How to Crack RRB NTPC 2025 in First Attempt? Tips & Strategies
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To clear RRB NTPC exam in the first attempt, you need a strategic and dedicated approach. You should focus on understanding the exam pattern & syllabus, create a comprehensive study plan, gather the relevant study materials and practice previous years’ question papers and mock tests. Read this article to check how to crack RRB NTPC exam in the first attempt.
How To Crack RRB NTPC Exam in First Attempt?
- How to Crack RRB NTPC Exam in 30 Days?
- How Can I Crack Railway NTPC in First Attempt?
- How to Crack RRB NTPC 2025 in First Attempt: Section-Wise Tips
- General Awareness
- RRB NTPC Syllabus
How to Crack RRB NTPC Exam in 30 Days?
How Can I Crack Railway NTPC in First Attempt?
Large number of candidates fill RRB NTPC application form, therefore the completion is tough. As a result of which, candidates need to put in a lot of hard work. Check below how to crack RRB NTPC exam in first attempt.
Practice Previous Years’ Question Papers
Questions asked in RRB NTPC exam are based more or less on the previous years’ question paper pattern. Solve as many RRB NTPC question papers as you can to understand the pattern, concept of each topic as well as the difficulty level.
Practice More
Practice enough number of questions from every topic. When you practice more than, there is quite often a chance that you get a similar type of question in the exam. So, you will be able to solve those questions easily and in lesser time. Go through the RRB NTPC exam pattern and understand the structure of the exam.
Cultivate Reading Habit
Try to develop reading habits such as newspapers or monthly magazines. This will help you to develop a good vocabulary and a better understanding of the events.
Learn Formulas
Learn all the formulas and steps to solve various problems at your fingertips. Practice and revise them regularly.
Time Management
Time management is very important in qualifying the exam with a high score. Solve questions in a time-bound manner. Try to solve the question paper in less than the time allotted.
Speed and Accuracy
You must work on how to maintain a balance between speed and accuracy. This can be achieved with regular practice of question papers/sample papers and mock tests.
Revision
Do not forget to revise the topics that you have learnt for the exam. Identify the weak and strong areas and chalk out preparation tips for the exam. Revision helps in making certain topics clear which were not earlier when you had studied at an earlier stage of preparation.
Attempt Mock Tests
Mock tests are like actual tests and it will help you to understand the overall exam pattern. Besides, it builds your confidence of solving questions, accuracy, speed and time-management skills.
Also Read: RRB NTPC books
How to Crack RRB NTPC 2025 in First Attempt: Section-Wise Tips
Below are a few RRB NTPC preparation tips and tricks to crack the different sections of the exam:
General Awareness
- The General Awareness comprises General Science, Current Affairs, History, Politics and Geography
- Make a proper study plan for all the subjects and follow it rigidly till your exam
- Study according to syllabus and previous years’ question papers
- Revise daily whatever you have studied
- Attempt mock tests daily or weekly or fortnightly according to your preparation level
- Identify topics you are weak and practice those topics
- Practice more and more questions from various topics
- Allot at least two hours daily for General Science preparation
- Study topics such as countries, capitals, and currencies, awards, environment and ecology, sports personalities in the news, budget, eminent personalities
Maths
- Focus on this section to score more marks
- Study topics such as Simplification and Approximation, Average, HCF LCM, Number system, Fractions, Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Data interpretation, Time and Work, Boat and stream, Geometry, Trigonometry, Heights, and distance, etc.
- Solve previous years’ question papers
- Attempt mock tests
Reasoning Ability
- Reasoning Ability section is one of the most scoring section
- The easiest topics are Water Image, Mirror Image, Completion of Figures, Ranking, Linear Seating Arrangement, Circular Seating Arrangement, Calendar
- Practice those topics from where the moderate-level questions are asked such as Analogies, Coding and Decoding, Mathematical Operations, Venn diagram, Syllogism
- The topics that require a lot of practice are Number Series, Alphabetical Series, Course of Action, Statement and Conclusion, Statement and Assumption
RRB NTPC Syllabus
RRBs prescribe RRB NTPC syllabus and it comprises the topics and sub-topics candidates need to prepare for the exam. Check below RRB NTPC syllabus.
General Awareness: History, Geography, Economy, Indian Polity and Governance, General Science, Current Affairs, etc.
Mathematics: Number System, Decimals, LCM, HCF, Ratio and Proportions, Time and Work, Mensuration, Percentage, Elementary Statistics, etc.
General Intelligence & Reasoning: Analogies, Mathematical Operations, Coding and Decoding, Data Sufficiency, Syllogism, Jumbling, Venn Diagrams, Puzzle, etc.
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RRB NTPC Graduate Level CBT 2 hall ticket was released on October 9. The admit card can be downloaded by logging with the required credentials.
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RRB NTPC Undergraduate question paper was released on September 15, 2025. The question paper was released in PDF form for sets A, B, C, D. Candidates can download their question papers by logging with the required credentials. Candidates can even challenge the RRB NTPC question paper by paying INR 5
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The tips and tricks to excel in RRB NTPC General Intelligence & Reasoning are given below:
- Candidates must build logical thinking skills through daily puzzles and series
- Candidates must practice topics such as coding-decoding, seating arrangements, syllogisms, etc.
- To solve questions better, candidates
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The tips and tricks to prepare for RRB NTPC Maths are given below:
- Candidates must master the basic concepts before learning shortcuts techniques of solving questions
- Candidates must daily practice topics such as Profit & Loss, Time & Work, Geometry, etc.
- Candidates must maintain notebook for jotting d
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The effective tips to prepare for RRB NTPC exam are given below:
- Understand the complete RRB NTPC syllabus and exam pattern
- Create a good study plan
- Take a mock test and analyse the performance and focus on improving the weak areas
- Practice the previous years' question papers
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Candidates should focus on RRB NTPC preparation for four to six hours daily. This also depends on the current level of preparation and familiarity with the subjects. It is with hardwork and determination that candidates will be able to crack the exam.
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Students can start preparing for RRB NTPC exam by going through the exam pattern and syllabus. It is important to make a realistic study plan an follow that dilligently. Candidates must also follow good study material. They should practice previous years' question papers and mock tests to improve th
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Yes, each post has its own medical standard (A?2, B?2, C?2, etc.). You must meet the medical requirements for every post you prefer. The post-wise medical standard is given below.
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Commercial Apprentice (CA) | B2 |
Station Master | A2 |
Goods Guard | A2 |
Junior Accounts Assistant Cum Typist | C2 |
Senior Clerk-Cum-typist | C2 |
Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | B2 |
Senior Time Keeper | C2 |
Traffic Assistant | A2 |
Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | B2 |
Accounts Clerk Cum Typist | C2 |
Junior Clerk Cum Typist | C2 |
Junior Time Keeper | C2 |
Trains Clerk | A3 |
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
The final RRB NTPC post allotment depends on the CBT 1 and 2 scores, order of post preference, availability of vacancies in chosen zones. Candidates are required to enter their RRB NTPC post preferences while filling the application form. The eligibility attached to various posts are different.
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Candidates change but only for the specifc zones and posts they have listed. Candidates indicating partial prefetrences are considered only for those choices and not for others.
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