RRB JE Exam Pattern 2024: Check Marking Scheme & Negative Marking for CBT 1 and 2

The RRB JE will be conducted in four phases, such as CBT 1, CBT 2, Document Verification and Medical Examination. Continue reading the article to learn more about the exam pattern followed by RRB to recruit eligible candidates for junior examinations.

Oct 9, 2024, 13:14 IST
RRB JE Exam Pattern 2024
RRB JE Exam Pattern 2024

RRB JE Exam Pattern 2024: The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has announced the exam dates for the Junior Engineer (JE) examination. The RRB JE CBT 1 examination is scheduled to be conducted from December 6-13, 2024. To successfully pass the junior engineer examination of Indian Railways, candidates must understand the exam structure and the syllabus. This will help you prepare properly for the RRB JE 2024 Exam. Let's look at the RRB JE Exam Pattern and Selection Process. 

RRB JE Exam Pattern 2024

The RRB JE exam pattern consists of a four stage selection procedure, i.e.,  RRB JE CBT 1 and 2, CBAT and document verification. The CBT 1 and 2 examination is an objective type examination that consists of subjects such as mathematics, reasoning and general awareness, technical abilities, etc. Read on the article to know details of the RRB JE Exam Pattern. 

RRB JE Exam Pattern for CBT 1

The first stage of the examination is known as the RRB JE CBT 1 (Computer Based Test) exam. This stage is qualifying in nature and the marks scored in this examination will be conducted for a short listing of candidates for the 2nd stage exam as per their merits, and the marks will not be counted while preparing the final merit list. Check the features of the RRB JE CBT 1 exam pattern. 

  • The exam duration is 90 minutes (120 minutes for PwBD).
  • There will be negative marking of 1/3 marks for each wrong answer marked.
  • The final scores will be released after normalising; the normalised scores will be used for making the final merit list.

Subjects

No. of Questions

Marks for each Section

Mathematics

30

30

General Intelligence & Reasoning

25

25

General Awareness

15

15

General Science

30

30

Total

100

100

Time in Minutes

90

 

RRB JE Exam Pattern for CBT 2

The second stage of the examination is known as the RRB JE CBT 2 exam. The candidates who clear the CBT 1 examination will be called for stage 2, i.e., CBT 2. The duration of the RRB CBT 2 examination is 120 minutes and the questions will be asked from general awareness, physics and chemistry, technical abilities, etc. Check the features of the RRB JE CBT 2 exam pattern.

Subjects

No. of Questions

Marks for each Section

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

100

100

Total

150

150

Time in Minutes

120

 

RRB JE Exam Pattern 2024: Negative Marking Scheme

The marking scheme of the written examination will contain 1 mark for each question for CBT 1 and 2 papers. For every correct answer marked, candidate will get 1 mark for each question and for every wrong answer marked, 1/3 marks will be deducted as penalty.

Also Check,

RRB JE Syllabus 2024
RRB JE Salary 2024
RRB JE Previous Year Cutoff

RRB JE Document Verification

The candidates will be called for document verification based on their marks in the 2nd stage of examination, i.e. CBT 2. The number of candidates called for the document verification will be equal to the number of vacancies. 

In case two or more candidates secure equal marks, their merit position shall be determined by age criteria i.e., the older candidate shall be given higher merit than the younger candidate.

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FAQs

  • Is there any negative marking in the RRB JE examination?
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    Yes, there is a negative marking of 1/3 marks in the RRB JE CBT 1 and 2 examinations.
  • What is the exam pattern of the RRB JE CBT 1 examination?
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    In the RRB CBT 1 examination, the questions will be asked from mathematics, general awareness and reasoning, and the duration of the examination will be 90 minutes.

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