RRB Staff Nurse Syllabus 2026: Topic-wise Guide

The RRB Staff Nurse syllabus is built around one computer-based test (CBT) of 100 questions. Seventy questions come from your nursing subjects, and thirty come from General Awareness, Arithmetic and Reasoning, and General Science. In the current notice, CEN 05/2026, the post is advertised as Nursing Superintendent, but the syllabus is the one most candidates know as the Staff Nurse syllabus.

This page breaks the paper into subjects and topics, suggests where to start, and gives a study order you can follow. The notice names the areas of the paper but does not publish a long topic-wise list, so the topics below follow the GNM and B.Sc Nursing curriculum and the pattern of earlier railway papers. Use them as a working checklist, not an official list.

Table of Contents

Syllabus at a Glance

The total is 100 questions in 90 minutes. See the RRB Staff Nurse exam pattern for marking and qualifying marks.

Key Points to Know

• Section split is indicative: The notice says the number of questions in each section may vary slightly in the actual paper.

• Nursing is the bulk: Seventy percent of the paper tests your own course subjects, so most of your time should go here.

• Older pages can mislead: Some websites still show 0.25 negative marking or outdated section names. Follow the official notice on the official RRB website.

• Common to all paramedical posts: The three general sections are the same for every post in the notice. The RRB Paramedical Staff syllabus covers all nine posts.

Professional Ability Syllabus for Staff Nurse

This section carries 70 marks. Questions are mostly direct and application-based, such as choosing the correct nursing action, drug class or normal value.

High-weight Areas

Medical-surgical nursing, midwifery and obstetrical nursing, and community health nursing are the broadest areas, and they give the most questions in most nursing papers. Finish these three before moving to research and management.

Subject-wise Focus

• Anatomy and physiology: Systems, organs, normal lab values and vital signs.

• Pharmacology: Drug classification, dosage calculation, side effects and nursing responsibilities.

• Medical-surgical nursing: Common conditions, diagnostic tests, pre and post-operative care.

• Midwifery: Antenatal, intranatal and postnatal care, newborn care and complications.

• Community health: Immunisation schedule, national health programmes, epidemiology and sanitation.

• Mental health nursing: Common disorders, therapeutic communication and treatment approaches.

General Awareness Syllabus

This section has 10 questions. Cover current affairs of the last 6 to 12 months, Indian history and geography, the Constitution and polity, the Indian economy, environment, sports and basic science and technology. Health-related news and national health schemes are worth extra attention for this post.

Arithmetic and Reasoning Syllabus

These 10 questions are usually scoring if you practise speed. Keep your shortcuts simple and revise them weekly.

General Science Syllabus

The notice sets this section at Class 10 (CBSE) level in Physics, Chemistry and Life Sciences. Nursing candidates are usually comfortable with Life Sciences, so give more time to basic Physics (motion, force, light, electricity) and Chemistry (acids, bases, metals, carbon compounds).

How to Plan Your Syllabus Coverage

1. Weeks 1 to 6: Revise basic sciences, nursing foundations and pharmacology from your textbooks. Make one-page notes for each unit.

2. Weeks 4 to 8: Cover medical-surgical, child health, mental health, community health and midwifery nursing.

3. From week 3: Spend 20 to 30 minutes a day on current affairs, arithmetic, reasoning and Class 10 science.

4. Weeks 8 to 10: Take subject-wise tests and revisit weak units.

5. Final phase: Attempt full-length mocks and revise from an error log.