How to prepare for RRB Railway Group D Exam

A notification to fill RRB Group D posts has been released by Railway Recruitment Board. The selection process will be based on Written Exam, Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Document and Candidature Verification, Medical Examination. In order to prepare for the exam, it is essential to know the exam pattern and syllabus. This article will provide exam pattern and preparation tips.

RRB Group D Exam Pattern:

The exam is conducted for 100 marks and it is a computer-based test, the duration is 90 Minutes. There is a negative marking of a 1/3^rd mark for every wrong answer.

Exam	Subject	Marks	Exam Duration
Written Test	General Knowledge	20	90 Minutes
	Arithmetic Ability	25
	General Intelligence	25
	General Science	30
Total		100

Preparation Tips for General Knowledge:

For the General Knowledge section, the candidate must be prepared with the updated information relating to current affairs of both National and International Level. Focus on the Union Budget 2018, some of the important topics are:

·        Current Affairs – Read Newspapers on a daily basis, follow national channels for latest news. Watch chat shows on the burning topics.

·         Economics 

·         Politics 

·         History 

·         Geography 

·         The questions relating to the Railways

·         Take a look the details GK syllabus and quality study material like The Manorama Yearbook.

·         Take quizzes, discuss with the like-minded peers.

Preparation Tips for Arithmetic Ability:

Understand the basic concepts, memorize the formulae wherever required. The important topics to prepare for are:

·         Percentage 

·         Time and Work 

·         Time, Speed and Distance 

·         Simple Interest and Compound Interest 

·         Data Analysis and Interpretation 

·         Profit and Loss 

·         Ratio and Proportion  

·         Mixture and Allegation  

·         Averages and  

·         Problems on Ages 

·         Simplification and approximation – Use the BODMAS rule.

·         Advance Math consists of Mensuration, geometry, surd, indices and co-related topics.

·         Number Series: Practice the problems on this topic, you must be able to spot the pattern of number series when you look at the question.

·         Data Interpretation: Practice calculative sets of tabular DI, Pie, Bar, and line based graphs.

·         Know the exam pattern well, understand the concepts well before practicing.

·         Manage your time well, focus on where you lag behind and practice more.

·         Take the RRB Group D mock tests online, solve previous year questions papers regularly. It is important to evaluate and see where you stand.

Preparation Tips for General Science:

Prepare from VI to X syllabus. Go through the NCERT Books and materials to prepare for General Science. You must prepare thoroughly in the below topics:

·         Biology 

·         Physics 

·         Chemistry 

·         Earth Sciences 

·         Environmental Sciences 

·         Astronomy and Space Technology 

·         Computers and Mobile Technology 

·         Inventions and Discoveries  

·         Nutrition 

·         Military Technology and  

·         Diseases 

Preparation Tips for General Intelligence and Reasoning:

This section requires brain as well as practice. All you need is to practice more. This section consists of quizzes, solving puzzles and calculating sums. The important topics in this section as per the level of difficulty is hereunder:

·         Easy Level - Analogy, Classification, Blood Relation, Alphabet and Word Test. 

·         Moderate Topics -Series, Coding and Decoding, Missing Number, Direction and Distance. 

·         Difficult Topics - Puzzles (Seating Arrangement), Logical Puzzle, Clock Calendar, Venn diagram.

Time Management Tips:

The essential part of preparation is time management. The syllabus for RRB Group d exam may be vast, don’t ever leave out any topic. It all depends on how well you manage your time and spread the topics in your study plan. Solve papers, take mock tests and see where you lag behind. Pick up such topics and allocate more time and prepare well. By the end of syllabus completion, there must be a remarkable improvement in terms of accuracy and speed as well. Your study plan must be a mix of the topics with respect to the level of difficulty.

Study Notes:

While preparing, it is also important to make quick notes such that you can give a glance as and when you have little time or even before the exam. The notes can include important formulae, concepts, books and authors, awards, important dates etc. These notes must be short and simple so that you can carry anywhere and even read while travelling.