reasoning
- Syllogism
- Jumbling
- Venn Diagrams
- Puzzle
- Data Sufficiency
- Statement-Conclusion
- Statement-Courses of Action
- Decision Making
- Maps
- Interpretation of Graphs
General Awareness
- Current Events of National and International Importance
- Games and Sports
- Art and Culture of India
- Indian Literature
- Monuments and Places of India
- General Science and Life Science (up to 10th CBSE)
- History of India and Freedom Struggle
- Physical, Social and Economic Geography of India and World
- Indian Polity and Governance
- General Scientific and Technological Developments including Space and Nuclear Program of India
- UN and Other important World Organizations
- Environmental Issues Concerning India and World at Large
- Basics of Computers and Computer Applications
- Common Abbreviations
- Transport Systems in India
- Indian Economy
- Famous Personalities of India and World
- Flagship Government Programs
- Flora and Fauna of India
- Important Government and Public Sector Organizations of India
The notice calls these topics illustrative, not exhaustive.
From RRB CEN 07/2026, paragraph 13.1 (CEN 06/2026 prints the same table), read on 27 October 2026.
2nd Stage CBT
| Section | Questions | Max marks |
|---|---|---|
| General Awareness | 50 | 50 |
| Mathematics | 35 | 35 |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 35 | 35 |
| Total | 120 | 120 |
The notice calls this split indicative: the actual paper may vary.
Duration90 minutes · 120 minutes for candidates eligible for a scribe
Negative marking1/3
Minimum marks to be shortlisted
| Community | Minimum |
|---|---|
| UR | 40% |
| EWS | 40% |
| OBC (NCL) | 30% |
| SC | 30% |
| ST | 25% |