RRB Paramedical CBT 2026: Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Negative Marking & Preparation Strategy

Candidates preparing for the upcoming RRB Paramedical Recruitment 2026 under CEN 05/2026 should start CBT preparation now instead of waiting for the exam date.
The Railway Recruitment Boards released an indicative notice for CEN 05/2026 on 8 September 2026 with around 560 tentative paramedical vacancies. However, the detailed notification containing the final CBT pattern and post-wise syllabus is still awaited.
Therefore, candidates should understand an important distinction:
The CEN 05/2026 CBT Pattern Is Not Yet Officially Confirmed
The exam pattern explained below is based primarily on the latest completed official RRB Paramedical recruitment, CEN 03/2025.
Under that recruitment, candidates appeared for a single-stage CBT with:
- 100 questions
- 100 marks
- 90 minutes
- 1/3 negative marking
- 70 questions from Professional Ability
The CEN 03/2025 CBT was actually conducted on 11, 12 and 13 March 2026, confirming that this was the operational pattern used in the latest Railway paramedical recruitment cycle.
Candidates can therefore use it as the strongest preparation reference until the detailed CEN 05/2026 notification is published.
RRB Paramedical CBT 2026 – Expected Overview
Particular| Details Recruitment| RRB Paramedical Recruitment 2026 CEN| 05/2026 Current Status| Indicative notice released Vacancies| 560 tentative Detailed CBT Pattern| Awaited Preparation Reference| Official CEN 03/2025 Exam Mode| Computer Based Test Expected Questions| 100 Expected Marks| 100 Expected Duration| 90 Minutes Professional Ability| 70 Questions General Awareness| 10 Questions Arithmetic + Reasoning| 10 Questions General Science| 10 Questions Negative Marking| 1/3 mark per wrong answer in previous cycle Exam Date| Not announced
The exact CEN 05/2026 rules will supersede the previous pattern if RRB makes any changes.
RRB Paramedical Exam Pattern 2026
Under the official CEN 03/2025 pattern, the CBT contained the following sections:
Subject| Questions| Marks Professional Ability| 70| 70 General Awareness| 10| 10 General Arithmetic, General Intelligence & Reasoning| 10| 10 General Science| 10| 10 Total| 100| 100
Exam Duration
90 minutes
Candidates eligible for the scribe facility were provided the applicable additional/compensatory time according to RRB rules.
Most Important Part of RRB Paramedical CBT
The biggest takeaway from the pattern is:
Professional Ability = 70% of the entire examination
Out of 100 questions:
70 questions come from your professional subject.
Only 30 questions together come from:
- General Awareness
- General Science
- Mathematics
- Reasoning
This means a Nursing Superintendent candidate should spend most of their preparation on Nursing, while a Pharmacist candidate should spend most of their time on Pharmacy.
Preparing for RRB Paramedical like SSC, Railway Group D or NTPC would be a mistake.
The professional subject is the main scoring area.
RRB Paramedical Negative Marking 2026
Under CEN 03/2025:
1/3 mark was deducted for every incorrect answer.
The marking system was therefore:
Correct answer
+1 mark
Wrong answer
−0.33 mark approximately
Unattempted question
0 mark
How Negative Marking Affects Your Score
Suppose a candidate attempts 90 questions.
Out of these:
- Correct: 72
- Wrong: 18
- Unattempted: 10
Marks from correct answers:
72 × 1 = 72
Negative marks:
18 × 1/3 = 6
Final raw score:
72 − 6 = 66 marks
This is why attempting all 100 questions through blind guessing can reduce your score.
Should You Attempt Every Question?
Not necessarily.
Use this simple rule:
Definitely know the answer → Attempt
Can eliminate 2–3 options confidently → Consider attempting
Completely unsure → Usually skip
Because of 1/3 negative marking, accuracy matters.
However, candidates should not become so afraid of negative marking that they leave many solvable questions unanswered.
The aim should be:
High attempts + controlled accuracy.
RRB Paramedical Minimum Qualifying Marks
Under CEN 03/2025, minimum qualifying marks were:
Category| Minimum Qualifying Percentage UR| 40% EWS| 40% OBC-NCL| 30% SC| 30% ST| 25%
RRB also provided for limited relaxation for PwBD candidates in specified circumstances where sufficient candidates were unavailable against reserved PwBD vacancies.
Important
These are only:
Minimum qualifying marks.
