RRB JE Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2020

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Aspiring Candidates looking to work with the Indian Railways department has tremendous opportunities ahead you. Railway recruitment board (RRB) takes care of the recruitment process of Indian railways. The RRB JE Recruitment includes recruitment to the post of Junior Engineer (JE), JE Information Technology, Depot Material Superintended (DMS), Chemical and Metallurgical Assistant (CMA). In this article let us check the RRB JE Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2020.

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RRB JE 2020 Important Details

Below mentioned are few important details on the examination

Parameter	Description
Name of the exam conducting organisation	Railway Recruitment Board
Name of the post	Junior Engineer, JE IT, DMS, CMA
Number of vacancies	15000+
Age limit	18-33 years
Educational qualification	Graduate degree
Job Location	Across India
Citizenship	India, Bhutan, Nepal
Application started on	Will be updated once released
Application ends on	Will be updated once released
Examination date	Will be updated once released
Official website	http://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/

RRB JE 2020 Selection Process

The RRB JE Exam Pattern consists of the following 4 stages:

First Stage of CBT (computer based Test)
Second Stage of CBT
Document Verification / Medical Examination
Final Selection

RRB JE 2020 Exam Pattern

The details on the exam pattern is given below

The examination consists of objective type questions
Each correct answer will be rewarded one mark
For every wrong answer 0.33 of the marks will be deducted
The normalised score qualifies candidates to the next round that is CBT 2 examination of RRB JE
The question paper will be available in the following languages: English, Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Konkani, Odiya, Assamese, Bengali, Manipuri, and Malayalam.

RRB JE CBT 1 Exam Pattern

Subjects	No. of Questions	Marks for each Section	Time
Mathematics	30	30	90 minutes
General Intelligence and Reasoning	25	25
General Awareness	15	15
General Science	30	30
Total	100	100

The minimum passing percentage for each category are mentioned below:

General category candidates must score 40% to qualify to Stage 2
OBC and SC candidates have to score at least 30% to qualify to Stage 2
ST candidates must score 25 to qualify to Stage 2

RRB JE CBT 2 Exam Pattern

Only the qualified candidates in stage 1 examination will appear for the stage 2 examination.

The examination consists of objective type questions
Each correct answer will be rewarded one mark
For every wrong answer 0.33 of the marks will be deducted
The question paper will be available in the following languages: English, Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Konkani, Odiya, Assamese, Bengali, Manipuri, and Malayalam.
The students will be provided with virtual screen calculator for CBT 2 exam

The CBT 2 pattern is as follows:

Subjects	No. of Questions	Marks for each Section	Time
General Awareness	15	15	120 minutes
Physics and Chemistry	15	15
Basics of Computers and Applications	10	10
Basics of Environment and Pollution Control	10	10
Technical Abilities	100	100
Total	150	150

The minimum marks required to qualify RRB JE Stage 2 are as follows:

Candidates belonging to general or unreserved category must score 40% (60 marks)
OBC and SC candidates must obtain at least 30% (45 marks)
Candidates belonging to ST category have to score 25% (37.50 marks)

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RRB JE 2020 Syllabus

In this article let us check the syllabus of stage 1 and stage 2 exams of RRB JE recruitment 2020.

Syllabus for RRB JE CBT 1

Mathematics

General Intelligence and Reasoning

General Awareness

General Science

Number System (HCF, LCM, BODMAS, Square Root, Decimals and Fractions),

Mensuration,

Algebra,

Time and Distance,

Time and Work,

Elementary Statistics,

Profit and Loss,

Ratio and Proportion, Simple and Compound Interest,

Percentage,

Geometry,

Trigonometry,

Pipes and Cistern,

Age Calculations,

Calendar and Clock

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 Difference ,

Analytical reasoning,

Classification,

Directions,

Statement – Arguments and Assumptions

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

up to 10th Standard CBSE syllabus

Physics, Chemistry and Life Science

Syllabus for RRB JE CBT 2

The following are the syllabus for 50 marks out of the total of 150 marks CBT 2 examination of RRB JE.

