RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025 – 5 June Shift 1, 2 & 3 Review & Detailed Exam Analysis

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RRB NTPC - CBT 1 Exam 2025 - All Slot Reviews - Day 1

The RRB NTPC Graduate Exam Analysis by Veranda RACE for the CBT 1 Exam conducted on 5 June 2025 in Shift 1, Shift 2 and Shift 3 a detailed review of the section-wise difficulty level, number of questions for good attempts and the topics asked in a brief way. The RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025, for the direct recruitment of 8,113 NTPC Graduate Level vacancies, was conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) starting from 5 June 2025 in various RRB NTPC Exam Centres across India. More than 1.2 crore RRB NTPC exam aspirants are competing in this RRB NTPC Graduate Exam 2025.


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RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam Analysis

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has started the First Stage of the Computer Based Test for the RRB NTPC Graduate Exam 2025 from 5 June 2025. The first day of the RRB NTPC CBT 1 Exam 2025 has been successfully completed and many aspirants have completed their exam with relative ease. Veranda RACE has brought a detailed and insightful analysis of the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025 for various shifts such as the Shift 1, Shift 2 and Shift 3 analysis conducted on 5 June 2025.

Candidates who appeared in all the shifts of the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025 has informed Veranda RACE for feedback that the overall questions in the exam ranged from moderate to easy. The difficulty of the questions posed in all the shifts were relatively easy to attend.

RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025 questions in all shifts conducted on 5 June 2025 follow a similar kind of difficulty level as seen in previous years. There was a strong focus on the current events, general awareness and mathematical arithmetic topics in general.

This RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 2025 Exam Analysis offers a in-depth review of the question papers asked in all shifts from Shift 1, Shift 2 and Shift 3 conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board. Our Veranda RACE team has included minute insights about the difficulty level of questions in various sections, number of questions an aspirant must attend in order to be considered as a good attempt and the topic-wise distribution of questions such as Mathematics, General Intelligence & Reasoning and General Awareness.

This detailed analysis by the Veranda RACE Railways R&D team will aid the RRB NTPC Graduate Exam 2025 candidates to assess their performance and get hold of the expected cut-off trends through understanding the difficulty and the topics. Candidates who are expecting to attend the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025 in the upcoming days can also take a note of this RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam Analysis for Shift 1, Shift 2 and Shift conducted on 5 June 2025 to understand the trends of questions asked and the difficulty level they can expect to prepare better.

RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025: Shift 1 Analysis

The overall difficulty of the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025 conducted on 5 June 2025 for Shift 1 from 9.00 AM to 10. 30 AM ranged from moderate to difficult. The below table explains the overall analysis of the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam Analysis for Shift 1:

Subjects

Difficulty Level

Mathematics

Moderate

General Intelligence & Reasoning

Moderate

General Awareness

Difficult

Overall

Moderate to Difficult

RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025: Shift 2 Analysis

The overall difficulty of the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025 conducted on 5 June 2025 for Shift 2 from 12.45 PM to 2.15 PM was very moderate. The below table explains the overall analysis of the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam Analysis for Shift 2:

Subjects

Difficulty Level

Mathematics

Moderate to Difficult

General Intelligence & Reasoning

Easy

General Awareness

Moderate

Overall

Moderate

RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025: Shift 3 Analysis

The overall difficulty of the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025 conducted on 5 June 2025 for Shift 3 from 4.30 PM to 6.00 PM 3 was moderate to difficult. The below table explains the overall analysis of the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam Analysis for Shift 3:

Subjects

Difficulty Level

Mathematics

Moderate

General Intelligence & Reasoning

Moderate

General Awareness

Moderate to Difficult

Overall

Moderate to Difficult

RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam Analysis 2025: Good Attempts

Candidates have to attend a total of 100 questions in 90 minutes in the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025. So, based on the feedback from students who have attended all the shifts including shift 1, shift 2 and shift 3 on 5 June 2025, an attempt of 76 to 82 is considered a good attempt keeping in mind the previous year trends and the vacancies this year.

