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 exam is considered “Easy to” Moderate”. 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 Exam Analysis 2026
The CBT 1 Exam is scheduled to be held on 9 days between 16th and 27th March 2026, and a total of 21 shifts will be conducted (3 each day). There were a total of 100 questions asked in the exam from the following sections-
- General Awareness- 40 Questions for 40 marks
- Mathematics- 30 Questions for 30 marks
- General Intelligence & Reasoning- 30 Questions for 30 marks
In the RRB NTPC computer-based exam, candidates are required to answer 100 questions within a time limit of 1.5 hours (90 minutes). Since there is no sectional timing, candidates can manage their time effectively by quickly completing the sections they find easier and then dedicating more time to the sections they find more challenging.
RRB NTPC Exam Analysis 2026 Difficulty Level
Shift 1 of RRB NTPC 2025 started at 9 am and is concluded at 10:30 am. Candidates who appeared in this shift will share their feedback/reviews about the overall exam difficulty level and section-wise difficulty. Once the feedbacks are collected by our faculty, we will also be sharing the same with you through the able below.
| Subjects | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 30 | Easy |
| General Awareness | 40 | Moderate |
| Mathematics | 30 | Easy to Moderate |
| Overall | 100 | Easy to Moderate |
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 are just going to discuss the difficulty level and important topics from which questions were asked.
RRB NTPC 16 March 2026 Shift 1 Good Attempts
Below the safe score of the 1st shift of 16th March 2026 have discussed after connecting with the candidates who appeared for RRB NTPC 2026 Exam in this shift.
| Sections | No. of Questions | Good Attempts |
| General Awareness | 40 | 27-29 |
| Mathematics | 30 | 23-25 |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 30 | 24-26 |
| Total | 100 | 74-80 |
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 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 |
RRB NTPC Graduate Shift Timings
RRB NTPC Exam 2025 has been scheduled to be conducted in 3 shifts from 5th to 24th June 2025. In total, there will be 48 shifts, and more than 50 lakh of candidates across the nation are going to appear in the exam. The 1st shift starts at 9 am and ends at 10:30 am, the 2nd shift is from 12:15 pm to 2:15 pm, and the 3rd shift is from 4:30 pm to 6 pm.
| Shifts | Exam Timings |
| Shift 1 | 9 am to 10:30 am |
| Shift 2 | 12:45 pm to 2:15 pm |
| Shift 3 | 4:30 pm to 6 pm |
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