Syllabus
RRB Group D CBT Syllabus 2026
Railway Recruitment Board: Group D (Level 1 posts)
The CEN 09/2025 CBT has 100 questions for 100 marks in 90 minutes. The notice says the section-wise distribution is indicative, not fixed, and deducts one-third mark for each wrong answer. The listed syllabus topic families are illustrative and not necessarily exhaustive.
CBT pattern
The verified CEN extraction also provides 120 minutes for candidates eligible to use a scribe.
General Science
Indicative distribution: 25 questions- • Physics at 10th-standard CBSE level
- • Chemistry at 10th-standard CBSE level
- • Life Sciences at 10th-standard CBSE level
Mathematics
Indicative distribution: 25 questions- • Number system and BODMAS
- • Decimals and fractions
- • LCM and 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 cisterns
General Intelligence and Reasoning
Indicative distribution: 30 questions- • Analogies
- • Alphabetical and number series
- • Coding and decoding
- • Mathematical operations
- • Relationships
- • Syllogism
- • Jumbling
- • Venn diagrams
- • Data interpretation and sufficiency
- • Conclusions and decision making
- • Similarities and differences
- • Analytical reasoning
- • Classification
- • Directions
- • Statement, arguments and assumptions
General Awareness and Current Affairs
Indicative distribution: 20 questions- • Current affairs in science and technology
- • Sports
- • Culture
- • Personalities
- • Economics
- • Politics
- • Other subjects of importance
Qualifying benchmark
The verified CEN extraction gives minimum shortlisting percentages of 40% for UR and EWS and 30% for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), SC and ST. A relaxation of 2 marks may be used for PwBD candidates if there is a shortage against PwBD-reserved vacancies.
Official source
Source: Railway Recruitment Boards, Centralised Employment Notification CEN 09/2025 for Level-1 posts. The original notice was verified from an archived copy of the official RRB document. Current corrigenda must also be checked before application. View archived official CEN 09/2025 notice.
Frequently asked questions
What is the RRB Group D syllabus?
It runs to 4 sections: General Science, Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning and General Awareness and Current Affairs. 42 named topics are listed on this page beneath them, each taken from the official syllabus rather than inferred from past papers.
How many questions are there in the RRB Group D paper, and how long is it?
The paper is 100 questions for 100 marks in 90 minutes. Wrong answers are penalised 0.333 per question. Knowing that alongside the syllabus is what turns a topic list into a plan: it tells you how many marks each section is actually worth and how many minutes you can afford per question.
How do I practise the whole RRB Group D syllabus?
Sit a full mock first, before working through the topic list. A syllabus tells you what can be asked; it does not tell you which parts of it are costing you marks, and most candidates find that is not where they expected. There are 10 free tests for RRB Group D here, and the sectional ones let you rebuild a single section once the full paper has shown you which one to rebuild.
Is this RRB Group D syllabus current?
It is taken from the archived official CEN 09/2025 notice, cited and linked at the foot of this page, rather than from another preparation site, so you can check it against the source yourself. Syllabuses do change between cycles, usually through a corrigendum to the notification rather than a fresh document, so confirm against the current notice before planning a whole revision cycle around any topic list, including this one.