Updated on Feb 11, 2020 18:01 IST
General Awareness on Current Affairs and Mathematics are the two scoring sections of this competitive examination. If the candidates are diligent enough and follow a proper study routine they will surely be successful in RRB Group D examination.

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.

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Table of contents
  • 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

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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

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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

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Answered 2 weeks ago

The RRB Group D Vacancies for CEN No. "09/2025" are mentioned below:

The vacancy break-up is given below.

Railway ZoneTotalURSCSTOBCEWS
Western Railway (Mumbai)31481160407178698288
North Western Railway (Jaipur)97448315248188104
North Central Railway (Allahabad)11835701568927197
South Western Railway (Hubli)9051148146
West Central Railway (WCR-Jabalpur)114758117489157145
East Coast Railway (Bhubaneswar)8033291205720691
South East Central Railway (Bilaspur)119951618476281142
Northern Railway (New Delhi)35371437530266956348
Southern Railway (Chennai)103643015596247108
North Eastern Railway (Gorakhpur)1196537178109271101
Northeast Frontier Railway (Guwahati)1776718266133480179
Eastern Railway (Kolkata)/Metro Kolkata1180468157129297129
Central Railway (Mumbai) 2012914318171407202
East Central Railway (Hajipur)9764051485926698
South Eastern Railway (Kolkata)95536415884245104
South Central Railway (Secunderabad)1016376151130258101
Total22195

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Nitesh Pruthi

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month ago

The RRB extended the last date to apply for the RRB Group D exam CEN no. 09/2025. Earlier, the last date was March 2. It was extended to March 9. The fee payment last date was March 11, 2026.

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Jasleen Jain

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month ago

After qualifying the RRB NTPC exam CBT 1 for the Graduate posts, candidates will give the CBT 2 exam which is the second stage of an exam and consists of 120 questions.

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Ishita Kaur

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month ago

The candidates who appeared in the exam will be able to check the RRB NTPC Result for the Graduate posts online by visiting the official regional RRBs websites. It will be released in the form of PDF and contains the roll numbers of the qualified candidates.

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Shikha Goyal

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month ago

The authorityreleased the RRB Group D Answer Key (08/2024) on Feb 17 on the regional websites of RRBs. The CBT exam was concluded on February 10. Candidates can download their response sheets and raise an objection by paying INR 50 per question plus applicable bank service charges per question till

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Jasleen Jain

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month ago

Candidates can challenge their RRB Group D Answer Key 2026 in the below mentioned methods:

  • Visit the official portal of RRB
  • Log in using registration number and password or date of birth
  • Click on the link of RRB Group D Answer Key/Response Sheet
  • Select the question for which candidate want to raise an o

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Gunjan Majumder

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month ago

The Railway Recruitment Board has released the RRB Group D Answer Key 2026 on the regional websites of Railways. Candidates can download it by using their user ID and password. Along with the answer key, RRB Group D response sheet and question papers also released.

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Kritika Sharma

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month ago

As per the experts, in RRB Group D exam, good score can be considered as 75+. Candidates can aim 85+ which is considered safe due to high competition. It is important for the candidate to pass the CBT and then qualify for the Physical Efficiency Test (PET). Also, the final cut-off varies as per zone

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Nitesh Pruthi

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month ago

The Board released the RRB Group D Answer Key for CEN No. 08/2024 on the Raiwalys regional websites on Feb 17. Also, along with the response sheet question papers also released along with RRB Group D provisional answer key. 

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Jasleen Jain

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 2 months ago

RRB Group D application form 2026 was released on January 31. Earlier, it was planned to be released on January 21. The last date to fill the application form was March 9. Applications were accepted online for the exam.

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Indrani Thakur

Contributor-Level 7