RRB NTPC Books 2026: Best Books for Math’s, GA & General Intelligence

RRB NTPC previous year question papers are provided on this page to download. Candidates can download the question papers and practice for the exam. By practising RRB NTPC previous year question papers, candidates can know the important topics for the exam. Candidates can also know the weightage given to each and every topic prescribed in the RRB NTPC syllabus.

RRB NTPC question papers help candidates to know the types of questions asked in the exam as well the difficulty level of the questions. The question papers also give candidates an idea regarding the pattern of the exam, topic-wise distribution of questions, topics that are given maximum weightage, etc.

The RRB NTPC CBT 1 exam is conducted for 90 minutes and 120 minutes for the PwBD candidates accompanied by a scribe. The exam is held for 100 marks. On the other hand, the RRB NTPC CBT 2 exam is also conducted for 90 minutes and 120 for PwBD candidates. It is conducted for those candidates who qualifies the CBT 1 exam. 

RRB NTPC syllabus comprises topics of high school level. The syllabus for CBT 1 and 2 are same. There is variation in the difficulty level. Candidates can prepare well for the exam. They must attempt mock tests.

 

 

RRB NTPC syllabus is given below.

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) 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- constitution and political system	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 etc.

The distribution of questions in the RRB NTPC CBT 1 exam is given below.

Sections	No. of Questions
Mathematics	30
General Intelligence and Reasoning	30
General Awareness	40
Total	100

There is no negative marking in RRB NTPC CBAT exam. qualifying marks in the exam are 42. Candidates are required to qualify this test. Those qualifying the exam are called for next round of selection.

 

 

Yes, there is normalisation of marks in RRB NTPC exam. This is done to adjust the difficulty level of the question papers held across various sessions. Result is announced based on the normalised marks.

NCERT books are usually helpful for preparing the subjects such as History, Geography, Polity, and Science basics in the General Awareness section. The standard of questions asked in the RRB NTPC exam is of high school level. The total marks allotted to the test are 100. 

In RRB NTPC exam, very basic level Maths questions are asked. You can clear your concepts for Maths from high school books. Also, you can solve previous years' question papers so that you know the type of questions asked in this section.

GK section has the maximum weightage in RRB NTPC exam. Candidates can prepare this section by reading newspaper, magazines and watching news channels. They need to be updated with all the recent happenings. In CBT 1, a total of 40 questions are asked and in CBT 2 total of 50 questions are asked. The tips and tricks to prepare for RRB NTPC GK section are given below:

• Go through the Previous Years’ Papers
• Try to be inquisitive about important things happening around you
• You should maintain a dairy of important notes
• Practice quizzes in your leisure time
• Attempt mock test

RRB Group D is the entry-level job in the Indian railway while RRB NTPC comes under the category of group C jobs, which are next to Group D posts. For RRB Group D posts, the educational qualification required is a Class 10th pass. For RRB NTPC undergraduate posts, candidates must have passed Class 12th. The posts announced under RRB Group D are Track Maintainer Grade-IV, Helper/Assistant in various technical departments (Electrical, Mechanical and S&T departments), Pointsman, etc. The posts announced under RRB NTPC are Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Junior Time Keeper, Trains Clerk, Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Traffic Assistant, Goods Guard, Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist, Senior Time Keeper, Commercial Apprentice, and Station Master.

Candidates must buy separate books for RRB NTPC CBT 1 and 2. They should buy separate books for CBT 2. They need to practice more in order to do well in the exam. 

Candidates can prepare for RRB NTPC using one book for all subjects. There are comprehensive guides available for RRB NTPC exam that cover all sections. 

RRB NTPC books are the best resource to prepare for the exam. It helps to clear the concepts of the topics given in the syllabus. Candidates must choose the books carefully. They should choose the ones that are simple and covered the syllabus.

The important topics for RRB NTPC Mathematics section are Number System Fractions, Percentage, Time and Work, Simple and Compound Interest, etc. This section carries 30 questions in CBT 1 and 35 in CBT 2. Check below the important topics for Maths:

Number System: Number system questions comprise of topics such as LCM and HCF of numbers, divisibility, fractions, decimals, integers etc. 

Profit & Loss: This is one of the popular topic asked in the Mathematics section of RRB NTPC exam. Candidates can expect 3-4 questions on the various topics of profit and loss, discount, successive discount, cost price, selling price and marked price, etc.

Simple Interest & Compound Interest: It is also one of the most popular topics from which candidates can expect a good number of questions in RRB NTPC exam. 

Mensuration: Mensuration consists of various topics such as finding area and length of polygon, square, rectangle, cuboids, cone, sphere etc.

Data Interpretation: Data Interpretation or DI is an important topic in the RRB NTPC exam and it can be said that there will be around 3-4 questions from DI. The expected questions that should be covered by candidates include bar graph, pie chart etc.

Besides solving RRB NTPC question papers, candidates need to attempt mock tests. This helps in improving speed and accuracy. They can work upon improving weak areas. Candidaates must know the exam pattern and syllabus.

 

 

Candidates can refer to the following books for RRB NTPC General Awareness.

• Manorama Yearbook
• Lucent's GK

RRB NTPC books are available in Hindi also. Candidates can buy Lucent's GK and Kiran's NTPC Practice books in Hindi. It is necessary to buy good books as it helps candidates in preparation. They can refer to RRB NTPC books as it helps in clearing the concepts.

 

 

 

NCERT books are usually helpful for preparing the subjects such as History, Geography, Polity, and Science basics in the General Awareness section. The standard of questions asked in the RRB NTPC exam is of high school level. The total marks allotted to the test are 100. 

RRB NTPC question paper help candidates to know the type of questions asked in the exam. The process to attempt the question papers is given below.
Attempt question papers like real exam
Manage time to solve all the questions
Avoid doing guesswork
Analyse your performance
Practice regularly

RRB NTPC cut off is calculated based on number of candidates, difficulty level, competition level. Separate cut off marks are announcedf for different stages. Besides cut off, candidates are required to secure the qualifying marks.