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Anangsha Patra
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Updated on Jul 25, 2025 14:27 IST

RRB NTPC Eligibility 2026: The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) prescribe RRB NTPC eligibility criteria separately for Graduate & Undergraduate posts. The eligibility criteria comprise details such as educational qualification, age limit, nationality, and medical standards. According to the RRB NTPC eligibility 2026, the age limit for Graduate post is between 18 to 36 years. RRB NTPC age limit for the Undergraduate post is between 18 to 33 years. RRB NTPC educational qualification for the Graduate post is a Graduation. Railway NTPC qualification for Undergraduate posts is Class 12 pass. Read here for complete details on RRB NTPC eligibility.

RRB NTPC Eligibility

RRB NTPC Eligibility

RRB NTPC Eligibility 2026: The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) prescribe the RRB NTPC eligibility in terms of educational qualification, age limit, nationality, and physical standard. According to the RRB NTPC eligibility, the age limit for Graduate posts is 18 to 36 years, whereas it is 18 to 33 years for Undergraduate posts. RRB NTPC educational qualification for Graduate posts is a Graduation. The educational qualification for Undergraduate posts is Class 12 pass. Candidates must be medically fit for the RRB NTPC exam to carry on their duties and responsibilities properly. 

To apply for Railway NTPC exam, candidates need to fulfill the eligibility criteria. Candidates must read the RRB NTPC notification carefully in order to know about the details related to eligibility. RRB NTPC eligibility criteria are different for different posts. Scroll down to read more details on RRB NTPC eligibility including age limit, educational qualification, nationality and medical standards.

Table of content
  • RRB NTPC Eligibility 2026
  • RRB NTPC Eligibility 2026: Nationality
  • RRB NTPC Age Limit
  • RRB NTPC Age Relaxation
  • RRB NTPC Educational Qualification for Graduate Posts
  • RRB NTPC Eligibility for 12th Pass (Educational Qualification)
  • RRB NTPC Medical Standards
  • RRB NTPC Typing Proficiency
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RRB NTPC Eligibility 2026

RRB NTPC exam is conducted to select candidates for various Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) positions in the Indian Railways’ Zonal Railways and Production Units. The posts include 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, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Senior Time Keeper, Commercial Apprentice, and Station Master. Candidates must fulfil RRB NTPC eligibility laid down in terms of age limit, educational qualification and medical standards.

RRB NTPC Eligibility 2026: Nationality

Candidates applying for RRB NTPC must be:

  • An Indian citizen
  • A subject of Nepal or Bhutan
  • A Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 to permanently settle in India
  • A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam with to permanently settle in India.

Also Read: RRB NTPC Dates

RRB NTPC Age Limit

RRB NTPC test consists of two levels-graduate and undergraduate (Class 12). In RRB NTPC, there an upper and lower age limit set by the RRB.  For the undergraduate level posts, the date of birth of an applying candidate must be between the years given below:

Levels Age Limit 

Graduate Level

18 to 36 years

Undergraduate Level

18 to 33 years

RRB NTPC Age Limit for Undergraduate Posts

Candidates applying for the undergraduate posts should be between 18 and 33 years. RRB NTPC age limit is given below.

Age Group Upper Limit of D.O.B (Not earlier than) Lower Limit of D.O.B (Not later than)
UR & EWS OBC-Non Creamy Layer SC/ST For all Community categories
18 to 33 years 02.01.1992 02.01.1989 02.01.1987 01.01.2007
Age Group Upper Limit of D.O.B (Not earlier than) Lower Limit of D.O.B (Not later than)

RRB NTPC Age Limit for Graduate Posts 

RRB NTPC age limit for graduate posts should be between 18 and 36 years.


Name of the post
Previous Age Limit (In Years) Age Applicable 

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 Age Limit 
Age Group Upper Limit of D.O.B (Not earlier than) Lower Limit of D.O.B (Not later than)
UR & EWS OBC-Non Creamy Layer SC/ST For all Community categories

18 to 36 years

02.01.1989

02.01.1986

02.01.1984

01.01.2007

RRB NTPC Age Relaxation

Relaxation in the upper age limit is given to candidates belonging to different categories. RRB NTPC age relaxation for graduate and undergraduate posts is given below.

RRB NTPC Age Relaxations 2025
Category Age Relaxation
OBC NCL- Non-creamy Layer 3 years
SC/ST 5 years
Ex-Serviceman-UR & EWS 3 Years (After deduction of length of service from age)
Ex-Serviceman-OBC-NCL 6 Years (After deduction of length of service from age)
Ex-Serviceman- SC/ST 8 Years (After deduction of length of service from age)
PwD-UR & EWS 10 years
PwD- OBC- NCL 13 years
PwD-SC/ST 15 years
Candidates who are serving Group 'C' and erstwhile Group 'D' Railway Staff, with minimum 3 years service as well as Substitues with minimum 3 years service in continuous or in broken spells in Railway. UR & EWS- 40 years of age
OBC (NCL)- 43 years of age
SC/ST- 45 years of age
Candidates who are working in Quasi-Administrative offices of the Railway organization such as Railway Canteens, Cooperative Societies and Institutes  Up to the length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is less
Women candidates, who are widowed, divorced or judicially separated from husband but not remarried UR & EWS- 35 years of age
OBC (NCL)- 38 years of age
SC/ST- 40 years of age

RRB NTPC Educational Qualification for Graduate Posts

The post-wise RRB NTPC educational qualification is given below.

