RRB NTPCConducted by Railway Recruitment Boards
RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories Examination
Official website ↗- Purpose
- Recruitment to graduate and undergraduate non-technical posts in Indian Railways (station master, commercial cum ticket clerk, goods train manager, senior/ junior clerk and similar).
- Eligibility
- Graduate posts: bachelor's degree. Undergraduate posts: Class 12 pass. Verify the current CEN notification.
- Age limits
- Generally 18–33 for graduate posts with category relaxations — verify the current notification.(may change — verify at the official source)
- Attempt limits
- No universal attempt limit.(may change — verify at the official source)
- Stages
- CBT 1 → CBT 2 → Typing skill test/ aptitude test where applicable → Document verification and medical examination
- Pattern
- Computer-based objective tests with negative marking.
- Subjects
- General awareness, Mathematics, General intelligence and reasoning
- Total marks
- CBT 1: 100 marks; CBT 2: 120 marks (as per recent patterns)
- Duration
- CBT 1: 90 minutes; CBT 2: 90 minutes
- Interview / personality test
- No interview for these posts.
- Physical test
- Post-specific fitness/medical standards per Railway medical categories.
- Medical test
- Yes — Railway medical standards apply per post.
- Held
- As vacancies arise — CEN notifications come out periodically(may change — verify at the official source)
- Notes
- Vacancy numbers, post lists and pay levels differ each CEN. The Railway medical standard assigned to a post matters for eligibility.