About RRB NTPC Answer Key & Score Calculator
Check your Railway RRB NTPC (Non-Technical Popular Categories) answer key instantly with KeyGuru.in’s free online calculator. Paste your official DigiALM response sheet URL to compute your exact raw marks with official 1/3rd negative marking penalty, evaluate subject-wise performance across CBT 1 and CBT 2, and examine your qualification status for CBAT / Typing Skill Tests and Document Verification.
The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRB) conduct the national-level RRB NTPC recruitment examination to select candidates for Graduate and Undergraduate posts including Commercial Apprentice, Station Master, Goods Guard, Junior Accounts Assistant, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Trains Clerk, and Commercial cum Ticket Clerk across 21 railway regions.
RRB NTPC Selection Stages & Exam Pattern
The RRB NTPC selection framework consists of multi-stage Computer Based Tests followed by aptitude or skill assessments:
- CBT 1 First Stage Computer Based Test: Common screening test of 100 questions (100 marks) spanning 90 minutes.
- CBT 2 Second Stage Computer Based Test: Level-wise exam of 120 questions (120 marks) spanning 90 minutes.
- CBAT / Typing Skill Test: Computer Based Aptitude Test (for Station Master & Traffic Assistant) or Typing Skill Test (for Clerical roles). No negative marking is applied in CBAT or Typing tests.
- Document Verification (DV) & Medical Examination: Final stage based on CBT 2 merit and CBAT/Typing qualifying performance.
RRB NTPC CBT 1 & CBT 2 Subject-Wise Marks Distribution
| Subject / Section |
CBT 1 Questions (100 Qs / 90 Mins) |
CBT 2 Questions (120 Qs / 90 Mins) |
Key Focus Areas |
| General Awareness |
40 Questions (40 Marks) |
50 Questions (50 Marks) |
Current Events, History, Geography, Indian Polity, General Science, Indian Economy, Static GK |
| Mathematics |
30 Questions (30 Marks) |
35 Questions (35 Marks) |
Number System, Decimals, BODMAS, LCM-HCF, Ratio & Proportion, Percentages, Mensuration, Time & Work, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning |
30 Questions (30 Marks) |
35 Questions (35 Marks) |
Analogies, Completion of Number and Alphabetical Series, Coding & Decoding, Mathematical Operations, Syllogism, Venn Diagrams, Puzzles, Blood Relations |
| Total Marks & Questions |
100 Questions (100 Marks) |
120 Questions (120 Marks) |
Duration: 90 Minutes (120 Mins for PwBD) |
Official Marking Scheme & Normalization Policy
- ✔ +1.00 Mark is awarded for every correct answer in both CBT 1 and CBT 2.
- ✘ -0.3333 Mark (1/3rd Deduction) is penalized for every incorrect answer.
- ➖ 0 Marks for unattempted or unanswered questions.
- Percentile-Based Normalization: Because examinations are administered over multiple shifts and days with variable question difficulties, raw scores calculated by KeyGuru are normalized using the official RRB Percentile score formula for merit listing.
RRB NTPC Category-Wise Minimum Qualifying Criteria
| Community / Category |
Minimum Qualifying Percentage (CBT 1 & CBT 2) |
Minimum Marks Required (CBT 1) |
Minimum Marks Required (CBT 2) |
| UR / General |
40% |
40 / 100 Marks |
48 / 120 Marks |
| EWS (Economically Weaker Section) |
40% |
40 / 100 Marks |
48 / 120 Marks |
| OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) |
30% |
30 / 100 Marks |
36 / 120 Marks |
| SC (Scheduled Caste) |
30% |
30 / 100 Marks |
36 / 120 Marks |
| ST (Scheduled Tribe) |
25% |
25 / 100 Marks |
30 / 120 Marks |
*Note: A relaxation of 2% in qualifying marks is permissible for PwBD candidates if adequate candidates are unavailable in reserved categories.
How to Check Your RRB NTPC Answer Key Online?
- Visit your respective Regional RRB website (e.g., RRB Allahabad, RRB Secunderabad, RRB Chandigarh, RRB Mumbai, RRB Kolkata, RRB Chennai).
- Click on the active notification link titled "Viewing of Question Paper, Responses & Keys & Raising of Objections for NTPC (CBT 1 / CBT 2)".
- Enter your Registration Number and User Password (Date of Birth: DDMMYYYY) to log in.
- Click on the "Candidate Response" tab and open your evaluated response sheet.
- Copy the complete URL from the top browser address bar.
- Paste the URL into the KeyGuru calculator above and click Analyze NTPC Response Sheet.
- Your total positive marks, negative penalty deductions, net score, and section breakdowns will be computed instantly with a single-click PDF export option.
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- ✔ Auto-adapts to 100-question (CBT 1) and 120-question (CBT 2) paper structures.
- ✔ Precise 1/3 negative marking mathematics computed to two decimal points.
- ✔ Itemized subject breakdowns and wrong question number listings.
- ✔ High-resolution, zero-margin downloadable PDF scorecard.
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