RSSB LDC 2026 — Exam Pattern

The RSSB LDC written examination was held on 5 July 2026 in offline OMR mode — Paper I from 09:30 to 12:30 and Paper II from 15:00 to 18:00 on the same day, each lasting 3 hours. (The advertisement originally proposed 5 and 6 July; the board's admit-card notice fixed it as 5 July only.)

Two phases. Phase I was an OMR-based written exam with two papers — Paper I (General Knowledge, Mathematics, Everyday Science) and Paper II (General Hindi, General English). Each paper had 150 questions for 100 marks in 180 minutes, giving a Phase I total of 200 marks. Phase II is a computer-based typing test in Hindi and English.

Each paper has 150 questions for 100 marks with 1/3 negative marking — a wrong answer costs one third of that question's marks. The OMR sheet uses five options (A, B, C, D, E), where E means 'Not Attempted' and carries no penalty. Always darken Option E on any question you decide to skip.

Every OMR question carries five circles — A, B, C, D and E — and Option E stands for 'Not Attempted'. Exactly one circle must be darkened on every question. Candidates were given 10 extra minutes beyond the scheduled exam time solely to darken Option E on unanswered questions. Leaving more than 10% of the questions with no circle darkened at all leads to disqualification.

A candidate must score a minimum of 40% in each Phase I paper (Paper I and Paper II separately), and a minimum of 36% in each Phase II typing paper. SC and ST candidates get a 5% relaxation in each paper of each phase. Both papers must be cleared individually — clearing on aggregate alone is not enough.

Each paper ran for 3 hours (180 minutes) covering 150 questions, which works out to about 72 seconds per question. On top of that, 10 additional minutes were provided beyond the scheduled time, purely for darkening Option E on any unanswered questions.