RRB Group C, D Admit Card 2018 Date: The admit card for the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) examination has been released on Sunday, August 5, 2018. Earlier speaking to indianexpress.com, an official from the RRB board said, “The admit card will be released around 3 pm. All the candidates who will appear for the exams can download the admit card through the official websites, indianrailways.gov.in, rrbald.gov.in.” The examinations will be conducted on August 9 for the recruitment to the posts of Group C, D.
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Around 1.5 crore candidates applied for nearly one lakh jobs, the notification of which was released in March. The examination was initially scheduled to be conducted on the month of March and April.
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 and clock, Pipes and cistern etc.
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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 Science
Focus should be on physics, chemistry and life sciences of class 10.
General Awareness
Current affairs in science and technology, sports, culture, personalities, economics, politics and other subjects of importance.
Qualifying marks
The candidate needs to secure a minimum score of 42 marks in each of the test batteries to qualify. This is applicable to all candidates and no relaxation is permissible. The ALP merit list will be drawn only from the candidates qualifying in the aptitude test, with 70 per cent weightage for the marks obtained in the part A of second stage CBT and 30 per cent weightage for the marks obtained in computer based AT.
Question papers
Question papers will be provided in 15 different languages includes Hindi, English, Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Assamese, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Tamil and Telugu to ensure opportunities for candidates across India.
Exam pattern
The duration of the exam will be 60 minutes. There will be a total of 75 multiple-choice questions and one-third marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.
Over two crore candidates applied for the 90,000 posts in group C and group D and for another 9,500 openings in the Railway Protection Force. Over 50 lakh online applications have been received for assistant loco pilots and technicians jobs, said the official. There are 26,502 loco pilot and technicians posts and 62,907 Group D posts open for recruitment.