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Railway Paramedical Staff (Pharmacist, Health & Malaria Inspector, Staff Nurse, ECG Technician, etc.)
The Railway Paramedical Staff (Pharmacist, Health & Malaria Inspector, Staff Nurse, ECG Technician, etc.) (Railway Paramedical Staff (Pharmacist, Health & Malaria Inspector, Staff Nurse, ECG Technician, etc.)) syllabus is organised into 3 sections: Professional/Technical Knowledge (Common for all Paramedical Posts), General Awareness, Arithmetic, General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Science and Domain Knowledge / Professional Awareness. Together they cover 21 topics and 249 sub-topics, tested in Professional Knowledge, General Aptitude and RAILWAY-PARAMEDICAL Domain Test. Below you will find every section's topics, the exam pattern and answers to common questions.
Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) conducts Paramedical Staff recruitment exams for posts like Pharmacist, Health & Malaria Inspector, Staff Nurse, ECG Technician, Lab Technician, Radiographer, Ophthalmic Technician, Dialysis Technician, Perfusionist, Anaesthetist, etc. Pattern: CBT (Computer Based Test) with 100 MCQs covering technical nursing/pharmacy/medical knowledge, General Awareness, General Intelligence, General Science, and Arithmetic. Posts are zone-specific.
Exam pattern: CBT + Document Verification + Medical Fitness Test
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Human Body Systems (Skeletal, Muscular, Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Digestive, Urinary, Reproductive, Nervous, Endocrine, Sensory), Cell Biology, Histology, Embryology, Genetics, Clinical Anatomy, Common Disorders
Nursing Process, ADPIE, Health Assessment, Vital Signs, Hygiene, Comfort, Safety, Asepsis, Infection Control, First Aid, Emergency, BLS, ACLS, Body Mechanics, Positioning, ROM, Patient Rights, Ethics, Professionalism, Documentation
Cardiovascular, Respiratory, GI, Neurological, Endocrine, Renal, Musculoskeletal, Hematology, Oncology, Integumentary, Eye & ENT, Reproductive, Perioperative, Multisystem (Shock, Sepsis, MODS, Trauma, Burns), Critical Care, Geriatric, Rehabilitation, Recent Advances
Growth & Development, Milestones, Theories, Neonatal Care, APGAR, Resuscitation, KMC, BFHI, High-Risk Newborn, Childhood Illnesses, ARI, Diarrhea, Pneumonia, TB, Malaria, Dengue, Malnutrition, PEM, Immunization (NIS), Pediatric Emergencies, Congenital Disorders, Pediatric Oncology, Recent Guidelines (IAP, WHO, IMNCI)
Normal Pregnancy, ANC, INC, PNC, High-Risk Pregnancy, Complications, Parturition, Puerperium, Gynae Disorders, Reproductive Health, Family Planning, MTP, Infertility, Oncology, Urogynaecology, Recent Advances, MCH Programs (RMNCH+A, RBSK, JSY, JSSK, SUMAN, MAA)
Epidemiology, Levels of Prevention, Health Programs (NHM, NACP, RNTCP, NVBDCP, NLEP, NPCB, NIDDCP, NPCDCS, RMNCH+A, RBSK, RKSK, NVHCP, NPHCE, NMHP, NTCP, PMJAY, POSHAN, ICDS, MIDH, RKVY), Health Indicators, Primary Health Care, ASHA, ANM, Anganwadi, MCH, Nutrition, Environmental Health, Disaster Management, IDSP, IHIP, Recent Guidelines
Concept, Continuum, Therapeutic Communication, Mental Health Act 2017, NMHP, DMHP, Tele-MANAS, Disorders (Schizophrenia, Bipolar, Depression, Anxiety, OCD, PTSD, Substance Use, Personality, Eating, Childhood, Geriatric, Sexual, Sleep, Forensic), Therapies (CBT, DBT, ECT, Psychopharmacology), Substance Use, Deaddiction, Nasha Mukti Bharat, Recent Advances
Routes, Dosage, IV Therapy, Drug Interactions, Adverse Effects, Common Drugs (Analgesics, Antipyretics, Antibiotics, Antihypertensives, Antidiabetics, Bronchodilators, Anticonvulsants, Psychiatric, Cardiac, GI, Hormonal, Anti-cancer), Drug Therapy in Special Populations (Pregnancy, Lactation, Pediatric, Geriatric, Renal, Hepatic), Recent Advances, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Pharmacovigilance, Recent Guidelines, Essential Medicines, FDC
