Once candidates have made up their mind to prepare for any competitive exam, the most important thing is to plan their study. Here, we have provided RRB Group D study plan which will help candidates to calculate how much time is with them for preparation.
Every year Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) conducts RRB Group D exam to select eligible candidates in various Level 1 posts. Over 1 crore applicants have registered for the exam as against a total of 1,03,769 vacancies. As a result, the competition is going to be tough. To be successful in the exam, candidates are required to be very focussed and determined. They must have a proper RRB Group D study plan and follow it diligently.
Before starting preparing for RRB Group D exam, candidates must go through the exam pattern and syllabus. This will give them an understanding of the overall structure of the exam and topics to study under different sections.
- RRB Group D Exam Pattern
- RRB Group D Examination Syllabus
- Study Plan for RRB Group D exam
RRB Group D Exam Pattern
According to RRB Group D exam pattern, the exam is conducted in computer-based mode. Candidates need to answer the questions within 90 minutes. All questions will be objective type multiple-choice questions. The test paper will have 100 questions from Mathematics, General Knowledge and current affairs, General Science and General Intelligence and Reasoning. Each question contains 4 options from which they need to choose one as a correct option. There is negative marking in this examination. 1/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. The table below contains the structure of RRB Group D exam pattern.
| Subjects |
Total Number of Questions |
Total Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics |
25 |
25 |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning |
30 |
30 |
| General Science |
25 |
25 |
| General Awareness on Current Affairs |
20 |
20 |
RRB Group D Examination Syllabus
Candidates must go through RRB Group D 2020 syllabus to have a comprehensive knowledge of all the topics under each section of the test.
| Mathematics |
General Intelligence and Reasoning |
General Science |
General Awareness on Current Affairs |
| Number System |
Analogies |
Physics- upto class X syllabus (CBSE) |
General Awareness on- Science |
| BODMAS |
Alphabetical and Number Series |
Chemistry- upto class X syllabus (CBSE) |
Technology |
| Decimals and Fractions |
Coding and Decoding |
Biology/Life Science- upto class X syllabus (CBSE) |
Sports |
| L. C.M and H. C F |
Mathematical Operations |
- | Culture |
Also, read complete details on RRB Group D syllabus 2020
Study Plan for RRB Group D exam
Hard work combined with rigorous practice is the secret to success in the RRB Group D exam. In the RRB Group D study plan, candidates must invest equal time in all the subjects. Candidates must pay attention to all the topics. The section-wise study plan for RRB Group exam is given below:
RRB Group D study plan for Mathematics
- Revise all the chapters and topics included in the syllabus
- Practice the harder sections again and again
- Do not leave any topic
- Reminisces the formulae and theories
- Pay attention to the weakness
- Learn from previous mistakes and build confidence
- Take up mock tests
RRB Group D study plan for General Intelligence and Reasoning
- This section requires rigorous practice
- Develop logical reasoning skill
- Learn to analyse and reasoning
- Engage in playing games that require strategic planning and logical reasoning
- Solve puzzles
- Study the harder sections repeatedly
- Devote time in solving previous question papers and discover weakness and strength and try to improve skills accordingly
- Appear for mock tests
RRB Group D study plan for General Science
- Collect NCERT books
- Go through the chapters and revise the topics
- Clear the concepts that occur in the difficult chapters
- Take notes of the harder concepts and revise them again and again
- Revise the formulae and theories
- Solve question papers of previous years
- Find out weakness and try to improve that section
- Take help of the books on General Science, specially written for RRB Group D examination apart from NCERT science books
- Take up mock tests
RRB Group D study plan for General Awareness on Current Affairs
- Read newspaper regularly
- Follow the news channel on television
- Takedown notes of the current affairs
- Discuss issues of day-to-day life with friends
- Remain aware of the incidents occurring around
- Solve question papers of previous years
- Take part in the quiz or watch quiz shows
- Follow a good book, written for this purpose
- Appear for mock tests
Read More:
News & Updates
Explore Other Exams
13 Nov '25 - 6 Dec '25 | RPF Constable PET Dates |
19 Jun '25 | RPF Constable CBT result 2025 |
13 Oct '25 - 21 Oct '25 | RRB ALP DV and medical exam |
31 Aug '25 | Revised RRB ALP CBAT Exam Date... |
8 Dec '25 - 11 Dec '25 | SSC CHSL Provisional Answer Ke... |
12 Nov '25 - 30 Nov '25 | SSC CHSL 2025 Tier 1 Exam Date |
20 Dec '25 | RRB NTPC UG CBT 2 Exam Date 20... |
7 Aug '25 - 9 Sep '25 | RRB NTPC CBT 1 first phase |
20 Dec '25 | RRB NTPC UG CBT 2 Exam Date 20... |
28 Dec '25 | RRB NTPC CBAT 2025 Exam Date f... |
13 Dec '25 - 22 Dec '25 | RRB JE 2025 Application Correc... |
23 Dec '25 - 27 Dec '25 | RRB JE 2025 Scribe details in ... |
26 Aug '25 | RPF SI Final Result |
22 Jun '25 - 2 Jul '25 | Physical Test Date |
Student Forum
Answered 5 days ago
RRB exam calendar 2026 has been released. The notification for RRB NTPC 2026 will be released in August. RRB Group D notification will be released in October. RRB ALP notification will be released in February.
A
Contributor-Level 10
Exam On - 27 Nov '25 - 16 Jan '26
