RRB/RRC Group D 2021 Update
Check Minimum Qualifying Marks for General/ OBC/EWS/ SC/ST Categories
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is going to conduct the much-awaited RRB Group D 2021 Exam for 103769 Vacancies on behalf of the Railway Recruitment Cells (RRCs) in 2021 for the various posts under Level 1 of the 7th CPC Pay Matrix in the various Units of the Indian Railways.
The candidates need to qualify all the stages of the RRB Group D 2020-21 CBT Exam and Physical efficiency test for the final selection. Railway Recruitment Board has officially announced that it will appoint the Exam Conducting Agency (ECA) soon for the Online Railways Exams across the different examination centers in India. Here is the quick review of the Exam Pattern of RRB Group D (Level-1) 2021 CBT Exam:
The Question Paper for Single Stage CBT will be of 90 minutes duration for 100 questions and 120 minutes for PwBD candidates who are availing the Scribe facility.
The section-wise number of questions and marks are indicated below:
| RRC Level 1 Posts Computer Based Test (CBT) 2021 Exam Pattern | ||
| Subjects | Number of Questions
( Multiple Choice Questions of 1 mark each) |
Duration |
| General Science | 25 | 1 hour 30 minutes
(2 Hours for PwBD Candidates) |
| Mathematics | 25 | |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 30 | |
| General Awareness & Current Affairs | 20 | |
| Total | 100 Questions of 100 marks | |
RRB Group D 2021 Minimum Qualifying Marks for CBT
The normalized score of the CBT shall be used for shortlisting of the candidates for the Physical Efficiency Test (PET Round) as per the merit score:
| RRB Group D (Level-1) 2021 CBT Minimum Qualifying Marks | |
| Category | Minimum Qualifying Marks (%) |
| General | 40% |
| EWS | 40% |
| OBC | 30% |
| SC | 30% |
| ST | 25% |
Note: These percentages of marks for eligibility may be relaxed by 2% for PwBD candidates in case of shortage of PwBD candidates against vacancies reserved for them.
RRB Group D 2021 Final Selection
The final selection of the candidate is based on the CBT subject to their qualifying n PET, candidates 1.05 times that is the number of the extra candidates to be called for the Document Verification shall be 5% beyond the number of notified vacancies). These candidates will be called for the Document Verification as per their merit and options.
The appointment of the selected candidates is the subject to their passing requisite Medical Fitness Test which is conducted by the Railway Administration. The final verification of the educational and community certificates along with the verification of the antecedents/characters of the candidates.
Candidates may please note that RRBs/RRCs only recommend names of the empanelled candidates and appointment is offered ONLY by the respective Railway Administrations.
