RRB NTPC Salary & Structure: Check Job Profile After 7th Pay Commission

Under RRB NTPC undergraduate-level posts, the maximum salary is offered to the post of Commercial cum Ticket Clerk. Under the graduate-level posts, the maximum salary is offered to Station Master and Commercial Apprentice. The starting basic salary for undergraduate posts is INR 19,900 to 21,700. RRB NTPC salary for graduate posts is INR 25,500 to 35,400.

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.

 

RRB Group D is the entry-level job in the Indian railway while RRB NTPC comes under the category of group C jobs, which are next to Group D posts. For RRB Group D posts, the educational qualification required is a Class 10th pass. For RRB NTPC undergraduate posts, candidates must have passed Class 12th. The posts announced under RRB Group D are Track Maintainer Grade-IV, Helper/Assistant in various technical departments (Electrical, Mechanical and S&T departments), Pointsman, etc. The posts announced under RRB NTPC 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 salary is different for different posts. The starting basic salary for undergraduate posts ranges between INR 19,900 to 21,700. RRB NTPC salary for graduate posts ranges between INR 25,500 to 35,400. RRB NTPC salary for Commercial cum Ticket Clerk is INR 21,700. RRB NTPC salary for Junior Clerk cum Typist is INR 19,900. RRB NTPC salary for Station Master is INR 35,400. The salary offered to the Commercial Apprentice through RRB NTPC exam is INR 35,400.

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.

The level-wise posts in RRB NTPC are given below:

Levels	Posts
Level 5	Goods Guard, Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist and Senior Time Keeper
Level 6	Commercial Apprentice and Station Master
Level 4	Traffic Assistant
Level 3	Commercial cum Ticket Clerk
Level 2	Junior Clerk cum Typist, Assistant Clerk cum Typist, Assistant Clerk cum Typist, Train Clerk

RRB NTPC exam pattern and selection process has been revised for graduate and undergraduate posts. The revision in the exam pattern has been done in the second stage CBT. The second stage CBT has been made common for all the levels for graduate and undergraduate posts. The revised exam pattern is given below.

Revised Exam Pattern for Graduate Posts

Revised Exam Pattern

Name of the post	Level in 7th CPC	1st stage CBT	2ndstage CBT	Skill Test requirement
Goods Train Manager	5	Common for all Posts	Common for all posts	------
Senior Clerk cum Typist	5			Typing Skill Test
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist	5			Typing Skill Test
Chief Commercial cum Ticket Supervisor	6			-------
Station Master	6			Computer Based Aptitude Test

Revised Exam Pattern for Undergraduate Posts

Sl. No.	Name of the post	Level in 7th CPC	1st stage CBT	2nd stage CBT	Skill Test requirement
1	Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	3	Common for all Posts	Common for all posts	------
2	Accounts Clerk cum Typist	2			Typing Skill Test
3	Junior Clerk cum Typist	2			Typing Skill Test
4	Trains Clerk	2			-------

 

The basic salary of RRB JE is INR 35,400. The pay band for this post is INR 35,400-1,12,400 and the grade pay is INR 4200. The basic RRB NTPC salary for 12th pass posts ranges between INR 19,900 to 21,700 (varies as per posts). The basic RRB NTPC salary for graduate posts ranges between INR 25,500-35,400 (varies as per posts).. .

The graduate-level posts under RRB NTPC include Goods Guard, Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist, and Senior Time Keeper. RRB NTPC salary for graduate posts is given below. Traffic Assistant-INR 25,500 Goods Guard-INR 29,200 Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk-INR 29,200 Senior Clerk cum Typist-INR 29,200 Junior Account Assistant cum Typist-INR 29,200 Senior Time Keeper-INR 29,200 Commercial Apprentice-INR 35,400 Station Master-INR 35,400.

The full form of NTPC is Non Technical Popular Categories. This exam is conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board to appoint candidates as Commercial Apprentice, Goods guard, Traffic Apprentice, Traffic Assistant, Assistant Station Master, etc. All over India. The eligibility criteria prescribed for RRB NTPC is given below: Age limit: The age limit for undergraduate posts is 18 to 30 years. The age limit for graduate posts is 18 to 33 years. Educational qualification: For undergraduate posts, candidates must have passed Class 12. RRB NTPC Salary Railway Recruitment Board decides RRB NTPC salary structure. The basic pay of RRB NTPC Junior Clerk cum Typist is INR 19900 per month. RRB conducts the RRB NTPC exam to recruit candidates for various vacancies in the Indian Railways. 

