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RRB Technician Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2024: Download PDF for CBT 1 & CBT2

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Last Updated on June 12, 2025

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has published the RRB Technician Syllabus and Exam Pattern for the Computer Based Tests (CBT). The candidates can download the official RRB Technician Syllabus and Exam Pattern form the RRB portal. Also, for more details, the candidates can check the official notification for the RRB Technician recruitment that has been dropped by the board.

  • Before starting the exam preparation, the candidates must read and understand the RRB Technician Syllabus thoroughly.
  • To qualify for the CBTs, the candidates will have to obtain marks higher than the minimum qualifying marks as set by the exam conducting board.
  • To select eligible candidates for the RRB Technician Job Profile, the recruiting board will conduct Computer Based Tests, followed by a document verification round & a medical fitness test.

To download the RRB Technician Syllabus and Exam Pattern as PDF, the candidates can read further in this article. Also, get the marking scheme and more!

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RRB Technician Syllabus 2024

Listed below is the RRB Technician Syllabus as the official syllabus for this year has been released. Usually the syllabus does not change much over the years but the candidates must also check the official syllabus for 2024 as it is published.

RRB Technician Grade I Signal Syllabus - CBT 

Subjects

Syllabus 

General Awareness 

  • Knowledge of Current affairs
  • Indian geography
  • culture and history of India including freedom struggle, Indian Polity and constitution,
  • Indian Economy
  • Environmental issues concerning India and the World
  • Sports, General scientific and technological developments, etc. 

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, Statementโ€”Arguments and Assumptions, etc. 

Basics of Computers and Applications 

  • Architecture of Computers
  • Input and Output devices
  • Storage devices
  • Networking
  • Operating System like Windows, Unix, Linux; MS Office
  • Various data representation; Internet and Email; Websites & Web Browsers; Computer Virus. 

Mathematics 

  • Number system
  • Rational and irrational numbers
  • BODMAS rule
  • Quadratic Equations
  • Arithmetic Progression
  • Similar Triangles, Pythagoras Theorem, Co-ordinate Geometry, Trigonometrical Ratios, Heights and distances, Surface area and Volume
  • Sets: Sets and their representations, Empty set, Finite and Infinite sets, Equal sets, Subsets, Subsets of a set of real numbers, Universal set, Venn diagrams, Union and Intersection of sets, Difference of sets, Complement of a set
  • Properties of Complement
  • Statistics: Measures of Dispersion: Range, Mean deviation, variance and standard deviation of ungrouped/grouped data; probability occurrence of events, exhaustive events, mutually exclusive events.  

Basic Science and Engineering 

  • Physics fundamentals- Units, Measurements, Mass, Weight, Density, Work, Power, and Energy, Speed and Velocity, Heat and Temperature
  • Electricity and Magnetism- Electric Charge, Field, and Intensity, Electric Potential and Potential Difference, Simple Electric Circuits, Conductors, Non-conductors/Insulators
  • Ohmโ€™s Law and its Limitations, Resistances in Series and Parallel of a Circuit and Specific Resistance, Relation between Electric Potential, Energy, and Power (Wattage)
  • Ampereโ€™s Law, Magnetic Force on Moving Charged Particle and Long Straight Conductors, Electromagnetic Induction, Faradayโ€™s Law, and Electromagnetic Flux, Magnetic Field, Magnetic Induction
  • Electronics and Measurements- Basic Electronics, Digital Electronics, Electronic Devices and Circuits, Microcontroller, Microprocessor, Electronic Measurements, Measuring Systems and Principles, Range Extension Methods, Cathode Ray Oscilloscope, LCD, LED Panel, Transducers. 

RRB Technician Grade III Syllabus  - CBT 

Subjects

Syllabus 

General Awareness 

on current affairs in science & technology, sports, culture, personalities, economics, politics and any other subject of importance. 

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, Statementโ€”Arguments and Assumptions etc.  

Mathematics 

  • Number system
  • BODMAS
  • Decimals, Fractions, LCM, 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 & Clock, Pipes & Cistern etc. 

General Science

The syllabus under this shall cover Physics, Chemistry and Life Sciences of 10th standard level.  

RRB Technician Exam Pattern 2024

Candidates appearing for the RRB Technician Recruitment must be familiar with the exam pattern for each stage of the selection process. By knowing the candidates can understand the type of questions, topic-wise weightage and marking scheme. This will help candidates develop an effective preparation strategy to score better. The RRB Technician Exam pattern for all stages has been explained in the following sections.

RRB Technician CBT Exam Pattern

The RRB Technician CBT exam will be conducted for RRB Technician posts. There will be separate CBT for each post of Technician Grade-III & Technician Grade-I Signal. It will be an objective-type test. The detailed exam pattern for each post is given below.

RRB Technician Grade I Signal Exam Pattern - CBT 

Subjects

No. of Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration

Minimum Qualifying Marks

General Awareness 

10

10

90 Minutes

  • UR/EWS - 40%
  • OBC(NCL)/SC- 30%
  • ST - 25%

General Intelligence and Reasoning 

15

15

Basics of Computers and Applications 

20

20

Mathematics 

20

20

Basic Science and Engineering 

35

35

Total

100

100

90 Minutes

  • 1/3rd of the marks allotted for each question shall be deducted for each wrong answer.
  • The marks scored in CBT shall be counted for shortlisting of candidates for further stages of this recruitment process. 

RRB Technician Grade III Exam Pattern - CBT 

Subjects

No. of Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration

Minimum Qualifying Marks

General Awareness 

10

10

90 Minutes

  • UR/EWS - 40%
  • OBC(NCL)/SC- 30%
  • ST - 25%

General Intelligence and Reasoning 

25

25

Mathematics 

25

25

General Science

40

40

Total

100

100

90 Minutes

  • 1/3rd of the marks allotted for each question shall be deducted for each wrong answer.
  • The marks scored in CBT shall be counted for shortlisting of candidates for further stages of this recruitment process.  

Document Verification (DV):

  • Candidates will be shortlisted for Document Verification based on their marks and merit in the CBT for the respective Pay Levels.
  • Appointment of selected candidates is subject to their passing the requisite Medical Fitness Test to be conducted by the Railway Administration and final verification of all essential documents and verification of antecedents / character of the candidates. 

Calculate tentative marks with the RRB Technician Answer Key here! 

 

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The article is written by Medeti Pavan Shiva Prasad and reviewed by Kabya Srivastava.

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