Introduction

Latest Update:

RRB NTPC Recruitment 2025: 7th (Last Phase) of CBT-1 has been Announced soon, 2025 which is going to take place on announced soon2025 for 2.78 lakh Candidates.

RRB NTPC Recruitment Exam is conducted by Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) for recruiting candidates for Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC). RRB conducts Railway examinations like NTPC and other exams giving candidates an opportunity to grab a job in Railways (Government Sector) in India. RRB NTPC Recruitment is specially for those candidates who have Graduated from one of the recognised universities of India.

RRB NTPC Exam Details

Events	Date & Time
RRB NTPC Notification Out Date	wii be announced soon
Online Registration of Applications	wii be announced soon
End of online registration process	wii be announced soon
Closing Date & Time for Payment of Application Fee	wii be announced soon
Final submission of Applications	wii be announced soon
Computer Based Test (CBT)	wii be announced soon
CBT 1 (1st Phase)	wii be announced soon
CBT 1 (2nd Phase)	wii be announced soon
CBT 1 (3rd Phase)	wii be announced soon
CBT 1 (4th Phase)	wii be announced soon
CBT 1 (5th Phase)	wii be announced soon
CBT 1 (6th Phase)	wii be announced soon
CBT 1 (7th Phase)	wii be announced soon

RRB NTPC Vacancies

wii be announced soon

As per the latest notice of RRB, Railway will recruit 35,208 vacancies for the posts of NTPC (Non-Technical Popular Categories) through Railway NTPC 2019-2020 Exam. Earlier, the vacancy announced for RRB NTPC 2019-2020 Exam was 35,277. Let's have a look at the post wise vacancy for Railway NTPC 2019-2020 Exam.

• 1.1: UG Posts with Minimum Educational Qualification of 12th pass (+2 Stage) or its equivalent examination and Age between 18 to 30 Years:

S. No.	Post	Level in 7th CPC	Initial pay (INR)	Medical Standard	Vacancies (All RRBs)
1	Junior Clerk cum Typist	2	19900	C-2	4300
2	Accounts Clerk cum Typist	2	19900	C-2	760
3	Junior Time Keeper	2	19900	C-2	11
4	Trains Clerk	2	19900	A-3	592
5	Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	3	21700	B-2	4940
Grand Total					10603

• 1.2: Graduate Posts with Minimum Educational Qualification of a University Degree or its equivalent and Age between 18 to 33 Years:

  S. No.	Post	Level in 7th CPC	Initial pay (INR)	Medical Standard	Vacancies (All RRBs)
  1	Traffic Assistant	4	25500	A-2	88
  2	Goods Guard	5	29200	A-2	5748
  3	Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	5	29200	B-2	5638
  4	Senior Clerk cum Typist	5	29200	C-2	2854
  5	Junior Account Assistant cum Typist	5	29200	C-2	3147
  6	Senior Time Keeper	5	29200	C-2	6
  7	Commercial Apprentice	6	35400	B-2	259
  8	Station Master	6	35400	A-2	6865
  Grand Total					24605

On September 5, 2020, Railway Recruitment Board has released the RRB NTPC Exam Dates. RRB will conduct all railway exams like RRB NTPC, RRC Group D, and RRB Ministerial and Isolated Categories from 15th Of December 2020 onwards. A detailed exam schedule for RRB NTPC 2020 exam will be announced soon by the board. RRB had notified 140640 vacancies for different examinations. More than 2.40 crore candidates had applied for these RRB examinations.

Exam Pattern

RRB NTPC Exam Pattern 2025

There are 4 stages of the selection process in RRB NTPC exam:

• 1st Stage CBT examination,
• 2nd Stage CBT examination,
• Computer Based Aptitude Test/Typing Test
• Document verification

Go through the Below mentioned patterns for the 1st Stage CBT examination and 2nd Stage CBT examination.

1st Stage CBT Exam Pattern RRB NTPC 2025

Total number of questions asked in the 1st Stage Examination of RRB NTPC are 100 having a total of 100 marks. Every question carries 1 mark each & 0.33 Marks are deducted for every wrong answer marked. The total duration of the 1st Stage CBT Exam of RRB NTPC is 90 Minutes having total duration of 120 minutes.
Note- The category wise minimum percentage of marks required to qualify the 1st Stage CBT RRB NTPC examination is: UR-40%, EWS- 40% OBC-30%, SC- 30%, ST- 25%

2nd Stage CBT Exam Pattern RRB NTPC 2025

Below table explains the pattern of the 2nd Stage CBT examination. In this stage, the candidates shall be selected in the ratio of 1:20 times the vacancies of the category. The shortlisting is based on the performance of the candidates in the 1st stage of the CBT exam.

