RRB Technician Syllabus and Exam Pattern for Grade 1 Signal and Grade 3

How the selection works for both grades

There is no second CBT, no aptitude test and no interview for these posts. The order is simple:

1. CBT: one online paper. Your normalised score decides your rank in your RRB and trade.
2. Document verification: candidates are called in a 1:1 ratio against the vacancies of each RRB, in order of CBT merit.
3. Medical examination: each trade carries a medical standard (A-3, B-1, B-2 or C-1), mostly about eyesight. A Signal post needs B-1.

Since the CBT is the only scoring stage, every mark you lose to a careless guess pushes you down the list. When papers are held in several shifts, RRB normalises the marks so that a tougher shift does not hurt you.

RRB technician grade 1 exam pattern and grade 3 exam pattern

Both papers run for 90 minutes and are offered in English, Hindi and several regional languages. The section split is the one notified so far; RRB calls it tentative, so a question or two may shift between sections in the actual paper.

RRB technician grade 1 signal syllabus, topic by topic

Basic Science and Engineering (35 questions)

• Engineering drawing: projections, views, drawing instruments, lines, geometric figures, symbols
• Units and measurements; mass, weight and density
• Work, power and energy; speed and velocity
• Heat and temperature; basic electricity and magnetism
• Levers and simple machines; friction and pressure
• Occupational safety and health, environment education, IT literacy

Basics of Computers and Applications (20 questions)

• How a computer is built: its architecture, storage, and the devices for input and output
• Networking, the internet, email, websites and web browsers
• Operating systems (Windows, Linux, Unix) with MS Office basics
• Binary and other ways data is stored, plus viruses and basic safety

Mathematics (20 questions)

• Number system, rational and irrational numbers, BODMAS
• Quadratic equations, arithmetic progression
• Similar triangles, Pythagoras theorem, coordinate geometry
• Trigonometric ratios, heights and distances, mensuration
• Sets, statistics (mean, median, mode, standard deviation), probability

Reasoning (15) and General Awareness (10)

Reasoning covers analogies, number and alphabet series, coding and decoding, syllogism, relationships, jumbling, mathematical operations, Venn diagrams, data sufficiency, decision making, classification, directions and statement based questions. General awareness asks about current affairs, Indian geography, history and culture including the freedom struggle, polity and the Constitution, the economy, environment, sports and scientific developments.

Railway technician grade 3 syllabus for each section

General Science (40 questions)

The official syllabus names only physics, chemistry and life sciences up to the 10th standard (CBSE). In practice that means the class 9 and 10 chapters, such as:

• Physics: motion, force and laws of motion, work and energy, sound, light (reflection, refraction, mirror and lens formula), electricity, magnetism, heat
• Chemistry: matter, atoms and molecules, structure of the atom, chemical reactions and equations, acids, bases and salts, metals and non metals, carbon compounds, periodic classification
• Life science: cells and tissues, nutrition, respiration, the human body and its systems, diseases, heredity, ecosystems and the environment

Mathematics (25 questions)

• Number system and BODMAS simplification, fractions and decimals, HCF and LCM, square roots
• Percentages, ratio and proportion, profit and loss, simple interest, compound interest
• Pipes and cisterns, work and time, speed with time and distance
• Mensuration, algebra, geometry and trigonometry, elementary statistics
• Age problems, calendar and clock

General Intelligence and Reasoning (25 questions)

The same family of topics as Grade I, asked at an easier level: series, analogy, classification, coding, directions, blood relations, Venn diagrams, syllogism, simple puzzles and seating arrangement.

General Awareness (10 questions)

Current affairs, Indian history and geography, polity, economy, sports and awards. This is the smallest section, so do not let it eat your study time.

Where the marks sit and what to focus on

Compare the tables and one fact stands out. In Grade III, general science alone is 40% of the paper. In Grade I Signal, basic science and engineering plus computers make up 55 marks. Whichever post you choose, the technical block decides your rank, because most serious candidates score close to each other in reasoning.

• For Grade III, 10th class NCERT physics and chemistry chapters give the best return. Candidate feedback from recent shifts mentions Newton's laws, the mirror formula, human body systems and chemical reactions.
• For Grade I Signal, electricity and magnetism is the heaviest cluster inside basic science, as per reports from recent shifts, and the computer section is mostly direct, fact based questions.
• Mathematics in both papers is arithmetic heavy. Percentages, ratio, time and work, and mensuration repeat every year.

Use the RRB technician previous papers page to see how these topics are actually framed.

A 12-week study plan built on this syllabus

Spend the first four weeks on concepts, the next five on mixed practice and the last three on full mocks. A weekly split that works for most aspirants:

• Grade III: three days science, two days maths, one day reasoning, half a day general awareness, half a day for revision notes.
• Grade I Signal: two days basic science and engineering, one and a half days computers, one and a half days maths, one day reasoning, one day for current affairs and revision.

In the final month, answer a doubtful question only when two of its four choices are clearly wrong to you. Good attempts in recent shifts were reported in the 70 to 80 range out of 100, with high accuracy.

Books and material that cover the syllabus

A small pile of sources you actually finish beats a crowded shelf. Stick to these:

• Class 9 and 10 NCERT science textbooks for the Grade III science section, and class 11 physics basics for units, work and energy.
• Your ITI trade theory notes for safety, simple machines and drawing, which also help Grade I candidates.
• Any standard school level arithmetic book for practice, plus a basic computer fundamentals text for Grade I.
• The official syllabus printed in the CEN. Tick topics off it rather than off a coaching list.

If you are also preparing for the Assistant Loco Pilot exam, much of the arithmetic and science overlaps; see the RRB ALP syllabus.

RRB technician syllabus in Hindi

आरआरबी टेक्नीशियन परीक्षा में एक ही सीबीटी होता है, जिसमें 100 प्रश्न 90 मिनट में करने होते हैं। गलत जवाब देने पर 1/3 अंक घट जाता है। ग्रेड 3 में गणित 25, रीजनिंग 25, सामान्य विज्ञान 40 और सामान्य जागरूकता 10 प्रश्न आते हैं। विज्ञान का स्तर दसवीं कक्षा का होता है, जिसमें भौतिकी, रसायन और जीव विज्ञान शामिल हैं। ग्रेड 1 सिग्नल में सामान्य जागरूकता 10, रीजनिंग 15, कंप्यूटर 20, गणित 20 और बेसिक साइंस एवं इंजीनियरिंग 35 प्रश्न आते हैं। सीबीटी के बाद दस्तावेज़ सत्यापन और मेडिकल जांच होती है। ताज़ा अधिसूचना ज़रूर देखें।

That is the rrb technician grade 3 ka syllabus and the Grade I paper in brief, in simple Hindi.