1. What is the NPS Trust Syllabus 2025?

Ans. The NPS Trust Syllabus 2025 for the Phase 1 includes General Awareness including Financial Sector, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning & Analytical Skills, Commerce, Accountancy, Management, Finance, Data Analytics, Statistics, Companies Act, Indian Trusts Act, Economics, Pension Sector.

2. What is the total marks of trust exam?

Ans. The total marks of the NPS Trust Exam 2025 is 360.

NPS Trust Syllabus 2025 and Exam Pattern for Phase 1 and Phase 2

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The NPS Trust Syllabus 2025 is required to appear in the online examination for the post of Manager and Assistant Manager. Understanding the syllabus and exam pattern is important for the candidates, where they will understand the structure of the examination and the subjects they need to prepare. There are two phases of the selection process where, Phase 1 is an online screening test and Phase 2 is an online written test. The NPS Trust Syllabus and Exam Pattern for these phases differ in terms of section, marks, and number of questions.

NPS Trust Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025

With the release of the NPS Trust Recruitment 2025, the recruitment authority has offered Officer Grade A and Officer Grade B which is a great opportunity for the candidates to start their career with a government firm. To qualify and excel in the examination, the candidates must get familiar with the subjects and topics of NPS Trust Syllabus 2025. The online examination for the Phase 1 will be conducted for 360 marks and the Phase 2 will be conducted for 300 marks. The marks scored in the Phase II and Interview will be determined for the final selection.

NPS Trust Exam Pattern 2025

Understanding the NPS Trust Exam Pattern 2025 thoroughly will help the candidates to know the examination structure. This includes the sections they need to prepare, number of questions, section wise marks, and the total duration of the examination. According to the marking scheme, for correct answer the candidates will get +1 mark and for every incorrect answer -0.25 marks will be deducted for Phase 1 and Phase 2. Get details of the NPS Exam Pattern from the table given below.

NPS Trust Phase 1 Exam Pattern 2025

The phase 1 stage is an online screening test which includes three streams including General, Humar Resource, and Risk Management. There are 120 questions which the candidates need to answer in 360 questions within 270 Minutes.

NPS Trust Exam Pattern 2025 for Phase 1
Stream	Subjects	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
General Stream	General Awareness (including Financial Sector), English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning & Analytical Skills, Commerce, Accountancy, Management, Finance, Data Analytics, Statistics, Companies Act, Indian Trusts Act, Economics, Pension Sector	120	120	90 Minutes
Risk Management		120	120	90 Minutes
Human Resource		120	120	90 Minutes

NPS Trust Phase 2 Exam Pattern 2025

The details of the NPS Trust Exam Pattern 2025 for Phase 2 has been mentioned in the table given below for the candidates. The phase 2 includes 2 papers where Paper 1 is a descriptive test and Paper 2 is Specialized Subject MCQs.

NPS Trust Phase 2 Exam Pattern 2025
Paper	Subjects	Stream	Marks	Duration
Paper 1	English & General Studies	All Streams	100	40 Minutes
Paper 2	Specialized Subject MCQs	Risk Management, HR Stream	100	40 Minutes
	Commerce, Accountancy, Finance, etc	General Stream	100	40 Minutes

NPS Trust Syllabus 2025

The detailed NPS Trust Syllabus 2025 has been mentioned here for the candidates. It is important for the candidates to cover all the topics for each subject to excel in the examination. General Studies is the common subjects and there are specialized subjects including Human Resource Stream, Risk Management Stream, and General Stream. The subject wise topics has been mentioned below.

