RRB NTPC Exam 2026 Analysis: Check CBT 1 Graduate, UG Section-Wise & Overall Paper Analysis

The topic-wise difficulty level of RRB NTPC Reasoning syllabus is given below.

RRB NTPC syllabus for CBT 1 and 2 is more or less same. However, there is a variation in the difficulty level of the exam. Candidates should check the syllabus thoroughly inorder to crack the exam. 

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.

The important topics in RRB NTPC syllabus are those from where maximum number of questions are asked in the exam. Focusing on these topics can help candidates to score good marks in the exam. While preparing according to RRB NTPC syllabus, candidates must be thorough with the following given below:

• Mathematics: Data Interpretation, Profit, Loss & Discount, Speed, Time & Distance, Simple and Compound Interest, Geometry, Time and Work, Percentage, etc.
• Reasoning: Alphabet series, Number series, Coding-Decoding, Venn Diagram, Syllogism, etc.
• General Awareness: Current affairs, Static GK, Polity and Constitution, History, Geography, Art and Culture, etc.

Candidates can prepare for the exam in the following manner:

Read the entire RRB NTPC syllabus 
Make a list of topics prescribed in the syllabus 
Divide time between sections

The topics included under General Intelligence and Reasoning are of basic level. The topics assess the candidates ability to think logically.

RRB NTPC syllabus is given below.

The difficulty level of the Maths topics is given below.

The topic-wise difficulty level of RRB NTPC General Awareness syllabus is given below.

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.

For General Knowledge section of RRB NTPC you need to cover Current Events of National and International Importance, Indian Literature, History, Polity, Geography, Economics, etc. The weightage given to this section in CBT 1 is 40 and in CBT 2 is 50. For RRB NTPC General Science and General Awareness, you can refer to the Lucent General Science and Lucent GK books. For General Science, you can also clear your concepts from high school Science books. RRB NTPC syllabus for General Knowledge 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

A total of 30 questions are asked from this section in CBT 1 exam. Candidates must prepare the following chapters for RRB NTPC Maths section.

The distribution of questions in the General Awareness section of RRB NTPC CBT 1 exam are given below: