RRB NTPC 2021 Exam Phase-3 Expected Cutoff Categorywise (Gen/OBC/ EWS/SC/ST): Candidates, who have appeared for the RRB NTPC 2020-21 Exam (Phase-3) held from 31st Jan to 12th Feb 2021, can check the expected cut-off marks here. Based on the difficulty level of the Computer Based Test (CBT), we have guestimated the Cut-Off Marks of RRB NTPC 2021 Exam Phase-3 held for over 28 Lakh candidates.
Railways are conducting the online exam for the recruitment of 35281 vacancies under RRB NTPC (Non-Technical Popular Categories) like Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Time Keeper, Trains Clerk, Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Traffic Assistant, Goods Guard, Commercial Apprentice, Station Master, etc., in various Zones and Production Units of Indian Railways for more than 1.25 crore eligible candidates.
RRB NTPC 2021 CBT (Phase-3: 31st Jan to 12th Feb 2021)
RRB NTPC 1st Stage CBT Exam is a common exam for all the RRB NTPC Posts (both Graduate and Undergraduate). RRB NTPC CBT 2020 Exam Pattern is as follows:
| RRB NTPC 1st Stage CBT 2020 Exam Pattern |
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| Subjects |
Number of Questions (Objective Multiple Choice Questions of 1 mark each) |
Duration |
| 40 |
1 hour 30 minutes (2 Hours for PwBD Candidates) |
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| 30 |
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| 30 |
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| Total |
100 Questions of 100 marks |
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Check Detailed RRB NTPC 2020 Exam Pattern & Syllabus
RRB NTPC 2021 Exam Minimum Qualifying Marks
The normalized score of 1st Stage CBT shall be used for shortlisting of candidates for 2nd Stage CBT as per their merit:
| Category |
Minimum Qualifying Marks |
| General/ EWS |
40% |
| OBC / SC |
30% |
| ST |
25% |
These percentages of marks for eligibility may be relaxed by 2% for PwBD candidates in case of a shortage of PwBD candidates against vacancies reserved for them.
Check the Minimum Qualifying Marks for RRB NTPC 2021 Exam in Detail
RRB applies the normalization method for calculating the qualifying marks of an examination conducted in multiple sessions having different difficulty levels of the questions. Candidates can refer to the link given below to know how the normalization of marks will be done by RRB while conducting the NTPC 2021 Exam:
RRB Calculator for Normalization of Marks in NTPC 2021 Exam
The Cut-Off score for RRB NTPC CBT gets released at the time of result declaration at the Regional official website of RRB. These are the minimum marks that a candidate should obtain to qualify for the next phase of the exam or the final selection process.
Expected Cut-Off for RRB NTPC 2021 Exam (Phase-3: 31st Jan to 12th Feb 2021)
The online exam consisted of ‘easy to moderate’ Level Questions in some shifts and ‘moderate to difficult’ level Questions in some shifts from 31st Jan to 12th Feb 2021. Also, there was a negative marking of 1/3rd marks for each wrong answer. Let’s have a look at the Expected Cut-Off for RRB NTPC 2021 Exam:
| Expected Cut-Off for RRB NTPC 2021 Online Exam (Out of 100 Marks) |
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| Category |
Expected Cut-Off Difficulty Level (Easy to Moderate) |
Expected Cut-Off Difficulty Level (Moderate) |
| General |
75 to 80 Marks |
70 to 75 Marks |
| OBC |
70 to 75 Marks |
65 to 70 Marks |
| EWS |
65 to 70 Marks |
60 to 65 Marks |
| SC |
60 to 65 Marks |
55 to 60 Marks |
| ST |
55 to 60 Marks |
50 to 55 Marks |
Note: The cut-off will vary region-wise and the difficulty level of the exam.
RRB NTPC Previous Year Cut-off Marks (Region-wise)
The Cut-Off score for RRB NTPC Exam gets released at the time of result declaration at the Regional official website of RRB. These are the minimum marks that a candidate should obtain to qualify for the next phase of the exam or the final selection process. Candidates can check the previous year cut-off marks of the RRB NTPC Exam for different regions from the link given below:
Check RRB NTPC Region-wise Previous Year Cut-Off Marks
After clearing the cut-off marks, students are advised to look at the below points for further selection procedures:
RRB NTPC 2nd Stage CBT - Separate 2nd Stage CBT shall be taken for each of the 7th CPC Level i.e. Level 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 with the graded difficulty level. All posts falling within the same level of 7th CPC shall have a common 2nd stage CBT. If candidates are eligible for more than one level of 7th CPC posts as per their educational qualifications, they have to give common 1st stage CBT and corresponding 2nd stage CBT for each level of 7th CPC.
Shortlisting of Candidates for the 2nd Stage CBT shall be based on the normalized marks obtained by them in 1st Stage CBT and the options for various posts exercised by them keeping in view the educational qualification of the candidate i.e. 10+2 or Graduate. The total number of candidates to be shortlisted shall be 20 times the community wise vacancies of posts notified against the RRB as per their merit in 1st Stage CBT cum choice of posts.
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