RRB Paramedical Syllabus 2026

Railway Recruitment Board RRB Paramedical

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10 Sep 2026

RRB Paramedical Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2026 - Overview

Particulars Details
Conducting Body Railway Recruitment Board (RRB)
Posts Various Paramedical Staff Posts
Vacancies 434
RRB Paramedical Exam Date 2026 10th, 11th and 12th March 2026
Mode of Exam Online (Computer Based Test)
Number of Questions 100
Total Marks 100
Duration of Exam 90 minutes
Negative Marking 0.25 mark for each wrong answer
Selection Process Computer Based Test (CBT)
Official Website rrbcdg.gov.in

CBT Exam Pattern

Subjects No. of Questions Marks
General Awareness 10 10
General Arithmetic, General Intelligence and Reasoning 10 10
General Science 10 10
Professional Ability 70 70
Total 100 100

Minimum Qualifying Marks (Previous Cycle)

Category Minimum Qualifying Marks
UR and EWS 40%
OBC (NCL) 30%
SC 30%
ST 25%

1. General Awareness

  • Current Affairs
  • Indian Geography
  • Indian Polity and Constitution
  • Indian Economy
  • Indian History, including the Freedom Struggle
  • Indian Culture
  • General Science and Technology developments
  • Environmental Issues concerning India and the World
  • Sports

2. General Arithmetic, General Intelligence and Reasoning

  • Number System
  • BODMAS and Simplification
  • Decimals and Fractions
  • HCF and LCM
  • Ratio and Proportion
  • Percentages
  • Simple and Compound Interest
  • Profit and Loss
  • Time and Work
  • Time and Distance
  • Average
  • Mensuration
  • Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry (elementary level)
  • Elementary Statistics
  • Square Root, Age Calculations, Calendar and Clock
  • Pipes and Cisterns
  • Data Interpretation
  • Analogies
  • Alphabetical and Number Series
  • Coding and Decoding
  • Mathematical Operations
  • Relationships
  • Syllogism
  • Jumbling
  • Venn Diagrams
  • Data Sufficiency
  • Conclusions and Decision-Making
  • Similarities and Differences
  • Analytical Reasoning and Classification
  • Directions
  • Statements - Arguments and Assumptions

3. General Science

  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Life Sciences (up to 10th Standard CBSE syllabus)

4. Professional Ability (Post-Wise Syllabus)

Post Key Syllabus Topics
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Pharmacist Grade III Human Anatomy and Physiology, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Organic and Inorganic), Biochemistry and Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Industrial Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics, Quality Assurance, Pharmacy Practice
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Dietician Human Biology and Body Functions, Nutrients, Basic and Advanced Nutrition, Nutraceuticals, Diet Therapy for Special Conditions, Nutritional Biochemistry, Medical Nutrition Management, Clinical Nutrition, Food Microbiology, Pediatric and Geriatric Nutrition
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