RRB NTPC 2025 Notification OUT for 11558 Vacancies: Link to Download Official Notification PDF

RRB NTPC notification is released to select candidates for Non-Technical Popular Category posts. The posts allotted after selection are Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Junior Time Keeper, Trains Clerk, Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Traffic Assistant, Goods Guard, Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist, Senior Time Keeper, Commercial Apprentice and Station Master.

RRB NTPC selection process comprises various stages such as CBT 1, CBT 2, CBAT/CBTST, document verification and medical exam. The post-wise selection process is given below: First stage CBT, second stage CBT & Computer-based Aptitude Test is conducted for the posts of Station Master and Traffic Assistant. Subsequently, there will be document verification and medical examination. First stage CBT, Second stage CBT and Typing Skill Test are conducted for Junior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Time Keeper, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist and Senior Time Keeper. Candidates need to appear for document verification and medical examination. For Trains Clerk, Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Goods Guard, Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Commercial Apprentice, two-stage CBT is conducted, followed by document verification and medical examination.

The age limit for undergraduate posts is between 18 and 30 years whereas the age limit for graduate posts is between 18 to 33 years. The relaxation in the age limit is provided to the candidates belonging to unreserved categories. RRB NTPC educational qualification for graduate-level posts is graduation. Whereas, candidates applying for undergraduate posts should have passed Class 12.

In RRB NTPC registration form, candidates need to enter their name, date of birth, father's name, mother's name, Aadhaar number, SSLC/Matric roll number, year of passing, mobile number and email-ID. Before submitting the registration, ensure and confirm that all the information given are correct. The registration details cannot be changed later. Candidates should note that their email and mobile numbers will be verified during the Online Application process with a One Time Password (OTP).. .

RRBs reject the RRB NTPC application form if the photographs of candidates are not valid. The photograph should be in JPEG format and the size of photograph should be between 30-70KB. Candidates are advised to upload their photographs correctly to avoid rejection in the application form. The photograph should be uploaded as per the specifications prescribed by the examination authority. The reasons for rejection of RRB NTPC application are given below:

• Invalid photos on account of Black and White photo, photo with cap or wearing Goggles. Photos which are disfigured, small size, full body, showing only one side view of the face, unrecognizable photos, photostatcopy of photo, group photo,
  selfie photo, photo taken by mobile, morphed photo and online application without photo among others.
  Signature in capital/block letters
• Not possessing the prescribed qualification for the post(s) as on the closing date of registration
• Over-aged or under-aged or Date of Birth wrongly filled
• Multiple applications to different RRBs or to same RRB. In such case, all applications will be rejected and such candidates will be debarred from future RRB/RRC exams
• Candidate's name figuring in the debarred list of any RRB/RRC
• Incomplete or incorrectly filled application
• Any other irregularities which are observed and considered as invalid by RRB

The reasons for rejection of the RRB NTPC application form are invalid photograph, wrong date of birth, incorrect details, multiple applications, etc. Candidates should enter the details carefully to avoid any rejection of the application form. Candidates should fill the RRB NTPC application form online only. The application fee for all candidates except the fee concession categories is INR 500 whereas it is INR 250 for PwBD/Female/Transgender/ Ex-Servicemen/SC/ST/Minority Communities/ Economically Backward Class. The application fee is refunded to candidates once they appear for the CBT 1 exam. Candidates belonging to SC / ST/ ExSM/ PwBD/ Female/ Minority/EBC/Transgender categories will be entitled to get a full refund of their examination fees, which is INR 250. Whereas candidates belonging to General/EWS/OBC categories receive a partial refund of their examination fees, which is INR 400 after deducting the bank charges.

Applicants must possess a Gazette Notification or relevant legal documentation for name changes and be prepared to present it upon request during the recruitment process. The same should be submitted at the time of DV. Applicants should also have to fill the original name and the changed name during ‘Create an Account’. In such cases, both the names will be reflected in the application

RRB NTPC age limit for candidates applying for the undergraduate level posts should be 18 to 33 years. The age limit for graduate-level posts is 18 to 36 years. Candidates belonging to the reserved categories are given relaxation in the age limit as per government rule. Candidates must check the RRB NTPC age limit before applying for the exam inorder to ensure whether they are eligible or not. RRB NTPC age limit for graduate and undergraduate posts is given below.

RRB NTPC Age Limit for Undergraduate Posts

RRB NTPC Age limit (As on 01.01.2025)

For Undergraduate level posts, candidates should be between 18 and 33 years.

