RRB Group D syllabus 2026, Complete Exam Pattern for CEN 09/2025

RRB Group D syllabus 2026: The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) have completed the application form fill up process on March 09, 2026. In next few weeks, Railway Recruitment Board will start the recruitment process which includes computer-based online exam and physical efficiency test. The important part in the whole selection process is the computer-based online test. The key parts in the computer-based test are the syllabus and examination pattern. In this article every candidate will find the complete information about the syllabus and examination pattern.

If we talk about the RRB Group D Recruitment 2026 under CEN 09/2025, the Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) have notified the Centralized Employment Notification (CEN) No. 09/2025 on January 30, 2026. The link for application form was made active on January 31, 2026, and closed on March 09, 2026.

According to the RRB Group D Official Notification, the online test consists of four sections, and those sections are Mathematics, General Science, General Intelligence and reasoning, and General awareness and current affairs. The time duration for completing the exam is 90 minutes. The complete syllabus details and important details about recruitment process are given in the sections below.

RRB Group D syllabus 2026

The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) issued the notification every year for Group D posts in the Indian Railways to recruit the candidates for posts like Assistant carriage and wagon, Assistant (Track Machine), Track Maintainer (Group 4), Assistant (TL & AC), Assistant (Bridge), Assistant (S & T), Assistant Loco Shed (Electrical), Points man B, Assistant (TRD), Assistant Operations (Electrical), and Assistant (P Way). The details about the RRB Group D recruitment 2026 are given in the below section:

RRB Group D Recruitment 2026 Overview

RRB Group D Recruitment Process 2026

The selection process for RRB Group D posts consists of four stages and every candidate has to qualify each stage to get selected. The complete recruitment process for Group D posts under CEN 09/2025 is given in the below section:

• Stage 1: Computer-Based Online Test (CBT)
• Stage 2: Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
• Stage 3: Document Verification and Medical Test
• Stage 4: Final Merit List

RRB Group D Syllabus 2026

The computer-based test for Group D recruitment 2026 consists of four subjects and those subjects are Mathematics, General Science, General Intelligence and reasoning, and General awareness and current affairs. The level of questions in this online test is of 10th standard. Let’s deep dive into the examination pattern of computer-based online exam of RRB Group D Recruitment 2026.

RRB Group D Exam Pattern 2026

RRB Group D Exam Pattern 2026: The complete exam pattern for the computer-based online exam for Group D posts under CEN 09/2025 are given in the below section:

Computer-Based Online Exam

Keep in Mind

• Exam Duration: 90 minutes
• MCQ based questions
• Negative Marking: One-third
• Qualifying marks: UR-40%, EWS40%, OBC (Non creamy layer) -30%, SC-30%, ST-30%

RRB Group D Syllabus 2026

The subject-wise and topic-wise syllabus for the MCQ based computer-based online exam for Group D posts under CEN 09/2025 is given below:

RRB Group D General Intelligence and Reasoning Syllabus 2026

RRB Group D Syllabus 2026: The topics for General Intelligence and reasoning section in the online exam for RRB Group D is given below:

• Statement – Arguments and Assumptions
• Similarities and Differences
• Analogies
• Coding and Decoding
•  Analytical Reasoning
• Syllogism
• Directions
• Classification
• Conclusions and Decision making
• Jumbling
• Relationships
• Alphabetical and Number Series
• Data Interpretation and Sufficiency
• Mathematical operations
• Venn Diagram

RRB Group D General Awareness and Current Affairs Syllabus 2026

RRB Group D Syllabus 2026: The topics for General Awareness and current affairs section in the online exam for RRB Group D is given below:

• Personalities
• Sports
• Economics
• Culture
• Science & Technology
• Politics
• Any other subject of national and international importance

RRB Group D Mathematics Syllabus 2026

RRB Group D Syllabus 2026: The topics for Mathematics section in the online exam for RRB Group D is given below:

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

RRB Group D General Science Syllabus 2026

RRB Group D Syllabus 2026: The topics for General Science section in the online exam for RRB Group D is given below:

• Life Sciences (10th Level (CBSE))
• Physics (10th Level (CBSE))
• Chemistry (10th Level (CBSE))

RRB Group D Physical Efficiency Test (PET)

Candidates who are qualified in the stage 1 that is computer-based test, will go to the stage 2. The stage 2 includes the physical efficiency test. The Physical efficiency test will be conducted for both male and female candidates. This test will be conducted in two phases which are described in the section below:

For Female Candidates

For Male Candidates

Keep in Mind

• Physical Efficiency Test is qualifying in nature.
• Passing Physical Efficiency Test is mandatory.
• Ex-Servicemen will be exempted from Physical Efficiency Test.
• Only one chance will be given to complete each task.
• Based on the performance in Physical test, candidates will be called for document verification.
• Final merit will be drawn on the basis of marks obtained in the computer-based online exam.

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