Total number of questions asked in the 2nd Stage CBT Exam RRB NTPC are 120. The RRB NTPC Exam is conducted for 120 marks. Every question carries 1 mark each & 0.33 Marks are deducted for every wrong answer marked. The duration of the 2nd Stage RRB NTPC CBT Exam is 90 Minutes. The duration of the 2nd Stage RRB NTPC CBT for the PWD exam is 120 minutes.
Note- The category wise minimum percentage of marks required to qualify the 1st Stage CBT RRB NTPC examination is:
UR-40%, EWS- 40% OBC-30%, SC- 30%, ST- 25%

Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT)

(For Candidates Opting -Traffic Assistant and Station Master Post)
Candidates applying for the post Traffic assistant and station master need to undergo CBAT (Computer Based Aptitude Test). The shortlisting process for CBAT will be done based on the marks obtained in the 2nd Stage of the CBT Exam. The candidates who have scored at least 70% of marks in the 2nd Stage and 30% of marks in the CBAT examination will be considered for selection in the merit list.

Typing Skill Test (TST):
Typing skill test shall be conducted for posts like Senior Clerk Cum Typist, Senior Time Keeper, Accounts Clerk, Junior Time Keeper, Junior Clerk Cum typist. The typing Skill test will be Qualifying in nature. The writing/typing speed should be at least 30 WPM in English of 25 WPM in Hindi on a personal computer only. (without use of any tools). It is to be noted that "Typing Test" is qualifying in nature. Candidates who are giving the typing test in Hindi, Kruti Dev, and Mangal, the font shall be made available for them on their PC during the examination process.

Document Verification:

The document verification will be based on the performance of the candidates in the 2nd stage CBT exam. Document verification will be compulsory for all candidates as the candidates who miss the Document verification will not be considered for the Merit list. The original documents like SSC Marksheet, Minimum educational qualification certificate, Experience Certificates (if any), Category Certificate, etc. need to presented at that time. Below mentioned are the list of documents that are required to be produced:

• Category Certificate for SC/ST/OBC Candidates.
• Matriculation/High School certificate or its equivalent
• Inter/Graduation candidates
• Income Certificate for EWS candidates
• Self-declaration certificate for Transgenders
• Death Certificate of the husband for the widow candidates
• NOC Certificate for the serving employees and Defence Personnel (Ex-Servicemen)

Exam Date

RRB NTPC 2025

7th (Last Phase) of CBT-1 has been Announced by Railway Recruitment Board on as soon 2025 which is going to take place on wii be announced soon Candidates.

Note: Downloading of E-Call letters will start 4 days prior to the exam date mentioned in Exam City and date intimation link.

Candidates are requested to keep checking the official websites as the RRB releases the RRB NTPC exam dates on the websites of respective Regional RRBs. To know more about the zone wise official websites, do check the below table:

RRB Zonal Portals

Indian railway is divided into various zones. All the zonal boards release separate vacancies for various posts. The various zones are mentioned in the following table. Candidates must apply separately for all the regional posts.

RRB NTPC Exam Calendar

Events	RRB NTPC Exam Date
RRB Notification	wii be announced soon
Starting date of RRB NTPC Online Application	wii be announced soon
Final Submission of RRB NTPC Online Application	wii be announced soon
CBT 1 (1st Phase)	wii be announced soon
CBT 1 (2nd Phase)	wii be announced soon
CBT 1 (3rd Phase)	wii be announced soon
CBT 1 (4th Phase)	wii be announced soon
CBT 1 (5th Phase)	wii be announced soon
CBT 1 (6th Phase)	wii be announced soon
CBT 1 (7th Phase)	wii be announced soon & wii be announced soon
RRB NTPC CBT-1 Result Date	wii be announced soon
Notice On CBT-1 Results & CBT-2 Schedule	Check Now
RRB NTPC CBT-2 Exam Date	wii be announced soon

How To Apply

RRB NTPC 2025 Apply Online

NTPC (Non-Technical Popular Category) Exam is conducted by RRB (Railway Recruitment Board) for recruiting candidates for the various posts like Junior Clerk cum Typist, Trains Clerks, Goods guard, etc. The application process is one of the most important steps of the recruitment process & candidates applying for RRB NTPC 2025 must know how to apply for RRB NTPC 2025 exam as any incorrect or blank information in the mandatory fields will result into disqualification of the candidature. So the candidates should know how to apply for RRB NTPC Recruitment 2025 along with the detail of important documents to be uploaded in the application form. The candidates need to apply for RRB NTPC 2025 directly from the official website of RRB as per the Zone for which they are applying.