Research Process, Designs, Sampling, Data Collection, Analysis, Interpretation, Biostatistics, Research Ethics, IPR, Nursing Education (INC, SNRC, Curriculum, Teaching Methods, Evaluation, OSCE, OSPE, Mentorship, Simulation), Nursing Administration (Principles, Planning, Staffing, Scheduling, Budgeting, Supervision, Quality Assurance, NABH, NQAS, KPIs, Leadership)
Staff Nurse (Nursing subjects detailed above), Pharmacist (Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Hospital Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy, Community Pharmacy, Drug Store, Drug Interactions, Adverse Effects, Dispensing, Inventory, GMP, GSP, FSSAI, Drug & Cosmetic Act, NDPS Act), Health & Malaria Inspector (Public Health, Epidemiology, Malaria, Vector Control, Insecticides, Sanitation, Water, Food, Communicable Diseases, Health Programs, Statistics, Survey, MCH, Nutrition), ECG Technician (ECG Basics, Recording, Interpretation, Arrhythmias, Ischemia, Infarction, Conduction Blocks, Stress Test, Holter, Recent Advances), Lab Technician (Hematology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Histopathology, Cytology, Blood Bank, Quality Control, Lab Safety, Instrumentation, Recent Advances), Radiographer (X-Ray, CT, MRI, USG, Mammography, Angiography, Radiation Physics, Protection, Contrast, Positioning, Recent Advances, AI)
CBT + Document Verification + Medical Fitness Test
Professional Knowledge · 10 topics · 144 sub-topics
General Aptitude · 10 topics · 95 sub-topics
RAILWAY-PARAMEDICAL Domain Test · 1 topics · 10 sub-topics
The Railway Paramedical Staff (Pharmacist, Health & Malaria Inspector, Staff Nurse, ECG Technician, etc.) syllabus has 3 sections: Professional/Technical Knowledge (Common for all Paramedical Posts), General Awareness, Arithmetic, General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Science and Domain Knowledge / Professional Awareness. Together they cover 21 topics and 249 sub-topics.
CBT + Document Verification + Medical Fitness Test. Stages: Professional Knowledge, General Aptitude, RAILWAY-PARAMEDICAL Domain Test.
Professional/Technical Knowledge (Common for all Paramedical Posts): 70 questions (70 marks); General Awareness, Arithmetic, General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Science: 30 questions (30 marks); Domain Knowledge / Professional Awareness: 50 questions (50 marks). Numbers can change with each notification.
By weightage in the syllabus data: Post-Specific Knowledge (Professional/Technical Knowledge (Common for all Paramedical Posts), ~12 marks), Medical-Surgical Nursing (Professional/Technical Knowledge (Common for all Paramedical Posts), ~8 marks), General Awareness (General Awareness, Arithmetic, General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Science, ~8 marks), Arithmetic (General Awareness, Arithmetic, General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Science, ~8 marks), Reasoning & General Intelligence (General Awareness, Arithmetic, General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Science, ~8 marks).
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It is compiled from the official Railway Paramedical Staff (Pharmacist, Health & Malaria Inspector, Staff Nurse, ECG Technician, etc.) notification and exam pattern for study purposes. The conducting body can change the syllabus, so always confirm with the latest official notification.
Compiled from official notifications for study purposes. Always confirm with the conducting body's latest notification.
