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The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) plans to recruit a total of 3,058 candidates during the 2025–26 cycle for Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) under graduate-level posts across various Zonal Railways and Production Units of Indian Railways. As per the latest notification online registration of Applications date is 28.10.2025, Closing of online registration of Applications is 27.11.2025 at 23:59 hrs. and Date for Modification window for corrections in application form with payment of modification fee (Please Note: Details filled in ‘Create an Account’ form and Chosen RRB cannot be modified) is 30.11.2025 to 09.12.2025. The exam date is yet to be announced.

IMPORTANT DATES

As per the latest notification online registration of Applications date is 28.10.2025, Closing of online registration of Applications is 27.11.2025 at 23:59 hrs. and Date for Modification window for corrections in application form with payment of modification fee (Please Note: Details filled in ‘Create an Account’ form and Chosen RRB cannot be modified) is 30.11.2025 to 09.12.2025. The exam date is yet to be announced.

VACANCY DETAILS

In the 2025-2026 cycle, the Railway Recruitment Board announced a total of 3,058 vacancies for undergraduate-level (12th-pass) posts—specifically Junior Clerk cum Typist (163), Accounts Clerk cum Typist (394), Trains Clerk (77), and Commercial cum Ticket Clerk (2424).

JOB PROFILES

The NTPC undergraduate posts include Junior Clerk cum Typist, who handles clerical work and typing tasks; Accounts Clerk cum Typist, responsible for maintaining accounts and financial records; Trains Clerk, who manages train schedules, stock, and freight data; and Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, who issues tickets and handles passenger reservations and related queries.

SALARY STRUCTURE

The salary for NTPC undergraduate posts ranges between level 2 and level 3 of the 7th CPC pay matrix. Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, and Trains Clerk fall under level 2 with a basic pay of around Rs. 19,900 per month, while Commercial cum Ticket Clerk is in level 3 with a basic pay of around Rs. 21,700 per month, along with allowances like DA, HRA, and TA.

HOW TO APPLY

The RRB NTPC 2026 applications were invited for various Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) under graduate-level posts, and a very large number of candidates applied for these positions. Through this recruitment drive, the Railway Recruitment Board (RRBs) aims to fill a total of 3,058 vacancies for NTPC posts.

1. Candidates can apply for the notified posts of any one RRB only as per their eligibility through ONLINE application mode by visiting the official website.

2. Read all the Information and Instructions detailed in this CEN thoroughly before starting to fill up the application by clicking the appropriate Link on the RRB website. It is essential that the candidate understands all information of this CEN correctly to prevent any mistakes while filling application.

3. Scanned documents in JPEG Format to be kept ready before filling the application

In order to ensure speedy filling up of application by the candidates, they should keep the following documents ready in digital form before logging in to the application page.

Candidate Photograph: JPEG image of size 30 KB to 70 KB

Candidate Signature: JPEG image of size 30 KB to 70 KB

SC/ST Certificate (Only for candidates seeking Free Travel Pass): PDF formate of size up to 500 KB

Scribe Photo (wherever applicable): JPEG image of size 30 KB to 70 KB

4. Check RRB wise Vacancies for the qualification and Reservation Category of the candidate: The candidates are advised to check the Post Parameter Table and Vacancy Table in this CEN to ascertain vacancies notified against all RRBs and then decide the RRB for which they wish to apply and ensure that the RRB to which they wish to fill the online application is having vacancies for their educational qualification, community/category and eligibility in terms of age, medical standards, disability etc.

5. Following steps may be followed to ascertain the availability of vacancies and candidate‘s eligibility for various posts notified:

Post Parameter Table: Click on the Post Parameter Table Tab. From this table, candidate can ascertain the post(s) for which he/she is eligible as per qualification, type of disability for which post is suitable if PwBD, required medical standards etc.

Vacancy Table: To ascertain the comprehensive details of vacancy of all the posts notified against an RRB for his/her eligibility, candidate may select the RRB from the drop down list of RRBs and can view the vacancies for all the notified posts against various Railways/Units attached to that RRB on selecting the eligibility parameters.

I. After scrutinizing the vacancy table, candidates may decide the RRB for which they wish to apply duly ensuring that vacancy exists for their qualification/community/EWS/PwBD/ExSM category etc.

II. Once the RRB has been selected, preliminary registration is completed and registration number is allotted, change of RRB will not be permitted under any circumstances.

