Railway Recruitment Board Entrance Exam (RRB) 2012
The Railway recruitment board examination is conducted to recruit the best candidates to various units in Railway. This examination is conducted all over India every year and the notification of this exam is published in all the leading newspapers in India.
Structure and Syllabus
Written Test and Interview are the basis of selection to the various posts.
The question paper is of objective type and will consist of 4 parts:
- General Awareness
- Analytical and Quantitative Skills
- General Arithmetic
- Language General Hindi/General English
No. of questions : 100-120
Duration : 90 min
For every wrong answer there will negative marks
Question papers are provided in Urdu, Hindi, and English and in other Local Languages
Eligibility Criteria
Age Limit
Between 18 years and 30 years
Age relaxation for different categories will be as follows
- SC/ST – upto 5 years
- Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in Jammu and Kashmir from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989 for upto 3 years
- Other Backward Classes – upto 5 years
- Defense services personnel disabled in operations –upto 3 years
- Ex – servicemen who have served specific ranks and who have rendered a minimum 5 years of service – upto 5 years
- Blind, deaf-mute and orthopedically handicapped candidates – upto 10 years
- Age relaxation upto their period of service will be given to Ad-hoc doctors appointed after 1.10.1984
Educational Qualification
- Any Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university
How to Apply?
Applications can be registered online through the official website of RRB , http://rrcb.gov.in/ .The website also provides you with the detailed instructions for filling up the form .
Offline applications are charged as follows:
General categories(for posts with pay scale up to 3050 – 4590) -Rs 40/-
General categories(for posts with pay scale greater than 3050 – 4590) -Rs 60/-
How to fill the Form?
Instructions on how to fill the form are given in detail in the official website .Candidate are strictly advised to follow these instructions. Incorrect information or errors will lead to the rejection of the application .
Important Dates
Last date of receipt of application will be by 1st week of March, 2012
List of RRB Exam centers
The following are the list of the RRB examination centers :
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Secunderabad
- Ranchi
- Patna
- Muzaffarpur
- Mumbai
- Jammu & Srinagar
- Guwahati
- Gorakhpur
- Chandigarh
- Bilaspur
- Bhubaneswar
- Bhopal
- Bangalore
- Allahabad
- Ajmer
- Ahmedabad
Contact Address for RRB
- Address : Railway Recruitment Board, New Delhi, India
- Website :http:// http://rrcb.gov.in/
Reference Books for RRB Exam
Reference books can help you guide you through the exam pattern. They provide good study materials and guide you to prepare for the exam well. The question pattern can be clearly understood with the help of these books. These are some good reference books available :
English Grammar by Wren and Martin
- Upkars Special Class Railway Apprentice Exam books
- R S Agarval [Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning]
- Upkars Railway Recruitment Board Examination Technical Cadre books
- Managing Railroad Transportation Book
- Railway Operation and Control Books
- Elements of Train Dispatching Volume 1 and 2
Coaching Centers for RRB
Reputed coaching centers can guide you well in preparing for the examination. Numerous coaching centers are found all over the country.
Study Plan
The question pattern is similar from the previous year’s questions .Practicing these can help you a great deal. A wider range of reference books are also available in the market to help you guide you through the exam pattern .
How and Where To Get the Results?
Your RRB results can be viewed online through the link http://www.rrcb.gov.in/ according to their respective examination centers .
Score Validity
Your RRB score is valid until all the vacancies are filled.
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229 Responses to “Railway Recruitment Board Entrance Exam (RRB) 2012”
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Hello Sir,
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Dear Sir I am looking for a job in Government sector and i got this add and i am forwarding my resume to the respected team and i am expecting the positive replay…
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date of entrance exam
sir,
am studying final year BE(8th sem) can i apply for rrb 2012 section engineer post…….plz reply sir………
i have 2 questions
1) Can I apply for same CATEGORY & POST to different RRB’s as (not mentioned cleary in advertisement 01/2012)?
2) Is submission of application date been extended to 24th?
Thanks,
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Sir,
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I m a B.Tech student nd this is my 6th sem doing ih chennai(Tamil Nadu). can i giv this Railway Recruitment Board Entranc Exam ? Plz give me this information on my email id..Thank you.
sir
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Sir,
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Respected Sir,
I have done aicrcaft maintenance engineering( 3yrars diploma course) So am i eligible for the rrb(kolkata) exam and please send me the form and the necessary requirements.
thankyou
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Thank u
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This year I want to attend the RRB Exam . If i get some model Question Answer regarding my Civil stream As a suggestion for This exam I will very much thank full.
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Sir/madam,
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Sir,
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i’m from mumbai.
sir plz send me
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Sir,
I m interested in railway job. For this year 2012, can you please tell me the exam date and application last date for the railways job related to B.Tech ETC students(currently doing my last semester ). Awaiting your reply sir. And may i know the website in which i can get all updates and details about railways exam and postings sir.
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sir,
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think u
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i have completed my P.B.B.Sc nursing,i want to know when will be railway nursing vacancies is there?
