RRB NTPC 2026 Post Preference: Check RRB NTPC Level 2,3,4,5,6 Post Details

RRB NTPC Post Preference: Important Factors

Candidates must consider the following factors while indicating RRB NTPC post preference in the application form:

Number of Vacancies

This is an important factor for entering RRB NTPC post preference. The higher the vacancies better are candidates chances of getting selected.

Choice of Railway Zones

Every Railway has a different number of vacancies for different posts and zones. So, while filling your the post preference for the exam, in the application form candidates should know about the zone-wise RRB NTPC vacancies. If there are fewer vacancies in the home zone, candidates should look for neighboring zones with higher vacancies.

Post-Wise Eligibility

While selecting RRB NTPC post preference, candidates must check the eligibility for different posts. Candidates must choose the posts they are eligible.

Required Medical Standard

Candidates must check the medical standards required for each post. They must ensure that all the medical standards of the post are fulfilled by them.

Work Profile

Candidates should take into consideration the working style and preference before choosing RRB NTPC Post preference.

Order of Filling RRB NTPC Post Preference

The order of filling the RRB NTPC post preference for graduates and undergraduate posts is given below.

RRB NTPC Graduate Posts

Sr. No	Name of the post	Order of Preference For Male Candidates	Order of Preference For Female Candidates
1	Traffic Assistant	8	7
2	Goods Guard	7	8
3	Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	5	5
4	Senior Clerk cum Typist	4	4
5	Junior Account Assistant cum Typist	3	3
6	Senior Time Keeper	2	2
7	Commercial Apprentice	2	3
8	Station Master	1	1

RRB NTPC Undergraduate Posts

Sr. No.	Name of the post	Order of Preference For Male Candidates	Order of Preference For Female Candidates
1	Junior Clerk cum Typist	3	3
2	Accounts Clerk cum Typist	1	1
3	Junior Time Keeper	4	4
4	Trains Clerk	5	5
5	Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	2	2

RRB NTPC Post-Wise Vacancies

The post-wise RRB NTPC vacancy break-up is given below.

A. Under Graduate Posts with Minimum Educational Qualification of 12th (+2 Stage) or its equivalent examination and Age between 18 to 30 Years.

RRB NTPC Vacancy for Under Graduate Posts
S. No.	Name of the posts	Total Vacancies(All RRBs)
1	Junior Clerk cum Typist	990
2	Accounts Clerk cum Typist	361
3	Trains Clerk	68
4	Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	1985
Grand Total		3404

B. Graduate Posts with Minimum Educational Qualification of a University Degree or its equivalent and Age between 18 to 33 years.

RRB NTPC Vacancy for Graduate Posts
S. No.	Name of the posts	Total Vacancies(All RRBs)
2	Goods Train Manager	2684
3	Chief Commercial cum Ticket Supervisor	1737
4	Senior Clerk cum Typist	725
5	Junior Account Assistant cum Typist	1371
8	Station Master	963
Grand Total		7479

RRB NTPC Level 4 Post Details 

The Level 4 in RRB NTPC is of Traffic Assistant and this post comes under graduate-level post. RRB NTPC salary for Level 4 is INR 25,500. The salary structure for RRB NTPC Level 4 is given below.

Basic Pay	INR 25,500
Grade Pay	INR 2800
DA ( Currently 12 per cent Of basic Pay)	INR 3060
Travel Allowance ( Fixed Currently)	INR 2016
HRA ( Varies according to Place – Minimum 8  per cent of basic )	INR 2040
Total Pay	INR 35,416

RRB NTPC Level 2 Posts

The level 2 in RRB NTPC includes the following posts:

• Junior Clerk cum Typist
• 'Accounts Clerk cum Typist
• Junior Time Keeper
• Trains Clerk

RRB NTPC Level 5 Post Details

The posts in Level 5 in RRB NTPC include Goods Guard, Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist and Senior Time Keeper. The level 5 NTPC post in RRB NTPC is INT 29,200. RRB NTPC Level 5 salary is given below.

