CBT 1
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- 100
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- 100
- Minutes
- 90
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Railway Recruitment Board: Non-Technical Popular Categories

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Railway Recruitment Board: Non-Technical Popular Categories is conducted in 2 stages: CBT 1 (100 questions, 100 marks, 90 minutes) and CBT 2 (120 questions, 120 marks, 90 minutes). TakeMockTest currently offers 15 syllabus-checked practice tests for RRB NTPC. Section-wise composition and negative-marking rules for each stage are shown on the exam pattern page, and every stage is checked against its own official source.
RRB NTPC stands for Railway Recruitment Board: Non-Technical Popular Categories and is a recruitment examination in the Railways group. It is conducted in 2 stages (CBT 1, CBT 2), each with its own paper and marking scheme.
RRB NTPC is conducted in 2 stages: CBT 1, CBT 2. Each stage has its own question count, marks, duration, and negative-marking rules, shown on the exam pattern page.
CBT 1 has 100 questions worth 100 marks in 90 minutes, covering Mathematics (30 questions, 30 marks), General Intelligence and Reasoning (30 questions, 30 marks), General Awareness (40 questions, 40 marks).
Yes. Each incorrect answer deducts 0.333 marks in RRB NTPC, and an unanswered question scores zero. The same rule applies at every stage.
The figures on this page describe the RRB NTPC pattern for the 2026 cycle and were last checked on 10 August 2026, against the source linked on this page. It is marked official, meaning the primary document was read directly.
The RRB NTPC tests here are built to the sections the official CBT 1 pattern names (Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Awareness), and each is checked against that pattern before it is published. Granular topic labels beneath those sections are a TakeMockTest preparation map, not an official subtopic list, unless stated otherwise.