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About the Examination
The Railway Recruitment Board conducts the RRB Exams. RRB recruitment is a highly competitive annual process. The RRB Exams 2023 recruitment for different exams will be announced through the official notification.
RRB Recruitment
The RRB Recruitment details are published by the Railway Recruitment Board on the RRB official website. The Railway Recruitment Board was known as ‘Railway Service Commission’ but in January 1985 it was renamed.
The various details included in the RRB Recruitment notice are related to RRB posts, vacancies, and salaries.
The Railway entrance examinations are held for the selection of technical and non–technical cadres in the Indian Railways. Details regarding all the examinations conducted by the Railway Board are given in RRB official Website (http://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/).
Thousands of RRB Vacancies for different RRB Exams are announced every year to recruit eligible candidates to work in the Indian Railways. Know the detailed information on RRB Vacancy in the linked page.
Also, aspirants for Railways exam must visit the National Recruitment Agency page. NRA shall soon be responsible for conducting a Common Eligibility Test (CET) for posts under SSC, RRB and IBPS. This common test will help in appointing candidates at Non-Technical and Non-Gazetted positions in the three Organisations.
In this article, the following RRB Exams are discussed:
RRB NTPC
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) conducts the RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) Exam to fill various auxiliary posts in the Indian Railways. The recruitment is done for the following posts:
It is these posts of the RRB NTPC that keep the well-oiled machinery of the Indian Railways running, thus they play a crucial role in its day-to-day functioning. To get more information on RRB NTPC check the linked article on RRB NTPC Full Form.
In this article, we will take you through RRB NTPC Exam 2019 Notification, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Exam Dates and more. Candidates who are preparing for the upcoming RRB NTPC exam can take the Free Online RRB NTPC Live Course and gain an edge over other competitors in the Railway NTPC exam. Applicants can also refer to the links given below to bolster their preparation.
RRB ALP Exam
The RRB conducts the Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) exam to recruit candidates into the Indian Railways. The RRB ALP 2023 exam is yet to be conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board.
The RRB ALP post requires a candidate to have certain qualifications.
The RRB ALP eligibility is the major aspect that the candidates should be careful while filling the online application form.
The qualification requirements for the RRB ALP are as follows:
Nationality
Age Limit
The age limit for the RRB ALP eligibility is as follows:
There is certain age relaxation for candidates which can be understood in detail from the RRB ALP eligibility section the official Notification.
Educational requirement
The basic educational requirement for the RRB ALP post is given below:
S.No. | SUBJECT | BOOK |
1 | Indian Polity | M Laxmikanth NCERT IX-XII |
2 | History | India’s Struggle for Independence – Bipan Chandra Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania |
3 | Geography | Certificate Physical Geography – G C Leong NCERT XI, XII World Atlas (OXFORD STUDENT ATLAS OR ORIENT BLACK SWAN) |
4 | Indian Economy | Indian Economy by Nitin Singhania |
5 | Environment | Static and Current Affairs |
6 | CSAT | Tata McGraw Hill CSAT Manual |
7 | Current Affairs | Newspaper |
PAPER 1 | ||
S.No. | SUBJECT | BOOK |
1 | History, Indian Heritage & Culture | 1.Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania 2.India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra 4.History of Medieval India by Satish Chandra 5.Ancient India by R.S Sharma |
2 | Indian Society | 1.Indian Society - Standard 12th NCERT 2.Social Change and Development in India - Standard 12th NCERT 3.Indian Society - S.C.Dube / Relevant GOI Website |
3 | Geography | 1.Geography of India by Majid Husain |
4 | Indian Economy | Indian Economy by Nitin Singhania |
5 | Environment | Static and Current Affairs |
6 | CSAT | Tata McGraw Hill CSAT Manual |
7 | Current Affairs | Newspaper |
PAPER II | ||
S.No. | SUBJECT | BOOK |
1 | Indian Polity and Governance | 1.Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth 2.Introduction to the Constitution of India by DD Basu 3.From Government to Governance - Kuldeep Mathur 4.2nd ARC Report |
2 | International Relations | International Relations: Pushpesh Pant |
PAPER III | ||
S.No. | SUBJECT | BOOK |
1 | Economy | 1.Indian Economy – Nitin Singhania 2.Economic Survey |
2 | Environment and Disaster Management | Environment and Disaster Management – Tata McGraw Hill |
3 | Internal Security | Challenges to Internal Security of India – Ashok Kumar |
4 | Science and Technology | Current Affairs |
PAPER IV | ||
S.No. | SUBJECT | BOOK |
1 | Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude | Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude Subba Rao and P.N. Roy Chaudary 2.Decode Ethics-Mudit Jain 3.2nd ARC Report |
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