The candidates who are looking to appear for the Railway Recruitment board’s exam for the post of Junior Engineers should check the RRB JE syllabus 2022. The syllabus provides information to the job aspirants about the topics and sub-topics they need to study for the RRB JE exam. Applicants should note that the board has prescribed different syllabi for 1st stage computer-based exam and 2nd stage computer-based exam. However, questions from general awareness will be asked in both stages. Go through this post to find out RRB JE syllabus 2022 with all the necessary details.
Quick Notes
- The written exam of RRB JE recruitment will take place in two stages. i.e. 1st Stage CBT and 2nd Stage CBT.
- Syllabus for 1st Stage CBT and 2nd stage CBT is different from each other.
- As per the exam pattern, the number of Questions in 1st Stage CBT will be 100. On the other hand, the number of questions in 2nd stage CBT will be 150.
- Technical abilities section will be in 2nd stage CBT. So, you should prepare for this section in the 2nd Stage CBT only.
- The general awareness section is common in both 1st and 2nd stage CBT.
- Candidates should study for the technical ability section as per the branch of their diploma course.
Syllabus of RRB JE 2022 Exam 1st Stage
Given below is the basic exam-structure and complete syllabus of 1st Stage Computer Based Exam for RRB JE recruitment.
| Subjects | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25 | 25 |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
| General Science | 30 | 30 |
| General Awareness | 15 | 15 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
General Intelligence and Reasoning: Coding and Decoding, Mathematical operations, Relationships, Syllogism, Jumbling, Venn Diagram, Analogies, Alphabetical and Number Series, Data Interpretation and Sufficiency, Conclusions and Decision Making, Classification, Directions, Statement – Arguments and Assumptions, Similarities and Differences, Analytical reasoning, Classification, Directions, etc.
General Awareness: Knowledge of Current affairs, Indian geography, culture and history of India including freedom struggle, Indian Polity and constitution, Indian Economy, Sports, General scientific and technological developments, Environmental issues concerning India and the World, etc.
Mathematics: Ratio and Proportion, Percentages, Mensuration, Time and Work, Time and Distance, Simple and Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Number systems, BODMAS, Decimals, Fractions, LCM and HCF, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Elementary Statistics, Square Root, Age Calculations, Calendar & Clock, Pipes & Cistern.
General Science: Physics, Chemistry and Life Sciences (as per the CBSE syllabus of up to class 10th)
RRB JE Syllabus 2022 – 2nd Stage
The basic examination structure followed by the complete syllabus of RRB JE syllabus 2022 is as follows.
| Subjects | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks |
| Basics of Computers and Applications | 10 | 10 |
| Physics & Chemistry | 15 | 15 |
| General Awareness | 15 | 15 |
| Basics of Environment and Pollution Control | 10 | 10 |
| Technical Abilities | 100 | 100 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
General Awareness: Knowledge of Current affairs, Indian geography, culture and history of India including freedom struggle, General scientific and technological developments, Indian Polity and constitution, Indian Economy, Environmental issues concerning India and the World, Sports, etc.
Physics & Chemistry: As per the CBSE syllabus of up to 10th class.
Basics of Computers and Applications: Architecture of Computers; input and Output devices, Internet and Email, Websites & Web Browsers, Computer Virus, Storage devices, Networking, Operating System like Windows, Unix, Linux, MS Office, Various data representation.
Basics of Environment and Pollution Control: Air, water and Noise pollution, their effect and control, Basics of Environment, Adverse effect of environmental pollution and control strategies, Waste Management, Global warming, Acid rain, Ozone depletion.
Technical Abilities
The syllabus of technical abilities is different for various branches of engineering.
Civil & Allied Engineering Exam Group
- Engineering Mechanics- Force, Equilibrium, Friction, Centroid and Center of gravity, Simple machines
- Building materials, Masonry materials, Timber and miscellaneous materials.
- Building Construction, Building components, type of structure.
- Construction of substructure – job layout, earthwork, foundation.
- Computer Aided Design- CAD Software, CAD commands, generation of plan, elevation, section, site plan, area statement, 3D view.
- Mechanics of Structures- Stress and strain, shear force and bending moment, moment of inertia, stresses in beams, analysis of trusses, strain energy.
- Environmental Engineering- Environmental pollution and control, public water supply, domestic sewage, solid waste management, environmental sanitation, and plumbing.
- Irrigation Engineering- Hydrology, investigation and reservoir planning, percolation tanks, diversion head works.
- Design of Steel Structures- Types of sections, grades of steel, strength characteristics, IS Code, Connections, Design of tension and compression members, steel roof truss, beams, column bases
- Highway Engineering- Road Engineering, investigation for road project, geometric design of highways, construction of road pavements and materials, traffic engineering, hill roads, drainage of roads, maintenance and repair of roads.
Electrical & Allied Engineering Exam Group
- Circuit law: Kirchhoff‘s law, Simple Circuit solution using network theorems.
