RSSB CET Senior Secondary exam pattern
The RSSB CET Senior Secondary is one offline paper of 120 multiple-choice questions in 2½ hours, answered on an OMR sheet. Every question has five options, A to E, where E means you didn’t attempt it, and a wrong answer costs a third of its marks.
The pattern and marking here are from RSSB’s Advertisement 08/2026 for the Common Eligibility Test (CET), Senior Secondary level, 2026. Check the current notification before exam day: rssb.rajasthan.gov.in
Subjects
| Subject |
|---|
| History, art and culture of Rajasthan |
| Geography of India and of Rajasthan |
| Polity, with special reference to Rajasthan |
| Economy of Rajasthan |
| Everyday Science |
| Reasoning and Mathematics |
| Current Affairs |
| Public Health |
| Computer |
| General Hindi and English |
| One 2½-hour paper: 120 questions, 240 marks |
- History, art and culture of Rajasthan
- Geography of India and of Rajasthan
- Polity, with special reference to Rajasthan
- Economy of Rajasthan
- Everyday Science
- Reasoning and Mathematics
- Current Affairs
- Public Health
- Computer
- General Hindi and English
- One 2½-hour paper: 120 questions, 240 marks
Marking
| Question | Correct | Wrong | Marked E | Left blank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Every question | +2 | −0.67 | 0 | −0.67 |
- Every question
- Correct+2
- Wrong−0.67
- Marked E0
- Left blank−0.67
Rules worth knowing
- Every question is multiple choice, and all carry equal marks. A wrong answer loses one third of the marks the question carries.
- Each question has five options, A to E. Darken only one, and darken E, “Question not attempted”, for a question you don’t answer.
- A question with none of the five options darkened loses a third of its marks. Leave more than 10% of the questions like that and you’re disqualified.
- When the scheduled time ends, you get 10 extra minutes to darken E for every question you haven’t answered.
- The exam is offline, on an OMR answer sheet. If it runs in more than one shift, the scores are normalised.
- To sit the main exam of any service the CET covers, you need at least 40%. SC and ST candidates get up to 5% relaxation. A score stays valid for 3 years from the result, and your best valid score counts.
- The advertisement doesn’t say how many questions each subject has.
Common questions
- How many questions are in the RSSB CET Senior Secondary?
- 120 multiple-choice questions for 240 marks, in one 2½-hour paper.
- Is there negative marking in the RSSB CET Senior Secondary?
- Yes. A wrong answer loses a third of the question’s marks, and so does a question with none of its five options darkened. Darkening E, “Question not attempted”, costs nothing.
- What happens if I leave questions blank in the RSSB CET Senior Secondary?
- Each question with no option darkened loses a third of its marks, and more than 10% of them disqualifies you. You get 10 extra minutes after the scheduled time to darken E for every question you haven’t answered.
- What do I need to qualify in the RSSB CET Senior Secondary?
- At least 40% to sit the main exam of any service it covers, with up to 5% relaxation for SC and ST candidates. A score is valid for 3 years from the result.
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