Age group	Upper Age Limit of Date of Birth (Not earlier than)			Lower Age Limit of Date of Birth (Not later than)
18 to 33 years	UR	OBC-Non Creamy Layer	SC/ST	For all community /categories
	02.01.1992	02.01.1989	02.01.1987	01.01.2007

The age limit prescribed for Graduate level posts has been revised. The revised age limit is 18 to 36 years. Earlier, it was 18 to 33 years. 

Age group	Upper Age Limit of Date of Birth (Not earlier than)			Lower Age Limit of Date of Birth (Not later than)
18 to 36 years	UR	OBC-Non Creamy Layer	SC/ST	For all community /categories
	02.01.1989	02.01.1986	02.01.1984	01.01.2007

Note: Relaxation in age is provided to candidates belonging to the reserved categories.

The revised age limit is given below.

Name of the post	Previous Age Limit (In Years)	Age Applicable to This CEN (as on 01.01.2025) (In Years)
Chief Commercial cum Ticket Supervisor	18-33	18-36
Station Master	18-33	18-36
Goods Train Manager	18-33	18-36
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist	18-33	18-36
Senior Clerk cum Typist	18-33	18-36

 

RRB NTPC exam is conducted to select eligible candidates for various non-technical level posts in Indian Railways. The educational qualification is prescribed by RRBs for undergraduate and graduate posts. The educational qualification for undergraduate posts is that candidates must have Class 12 from any recognised board. The educational qualification prescribed for graduate posts is that candidates must have passed graduation from a recognised university. Candidates must adhere to the educational qualification prescribed for the exam or else their candidature will be cancelled.

The undergraduate posts are Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Junior Time Keeper, and Trains Clerk. RRB NTPC salary structure for undergraduate posts is given below. Junior Clerk cum Typist- INR 19,900 Accounts Clerk cum Typist-INR 19,900 Junior Time Keeper-INR 19,900 Trains Clerk-INR 19,900 Commercial cum Ticket Clerk-INR 21,700.

Besides the basic RRB NTPC salary, candidates are entitled to the following allowances.

• Dearness allowance
• House rent allowance
• Transport allowance
• Pension scheme
• Medical benefits
• Other special allowance

HRA Details

The HRA of all RRB NTPC employees will be calculated based on the cities they are posted. The calculation criteria of HRA is given below.

Category of Cities	HRA Before 7th Pay Commission (In Per Cent)	HRA After 7th Pay Commission (In Per Cent)
X	30	24
Y	20	16
Z	10	8

The three categories of cities for HRA are classified according to their population density. The list of cities which fall under the X, Y and Z categories are given below:

Categories of Cities	Cities
X (Population >= 50 Lakhs)	Bengaluru, Greater Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Chennai and Kolkata
Y (Population 5 to 50 Lakhs)	Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Puducherry, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Raipur, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Moradabad, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kannur, Kollam, Gwalior, Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Ujjain, Amravati, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nashik, Bhiwandi, Solapur, Kolhapur, Vasai-Virar Cty, Vijayawada, Warangal, Greater Visakhapatnam, Guntur, Nellore, Guwahati, Patna, Hubli-Dharwad, Mangalore, Mysore, Gulbarga, Kozhikode, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Ajmer, Salem, Tirupur, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai, Erode, Dehradun, Chandigarh, Durg-Bhilai Nagar, Sangli, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Rourkela, Vadodara, Surat, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Srinagar, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Ranchi, Bokaro Steel City, Belgaum, Malegaon, Nanded-Waghala, Aligarh, Agra, Bareilly, Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Saharanpur, Noida, Firozabad, Jhansi, Asansol, Siliguri, Durgapur
Z (Population	All other remaining cities

The job profiles of undergraduate and graduate posts under RRB NTPC exam are given below.

Graduate-Level Posts	Job Profiles
Traffic Assistant	Responsible for traffic and signal. Candidates need to work in different shifts.
Goods Guard	Monitor the functioning of the vehicle, check the loose ends in the train, identify and address minor issues while the train is moving, ensure brake continuity, coordinate with the Station Master in terms of communicating information regarding arrival and departure of trains.
Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	Work in ticket booking offices, commercial checking and issuing tickets, booking luggage and goods.
Senior Clerk cum Typist	Responsible for clerical works and supervising Junior Clerks.
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist	Maintaining accounting records, tracking transactions, expenditures, claim settlements,  making account-related reports,  compiling budgets as per rules checking financial irregularities and supporting the administrative related tasks in the accounts department.
Senior Time Keeper	Working in sync with the entire railway network and keeping records of time regarding movements of trains.
Commercial Apprentice	Supervise in various commercial branches.
Station Master	Supervising the work of assigned railway station Works as the in-charge of the assigned railway station Ensure smooth and timely arrival and departure of trains Handling the issues faced by the passengers

