RRB JE Exam Pattern 2022: Marking Scheme & Paper Pattern For Stage 1 & Stage 2

By Ashwani Jain|Updated : June 15th, 2022

RRB JE Exam Pattern 2022: The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) releases the RRB JE exam pattern 2022 in its official notification. Through the RRB JE exam, the candidates are appointed as Junior Engineer in the various departments of the Railway. However, in order to be eligible for the selection, you must have good knowledge of the RRB Junior Engineer exam pattern in detail. 

The RRB JE exam consists of two stages, CBT 1 and CBT 2. RRB JE CBT 1 has 100 objective-type questions which are to be answered in 90 minutes while CBT 2 has 150 objective-type questions which are to be answered in 120 minutes. Candidates qualifying for CBT 1 will be appearing for the CBT 2 exam. We have discussed the latest RRB JE exam pattern in detail in this article. Further, we have also explained to you the RRB JE marking scheme that will let you strategize your preparation for RRB JE 2022 exam.

RRB JE Exam Pattern 2022: Paper Pattern & Marking Scheme

RRB JE Exam Pattern 2022 is released by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) in its official notification. The RRB JE exam comprises of computer-based test held in two stages, CBT 1 and CBT 2. Thereafter, the document verification and medical exam will be conducted. Thus, the RRB JE 2022 exam pattern will cover the following: 

  • 1st Stage of CBT: CBT 1
  • 2nd Stage of CBT: CBT 2
  • Document Verification (DV)
  • Medical Examination

As the RRB JE 2022 notification can be released at any moment, therefore, it becomes mandatory for you to familiarize yourself with the RRB JE paper pattern and marking scheme. The RRB JE exam pattern has been provided to you here for CBT 1 and CBT 2 exams. CBT 1 will be of 100 marks while CBT 2 will be 150 marks. Let us now discuss the RRB JE paper pattern in detail below.

RRB JE Exam Pattern for CBT 1

The RRB JE CBT 1 is the first stage of the examination process. 

  • The RRB JE CBT 1 will have a total of 100 objective types of questions. 
  • The total duration of the CBT 1 is 1 Hour 30 Minutes. 
  • There will be 4 sections in the RRB JE CBT 1- Maths, Reasoning, General Awareness, and General Science. 
  • There is a negative marking of 0.33 for every incorrect answer made in the RRB Junior Engineer 2022 exam for CBT 1

RRB JE 2022 Exam Pattern for CBT 1

Subjects

No. Of Questions

Marks

Questions

Duration of exam

1

Mathematics

30

30

90 min

2

General Intelligence and Reasoning

25

25

3

General Awareness

15

15

4

General Science

30

30

Total

100

100

Minimum Qualifying Marks for RRB JE CBT 1: Cut Off Marks

The RRB has decided on the cut off marks for CBT 1. The candidates who will obtain the cut off marks in CBT 1 will be allowed to appear for CBT 2. 

Category

Cut Off %

Marks

UR

40%

40

OBC

30%

30

SC

30%

30

ST

25%

25

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RRB JE Exam Pattern for CBT 2

The candidates who will qualify for RRB JE CBT 1 will appear for CBT 2. The CBT exam pattern is slightly different from CBT 1. There is an addition of the “Technical Abilities” section that is solely based on the candidate’s educational qualification. 

  • The RRB JE CBT 2 will be 150 marks.
  • The Technical Ability section has the maximum weightage of 100 marks in the RRB JE CBT 2 paper. 
  • Further, the duration of the exam is 2 Hours. 
  • A virtual calculator will be made available on the Computer Screen during 2nd Stage CBT.
  • A negative marking of 0.33 marks will be there for the CBT 2 paper. 

Subjects

No. Of Questions

Marks

Questions

Duration 

1

General Awareness

15

15

120 min

2

Physics & Chemistry

15

15

3

Basics of Computers and Applications

10

10

4

Basics of Environment and Pollution Control

10

10

5

Technical Abilities

100

100

Total

150

150

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Minimum Qualifying Marks for RRB JE CBT 2: Cut Off Marks

The RRB has decided on the cut off marks for CBT 2. The candidates who will obtain the cut off marks in CBT 1 will be allowed to appear for CBT 2. 

Category

Cut Off %

Marks

UR

40%

60

OBC

30%

45

SC

30%

45

ST

25%

37.5

RRB JE Document Verification

The candidates who will qualify both RRB JE stages, i.e. CBT 1 & CBT 2 will be allowed to appear for the document verification. Such candidates will have to produce their original documents along with a photocopy of the same. We have provided you with a list of documents that will be required by you during the RRB JE 2022 DV. 

List of Documents for RRB JE Document Verification

  1. Class 10th and 12th Certificate or Equivalent certificate like Proof of Date of Birth(DOB).
  2. Diploma / Engineering/Science Degree Certificate along with Semester wise Mark Sheets are needed.
  3. SC/ST/OBC-NCL certificates if applicable.
  4. Income Certificates of candidates 
  5. J & K Domicile Certificate
  6. Receipt of payment in case of an SBI Challan or Post Office payment
  7. Minority Community certificates of candidates. 
  8. NOC certificate for candidates working in Defence/PSU/Govt. job/PSU
  9. Self–Declaration for Ex-Service Personnel
  10. Decree of divorce or judicial separation and Affidavit mentioning the candidate has not remarried
  11. Death Certificate and Affidavit mentioning the candidate has not remarried

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RRB JE Medical Test

After successful document verification for the RRB JE exam, the shortlisted candidates will be allowed to appear for the medical fitness test. This is the last stage of the selection process for RRB JE 2022

RRB JE Medical Standard

Following are the medical standards a candidate needs to fulfill to clear the final stage of the RRB JE 2022 exam.

S.No

Medical Standard

General Fitness

Vision Standards

1.

A-3

Physically fit in all respects

Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/9 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 2D),

Near Vision: Sn: 0.6,0.6 with or without glasses and

Must pass the test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Night Vision, and Mesopic vision

2.

B-1

Physically fit in all respects

Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D),

Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and

Must pass the test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Night Vision, and Mesopic vision.

3.

B-2

Physically fit in all respects

Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D).

Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and

Must pass the test for Binocular Vision.

4.

C-1

Physically fit in all respects

Distance Vision: 6/12, 6/18 with or without glasses.

Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required.

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RRB JE Exam Pattern FAQs

  • There are a total of 4 stages for the RRB JE exam pattern 2022. These are as following: 

    • 1st Stage of CBT: CBT 1
    • 2nd Stage of CBT: CBT 2
    • Document Verification (DV)
    • Medical Examination
  • In the RRB JE CBT 1, There will be a total of 100 questions which are to be answered in 90 minutes. The following list of subjects will be covered in CBT 1. Here are those subjects :

    • General Awareness
    • General Intelligence & Reasoning
    • Mathematics
    • General Science
  • The RRB JE CBT 1 will have a total of 100 objective types of questions. The total duration of the CBT 1 is 1 Hour 30 Minutes or 90 Minutes. There will be 4 section in RRB JE CBT 1 exam pattern i.e., General Awareness, General Intelligence & Reasoning, Mathematics, General Science. 

  • RRB JE CBT 2 will carry a total of 150 questions. The following are the subjects which is mentioned in the RRB JE CBT 2 Syllabus.

    • General Awareness
    • Physics & Chemistry
    • Basics of Computer Applications
    • Basics of Environment and Pollution Control
    • Technical Ability
  • Yes, 0.33 marks will be deducted for every incorrect answer in the RRB JE exam pattern. So aspirants should wisely answer the questions.

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