RRB NTPC exam analysis — what’s official
Shift reviews you see online, with “difficulty levels” and “good attempts”, are unofficial estimates — RRB publishes no such figures. For CEN 06/2026 no CBT has been held yet; RRB will announce the dates on its websites. This is what the official documents tell you about the papers.
What RRB actually publishes
From the CEN and from the notices of the 2025 cycle:
Section-wise structure
Both CBTs share one topic list. RRB says the section split is “only indicative” and actual papers may vary slightly; questions are objective, multiple choice, and set to the standard of the post’s qualification.
General Awareness
CBT-1: 40 Q · CBT-2: 50 Q · the largest section. Topics in the official syllabus run from current events, polity and history to computers, flagship government programmes and science up to Class 10 CBSE.
Mathematics
CBT-1: 30 Q · CBT-2: 35 Q · number system, percentage, ratio, time & work, interest, profit & loss, algebra, geometry & trigonometry, elementary statistics.
General Intelligence & Reasoning
CBT-1: 30 Q · CBT-2: 35 Q · analogies, series, coding-decoding, syllogism, Venn diagrams, puzzles, data sufficiency, statement–conclusion, graphs.
Language of the paper
English, Hindi or one of 13 regional languages, chosen in the form; questions appear in your chosen language and in English.
What the 2025 cycle looked like
These dates come from RRB notices for the previous cycle. They show the pace of the process — they are not a schedule for 2026.
| Stage | CEN 06/2025 (Graduate) | CEN 07/2025 (Undergraduate) |
|---|---|---|
| Posts | 5,810 | 3,058 |
| Applications | 21 Oct – 27 Nov 2025 | 28 Oct – 4 Dec 2025 |
| CBT-1 | 16–27 Mar 2026 | 7–9 May & 13–20 Jun 2026 |
| CBT-1 result | 11 Jun 2026 | 24 Aug 2026 |
| CBT-2 | 10 Jul 2026 | 17 Sep 2026 |
| CBT-2 result | 27 Aug 2026 | Not yet published |
25,89,978 applications were received for CEN 06/2025 (tentative RRB notice). That cycle held a typing test (CBTST) for the typist posts on 24 Sep 2026 and an aptitude test (CBAT) for Station Master and Traffic Assistant on 30 Sep 2026. CEN 06/2026 has no Station Master or Traffic Assistant posts, and its typing test is dispensed with.
How the cut-off is really set
There is no single all-India cut-off. RRBs publish cut-offs RRB-wise, post-wise and category-wise on normalised marks, and the CBT-1 cut-off follows from the 15× shortlisting rule — how many candidates the RRB needs for CBT-2 — not only from how hard the paper was. For example, in the 2025 cycle RRB Chandigarh’s UR cut-off for Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist was 82.51 in CBT-1 and 74.71 in CBT-2 (out of 100).
Crack RRB NTPC with your own daily plan
Daily targets, mock tests & PYQ practice sets — mapped to the CEN 06/2026 CBT pattern.
Turn the pattern into your next mock
With the CBT dates still to come, the best use of this page is practice in the exact format — 90 minutes, three sections, negative marking.
Pattern-matched mocks
RRB NTPC mock tests built to the CBT-1 and CBT-2 structure.
Daily plan
Targets spread across General Awareness, Mathematics and Reasoning.
PYQ practice sets
Practice sets for RRB NTPC, organised by section.
Date alerts
Reminders as RRB announces CBT dates.