 

Undergraduate-Level Posts	Job Profiles
Junior Clerk cum Typist	Assist the Senior Clerks with data entry work.
Accounts Clerk cum Typist	Works under the Accounts and Finance Department Track the monetary transactions Responsible for data entry and other works of the department Administrative activities
Junior Time Keeper	Assist the Senior Time Keeper in maintaining the records for arrival and departure of trains.
Trains Clerk	Maintaining records related to the trains and their conditions and keeping track record of the number of coaches in trains.
Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	Issuing tickets through computer reservation system and unreserved ticketing system Maintaining the records related to luggage.

 

The first stage CBT of RRB NTPC comprises questions from General Awareness, Mathematics, and General Intelligence and Reasoning. The test paper carries a total of 100 objective-type multiple-choice questions. The first stage CBT is qualifying in nature. The test carries 100 marks. The exam is held for 90 minutes (120 minutes for PwBD candidates accompanied by scribe). The structure of RRB NTPC exam pattern for CBT 1 is given below.

Sections	Number of questions
General Awareness	40
Mathematics	30
General Intelligence and Reasoning	30
Total	100

The instructions related to RRB NTPC Typing Test are given below:

• The candidates are required to type at least 300 words in English or 250 words in Hindi
• The candidates will have to type in English or Hindi, as per option exercised by them on RRB websites. English will be the Typing Language for those who have not exercised their option Candidates who have opted Hindi for Typing Test must be familiar with the usage of Krutidev or Mangal font
• The exam session consists of three parts as Typing practice for one minute to warm up & familiarize with key board,  Break of 30 seconds and Typing Test for 10 minutes which will be taken for evaluation
• As the skill test is to determine the speed, candidates who have completed the passage can retype passage from the beginning within the duration of test i.e. 10 minutes. Candidates who do not type the whole passage at least once in 10 minutes will be treated as disqualified. The transcripts of those candidates who do not type 300 words in English or 250 words in Hindi within the prescribed time will not be evaluated
• The evaluation of the passage typed by the candidate will be done as follows:
• The mistakes will be classified as full mistakes and half mistakes. 5 per cent mistakes of the total words typed may be ignored. Accordingly, the total number of mistakes will be calculated as under:

1. No. of full mistakes + No. of half mistakes/2 = Total Mistakes
2. Number of mistakes – 5 per cent of total number of words typed = Final count of mistakes

• The typing speed of the candidate will be worked out by the following formula:
• Typing Speed= No. of total words typed – (Final count of mistake x 10)/Time 
• For example: If a candidate types a total number of 400 words in 10 minutes and commits 10 final count of mistakes, his speed would be worked out as follows:

1. 400- (10x10)/10= 300/10 = 30 w.p.m

• The minimum speed should be 30 words per minute in English and 25 words per minute in Hindi

 

 

 

The distribution of questions in the RRB NTPC CBT 2 exam is given below.

Sections	No. of Questions
Mathematics	35
General Intelligence and Reasoning	35
General Awareness	50
Total	120

For General Knowledge section of RRB NTPC you need to cover Current Events of National and International Importance, Indian Literature, History, Polity, Geography, Economics, etc. The weightage given to this section in CBT 1 is 40 and in CBT 2 is 50. For RRB NTPC General Science and General Awareness, you can refer to the Lucent General Science and Lucent GK books. For General Science, you can also clear your concepts from high school Science books. RRB NTPC syllabus for General Knowledge is given below:

• 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) 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 for different subjects is given below:

• Mathematics: Data Interpretation, Profit, Loss & Discount, Speed, Time & Distance, Simple and Compound Interest, Geometry, Time and Work, Percentage, etc. 
• Reasoning: Alphabet series, Number series, Coding-Decoding, Venn Diagram, Syllogism, etc.
• General Awareness: Current Affairs Static GK, Polity and Constitution, History, Geography, Art and Culture, etc.

 

 

 

RRB NTPC syllabus for CBT 1 and 2 is more or less same. The CBT 1 and 2 comprises the same subjects. However, there is a difference in the difficulty level of the exam. The subjects included in the CBT 1 and 2 exams are General Awareness, Mathematics, and General Intelligence and Reasoning. 

A total of 11558 vacancies have been announced for graduate posts and undergraduate posts. The vacancy break-up is given below.