- Basic concepts: Concepts of resistance, inductance, capacitance, and various factors affecting them. Concepts of current, voltage, power, energy and their units.
- Measurement and measuring instruments
- Electrical Machines: D.C. Machine – Construction, Basic Principles of D.C. motors and generators, 1 phase and 3 phase transformers – Construction, Principles of operation, equivalent circuit, voltage regulation, O.C. and S.C. Tests, Losses and efficiency. Effect of voltage, frequency and wave form on losses. Parallel operation of 1 phase /3 phase transformers. Auto transformers, etc.
- Generation, Transmission and Distribution
- Synchronous Machines: Generation of 3-phase E.M.F. armature reaction, voltage regulation, parallel operation of two alternators, synchronizing, control of active and reactive power.
- Basic Electronics: Working of various electronic devices e.g. P N Junction diodes, Transistors (NPN and PNP type), BJT and JFET.
- Utilization of Electrical Energy, etc.
Electronics & Allied Engineering Exam Group
- Electronic Components & Materials: Conductors, Semi conductor& Insulators; Magnetic materials, etc.
- Linear Integrated Circuit: Introduction to operational Amplifier; Linear applications; Non Linear applications; Voltage regulators, etc.
- Digital Electronics: Number System & Binary codes, Combinational & Sequential logic circuits, Boolean Algebra & Logic gates, etc.
- Electronic Devices and circuits: PN Junction diodes, thyristor, Diode and triode circuits, Junction Transistors, Amplifiers, Oscillator, etc.
- Microprocessor and Microcontroller: Introduction to microprocessor, 8085 microprocessor working; Assembly Language programming, etc.
- Electronic Measurements: Measuring systems, Basic principles of measurement, Range Extension methods, Cathode ray oscilloscope, LCD, LED panel, Transducers.
- Data communication and Network: Introduction to data communication, Hardware and interface, etc.
- Communication Engineering: Introduction to communication, Modulation techniques, Multiplexing Techniques, Wave Propagation, transmission line characteristics, OFC, etc.
- Computer Programming: Programming concepts; Fundamentals of ‘C’ and C ++; Operators in ‘C’ and C ++, Control Statements; Functions, Array String & Pointers, File Structure; Data Structure and DBMS
- Basic Electrical Engineering: DC Circuits, AC fundamentals, Magnetic, Thermal and Chemical effects of Electric current, Earthing – Installation, Maintenance, Testing.
Mechanical & Allied Engineering
- Engineering Mechanics: Resolution of forces, Equilibrium and Equilibrant, parallelogram law of forces, triangle law of forces, polygon law of forces and Lami’s theorem, couple and moment of a couple, etc.
- Material Science: Mechanical properties of engineering materials – tensile strength, compressive strength, ductility, malleability, etc.
- Strength of Materials: Stress, strain, stress strain diagram, factor of safety, thermal stresses, strain energy, proof resilience and modules of resilience, etc.
- Machining: Working principle of lathe. Types of lathes – Engine lathe – construction details and specifications, etc.
- Welding: Welding – Introduction, classification of welding processes, advantages and limitations of welding, principles of arc welding, arc welding equipment, etc.
- Grinding & Finishing Process: Principles of metal removal by grinding, abrasives, natural and artificial, bonds and binding processes, vitrified, silicate, shellac rubber, grinding machines, etc.
- Metrology: Linear measurement – Slip gauges and dial indicators, angle measurements, bevel protractor, sine bar, angle slip gauges, comparators (a) mechanical (b) electrical (c) optical (d) pneumatic.
- Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machinery: Properties of fluid, density, specific weight, specific gravity, viscosity, surface tension, compressibility capillarity, Pascal’s law, etc.
- Industrial Management: Job analysis, motivation, different theories, satisfaction, performance reward systems, production, planning and control, relation with other departments, routing, scheduling, etc.
- Thermal Engineering: Laws of thermo dynamics, conversion of heat into work vice versa, laws of perfect gases, thermo dynamic processes – isochoric, isobaric, isothermal hyperbolic, isentropic, polytrophic and throttling, etc.
Computer Science and Information Technology Exam Group
- PC Software
- Computer fundamentals
- C Language
- Computer Organization
- Information Systems
- Data Structure using C++
- DBMS fundamentals
- System Programming
- Operating System using LINUX
- Web Technologies and Programming
- System Analysis and Design
- Data and Network Communication
- Java Programming
- Software Engineering
Printing Technology
- Printing Systems
- Printing Materials
- Flexo, Gravure and Screen Printing
- Printing Finishing Processing
- Image Processing
- Design & Advertising in Print Media
- Sheet fed offset Machines
- Publishing Software
- Offset lithographic presses, printing unit, inking and dampening, sheet handling, controlling and transferring, make ready and machine run, computer print control (CPC)
- Paper and Ink
- Colour Separation and Management
- Plate Making Methods
- Printing Machine Maintenance
- Digital Imaging
- Web offset Printing
- Printer’s Accounting and Estimating
- Advanced Printing Technologies
- Package Technology