The Situation
8.4 lakh candidates, 11,127 posts, 39 days — where the posts are and who you are up against.
The Official Timeline
Every verified date from the CEN and the exam notice, plus the application-status check that must happen now.
The Selection Pipeline
Five gates to the loco cab — CBT-1, CBT-2, CBAT, DV and the A-1 medical, with the 15x and 8x shortlisting math.
The CBT-1 Paper
75 questions, 60 minutes, sections 20-25-30, the 1/3 penalty, qualifying floors and how normalization treats you.
What Score You Need
The official zone-wise cutoff table from the 2024-25 cycle, read as target bands — and why the Bihar zones run hot.
The Mathematics Playbook
Verbatim syllabus, topic tiers, 11 worked examples, the eight traps, and a formula sheet worth an hour of your life.
The Reasoning Playbook
Series, coding, syllogism, blood relations, puzzles — procedures with worked examples and a rough-sheet system.
The General Science Playbook
NCERT 9-10 triage, physics-chemistry-life fact banks, and a 30-line rapid-revision sheet for the final week.
The 39-Day Master Plan
Phase 1 coverage, Phase 2 mock grind, Phase 3 taper — with a day-by-day grid and three daily schedules.
Mocks and the Error Log
The 3:1 rule, a sample filled log, and the weekly tracker that tells you if you are on track.
Exam-Day Battle Plan
Documents, Aadhaar biometrics, the three rounds, a minute-by-minute walkthrough of a 63, and the ten shift-killing mistakes.
The 36-Question Self-Test
Twelve maths, twelve reasoning, twelve science questions with a complete answer key and one-line solutions.
After the Exam
CBT-2's structure, trade mapping, the CBAT batteries, DV checklist and the medical — what to do in the result gap.
The Last 24 Hours
An evening-before and exam-morning runbook, plus the cut-out exam-day card with every number you need.
Scam Protection
The frauds that circle every railway recruitment, and the official links that are the only truth.
