RRB Group D 2025: Application Status OUT, Exam Dates, Admit Card, Syllabus & Pattern

RRB Group D 2025 exam dates were announced on September 8, 2025. The exam dates were announced in PDF form and comprises the important events related to the exam. Candidates must the exam dates handy so that they do not miss any event related to the exam. The exam will be conducted from November 17 to December end.

RRB Group D exam is conducted for the level 1 posts in Indian Railways. The selection process includes Computer Based Test, Physical Efficiency Test (PET)/Physical Standard Test (PST), Document Verification and Medical Exam. The year-wise total recruitment done through RRB Group D is given below.

If the candidate is eligible for more than one post based on his/her educational qualification and other details furnished, he/she must set the priority/preferences for these posts. The list of posts (in the chosen Railway) for which a candidate is eligible is displayed. Similarly, if the chosen Railway has vacancies for more than one Railway, then vacancies for all such Railways for which a candidate is eligible, will be listed out. The candidate should fill their priority/preferences number in the textbox against each post that he/she is eligible for, in the Railway they are applying to. 

RRB Group D admit card will be released four days before the exam. Candidates need to download RRB Group D admit card online. The zone-wise links to download the admit card are made available on the respective official websites of RRBs. To download the admit card, candidates need to enter user ID and password. RRBs releases admit card for the computer based test. The admit card for physical efficiency test is released by the Railway Recruitment Cells. The steps to download RRB Group D admit card are given below:

• Visit the region-wise official websites of RRBs or the direct link available on this page
• Click the 'RRB Group D Admit Card Link' on the home page
• Enter the user ID and password
• RRB Group D admit card appears on the screen
• Download the admit card and save it

RRBs do not send the hard copy of the admit card individually. You need to download the admit card online. After downloading the admit card, save it in a folder or send it to your email ID so that you can easily access it. Candidates need to download their admit cards online only. The admit card link is made available in the respective official websites of RRBs. Candidates can download their admit cards by logging with the required credentials such as user ID and password. The hard copy of RRB Group D admit card is not sent to candidates by post. The admit card is an important document as it comprises the details related to the exam. Candidates need to carry the printed copy of the RRB Group D admit card along with one photo-identity to the exam centre.

RRBs activated the RRB Group D application form forgot registration number link for CBT. If candidates forgets their registration numbers, can retrieve them through the link activated by RRBs. To access RRB candidate login forgot registration number, candidates need to enter name, candidate name, date of birth, email ID/Aadhaar number and security code.

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The CBT of RRB Group D exam comprises four sections-General Science, Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning and General Awareness and Current Affairs. Total marks allotted to CBT are 100. Based on the marks obtained in CBT, candidates are called for PET. The PET is qualifying in nature. Those who qualify the PET are called for document verification. Final empanellment of candidates is done based on the performance in CBT subject to their qualifying the document verification and medical exam. The structure of RRB Group D exam pattern is given below.

While preparing the syllabus of RRB Group D the topics given in the same have been framed keeping in mind the nature of the job profile. The educational qualification for RRB Group D exam is Class 10 pass. Therefore, the syllabus has been formulated based on the given educational qualification. RRB Group D syllabus is given below: Mathematics: Number System, Percentage, BODMAS, LCM-HCF, Simple and Compound Interest, Algebra, Profit and Loss, etc. General Intelligence and Reasoning: Analogies, Data Sufficiency, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Relationships, etc General Science: Physics, Chemistry, and Life Sciences of CBSE Class 10 level General Awareness: Current Affairs Science & Technology, Sports, Culture, Personalities, Economics, Politics

The standard of the RRB Group D syllabus is of the Class 10 level. Therefore, candidates can refer to their high school books for clearing the basic concepts. The questions asked in the exam are basic and candidates can solve them easily if they have practiced the previous years' question papers. Candidates must also solve the mock tests to know how to attempt an online test. RRB Group D syllabus is given below.

Though, it is tough to cover the complete syllabus in just 30 days, an ideal preparation plan can help candidates prepare all the topics. 

With proper preparation strategy, candidates can crack RRB Group D exam in six months. To crack the exam in six months, candidates need to cover two subjects a day. Keep one day in a week for revision. Prepare Current Affairs on a daily basis. Besides, candidates must also attempt mock tests. This will also help candidates in revision. The tips and tricks to crack RRB Group D exam in 6 months are given below:

• Familiarize yourself with the exam pattern, including the number of sections, types of questions, marking scheme, and duration of the exam
• Collect the necessary study materials such as books, previous years' question papers, and online resources
• Create a study schedule and give equal time to all the sections 
• Focus on improving the basics by understanding the fundamental concepts of each subject
• Practice is key to success in any competitive exam. Solve practice questions, quizzes, and mock tests regularly to improve the speed and accuracy
• Analyse your performance and identify areas where you need improvement.
• Set aside time for regular revisions 
• Take regular mock tests and solve previous years' question papers to familiarise yourself with the exam pattern, time management, and the types of questions asked

