1. SSC CGL 2025 (Combined Graduate Level Exam)

📅 Key Dates & Process

• Notification released: June 9, 2025
• Correction window: July 9 – 11, 2025

🧾 Vacancy & Salary

• Total vacancies: 14,582 posts across Group B & C roles
• Pay scales: Pay Levels 4–8 (₹25,500–₹1,51,100 basic salary)

🎓 Eligibility Criteria

• Qualification: Bachelor’s degree from a recognized institute
• Age limit: 18–32 years (varies by post), with relaxations: SC/ST +5 yrs, OBC +3 yrs, PWD up to +15 yrs

🧠 Exam Structure

• Tier‑I (Screening): 100 questions × 2 marks = 200 marks; subjects: General Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, English; 60 min
• Tier‑II: Multiple papers depending on post — Quantitative, English, Statistics, General Studies (Finance & Economics), etc.

📄 Selection Process

1. Tier‑I (qualifying)
2. Tier‑II (merit)
3. For specific posts: Skill Test / Typing Test / Data Entry etc.

2. RRB Technician Recruitment 2025 (CEN 02/2025)

📅 Schedule & Vacancies

• Short notification published: June 16, 2025
• Online application: June 28 – July 28, 2025
• Total vacancies: 6,180 posts (180 Grade 1 Signal + 6,000 Grade 3)

🎓 Eligibility

• Grade 3: 10th pass + ITI/Apprenticeship in trades like Foundryman, Moulder, etc.; age 18–30 yrs

💰 Pay & Fees

• Grade 1 Signal: Level 5 starting ~₹29,200/month
• Grade 3: Level 2 starting ~₹19,900/month
• Application fee: ₹500 (others ₹250 — refundable upon CBT), varying by category

📝 Selection Stages

Medical Examination

CBT — single exam for both posts

Grade 1: 100 questions across General Awareness, Reasoning, Computer Basics, Maths, Basic Science/Engineering in 90 min

Grade 3: 100 questions — Maths (25),Reasoning (25), Science (40), GA (10)

Negative marking: 1/3 deduction per wrong answer

Document Verification

NDA 2 2025

Key Dates & Timeline

• Notification Released: May 28, 2025
• Application Opened: May 28, 2025
• Original Deadline: June 17, 2025 — extended to June 20, 2025 (11:59 PM IST)
• Exam Date: Sunday, September 14, 2025

🎯 Vacancy Breakdown (406 Seats)

Total seats: 406

✅ Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16.5 to 19.5 years — born between Jan 2, 2007 and Jan 1, 2010
• Nationality: Citizen of India or a subject of Nepal
• Marital Status: Unmarried (male & female)
• Education:
  • Army Wing: Class 12 pass (any stream)
  • Navy/Air Force & Naval Academy: Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry & Maths

📝 Exam Pattern & Syllabus

• Mode: Offline (Pen & Paper OMR)
• Total Duration: 5 hours (2½ hrs per paper)
• Papers:
  1. Mathematics — 300 marks
  2. General Ability Test (GAT) — 600 marks (English, GK, Science)
• Syllabus: Based on 11th & 12th-grade topics (Maths, Physics, Chemistry, English, General Knowledge)

🎯 Selection Process

1. Written Exam — both papers combined (900 marks)
2. SSB Interview — Intelligence tests, group tasks and Personality Assessment
3. Medical Exam — final fitness check
4. Merit-Based Final List — depends on written + SSB + medical status

💸 Application Fee

• General/OBC males: ₹100
• Women, SC/ST, JCOs/NCOs/ORs: Fee-exempt

📌 Important Pointers

• Admit Cards: Expected release ~10–15 days before the exam (late August 2025)

🛠️ Preparation Strategy

Mock Tests: Timed mock exams, focus on accuracy (avoid guessing due to stiff negative marking)

For Maths: Focus on calculus, algebra, trigonometry & coordinate geometry

For GAT: Strengthen English vocab, reading comprehension, basic science & current events

SSB Prep: Practice group discussions, personal interviews, psychological & situational judgement tests