Basic Pay	INR  29,200
Grade Pay	INR 2800
DA ( Currently 12% Of basic Pay)	INR 3504
Travel Allowance ( Fixed Currently)	INR 2016
HRA ( Varies according to Place –  Minimum 8 % of basic )	INR 2336
Total Pay	INR 39,856

RRB NTPC Level 6 Post

RRB NTPC Level 6 posts include Commercial Apprentice and Station Master. The basic pay for Level 6 post in RRB NTPC is INR 35,400. RRB NTPC salary 2022 for Level 6 post is given below.

Basic Pay	INR 35,400
Grade Pay	4200
DA ( Currently 12% Of basic Pay)	4248
Travel Allowance ( Fixed Currently)	2016
HRA ( Varies according to Place –  Minimum 8 % of basic )	2832
Total Pay	48,696

RRB NTPC Post Preference: Required Medical Standards

To be eligible for RRB NTPC Recruitment, candidates need to fulfill the required prescribed medical standards. The fitness of candidates for the applied posts is verified at the time of medical examination. Those found unfit are disqualified from the recruitment process. All candidates should be physically fit. The required medical standards for various posts are given below.

Medical standard	Post	Visual acuity
A-2	Traffic Assistant, Goods Guard, Station Master	Distant Vision: 6/9, 6/9 without glasses (No fogging test)
		Near Vision: Sn 0.6, 0.6 without glasses and Must pass test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Night Vision, and Myopic vision.
A-3	Trains Clerk	Distant Vision: 6/9, 6/9 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 2D)
		Near Vision: Sn 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses and Must pass test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Night Vision, and Myopic vision
B-2	Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Commercial Apprentice, Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D)
		Near Vision: Sn 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and must pass the test for Field of Vision(Binocular Vision) etc.
C-2	Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist, Senior Time Keeper, Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Junior Time Keeper	Distant Vision: 6/12, Nil with or without glasses. Near Vision: Sn 0.6 combined with or without glasses where reading or close work is required.

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RRB NTPC: Which Post is Better in Terms of Salary?

In the undergraduate-level posts, the maximum salary is offered to the post of Commercial cum Ticket Clerk. In the graduate-level posts, the maximum salary is offered to Station Master and Commercial Apprentice. The post-wise salary break-up of RRB NTPC is given in the table below.

Salary for graduate-level post

Name of the post	Level in 7th CPC	Initial pay (Rs.)
Traffic Assistant	4	25,500
Goods Guard	5	29,200
Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	5	29,200
Senior Clerk cum Typist	5	29,200
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist	5	29,200
Senior Time Keeper	5	29,200
Commercial Apprentice	6	35,400
Station Master	6	35,400

Salary for undergraduate-level post

Name of the post	Level in 7th CPC	Initial pay (Rs.)
Junior Clerk cum Typist	2	19,900
Accounts Clerk cum Typist	2	19,900
Junior Time Keeper	2	19,900
Trains Clerk	2	19,900
Commercial cum Ticket Clerk	3	21,700

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RRB NTPC: Which Post is Better in Terms of Job Profile?

Candidates can check below the post-wise job profiles under RRB NTPC exam.

Post	Job Profile
Assistant Station Master (ASM)	The duty of ASM is in charge of running of trains at his duty station. Other duties are to operate the signals, to make sure that all the tasks are being completed as per the rules mentioned.
Goods Guard	Goods guard is responsible for managing a running goods train.
Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist	The role of a Junior Accounts Assistant is to work in the department of accounts and finance
Senior Time Keeper	The duty of a senior timekeeper is to support the movement of trains by having the time record.
Enquiry cum Reservation Clerk (ECRC)	The duty of ECRC is to provide computerized reserved tickets for passengers and also take action to inquiries concerning any issue of the same.
Traffic Assistant	They will be trained to work as a signal or traffic in charge.

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