They are not the final cut-off.
Actual selection cut-offs can be considerably higher depending on:
- Post
- RRB
- Category
- Number of vacancies
- Number of candidates
- Difficulty level
- Candidate performance
- Normalisation, where applicable
RRB Paramedical Syllabus 2026
The syllabus can broadly be divided into:
Part A – Professional Ability
70 marks
and
Part B – Common Subjects
30 marks
The Professional Ability syllabus changes according to the post.
The common subjects remain broadly the same across paramedical categories.
RRB Nursing Superintendent Syllabus
Nursing candidates should prepare especially carefully because Nursing Superintendent has historically been one of the major RRB paramedical categories.
The official CEN 03/2025 professional syllabus for Nursing Superintendent included:
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Nutrition
- Biochemistry
- Nursing Foundations
- Psychology
- Microbiology
- Sociology
- Pharmacology
- Pathology
- Genetics
- Medical-Surgical Nursing
- Adult Nursing
- Geriatric Nursing
- Community Health Nursing
- Child Health Nursing
- Mental Health Nursing
- Midwifery
- Obstetrical Nursing
- Nursing Research
- Statistics
- Management of Nursing Services
- Nursing Education
Nursing Superintendent – Topic-Wise Preparation Priority
For nursing candidates, a practical priority order is:
Priority 1 – Medical-Surgical Nursing
Focus heavily on:
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Respiratory disorders
- Neurological disorders
- Renal diseases
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Endocrine disorders
- Emergency nursing
- Shock
- Burns
- Critical care
- Fluid and electrolyte imbalance
Priority 2 – Nursing Foundation
Prepare:
- Nursing process
- Vital signs
- Infection control
- Sterilisation and disinfection
- Bed making
- Patient positioning
- Oxygen therapy
- Medication administration
- IV therapy
- Catheterisation
- Admission/discharge procedures
- Basic nursing procedures
Priority 3 – Pharmacology
Prepare:
- Drug classifications
- Drug actions
- Important side effects
- Contraindications
- Antidotes
- Emergency drugs
- Antibiotics
- Antihypertensives
- Diuretics
- Anticoagulants
- Antidiabetic drugs
- CNS drugs
- Autonomic nervous system drugs
For nursing exams, do not try to memorise every medicine in pharmacology.
Focus on:
Drug class → common example → action → major side effect → important nursing implication.
Priority 4 – Obstetrics & Midwifery
Important topics include:
- Pregnancy
- Antenatal care
- Stages of labour
- Partograph
- Normal delivery
- PPH
- Eclampsia
- Placenta previa
- Abruptio placentae
- Foetal monitoring
- Postnatal care
- Newborn care
- High-risk pregnancy
Priority 5 – Community Health Nursing
Focus on:
- Epidemiology
- Levels of prevention
- Immunisation
- National health programmes
- Maternal and child health
- Family planning
- Communicable diseases
- Community assessment
- Health education
- Primary healthcare
Priority 6 – Child Health Nursing
Prepare:
- Growth and development
- Neonatal care
- Breastfeeding
- Immunisation
- Childhood diseases
- Dehydration
- Malnutrition
- Paediatric emergencies
Priority 7 – Mental Health Nursing
Important topics:
- Schizophrenia
- Depression
- Mania
- Anxiety
- Psychiatric emergencies
- Therapeutic communication
- Antipsychotic drugs
- Antidepressants
- ECT
- Substance-use disorders
Priority 8 – Anatomy & Physiology
Revise:
- Cardiovascular system
- Respiratory system
- Nervous system
- Endocrine system
- Renal system
- Digestive system
- Reproductive system
- Blood
- Important hormones
Priority 9 – Microbiology & Pathology
Focus on:
- Bacteria
- Viruses
- Immunity
- Infection
- Sterilisation
- Inflammation
- Anaemia
- Blood disorders
- Common pathological processes
Priority 10 – Nursing Management & Research
Prepare:
- Leadership
- Supervision
- Delegation
- Nursing audit
- Records and reports
- Sampling
- Variables
- Research design
- Mean, median and mode
- Basic statistics
RRB Pharmacist Syllabus
The official CEN 03/2025 Pharmacist syllabus was broad and covered subjects from D.Pharm/B.Pharm-level pharmacy education.
