RRB Technician — Syllabus & Exam Pattern

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Exam Pattern

Conducting body: Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs), through a Centralised Employment Notice (CEN). The Technician posts are advertised in two categories — Technician Grade I Signal and Technician Grade III — with different eligibility (Grade I typically needs an engineering diploma/degree in a relevant branch; Grade III typically needs an ITI / relevant qualification). Selection: a single-stage Computer-Based Test (CBT), followed by Document Verification and Medical Examination. CBT: 100 questions, 100 marks, 90 minutes (120 minutes for eligible PwBD candidates with a scribe). Negative marking: one-third (1/3) mark for each wrong answer. The section split differs by grade: - Technician Grade I (Signal): General Awareness 10, General Intelligence & Reasoning 15, Basics of Computers & Applications 20, Mathematics 20, Basic Science & Engineering 35. - Technician Grade III: Mathematics 25, General Intelligence & Reasoning 25, General Science 40, General Awareness (current affairs) 10. Normalisation of marks is applied when the exam is held in multiple shifts. This matches the recently-used RRB Technician CEN pattern; the exact split, qualifying marks and stages can change between CENs, so always confirm against the specific Technician notification on rrbapply.gov.in.

Syllabus (topic-wise)

Mathematics: Number System, BODMAS, Decimals & Fractions, LCM & HCF, Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Mensuration, Time & Work, Time & Distance, Simple & Compound Interest, Profit & Loss, Algebra, Geometry & Trigonometry, Elementary Statistics, Square Roots, Age Calculations, Calendar & Clock, Pipes & Cisterns.
General Intelligence & Reasoning: Analogies, Alphabetical & Number Series, Coding-Decoding, Mathematical Operations, Relationships, Syllogism, Jumbling, Venn Diagrams, Data Interpretation & Sufficiency, Conclusions & Decision Making, Similarities & Differences, Analytical Reasoning, Classification, Directions, Statement-Argument & Assumptions.
Basic Science & Engineering (Grade I Signal): Engineering Drawing (projections, views, dimensioning, symbols), Units & Measurements, Mass-Weight-Density, Work-Power-Energy, Speed & Velocity, Heat & Temperature, Basic Electricity, Levers & Simple Machines, Occupational Safety & Health, Environment Education, and IT literacy.
General Science (Grade III): Physics, Chemistry and Life Sciences up to the Class 10 / CBSE level.
Basics of Computers & Applications (Grade I): computer architecture, input & output devices, storage devices, networking, operating systems (Windows, Unix, Linux), MS Office, data representation, internet & email, websites & web browsers, computer viruses.
General Awareness / Current Affairs: science & technology, sports, culture, personalities, economics, politics and other important national & international topics of the recent period.

Official source: https://www.rrbapply.gov.in/

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