RRB NTPC 2025 Post Preference: Check RRB NTPC Level 2,3,4,5,6 Post Details
RRB Non Technical Popular Categories 2025 ( RRB NTPC )
Result - 13 Oct '25
RRB NTPC Post Preference 2025: Railway Recruitment Boards conducts RRB NTPC exam for various Non-Technical Popular Categories, such as Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Trains Clerk, Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Station Master, etc. in various Zonal Railways and Production Units of Indian Railways. Candidates are required to enter their RRB NTPC post preference while filling the application form. Read below to check which post is better in terms of salary, vacancies, job profile, career growth, etc.
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- RRB NTPC: Which Post is Better in Terms of Salary?
- RRB NTPC: Which Post is Better in Terms of Job Profile?
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RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Result Announced
RRBs have released RRB NTPC Graduate Level CBT 1 result and cut off. The result has been announced on the region-wise official websites of RRBs. Shortlisted candidates will appear for CBT 2 in October 2025.
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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. |
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| 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 |
Also Read: RRB NTPC salary
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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Candidates should focus on RRB NTPC preparation for four to six hours daily. This also depends on the current level of preparation and familiarity with the subjects. It is with hardwork and determination that candidates will be able to crack the exam.
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Yes, each post has its own medical standard (A?2, B?2, C?2, etc.). You must meet the medical requirements for every post you prefer. The post-wise medical standard is given below.
| Post Name | Medical Standards |
|---|---|
Commercial Apprentice (CA) | B2 |
Station Master | A2 |
Goods Guard | A2 |
Junior Accounts Assistant Cum Typist | C2 |
Senior Clerk-Cum-typist | C2 |
Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | B2 |
Senior Time Keeper | C2 |
Traffic Assistant | A2 |
Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | B2 |
Accounts Clerk Cum Typist | C2 |
Junior Clerk Cum Typist | C2 |
Junior Time Keeper | C2 |
Trains Clerk | A3 |
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
The final RRB NTPC post allotment depends on the CBT 1 and 2 scores, order of post preference, availability of vacancies in chosen zones. Candidates are required to enter their RRB NTPC post preferences while filling the application form. The eligibility attached to various posts are different.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
Candidates change but only for the specifc zones and posts they have listed. Candidates indicating partial prefetrences are considered only for those choices and not for others.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
RRB NTPC post preferences cannot be changed once it is exercised by candidates. The posts announced under RRB NTPC exam are Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Trains Clerk, Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Goods Train Manager, Chief Commercial cum Ticket Supervisor, Senior Clerk cum Typ
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