RRB NTPC Exam Pattern 2025 (New Format): Check CBT 1, 2, CBAT & Typing Test
RRB Non Technical Popular Categories 2025 ( RRB NTPC )
The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) have changed the structure of the RRB NTPC UG exam pattern. The examination authority has added section-wise marks in the pattern. Earlier, RRB NTPC exam pattern was also revised for Graduate and Undergraduate posts. The revision in exam pattern was done for 2nd stage CBT. The second stage CBT was made common for all the levels of graduate and undergraduate posts. The selection process is different for different posts. The exam for graduate and undergraduate posts is being conducted separately and the difficulty levels are also different.
Earlier, the second stage CBT was conducted separately for different posts. RRB NTPC exam pattern is such that it comprises CBT 1, CBT 2, CBAT, Typing Skill Test, and document verification/medical examination. The exam pattern of RRB NTPC 2025 highlights the overall structure of the exam such as marking scheme, exam duration, number of sections, total marks, etc. RRB NTPC exam is conducted online and the subjects included in the test are General Awareness, Mathematics, General Intelligence, and Reasoning.
The total marks allotted to the CBT 1 exam are 100 whereas CBT 2 carries a total of 120 marks. The duration of the test is 90 minutes (120 minutes for PwBD candidates accompanied by scribe). For a wrong answer in CBT, 1/3 marks are deducted.
Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT) is conducted for the posts of Traffic Assistant and Station Master. There are no negative marks in CBAT. The Typing test is conducted for the posts of Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist, Senior Time Keeper, Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist and Junior Time Keeper. The test is qualifying in nature. Read below for more details on RRB NTPC exam pattern 2025.
The instructions related to RRB NTPC Typing Test are given below:
- The candidates are required to type at least 300 words in English or 250 words in Hindi
- The candidates will have to type in English or Hindi, as per option exercised by them on RRB websites. English will be the Typing Language for those who have not exercised their option Candidates who have opted Hindi for Typing Test must be familiar with the usage of Krutidev or Mangal font
- The exam session consists of three parts as Typing practice for one minute to warm up & familiarize with key board, Break of 30 seconds and Typing Test for 10 minutes which will be taken for evaluation
- As the skill test is to determine the speed, candidates who have completed the passage can retype passage from the beginning within the duration of test i.e. 10 minutes. Candidates who do not type the whole passage at least once in 10 minutes will be treated as disqualified. The transcripts of those candidates who do not type 300 words in English or 250 words in Hindi within the prescribed time will not be evaluated
- The evaluation of the passage typed by the candidate will be done as follows:
- The mistakes will be classified as full mistakes and half mistakes. 5 per cent mistakes of the total words typed may be ignored. Accordingly, the total number of mistakes will be calculated as under:
- No. of full mistakes + No. of half mistakes/2 = Total Mistakes
- Number of mistakes – 5 per cent of total number of words typed = Final count of mistakes
- The typing speed of the candidate will be worked out by the following formula:
- Typing Speed= No. of total words typed – (Final count of mistake x 10)/Time
- For example: If a candidate types a total number of 400 words in 10 minutes and commits 10 final count of mistakes, his speed would be worked out as follows:
- 400- (10x10)/10= 300/10 = 30 w.p.m
- The minimum speed should be 30 words per minute in English and 25 words per minute in Hindi
Yes, there is a minimum qualifying cut off in RRB NTPC exam. The minimum qualifying marks for CBT 1 and 2 are below:
General, EWS: 40 per cent
OBC and SC: 30 per cent
ST: 25 %
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 |
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