RRB NTPC 2026 Notification Out- 5236 Graduate & Undergraduate Vacancies, Online Form

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has released a total of 5,236 vacancies for RRB NTPC Recruitment 2026 for graduate and post-graduate level posts. The recruitment is being conducted under two separate Centralised Employment Notifications (CENs): CEN 06/2026 for graduate-level posts and CEN 07/2026 for undergraduate-level posts.

Graduate candidates can apply for 3548 graduate-level posts until 6 November 2026. Class 12 passed candidates can apply for 1688 undergraduate-level posts from 15 October to 13 November 2026 by visiting the www.rrbapply.gov.in website.

RRB NTPC Recruitment 2026-27

RRB NTPC is one of the major railway recruitment examinations for candidates seeking non-technical posts in Indian Railways. The RRB NTPC recruitment process includes computer-based examinations and additional skill tests wherever applicable, followed by document verification and medical examination. 

RRB NTPC Notification 2026 Out

The RRB NTPC notification for CEN 06/2026 and CE 07/2026 provides details of graduate and undergraduate vacancies, educational qualifications, age limits, application fees, medical standards, selection stages and other recruitment conditions. Candidates should download the notification for their respective category before applying for the posts. 

• RRB NTPC Undergraduate Official Notification PDF (CEN 07/2026)
• RRB NTPC Graduate Official Notification PDF (CEN 06/2026)

Major Changes in RRB NTPC UG CEN 07/2026

• Typing Skill Test has been removed for Accounts Clerk cum Typist and Junior Clerk cum Typist posts.

Major Changes in RRB NTPC Graduate CEN 06/2026

• Station Master is Not Included in CEN 06/2026 and separate notification will be released.
• Traffic Assistant Removed from the Current Post List.
• CBAT is not required for Graduate Level posts.

RRB NTPC Graduate Exam Date 2026 Out 

Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has released an official notice on 12 October 2026 stating that the CBT 1 Exam for graduate-level posts (CEN 06/2026) will be conducted in December 2026. Further, the complete schedule will be released separately. 

RRB NTPC UG 2026: Important Dates

So far, registration dates have been announced for both graduate-level and undergraduate vacancies, and we have tabulated them below. 

RRB NTPC Vacancy 2026 

A total of 5236 vacancies have been announced this year for various posts at the graduate and undergraduate levels. The post-wise vacancies approved have been tabulated below for your reference.

RRB NTPC Under-Graduate Level Vacancies

UG Level posts require a minimum educational qualification of 12th (+2 stage) or its equivalent examination and an age between 18 and 30 years. The list of posts that come under the 12th level exam is mentioned below, along with the number of vacant posts.

RRB-wise Vacancy Distribution (CEN 07/2026)

RRB NTPC Graduate Level Vacancies

3548 graduate posts are announced, and candidates with a minimum educational qualification of a university degree or its equivalent and an age between 18 and 33 years are eligible to apply. The following posts are relevant to the graduate-level exam.

RRB-wise Vacancy Distribution (CEN 06/2026)

This year, Railway Station Master Recruitment 2026 will be conducted separately and separately CEN Notification will be released. 

RRB NTPC Vacancy Comparison

Last year, 8868 vacancies were released, wherein 5810 were for the Graduate level and 3058 were for the 12th level. However, this year, the number of vacancies has been reduced to 5236. Before that in 2024, more than 11000 vacancies were released. This shows that Indian Railways is decreasing the number of vacancies every year. 

RRB NTPC Eligibility Criteria

Those willing to apply to the RRB NTPC Recruitment 2026 must be eligible as per the minimum eligibility requirements set by the board. The education qualification and age limit for candidates willing to apply for the RRB NTPC Exam are as mentioned below. 

Educational Qualification

Candidates must hold the minimum educational qualification to be eligible to apply for the RRB NTPC 2026 Exam. 

Age Limit (as on 01/01/2027)

The minimum age of the candidates must be 18 years and the maximum age limit is 33 years to be eligible for the upcoming RRB NTPC 2026 Exam.

RRB NTPC Medical Standards

Medical fitness is an important eligibility condition for RRB NTPC posts.

For CEN 06/2026:

RRB NTPC Eligibility Criteria 2026- Click to Check

RRB NTPC Application Form 2026

The RRB NTPC Graduate and Undergraduate application form are available through the official RRB application portal. Candidates should carefully fill in their personal, educational and other details because some information entered while creating the account cannot be changed later.

RRB NTPC Apply Online 2026 (Graduate & UG Level)- Click to Apply

RRB NTPC Application Fees

The RRB NTPC online application fee for General / OBC categories was Rs. 500/. Out of this fee of Rs 500, an amount of Rs 400 shall be refunded, duly deducting bank charges, on appearing in 1st Stage CBT.

