(SYLLABUS) RRB TECHNICIAN EXAM : Recruitment No. CEN 02/2025

(SYLLABUS) RRB TECHNICIAN EXAM : Recruitment No. CEN 02/2025

Syllabus :

Syllabus :

(A) Pattern & Syllabus of CBT for Pay Level- 5 post i.e., Technician Gr I Signal

• (i) Total Duration: 90 min & Total Questions: 100
• (ii) There shall be negative marking @1/3rd marks for each wrong answer.
• (iii) Normalization of marks will be done for CBT held in multiple shifts.
• (iv) Minimum percentage of marks for eligibility in various communities: UR–40%, EWS–40%, OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)-30%, SC-30% and ST-25%. This is also applicable to Ex. Servicemen category candidates, as per their community. These percentages of marks for eligibility may be relaxed by 2% marks for PwBD candidates in case of shortage of PwBD candidates against vacancies reserved for them. 
• (v) The marks scored in CBT shall be used for shortlisting of candidates for further stages of this recruitment process 

(vi) Syllabus for CBT of Technician Gr I Signal: Questions will be of objective type with multiple choice answers and are likely to cover topics pertaining to the following syllabus

General Awareness: 

• Knowledge of Current affairs 
• Indian geography 
• culture and history of India including freedom struggle
• Indian Polity and constitution
• Indian Economy
• Environmental issues concerning India and the World
• Sports
• General scientific and technological developments etc.

General Intelligence and Reasoning: 

• Analogies
• Alphabetical and Number Series
• Coding and Decoding
• Mathematical operations
• Relationships
• Syllogism 
• Jumbling
• Venn Diagram
• Data Interpretation and Sufficiency
• Conclusions and decision making
• Similarities and differences
• Analytical reasoning
• Classification
• Directions
• Statement – Arguments and Assumptions etc.

Basics of Computers and Applications: 

• Architecture of Computers
• input and Output devices
• Storage devices
• Networking
• Operating System like Windows
• Unix
• Linux
• MS Office
• Various data representation
• Internet and Email
• Websites & Web Browsers
• Computer Virus.

Mathematics: 

• Number system
• Rational and irrational numbers
• BODMAS rule
• Quadratic Equations
• Arithmetic Progression
• Similar Triangles
• Pythagoras Theorem
• Co-ordinate Geometry
• Trigonometrical Ratios
• Heights and distances
• Surface area and Volume

Sets:

• Sets and their representations
• Empty set
• Finite and Infinite sets
• Equal sets
• Subsets
• Subsets of a set of real numbers
• Universal set
• Venn diagrams
• Union and Intersection of sets
• Difference of sets
• Complement of a set
• Properties of Complement

Statistics: 

• Measures of Dispersion:
• Range
• Mean deviation
• variance and standard deviation of ungrouped/grouped data
• probability occurrence of events
• exhaustive events
• mutually exclusive events.

Basic Science and Engineering: 

• Physics fundamentals- Units
• Measurements
• Mass
• Weight
• Density
• Work
• Power
• and Energy
• Speed and Velocity
• Heat and Temperature
• Electricity and Magnetism- Electric Charge
• Field and Intensity
• Electric Potential and Potential Difference
• Simple Electric Circuits
• Conductors 
• Nonconductors/Insulators
• Ohm’s Law and its Limitations
• Resistances in Series and Parallel of a Circuit and Specific Resistance
• Relation between Electric Potential
• Energy and Power (Wattage)
• Ampere’s Law
• Magnetic Force on Moving Charged Particle and Long Straight Conductors
• Electromagnetic Induction
• Faraday’s Lawand Electromagnetic Flux
• Magnetic Field 
• Magnetic Induction
• Electronics and Measurements- Basic Electronics
• Digital Electronics
• Electronic Devices and Circuits
• Microcontroller
• Microprocessor
• Electronic Measurements
• Measuring Systems and Principles
• Range Extension Methods
• Cathode Ray Oscilloscope 
• LCD
• LED Panel
• Transducers.

(B) Pattern & Syllabus of CBT for Pay Level 2 i.e., Technician Gr III

(i) Total Duration: 90 minutes & Total Questions: 100
(ii) There shall be negative marking @1/3rd marks for each wrong answer.
(iii) Normalization of marks will be done for CBT held in multiple shifts.
(iv) Minimum percentage of marks for eligibility in various communities: UR–40%, EWS–40%, OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)-30%, SC-30% and ST-25%. This is also applicable to Ex. Servicemen category candidates, as per their community. These percentages of marks for eligibility may be relaxed by 2% marks for PwBD candidates in case of shortage of PwBD candidates against vacancies reserved for them. 
(v) The marks scored in CBT shall be used for shortlisting of candidates for further stages of this recruitment process.
(vi) Syllabus for CBT for Pay Level-2 posts i.e., various Categories of Technician Gr III: Questions will be of objective type with multiple choice answers and are likely to cover topics pertaining to the following syllabus

Mathematics: 

• Number system, 
• BODMAS,
• Decimals,
• Fractions,
• LCM,
• HCF,
• Ratio and Proportion,
• Percentages,
• Mensuration,
• Time and Work;
• Time and Distance,
• Simple and Compound Interest,
• Profit and Loss,
• Algebra, 
• Geometry and Trigonometry,
• ElementaryStatistics,
• Square Root,
• Age Calculations,
• Calendar&Clock,
• Pipes & Cisternetc.

General Intelligence and Reasoning:

• Analogies,
• Alphabetical and Number Series,
• Coding and Decoding,
• Mathematical operations,
• Relationships, 
• Syllogism,
• Jumbling,
• Venn Diagram,
• Data Interpretation and Sufficiency,
• Conclusions and decision making,
• Similarities and differences,
• Analytical reasoning,
• Classification,
• Directions,
• Statement – Arguments and Assumptionsetc.

General Science:

• The syllabus under this shall cover Physics, Chemistry and Life Sciences of 10th standard level.

General Awareness: 

• on current affairs in science & technology,
• sports,
• culture,
• personalities, 
• economics,
• politics and any other subject of importance.

It may be noted that the topics listed above are illustrative and not necessarily exhaustive.

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Courtesy: RRB