RRB NTPC Exam Day Guidelines 2025: The Railway Recruitment Boards have released RRB NTPC exam day guidelines for CBT 2. Candidates need to follow the exam day guidelines for appearing in the exam, or else they will be disqualified from appearing in the exam. RRB NTPC exam day guidelines highlight exam timings, admit card, reporting time, banned items, and many more. Scroll down to read more details on the RRB NTPC exam day guidelines 2025.
RRB NTPC Exam Day Guidelines 2025: The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) have released RRB NTPC exam day guidelines 2025 for the CBT 2 exam along with the admit card. Candidates will be allowed to appear in the exam only on producing an e-call letter, a photograph, an original photo ID, and a face mask. The exam day guidelines highlight all the required information, right from the documents to be carried along, dress code, barred items in the exam hall, and many more. These standard guidelines ensure uniformity and hence avoid any sort of confusion amongst students. RRB NTPC exam day guidelines specify certain dos and don’ts that candidates must strictly follow. Candidates must be well aware of the exact set of events occurring on the exam day before the exam day arrives. In this article, we have explained the RRB NTPC exam day guidelines.
RRB NTPC Exam Day Guidelines
Candidates can check below RRB NTPC exam day guidelines in terms of exam timings, admit card, reporting time, banned items and many more.
RRB NTPC Exam Timings
The duration of RRB NTPC CBT is 90 minutes for 120 questions (120 minutes for PwBD candidates taking the CBT with scribe)
CBT 2
| Shifts | Reporting Time | Exam Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
7.30 am to 8.30 am |
9.30 am to 11 am |
| 2 |
12.30 pm to 1.30 pm |
2.30 pm to 4 pm |
CBT 1
| Parameters | Shift 1 | Shift 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Reporting Time |
8.30 am |
1.30 pm |
| Gate Closing Time |
10 am |
3 pm |
| Exam Start Time |
10.30 am |
3.30 pm |
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RRB NTPC Admit Card
Candidates should report at the RRB NTPC exam centre well in advance of the reporting time indicated on e-call letter to complete activities such Aadhaar linked Biometric Authentication of the candidates, capture of biometric (LTI) and photo, collection of documents, announcement of instructions and logging in, etc. The candidates are required to carry Aadhaar card to facilitate biometric authentication.
Reporting Time
No candidates will be allowed inside the test centre after gate closing time for the date and shift in the RRB NTPC admit card. Candidates are advised to locate their test centre and its accessibility at least a day before the test so that they can reach the centre on time on the day of the test.
Submission of Admit Card
RRB NTPC admit card is to be submitted for verification at the time of the test. At least one original and valid photo identification card.
Valid Photo Identification
Candidates need to bring any of the following documents:
- Voter Card
- Aadhaar Card
- Printout of E-Aadhaar
- Driving Iicense
- PAN Card
- E-PAN Card printout
- Passport
- Identity Card issued by the employer in case the candidate is government employee, school/college/university photo ID card
- SSLC/HSC marksheet with photo
Banned Items
- Banned items are electronic gadgets such as mobile phones, pager, watches, Bluetooth, calculator, metallic wears, bangles, belts, bracelets, books, papers, etc are not allowed inside the exam centre
- Candidates should not carry pen/pencil inside the test centre
- Pen will be provide during the exam
- Candidates should not apply henna/Mehendi because there will be biometric capture
Language of Question Paper
Candidates can view question papers in the language opted by them at the time of filling the RRB NTPC application form and in English Language
Rough Sheets
Candidates must write their roll number and name on the rough sheets. The rough sheets have to be returned after the test.
Travel Arrangements
Candidates should make their own travel arrangements. Special Trains for CBT 2 will run across the country to ferry students to and from the exam centres. The books for these trains have started. More than 65 special trains will run for RRB NTPC candidates.
Verification
During the exam, additional biometric LTI, photograph capture and attendance, including physical LTI and signature of the candidates, will be taken and no extra time will be given as this is a part of the exam process.
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Student Forum
Answered 4 days ago
Candidates will be able to download the RRB NTPC admit card for CEN No. 06/2025 from the methods as mentioned below:
- Visit the RRB NTPC websites
- On the home page, you will find RRB NTPC admit card download link
- Enter the user ID (registration number) and password (date of birth)
- RRB NTPC admit card appe
M
Contributor-Level 6
Answered 4 days ago
The RRB NTPC admit card for the Graduate posts for CEN No. 06/2025 will be released a few days before the exam date on the regional official websites. The exam will be conducted from March 16 to March 27.
C
Contributor-Level 6
Answered 5 days ago
The minimum qualifying marks for the RRB NTPC CBT 1 graduate posts are for UR & EWS 40%, for OBC & SC 30% and for ST it is 25%.
S
Contributor-Level 6
Answered 5 days ago
After qualifying the RRB NTPC exam CBT 1 for the Graduate posts, candidates will give the CBT 2 exam which is the second stage of an exam and consists of 120 questions.
I
Contributor-Level 6
Answered 5 days ago
The candidates who appeared in the exam will be able to check the RRB NTPC Result for the Graduate posts online by visiting the official regional RRBs websites. It will be released in the form of PDF and contains the roll numbers of the qualified candidates.
S
Contributor-Level 10
Answered 5 days ago
The RRB NTPC exam of the Graduate posts is mainly considered tough because of the large number of candidates that give an exam every year. The difficulty level of the questions depends upon the preparation level, types of questions asked and the format of an exam.
V
Contributor-Level 6
Answered 5 days ago
The RRB NTPC 2026 Graduate posts difficulty level in general is considered a Moderate. The CBT 1 is basically Easy to Moderate where as CBT 2 is Moderate to Tough due to the level of the questions asked which are advanced and analytical.
K
Contributor-Level 6
Answered 5 days ago
Check can check below the process to download the RRB NTPC 2026 answer key for the graduate posts:
- Visit 21 RRB websites
- Click RRB NTPC answer key link
- Enter required credentials
- The answer key appears on screen
- Download and save it
G
Contributor-Level 6
Answered 5 days ago
The authority will release the RRB NTPC 2026 Graduate posts answer key for CEN No. 06/2025 within a few days after the conduction of an exam. The Graduate posts exam will be conducted from March 16 to 27.
N
Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
Generally, the RRB NTPC exam for the Graduate posts is considered to be Easy to Moderate in difficulty level mainly for the CBT 1 and for CBT 2, it can be considered as Moderate to Tough.
S
Contributor-Level 6
Exam On - 16 Mar '26 - 27 Mar '26