RRB Group D Syllabus & Exam Pattern
RRB Group D recruits into Level 1 posts of Indian Railways through one computer-based test followed by a physical efficiency test. Here’s the stable shape of it — what gets tested at each stage — with a link to the official RRB website for the current notification’s exact marks, timing and negative-marking details.
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The stages
Computer Based Test (CBT)
A single computer-based test on Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Science and General Awareness on current affairs. Its marks decide who is called for the physical efficiency test.
Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
A qualifying physical test for candidates shortlisted on the CBT, made up of carrying a weight over a set distance and then a timed run, with separate standards for male and female candidates. The notification exempts PwBD candidates, ex-servicemen and Course Completed Act Apprentices.
Document verification and medical examination
Candidates who qualify are called for document verification, and appointment depends on passing the medical standard of the post, which differs from post to post.
What’s tested
Mathematics
Number system, BODMAS, decimals, fractions, LCM and HCF, ratio and proportion, percentages, mensuration, time and work, time and distance, simple and compound interest, profit and loss, algebra, geometry and trigonometry, elementary statistics, square root, age calculations, calendar and clock, and pipes and cistern.
General Intelligence and Reasoning
Analogies, alphabetical and number series, coding and decoding, mathematical operations, relationships, syllogism, jumbling, Venn diagram, data interpretation and sufficiency, conclusions and decision making, similarities and differences, analytical reasoning, classification, directions, and statement-arguments and assumptions.
General Science
Physics, Chemistry and Life Sciences at 10th standard (CBSE) level.
General Awareness and Current Affairs
Current affairs in science and technology, sports, culture, personalities, economics and politics, and any other subject of importance. A daily current-affairs habit pays off directly here.
The notification says the topics listed are illustrative, not exhaustive, and that the number of questions, marks, timing and negative-marking fraction are set by each cycle’s own notification and can change between cycles. Treat the subjects above as the stable shape to study toward, and check the official RRB website.
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What Group D recruits for
CEN 09/2025 covered various Level 1 posts, including Assistant TRD, Assistant Operations (Electrical), Assistant TL and AC, Assistant (S and T), Pointsman B, Assistant Track Machine, Track Maintainer-IV, Assistant Bridge, Assistant Carriage and Wagon, Assistant Loco Shed (Electrical) and Assistant P.Way, with a 10th pass, ITI or National Apprenticeship Certificate qualification.
What Pariksha Saathi offers for RRB Group D
Free topic-wise lessons and practice for the subjects above, sectional tests by subject, full-length mock tests, a Mistake Notebook that tracks your weak topics automatically, and dated current-affairs capsules.
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