RRB NTPC Notification 2026 Soon, 5165 Vacancies Approved

The RRB NTPC exam is a national-level competitive test conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board to hire candidates for non-technical popular categories like Station Master, Goods Train Manager, and Clerks in Indian Railways. 12th pass and graduate candidates are eligible to apply for RRB NTPC Recruitment 2026. This article covers all details related to exam pattern, syllabus, vacancies, Eligibility Criteria & NTPC Full Form. 

The Railway Board has approved 5165 vacancies for RRB NTPC 2026-27 exam. Out of these, 3477 vacancies are for the NTPC (Graduate) category and 1688 vacancies are for the NTPC (Undergraduate) category. Approval has been given vide Official Letter No. E(MPP)/2026/20/6/NTPC dated 03.09.2026. The Zonal Railroads and Production Units have been asked to submit their final indent in the OIRMS portal, after which the Centralised Employment Notification (CEN) is likely to be issued.

RRB NTPC Vacancy 2026 Out 

The Railway Board has completed its assessment of NTPC vacancies raised by Zonal Railways and Production Units (PUs) through the Indent Management module of HRMS. A total of 5,165 vacancies have been approved for various posts under graduate level and undergraduate level. The post-wise vacancies approved have been tabulated below for your reference.

RRB NTPC Graduate Level Vacancies

3477 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 NTPC Under-Graduate Level Vacancies

UG Level Posts with 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.

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RRB NTPC Zone-Wise Vacancy Distribution

The Railway Board has released complete zone/PU-wise breakup for both Graduate and Post-Graduate level posts. 

RRB NTPC Notification 2026 

The Railway Recruitment Board will release the RRB NTPC 2026 new notification PDF separately for both graduate & undergraduate posts by the end of October 2026 at the official website. Before that, the Authority will also release a short notice containing the registration dates, vacancy, salary, post name, & more. The RRB NTPC Apply Online process will start in November 2026, after the release of the notification. Candidates who have completed their graduation are eligible for the RRB NTPC Graduate level exam, and those with a 12th pass certificate can apply for UG level posts.

RRB NTPC 2026 Exam- Summary

The Railway Recruitment Board conducts RRB NTPC, giving candidates a golden opportunity to fulfill their dream of joining the prestigious Indian Railways. 

RRB NTPC Posts List

The RRB NTPC 2026 Recruitment is specifically for candidates who hold a 12th pass certificate or a graduate degree from a recognised school board/ university. Through the recruitment, candidates will be recruited for UG-level posts and graduate-level posts, which are as follows- 

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 5165. Before that in 2024, more than 11000 vacancies were released. This shows, the Indian Railways are 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

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.

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RRB NTPC Application Fees

The online application process is over now. 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.

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. Typing Test (Skill Test) / Aptitude Test
4. Document Verification
5. Medical Examination

RRB NTPC 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, Hindi, 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 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)
5. Station Master: Rs. 35,400 (Level-6)

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

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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.

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