Procedure for RRB NTPC apply online

• Candidates need to apply for the notified posts of any one RRB only as per their eligibility & zone through ONLINE application mode by visiting the official website of RRBs as listed below:
• Select the RRB from below table to which you wish to apply. RRB once selected cannot be changed after the preliminary registration is completed and Registration number is allotted. So be careful in this process.

  Name of Board	Contact Number	Website
  Ahmedabad	079-22940858	www.rrbahmedabad.gov.in
  Ajmer	0145-2425230	www.rrbajmer.gov.in
  Allahabad	0532-2224531	www.rrbald.gov.in
  Bangalore	080-23330378	www.rrbbnc.gov.in
  Bhopal	0755-2746660	www.rrbbpl.nic.in
  Bhubaneshwar	0674-2303015	www.rrbbbs.gov.in
  Bilaspur	07752-247291	www.rrbbilaspur.gov.in
  Chandigarh	0172-2730093	www.rrbcdg.gov.in
  Chennai	044-28275323	www.rrbchennai.gov.in
  Gorakhpur	0551-2201209	www.rrbgkp.gov.in
  Guwahati	0361-2540815	www.rrbguwahati.gov.in
  Jammu	0191-2476757	www.rrbjammu.nic.in
  Kolkata	033-25430108	www.rrbkolkata.gov.in
  Malda	0351-264567	www.rrbmalda.gov.in
  Mumbai	022-23090422	www.rrbmumbai.gov.in
  Muzaffarpur	0621-2213405	www.rrbmuzaffarpur.gov.in
  Patna	0612-2677680	www.rrbpatna.gov.in
  Ranchi	0651-2462429	www.rrbranchi.gov.in
  Secunderabad	040-27821663	www.rrbsecunderabad.nic.in
  Siliguri	0353–2663840	www.rrbsiliguri.org
  Trivandrum	0471-2323357	www.rrbthiruvananthapuram.gov.in

• Click on "New Registration" button.
• Fill the complete detail of the page like name, e-mail address, contact details, etc., especially those fields which are mandatory and then click on the "I agree" option
• An OTP would be triggered & sent to your registered Phone number and the Activation Link will be sent to the registered email address.
• A Registration Number and Password will be sent to your e-mail ID after the verification of the email address and mobile number.
• Then Login with your Registration number and password and fill up your educational details & upload the documents like Category certificate, Marksheets, etc.
• Now verify all the details filled by you and click on submit button once you are completely sure about all details.
• Then you will be redirected to the payment gateway website once you click on submit button. Pay the required amount & take the printout of the receipt for future reference.

RRB NTPC Application Fee

Candidates need to pay the RRB NTPC application fees within the time specified in the official notification otherwise without payment the candidature shall be deemed cancelled.
The RRB NTPC online application fee for different category candidates are as mentioned below:

Syllabus

RRB NTPC 2025 Syllabus

RRB NTPC Syllabus 2025 Stage I CBT

The above table shows Exam Pattern & Subjects as per RRB NTPC 1st stage Syllabus. A total 100 questions will be asked in the 1st Stage exam of RRB NTPC which needs to be completed within a time limit of 90 minutes. The Syllabus of RRB NTPC Stage I exam is mentioned below.

• Mathematics:
  Number System, Decimals, Fractions, LCM, HCF, Ratio and Proportions, Percentage, Mensuration, Time and Work, Time and Distance, Simple and Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Elementary Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry, Elementary Statistics etc.
• General Intelligence and Reasoning:
  Analogies, Completion of Number and Alphabetical Series, Coding and Decoding, Mathematical Operations, Similarities and Differences, Relationships, Analytical Reasoning, Syllogism, Jumbling, Venn Diagrams, Puzzle, Data Sufficiency, Statement- Conclusion, Statement- Courses of Action, Decision Making, Maps, Interpretation of Graphs etc.
• General Awareness:
  Current Events of National and International Importance, Games and Sports, Art and Culture of India, Indian Literature, Monuments and Places of India, General Science and Life Science (up to 10th CBSE), History of India and Freedom Struggle, Physical, Social and Economic Geography of India and World, Indian Polity and Governance- constitution and political system, General Scientific and Technological Developments including Space and Nuclear Program of India, UN and Other important World Organizations, Environmental Issues Concerning India and World at Large, Basics of Computers and Computer Applications, Common Abbreviations, Transport Systems in India, Indian Economy, Famous Personalities of India and World, Flagship Government Programs, Flora and Fauna of India, Important Government and Public Sector Organizations of India etc.

