Government & Defence Entrance Exam

The Union Public Service Commission is the premiere exam conducting body of the nation. It recruits the candidates for Group A and some Group B posts. The following exams are conducted by the Union Public Service Commission every year:

• Civil Services Exam
• Engineering Services Exam (IES)
• Combined Armed Police Forces Exam (CAPF)
• Combined Medical Services Exam (CMS)
• Indian Economic Services/Indian Statistical Services Exam (IES/ISS)
• Combined Geo-Scientist Exam
• Combined Defence Services Exam (CDS)
• National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Exam (NDA & NA)

The table below highlights the section-wise difficulty level of RRB Group D question paper.

The Union Public Service Commission releases its UPSC exam calendar one year in advance and follow it in letter and spirit. The Commission mention the notification and exam dates for all of its exam in the calendar. The UPSC exam calendar 2024 was released online on May 10, 2023.

The Commission will also release the UPSC exam calendar 2025 in the first fortnight of May.

There are numerous benefits of solving RRB Group D question papers. Check below why candidates should solve RRB Group D question paper:

• Help in getting complete knowledge of RRB Group D Syllabus
• Solving RRB Group D question papers helps candidates to learn from their marks as well as increase the ability to solve questions quickly and easily
• Through the RRB Group D previous year papers, candidates learn time management in the actual exam
• It gives candidates complete information about their weaker sections
• It also helps candidates to find out the level of difficulty of each section as well as important topics for the exam

The Union Public Service Commission releases the Tie-Resolution principle in the IES cutoff pdf. The Commission mentions the following in the cutoff pdf: 

Wherever two or more candidates have secured equal aggregate marks in ESE the tie(s) have been resolved in accordance with the principles approved by the Commission, viz.
(i) The candidates with more marks in subject/technical papers plus marks of Personality Test may be ranked higher;
(ii) In case the total marks in the subject/technical papers plus marks of Personality Test are equal, thecandidate who is senior in age may be ranked higher.

Candidates are required to fill the details of a valid Photo ID card in the application which they are required to bring in original as identity proof during CBT, PET, DV, Medical or any subsequent stages of exam. The valid Photo ID Card should be any one of the following:

• Voter Card
• Aadhaar Card
• Printout of e-Aadhaar (not Photostat/Scanned copy of Aadhaar)
• Driving License
• PAN card
• Passport
• Identity Card issued by the employer in case the candidate is a Govt. employee
• College / University Photo ID card, if still studying

The items that are banned inside the RRB Group D exam centres are Electronic gadgets like mobile phones, blue tooth, pen drive, laptops, calculators,  wrist watches or any other communication devices or pen/pencil, wallet/purses, belts, shoes and metallic wears including ornaments etc. Any infringement of this instruction shall entail summary rejection besides legal action including debarment from future examinations. Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items including mobile phones etc. to the venue of the examination.

RRB Group D exam centres are allotted to candidates as per their choices. The examination authority reserves the right to allot test centres. The details of exam centres will be mentioned in RRB Group D admit card.