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The exam will be held to recruit candidates for the posts of Track Maintainer Grade-IV, Assistant Pointsman, helper/assistant in various technical departments like Electrical, Mechanical and S&T, and other Level-1 posts in various departments of Indian Railways.

Latest Notification

RRB released the official notification for RRB Group D vide CEN: RRC-01/2019. More than 1 lakh vacancies have been announced for RRB Group D 2022 exam and over 1.25 crore applications have been submitted.

Registration

Candidates can apply for RRB Group D by filling the application form online. It is advised that candidates must read the official notification carefully before starting to fill up the application.

Registration Process

The step-by-step instructions for RRB Group online registration process are as follows:

Select the RRB which you wish to apply for and click on “New Registration”. The RRB once selected cannot be changed after the Registration Number is allotted.
Enter your name, Date of Birth and Father’s Name, Mother’s Name, Aadhaar Number, Secondary (class 10th) Registration Number, Year of Passing, Mobile Number, and Email-Id and then submit.
After verification of mobile number and password through OTP; the Registration number will be displayed on screen.

Application Process

Login on the homepage using the registration number and password.
The application form has two parts. In Part I, candidates need to provide details of Educational Qualification, Community, Gender, Religion, Ex-SM, Minority, EWS, and other details as required.
In Part II, candidates have to mark his/her priority/preference of the posts.
Candidates are required to select the language of RRB Group D exam 2022. However English is the default language. Candidates will have to fill in other details like Mother Tongue, Identification Marks, Permanent Address, etc.
Candidates will have to fill in the details of a valid Photo ID card in the application which they will have to bring in as proof during CBT, PET, DV, Medical, or any subsequent stages of the exam.
Candidates who appear in CBT will be eligible for an application fee refund. Candidates will get a refund on the application fee in the same account through which they have made the payment. Those candidates who do not wish to receive the refund in the account through which payment is done or those who paid their application fee through challan; must provide the beneficiary account details in the online application form.
Candidates will be required to upload a scanned copy of their photograph and signature. The size of the photograph must range between 20 KB to 50 KB whereas the signature must range between 10 KB to 40 KB.
Candidates belonging to SC/ST communities will have to upload scanned copies (50 KB to 100 KB) of their caste certificate to avail of a free Railway Travelling Pass during the RRB Group D exam.
After agreeing to the terms and conditions, candidates must submit the application form.
After submitting the form, candidates will be redirected to the payment page. RRB Group D application fee payment can either be made online via Net Banking/Credit Card/Debit Card/UPI or via Offline Challan.
Candidates are advised to download a PDF copy of submitted application form for future reference.

Syllabus

The RRB Group D syllabus is divided into the following 4 sections:

General Science
Mathematics
General Intelligence and Reasoning, and
General Awareness and Current Affairs

The RRB Group D 2022 latest syllabus is mentioned in the table.

RRB Group D Subjects	RRB Group D Syllabus
General Science	Physics, Chemistry, and Biology of 10th standard level (as per NCERT textbooks).
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 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, Statement – Arguments and Assumptions, etc.
General Awareness and Current Affairs	Science & Technology, Sports, Culture, Personalities, Economics, Politics and any other subject of importance.

Eligibility Criteria

RRC lays down very generic eligibility criteria for RRB Group D posts. The RRB Group D eligibility criteria are stated below.

The candidates must be Indian citizens to apply for RRB Group D. A subject of Nepal, Bhutan, a refugee from Tibet, or a person of Indian origin who migrated from other countries to permanently reside in India is eligible to apply.
The educational qualifications that an RRB Group D applicant must possess are:
1. Class 10th pass certificate, or
2. ITI degree or diploma

Candidates in their final year of study or awaiting their results are not eligible to apply.

Application Fee

The below table depicts the amount of application fee that candidates belonging to various categories are required to pay along with the refund amount.

Category	Application Fee	Application Fee Amount to be Refunded after CBT
General (UR)	Rs. 500/-	Rs. 400/-
PwBD / Female /Transgender/ Ex-Servicemen candidates and candidates belonging to SC/ST/Minority Communities/ Economically Backward Class.	Rs. 250/-	Rs. 250/- (deducting bank charges)

Exam Pattern

The first stage of the RRB Group D exam is a Computer Based Test (CBT). The questions are Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) type.

The salient features of the RRB Group D exam pattern 2022 are mentioned in the table below:

RRB Group D Exam Particulars	RRB Group D Exam Details
Mode of Exam	CBT
Type of Questions	MCQ
Number of Questions	100
Total Marks	100 Questions * 1 Mark = 100 Marks
Negative Marking	⅓ Marks for Each Wrong Answer
Sections In RRB Group D CBT	General Science (25 Questions)
	Mathematics (25 Questions)
	General Intelligence and Reasoning (30 Questions)
	General Awareness and Current Affairs (20 Questions)
Total Time	90 Minutes (1 Hour 30 Minutes)

The Following table shows the detailed RRb Group D CBT Exam Pattern 2022 with number of questions asked from each subject and marks allotted to them.

Subject	No. of Questions	Max Marks Allotted	Duration
General Science	25	25	90 Minutes
Mathematics	25	25
General Intelligence & Reasoning	30	30
General Awareness & Current Affairs	20	20
Total	100	100

Eligibilty Criteria