General Awareness

Physics and Chemistry

Basics of Computers and Applications

Basics of Environment and Pollution Control

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

Up to 10th Standard CBSE syllabus and relevant basics

Architecture of Computers,

Input and Output devices,

Storage devices,

Networking,

Operating System like Windows Unix & Linux,

MS Office,

Internet and Email,

Websites & Web Browsers,

Computer Virus,

Binary System

Basics of Environment

Adverse effect of environmental pollution and control strategies,

Air, water and Noise pollution, their effect and control,

Waste Management,

Global warming, Acid rain,

Ozone depletion.

Syllabus for technical abilities of CBT 2

Technical abilities section of the CBT 2 exam has 7 different categories based on the post applied for. Following are the sectors included.

Civil & Allied Engineering-JE
Electrical & Allied Engineering-JE
Electronics & Allied Engineering-JE
Mechanical & Allied Engineering-JE
Computer Science and Information Technology-JE
Printing Technology-JE
Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA)

Below structured is a brief layout on the syllabus of each of the streams mentioned above. For detailed syllabus the PDF will be attached at the end of the article.

The syllabus for technical abilities of civil, mechanical and electrical stream is as follows:

Civil & Allied Engineering

Mechanical & Allied Engineering

Electrical & Allied Engineering

Engineering Mechanics

Building Construction

Building materials

Construction of substructure-

Construction of superstructure

Building finishes

Building maintenance

Building drawing

Concrete Technology

Surveying

Computer Aided Design

Geo Technical Engineering

Hydraulics

Irrigation Engineering

Mechanics of Structures

Theory of structures

Design of Concrete Structures

Design of Steel Structures

Transportation Engineering

Highway Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Advanced Construction Techniques and Equipment

Estimating and Costing

Contracts and Accounts

Strength of Materials

Fluid Mechanics

Heat Transfer

Theory of Machines

Kinematics of Machine

Engineering Mechanics

Machining and Machine Tool Operations

Thermodynamics

Power Engineering

I.C. Engine Cycles

Casting

Stream Tables

Thermodynamics cycles

Metrology and Inspection

Basic concepts

Circuit law

Magnetic Circuit

AC Fundamentals

Measurement and measuring instruments

Electrical Machines

Synchronous Machines

Generation, Transmission and Distribution

Estimation and costing

Utilization of Electrical Energy

Basic Electronics

The syllabus for technical ability of Electronics, IT, Printing technology and CMA sectors are as follows

Electronics & Allied Engineering

Computer Science and Information Technology

Printing Technology

Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA)

Electronic Components & Materials

Electronic Devices and circuits

Digital Electronics

Linear Integrated Circuit

Microprocessor and Microcontroller

Electronic Measurements

Communication Engineering

Data communication and Network

Computer Programming

Basic Electrical Engineering

PC Software

Computer fundamentals

C Language

Computer Organisation

Information Systems

Data Structure using C++

DBMS fundamentals

System Programming

Operating System using LINUX

Web Technologies and Programming

System Analysis and Design

Data and Network Communication

Java Programming

Software Engineering

Printing systems

Printing Materials

Flexo, Gravure and Screen Printing

Printing Finishing Processing

Image Processing

Design & Advertising in Print Media

Sheet fed offset Machines

Publishing Software

Paper and Ink

Colour Separation and Management

Plate Making Methods

Printing Machine Maintenance

Digital Imaging

Web offset Printing

Printer’s Accounting and Estimating

Advanced Printing Technologies

Package Technology

Measurements

Light

Heat

Sound

Mechanics

Magnetism

Electricity & Electro Magnetism

Modern Physics

Electronics and Communications

Chemical Reactions

Acids and Bases, Salts

Atomic Structure

Periodic Classification of Elements

Chemical Bonding: Ionic and Covalent bonds

Carbon and its Compounds

Environmental Chemistry

Metallurgy

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