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RRB NTPC syllabus 2026

CBT-1 and CBT-2 share one syllabus across three subjects, at both graduate and under-graduate level. CBT-2 asks more questions and is pitched a little higher.

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The same syllabus in Tamil: RRB NTPC syllabus in Tamil.

General Awareness

40 questions in CBT-1, 50 in CBT-2:

  • Current events of national and international importance
  • Games and sports, art and culture of India, Indian literature, monuments and places of India
  • General Science up to Class 10 (CBSE)
  • History of India and the freedom struggle
  • Physical, social and economic geography of India and the world
  • Indian Polity and governance, and the Indian economy
  • Science and technology, including India’s space and nuclear programmes
  • UN and other world organisations, environmental issues, basics of computers
  • Common abbreviations, transport systems in India, flagship government programmes, flora and fauna of India, important government and public sector organisations

Mathematics

30 questions in CBT-1, 35 in CBT-2:

  • Number system, decimals and fractions, LCM and HCF
  • Ratio and proportion, percentage, profit and loss
  • Simple and compound interest
  • Time and work, time and distance
  • Mensuration
  • Elementary algebra, geometry and trigonometry
  • Elementary statistics

General Intelligence and Reasoning

30 questions in CBT-1, 35 in CBT-2:

  • Analogies, completion of number and alphabetical series, coding and decoding
  • Mathematical operations, similarities and differences, relationships
  • Analytical reasoning, syllogism, jumbling, Venn diagrams, puzzles
  • Data sufficiency, statement and conclusion, statement and course of action
  • Decision making, maps, interpretation of graphs

Topic-wise mock tests

Thervu’s RRB NTPC question bank is split into these topics. Every plan has mock tests on the whole syllabus; on Pro you can also take a test on any one topic.

Mathematics

  • Number System100+ questions
  • Decimals & Fractions100+ questions
  • LCM & HCF100+ questions
  • Ratio & Proportion100+ questions
  • Percentage140+ questions
  • Profit & Loss100+ questions
  • Simple & Compound Interest100+ questions
  • Time & Work100+ questions
  • Time & Distance100+ questions
  • Mensuration100+ questions
  • Elementary Algebra100+ questions
  • Geometry100+ questions
  • Trigonometry100+ questions
  • Elementary Statistics & Data Interpretation100+ questions

General Awareness

  • Current Affairs150+ questions
  • History of India150+ questions
  • Geography150+ questions
  • Indian Polity & Governance150+ questions
  • Indian Economy150+ questions
  • General Science150+ questions
  • Science & Technology140+ questions
  • Art & Culture100+ questions
  • Environment & Ecology100+ questions
  • Sports & Games100+ questions
  • Government Schemes & Organisations100+ questions
  • Indian Railways GK100+ questions

General Intelligence & Reasoning

  • Analogies140+ questions
  • Number & Alphabetical Series140+ questions
  • Coding & Decoding140+ questions
  • Mathematical Operations140+ questions
  • Relationships & Blood Relations150+ questions
  • Syllogism150+ questions
  • Jumbling150+ questions
  • Venn Diagram150+ questions
  • Data Sufficiency150+ questions
  • Conclusions & Decision Making150+ questions
  • Similarities & Differences140+ questions
  • Analytical Reasoning150+ questions
  • Spatial Reasoning & Visualisation150+ questions

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Where this comes from

Pattern, eligibility and selection details are taken from the Centralised Employment Notices 06/2026 and 07/2026 published by the Railway Recruitment Boards (RRB). They can change with each new notification, so check the official notice before you apply.

Official website: www.rrbcdg.gov.in

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