RRB Group D exam comprises Reasoning, Math, General Awareness, and General Science sections. With hard work and dedication candidates can crack RRB group d exam in three months. The section-wise tips to crack RRB Group D exam are given below:

RRB Group D Preparation Tips for Maths

• Candidates must make a realistic short-term objective and work towards achieving it
• Candidates must make a plan that improves the weak areas as well as strengthens the fundamentals 
• Candidates must solve previous years' questions papers 

RRB Group D Preparation Tips for Reasoning

• Candidates must separate their weak and strong areas 
• It is important to create a strategy that focuses on the weak areas
• Candidates must attempt mock tests to gain thorough understanding of the General Intelligence and Reasoning
• Solve RRB Group D exam papers from previous years to improve exam performance

RRB Group D Preparation Tips for General Awareness

• Candidates must regularly give RRB Group D mock test
• They should read newspapers everyday

RRB Group D Preparation Tips for General Science

• Candidates must attempt mock tests to understand the RRB Group D exam pattern
• It is important to prepare General Science by reading NCERT notes for elementary physics, chemistry, and biological science

Yes, candidates can change their states in the RRB Group D exam. This can be done by first choosing 'Application Modification' which is available in the home page of the registration portal. After candidates have chosen the preferred state, they need to pay a non-refundable fee of INR 100 for modifying the application. Once candidates have successfully paid the application fee they can make the necessary changes and then submit it. Please note that candidates will not be able to edit your registration number, email id, mobile number, and your zone. Candidates are required to fill the application form online. The application fee is INR 500 (for all candidates except the fee concession categories). The fee for PwBD/Female /Transgender/ Ex-Servicemen/SC/ST/Minority Communities/ Economically Backward Class is INR 250.

The CCAAs (Course Completed Act Apprentice) trained in railway establishment are given due weightage of marks obtained in National Council of Vocational Training (NCVT) for preparation of the final merit list. Such candidates are exempted from PET/PST. Railways will give one-third weightage to the NCVT marks in preparation of RRB Group D final merit list after the conduct of CBT. Earlier, CCAAs had to appear for PET and the final merit list was prepared based on the marks obtained in CBT and PET subject to qualifying the document verification.

The official notice reads, “20 per cent of reservation in RRB Group D exam is given to CCAAs. In line with the provision contained under section 22 of Apprentice Act, CCAAs trained in the railway establishments may be given due weightage for the same such that one-third of the mark in preparation of the final merit list after the conduct of CBT shall be based on the marks obtained in their NCVT exam. They shall, however, be eligible for empanelment only after document verification and qualifying the medical standards. Such candidates will be exempted from PET since they are already trained in railway establishment and have gone through rigor working in Railways and have proved themselves in meeting the physical standard required for performing their jobs."

The year-wise total recruitment done through RRB Group D is given below.

For the RRB Group D exam, the age of candidates should be between 18 and 36 years. Candidates must have completed Class 10 or ITI or equivalent or NCVT/SCVT or National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by NCVT to apply for the exam. The prescribed medical standards for the exam is given below.

As per the minimum academic qualification, candidates who wish to apply for the RRB Group D exam must have qualified 10+2 while the age limit required for the exam is 18 to 36 years. Candidates must adhere to the eligibility criteria prescribed for the exam. Candidates not following the eligibility criteria are rejected from the recruitment process.

RRB NTPC application form 2025 can be filled online only. There is no facility to fill the application form offline. The application process comprises several steps that candidates need to complete successfully. Candidates are advised to submit only one application. Submission of multiple applications can lead to rejection of application form.

After document verification in RRB Group D exam, candidates are called for a medical test. It is mandatory to clear the medical test to be considered for the recruitment exam. The medical fitness test is conducted by the railway administration to ensure that the candidates are medically fit to carry out the duties connected with the post. The near vision should be Sn/ 0.6, 0.6 without glasses and must pass tests for color vision, binocular vision, night vision, mesopic vision, etc. Distant vision should be 6 / 9, 6 / 9 with or without glasses (power of lenses should not exceed 2D).

RRB Group D selection process comprises CBT, PET/PST, document verification and medical exam. The transgender candidates are given relaxation in the PET. CCAAs trained in railway establishment are given due weightage of marks obtained in their NCVT exam in preparation of final merit list after the conduct of CBT. Based on the performance of candidates in CBT subject to their qualifying in PER, candidates are called for document verification as per their merit and options. In case of two or more candidates secure same marks, their merit position is determined by age criteria i.e., older person is placed at higher merit and in case age is same, then alphabetical order (A to Z) of the name is taken into account to break the tie. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to their passing requisite Medical Fitness Test conducted by the Railway Administration, final verification of educational and community certificates and verification of antecedents/character of the candidates. All candidates clearing the DV are called for medical exam. RRBs/RRCs only recommend names of the empanelled candidates and appointment is offered only by the respective Railway Administrations.

