
The candidates can check the RRB JE Syllabus 2021 on the official website of the Railway Board. The RRB JE Exam Pattern has two phases i.e. Tier 1 and Tier 2. The exam pattern of both phases is conducted in computer-based mode. The candidates who are successful in one phase will be called for the next phase. The candidates should always try to prepare on the basis of the syllabus and topics that are provided by the RRB. The candidates can check more information related to the RRB Junior Engineer Exam Pattern and RRB JE Syllabus on this page.
The RRB JE exam carried on in four-phase the CBT Phase-I & II is a must for all candidates to attend. However, the final merit list will be out only after the DV and Fitness tests.
Name of Subjects | Maximum Marks per Subject | Number of Questions per Subject |
General Awareness | 15 | 15 |
General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 25 |
General Science | 30 | 30 |
Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
Total | 100 | 100 |
Name of Subjects | Max Marks per Subject | No of Qs per Subject |
General Awareness | 15 | 15 |
Basics of Environment and Pollution Control | 10 | 10 |
Physics and Chemistry | 15 | 15 |
Technical Abilities | 100 | 100 |
Basics of Computer and Applications | 10 | 10 |
Total | 150 | 150 |
General Intelligence and Reasoning | General Awareness | Maths |
Completion of Number | Games and Sports | Decimals |
Alphabetical Series | Art and Culture of India | Number System |
Coding and Decoding | Monuments and Places of India | LCM |
Mathematical Operations | Indian Literature | Fractions |
Analogies | Current Events of National and International Importance | HCF |
Relationships | General Science and Life Science (up to 10th CBSE) | Percentage |
Similarities and Differences | Physical, Social and Economic Geography of India and World. | Ratio and Proportions |
Syllogism | History of India along with Freedom Struggle | Time and Work |
Venn Diagrams | Indian Polity and Governance- constitution and political system | Mensuration |
Jumbling | Nuclear Program of India | Time and Distance |
Analytical Reasoning | General Scientific and Technological Developments including Space | Simple and
Compound Interest |
Statement- Conclusion | Environmental Issues Concerning India and World at Large | Elementary Algebra |
Puzzle | UN and Other important World Orgs | Profit and Loss |
Data Sufficiency | Environmental Issues Concerning India and World at Large. | Elementary Statistics |
Statement- Courses of Action | Basics of Comp and Comp Applications | Geometry and Trigonometry |
Maps | Common Abbreviations | |
Interpretation of Graphs | Transport Systems in India | |
Decision Making | Indian Economy | |
Famous Personalities of India | ||
Centralized EMPLOYMENT World | ||
Flagship Govt Programs | ||
Flora and Fauna of India | ||
Imp Govt and Public Sector Orgs of India |
Physics and Chemistry | General Awareness | Basics of Environment & Pollution Control | Basics of Computers and Applications |
The question will be based on knowledge of physics and chemistry, Up till the 10th standard of the CBSE syllabus. | Geography of India. | Harmful Effects of environmental pollution and control strategies. | Networking |
Indian Culture and history along with freedom struggle. | Water, Air, and Noise Pollution, their effect and control. | Computer Architecture; input devices, Output devices & Storage devices. | |
Current affairs. | Basics of Environment. | Should have a grasp of Operating System – Windows, Unix, Linux. | |
Knowledge of the Indian Economy. | Management of Waste. | Should have a grasp of MS Office. | |
Indian Polity and Indian constitution. | Environment Basics. | Should have a grasp of Email and the Internet. | |
Developments relating to General science and technology. | Global warming. | Representation of Various data. | |
Concerning Environmental issues of India. | Ozone depletion. | Should have a grasp Web Browsers | |
World Sports. | Acid rain. | Should have a grasp of Web sites. | |
Depletion of Ozone Layer. | Should have a grasp Comp Virus. |
Moving forward let’s have a look into the details of the RRB JE Syllabus 2021 in details:
For details of the exam dates please check the RRB JE Notification page for 2021.
We are now aware of the syllabus for both CBT-I & II. However, CBT-II has two sections for the exam according to the marking table we can see the subjects:
Only carries 50 marks while Technical Abilities carry a total of 100 marks. Therefore it is very important to know the syllabus as per technical skills. Before we move to the syllabus we would 1st look at the exam group and the educational skills needed for that specific group of the exam.
SL NO | Exam Categories | Diploma or Bachelor Degree in Engg or Technology |
1 | RRB Mechanical & Allied Engg | 1. Mechanical Engg.
2. Automobile Engg. 3. Manufacturing Engg. 4. Production Engg. 5. Mechatronics Engg. 6. Tools and Machining Engg. 7. Industrial Engg. 8. Machining Engg. 9. Tools and Die Making Engg. 10. Combination of any sub stream of basic streams of the above manner. |
2 | RRB Electrical and Allied Engg | 1. Electrical Engg.
2. Combination of any sub stream of basic streams of Electrical Engg. |
3 | RRB Civil and Allied Engg | 1. Civil Engg.
2. Combination of any sub stream of basic streams of Civil Engg. 3. B.Sc. in Civil Engg of 3 years duration. |
4 | RRB Electronics and Allied Engg | 1. Civil Engg.
