Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) updated its 2019 notification for the Group D exam on June 15, 2021. This is an excellent opportunity for candidates to join government service. In this article, we will make a detailed analysis of the notification so that candidates can find all the information like the RRB Group D exam date and such with regard to RRB Group D Exam which may be held in 2021.
RRB Group D Notification 2021
The RRB Group D official notification was released in 2019. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the exams had been indefinitely postponed. The exam was scheduled to be held once again in April 2021; however, this was postponed again. The exam schedule is expected to be announced soon.
RRB Group D 2021 Vacancy
RRB has announced an updated vacancy of 1,03,769 openings for the Group D posts of Track Maintainer Grade-IV, Helper/Assistant, Assistant Pointsman, Level-I posts in this cycle of the recruitment.
RRB Group D 2021 Overview
| Official website | http://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/ |
| Release of First Notification | March 12, 2019 |
| Exam conducting body | Railway Recruitment Board |
| No. of vacancies | 1,03,769 |
| Job role | Track Maintainer Grade-IV, Helper/Assistant, Assistant Pointsman, Level-1 posts |
| Age limit | 18-33 |
| Education Qualification | The candidate should have passed the class 10 matriculation examination. Or, ITI Degree/Diploma from government recognised institution |
RRB Group D 2021 Exam Pattern
The RRB Group D exam will be conducted in 3 phases. They are:
- Written/CBT
- Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
- Document Verification and Empanelling
Written Test/CBT
The written CBT (Computer Based Test) will be held for 100 marks. 100 objective type questions will be assessed for 1 mark each. 90 minutes will be allotted for the same. The pattern for the written exam is as follows.
| Subject | No. of Questions |
| General Science | 25 |
| Mathematics | 25 |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 30 |
| General Awareness and Current Affairs | 20 |
Negative marking: There will be a negative marking of 1/3rd mark.
Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
Candidates who qualify the CBT stage will be invited for the Physical Efficiency Test. Here, 3 candidates per vacancy will be called. So, for example, if there are 100 vacancies, 300 candidates will be called. The criteria for qualifying male and female candidates has been specified.
Document Verification (DV)
On the basis of their performance in the former two stages, candidates will be asked to verify their documents in the final stage. Here, two candidates per vacancy will be called. So, for example, if there are 100 vacancies, 200 candidates will be invited to the final stage of assessment.
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