RRB JE Exam Pattern 2026

RRB JE Exam Pattern

The pattern below is the same in CEN 05/2025 and CEN 04/2026. Both CBTs have 1/3 negative marking for each wrong answer.

Stage 1: CBT-1 (screening) – 100 questions, 90 minutes

Subject	Questions	Marks
Mathematics	30	30
General Intelligence & Reasoning	25	25
General Awareness	15	15
General Science	30	30
Total	100	100

Time is 120 minutes for scribe-eligible candidates. CBT-1 normalised marks are used only to shortlist for CBT-2 – 15 times the community-wise vacancies of each RRB.

Stage 2: CBT-2 – 150 questions, 120 minutes

Subject	Questions	Marks
General Awareness	15	15
Physics & Chemistry	15	15
Basics of Computers and Applications	10	10
Basics of Environment and Pollution Control	10	10
Technical Abilities (your exam group)	100	100
Total	150	150

Time is 160 minutes for scribe-eligible candidates. A virtual calculator is shown on screen in CBT-2. Exam groups are Civil & Allied, Mechanical & Allied, Electrical & Allied, Electronics & Allied, and a CMA group.

Minimum qualifying marks (both CBTs)

Category	Minimum %
UR	40%
EWS	40%
OBC-NCL	30%
SC	30%
ST	25%

Ex-Servicemen follow their community's percentage. For PwBD, the marks may be relaxed by 2 if enough candidates are not available.

Stages 3 and 4: DV and Medical

Candidates equal to the number of vacancies (1:1) are called for DV and medical, based on CBT-2 merit and post preferences. Ties are broken by age (older first), then by name in alphabetical order.

Source: CEN 04/2026 detailed notice (copy of RRB PDF), CEN 05/2025 detailed notice (RRB Ranchi)

RRB JE Exam Pattern 2026