RRB NTPC Vacancy 2025 for Graduate-Level Posts

Name of Post	Vacancy
Goods Train Manager	3144
Station Master	994
Chief Comm. cum Ticket Supervisor	1736
Jr. Accounts Asstt. cum Typist	1507
Sr. Clerk cum Typist	732
Total	8113

RRB NTPC Vacancy 2025 for Undergraduate-Level Posts

Name of Post	Vacancy
Accounts Clerk cum Typist	361
Comm. Cum Ticket Clerk	2022
Jr. Clerk cum Typist	990
Trains Clerk	72
Total	3445

The zone-wise RRB NTPC 2025 vacancy break-up for graduate posts is given below.

RRB NTPC Graduate Level Vacancy
Zones	UR	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	Total
RRB Ahmedabad	202	79	37	137	61	516
RRB Ajmer	56	20	07	35	14	132
RRB Bengaluru	206	71	36	134	49	496
RRB Bhopal	65	32	12	25	21	155
RRB Bhubaneswar	328	108	55	199	68	758
RRB Bilaspur	273	88	51	168	69	649
RRB Chandigarh	228	59	29	65	29	410
RRB Chennai	195	65	34	105	37	436
RRB Gorakhpur	54	19	10	33	13	129
RRB Guwahati	213	74	38	140	51	516
RRB Jammu-Srinagar	60	20	13	38	14	145
RRB Kolkata	628	188	121	329	116	1382
RRB Malda	83	28	16	50	21	198
RRB Mumbai	319	126	66	217	99	827
RRB Muzaffarpur	04	02	01	04	01	12
RRB Prayagraj	103	34	13	56	21	227
RRB Patna	48	16	09	28	10	111
RRB Ranchi	133	49	22	87	31	322
RRB Secunderabad	212	66	39	101	60	478
RRB Siliguri	17	06	03	10	04	40
RRB Thiruvananthapuram	67	30	23	33	21	174
Total Vacancy	3494	1180	635	1994	810	8113

The zone-wise RRB NTPC vacancies announced for undergraduate posts is given below.

RRB NTPC Undergraduate Level Vacancy
Zones	UR	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	Total
RRB Ahmedabad	91	32	16	48	23	210
RRB Ajmer	38	07	05	14	07	71
RRB Bengaluru	25	10	04	16	05	60
RRB Bhopal	30	06	05	12	05	58
RRB Bhubaneswar	22	09	07	13	05	56
RRB Bilaspur	59	22	13	44	14	152
RRB Chandigarh	97	36	23	65	26	247
RRB Chennai	99	27	21	31	16	194
RRB Gorakhpur	54	18	11	25	12	120
RRB Guwahati	69	26	13	47	20	175
RRB Jammu-Srinagar	65	23	11	37	11	147
RRB Kolkata	200	68	55	95	34	452
RRB Malda	07	02	00	03	00	12
RRB Mumbai	290	103	55	182	69	699
RRB Muzaffarpur	28	10	05	18	07	68
RRB Prayagraj	254	51	31	56	18	389
RRB Patna	05	03	03	03	02	16
RRB Ranchi	29	12	07	20	08	76
RRB Secunderabad	42	16	07	17	07	89
RRB Siliguri	17	06	03	12	04	42
RRB Thiruvananthapuram	42	17	16	25	12	112
Total Vacancy	1563	504	311	762	305	3445

The tips and tricks to prepare for RRB NTPC exam are given below: a) Understand the exam pattern and syllabus b) Practice the previous years' question papers to know the type of questions asked in the exam/li&get; c) Solve mock tests to improve speed and accuracy d) Identify the strengths and weakness and work towards improving the weaker areas/li&get; e) Refer to a good book and clear the concepts of each topic Questions asked in the RRB NTPC exam are generally of the school level. Candidates can brush up on the topics prescribed for Science subjects from the NCERT books of Classes 7 to 10. The books that candidates can refer to for RRB NTPC exam are given below: Mathematics Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal Fast Track by Rajesh Verma NCERT Maths from Grade 6 to Grade 11 Magical Books on Quicker Maths by M Tyra Advance Maths by Rakesh Yadav General Intelligence and Reasoning Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey Test of Reasoning by Edgar Thorpe A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal New Approach to Reasoning Verbal, Non-Verbal and Analytical by BS Sijwali and Indus Sijwali Lucents General Intelligence and Reasoning General Knowledge Lucents General Knowledge Manorama Yearbook.

The marking scheme of RRB NTPC is given below: For the correct answer, candidates score one mark There is negative marking for wrong answers, 1/3 marks are deducted for incorrect answers The marks of each session of the test are normalised since the exam is conducted in multiple sessions.