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NCR says GDCE follows the RRB direct-recruitment syllabus and second-stage pattern, ALP excepted. Who sits it and who runs it differ; age, reservation, posting and preference follow each GDCE notice.
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A shift-friendly GDCE plan for ALP, Technician, JE and the 120-question paper: hours set by each section’s official weight, a weekly routine, a planner, and the exam-day paperwork employees forget.
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Every wrong answer in the GDCE CBT costs one-third of its marks. Work out your raw score, the minimum marks for your community, when a guess pays, and how normalisation and the merit index work.
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The official GDCE syllabus for ALP, Technician Gr-I and Gr-III, Junior Engineer and the 120-question paper for GTM, SM and clerks, mapped section by section, with ALP trade and JE group tables.
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Regular employees of the zone, no minimum service in NCR and CR, age 18–42 (UR), 45 (OBC), 47 (SC/ST), reckoned on different dates by NCR, CR and ECoR. Who is barred; the same-grade rule.
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One CBT per group of posts since RBE 28/2026: ALP 100 questions in 120 min, Technician 100 in 90, JE 150 in 120, GTM/SM/clerks 120 in 90; a third of a question’s marks off per wrong answer.
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Which zones have live GDCE cycles in September 2026, the 25 per cent direct recruitment quota that funds them, and the pattern the Railway Board clarified in March 2026
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