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Railway TC Exam

About Railway TC Exam

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is a government of India institution that issues a direct recruitment notification for the position of Ticket Collector (TC) in the Indian railways.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Limit: Minimum Age Limit is: 18

The maximum Age limit is: 30

 

Category

Age Relaxation (in years)

OBC

3 Years

SC/ST

5 Years

 

Educational Qualification:

  • The candidates must have passed the 10+2 (Intermediate) examination from a recognized board or university of India.
  • Applicants who pass the computer-based test, as well as the physical efficiency test and medical test that follow, must provide all original educational records for completion of the 12th standard or equivalent examination as evidence in the document verification process.

Railway TC Exam Pattern

Stage 1: Computer-based test (CBT) 

Stage 2: Physical Efficiency Test (PET)

Stage 3: Medical Test 

Stage 4: Personal Interview

 

Subject

Number of Questions

Marks

Duration

General Awareness

25

25

 

90 minutes

General Intelligence & Reasoning

15

15

Arithmetic

20

20

Technical Subject

30

30

General Science

30

30

Total

120

120

Railway TC Syllabus

Section

Important Topics in the Railways TC Syllabus

General Awareness

  • Famous Places in India.
  • Science and innovations.
  • New inventions.
  • Scientific observations.
  • History of India.
  • Geography of India.
  • Countries and Capitals.
  • National and international current affairs.
  • Indian Culture.
  • International issues.
  • National News (current).
  • Political Science.
  • Economic issues in India.
  • World organizations.
  • About India and its neighboring countries.

General Intelligence

  • Space Visualization.
  • Problem Solving.
  • Decision Making.
  • Relationship Concepts.
  • Non-Verbal Series.
  • Arithmetical Computation.
  • Analysis.
  • Visual Memory.
  • Similarities and Differences.
  • Analytical Functions.
  • Figure Classification.
  • Number Series.

Arithmetic

  • Simple Interest.
  • Boats & Streams.
  • Discounts.
  • Allegations & Mixtures.
  • Profit & Loss.
  • Math Operator Replacement.
  • Fundamental Operations.
  • Geometry.
  • Problems on square cubes.
  • Compound Interest.
  • Time & Work.
  • Probability.
  • Averages.
  • Percentages.
  • Ratios & Proportions.
  • Simplifications.
  • Mensuration.
  • Number System.
  • Time & Distance.
  • Problems in Ages.
  • Least Common Multiple (LCM) & Highest Common Factor (HCF).

Technical Subjects

  • Utilization of Electrical Energy.
  • Basic Electrical Engineering Concepts.
  • Power Electronics & Drives.
  • Magnetic Circuit.
  • Network Theory.
  • Power Systems.
  • AC Fundamentals.
  • Electrical Machines.
  • Measurement as well as measuring instruments.
  • Basic Electronics.
  • Estimation and costing.
  • Analog and Digital Electronics.

Reasoning

  • Clocks & Calendars.
  • Logical Sequence of Words.
  • The odd one out.
  • Puzzle Test.
  • Arrangements.
  • Blood Relations.
  • Coding-Decoding.
  • Inserting the Missing Character.
  • Attention to Detail.
  • Eligibility Test.
  • Mathematical Operations.
  • Alphabet Test.
  • Classification.
  • Statement – Arguments.
  • Logic.
  • Statement – Conclusions.
  • Analogy.
  • Alpha-Numeric Sequence Puzzle.
  • Number, Ranking & Time Sequence.
  • Logical Venn Diagrams.
  • Data Sufficiency.

General Science

Physics

  • Mechanics of Rigid Bodies: System of particles; Centre of mass, angular momentum, equations of motion.
  • Mechanics of particles: Laws of motion; conservation of energy and momentum.
  • Electricity and magnetism.
  • Waves and optics, interference and Diffraction, Polarization.
  • Thermal & Statistical Physics.

Chemistry

  • Chemical Kinetics.
  • Solid, Liquid, and gaseous state.
  • Atomic Structure.
  • Thermodynamics.
  • Electrochemistry.
  • Photochemistry & Spectroscopy.
  • Chemical Bonding.
  • Organic Chemistry.
  • Coordination Compounds.

Biology

  • Biotechnology and its applications.
  • Biology and Human Welfare.
  • Zoology.
  • Ecology and the environment.
  • Human Body.
  • Genetics and evolution.
  • Botany.