Empanelling of candidates in RRB Group D exam is done based on their performance in CBT, subject to their qualifying in PET. The appointment is offered to selected candidates provided they qualify the requisite medical fitness test and document verification. In case two or more candidates secure the same marks, their merit position is determined by the age criteria. The letter of appointment is issued by the Railway Administrations. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to their passing requisite Medical Fitness Test to be conducted by the Railway Administration, final verification of educational and community certificates and verification of antecedents/character of the candidates. It may also be noted that all candidates successful in DV are sent for Medical Examination. Clearing of such Medical Examination by additional candidates (those called for DV beyond the notified number of vacancies) will give such candidates no right to be considered for appointment. Candidates may note that RRBs/RRCs only recommend names of the empanelled candidates and appointment is offered only by the respective Railway Administrations.

RRB Group D result PDF comprises the roll numbers of the shortlisted candidates. RRB Group D scorecard carries the following details:

Once the RRB Group D CBT result is announced to select candidates for PET round. In this round, the fitness of candidates is evaluated by the board. Candidates qualifying the PET are called for document verification and medical exam. PET is qualifying in nature and it is mandatory to pass it. Candidates are called for document verification as per their merit. Post document verification, candidates are called for medical.

Percentile scores are scores based on the relative performance of all candidates who appear for the examination. The marks obtained are transformed into a scale ranging from 100 to 0 for each shift. The percentile score indicates the percentage of candidates that have scored equal to or below (same or lower raw scores) that particular percentile in that examination. Therefore, the topper (the highest score) of each shift get the same percentile of 100 which is desirable. In percentitle-based normalisation, the marks obtained between the highest and the lowest scores are also converted to appropriate percentiles. In case of two or more candidates secure same normalised percentile score, their merit position is determined by age criteria.

There are two types of RRB Group D cut off. One is qualifying cut off and the other being the overall cut off. Candidates are required to secure both the cut off marks in order to qualify the exam. RRB Group D cut off is decided by the examination authority to select candidates for the next round of selection process.

RRB  Group D cut off is the minimum qualifying marks which candidates need to secure inorder to qualify the exam and become eligible for the next round of selection process. RRB Group D cut off is released in PDF form and comprises the category-wise cut off marks. There are no sectional cut off marks in the exam. The examination authority releases overall cut off marks for the exam. Candidates securing equal to or more than the cut off marks are selected for the exam. RRB Group D cut off marks are calculated out of 100 marks. There are various factors based on which the cut off marks are calculated. These factors are number of vacancies, difficulty level of the exam and number of test takers. RRB Group D cut off is calculated after the normalisation of marks.

Percentile-based normalisation of marks has been done to calculate the RRB Group D cut off. In Percentile-based normalisation, the marks obtained are transformed into a scale ranging from 100 to 0 for each shift of examinees. The percentile score indicates the percentage of candiates that have scored equal to or below that particular percentile in that examination. The percentile score of each candidate is converted into normalised marks by interpolation of raw marks into base shift to decide the RRB Group D cut off marks.

Apart from RRB Group D salary, promotion is an important aspect of the exam. RRB Group D offers promotions to its employees to RRB Group C on the basis of hard work and seniority. The important points related to the promotion are given below:

• Group D employees are promoted to Group C after 3 years of regular service 
• The promotion is based on departmental exams and no advertisement is released for the exam
• These promotional exams are conducted for 100 marks of which written exams carry 85 marks and the rest 15 marks are of Service record and official conduct
• Promotions to Group C require the employees to have a minimum typing speed of 30 words per minute in English and 25 words per minute in Hindi

The section-wise books that candidates can refer to are given below: Quantitative Aptitude Fast Track - Rajesh Verma Advance Maths Rakesh Yadav NCERT Maths from Grade 6 to Grade 11 - NCERT Basic Maths and Pre-Algebra for Beginners - Mark Zegarelli RRB Group D Books | General Intelligence & Reasoning A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning - RS Aggarwal Test of Reasoning - Edger Thorpe/Pearson General Intelligence and Reasoning - Kuwar Ishwar Singh Rathore General Intelligence and Test of Reasoning - Vikas Publishing House New Approach to Reasoning Verbal, Non-Verbal and Analytical - BS Sijwali and Indus Sijwali General Awareness Lucents General Knowledge - Lucent Publication Pratiyogita Darpan - Upkar Publication Manorama Year Book 2018 - Malayala Manorama Arihant General Knowledge 2019 - Manohar Pandey RRB Group D Preparation | General Science To prepare General Science section, candidates need to refer to the basic concept of Science from 10th and 12th standard. Reading NCERT books during RRB Group D Preparation phase help in improving subject knowledge.

RRB Group D admit card will be released four days before the exam. Candidates need to download RRB Group D admit card online. The zone-wise links to download the admit card are made available on the respective official websites of RRBs. To download the admit card, candidates need to enter user ID and password. RRBs releases admit card for the computer based test. The admit card for physical efficiency test is released by the Railway Recruitment Cells. The steps to download RRB Group D admit card are given below:

• Visit the region-wise official websites of RRBs or the direct link available on this page
• Click the 'RRB Group D Admit Card Link' on the home page
• Enter the user ID and password
• RRB Group D admit card appears on the screen
• Download the admit card and save it