RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 2026: Check Difficulty Level and Good Attempts

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has officially started conducting the RRB NTPC 2026 exams today! The RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) is one of the biggest and most popular government job exams in India. Every year, millions of students aspire to secure a stable career in the Indian Railways. For undergraduate students, this exam opens doors to excellent posts like Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Trains Clerk, and Commercial cum Ticket Clerk. In this blog, we have provided a detailed and complete RRB NTPC Exam Analysis for the 2026 CBT 1 exam. This includes the overall difficulty level, safe, good attempts, and the specific topics the RRB is asking about in the current shifts.

RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 2026: Shift 1

The CBT 1 exam has three main sections: General Awareness, Mathematics, and General Intelligence & Reasoning. Knowing how tough each section was will help you understand the current trend. Below is the detailed RRB NTPC Exam Analysis for Shift 1.

Overall Difficulty Level & Good Attempts

Section	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level	Good Attempts
General Awareness	40	Easy to Moderate	35-36
Mathematics	30	Moderate	26-28
General Intelligence & Reasoning	30	Easy	27-29
Overall	100	Easy to Moderate	88-93

Important Topics Asked in Shift 1

General Awareness

• History: 4-5 questions
• Budget-related questions
• Current Affairs: 2-3 questions
• Polity: Article 86 and 39, 4-5 questions
• Amendment related questions
• CA: ICC Trophy – 1 question
• Geography: 2-3 questions
• Computer: Shortcut key
• Science: 2-3 questions

Mathematics

• Ratio
• Arithmetic
• Profit and Loss
• Average – 1- 2 Questions
• Tank related question
• Simple Interest: 1 question
• Discount
• Mean/ Median: 1 question

General Intelligence and Reasoning

• Sitting arrangement (circle): 5 questions
• Mathematical operation: 2-3 questions
• Blood Relation: 3-4 questions,
• Syllogisms: 2-3 questions
• Series: 3-4 questions
• Direction: 2 questions

RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 2026: Shift 2

Here is the detailed exam analysis for the second shift of the day.

Overall Difficulty Level & Good Attempts

Section	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level	Good Attempts
General Awareness	40	[To be updated]	[To be updated]
Mathematics	30	[To be updated]	[To be updated]
General Intelligence & Reasoning	30	[To be updated]	[To be updated]
Overall	100	[To be updated]	[To be updated]

Important Topics Asked in Shift 2

• General Awareness: [To be filled]
• Mathematics: [To be filled]
• General Intelligence & Reasoning: [To be filled]

RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 2026: Shift 3

To wrap up the day, here is the breakdown of the third shift.

Overall Difficulty Level & Good Attempts

Section	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level	Good Attempts
General Awareness	40	[To be updated]	[To be updated]
Mathematics	30	[To be updated]	[To be updated]
General Intelligence & Reasoning	30	[To be updated]	[To be updated]
Overall	100	[To be updated]	[To be updated]

Important Topics Asked in Shift 3

• General Awareness: [To be filled]
• Mathematics: [To be filled]
• General Intelligence & Reasoning: [To be filled]

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