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

RRB Group D is the entry-level job in the Indian railway while RRB NTPC comes under the category of group C jobs, which are next to Group D posts. For RRB Group D posts, the educational qualification required is a Class 10th pass. For RRB NTPC undergraduate posts, candidates must have passed Class 12th. The posts announced under RRB Group D are Track Maintainer Grade-IV, Helper/Assistant in various technical departments (Electrical, Mechanical and S&T departments), Pointsman, etc. The posts announced under RRB NTPC 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.

According to government notification, there will be no interviews at the Group C and Group D level post recruitment. The RRB NTPC recruits for Group C level posts in railways; there will be no interviews for the RRB NTPC at levels 2, 3,4,5, and 6. The selection process for NTPC is as follows: 1. First Stage Computer Based Test, 2. Second-stage computer-based test 3. The third stage is a typing skill test or a computer-based aptitude test, depending on the post. 4. Finally, document verification and a medical examination will be done after shortlisting aspirants.

Depending on the candidates' performance, they are promoted to the next level. The promotion policy is given below.

Posts	Promotion
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 Keeper Grade I
Trains Clerk	Senior Trains Clerk
	Chief Trains Clerk
Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk
	Chief Commercial cum Ticket Clerk
	Deputy Station Master
Traffic Assistant	Senior Traffic Assistant
Goods Guard	Passenger Guard
	Express Guard
	Section Controller
	Chief Controller
Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	Chief Trains Clerk
	Goods Guard
	Assistant Station Master
Senior Clerk cum Typist	Chief Trains Clerk
	Assistant Station Master
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist	Accounts Assistant
	Junior Accounts Officer
	Senior Accounts Officer
	Deputy Chief Accounts Officer
	Additional Finance advisor
	Chief Accounts Officer
	Financial Advisor
Senior Time Keeper	Senior Time Keeper Grade II
	Senior Time Keeper Grade I
Commercial Apprentice	Assistant Commercial Manager
	Divisional Commercial Manager
	Senior Divisional Commercial Manager
Station Master	Assistant Operations Manager
	Divisional Operations Manager

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The job profile of RRB NTPC Station Master is supervising the work of assigned railway station, works as the in-charge of the assigned railway station, ensure timely arrival & departure of trains and handling the issues faced by the passengers. Total pay of Station Master is INR 54,360.

The Indian Railways hold the RRB NTPC examination for non-technical positions. The exam is currently being conducted in four stages for more than 35,000 vacancies in railways. 1. The highest cutoff typically goes to the senior clerk/typist post because of the position's popularity at Level 2. 2. With this job, you can work in the division's DRM office and balance your work and personal lives better. Your work will be office-based with no field visits and a fixed holiday. 3. After this post, station masters and commercial apprentices are preferred in Level 6. These posts offer a comparatively better salary and supervisory authority. 4. The salary of both posts is Rs. 35400 per month, whereas the salary of the senior clerk/typist is just Rs. 29,200 per month. 5. The senior clerk/typist is the best option in levels 2 and 3, which are for the 12th grade. The Station Master or Commercial Apprentice is the best option for a graduate-level post among levels 4, 5, and 6.

After five years RRB NTPC salary will increase due to increment and promotions. The basic salary for Undergraduate posts might range from INR 22,400 to 24,500. RRB NTPC salary for Graduate posts might range between INR 28,700 and INR 39,900. In addition, candidates will receive Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), Transport Allowance, and other benefits. 

 

There are two stage Computer Based Test (CBTs) followed by Computer based Aptitude Test (CBAT)/ Typing Skill Test (TST) wherever applicable. The Computer based Aptitude Test for Station Master and the Typing Skill Test is held for Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist. For Goods Train Manager, Senior Commercial cum Ticket Supervisor, there is only two stage CBTs followed by document verification and medical examination. RRB wise short listing of candidates for 2nd Stage CBT is done at the rate of 15 times the vacancies. The short listing for Computer Based Aptitude Test and Typing Skill Test is done to the extent of 8 times the vacancies (may increase or decrease as per the requirement of Railway Administration) based on the merit of the candidates in 2nd Stage CBT. When a candidate is qualified in 1st stage CBT & shortlisted for subsequent stages as OBC/SC/ST/EWS/PwBD he/she will continue to be.
considered as OBC/SC/ST/EWS/PwBD respectively in all subsequent stages.

