The RRB has announced the CBT 1 exam date for the Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) Recruitment 2019. The exam date was announced by the Railway Board Chairman V. K Yadav in his latest press conference. As per the announcement, the RRB NTPC CBT 1 is likely to be conducted from December 15 onwards in the online mode. While the admit card for the same will be released by the RRB, 10 days before the exam.
RRB NTPC 2019: Exam Schedule
Events |
Dates |
Date of release of Official Notification |
March 08, 2019 |
Last Date to Apply Online |
April 22, 2019 |
Application Form Status Link | September 21 to 30, 2020 |
Admit Card Release Date |
Notified Soon |
CBT Exam Date |
December 15 onwards |
RRB NTPC 2019: Exam Pattern
Exam will be conducted in three phase:
Stage - I: Computer Based Test (CBT); Candidates have to Solve 100 questions (MCQs) in 90 minutes.
Stage - II: Computer Based Test; Candidates have to Solve 120 questions (MCQs) in 90 minutes.
Stage - III: Typing Skill Test (TST) Candidates should be able to type 30 words per minute (WPM) in English or 25 words per minute (WPM) in Hindi without editing tools and spell check facility.
RRB NTPC 2019: Stage - I Exam Details
A total of 100 questions will be asked in the exam and the duration of the exam will be 90 minutes.
S. No. |
Subject |
No. of Questions |
Time Duration |
1 |
General Awareness |
40 |
90 minutes |
2 |
General Intelligence and Reasoning |
30 |
|
3 |
Mathematics |
30 |
|
Total |
100 |
Note: The examination duration will be 120 minutes for eligible PwBD candidates accompanied with the scribe.
Candidates should note that there may be some variations in the number of questions in the actual question papers. Also, there will be negative marking and 1/3rd marks shall be deducted for each wrong answer.