RRB Group D Exam 2021

To hire the budding talent of the country for esteemed profiles under the Indian Railways, the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) on behalf of the Railway Recruitment Cells (RRC) conducts various RRB exams like RRB Group D, RRB NTPC, RRB JE Exam etc. Through the Railway ReRRB NTPCcruitment Board Group D exam, candidates will be recruited for different profiles like Track Maintainer Grade-IV, Helper/ Assistant Pointsman in Level 1 of 7th CPC pay matrix in the multiple departments of Indian Railways. Through this blog, we aim to guide you about the eligibility, exam pattern, syllabus and some other important constituents of the RRB Group D.

RRB Group D Exam: Highlights

Important Dates for 2021

Eligibility Criteria for RRB Group D

For the aspirants wishing to register for the RRB Group D exam, it is compulsory for them to fulfil every entry requisites for a smooth entry. Otherwise, the candidates failing to meet the essential requisites especially that of Age, Educational Qualification, Nationality might not be able to appear in the exam for the year 2021. Let us have a look at the mandatory requirements for RRB Group D 2021:

Nationality

• The applicant must be either a citizen of India, Nepal or Bhutan.
• Tibetan refugees who came to India but before 1 January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India are also eligible.
• Candidates of Indian origin who have earlier migrated from Pakistan, Burma (Myanmar), Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Zambia, the United Republic of Tanzania, Malawi, Ethiopia, Vietnam with the intentions of permanently settling in India

Note: Candidates belonging to other countries rather than India as mentioned above must have valid certificates issued by Government of India to present at the time of document verification.

Age Limit

The applicants registering for the RRB Group D 2021 must be between 18-33 years of age. Although, certain relaxations as per the reserved category are provided for the upper age limit. Following are the set relaxations under the criterion of age limit:

Educational Qualifications

It is essential for the upcoming RRB recruited staff to possess the mentioned qualifications:

• Applicants must have qualified class 10th from the institutions recognised by NCVT/ SCVT or its equivalent National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) issued by the BCVT.
• ITI is non-mandatory for Group D recruitment. 

Note: Candidates need to qualify all the phases such as CBT, PET, document verification and then the medical examination. Failing any of the levels, the applicants will not be promoted further and the candidature will be disqualified.

Exam Pattern

The format of the exam is prescribed by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) to gauge the critical thinking abilities of candidates. For acquiring an esteemed job in the Indian Railways it is compulsory for students to undergo both the two phases of the examination i.e., Phase 1- Computer Based Test (CBT) and Phase 2- Physical Efficiency Test (PET).

Let’s explore the section-wise format of both the phases of the RRB Group D exam:

RRB Group D Phase 1: Computer Based Test

The CBT is an online test consisting of 4 sections mainly which the students have to complete in a duration of 90 minutes. Candidates will be provided with an option to choose the medium of paper amongst the 15 languages. There will be 100 objective type questions forming a total of 100 marks. For every correct question, the candidates will get 1 mark whereas 1/3 marks will be deducted for every incorrect answer. Below mentioned are the sections under the CBT section of the RRB Group D.

Language Options: Along with the English language, candidates are allowed to attend the examination in languages like Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Odia, Manipuri, Malayalam, Konkani, Kannada, Punjabi, Gujarati, Assamese, Bengali, Urdu and Hindi. 

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RRB Group D Phase 2: Physical Efficiency Test

Those who qualify the phase 1 (CBT) will be all set to appear for the Physical Efficiency Test (PET). In this stage, the selection is done thrice the number of vacancies. For the RRB Group D aspirants, it is compulsory to qualify the PET examination. Following are the mandatory requirements for the male and female candidates.

Document Verification

The candidates who successfully qualified the physical examination, are further called for the document verification process. Document verification is a crucial step as candidates possessing faulty or unverified documents will lose their chance to qualify the RRB group D exams. Listed below are some of the important documents that candidates have to submit for their verification process- 

• matriculation or High School Examination certificate on its equivalent stating the the proof of date of birth 
• SC or ST certificate if applicable
• SCVT/ NCVT (NAC/ NTC/ NTC) 
• OBC- NCL certificate that must be issued one year before the date of document verification 
• Income and asset certificate for those belonging to economically weaker sections 
• Income certificate for waving the examination fee for economically backward classes
• Non creamy layer declaration certificate for the OBC NCL category
• Medical certificate for those belonging person with disability category 
• Minority community declaration on non judicial stamp paper
• Self declaration for ex servicemen 
• Original discharge certificate for ex servicemen 
• J&K domicile certificate, if applicable 

Note: The above-mentioned list is inclusive of some of the important documents. Candidates are requested to visit the official website to know the entire list of important documents. 

Medical Test 

Here are the details pertaining to the medical test that candidates have to undergo in order to qualify for the RRB Group D exam-

RRB Group D Syllabus

The syllabus of the RRB Group D exam is laid down in the most simplified way. Under all the sections of the exam, there are multiple topics which should be essentially covered. If you aspire to enter the job profiles under the RRB Group D, you must prepare well the entire syllabus. Here are some insights into the section-wise syllabus of the exam:

Thus, we hope that this blog has helped you understand the major features of the RRB Group D exam 2021. If you are confused about whether you should apply for railway exams or follow any other career path, take the assistance of our Leverage Edu experts by signing up for a free 30-minute consultation session and we’ll guide you in taking the right step towards your dream career.