RRB Technician Exam Analysis 2024: Student Review & Good Attempts
RRB Assistant Loco Pilot Exam 2025 ( RRB ALP )
RRB Technician 2024 exam was conducted successfully. The overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate. Scroll down to check RRB Technician 2024 exam analysis & Student Reaction.
RRB Technician Exam Analysis 2024
Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) are conducting RRB Technician 2024 exam. RRB Technician exam analysis 2024 will help candidates to know the section-wise and overall difficulty level of the exam. According to the students, the overall difficulty level of RRB Technician 2024 exam was moderate. The exam is being conducted in CBT mode. The question paper carries 100 objective-type multiple-choice questions. The total marks allotted to the test are 100. As per the marking scheme, 1/3 marks are deducted for each question and one mark is awarded for correct answers. Candidates qualifying the CBT 1 exam are called for CBT 2 exam. All the sections of the exam- General Awareness, General Intelligence & Reasoning, Basic of Computers and Applications, Mathematics and Basic Science and Engineering were moderate.
RRB Technician answer key carries the correct answers to the questions asked in the exam. The minimum qualifying marks for RRB ALP Technician exam for UR & EWS is 40 per cent, SC & OBC (NCL) is 30 per cent, and ST is 25 per cent. Read below for more details on RRB Technician exam analysis 2024.
Also Read: RRB Technician Answer Key 2024 Live
- RRB Technician Exam Pattern 2024
- RRB Technician Exam Analysis 2024
- RRB Technician Student Reaction 2024
- RRB Technician Student Reaction 2024 Video
RRB Technician Exam Pattern 2024
RRB Technician exam pattern has been framed keeping in mind the nature of the posts. The exam pattern highlights the overall structure of the exam. RRB Technician exam pattern 2024 is given below.
RRB ALP CBAT comprises several test batteries. Candidates are required to qualify each test batteries. The questions set in CBAT are in English and Hindi only. There is no negative marking in CBAT. To draw the merit list of ALP, 70 per cent weightage is given to Part A of second stage CBT and 30 per cent in CBAT.
RRB ALP exam pattern for CBT 2 comprises two parts. A carries 100 questions. The duration of exam is 90 minutes. Part B comprises 75 questions. Exam is held for 60 minutes.
RRB Technician Exam Pattern 2024 for Technician Gr I Signal
| RRB Technician Exam Pattern 2024 for Technician Gr I Signal |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subjects |
No. of Question |
Total Marks |
Time Duration |
| General Awareness |
10 |
10 |
90 minutes |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning |
15 |
15 |
|
| Basic of Computers and Applications |
20 |
20 |
|
| Mathematics |
20 |
20 |
|
| Basic Science and Engineering |
35 |
35 |
|
| Total |
100 |
100 |
|
RRB Technician Exam Pattern 2024 for Technician Gr III
| Subjects |
No. of Question |
Total Marks |
Time Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics |
25 |
25 |
90 minutes |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning |
25 |
25 |
|
| General Science |
40 |
40 |
|
| General Awareness |
10 |
10 |
|
| Total |
100 |
100 |
RRB Technician Exam Analysis 2024
The overall difficulty level of RRB Technician 2024 exam is given below.
| Section | No. of Questions | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics |
30 |
Moderate |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning |
25 |
Moderate |
| General Awareness |
15 |
Moderate |
| General Science |
30 |
Moderate |
RRB Technician Student Reaction 2024
Shiksha reporter Rupali visited one of the RRB Technician exam centres in Noida to gather the feedback shared by the students. Raed below RRB Technician student reaction 2024.
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Ashwin said, "The overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate. In Science, statement based questions were mostly asked. In GA, one question was asked from Goldman award."
Saurav said, "The overall difficulty level of the exam was good. I have attempted 80 questions. This was my first attempt. The overall difficulty level of the paper was moderate. However, some questions in the GS portion were tricky."
Md Alam said, "The overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate. Questions in Computer section were a bit tough. Questions were mostly asked from MS Word. In Physics, maximum questions were asked from the Magnetic chapter and Resistance. RRB Technician cut off 2024 will not be high since the paper is conducted for the first time."
RRB ALP job profile is given below:
- RRB ALP is responsible for running the train
- To fix the minor repairs on locomotives
- To observe train signals and identify track issues
- To work on all the instructions directed by the Loco Pilots
- Perform all the tasks as assigned by the superior officials
Some of the important highlights related to the exam pattern is given below.
| Parameters | Details |
|---|---|
| Name of exam | Recruitment of Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) & Technicians |
| Conducting authority | Railway Recruitment Boards |
| Stages of exam | First stage CBT, second stage CBT, Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT), and Document Verification |
| Mode of exam | Online |
| Exam duration | First stage CBT: 60 min Second stage CBT Part A: 90 min Part B: 60 min |
| No of questions | First stage CBT: 75 Second stage CBT: 100 (Part A) and 75 (Part B) CBAT: 42 |
| Negative marks | 1/3 |
| Marks for correct answers | One |
| Language of question paper | Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Manipuri, Konkani. |
In 2014 and 2018, the board announced vacancies-26,000 and 27,795 respectively. However, the numbers have decreased in recent years,18,799 vacancies in 2024 and just 9,970 in 2025. Recruitment is carried out based on the number of vacancies.
RRB Technician Student Reaction 2024 Video
Candidates can check below RRB Technician Student Reaction 2024 video.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a month ago
RRB ALP CBT 2 exam is held in 2 shifts. The shift 1 timings are 9:30 AM to 12 Noon, whereas shift 2 is conducted between 2:30 to 5 PM.
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RRB ALP exam pattern for CBT 1 comprises questions from Mathematics, General Intelligence, and Reasoning, General Science and General awareness on current affairs. The test paper carries a total of 75 objective-type multiple-choice questions. The total marks allotted to the test are 75. The duration of the test is 60 minutes. The score of first stage CBT is used to shortlist candidates for the second stage CBT. The first stage CBT is only to screen candidates for the second stage.