Important areas included:
- Human Anatomy & Physiology
- Pharmaceutical Analysis
- Pharmaceutics
- Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry
- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Pathophysiology
- Pharmaceutical Microbiology
- Physical Pharmaceutics
- Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacognosy
- Phytochemistry
- Industrial Pharmacy
- Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence
- Herbal Drug Technology
- Biopharmaceutics
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
- Quality Assurance
- Instrumental Methods of Analysis
- Pharmacy Practice
- Novel Drug Delivery Systems
- Biostatistics
- Research Methodology
- Social & Preventive Pharmacy
- Pharmacovigilance
- Pharmaceutical Regulatory Science
- Cosmetic Science
- Experimental Pharmacology
- Nutraceuticals
RRB Health & Malaria Inspector Syllabus
The official professional syllabus included areas such as:
- Food and Nutrition
- Environmental Sanitation
- Sanitary Engineering
- Communicable Diseases
- Non-Communicable Diseases
- Prevention and Control of Diseases
- Health Statistics
- Death Statistics
Candidates should particularly focus on public health, disease prevention, sanitation and epidemiology-related areas.
RRB Dialysis Technician Syllabus
The previous official syllabus included:
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Biochemistry
- Pharmacology
- Kidney diseases
- Principles of dialysis
- Practice of dialysis
Candidates should have particularly strong knowledge of:
- Renal physiology
- AKI
- CKD
- Electrolytes
- Haemodialysis
- Dialysis complications
- Infection control
Radiographer / X-Ray Technician Syllabus
Professional areas under the previous notification included:
- Human Anatomy & Physiology
- Radiology Physics
- General Physics
- Radiation Physics
- Diagnostic Radiology Physics
- X-Ray Machines
- X-Ray Accessories
- Image Processing
- Dark Room Techniques
- Clinical Radiography
- Patient Positioning
- Medical Ethics
- Patient Care
- Medical Emergencies
- Modern Imaging Modalities
- Contrast Procedures
- Special Radiography
- Quality Control
- Radiation Safety
ECG Technician Syllabus
The previous professional syllabus included:
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Biochemistry
- Pharmacology
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Basic Cardiovascular Investigations
- Advanced Cardiovascular Investigations
Important preparation topics should include:
- ECG leads
- Normal ECG
- P wave
- QRS complex
- T wave
- Heart blocks
- Arrhythmias
- MI-related ECG changes
- Tachycardia
- Bradycardia
Laboratory Assistant Grade-II Syllabus
The previous official professional syllabus included:
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Biochemistry
- Fundamentals of Medical Laboratory Technology
- Microbiology
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Pathology
- Histopathology
- Haematology
- Blood Bank
Common Syllabus for All RRB Paramedical Posts
The remaining 30 questions are common competitive-exam subjects.
General Awareness Syllabus
Expected weightage based on the previous cycle:
10 Questions
The official syllabus included:
- Current Affairs
- Indian History
- Freedom Struggle
- Indian Geography
- Indian Culture
- Indian Polity
- Indian Constitution
- Indian Economy
- Environmental Issues
- Sports
- General Scientific Developments
- Technology Developments
Current Affairs Preparation
Candidates should focus on approximately the recent 6–12 months before the exam, while giving greater attention to the months closest to the CBT.
Important areas include:
- National news
- International news
- Government schemes
- Healthcare developments
- Appointments
- Awards
- Sports
- Important reports
- Science and technology
- Important days
- Railway-related developments
Do not spend hours reading newspapers from beginning to end.
Use concise current-affairs notes and MCQ revision.
General Arithmetic Syllabus
The official common syllabus included:
- Number System
- BODMAS
- Decimals
- Fractions
- LCM & HCF
- Ratio and Proportion
- Percentage
- Mensuration
- Time and Work
- Time and Distance
- Simple Interest
- Compound Interest
- Profit and Loss
- Algebra
- Geometry
- Trigonometry
- Elementary Statistics
- Square Root
- Age Problems
- Calendar
- Clock
- Pipes and Cisterns
Reasoning Syllabus
Important topics include:
- Analogy
- Alphabet Series
- Number Series
- Coding-Decoding
- Mathematical Operations
- Relationships
- Syllogism
- Jumbling
- Venn Diagram
- Data Interpretation
- Data Sufficiency
- Conclusions
- Decision Making
- Similarities and Differences
- Analytical Reasoning
- Classification
- Directions
- Statement and Arguments
- Statement and Assumptions
General Science Syllabus
General Science covers:
Physics + Chemistry + Life Science
up to approximately:
Class 10 CBSE level.
