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Anangsha Patra
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Updated on Dec 28, 2020 15:57 IST
RRB NTPC 2020 exam is being conducted across various cities in multiple shifts. The overall paper of RRB NTPC was moderate in terms of difficulty. Read here RRB NTPC exam analysis 2020 by students.

RRB NTPC 2020 exam is being conducted across various cities in multiple shifts. The overall paper of RRB NTPC was moderate in terms of difficulty. Read here RRB NTPC exam analysis 2020 by students. 

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RRB NTPC 2020 exam for the first stage has begun for approximately 1.25 crore candidates. The exam is being conducted putting in place all the safety precautions due to COVID-19 pandemic. All the candidates were sanitised before they were allowed to enter the exam hall. The security guards at the exam centre ensured that all the candidates wore mask. Candidates had to submit self-declaration to the exam officials regarding their health status. The temperature of candidates were checked at the entry gate. Those showing the above the normal temperature were not allowed to enter the exam centre. Such candidates can reschedule their exam to a different date.

The exam is conducted across various cities spread throughout the country in multiple shifts. The first phase of RRB NTPC exam will conclude on January 13. The exam for the second phase will begin after the completion of the first stage. RRB NTPC exam dates for the second phase will be announced soon. Approximately, 23 lakh candidates are appearing in the first phase of RRB NTPC exam. The first stage CBT will continue till the end of March 2021. Read below for RRB NTPC 2020 exam analysis by students.

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  • RRB NTPC 2020 Exam Analysis by Students
  • RRB NTPC 2020 Exam Analysis
  • RRB NTPC Exam Pattern 2020

RRB NTPC 2020 Exam Analysis by Students

According to the students, the overall paper of RRB NTPC was moderate. The General Awareness section was easy to moderate. Mathematics section was easy to moderate. General Intelligence and Reasoning section was easy to moderate. Shiksha visited one of the RRB NTPC 2020 exam centres in Guwahati and Kolkata to gather the feedback of candidates regarding the overall and section-wise difficulty levels of the exam. Check below what candidates have to say regarding the difficulty level.

Rupesh Das, who appeared for the exam from Guwahati, "The paper was easy and simple. General Awareness questions were basic and covered all the latest topics. Mathematics questions were asked from age, train, compound interest, etc."

Sailan Sarma, "The paper was easy in terms of difficulty level. The Mathematics part was easy while General Awareness was a bit tough. Proper safety precautions were taken due to COVID-19 pandemic."

Paul said, "The paper was easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level. In General Awareness, there were not many questions from Physics and Chemistry. Maximum questions were asked from Current Affairs. Mathematics was easy in terms of difficulty level. Questions were asked from Age, Partnership, Trigonometry, etc. In Reasoning, questions were asked from Alphanumeric Series, Seating Arrangement, Puzzles, etc."

Rajat said, "Mathematics were moderate in terms of difficulty level. I found the Reasoning section to be the easiest one. The General Awareness section was moderate."

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RRB NTPC 2020 Exam Analysis

Candidates can check below the overall difficulty level and the number of good attempts is given below.

Overall Analysis

Section Good Attempts Level
Mathematics 22-24 Easy-Moderate
Reasoning Ability 24-26 Easy
General Awareness 28-30 Moderate
Overall Good Attempts 74-78 Easy-Moderate

RRB NTPC Exam Pattern 2020

RRB NTPC exam pattern is such that the first stage CBT comprises questions from General Awareness, Mathematics, and General Intelligence and Reasoning. The exam is held for 90 minutes. The test paper comprised of 100 objective-type multiple-choice questions. The section-wise distribution of questions is given below.

Sections Number of questions

General Awareness

40

Mathematics

30

General Intelligence and Reasoning

30

Total

100

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Answered a month 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
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Manisha Singh

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month ago

The RRB NTPC admit card for the Graduate posts released on the regional official websites. The exam was conducted from March 16 to March 27, 2026.

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Chanchal Shekhar

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month 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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Satyendra Garg

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 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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Virajita Shukla

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month 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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Kritika Sharma

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month 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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Gunjan Majumder

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month 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 was conducted from March 16 to 27. 

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Nitesh Pruthi

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month 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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Shikha Shukla

Contributor-Level 6