RRB JE, DMS, CMA & Other Posts Exam Pattern Details: Here providing scheme and exam pattern for Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Junior Engineer (JE), Depot Material Superintendent (DMS), Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA), Chemical Supervisor /Research and Metallurgical Supervisor /Research Posts.
The recruitment process shall comprise of the following stages:
(i) 1st Stage Computer Based Test (CBT-I)
(ii) 2nd Stage Computer Based Test (CBT-II)
(iii) Document Verification (DV)
(iv) Medical Examination (ME)
Negative Marking: There will be negative marking @1/3rd mark of allotted mark for every wrong answer in CBT.
1st Stage CBT (Common for all notified posts of this CEN):
Duration: 90 minutes (120 Minutes for eligible PwBD candidates accompanied with Scribe)
No. of Questions: 100
Subjects: Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Awareness, and General Science
i. The section wise distribution given in the above table is only indicative and there may be some variations in the actual question papers.
ii. Minimum percentage of marksfor eligibility in various categories: UR -40%, EWS-40%, OBC-30%, SC-30%, ST -25%. These percentage of marks for eligibility may be relaxed by 2% for PwBD candidates in case of shortage of PwBD candidates against vacancies reserved for them.
The 1st stage CBT is of screening nature and the standard of questions for the CBT will be generally in conformity with the educational standards and/or minimum technical qualifications prescribed for the posts. The normalized score of 1st stage exam shall be used only for short listing of candidates for 2nd stage exam as per their merit. Candidates who are shortlisted for 2nd stage CBT availing the reservation benefits of a community, PwBD and ExSM shall continue to be considered only against that community for all subsequent stages of recruitment process.
2nd Stage CBT:
Short listing of Candidates for the 2nd Stage CBT exam shall be based on the normalized marks obtained by them in the 1st Stage CBT Exam. Total number of candidatesto be shortlisted for 2nd Stage shall be 15 timesthe community wise total vacancy of Posts notified against the RRB as per their merit in 1st Stage CBT. However, Railways reserve the right to increase/decrease this limit in total or for any specific category(s) as required to ensure availability of adequate candidates for all the notified posts.
Duration: 120 minutes (160 Minutes for eligible PwBD candidates accompanied with Scribe)
No of Questions: 150
Subjects: General Awareness, Physics and Chemistry, Basics of Environment and Pollution Control, Technical Abilities
i. The section wise distribution given in the above table is only indicative and there may be some variations in the actual question papers.
ii. Minimum percentage of marks for eligibility in various categories: UR-40%, EWS-40%, OBC-30%, SC-30%, ST-25%. This percentage of marks for eligibility may be relaxed by 2% for PwBD candidates, in case of shortage of PwBD candidates against vacancies reserved for them.
iii. Virtual calculator will be made available on the Computer Monitor during 2nd Stage CBT.
Shortlisting of Candidates for 2nd Stage CBT, DV and Empanelment:
Short listing of Candidates for the DV shall be based on the normalized marks obtained by them in 2nd Stage CBT. The normalization scheme to be adopted for short listing the candidates from 1st Stage CBT to 2nd Stage CBT and for DV on the basis of performance in 2nd Stage CBT.
Normalisation of Marks:
a) Whenever CBT is conducted in multiple sessions for the same syllabus, the raw marks obtained by the candidates in different sessions will be converted to normalized marks.
b) The raw marks for a single session CBT and normalized marks for multi-session CBTs will be used for computing Merit Index, which is a common benchmark for generating merit for candidates from different Exam Groups.
Document Verification (DV):
(a) Candidates will be shortlisted for Document Verification based on their marks and merit in the 2nd stage CBT and options. The number of shortlisted candidates will be equal to the number of vacancies.
(b) In case two or more candidates secure equal marks, their merit position shall be determined by age criteria i.e., the older candidate shall be given higher merit than the younger candidate.
(c) Appointment of selected candidates is subject to their passing the requisite Medical Fitness Test to be conducted by the Railway Administration and final verification of all essential documents and verification of antecedents / character of the candidates.
NOTE: Candidates may please note that RRBs only recommend names of the empanelled candidates and appointment is offered ONLY by the respective Railway Administrations.
RRB-wise shortlisting of candidates for 2nd Stage CBT shall normally be done at the rate of 15 times the number of vacancies (that may increase or decrease as per the requirement of Railway Administration). The shortlisting for 2nd Stage CBT will be based on the merit of the candidates in the 1st Stage CBT as per reservation of vacancies as applicable. The RRB-wise shortlisted candidates for 2nd Stage CBT, shall be informed through the official websites of RRBs and via e-mail to download their e-call letter for appearing in the 2nd Stage CBT.
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