This is good news for nursing and pharmacy candidates.
You do not need NEET-level Physics and Chemistry for this section.
Focus on fundamentals and MCQs.
Important General Science Topics
Physics
- Units and Measurements
- Motion
- Force
- Work and Energy
- Gravitation
- Heat
- Sound
- Light
- Electricity
- Magnetism
Chemistry
- Atom
- Molecule
- Periodic Table
- Acids, Bases and Salts
- Metals and Non-Metals
- Chemical Reactions
- Carbon Compounds
- Everyday Chemistry
Biology
- Cell
- Tissue
- Human Body
- Nutrition
- Respiration
- Circulation
- Excretion
- Reproduction
- Disease
- Immunity
- Environment
Nursing candidates should be able to cover much of the Biology component easily because of overlap with their professional syllabus.
RRB Paramedical Selection Process
Under CEN 03/2025, the broad process was:
Computer Based Test
↓
Document Verification
↓
Medical Examination
↓
Empanelment / Appointment
Official RRB records show that after the March 2026 CBT, results and cut-offs were released in May, followed by Document Verification and Medical Examination in June/July and provisional panels later in 2026.
RRB stated in the previous notification that it could conduct additional CBTs if considered necessary, so candidates should always follow the exact CEN rather than assuming there can never be another examination stage.
How Should You Divide Your Study Time?
Because Professional Ability represents 70% of the paper, a sensible preparation split is:
Area| Recommended Study Share Professional Subject| 65–70% General Awareness| 10% General Science| 8–10% Mathematics| 5–8% Reasoning| 8–10%
This is much better than spending equal time on all four areas.
Example: 5-Hour Daily Study Plan
For candidates studying full-time:
Time| Subject 2 Hours| Core Professional Subject 1 Hour| Second Professional Subject 45 Minutes| Professional MCQs/PYQs 30 Minutes| General Awareness 25 Minutes| Maths/Reasoning 20 Minutes| General Science
The exact schedule can be adjusted according to weaknesses.
Example: 3-Hour Daily Study Plan
For working nurses/pharmacists:
90 minutes
Professional theory
45 minutes
Professional MCQs
20 minutes
Current Affairs
15 minutes
Reasoning/Maths
10 minutes
General Science revision
Consistency is more important than trying to study eight hours for two days and then stopping.
Best Preparation Strategy for RRB Paramedical CBT 2026
Step 1 – Complete the Professional Syllabus First
Do not begin with Current Affairs.
Your professional subject is:
70 marks.
Build your strongest score there.
Step 2 – Study Topic + MCQs Together
Do not follow this pattern:
Complete entire book → Then start MCQs.
Instead:
Study topic → Solve 30–50 questions → Analyse mistakes → Revise topic.
This reveals weak concepts much faster.
Step 3 – Make Short Revision Notes
For nursing, your notes should contain:
- Important values
- Drug antidotes
- Disease signs
- Emergency priorities
- Lab values
- Nursing procedures
- Vaccines
- Obstetric facts
- Important complications
Do not rewrite your whole textbook.
Your revision notes should be something you can review rapidly before the exam.
Step 4 – Use Previous RRB Paramedical Questions
Previous Railway questions help you understand:
- Difficulty level
- Question wording
- Repeated concepts
- Speed requirements
- Professional/general-section balance
Also practise questions from comparable nursing/pharmacy examinations where the syllabus overlaps.
For Nursing Superintendent candidates, useful practice can include:
- RRB nursing previous questions
- AIIMS Nursing Officer MCQs
- ESIC Nursing Officer questions
- State Staff Nurse questions
- NORCET-level basic and moderate questions
But remember that different examinations may have different difficulty levels.
Step 5 – Start Full Mock Tests Before Finishing 100% of the Syllabus
Many candidates wait until every chapter is complete.
That is unnecessary.
Once around 60–70% of the syllabus is reasonably prepared, start full mocks.
Mocks train:
- Time management
- Accuracy
- Question selection
- Concentration
- Negative-marking control
Step 6 – Maintain a Mistake Notebook
Every mock-test mistake should be classified as:
Concept mistake
You did not know the concept.
Memory mistake
You knew it but forgot.
Calculation mistake
You understood but calculated incorrectly.
Reading mistake
You misread words such as:
- NOT
- EXCEPT
- MOST
- LEAST
- FIRST
- BEST
Guessing mistake
You attempted without enough confidence.