RRB NTPC Syllabus 2025 Stage 2 CBT

The above table shows Exam Pattern & Subjects as per RRB NTPC 2nd stage Syllabus. A total 120 questions will be asked in the 2nd Stage exam of RRB NTPC which needs to be completed within a time limit of 90 minutes. The Syllabus of RRB NTPC Stage 2 exam is mentioned below.

• Mathematics:
  Number System, Decimals, Fractions, LCM, HCF, Ratio and Proportions, Percentage, Mensuration, Time and Work, Time and Distance, Simple and Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Elementary Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry, Elementary Statistics etc.
• General Intelligence and Reasoning:
  Analogies, Completion of Number and Alphabetical Series, Coding and Decoding, Mathematical Operations, Similarities and Differences, Relationships, Analytical Reasoning, Syllogism, Jumbling, Venn Diagrams, Puzzle, Data Sufficiency, Statement- Conclusion, Statement- Courses of Action, Decision Making, Maps, Interpretation of Graphs etc.
• General Awareness:
  Current Events of National and International Importance, Games and Sports, Art and Culture of India, Indian Literature, Monuments and Places of India, General Science and Life Science (up to 10th CBSE), History of India and Freedom Struggle, Physical, Social and Economic Geography of India and World, Indian Polity and Governance- constitution and political system, General Scientific and Technological Developments including Space and Nuclear Program of India, UN and Other important World Organizations, Environmental Issues Concerning India and World at Large, Basics of Computers and Computer Applications, Common Abbreviations, Transport Systems in India, Indian Economy, Famous Personalities of India and World, Flagship Government Programs, Flora and Fauna of India, Important Government and Public Sector Organizations of India etc.

Cut Off

RRB NTPC Previous Year Cut Offs

Cut off is the minimum qualifying marks that candidates need to score in order to qualify the pre-exam and become eligible for mains & other rounds of selection process.
Railway Recruitment Board decides the Cut off Marks for RRB NTPC by Itself. Candidates are required to secure the minimum RRB NTPC cut off marks to qualify each stage of the exam. The cut off in RRB NTPC is decided based on below mentioned factors:

• Total Number of Vacancies
• Number of Aspirants Appearing in the examination
• Difficulty Level of the exam
• Categories of the candidate

Process to Check RRB NTPC Cut Off Marks:

• Visit the official regional RRB website of your respective zone.
• Find the RRB NTPC scorecard link on the Home Page
• After clicking the link, Candidates will be redirected to the login page
• Enter the login credentials as asked & click on Login.
• The RRB NTPC cut-off scores will reflect on your computer screen
• Check the cut-off released by RRB and download zone wise RRB NTPC cut off in pdf for future reference.

Previous Year RRB NTPC Cut-Off Marks

The following table shows the region-wise RRB NTPC Cut-off of the year 2015-2016

Vacancies

Presently the latest RRB NTPC vacancy 2025 have not been released yet for this year, however as per the last Notification released in 2019 for RRB NTPC, a total number of 35208 vacancies were released by the Board for RRB NTPC Posts like Traffic Assistant, Goods Guard, Assistant Station Master, etc out of which 10,603 vacancies were released for RRB NTPC Undergraduate Posts & 24605 vacancies were released for the RRB NTPC Graduate Posts. Below are the complete post-wise details of RRB NTPC Vacancy.

RRB NTPC Vacancies for Undergraduate Posts

RRB NTPC Vacancy for Graduate Posts

Post	Vacancies
Traffic Assistant	88
Goods Guard	5748
Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	5638
Senior Clerk cum Typist	2854
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist	3147
Senior Timekeeper	6
Commercial Apprentice	259
Station Master	6865
Total	24605

Category Wise Vacancy RRB NTPC

Category	Number of Vacancies
UR	15111
SC	5119
ST	2768
OBC	8797
EWS	3509
Total	35208

Zone wise RRB NTPC Vacancy

Zone	Number of Vacancies
RRB Ahmadabad	1024
RRB Ajmer	1773
RRB Allahabad	4030
RRB Bangalore	2470
RRB Bhopal	997
RRB Bhubaneshwar	498
RRB Bilaspur	1207
RRB Chandigarh	2483
RRB Chennai	2694
RRB Gorakhpur	1298
RRB Guwahati	851
RRB Jammu-Srinagar	898
RRB Kolkata	2949
RRB Malda	1043
RRB Mumbai	3665
RRB Muzaffarpur	329
RRB Patna	1039
RRB Ranchi	1386
RRB Secunderabad	3234
RRB Siliguri	443
RRB Thiruvananthapuram	897
Total	35208

