Syllabus :-

The RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) is a well-known exam for various non-technical posts in Railways.
The exam is conducted by 21 RRBs in various regions. The following 9 job profiles fall under this exam:

1. Assistant Station Master (ASM)
2. Commercial Apprentice (CA)
3. Traffic Apprentice (TA)
4. Senior Clerk Cum Typist
5. Traffic Assistant
6. Enquiry Cum Reservation Clerk (ECRA)
7. Junior Accounts Assistant Cum Typist (JAA)
8. Senior Time Keeper
9. Goods Guard

The selection procedure includes the following stages of the exam:

RRB NTPC Prelims or Stage 1 Exam

RRB NTPC Mains or Stage 2 Exam

RRB NTPC Stage 3/ Aptitude or skill test

Document verification

Medical test

The RRB NTPC Syllabus for Stage 1 and Stage 2 exam is almost same for all the four subjects. The exam pattern also contains the same subjects in both the stages.

RRB NTPC Stage-1 exam is held for all the posts but the Stage-2 exam is not conducted for those who have applied for
the posts of CA, TA, ECRC & Goods Guard. A merit list is released for them based on their performance in the 1st Stage examination.

RRB NTPC Syllabus – Stage 1 & Stage 2 Exam

The RRB NTPC Exam syllabus for all the 9 posts includes the following subjects. The same should be followed for NTPC
2nd Stage candidates except those who have applied for CA, TA, ECRC and Goods Guard posts.

1. General Awareness
2. General Intelligence & Reasoning
3. Arithmetic
4. General Science

The detailed syllabus of the above-mentioned subjects is as follows:

1. General Knowledge: This Section is very important for RRB NTPC Exam. The questions from this section is based on
   the following topics. Current Affairs, National and International History, India and World General Science, Indian Economy, Indian Geography,
   Indian Constitution, Indian Culture and Heritage, Indian Polity, Science and
   Technology Etc.
2. General Intelligence & Reasoning: Analogies Space and visualization, Similarities, Decision-making, Problem solving, Arithmetical number series, Differences, Arithmetical reasoning, Analysis,
   Judgment, Relationship concepts, Visual memory, Observation, Discrimination, Verbal and figure classification, Coding- decoding etc.
3. Arithmetic Ability : Percentages Pipes and cisterns Profit and loss Time and work Simplifications Boats and
   streams Mensuration Averages Time and distance Problems on ages Interest Data interpretation etc.
4. General Science: There are 4 sections in General Science section. The detailed syllabus of each section is provided below. 

   Physics: Units & dimensions Force and laws of motion Gravitation Work & energy Sound, Light & human eye
   Electricity Magnetic effects of electric current Sources of energy Atomic & nuclear physics Electronics Scientific instruments

   Chemistry: Atomic structure Periodic classification of elements Chemical bonding Oxidation and reduction Acids,
   bases & salts Behavior of gases Electrolysis Carbon &it’s compounds Fuels Metallurgy Metals & non-metals

   Biology: Fundamental unit of life Tissues Diversity in living organisms Food resources Life processes Control &
   coordination Heredity & Evolution Natural resources

   Environment studies :

   The exam for both the stages i.e. RRB NTPC Prelims and Mains is objective type and will be conducted only in online
   mode.The details of Exam pattern are available for you below in the blog

RRB NTPC Prelims Exam Pattern

The RRB NTPC Exam Pattern for all the 9 posts i.e. TC, TA, CA, ECRC, JAA, Senior Time Keeper, Station Master, Senior
Clerk and Goods Guard is as follows: