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RRB - NTPC 2024
Important Dates
- RRB NTPC-2024 – Important Dates:
- Railway Recruitment Board (RRBs) has announced the complete schedule for the online application procedure for RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) recruitment along with RRB NTPC Notification 2024. As mentioned in the Railway NTPC Notification 2024, the candidates can apply for Graduate level posts from 14th September to 13th October 2024 and for Undergraduate posts applying online will be commenced from 21st September to 20th October 2024. All dates are mentioned in the below table.
Events |
CEN 05/2024 [Graduates] |
CEN 05/2024 [Under Graduates] |
RRB NTPC Notification PDF |
13th September 2024 |
20th September 2024 |
Start Date To RRB NTPC Apply Online 2024 |
14th September 2024 |
21st September 2024 |
Last Date To Apply Online |
13th October 2024 (11:59 pm) |
20th October 2024 (11:59 pm) |
Date for fees payment after closing date |
14th & 15th October 2024 |
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Date for Modification window for corrections in application form |
16th to 25th October 2024 |
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RRB NTPC Application Status |
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RRB NTPC Exam Dates |
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Application Fee
RRB NTPC-2024 – Application Fee:
S. No. |
Category |
Fee |
1. |
For GEN/OBC |
₹500/- |
2. |
For SC/ST/PWD/Women/Ex-Sm/ Transgender/Minorities/Economically Backward |
₹250/- |
Vacancy Details
- RRB NTPC-2024 Vacancy for Graduate Posts [Zone-wise]:
In total 8113 vacancies of graduate level posts have been released and the maximum number of vacancies are released under RRB Kolkata zone. The below table depicts zone-wise RRB NTPC Graduate Level Vacancy 2024 as mentioned in the notification pdf.
Zones |
UR |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
Total |
RRB Ahmedabad |
202 |
79 |
37 |
137 |
61 |
516 |
RRB Ajmer |
56 |
20 |
07 |
35 |
14 |
132 |
RRB Bengaluru |
206 |
71 |
36 |
134 |
49 |
496 |
RRB Bhopal |
65 |
32 |
12 |
25 |
21 |
155 |
RRB Bhubaneswar |
328 |
108 |
55 |
199 |
68 |
758 |
RRB Bilaspur |
273 |
88 |
51 |
168 |
69 |
649 |
RRB Chandigarh |
228 |
59 |
29 |
65 |
29 |
410 |
RRB Chennai |
195 |
65 |
34 |
105 |
37 |
436 |
RRB Gorakhpur |
54 |
19 |
10 |
33 |
13 |
129 |
RRB Guwahati |
213 |
74 |
38 |
140 |
51 |
516 |
RRB Jammu-Srinagar |
60 |
20 |
13 |
38 |
14 |
145 |
RRB Kolkata |
628 |
188 |
121 |
329 |
116 |
1382 |
RRB Malda |
83 |
28 |
16 |
50 |
21 |
198 |
RRB Mumbai |
319 |
126 |
66 |
217 |
99 |
827 |
RRB Muzaffarpur |
04 |
02 |
01 |
04 |
01 |
12 |
RRB Prayagraj |
103 |
34 |
13 |
56 |
21 |
227 |
RRB Patna |
48 |
16 |
09 |
28 |
10 |
111 |
RRB Ranchi |
133 |
49 |
22 |
87 |
31 |
322 |
RRB Secunderabad |
212 |
66 |
39 |
101 |
60 |
478 |
RRB Siliguri |
17 |
06 |
03 |
10 |
04 |
40 |
RRB Thiruvananthapuram |
67 |
30 |
23 |
33 |
21 |
174 |
Total Vacancies |
3494 |
1180 |
635 |
1994 |
810 |
8113 |
- Under Graduate Posts with Minimum Educational Qualification of 12th (+2 Stage) or its equivalent examination and Age between 18 to 33 Years.
RRB NTPC 2024 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 |
72 |
4. |
Commercial cum Ticket Clerk |
2022 |
Grand Total |
3445 |
Age Limit
- RRB NTPC-2024 – Age Limit (As on 01/01/2025)
- The RRB NTPC test consists of two levels: undergraduate (12th standard) and graduate. Candidates for undergraduate positions must be between the ages of 18 and 33 years. For graduate-level positions, the age range is 18 to 36 years as on 01/01/2025.
Levels |
Age Limit |
Graduate Level |
18 to 36 years |
Undergraduate Level |
18 to 33 years |
RRB NTPC-2024 – Age Limit [Graduate Level]:
RRB NTPC Age Limit 2024 for Graduate Level Posts |
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Age Group |
Upper Limit of D.O.B |
Lower Limit of D.O.B |
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UR & EWS |
OBC: Non-Creamy Layer |
SC/ST |
For all Community categories |
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18 to 36 years |
02.01.1989 |
02.01.1986 |
02.01.1984 |
01.01.2007 |
- RRB NTPC-2024 – Age Relaxation for Graduate Level:
- Candidates belonging to different categories get age relaxations in the RRB NTPC Age Limit. The category-wise age relaxations are given in the table below:
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 Substitutes with minimum 3 years service in continuous or in broken spells in Railway. |
UR & EWS: 40 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 |
- RRB NTPC-2024 – Educational Qualification [Graduate Level]:
- Candidates for RRB NTPC Educational Qualification must have finished their graduation or its equivalent from a recognized university. Some positions demand extra qualifications, such as a degree or diploma in a specific field. The detailed RRB NTPC Educational Qualifications are mentioned in the table below.
Post Name |
Educational Qualification |
Chief Commercial 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. |
Senior Clerk Cum Typist |
Degree from a recognized university or its equivalent. |
- RRB NTPC Eligibility-2024 – Eye Standards:
- Along with all other eligibility parameters, there are also visual standards that are to be met by the candidates properly. The table below will provide the visual standards for the RRB NTPC post.
Medical Standard |
NTPC Eye Criteria |
A2 |
Distance vision is 6/9 with or without glasses (no fogging test), whereas near vision is Sn = 0.6 with or without glasses. Must pass the color vision, binocular vision, night vision, and myopic vision tests. |
A3 |
Distance vision: 6/9, with or without glasses (lens power not to exceed 2D). Near vision: Sn = 0.6, with or without glasses. Must pass the color vision, binocular vision, night vision, and myopic vision tests. |
B2 |
Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (lens power not to exceed 4D). Near vision: Sn = 0.6, with or without glasses for reading or close work. Must pass a field of vision (binocular vision) test, among other things. |
C2 |
Distance Vision: 6/12, 6/18 (with or without glasses) Near Vision: Sn: 0.6 with or without glasses for reading or close work. |
RRB - NTPC Exam Pattern 2024
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- The recruitment process shall involve 1st Stage Computer Based Test (CBT), 2nd Stage Computer Based Test (CBT), Typing Skill Test/Computer Based Aptitude Test (as applicable) and Document Verification/Medical Examination. Selection is made strictly as per merit, on the basis of the above-mentioned recruitment stages.
- The languages listed are English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
RRB NTPC-2024 – CBT-1:
Sections |
No. of Questions |
Marks |
Duration |
General Awareness |
40 |
40 |
90 minutes |
Mathematics |
30 |
30 |
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General Intelligence and Reasoning |
30 |
30 |
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Total |
100 |
100 |
RRB NTPC-2024 – CBT-2:
Sections |
No. of Questions |
Marks |
Duration |
General Awareness |
50 |
50 |
90 minutes |
Mathematics |
35 |
35 |
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General Intelligence and Reasoning |
35 |
35 |
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Total |
120 |
120 |
Note: There will be a negative marking of ⅓rd mark for each incorrect answer.