RRB NTPC 2025: CBT 1 General Awareness Section Toughest Reveals Shiksha Polls
RRB Non Technical Popular Categories 2025 ( RRB NTPC )
Admit Card - 12 Mar '26
According to RRB NTPC Shiksha Polls, General Awareness section was the toughest section in the CBT 1 exam. 29 per cent of candidates voted that this section was hard. Read here for more details.
RRB NTPC 2025: CBT 1 General Awareness Section Toughest Reveals Shiksha Polls
Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) are conducting RRB NTPC CBT 1 2025 exam. The overall difficulty level of the paper was Moderate. According to Shiksha Polls, students found the General Awareness section to be the toughest compared to other sections. The subjects included in the CBT 1 exam are General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude and General Intelligence and Reasoning. The total marks allotted to the RRB NTPC CBT 1 2025 are 100.
RRB NTPC exam is being conducted to fill up vacancies for Non-Technical Popular Categories posts. A total of 11558 vacancies were announced for the exam. A total of 12,167,679 applications were received for the RRB NTPC exam. Out of this, 5,840,861 are for graduate-level posts and 6,326,818 are for 12th level posts. Read this article below for more details on General Awareness Section Toughest in the RRB NTPC CBT 1 2025 exam as per Shiksha Polls.
Also Read: RRB NTPC Exam Analysis
- RRB NTPC CBT 1 General Awareness Section Toughest Reveals Shiksha Polls: Detailed Analysis
- RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 2025: Overall Difficulty
- RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 2025: Section-Wise Distribution of Topics
- RRB NTPC CBT 1 Exam Pattern 2025
RRB NTPC CBT 1 General Awareness Section Toughest Reveals Shiksha Polls: Detailed Analysis
As per Shiksha Polls, 29 per cent candidates voted that the General Awareness section was the toughest. 23 per cent candidates have voted that the Numerical Ability and Reasoning sections were tough. The screenshot given below will help candidates to understand the difficulty level of RRB NTPC CBT 1 exam as per Shiksha Polls.
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Commonly asked questions
The process for checking RRB NTPC city slip is given below.
Click the Railway NTPC city slip link
Enter user ID and password
The city details appears on the screen
Download the city slip
Save the details
RRB NTPC admit card has the link of google map which help candidates to locate the exam centre. Candidates must reach the exam centre early to avoid last minute hassle.
RRB NTPC city intimation slip gives details related to exam city only. The detailed address of RRB NTPC exam centre are mentioned in the admit card. The city intimation slip is released so that after knowing the exam city candidates can make travel plans accordingly.
RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 2025: Overall Difficulty
The overall difficulty level of RRB NTPC CBT 1 exam is given below.
| Subjects | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|
| General Intelligence & Reasoning |
Moderate |
| Numerical Ability |
Moderate |
| General Awareness |
Moderate |
| Overall |
Moderate |
RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 2025: Section-Wise Distribution of Topics
The section-wise distribution of questions is given below.
Reasoning Ability
| Topics | No. of Questions |
|---|---|
| Puzzles & Seating Arrangement |
3 to 4 |
| Blood Relation |
2 |
| Syllogism |
1 to 2 |
| Analogy & Classification |
3 to 4 |
| Number Series |
2 ro 3 |
| Coding & Decoding |
3 |
| Direction Sense |
1 |
Mathematics
| Topics | No. of Questions |
|---|---|
| Profit, Loss & Discount |
2 to 3 |
| SI & CI |
1 to 2 |
| Number System |
2 |
| Percentage, Ratio & Proportion |
3 to 4 |
| LCM & HCF |
1 |
| Mesuration |
2 |
| Time, Speed & Distance |
2 |
| Alegbra/Simplification |
1 to 2 |
General Awareness
| Topics |
Number of Questions |
|---|---|
| Static GK |
2 |
| History |
5 to 6 |
| Economics |
1 to 2 |
| Current Affairs |
10 |
Commonly asked questions
RRB NTPC UG city intimation slip 2025 is available now. RRB NTPC CBT 1 city intimation slip 2025 for graduate posts was released from May 26, 2025. The city intimation slip is released so that candidates can make travel arrangements inorder to reach the exam centre. Candidates can check the city intimation slip by logging with the required credentials. The city intimation slip is not the admit card and it does not carry the details related to the exam centre. The details related to the exam centre is released along with the admit card.
Following are the items banned inside RRB NTPC exam centre:
- Banned items are electronic gadgets such as mobile phones, pager, watches, Bluetooth, calculator, metallic wears, bangles, belts, bracelets, books, papers, etc. are not allowed inside the exam centre
- Candidates should not carry pen/pencil inside the test centre
- Pen will be provide during the exam
- Candidates should not apply henna/Mehendi because there will be biometric capture
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RRB NTPC CBT 1 Exam Pattern 2025
The CBT 1 exam of RRB NTPC comprises questions from General Awareness, Mathematics, and General Intelligence and Reasoning. The total marks allotted to the test are 100. The test paper carries 100 questions. The exam is held for 90 minutes (120 minutes for PwBD candidates accompanied by scribe). RRB NTPC exam pattern is given below.
| Sections | Number of questions |
|---|---|
| General Awareness |
40 |
| Mathematics |
30 |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning |
30 |
| Total |
100 |
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a week ago
Candidates will be able to download the RRB NTPC admit card from the methods as mentioned below:
- Visit the RRB NTPC websites
- On the home page, you will find RRB NTPC admit card download link
- Enter the user ID (registration number) and password (date of birth)
- RRB NTPC admit card appears on the screen
- Cli
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
The RRB NTPC admit card for the Graduate posts will be released a few days before the exam date on the regional official websites. The exam will be conducted from March 16 to March 27.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
The minimum qualifying marks for the RRB NTPC CBT 1 graduate posts are for UR & EWS 40%, for OBC & SC 30% and for ST it is 25%.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks 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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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks 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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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
The RRB NTPC exam of the Graduate posts is mainly considered tough because of the large number of candidates that give an exam every year. The difficulty level of the questions depends upon the preparation level, types of questions asked and the format of an exam.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
The RRB NTPC 2026 Graduate posts difficulty level in general is considered a Moderate. The CBT 1 is basically Easy to Moderate where as CBT 2 is Moderate to Tough due to the level of the questions asked which are advanced and analytical.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
Check can check below the process to download the RRB NTPC 2026 answer key for the graduate posts:
- Visit 21 RRB websites
- Click RRB NTPC answer key link
- Enter required credentials
- The answer key appears on screen
- Download and save it
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
The authority will release the RRB NTPC 2026 Graduate posts answer key for CEN No. 06/2025 within a few days after the conduction of an exam. The Graduate posts exam will be conducted from March 16 to 27.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
Generally, the RRB NTPC exam for the Graduate posts is considered to be Easy to Moderate in difficulty level mainly for the CBT 1 and for CBT 2, it can be considered as Moderate to Tough.
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Contributor-Level 6