RRB NTPC Books 2025: Best Books for Math’s, GA & General Intelligence
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Registration - 28 Oct '25 - 27 Nov '25
RRB NTPC Books: “There is no friend as loyal as a book,” said Ernest Hemingway. To prepare for any competitive exam like RRB NTPC 2025, books play an important role. The first and foremost step that candidates should do before beginning with their preparation is to buy the best study material for the exam. This will add fuel to their preparation.
RRB NTPC exam covers questions from General Awareness, Mathematics, and General Intelligence and Reasoning. According to RRB NTPC exam pattern, the exam comprises several stages such as CBT 1, CBT 2, CBAT, typing skill test, and document verification/medical examination. The standard of RRB NTPC syllabus is of Class 10, 12, and graduation levels. Provided here is the list of books that candidates can refer to for their preparation.
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.
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 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.
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The section-wise best books are given below:
RRB NTPC Books for Mathematics
- Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal
- Fast Track by Rajesh Verma
- NCERT Maths from Grade 6 to Grade 11
- Magical Books on Quicker Maths by M Tyra
- Advance Maths by Rakesh Yadav
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RRB NTPC Books for General Intelligence and Reasoning
- Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey
- Test of Reasoning by Edgar Thorpe
- A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal
- New Approach to Reasoning Verbal, Non-Verbal, and Analytical by BS Sijwali and Indu Sijwali
- Lucent’s General Intelligence and Reasoning
RRB NTPC Books for General Awareness
- Lucent’s General Knowledge
- Manorama Yearbook
Commonly asked questions
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.
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.
RRB NTPC Books 2025 FAQs
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Commonly asked questions
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.
Candidates can refer to the following books for RRB NTPC General Awareness.
- Manorama Yearbook
- Lucent's GK
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.
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.
Yes, there are many books available in Hindi, including Lucent GK (Hindi version), Kiran's RRB NTPC Practice Book (Hindi), and others. Besides, online PDFs are also helpful for quick revision and practice. Standard books provide detailed explanations and structured learning.
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 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.
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