Candidates can check the section-wise analysis of the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025:

Subjects

No. of Questions

Good Attempts

Mathematics

30

24-28

General Intelligence & Reasoning

30

24-26

General Awareness

40

25-28

Overall

100

76-82

RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025: General Awareness Questions & Topics

General Awareness subject in the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025 carries around 40 marks. The overall difficulty level of the General Awareness section was found to be moderate. Questions asked in the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025 on 5 June 2025 from the General Awareness section were mostly from the current events of national importance. So candidates who have been regularly preparing for the Current Affairs section would have found this part to be very moderate.

The following topics were asked in the General Awareness Section:

  • · Women Premier League

  • · Ranks & Reports

  • · Indices

  • · Geographical Indication (GI) Tags

  • · Central Government Schemes

  • · National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries

  • · Basic Science in Biology and Physics

  • · Dances

  • · Operating Systems



RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025: Mathematics Questions & Topics

Mathematics subject in the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025 carries around 30 marks. The overall difficulty level of the Mathematics section was found to be easy to moderate in difficulty. Questions asked in the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025 on 5 June 2025 were formula-based and would have been a cakewalk for those who have practised enough problems in Mathematics.

The following topics were asked in the Mathematics Section:

  • · Profit and Loss

  • · Discounts

  • · Time, Speed & Distance

  • · Percentages

  • · Ratio & Proportion

  • · Simple Interest

  • · Compound Interest

  • · Number System

  • · Algebra

  • · Simplification

  • · LCM

  • · HCF

  • · Mensuration

RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025: General Intelligence & Reasoning Questions & Topics

General Intelligence & Reasoning subject in the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025 carries around 30 marks. The overall difficulty level of the General Intelligence & Reasoning section was found to be easy to moderate in difficulty and some found it difficult in different shifts. Questions asked in the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025 on 5 June 2025 in Reasoning section consisted of familiar topics such blood relations and coding decoding, etc., which made it time-saving and easy scoring for some shifts.

The following topics were asked in the Reasoning Section:

  • · Blood Relations

  • · Coding Decoding

  • · Number Series

  • · Puzzles

  • · Seating Arrangement

  • · Syllogism

  • · Direction Sense

  • · Analogy

RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025: Exam Pattern

The RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam is the First Stage of the Computer Based Exam scheduled for the RRB NTPC Graduate Exam 2025. It is a screening exam.

This RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025 is common for all Graduate level posts. This CBT 1 stage is conducted to shortlist eligible candidates for the Second Stage CBT or the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 2 Exam based on their normalised marks and merit.

This First Stage of CBT or the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam is an online exam that is conducted for a total of 100 marks. Candidates have to complete answering 100 questions in the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam within 90 minutes.

The marks scored in RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 or the First Stage of CBT in NTPC will not be counted while preparing the final merit list. The RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Syllabus 2025 incudes 3 subjects: Mathematics, General Intelligence & Reasoning and General Awareness.

It is to be noted by the RRB NTPC Graduate Exam 2025 candidates that the standard of questions for the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam will generally in conformity with the educational standards prescribed for the NTPC Graduate Level Posts.

Questions in the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025 will be objective type questions with multiple choice answers.

There will be negative marking of 1/3rd marks for each wrong answer in RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025. There will also be normalisation of marks in the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam held in multiple shifts.

RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 2025 Exam Pattern

Subject

No. of Questions

Maximum Marks

Total Duration

Mathematics

30

30

90 minutes

General Intelligence & Reasoning

30

30

General Awareness

40

40

Total

100 questions

100 marks


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The RRB NTPC - CBT 1 Exam 2025 - Day 1 - Slot 1, Slot 2 & Slot 3 happened on June 5, 2025
The Exam of RRB NTPC CBT 1 - Exam 2025 was in the Easy - Moderate Level
The admit card for the RRB NTPC - CBT 1 - Exam 2025 can be downloaded from all the RRB (Railway Zone) websites.

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