RRB JE Syllabus 2023 for CBT 1, 2 and Technical Abilities
RRB JE syllabus is mentioned in the official notification. The exam is conducted every year to recruit Junior Engineers in several departments of the Railways. The Syllabus related to the exam is based on school-level topics in mathematics, general science, general intelligence and reasoning and general awareness. Check RRB JE Exam Pattern.
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There are two stages of the exam- CBT-I and CBT-II and the syllabus is slightly different for each paper, in accordance with the RBI JE exam pattern.
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RRB JE CBT-I Syllabus
In the CBT-I, the sections are General Awareness, General intelligence and Reasoning, Mathematics, and General Science. The following are topics to be prepared under each of these categories:
Mathematics
| Partnership | Alligation & Mixture |
| Time and Work | Time, Speed and Distance |
| Mensuration | Boats & Streams |
| Probability, Permutation and Combination | Pipes & Cisterns |
| Data Sufficiency | Data Interpretation |
| Number System | LCM & HCF |
| Simplification | Approximation |
| Percentage | Profit & Loss |
| Simple & Compound Interest | Ratio & Proportion |
| Problems on Age | Average |
General Science
For General Science, you have to cover Chemistry, Physics and Biology. The topics covered in Class 9 and 10 of CBSE board is the syllabus for this subject.
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General Intelligence and Reasoning
| Analytical Decision Making | Order & Ranking |
| Blood Relations | Puzzles |
| Coding & Decoding | Seating Arrangement |
| Direction & Distance | Syllogism |
| Grouping & Scheduling | Alpha Numeric Series |
| Inequality | Decision Making |
| Input-Output | Miscellaneous |
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General Awareness
| Static GK | General Awareness on Railways |
| Awards & Honours | Railway Budget |
| Sports | Current Affairs |
| UNO | Indian History |
| Committees and its Heads | Geography |
RRB JE CBT-II Syllabus
The topics for CBT-II or the Mains exam are General Awareness, Physics and Chemistry, Basics of Computer Application, Technical abilities, Basics of environment and pollution control. The following are the topics which are to be covered under each of these sections:
Basics of Computer Applications
| Architecture of Computers | Various Data representation |
| Internet and E-mail | Web Browsers |
| Storage devices | Websites |
| Networking | Input and Output devices |
| MS Office | Computer Virus |
| - | Operating System |
Basics of Environment and Pollution Control
- Basics of Environment
- Global warming
- Ozone depletion
- Adverse effect of environmental pollution and control strategies
- Acid rain
- Air, water and Noise pollution their effects and control
- Waste Management
Technical Abilities
The questions under the technical abilities category are relevant to the posts available through RRB JE exam. The questions come from Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Instrumentation and Measurement Engineering etc.
The following are the topic-wise syllabus for each of the engineering disciplines:
Mechanical Engineering
| Engineering Mechanics | Machining & Machine Tool Operations |
| Fluid Mechanics | Power Engineering |
| Casting | Steam Tables |
| I.C Engine Cycles | Heat Transfer |
| Kinematics of Machines | Thermodynamics Cycles |
| Metrology & Inspection | Power Engineering |
Information Technology
| C,C++,Java | Operating System |
| Computer Fundamentals & Organization | Software Engineering |
| DBMS | System Engineering |
| Data & Network Communication | SAD |
| MS Office | UNIX |
Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant
| Applied Chemistry | Instrumentation & Measurement |
| Computers | Material Science |
| Basic Concept of Fuel | Polymers |
| Environment & Pollution Control | Thermodynamics |
Electrical Engineering
| Analog & Digital Electronics | Machines |
| Basics of Circuits & Power Electronics | Circuit Theory |
| Circuits & Measurement Systems | Power & Control Systems |
| Electrical & Electronics Measurements | Signals & Systems |
Electronics Engineering
| Analog & Digital Circuits | EMFT |
| Basics of Signals & Systems | Generation & Recombination of System |
| Communication | Digital Signal Processing |
| Electronic Devices & Circuits | Junctions |
| Energy Bands | Tunnel |
| Control System | Microprocessor & Microcontroller |
| Diodes | Wireless Communication |
Civil Engineering
| Costing | General Civil Engineering |
| Curves | Hydraulics |
| Coordinate System | Hydrology |
| Construction | Highway Planning |
| Construction/Structure Engineering & Drawing | Mechanics |
| Building Materials | Projections |
| Concrete Structures | Soil Mechanics |
| Estimating | Structural Analysis |
| Error & Adjustments | Steel Structures |
| Environmental Engineering | Valuation |
Computer Science Engineering
| Algorithms | MS Office |
| Computer Fundamentals | Network Communication |
| Computer Networks | Software Engineering |
| DBMS | System Programming |
| Operating Systems | Web Technology |
| Languages | Web Programming |
Instrumentation & Measurement Engineering
| Analog & Digital Electronics | Industrial Instrumentation |
| Basics of Measurement Systems | Process Instrumentation |
| Circuits | Transducers |
| Mechanical Measurement | Flow Measurement |
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RRB JE 2023 Best Reference Books
The syllabus of RRB JE exam is based on school level subjects and the best books to refer for CBT-I are CBSE books of the respective subjects for Class 9-12. Some other reference books that you can opt for include:
- Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning by R.S.Aggarwal
- Lucent’s General Knowledge
- Objective Computer science and Information Technology by G.K.Mithal
RRB JE Syllabus FAQs
Ques. How many vacancies are available for RRB JE 2023?
Ans. The number of vacancies for RRB JE 2023 has not been declared yet. There were 13487 vacancies available for RRB JE 2020 aspirants.
Ques. Are there any changes in the RRB JE 2023 syllabus?
Ans. The syllabus is still the same for this year as well and there has been no notification regarding the possibility of changes in the syllabus.
Ques. Is it necessary to take coaching for the preparation of RRB JE?
Ans. If you take the right strategy, and refer to good reference books and follow a dedicated preparation plan from the beginning, then the preparation can be done alone.
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