On August 28, 2025, candidates appeared for the RRB NTPC Undergraduate (UG) CBT-1 exam, marking another phase of this highly competitive recruitment process. Check this article for details regarding the RRB NTPC UG Exam Analysis 2025.
Exam Overview
Reasoning
The level of reasoning was easy to moderate. Dominated by familiar question types: puzzles, coding-decoding, seating arrangements, analogies, offering speed and scoring opportunities.
Quant
Reported to be moderate, simple, but very calculative. This section required more agility.
General Awareness
This section was moderate to tough. Current affairs was based on recent CA, with questions of Static GK in between. (number of questions= recent CA>Static GK)
Candidates found GA to be the most time-consuming and challenging part of the test.
Safe Attempts
With the observed difficulty levels, a safe attempt for Shift 1 on August 28 would likely range between 70–80 questions, assuming strong accuracy. Reasoning would provide the highest scoring edge, followed by Mathematics, while GA would demand careful selection of known answers.
RRB NTPC UG Exam Analysis 2025: Exam Trends from Earlier Shifts
- August 22 Shift analyses characterized the exam as easy to moderate overall—Reasoning easy, Mathematics moderate, GA the toughest
- Earlier shifts (August 7–21) reinforced this trend: Reasoning consistently the most scoring, Mathematics manageable, and GA the most demanding
- Across multiple sources, a safe attempt window of around 72–80 questions emerged for students maintaining speed with accuracy
Section | Difficulty Level | Notes |
Reasoning | Easy to Moderate | Usual formats: puzzles, coding, analogies |
Mathematics | Moderate | Core arithmetic + some DI; speed matters |
General Awareness | Moderate to Tough | Current affairs, static GK; accuracy crucial |
Safe Attempts | 70–80 (overall) | Based on earlier shift trends |