6. Candidates are required to go to the link provided for filling ONLINE application and fill up the personal details/Bio-Data, fee paid etc. carefully. They are also required to exercise their option/preference for Post(s), Railway(s)/Production Unit(s).

Candidates are further advised to visit the official website(s) of RRBs frequently to get the latest information on various stages of recruitment process or any changes about this CEN.

Steps to Submit Online Application

a) Click on the Apply: (Create an Account / and already have an Account). During the ONLINE APPLICATION, candidates will be asked to ‘Create Account’.

b) Registration Details: Enter your name, Date of Birth and Father‘s name, Mother‘s Name, Aadhaar Number, SSLC/Matric Roll Number, Year of Passing, Mobile Number and email-ID and then submit for registration.

c) Verification of email ID and mobile number through OTP: On submitting the primary details, OTPs shall be sent to the registered mobile number and email. The candidate should retrieve the OTPs from email and Mobile and then enter OTPs to proceed with the filling up of application and to make payment through OTP “Activation Link”.

On successful OTP activation, Registration Number will be generated and sent on registered email ID and mobile number. Candidates should note and preserve their Registration Number for later reference during the recruitment process and RRB will not entertain any request seeking registration number.

d) Candidates can proceed with the online application by clicking on the “Candidate Login” button on the Home Page using the Registration Number and password.

e) In the Part I of application page, provide the details of Educational Qualification, Community i.e. UR/OBC (NCL)/SC/ST/EWS, Gender, Religion, Ex SM, PwBD, Minority, Economically Backward Class and Age Relaxation eligibility category as applicable and other details.

f) Payment and Bank Account Details: 

i. On completion of application details as above, the candidate will be directed to the payment page to choose payment mode i.e. Bank (Online Net Banking/Credit Card/Debit Card/UPI) and complete the payment process.

g) In the Part II of application page, candidate has to indicate their priority/preference of the posts.

Set priority / preferences for posts: If the candidate is eligible for more than one post based on his/her educational qualification and other details furnished, he/she must set the priority/preferences for these posts.

The list of posts (in the chosen RRB) for which a candidate is eligible is displayed. Similarly, if the chosen RRB has vacancies for more than one Railway/Production Unit, then vacancies for all such Railways/Production Units for which a candidate is eligible, will be listed out.

h) Scribe for PwBD Candidates: Indicate option for scribe if you are a PwBD candidate and eligible for scribe. Only the candidates suffering from Visually Impairment (VI) or the candidates whose writing speed is affected by Cerebral Palsy/muscular dystrophy/candidates with Locomotor disability (one arm)/Intellectual disability (Autism, specific learning disability and mental illness) are eligible for availing scribe against this CEN.

i) Detailed Educational Qualification: Furnish all the relevant information on the qualification as required in the application.

j) Choice of Exam Language: English is the default language. In case the candidate wishes to choose any other language, then the same can be selected from the drop down list of languages. The languages listed are Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. In case of any difference/ discrepancy/dispute in the Questions between English and the opted language, the content of English version shall prevail.

k) Complete the balance fields e.g. Mother Tongue, Moles/Identification Marks, Address etc.

l) Bank Account Details for Refund: Candidates who attend 1st Stage CBT are eligible for refund of examination fee. All candidates who have given the confirmation to receive their refund to the account from which they have made the application fee payment, need not fill these details and hence, this will not be visible for them. Only those candidates who do not wish to receive the refund in the account through which they paid examination fee should provide the details of Beneficiary Account in which they wish to receive the refund viz. Beneficiary Name, Account Number, Name of Bank and IFSC Code in the Online Application.

m) Candidates may indicate their consent or otherwise for sharing the scores obtained by them in RRB exams with other Ministries/Departments/PSUs and Private organizations, for recruitment in their organizations.

n) Photograph and Signature Upload:

(i) Candidate will be automatically directed to “Photo and Signature Upload” part of the application.

(ii) Select the Upload Photo Tab and upload your colour photograph. The photograph should comply with the following requirements

(iii) Specification for Photograph:

a. It should be a Color Passport Photograph with white/light color background.

b. It should be of size 35mmX45mm or 320 x 240 pixels.

c. It should be in JPG/JPEG format.

d. The size of the photograph should be between 30-70KB.

e. The color photograph must have been taken (Latest Photograph) in a professional studio. Photographs taken using mobile and self- composed portraits may result in rejection of application.

f. The photo should have clear front view of the candidate without cap and sunglasses.

g. The face should occupy at least 50% of the area of the photograph with a full face view looking at the camera directly.

h. The main features of the face must not be covered by hair of the head any cloth or any shadow.

i. Forehead, eyes, nose and chin should be clearly visible.

j. In case the candidate wears glasses, then the photograph should not have any glare/reflections on glasses and eyes should be clearly visible.

k. The photograph must match with the appearance of the candidate on the days of CBTs/CBAT/TST, document verification and Medical test.

l. PwBD candidates should also upload passport photograph as per above specifications only and not the full body photograph used in the disability certificate.

m. Candidates are advised to keep at least 12 (Twelve) copies of the same photograph for further use as and when required during the recruitment process.

(iv) Select upload Signature Tab and upload your Scanned Signature. The signature image should comply with the following specifications.

(v) Specification for Signature Image:

a. The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink pen.

b. Signature must be in running letters and NOT IN BLOCK LETTERS.

c. The image should be in JPG/JPEG format.

d. Dimensions of 50 mm x 20 mm or 140 x 60 pixels (preferred).

e. Size of file should be between 30 KB – 70 KB.

o) SC/ST Certificate Upload: Candidates belonging to SC/ST community who have opted to avail Free Rail Travel, have to upload scanned copy of their SC/ ST certificates (PDF format, up to 500 KB) also for availing the facility of Free Travel Authority (Second Class Railway Pass).

CARE: If the file size and format for photograph, signature and SC/ST Community Certificate are not as prescribed, an error message will be displayed.

p) Submission of Application: In the end candidates have to confirm the declaration “I hereby declare that I have gone through the eligibility criteria for the post(s) applied for and meet all the requirements therein, that all the details furnished by me in the application are true and complete to the best of my knowledge & belief and nothing has been concealed or suppressed. I also understand that in case, any of the details furnished is found untrue during any stage of recruitment or thereafter, RRB shall disqualify me for the post(s) applied for and /or I shall be liable for any other action under the extant rules”.

After confirming the above declaration and submission of the application, the candidate may save the file as ‘PDF’ and/or take print of the application and preserve it for reference and record.

Modification of Application

a. After the final submission of the ONLINE application, if a candidates wishes to further modify, change or correct any details except details filled in ‘Create an Account form (including mobile number and Email ID) and Chosen RRB, he/she may do so by paying a modification fee of Rs. 250/- (non-refundable) for each occasion. Details filled in ‘Create an Account form (including mobile number and Email ID) and Chosen RRB cannot be changed.

b. The modification fee is to be paid by all candidates irrespective of community and category.

c. In the case of a candidate modifying his community from SC/ST to UR or OBC or EWS, he will have to pay the difference in examination fee i.e. Rs.250/- in addition to the modification fee. In case of failure to do so, his modified application will not be accepted.

d. Similarly, if a candidate is switching from Ex.SM to UR /OBC (NCL) /EWS /Non Ex.SM etc. he will have to pay the difference in examination fee i.e. Rs.250/- in addition to the modification fee. In case of failure to do so, his modified application will not be accepted.

e. Modification of ONLINE application will be allowed any number of times on payment of the modification fee for each occasion.

Documents to be brought by candidates in original (as applicable) for document verification are indicated below:

1. Matriculation/High School Examination Certificate or Equivalent certificate as Proof for Date of Birth and Matriculation Qualification. (The candidate‘s name and the father‘s/mother‘s name mentioned in the application will also be verified with reference to the names mentioned in this certificate.)

2. +2 / Inter / Higher Secondary/PUC/Equivalent Certificate (As applicable).

3. A University degree or its equivalent.

4. SC/ST certificate in the format.

5. OBC-NCL certificate

6. Non creamy layer declaration by OBC-NCL candidates

7. Income and Asset Certificate to be produced by Economically Weaker Sections

8. Income Certificate for Waiving Examination Fee for Economically Backward Classes

9. Minority Community declarations on Non-judicial Stamp Paper

10. Original discharge certificate for Ex-servicemen.

11. Medical Certificate for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD)

12. Self-declaration for Ex-servicemen

13. NOC from serving employees with date of appointment from current employer.

14. NOC from Serving Defense Personnel (ExSM) with probable date of discharge.

15. Gazette notification and/or any Legal document in case of formal change of name

16. Receipt of offline payment if made through a challan at SBI branch or Pay-inslip at computerized Post Office.

17. Self-Certification by the Transgender candidates

18. Certificate of eligibility issued by the Government of India

19. Decree of divorce/judicial separation from the competent court of law as applicable and Affidavit stating that the candidate has not remarried.

20. Death Certificate of husband in case of widow and Affidavit stating that the candidate has not remarried.

21. Ex SM candidates who secure civil employment after applying for this CEN should give self-declaration to the concerned employer about the details of application against this CEN as soon as they join. The acknowledged copy of this declaration along with NOC from the civil employer should be produced during document verification.

Miscellaneous

a. RRBs reserve the right to conduct additional examination/Document verification at any stage. RRBs also reserve the right to cancel part or whole of any recruitment process at any stage for any of the categories notified in this CEN without assigning any reason thereof.

b. The decision of RRBs in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of ONLINE applications, issue of free Rail Passes, penal action for false information, modification of vacancies, mode of selection, conduct of CBT, allotment of examination centers, selection, allotment of posts to selected candidates etc., will be final and binding on the candidates and no enquiry or correspondence will be entertained by the RRBs in this regard.

c. RRBs will not be responsible for any inadvertent errors and reserves right to correct such errors.

d. Any legal issues arising out of this CEN shall fall within the legal jurisdiction of respective Central Administrative Tribunals under which the RRB concerned is located.  

e. In the event of any dispute about interpretation, the English version of the notification as published in RRB websites will be treated as final.

Application Fees

Candidates applying for the posts in this CEN have to pay the prescribed fee as per their category detailed below:

EXAM CENTERS

RRB NTPC 2026 Under Graduate Level exam centers are located across India. Exam city intimation slips are typically released on regional RRB websites about 10 days before the exam.

The exam will be held at the following examination centres:

ADMIT CARD

Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) will release RRB NTPC admit card four days before the scheduled exam date.  Prior the release of the admit card, RRB NTPC city intimation slip is released 10 days before the exam. RRB NTPC call letter is released online separately for CBT 1, CBT 2, CBAT, CBTST, Document Verification & Medical Exam. RRB NTPC admit card download link will be made available on the official websites of RRBs. To download the admit card of RRB NTPC , candidates need to enter user ID, password, and captcha code.

RRB NTPC hall ticket comprises details related to the candidate’s name, roll number, date of birth, scanned photograph, signature, exam centre, reporting time, exam timing, etc. Candidates need to carry an RRB NTPC admit card along with one photo-identity proof to the exam centre.

1. Visit the official website

2. Click the link ‘Download RRB NTPC E-Call Letter‘.

3. Enter the user ID (registration number) and password (date of birth).

4. RRB admit card for NTPC exam appears on the screen.

5. Download RRB NTPC admit card and take its printout.

Documents to Carry Along with RRB NTPC Admit Card

Candidates are required to keep the following documents at the time of entering to the exam centers. You must have any one of the document/s or as required as given in the table.

EXAM RESULTS

Railway Recruitment Boards release RRB NTPC result online separately for different stages of selection process. The result of RRB NTPC will be made available on the official website in PDF form. RRB NTPC result PDF displays the roll numbers of qualified candidates. RRB NTPC scorecard is released along with the result. RRB NTPC cut off is released category-wise and post-wise. Candidates qualifying the CBT 1 are called for the CBT 2 exam of RRB NTPC. Those qualifying the CBT 2 are called for further Test (As applicable). Candidates qualifying all the stages are called for document verification and medical exam. Candidates are required to secure the qualifying marks as per their categories in the exam.

1. Visit the respective official websites of RRBs

2. Find the the RRB NTPC result link on the home pages of RRBs

3. RRB NTPC result PDF opens on a new page

4. Candidates can search their roll numbers through Ctrl+F

5. By entering user ID/registration number and password candidates can download their scorecards and check the cutoff marks

Step 6. Download RRB NTPC result PDF and save it.

RRB NTPC Scorecard 

RRBs release RRB NTPC scorecard along with the result. To download the scorecard, candidates need to enter the required credentials. The scorecard of RRB NTPC displays the following details:

A. Candidate’s name

B. Roll number

C. Registration number

D. Raw score

E. Pro-rated score

F. Normalised marks

G. Qualifying status

How to Download RRB NTPC Scorecard 

The steps to download RRB NTPC scorecard are given below:

1. Visit the respective websites of RRBs

2. Click the ‘RRB NTPC Scorecard link’ on the home page

3. Enter user ID and password

4. The scorecard appears on the screen

5. Download the scorecard and take its printout