RRB NTPC Exam Pattern 2025 for CBT1, CBT 2, CBAT Exam

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has issued the RRB NTPC Notification 2025, revealing a total of 11,558 openings under the Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC). These vacancies are available for both Undergraduate roles (Levels 2 & 3) and Graduate-level posts (Levels 5 & 6) across various zones of Indian Railways. To perform well in the recruitment process, it is essential for candidates to have a clear grasp of the exam pattern at each stage.

RRB NTPC Exam Pattern 2025

The RRB NTPC Exam Pattern 2025 comprises several stages designed to recruit candidates for various non-technical roles in Indian Railways. The selection process begins with the CBT 1 exam, which serves as a qualifying stage and tests candidates on General Awareness, Mathematics, and General Intelligence & Reasoning.

Successful candidates then proceed to CBT 2, which is more in-depth. Based on the post applied for, candidates may also have to undergo a Typing Skill Test (TST) or a Computer-Based Aptitude Test (CBAT). The final stages include Document Verification followed by a Medical Examination.

• Computer Based Test 1 (CBT 1)
• Computer Based Test 2 (CBT 2)
• Typing Skill Test (TST) or Computer-Based Aptitude Test (CBAT)
• Document Verification

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RRB NTPC CBT 1 Exam Pattern 2025

Candidates can check the RRB NTPC Exam Pattern 2025 for CBT 1 along with the subjects that are covered under the NTPC Syllabus are shared in the table given below.

• CBT 1 is just qualifying in nature.
• The normalized score of CBT 1 shall be used for shortlisting of candidates for CBT 2 which will be around 20 times the vacancies.
• All the questions will be objective, i.e. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).
• There will be a negative marking of 1/3 Marks for every question wrongly attempted. No marks will be deducted for a question left unanswered.

RRB NTPC CBT 2 Exam Pattern 2025

Candidates can check the RRB NTPC CBT 2 Exam Pattern in the table below.

• This is both a screening and scoring round i.e., the marks of CBT 2 will be included in the final merit list.
• It is the merit-deciding round.
• Candidates must secure more marks to meet the required RRB NTPC Cut-Off.
• The normalized Marks of CBT 2 will be considered for shortlisting candidates for the Skill Test/ Aptitude Test.
• RRB NTPC Phase-II will also have MCQs.
• There will be a negative marking of 1/3 Marks for every question attempted wrong. No marks will be deducted for a question left unanswered.

Also Check – RRB NTPC Syllabus 2025

RRB NTPC Marking Scheme 2025

According to the scoring scheme for RRB NTPC here’s the detailed RRB NTPC Marking Scheme 2025.

• Candidates will receive 1 mark for each right response.
• There is a negative marking for every wrong answer; one-third of the mark is deducted for each incorrect answer.
• The exam is administered in numerous sessions, therefore each session’s marks go through a normalization process.
• To ensure fairness in the overall assessment, this normalization is done to account for changes in the difficulty levels of different question papers.

RRB NTPC Computer Aptitude Test

Candidates who have chosen the Station Master post must appear for the RRB NTPC CBAT (Computer-Based Aptitude Test). To qualify, it is mandatory to score a minimum T-Score of 42 in each test battery. This requirement is uniform for all candidates, regardless of their category or community, including SC, ST, OBC-NCL, EWS, PwBD, or Ex-Servicemen—no relaxation in the minimum qualifying T-Score is allowed.

RRB NTPC Typing Skill Test (TST)

Candidates must have the ability to type at a speed of 30 words per minute (WPM) in English or 25 WPM in Hindi using a personal computer. The use of editing tools and spell-check features is not allowed. This requirement pertains to the RRB NTPC Syllabus for the Typing Skill Test.

Note:

• Candidates must type on a personal computer without editing tools or spell-checking.
• For Hindi typing, Kruti Dev and Mangal fonts are provided.
• PwBD candidates with at least 40% disability due to blindness/low vision, cerebral palsy, or locomotor disability may be exempt from the typing test.
• They must upload the Typing Skill Test Exemption Certificate from the Competent Medical Board on the RRBs’ website before the test.
• Only those who pass the typing test or are exempted will be considered for merit, based on their 2nd Stage CBT performance.

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