2. Instrumentation and Control Engg. 3. Communication Engg. 4. Comp Science and Engg. 5. Info-Tech. 6. Comp Engg. 7. Comp Science. 8. Electronics Engg. 9. Combination of sub-streams of basic streams of the above manner. |
5 | RRB Printing Technology |
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SL NO | Exam Category | Qualification |
1 | RRB Chemical and Metallurgical Assistant. | 1. B.Sc., Chemistry and Physics. |
2 | RRB Comp Science and Info-Tech | 1. PGDCA
2. BE/B.Tech., (Info-Tech). 3. BE/B.Tech., (Comp Science). 4. DOEACC “B” Level Course of 3 years duration or equivalent. 5. BCA. 6. B.Sc. Comp Science. |
Moving forward we would have a look into the Technical ability-wise syllabus. candidates must prepare for the CBT-II Technical ability exam as per the topics for various tech skills. CBT-II tech ability exam is divided into seven major sections under which all the exam for the job posts of RRB JE are divided. As already discussed, the CBT-II tech skills exam carries 100 marks so candidates must follow the syllabus as given below:
SL NO | Exam Groups | Topics as per Tech Ability | |
1 |
RRB Civil and Allied Engg. |
Candidates must know about:
1. Building Construction. 2. Engg Mechanics. 3. Building materials. 4. Construction of superstructure. 5. Building finishes. 6. Construction of substructure. 7. Building maintenance. 8. Surveying. 9. Building drawing. 10. Concrete Technology. 11. Geo-Technical Engg. 12. Comp-Aided Design. 13. Irrigation Engg. 14. Hydraulics. |
15. Theory of structures
16. Mechanics of Structures 17. Design of Steel Structures. 18. Design of Concrete Structures. 19. Highway Engg. 20. Transportation Engg. 21. Environmental Engg. 22. Contracts and Accounts. 23. Advanced Construction Techniques and Equipment. 24. Estimating and Costing. |
2 |
RRB Electrical and Allied Engg. |
Candidates must know about:
1. Basic concepts 2. Magnetic Circuit. 3. Circuit law. 4. Measurement and measuring instruments. 5. AC Fundamentals. |
6. Synchronous Machines
7. Electrical Machines. 8. Estimation and costing. 9. Generation, Transmission, and Distribution 10. Utilization of Electrical Energy. 11. Basic Electronics. |
3 |
RRB Mechanical & Allied Engg. |
Candidates must know about:
1. Engg Mechanics. 2. Material Science. 3. Strength of Materials. 4. Machining. 5. Welding. |
6. Grinding & Finishing Process.
7. Metrology. 8. Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machinery. 9. Industrial Management. 10. Thermal Engg. |
4 |
RRB Electronics and Allied Engg. |
Candidates must know about:
1. Electronic Components & Materials. 2. Diode and triode circuits. 3. Number System & Binary codes. 4. Linear Integrated Circuit. 5. Introduction to Operational Amplifier. 6. Microprocessor and Micro-controller |
7. Introduction to a microprocessor.
8. Electronic Measurements. (Measuring systems). 9. Communication Engineering. (Introduction to communication). 10. Data communication and Network. 11. Comp Programming. (Programming concept). 12. Basic Electrical Engg. |
5 |
RRB Printing Technology. |
candidates must know about:
1. Printing Systems. 2. Printing Materials. 3. Flexo, Gravure and Screen Printing. 4. Printing Finishing Processing. 5. Image Processing. 6. Design & Advertising in Print Media. 7. Sheet-fed offset Machines. 8. Advanced Printing Technologies. |
9. Publishing Software.
10. Paper and Ink. 11. Colour Separation and Management. 12. Plate Making Methods. 13. Printing Machine Maintenance. 14. Digital Imaging. 15. Web offset Printing. 16. Printer’s Accounting and Estimating. 17. Package Technology. |
SL NO | Exam Group | Qualification Need |
1 |
Chemical and Metallurgical Assistant. |
Candidates must know about:
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2 |
Comp Science and Info Tech. |
Candidates must know about:
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Download PDF of RRB JE Syllabus for 2021 for more details.
The candidates of RRB JE will be chosen by normalizing their scores of both the CBTs. After qualifying the CBT-II candidates will go through document verification and medical test. If a candidate clears all the stages they will be employed by RRB. First, the document verification will be conducted and then if the candidate qualifies they will further get a call letter. The candidates who get a call letter will be going through the medical test according to various medical standards as stated by RRB. If a candidate qualifies in the medical test they will be hired by RRB.
There are also reservation and other benefits for a reserved group of candidates in term of age limits and reserved job posts. To know more it is important to go through the RRB JE Eligibility page to who can appear for the exam and also know what are the benefits that candidates with reserved groups can enjoy.
In conclusion, it is found that the syllabus for RRB JE has a wide range of subject and tech skill demands. candidates should refer to the syllabus and last year’s sample question papers to prepare for the exam. candidates go through the RRB JE Exam Pattern for more details on marking the scheme of the year 2021.
No, pen and pencils are on the banned item list for the exam hall.
No, RRB will not take duty for the safe storage of your personal items.
The total marks in CBT-I are 100 and the time limit for the exam is 90 mins for normal candidates whereas it is 120 mins for PwD candidates.
Yes, both the phases are must attend. However, candidates will have to appear in tech skill exams based on the post applied.
An OBC candidate has to score 30% to qualify in CBT-II.
No, CBT phases have to be cleared however after that all chosen candidates have to go through DV and fitness tests. If they clear all the phases then only RRB will hire the candidate.
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