NPS Trust Syllabus 2025
Subjects	Topics
General Studies	Social Justice (Welfare Schemes, Inclusive Development, and Rights Movements) Emerging Global Challenges (Energy Security, Water Scarcity, Urbanization, etc.) Innovation in India (pertaining to Startups and Entrepreneurship) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Global Initiatives Technology (including advancements in AI, Space Technology, and Biotechnology) Economic and Social Development Data and Digital Economy (including Cyber Security and Digital Literacy) International Relations (India’s Foreign Policy, Bilateral and Multilateral Relations) Indian Economy (including Recent Trends, Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Banking, and Infrastructure Development) General Issues on Environment, Bio-diversity, and Climate Change) Ethical Issues in Governance and Public Administration
Human Resource Stream	Industrial Relations: Concept, scope, IR systems, Industrial disputes, Machinery for settlement of industrial disputes, workers participation in management, code of discipline, ILO, Grievance handling and Disciplinary Action. Personnel Management: Functions, Job analysis, Job Description, Job Evaluation, Organization Structure, Manpower Planning, Recruitment & Selection, Placement and Induction, Talent Attraction, Selection & Retention. Factories Act, 1948 Leadership, Team Building, Conflict Resolution Labour Legislation: Principles of labour legislation, Implementation machinery, Labour legislation and Indian constitution. Job Specification, Competency Development, Communication HRM Concepts and Functions, Performance Management, Career progression, Succession Planning; Strategic HRM, Organisational Behaviour Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Organizational Behavior: Concepts, Importance, Evolution, Group Dynamics, Motivation, Morale, Leadership, Job satisfaction, Organizational Change, Organizational Development, Organizational Climate. Trade Union Act, 1926 Learning & Development, Management Development Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 Right to Information Act, 2005 Payment of Wages Act, 1936 Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013 NPS (National Pension Scheme) The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 Minimum Wages Act, 1948 Contract Labour (Abolition) / Regulation Act Industrial Employment Standing Orders Act Employees Provident Fund & Misc. Provisions Act Employees State Insurance Act
Risk Management Stream	Economics: Demand and Supply, Macro Economics, National Income, Public Finance, Determination of output and employment, Investment Function, Multiplier and Accelerator, Demand and Supply for Money, Inflation, Business Cycles, Inflation, Monetary and Fiscal Policy, Banking Functions, Public Debt, and more. Risk Management: Sources of Risk, VAR, Stress Testing, Operational and IT Risks Statistics and Econometrics: Central tendency, Correlation, Regression, Sampling, Probability, Hypothesis Testing, and Operational Research Models. Financial Institutions and Markets: Money, Credit, Capital Markets, Mutual Funds, Derivatives, Stock Exchanges, Credit Rating Agencies, Pension and Insurance Markets, and role of regulators. Finance: Ratio Analysis, Valuation, Market Models, CAPM, DCF, Sensitivity Analysis. Commerce & Accountancy: Revenue Recognition, Investments, Financial Statements, Accounting Standards, Cash Flow, and NAV Analysis. Public Debt Monetary and Fiscal Policy Banking Functions Market Models Stock Exchanges Investment Function Hypothesis Testing Stress Testing Pension and Insurance Markets Multiplies and Accelerator Sampling Ratio Analysis Derivatives Correlation Credit Rating Agencies Inflation Capital Markets
General Stream	Finance: Financial Systems, Financial Markets, Derivatives, Taxation, GST, Fiscal Policies, and Inflation Trends. Companies Act & Indian Trusts Act: Relevant chapters from Companies Act 2013 and Indian Trusts Act. Economics: Demand and Supply, Market Structures, IS-LM, Phillips Curve, and Balance of Payments. Management: Leadership, Motivation, HR Development, Communication, and Managerial Roles. Pension Sector: Status in India, Retirement Schemes, NPS, Atal Pension Yojana, and Investment Decisions. Data Analytics & Statistics: Measures of Dispersion, Data Visualization, Hypothesis Testing, and Predictive Analytics. Commerce & Accountancy: Financial Information Systems, Accounting Standards, Financial Statements, Share Capital Transactions, and Final Accounts Preparation. Atal Pension Yojana Inflation Trends Balance of Payments HR Development Taxation IS-LM Market Structures NPS (National Pension Scheme) Phillips Curve Managerial Roles Data Visualization Share Capital Transactions Financial Statements Predictive Analytics