Documents Required for RRB NTPC Application

Candidates should keep the following documents/details ready:

1. Educational qualification certificates
2. Class 10th/Matriculation details
3. Category certificate, wherever applicable
4. OBC-NCL/EWS certificate, wherever applicable
5. PwBD certificate, wherever applicable
6. Ex-Servicemen documents, wherever applicable
7. Valid mobile number
8. Active email ID
9. Scanned signature
10. SC/ST certificate for candidates seeking the free train travel facility

How to Apply for RRB NTPC Recruitment 2026?

1. Visit the official RRB website.
2. Open the link for the RRB NTPC CEN 06/2026 application.
3. Visit the official application portal.
4. Create an account using the required details.
5. Use the existing account credentials if an RRB account was already created during an earlier CEN.
6. Enter personal and educational details.
7. Select one RRB.
8. Fill in post and Railway/PU preferences.
9. Upload the required documents/signature.
10. Complete the online fee payment.
11. Preview the complete application.
12. Submit the application form.
13. Save/download the confirmation page for future reference.

RRB NTPC Selection Process

The RRB NTPC 2026 Recruitment Process will be done by following these steps:

1. First Stage of CBT
2. Second Stage of CBT
3. Document Verification
4. Medical Examination

RRB NTPC Graduate Post-wise Selection Process

RRB NTPC Undergraduate Post-wise Selection Process

Exam Pattern & Syllabus

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, based on the above-mentioned recruitment stages.

The languages listed are English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

Note- There will be a negative marking of ⅓rd mark for each incorrect answer. 

Candidates preparing for the exam must go through the RRB NTPC Syllabus 2026 to score well in the examination. The table below depicts the CBT 1 Syllabus for the RRB NTPC Exam.

RRB NTPC Exam Language

The CBT questions are available in English, Hindi and the regional languages specified in the notification.

The Graduate CEN lists languages including:

• Assamese
• Bengali
• Gujarati
• Kannada
• Konkani
• Malayalam
• Manipuri
• Marathi
• Odia
• Punjabi
• Tamil
• Telugu
• Urdu

RRB NTPC 2026 Marks Normalisation

For these multisession papers, a suitable normalization is applied to take into account any variation in the difficulty levels of the question papers across different sessions. The formula for calculating the normalized marks for the multi-session papers is detailed below:

RRB NTPC Post-wise Salary

RRB NTPC posts are categorised into two categories, namely Graduate Posts and 12th Level Posts. Let us now look into the name of the posts under each category and their initial pay (initial monthly RRB NTPC salary as per the 7th CPC):

RRB NTPC Salary for 12th Level Posts

1. Junior Clerk cum Typist: Rs 19,900 (Level-2)
2. Accounts Clerk cum Typist: Rs 19,900 (Level-2)
3. Trains Clerk: Rs 19,900 (Level-2)
4. Commercial cum Ticket Clerk: Rs 21,700 (Level-3)

RRB NTPC Salary for Graduate Posts

1. Goods Train Manager: Rs. 29,200 (Level-5)
2. Chief Commercial cum Ticket Supervisor: Rs. 35,400 (Level-6)
3. Senior Clerk cum Typist: Rs. 29,200 (Level-5)
4. Junior Account Assistant cum Typist: Rs. 29,200 (Level-5)

The allowances and perks for all RRB NTPC Graduate and 12th Level posts are listed below:

• Dearness Allowance (DA)
• Transport Allowance (TA)
• House Rent Allowance (HRA)
• Pension Scheme
• Medical Benefits

Check RRB NTPC Salary Structure, Job Profile & Job Responsibility

RRB NTPC Exam Analysis

Read the mentioned below-summarised exam analysis of the last RRB NTPC Exam conducted. If you are going to prepare for the upcoming RRB NTPC Exam, then this analysis would be of great help. Let's have a look at the section-wise & topic-wise exam analysis of RRB NTPC.

RRB NTPC Stage-1: General Awareness Section

The General Awareness section is one of the most important and less time-consuming sections of any railway exam. This section has the highest number of questions & marks i.e. 40. Most of the questions are asked from current affairs, General Science and then history will comprise more than 12 questions. The detailed exam analysis of the General Awareness section is given below:

RRB NTPC Stage-1: Mathematics Section

The questions were asked in a balanced form from all the topics; therefore, prepare every topic well and attempt the RRB NTPC Mock Test regularly to crack the exam. So practice well of Arithmetic & Data Interpretation. The distribution of questions & topics is given below:

RRB NTPC Stage-1: General Intelligence & Reasoning Section

The total number of questions asked in this exam is 30. The topic-wise distribution of the General Intelligence and Reasoning Section of last year's exam is given below:

RRB NTPC Cut-Off Marks

Here, we are providing the RRB NTPC previous year cut-off. The total number of vacancies selected for the stage 2 round was 18252. Let's have a look at the region-wise cut-off for the RRB NTPC 2015 exam.

Check RRB NTPC Previous Year Cut Off

RRB NTPC Exam Centre List 2026

Candidates must choose the exam centres from the list notified in the official notification PDF. RRB will allot the examination city and centre based on technical and logistical feasibility. Candidates may be required to travel to another city or state to appear for the examination.