Salary & Job Profile

RRB NTPC Recruitment 2025: Salary & Job Profile

RRB NTPC Job Responsibilities:

Check out the Job Profile/responsibilities as per the various posts released by RRB:

Job Responsibilities for RRB NTPC Undergraduates

Post Name	Job Responsibility
Junior Clerk cum Typist	To assist the higher officials and help thein the data entry works,
Accounts Clerk cum Typist	Assist in the administrative Activities. Will be Responsible for data entry work. Tracking the monetary transaction
Junior Time Keeper	Assisting the senior timekeeper in maintaining the records regarding the time of arrival and departure of trains. Need to work in different shifts as per schedule.
Time Clerk	Keeping the track of the number of coaches of the trains. Maintaining General Records related to trains.
Commercial cum Ticket	Issuing the Reserved and Unreserved Tickets.

Job Responsibilities for RRB NTPC Graduates

Post Name	Job Responsibility
Traffic Assistant	Responsible for Traffic and Signalling for trains. Needs to work in different shifts
Goods Guard	To Ensure break connectivity and to monitor the vehicle. Need to work with the station master and communicate the information about the arrival of trains.
Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	Responsible for checking the issued tickets. Booking of luggage and goods.
Senior Clerk cum Typist	Supervising the Junior Clerks Responsible for different clerical jobs.
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist	Responsible to track the transactions, expenditures, settlements, etc. Managing the budget Responsible for checking the financial issues. Assisting the support to administrative works
Senior Time Keeper	Keeping records of the moment of different trains. Needs to supervise the junior timekeepers.
Commercial Appraise	Responsible to supervise the various commercial branches. Needs to work in different shifts as per the requirement.
Station Master	Supervising the activities of the railway station which is assigned. Ensuring the smooth arrival and departure of trains. Handling the problems of the passengers.

RRB NTPC Salary

The RRB comes under the central government. Hence the candidates who are recruited through RRB NTPC can enjoy all the benefits given to an employee who works under the central government as per 7th pay commission.

Post	Pay Level	Initial Pay
Junior Clerk cum Typist	2	INR 19900
Assistant Clerk cum Typist	2	INR 19900
Junior Timekeeper	2	INR 19900
Trains Clerk	2	INR 19900
Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	3	INR 21700
Traffic Assistant	4	INR 25500
Goods Guard	5	INR 29200
Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	5	INR 29200
Senior Time Keeper	5	INR 29200
Senior Clerk cum Typist	5	INR 29200
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist	5	INR 29200
Commercial apprentice	6	INR 35400
Station Master	6	INR 35400

Following are the allowances and benefits in the railway sector in addition to the basic pay. The selected candidates will be enjoying the following allowances:

• Medical Allowance
• Pension Scheme
• Dearness Allowance
• House Rental Allowance
• Transport Allowance
• Other special Allowances

Pay Scale for RRB NTPC - Level 2

Following are the salary and allowance details for the posts Junior Clerk cum Typist, Train Clerk, Junior Time Keeper, Account Clerk cum Typist.

Basic Pay	INR 19,900/-
Grade Pay	INR 2800/-
DA(Dearness Allowance)(Currently 12%)	INR 2388/-
Travel Allowance	INR 2016/-
HRA(Varies for every place-Basic HRA is 8%)	INR 1592/-
Total Pay	INR 28696/-

RRB NTPC Job Growth

Following is the Promotion hierarchy for the different posts of RRB NTPC

RRB NTPC Job Growth for Undergraduate Posts

Post Name	Promotion Hierarchy
Junior Clerk cum Typist	Senior Clerk cum Typist
Accounts Clerk cum Typist	Senior Accounts Clerk cum Typist
Junior Time Keeper	Senior Time Keeper→ Senior Time Keeper Grade II→ Senior Time KeeperGrade I
Train Clerk	Senior Train Clerk→ Chief Train Clerk
Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk→ Chief Commercial cum Ticket Clerk→ Deputy Station Master

RRB NTPC Job Growth for Graduate Posts

Post Name	Promotion Hierarchy
Traffic Assistant	Senior Traffic Assistant
Goods Guard	Passenger Guard→ Express Guard→ Section Controller→ Chief Controller
Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	Chief Train Clerk→ Assistant Station Master
Senior Clerk cum Typist	Chief Train Clerk→ Assistant Station Master
Junior Account Assistant	Account Assistant→ Junior Accounts officer→ Senior Account officer→ Deputy Accounts officer→ Chief Accounts officer→ Financial Advisor
Senior Time Keeper	Senior Time Keeper Grade II→ Senior Time Keeper Grade I
Station Master	Station Superintendent→ Assistant operation → Divisional Operation Manager