CBT 70% Examination Calendar for 2023-24

Source: Click for Railway Board Letter

 CBT - LDCE Time Table 

Step / Action	Date
LDCE - 30%  Examination Date	20th November, 2022
Result Preparation	30th November, 2022
Declaration of Results by NAIR	1st December, 2022
Finalization of Panel by Zonal Railways	15th December 2022

CBT 70% Examination Time Table 2023 - 24

For Departments not participating in CBT LDCE on 20th November, 2022

Step / Action	Date
Issuing of Modified / Unified Syllabus	31st October, 2022
Notification (Where LDCE through CBT is not going to be conducted)	10th November, 2022
Finalization of Pre Promotional Training (PPT)   (PPT for Reserved Candidates - Through Offline / Online - 60 hours / 15 working days)	31st December, 2022
Main Examination	22nd January, 2023
Supplementary Examination	29th January, 2023
Result by NAIR	10th February, 2023
Finalization of Panels by Zonal Railways	25th February, 2023

For Departments participating in CBT LDCE on 20th November, 2022

Step / Action	Date
Issuing of Modified / Unified Syllabus	31st October, 2022
Notification (Where LDCE through CBT is to be conducted)	19th November, 2022
Finalization of Pre Promotional Training (PPT)   (PPT for Reserved Candidates - Through Offline / Online - 60 hours / 15 working days)	20th January, 22023
Main Examination	22nd January, 2023
Supplementary Examination	29th January, 2023
Result by NAIR	10th February, 2023
Finalization of Panels by Zonal Railways	25th February, 2023

Selections 70% and LDCE 30 % exam reforms in Indian Railways (except Accounts & RPF)

 

Selections 70% and LDCE 30 % exam reforms in Indian Railways (except Accounts & RPF)

 

Link for Railway Board LetterNo.E(GP)2018/2/31 dated 16.10.2020

 

 

Salient Features of the New Examination Pattern

 

			Applicable for
Personnel	Stores	Engineering	Mechanical	Electrical	S&T	Traffic

 

	Not Applicable for
Accounts		RPF

 

Centralised Exam		Computer based		Objective type Exam
Qualifying Marks		Marks for every Correct Answer		Marks deducted for every Wrong Answer
60%		1		1/3
Duration of Exam		Question paper consists of		Question paper – Attempt only
2 Hours		125 Questions		100 Questions
Commencing from		Exam Centres		Medical Examination & Viva voce
01.01.2021		Zonal Hqrs and Divisional Hqrs		At Zonal level
Only one Paper carrying 100 Marks for both 70% and 30% exams (Previously LDCE is having Two Papers each 150 Marks)		Model Question papers of 100 questions each Dept will be circulated to the Candidates.  It means Question Bank will not be distributed to the Candidates.
		Selections 70% Examination Total 100 Marks
Professional Subject		Financial Rules & Establishment Rules		Official Language (Optional)
70 Marks		20 Marks		10 Marks
		LDCE 30% Examination Total 100 Marks
Professional Subject		Financial , Establishment Rules & Official Language (Optional)		GK (Excl: Current Affairs)
70 Marks		20 Marks		10 Marks
		Question Bank with Key – No of Questions
Professional Subject		Financial Rules		Establishment Rules
5000 Questions		500 Questions		500 Questions
Official Language				GK (Excl: Current Affairs)
500 Questions				1000 Questions
		Question Bank with Key  Preparation
Through CTIs		By Retd PHODs/HODs/Professors of Universities on Honorarium basis		Syllabus will be distributed chapter wise to Zonal Railways. Contribute at least 200  Questions each for 70% and30%