Does RRB NTPC have English?
No. The NTPC CBT 1 is 100 questions — 40 General Awareness, 30 Mathematics and 30 General Intelligence and Reasoning — with one-third of a mark deducted for a wrong answer. CBT 2 uses the same three subjects. There is no English section in either.
| Railway exam | English section? |
|---|---|
| RRB NTPC (CBT 1 and CBT 2) | No |
| RRB Group D | No |
| RRB ALP | No |
| IBPS RRB PO / Clerk (Regional Rural Banks) | Yes, in mains — English or Hindi |
Where English still matters for railway aspirants
- Reading the paper. If you take the paper in English, faster reading means more time for maths. Many students switch between English and Hindi versions of a question to check its meaning.
- SSC exams in the same year. NTPC aspirants commonly sit SSC CGL, CHSL and MTS, where English is a full scoring section.
- Typing and skill tests for some NTPC posts are taken in English or Hindi.
- Interviews and documentation later in service.
A plan if you are preparing for railway and SSC together
- Keep maths and reasoning as your main block — they are shared by both.
- Add 30 minutes of English a day: 10 minutes of vocabulary revision and 20 minutes of grammar rules with practice questions.
- From two months before an SSC exam, add timed English sections in that exam's pattern.
Railway exams English — questions students ask
Is English asked in RRB NTPC?
No. RRB NTPC CBT 1 and CBT 2 test General Awareness, Mathematics, and General Intelligence and Reasoning only. English is one of the languages the paper can be taken in, not a subject.
Is there English in RRB Group D?
No. RRB Group D tests Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Science, and General Awareness and Current Affairs.
Which railway-related exam has English?
IBPS RRB PO and Clerk — exams for Regional Rural Banks, not Indian Railways — include an English or Hindi language section in the mains. Among railway aspirants, English matters most for the SSC exams many of them also take.