RRB NTPC exam analysis 2020-21 for January 29; Check paper difficulty level
The RRB NTPC CBT 1 analysis for January 29, is available here. Check the expected cutoff and RRB NTPC paper difficulty level.

Piyush Chaudhary | January 29, 2021 | 04:37 PM IST
NEW DELHI: The RRB NTPC CBT 1 exam was conducted successfully by the Railway Recruitment Board for both shift 1 and 2 on January 29, at various centres across the country. Candidates who appeared for the RRB NTPC 2020-21 CBT 1 exam can also check the RRB NTPC expected cutoff and paper difficulty level here.
Earlier Railway Recruitment Board released the phase 3 RRB NTPC admit card 2021 on the regional RRB websites for candidates to download. Phase 3 RRB NTPC CBT 1 exam is scheduled to be held between January 31 and February 12, 2021.
RRB NTPC CBT 1 paper analysis 2020-21: Highlights
- 100 questions are asked in the RRB NTPC CBT stage 1 exam
- RRB NTPC stage 1 exam is of 100 marks
- 0.5 marks are deducted for every wrong answer
- Normalization method is used for determining the RRB NTPC cutoff
RRB NTPC topic wise analysis of January 29 paper
As per the candidates feedback, Careers360 Team has done an analysis of the RRB NTPC shift 1 and 2 paper of January 29, 2021, and found that the difficulty level of shift 1 paper was between moderate to difficult and shift 2 question paper was easy. Check the shift 1 and 2 detailed RRB NTPC exam analysis in the table below.
RRB NTPC exam analysis for all shifts (January 29)
RRB NTPC Sections |
RRB NTPC shift 1 |
RRB NTPC shift 2 |
||
Good Attempts |
Exam Difficulty Level |
Good Attempts |
Exam Difficulty Level |
|
Mathematics |
17-19 |
Moderate/ Difficult |
22-24 |
Moderate/ Easy |
General Intelligence & Reasoning |
21-23 |
Moderate |
24-26 |
Easy |
General Awareness |
19-22 |
Moderate/ Difficult |
23-25 |
Easy |
Total |
58-63 |
Moderate/ Difficult |
65-70 |
Easy |
RRB NTPC 2020-21: Expected cutoff
Category |
RRB NTPC expected cutoff |
General |
83 - 85 |
OBC |
75 - 77 |
SC |
71 - 73 |
ST |
63 - 65 |
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