RRB NTPC 2019 exam would begin from December 15, 2020. Candidates who will appear for the examination can check the exam pattern for CBT 1 and CBT 2 here.
Railway Recruitment Board has finally released the exam date for RRB NTPC 2019 exam. The examination would be conducted from December 15 onwards to fill 35277 posts in the organization. The Board took almost 1.5 years to release the exam date, however, the complete schedule of examination has not been released by the Board yet.
The application form for the same was released on February 28, 2019, and the application process started on March 1, 2019. The last date to apply for March 31, 2019. More than 1.5 crore candidates have applied for the exam. Candidates who have appeared for the examination can check the exam pattern given below.
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RRB NTPC 2019: Exam Pattern
The examination will comprise of first stage CBT, Second stage CBT followed by a typing test or Computer-Based aptitude test and finally document verification and medical examination. The first stage CBT and second stage CBT will include subjects- Mathematics, General Awareness and Reasoning, and General Intelligence. The first stage of CBT is just the screening process for the second stage of CBT in which there will be a negative marking of 1/3.
CBT 1 Exam Pattern
| Subjects | Total Questions | Duration of test |
|---|---|---|
| General Awareness | 40 | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Maths | 30 | |
| Reasoning and General Intelligence | 30 |
The second stage of CBT will follow the following pattern listed below. This section will consist of more questions than the previous paper and will have more marks allotted to it.
CBT 2 Exam Pattern
| Subjects | Total Questions | Duration of test |
|---|---|---|
| General Awareness | 50 | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Mathematics | 35 | |
| Reasoning and General Intelligence | 35 |
The exam date was announced by the Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on September 5. RRB NTPC exam was earlier scheduled to be conducted in June and July 2019, which was delayed after a few concerns with respect to the exam centers was found. More related details on RRB NTPC can be checked by candidates on the official site of regional RRBs.
