The first shift of the RRB NTPC Graduate Level CBT 1 Exam has concluded today at 10:30 am. The exam was conducted online, with lakhs of candidates participating. Those scheduled for upcoming shifts are eager to learn if the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has changed the question pattern or the difficulty level. Based on candidate feedback, the 1st shift and 2nd shift exam is considered “Easy to” Moderate” with a few questions lengthy.
If your exam is in the upcoming shifts, go through the detailed RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 2026, to know what was the difficulty level of the exam, good attempts and what could be expected in your shift.
RRB NTPC Graduate Exam Analysis 2026 Difficulty Level
| Subjects | Shift 1 Difficulty Level | Shift 2 Difficulty Level |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | Easy | Easy |
| General Awareness | Moderate | Easy to Moderate |
| Mathematics | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate |
| Overall | Easy to Moderate | TBA |
The board has already notified that no questions are to be shared through any means, so in our today’s RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 2026, we have just discussed the difficulty level and important topics from which questions were asked.
RRB NTPC 16 March 2026 Shift 1 & 2 Good Attempts
Below the safe score of the 1st shift and 2nd shift of 16th March 2026 have been discussed after connecting with the candidates who appeared for the RRB NTPC 2026 Exam in this shift.
| Sections | No. of Questions | Shift 1 Good Attempts | Shift 2 Good Attempts |
| General Awareness | 40 | 27-29 | 28-30 |
| Mathematics | 30 | 23-25 | 24-26 |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 30 | 24-26 | 23-25 |
| Total | 100 | 74-80 | 75-81 |
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RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 2026 [Section-wise]
Below we have discussed a few topics from which questions were asked in the RRB NTPC CBT 1 Exam of 1st and 2nd shift from all three sections, namely General Awareness, Mathematics, General Intelligence & Reasoning.
RRB NTPC General Awareness Exam Analysis and Topic-wise Questions
| Topics | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Static GK | 02 to 03 | Easy to Moderate |
| History | 05 to 06 | Easy to Moderate |
| Geography | 02 to 03 | Easy to Moderate |
| Yojna related question | 01 | Easy to Moderate |
| Chemical Reaction-related question | 01 | Easy to Moderate |
| Indian Polity & Constitution | 02-03 | Easy to Moderate |
| Science | 07 to 08 | Easy to Moderate |
| Current Affairs | 10 | Moderate |
RRB NTPC Mathematics Exam Analysis and Topic-wise Questions
| Topics | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Profit & Loss | 02 | Easy |
| LCM & HCF | 04 to 05 | Easy to Moderate |
| Time & Work | 02 | Easy |
| Number System | 02 | Easy to Moderate |
| Percentage, Ratio and Proportion | 03 to 04 | Easy to Moderate |
| Mensuration | 02 | Easy |
| Time, Speed & Distance | 02 | Easy |
| Algebra/Simplification | 01 to 02 | Easy to Moderate |
| Simple & Compound Interest | 01 to 02 | Easy |
| Average | 03 to 04 | Easy to Moderate |
| Simplification | 02 to 03 | Easy to Moderate |
| Geometry | 01 | Easy |
RRB NTPC Reasoning Exam Analysis and Topic-wise Questions
| Topics | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Puzzles & Seating Arrangement | 3 to 4 | Easy |
| Blood Relations | 02 | Easy |
| Syllogism | 1 to 2 | Easy |
| Analogy & Classification | 3 to 4 | Easy |
| Number Series | 02 to 03 | Easy |
| Coding-Decoding | 03 | Easy |
| Direction Sense | 01 | Easy |
| Odd One Out | 01 to 02 | Easy |
| Paper Folding Image | 01 | Easy |
| Missing Term | 01 | Easy |
| Counting Figures | 02 to 03 | Easy to Moderate |
| Miscellaneous | 02 to 03 | Easy |
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