Your preparation improves rapidly when you stop repeating the same type of error.
RRB Paramedical Time Management Strategy
If the previous 100-question/90-minute structure continues:
You have an average of:
54 seconds per question.
But you should not divide time equally.
A better approach is:
Professional Ability
50–55 minutes
General Awareness + General Science
10–12 minutes
Maths + Reasoning
12–15 minutes
Review
8–10 minutes
The exact strategy depends on your strength.
Recommended Attempt Order
For many candidates:
Round 1
Answer all easy Professional Ability questions.
Round 2
Complete General Awareness and General Science.
Round 3
Complete easy Reasoning and Mathematics.
Round 4
Return to moderate professional questions.
Round 5
Review marked questions.
This prevents one difficult calculation or professional question from wasting several minutes.
60-Day RRB Paramedical Preparation Plan
Days 1–20: Foundation
Focus on:
- Major professional subjects
- Basic General Science
- Basic Maths and Reasoning
- Daily Current Affairs
Daily target:
80–100 professional MCQs
Days 21–40: Syllabus Completion + Testing
Focus on:
- Remaining professional topics
- Topic-wise tests
- Previous questions
- Current Affairs revision
Start:
2–3 full mock tests per week.
Days 41–50: Mock Phase
Focus on:
- Full-length CBT tests
- Weak subjects
- Important professional chapters
- Previous mistakes
Target:
4–5 mocks per week.
Days 51–60: Final Revision
Avoid large new topics.
Focus on:
- Short notes
- Important facts
- Frequently incorrect questions
- Previous-year questions
- Current Affairs revision
- Full mocks
30-Day Preparation Strategy
If only one month remains:
Days 1–10
High-weight professional subjects
Days 11–18
Remaining professional topics + MCQs
Days 19–24
PYQs + mixed tests
Days 25–30
Full mocks + revision
Spend approximately:
70% of available time on Professional Ability.
Nursing Candidates – High-Yield Revision Checklist
Before the exam, make sure you can confidently answer questions on:
- Normal vital signs
- Normal laboratory values
- Electrolytes
- Glasgow Coma Scale
- Burns
- Shock
- CPR
- Oxygen therapy
- Blood transfusion
- IV fluids
- Insulin
- Emergency drugs
- Drug antidotes
- ECG basics
- MI
- Heart failure
- Asthma
- COPD
- Pneumonia
- Tuberculosis
- Diabetes
- Renal failure
- Liver disease
- Stroke
- Epilepsy
- Infection control
- Immunisation
- Pregnancy
- Labour
- PPH
- Eclampsia
- Newborn care
- Childhood growth and development
- Mental-health disorders
- National health programmes
- Nursing procedures
How Many MCQs Should You Solve?
There is no magical number.
A strong target over the preparation period would be:
Professional Ability
3,000–5,000 quality questions
rather than 15,000 repetitive low-quality questions.
For every wrong question:
Understand why the correct option is correct and why your option was wrong.
That analysis is more valuable than simply increasing question count.
Accuracy Target for Mock Tests
Rather than chasing 100 attempts, aim to improve both score and accuracy.
A useful target during preparation is:
Accuracy above 85%
while gradually increasing attempts.
Because of negative marking, a candidate attempting 90 questions accurately can outperform someone attempting all 100 recklessly.
Common Preparation Mistakes
Mistake 1: Ignoring Professional Ability
This is the biggest error.
It carried:
70 out of 100 marks
in the previous official CBT.
Mistake 2: Spending Too Much Time on Current Affairs
Current Affairs matters, but the entire General Awareness section was only 10 questions in the previous pattern.
Do not spend two hours every day on GK while ignoring Nursing or Pharmacy.
Mistake 3: Preparing General Science at an Advanced Level
RRB's previous common syllabus placed General Science around Class 10 level.
Keep it simple and objective.
Mistake 4: Avoiding Mock Tests
Knowing nursing theory and performing in a 90-minute CBT are different skills.
You need both.
Mistake 5: Blind Guessing
Remember:
3 wrong answers can erase the mark from 1 correct answer.
Mistake 6: Studying Without Revision
If you study a topic only once, you will forget a large part before the examination.
Use repeated short revisions.
Mistake 7: Waiting for the Exam Date
The CEN 05/2026 exam date has not yet been announced.
That is an advantage.
