RRB Staff Nurse (Nursing Superintendent) Syllabus & Exam Date 2026

RRB Staff Nurse Recruitment 2026

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has released the exam schedule and detailed syllabus for the Nursing Superintendent (Staff Nurse) position under CEN No. 03/2025.

📅 Key Dates

• Application Deadline: 8 September 2025 (Closed)
• CBT Exam Date: 10 March 2026 to 12 March 2026
• Admit Card: Available 10 days before the exam

📝 Exam Pattern

• Mode: Online Computer Based Test (CBT)
• Total Questions: 100
• Total Marks: 100
• Duration: 90 Minutes
• Negative Marking: 1/3 mark deducted for each wrong answer

📊 Marks Distribution

• Professional Ability: 70 Marks (Highest Weightage)
• General Awareness: 10 Marks
• General Arithmetic, Reasoning & Intelligence: 10 Marks
• General Science: 10 Marks

📚 Detailed Syllabus

1. Professional Ability (70 Marks): Covers core Nursing subjects: Anatomy, Physiology, Nutrition, Biochemistry, Nursing Foundations, Psychology, Microbiology, Sociology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Genetics, Medical-Surgical Nursing, Community Health, Child Health, Mental Health, Midwifery, Nursing Research & Statistics, and Nursing Management.

2. General Awareness (10 Marks): Current Affairs, Indian Geography, History, Polity, Economy, Environmental Issues, and Sports.

3. Arithmetic & Reasoning (10 Marks): Analogies, Coding-Decoding, Number Systems, BODMAS, Ratio & Proportion, Time & Work, Simple/Compound Interest, and Analytical Reasoning.

4. General Science (10 Marks): 10th-standard level Physics, Chemistry, and Life Sciences.

🎯 Qualifying Marks (Tentative)

• UR: 40%
• OBC-NCL / SC: 30%
• ST: 25%

⚠️ Important Instructions

• Mandatory: Original Aadhaar Card is required for biometric authentication at the center.
• Strategy: Focus heavily on the Professional Ability section as it constitutes 70% of the total score.