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

 

According to government notification, there will be no interviews at the Group C and Group D level post recruitment. The RRB NTPC recruits for Group C level posts in railways; there will be no interviews for the RRB NTPC at levels 2, 3,4,5, and 6. The selection process for NTPC is as follows: 1. First Stage Computer Based Test, 2. Second-stage computer-based test 3. The third stage is a typing skill test or a computer-based aptitude test, depending on the post. 4. Finally, document verification and a medical examination will be done after shortlisting aspirants.

There will be two stage CBTs for RRB NTPC undergraduate posts followed by Computer based Typing Skill Test (TST) wherever applicable. Typing Skill Test for Accounts Clerk cum Typist and Junior Clerk cum Typist. Subsequently, there will be document verification and medical examination. For Commercial cum Ticket Clerk and Trains Clerk there shall be two stage CBT followed by document verification and medical examination. RRB wise short listing of candidates for 2nd Stage CBT is done at the rate
of 15 times the vacancies. The short listing for Computer Based Aptitude Test and Typing Skill Test is done to the extent of 8 times the vacancies (may increase or decrease as per the requirement of Railway Administration) based on the merit of the candidates in 2nd Stage CBT. When a candidate is qualified in 1st stage CBT & shortlisted for subsequent stages as OBC/SC/ST/EWS/PwBD he/she will continue to be considered as OBC/SC/ST/EWS/PwBD respectively in all subsequent stages.

The full form of NTPC is Non Technical Popular Categories. This exam is conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board to appoint candidates as Commercial Apprentice, Goods guard, Traffic Apprentice, Traffic Assistant, Assistant Station Master, etc. All over India. The eligibility criteria prescribed for RRB NTPC is given below: Age limit: The age limit for undergraduate posts is 18 to 30 years. The age limit for graduate posts is 18 to 33 years. Educational qualification: For undergraduate posts, candidates must have passed Class 12. RRB NTPC Salary Railway Recruitment Board decides RRB NTPC salary structure. The basic pay of RRB NTPC Junior Clerk cum Typist is INR 19900 per month. RRB conducts the RRB NTPC exam to recruit candidates for various vacancies in the Indian Railways. 

RRB NTPC Full Form is Railway Recruitment Board Non-Technical Popular Categories. RRBs conduct the exam to recruit candidates as Commercial Apprentice, Goods Guard, Station Master, and many other posts across India. The exam is conducted in 15 languages which are English, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

Yes, there is a minimum qualifying cut off in RRB NTPC exam. The minimum qualifying marks for CBT 1 and 2 for General, EWS categories is 40 per cent, for OBC and SC is 30 per cent and for ST category is 25 per cent. In CBAT, candidates are required to secure a minimum T-score of 42 marks. Besides, cut off marks, candidates are also required to secure the qualifying marks as per their categories. Candidates need to secure the qualifying marks in CBTs and CBAT inorder to qualify the exam. The CBT 1 comprises questions from General Awareness, Mathematics, and General Intelligence and Reasoning. The total marks allotted to the CBT 1 are 100. The CBT 2 comprises questions from General Questions Awareness, Mathematics, and General Intelligence and Reasoning. Total marks allotted to the test are 120.

RRB NTPC exam is conducted to fill up various graduate and undergraduate posts under Non-Technical Popular Categories in various zones of Indian Railways. The posts announced under RRB NTPC 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.

There is a probation period for RRB NTPC employees. The probation period is two years. During that period, employees might not get full benefits. The starting basic salary range offered to undergraduate posts is INR 19,900 to 21,700. While the graduate post employees are offered RRB NTPC salary in the range of INR 25,500 to IBR 35,400.

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.

RRB Group D is the entry-level job in the Indian railway while RRB NTPC comes under the category of group C jobs, which are next to Group D posts. For RRB Group D posts, the educational qualification required is a Class 10th pass. For RRB NTPC undergraduate posts, candidates must have passed Class 12th. The posts announced under RRB Group D are Track Maintainer Grade-IV, Helper/Assistant in various technical departments (Electrical, Mechanical and S&T departments), Pointsman, etc. The posts announced under RRB NTPC 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.