RRB NTPC Educational Qualifications 2025
Post Name Educational Qualification
Chief Commerical Cum Ticket Supervisor Degree from a recognized university or its equivalent.
Station Master Degree from a recognized university or its equivalent.
Goods Train Manager Degree from a recognized university or its equivalent.
Junior Accounts Assistant Cum Typist Degree from a recognized university or its equivalent.
Typing proficiency in English/Hindi on the computer is necessary.
Senior Clerk Cum Typist Degree from a recognized university or its equivalent.
Typing proficiency in English/Hindi on the computer is necessary.

RRB NTPC Eligibility for 12th Pass (Educational Qualification)

RRB NTPC educational qualification undergraduate posts is given below.

RRB NTPC Educational Qualifications (Undergraduate)
Post Name Educational Qualification
Commercial Cum Ticket Clerk Candidates must have completed 12th or its equivalent with not less than 50% marks in the aggregate
Accounts Clerk Cum Typist  Candidates must have completed 12th or its equivalent with not less than 50% marks in the aggregate
Typing proficiency in English / Hindi on Computer is essential 
Junior Clerk Cum Typist Candidates must have completed 12th or its equivalent with not less than 50% marks in the aggregate
Typing proficiency in English / Hindi on Computer is essential 
Trains Clerk Candidates must have completed 12th or its equivalent with not less than 50% marks in the aggregate

Also Read: RRB NTPC Admit Card 

RRB NTPC Medical Standards

Candidates must ensure that they fulfil the prescribed medical standards for the posts they are applying. Candidates must be medically fit to carry on their duties and responsibilities for the applied post. Before final appointment, the medical fitness of candidates will be checked by the Railway Administration. Visual Acuity Standard is one of the important criteria of medical fitness of railway staff. The post-wise RRB NTPC medical standards are given below.

RRB NTPC Medical Standards 2026
Post Name Medical Standards
Chief Commerical Cum Ticket Supervisor B2
Station Master A2
Goods Train Manager A2
Junior Accounts Assistant Cum Typist C2
Senior Clerk Cum Typist C2

RRB NTPC Typing Proficiency

Candidates must also have typing proficiency as per RRB NTPC eligibility. This is required for the positions such as Junior Clerk Cum Typist, Junior Time Keeper, Trains Clerk, Accounts Clerk Cum Typist, Commercial Cum Ticket Clerk, Senior Clerk Cum Typist, Senior Time Keeper, Junior Accounts Assistant Cum Typist, and Station Master. Candidates are required to undergo typing test in the second round of selection. 

  • The test is conducted in Hindi, and both Kruti Dev and Mangal fonts is available for typing on a Personal Computer
  • Candidates with certain permanent disabilities such as visual impairments (Blindness/Low Vision), Cerebral Palsy, and Locomotor Disability (with not less than 40% permanent disability) are exempted from the Typing Skill Test. Such candidates must upload a scanned copy of the Typing Skill Test Exemption Certificate issued by the Competent Medical Board on the respective RRB’s website before the typing skill test
  • Merit is determined only for candidates who have qualified in the typing skill test
Q:   Is there minimum qualifying marks in RRB NTPC exam?
A:

Yes, there is a minimum qualifying cut off in RRB NTPC exam. The minimum qualifying marks for CBT 1 and 2 are below:

General, EWS: 40 per cent

OBC and SC: 30 per cent 

ST: 25 %

 

Q:   How many candidates have qualified RRB NTPC CBT 1 exam in 2019-23?
A:

The zone-wise data of the number of candidates who qualified RRB NTPC exam in 2019-23 is given below.

ZoneNo. of Qualified Candidates
RRB Ranchi27,734
RRB Ahmedabad20,490
RRB Ajmer35,490
RRB Allahabad80,632
RRB Bangalore49,353
RRB Bhubaneshwar9,969
RRB Bilaspur24,155
RRB Chandigarh49,678
RRB Chennai 52,862
RRB Guwahati16,332
RRB Kolkata60,466
RRB Malda20,873
RRB Mumbai73,351
RRB Patna20,769
RRB Secunderabad 64,716
RRB Siliguri8,516
RRB Thiruvananthapuram16,812
RRB Bhopal19,956
RRB Gorakhpur4,141
Total 6,56,295

 

Q:   What is RRB NTPC educational qualification?
A:

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.

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Anangsha Patra
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