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How will be the exam patern for rrb board pharmacy
is it negative system??
I would like to get some question papers for staff nurse exam,that are conducted by RRB
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sir,
pls send me the syllabus details& some model question papers for the exam of staff nurse on feb 12 2012,that are conducted by rrb
question paper module
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i hav applied the recruitment for staff nurse in june 2010 till today i didn’t get my admit card.
study books name for staff nurse in Indian railway
Dear Sir,
Am interested to work in railway department. when u ppl will conduct the exam? pls mail me the date…and i completed BBM and communication. Am i eligible to this exam? and Which post u will assign to me for this qualification?
sir,
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Briefings of Nurses recruitment exam on 12th february 2012
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Sri…dis is navakanth…i completd intermediate..now iam doing B.tech ..i want to know about ticket collector jobs..enterance examination date,and application submit last date….how i will get the application download..pls give me ur answers…
i want to know about 12/02/2012 , examination of nursing staff, guide for examination preparation, then how we become to now about exam results .
Hi,
Please tell me the exam date and application last date for this year of 2012.
Sir/madam, i have passed 10 & 12 with 61 & 58 parcents with u.p.board. sir i m very intersted in railway plz give me all information govt. Job application which i elegable.my n.8090126778
how much starting salary i get post of rrb?
Sir,send me the date of upcoming railway exams.
Plase Job in india railway
i am 12 pass
Sir,
I m interested in railway job. For this year 2012, can you please tell me the exam date and application last date for the railways job related to B.Tech ECE students(currently doing my last semester ). Awaiting your reply sir. And may i know the website in which i can get all updates and details about railways exam and postings sir.
i want which is the best book to refer for rrb for conductin to staff nurse.
Iam doing final year in CSE and will complete my BTECH degree on APRIL 2012. Am i eligible to attend the RRB entrance exam,2012
ple my friend
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Dear sir,
Am interested to work in railway department. when u ppl will conduct the exam? pls mail me the date…and i completed B.E and Diploma in electronics and communication. Am i eligible to this exam? and Which post u will assign to me for this qualification?
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Kya Handicap Person TTC , TTE & CC ke liye Apply Kar Sakte Hai. Plz Give Ans
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Respected sir/madam
Sir i am B com graduate Student from mumbai univercity and now i am doing computer course so am i eligible to attend RRB entrance exam, 2012 ?
SIR, I WANT RAILWAY JOB.& I WANT TO RAILWAY FOURMS APPLY SITS PLZ SEND ME WEB SITS.
I am Wating
SIR,
Now i am doing final year mechanical engineering, actually i was the sports person (BEST PHYSIQUE) got many prices in state & district level competitions , how to get railway job under sports quota , please send me the details.
thankyou
I WANT TO APPLY FOR OFFECIAL WORK IN RAILWAY BUT I AM NOT FILL ONLINE FORM .PLZ TELL ME THAT HOW CAN I FILL ONLINE FORM ?
ALSO TELL ME RRB ONLINE WEBSITE .
SIR, I WANT RAILWAY JOB.& I WANT TO RAILWAY FOURMS APPLY SITS PLZ SEND ME WEB SITS.
sir i have to register for railway entrance .but i couldnt get any on line registration form pl help me
sir,i’m a BE, Computer Science final year student. can i apply for RRB entrance exam 2012.
Respected sir/madam
i am a student of B.E(Mechanical) ; final year and i am going to complete my BE degree on june 2012.
> Am i eligible to attend the RRB entrance exam, 2012 ?
> Is there any different category for engineering degree holders ?
sir,
maine Ticket Collecter post ke liye apply kiya h,pr exam ka date nhi malum h,maine Muzaffarpur Board se apply kiya h.pls reply my email [email protected] when will be held on ticket collector exam?
sir,
maine Ticket Collecter post ke liye apply kiya h,pr exam ka date nhi malum h,maine Muzaffarpur Board se apply kiya h.pls reply to exam date.
sir /mam ….can u please tell me BPT will comes under which grade[Bachelor of physiotherapy]
sir when will be held on ticket collector exam?
sir i am jitendra prasad i qualify JE TRACK MACHINE from kolkata board when will sheduled joining plz mail my email [email protected]
sir,I want to know the date of exams for staff nurses in railways in 2012
When tc/cc exam will held.
sir,please update jobs in 2012 to my mail
[email protected] and how to down load application……………………..
Sir, can i eligible for exam i will complete my BE (IT ) in 2012 ..and after passing exam which post is assign to me for job..
when will be announced the result of rrb muzaffarpur technican result 2011. Which is held on 30-01-2011
i want to know the date of exms for staff nurses in railways in 2012
sir i want to know the result of technician held on 30-01-2011in rrb mumbai
how to pay application fee?
what type of engineers can apply the job in railways?
hy i am siva now i’ M surving in cisf but i want get a job in rrb so how can i get d information regarding various post in rrb plese send me msg .my mail id [email protected]
hei.i want to knw abt group a exams during 2012
what about IGNOU