Candidates who start now can complete the professional syllabus before the exam schedule creates pressure.
Is RRB Paramedical CBT Difficult?
The examination is not difficult merely because it contains 100 questions.
The main challenge is:
Wide professional syllabus + speed + negative marking + competition.
Professional candidates already know many concepts from their course.
The task is to convert that academic knowledge into:
fast MCQ-solving ability.
RRB Paramedical CBT vs Nursing Exams
For Nursing Superintendent candidates, RRB preparation overlaps significantly with:
- AIIMS NORCET
- ESIC Nursing Officer
- WBHRB Staff Nurse
- State Nursing Officer exams
- Other Railway nursing recruitments
Therefore, building strong professional nursing preparation has value beyond one RRB examination.
What Happens After RRB Paramedical CBT?
Based on the latest completed cycle:
CBT
↓
Result & Cut-Off
↓
Document Verification
↓
Railway Medical Examination
↓
Empanelment
Official RRB pages show that the CEN 03/2025 CBT was conducted in March 2026, results and cut-offs were published at the end of May, and DV/medical activity followed in June and July.
Is There a Physical Test in RRB Paramedical?
In the previous RRB Paramedical recruitment, there was no Group-D-style Physical Efficiency Test for these paramedical categories.
Candidates proceeded from CBT to the applicable Document Verification and Railway Medical Examination stages.
Is There an Interview?
The previous RRB paramedical selection process did not use a regular interview as a selection stage.
This differs from recruitments such as the latest WBHRB Staff Nurse cycle, where interview marks formed part of final selection.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the RRB Paramedical CBT pattern for 2026?
The detailed CEN 05/2026 pattern has not yet been released. In the previous official CEN 03/2025 recruitment, the CBT contained 100 questions for 100 marks in 90 minutes.
How many Professional Ability questions are asked?
The previous official pattern had:
70 questions for 70 marks.
How many General Awareness questions are asked?
Previous pattern:
10 questions.
How many Maths and Reasoning questions are asked?
General Arithmetic + General Intelligence & Reasoning together carried:
10 questions.
How many General Science questions are asked?
Previous pattern:
10 questions.
What is the total number of questions?
Previous pattern:
100 questions.
What is the exam duration?
Previous pattern:
90 minutes.
Is there negative marking?
Yes, under CEN 03/2025:
1/3 mark was deducted for each incorrect answer.
Candidates should confirm whether CEN 05/2026 retains the same rule once the detailed notice is released.
What are the minimum qualifying marks?
Under CEN 03/2025:
- UR/EWS – 40%
- OBC-NCL – 30%
- SC – 30%
- ST – 25%
These are minimum qualifying percentages, not final cut-offs.
What is the Nursing Superintendent syllabus?
It includes major GNM/B.Sc. Nursing subjects such as Anatomy, Physiology, Nursing Foundation, Medical-Surgical Nursing, Pharmacology, Community Health, Child Health, Mental Health, Obstetrics, Nursing Research and Nursing Management.
Does the syllabus differ by post?
Yes.
The Professional Ability section is post-specific.
A Nursing Superintendent receives nursing-based professional questions, while Pharmacist, Radiographer, ECG Technician and other candidates prepare their own professional syllabus.
Is General Science difficult?
The previous official syllabus prescribed:
Physics, Chemistry and Life Science up to Class 10 CBSE level.
What should I study first?
Start with:
Professional Ability.
It carried 70% of the previous CBT.
When is RRB Paramedical CEN 05/2026 exam?
The exam date has not yet been announced as of 9 September 2026. The current CEN 05/2026 update is an indicative recruitment notice.
Final Preparation Recommendation
Candidates preparing for RRB Paramedical CBT 2026 should not wait for the detailed notification to begin studying.
Use the previous official structure as your current preparation framework:
70% Professional Ability
10% General Awareness
10% Arithmetic + Reasoning
10% General Science
with careful attention to the previous 1/3 negative-marking rule.
Your priority should be:
Professional concepts → Professional MCQs → PYQs → Mock Tests → Mistake Analysis → Revision.
For nursing candidates specifically, start with:
Medical-Surgical Nursing + Nursing Foundation + Pharmacology + Obstetrics + Community Health
before spending large amounts of study time on general subjects.
Once RRB releases the detailed CEN 05/2026, candidates should compare the new syllabus and exam pattern with CEN 03/2025 and immediately adjust if any rule has changed.
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