RRB NTPC Stage-I & II Marking Scheme: An Implementational Guide Defined in Explicit Manner

What do We have to Make Aware RRB NTPC Aspirants in the Stage-I and II Marking Scheme?

We know the most aspirants have the brief information on the RRB NTPC Stage-I and II Marking Scheme. According to our experience, the implementation of knowledge works more than the only information. We will focus on the below query with a deep explanation of the NTPC Marking Process for both stages.

How does the RRB NTPC Marking Scheme affect the score that alters the results?

The Railway Recruitment Board organizes the NTPC Exam, and it sets the marking procedure for both computer-based tests - stage-I and stage-II. RRB specifies the detailed NTPC Marking Process Information affixed with the RRB NTPC Exam Pattern in the application form notification on its official site. This notification is downloadable in a PDF file and can be downloaded from the official site.

We are going to provide the RRB NTPC Marking Information based on the official notification.

Highlighted Points:

• RRB NTPC Stage-I Marking Process
• RRB NTPC Stage-II Marking Process
• How may RRB NTPC Negative Marking Decrease the Candidate's Score Below the Cutoff?
• How to Score Bright Marks According to the RRB NTPC Marking Procedure?

​RRB NTPC Marking Scheme

The RRB NTPC Stage-I and II CBT's marking scheme is the same on the answering correct response, incorrect response, or no response. The number of questions causes the difference. Due to 20 more questions in stage-II from stage-I raises the 20 more marks in stage-II. Thus total marks change in stage-I to stage-II from 100 Marks to 120 Marks.

RRB NTPC Marking Process

Let's understand the RRB NTPC Explicit Mark Distribution and Weightage for Stage-I and II test separately.

RRB NTPC Stage-I Marking Process

The candidates get 1 Mark for each correct answer in the RRB NTPC Stage-I Test and there is 1/3 Mark's negative marking for each incorrect answer.

Key Points for RRB NTPC Stage-I Marking Process

• 1 Mark for each correct answer response
• 1/3 Mark deduction for each wrong answer response
• No Mark for unattempted questions
• Marking two options of a question simultaneously is not possible in this computer-based test

RRB NTPC Stage-II Marking Process

The RRB offers 1 Mark for each correct answer and deducts 1/3 Mark for each incorrect answer in the NTPC stage-II (computer-based) test.

Key Points for RRB NTPC Stage-II Marking Process

• 1 Mark for each correct answer response
• 1/3 Mark deduction for each wrong answer response
• No Mark for unattempted questions
• Marking two options of a question simultaneously is not possible in this computer-based test

How RRB NTPC Negative Marking may Decrease the Candidate's Score Below the Cutoff

Let's consider the RRB NTPC stage-I Cutoff will be 84 Marks. This indicates that it is necessary to answer 84 questions with accuracy to acquire pass marks because there is no chance to pass this test by leaving or wrong answering any single question in the 84 questions.

We should acquire more marks from the remaining 16 questions to gain over cutoff to handle merit fluctuation.

Yeah! We have no chance to answer based on a guess or no accuracy because negative marking may calculate our score below the stage-I cutoff.

Let's look at the below table to understand the stage-I:

Similarly, in RRB NTPC stage-II, let's consider the cutoff will be 73-88 Marks out of 120 Marks. Here the level of difficulty slightly increases. There seems no flexibility to do preparation less consciously, so we should not try to mark guess-based answers in the stage-II test.

Let's look at the below table to understand the stage-II:

We hope you have understood how negative marking might prevent selection.

How to Score Bright Marks According to the RRB NTPC Marking Procedure

• Answer questions with accuracy
• Reduce time consumption
• Practice each subject regularly
• Download below PDF of previous year papers to understand the exam
• Practice Stage-I and Stage-II mock tests separately
• Revise concepts and make expertise to solve queries in less time based on them​

Let's define these points on the below tips and tricks.

Tips to prepare for RRB NTPC Exam

• Increase Speed: Manage your time properly; give an appropriate amount of time to each section. Try to improve your time by practicing as many online tests as possible. Youth4work provides online mock tests with a time limit attached to each question; this way, one can learn to finish the entire exam within the time limit.
• Improve Accuracy: Whatever new concepts you learn; make it a habit of practicing them regularly, so you do not forget key topics. Because you will not have enough time to prepare all the syllabus topics proficiently, so you must master those you are comfortable with.
• Use Time Intelligently: Studying in a stretch for hours can be tedious and hard and not good. Therefore, try to study several times in regular sessions during a day. This will make learning easy and fun; you will also have enough time to brush up on the already studied topics in between intervals.
• Previous Years’ Papers: Try to get your hands on as many previous years’ question papers as you can. You will find a certain type of question pattern useful for your preparation and get familiar with past exam paper trends.

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