RRB’s NTPC or ‘Non Technical Popular Categories’ exam is conducted for the recruitment of a variety of vacant posts available in Indian railway, under the non-technical category. The registration portal for 2019 level 1 exams is open from 28th February 2019. This year the examination is held for about 1.30 lakh vacancies across the country.
Among the 1.3 lakh vacancies, one lakh of vacancies are for the level 1 post. The remaining 30000 vacancies are for the posts of Isolated & Ministerial Staff, Para-Medical Staff etc. The application form for those 30000 vacancies will only start from 8th March 2019 only. For the candidates who wish to apply, the examination is nearing and its time to make preparations. Below you will find the examination pattern, syllabus, books etc. that’ll be helpful for your RRB NTPC 2019 exam preparations.
2019 RRB NTPC Exam pattern
The examinations will be held in two phases-namely the preliminary and the main. For the preliminary examinations, there will be 100 questions each carrying one mark. In the case of the marking scheme, the main exam is similar to prelims (each question carry one mark). But in the case of the total number of questions, its not like the prelims. For the main exam, the number of total questions is 120. For both the main and preliminary, the time limit is the same. i.e. 90 minutes.
Examination Pattern for RRB NTPC 2019 Preliminary and Main Examinations
Here is how the questions and marks are distributed for preliminary and main examinations of RRB NTPC.
2019 RRB NTPC Preliminary Exam Pattern
General Science (25 Questions)
General Awareness (30 Questions)
Arithmetic Ability (20 Questions)
Reasoning (25 Questions)
Total Number Questions: 100
Mark Weightage for each question: 1 mark
Total Marks: 100
Duration: 90 minutes
Examination Pattern for RRB NTPC 2019 Main Exams
General Science (30 Questions)
General Awareness (30 Questions)
Arithmetic Ability (30 Questions)
Reasoning (30 Questions)
Total Number Questions: 120
Mark Weightage for each question: 1 mark
Total Marks: 120
Duration: 90 minutes
Examination Syllabus for RRB NTPC 2019 Exams (For both Prelims and Mains)
The syllabus to follow for RRB NTPC 2019 is as follows:
General Awareness Topics
Latest News and Current Affairs (Affairs of National and International Importance), GK, Awards and Honors, Abbreviations, Important Days, Who is who?, Science (Inventions and Discoveries), Books and Authors, Budget and Five Year Plans, International and National Organizations, Sports
General Science
Questions related to Physics, Chemistry, Environmental science, Biology etc. upto the class 10 level
Arithmetic Topics
HCF, LCM, Data Interpretation, Percentage, Simplification, Time and Work
Average, Algebra, Start Your Test Now, Decimals, Fractions, Simple and Compound Interest, Menstruation (2D and 3D), Unitary Method, Profit and Loss, Ratio and Proportions, Time and Distance, Number System
Reasoning Ability
VERBAL: The problem on Age Calculation, Number Series, Test of Direction Sense, Arithmetical Reasoning, Number Ranking, Coding-Decoding, Decision Making, Alphabet Series, Blood Relations, Analogy,
NON-VERBAL: Mirror Images, Cubes and Dice, Embedded Figures, Non-Verbal Series
How to crack RRB NTPC exam: Books for 2019 RRB NTPC Exam preparations
Below are some books that can help you prepare for the RRB NTPC exams of the year 2019.
1. Kiran’s Railway Non-Technical Online Exam CBT Question Bank
2. Railway Recruitment Boards RRB (Non-Technical Cadre)
3. CPE Common Preliminary Examination: Railway Non Technical Question Bank
4. RRB Common Preliminary Exam. (For Non-Technical Cadre)
5. 101 Speed Tests (Topic-wise) with 14 Practice Sets (10 in book & 4 Online CBT) for RRB Non Technical Exam
6. 30 Practice Sets Railway Recruitment Boards RRB Non-Technical Cadre (in Hindi)
7. RRB Higher Level Non-Technical Exam Guide (in Hindi)
8. 30 Practice Sets Railway Recruitment Boards RRB (Non-Technical Cadre)
9. Guide to RRB Non Technical Recruitment Exam
10. RRB – Common Pre. Examination (Non – Technical Cadre) Study Package Stage – 1: With Solved Paper & Practice Sets
11. Solved Paper Railway Recruitment Boards RRB (Non-Technical Cadre)
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