RRB Paramedical Syllabus 2024 and Exam Pattern

The RRB Paramedical Staff Recruitment 2024 has been released for a total of 1376 vacancies for a total of 22 various posts. This is a great time to start your preparation if you look forward to joining the Paramedical Staff in the Indian Railways. The RRB Paramedical Exam Date 2024 will be announced soon on the official website. However, as the application process is ongoing, candidates must start their preparation by carefully studying the RRB Paramedical Syllabus 2024 and Exam Pattern. Also, analyze previous year’s papers and practice through mock tests based on the latest RRB Paramedical Staff Syllabus 2024.

RRB Paramedical Syllabus 2024: Overview

RRB Paramedical Syllabus consists of varied topics from General Awareness, General Intelligence and Reasoning, and General Science along with a discipline-specific Professional Ability section. The RRB Paramedical Exam Pattern consists of only one stage of Computer-Based Test or CBT. The following table will give you a brief idea of the RRB Paramedical Syllabus 2024.

RRB Paramedical Exam Pattern 2024 

The RRB Paramedical Exam Pattern 2024 consists of a single-stage Computer-Based Test or CBT. It will have four sections as mentioned before. There will be a total of 100 questions worth 100 marks and the exam will be conducted in 90 minutes. These are

1. Professional Ability
2. General Awareness
3. General Arithmetic
4. General Intelligence and Reasoning
5. General Science

Candidates can refer to the following table for the section-wise distribution of questions and marks in the RRB Paramedical 2024 Exam Pattern.

• Normalization of marks will be done for the multiple shifts of the exam.
• There shall be a Negative Marking of 1/3rd marks for incorrect attempts in the CBT.

RRB Paramedical Syllabus 2024

Being aware of the RRB Paramedical Staff Syllabus 2024 is the first step in the preparation. The RRB Paramedical Syllabus for CBT consists of 100 questions of 100 marks as already discussed in the Exam Pattern section. The questions asked will be objective with multiple choice. Maximum weightage is given to the Professional Knowledge section. Candidates need to refer to the official notification PDF for the syllabus of various posts. We have covered the common RRB Paramedical Syllabus 2024 in detail here.

RRB Paramedical Syllabus for General Arithmetics

The Railway Recruitment Board asks a very small number of questions about this subject in the Computer Based Examination. However, the topics mentioned in the detailed syllabus provided in the official notification belong to the number system, arithmetic, and advanced maths categories.

• Number systems
• BODMAS
• Decimals
• Fractions
• LCM and HCF
• Ratio and Proportion
• Percentages
• Mensuration
• Time and Work
• Time and Distance
• Simple and Compound Interest
• Profit and Loss
• Algebra
• Geometry
• Trigonometry
• Elementary Statistics
• Square Root
• Age Calculations
• Calendar & Clock
• Pipes & Cistern

RRB Paramedical Syllabus for General Intelligence and Reasoning

In addition to the topics mentioned above in the General Arithmetic subject, the candidates will also need to prepare for the various topics of general intelligence. The topics mentioned for this subject will test the candidates on their verbal and non-verbal reasoning abilities.

• 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

RRB Paramedical Syllabus for General Awareness

The test of General Awareness has recently seen a trend towards the current events of national and international importance. The candidates will also need to cover some important subjects as well as static General Knowledge to score well in this section. The various topics for the General Awareness section are as follows:

• 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

RRB Paramedical Syllabus for General Science

The questions under this section are asked separately from the General Awareness section. The current developments in these fields, however, belong to the GA section. The various topics asked in this section can be broadly divided into three categories:

• Physics
• Chemistry
• Life Sciences (up to 10th Standard CBSE syllabus)

RRB Paramedical Syllabus 2024 Minimum Qualifying Percentage

Obtaining the Minimum Pass Percentage is mandatory for the candidates to make it to the next stage i.e. Document Verification or DV. Check the following table to give you a clear idea of the category-wise Minimum Pass Percentage in the RRB Paramedical Exam 2024.

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