| Post Name | RRB NTPC Upcoming 8875 Posts Recruitment 2025 | ||||
| Post Update | 28 Sept 2025 | ||||
| Short Notification | RRB has announced 8,875 NTPC vacancies for 2025–26 across graduate and undergraduate posts, with detailed CEN notification and application dates to follow soon as per the short notice and vacancy approvals published in late September 2025. Selection will follow multi‑stage CBTs with post‑specific skill/aptitude tests, document verification, and medical examination as per standard NTPC recruitment norms. | ||||
| Railways Recruitment Board Non-Technical Popular Categories Advertisement No. NA www.sarkaripad.com | |||||
| Important Dates | Fee | ||||
| âž§Notification Date : 23 Sept 2025 âž§Application Start : Notify Soon âž§Last Date : Notify Soon âž§Fee Last Date : Notify Soon âž§Correction Date : Available Soon âž§Admit Card : Notify Soon âž§Exam Date : Notify Soon | âž§General/OBC :Rs. NA âž§SC/ST /EWS/Female : Rs.NA/- âž§Note: Fee Refund (After Appearing in Stage I Exam Note :-Application fee should be paid online only and you can use UPI, online, net banking etc. | ||||
| Age Limit : As 01 July 2025 | |||||
| âž§Graduate posts: 18 to 36 years âž§Undergraduate posts: 18 to 33 years âž§Note : Age Relaxation: Additional age relaxation will be given as per Railways Recruitment Board rules. | |||||
| Eligibility Criteria | |||||
| ➧Educational Qualification: Undergraduate posts require 10+2 (Class 12) from a recognized board. ➧Graduate posts: require a bachelor’s degree, subject to post‑specific criteria in the CEN. Nationality, medical fitness, and other conditions will apply as per RRB rules notified in the detailed advertisement. | |||||
| No. of Vacancies: 8875 | |||||
| Zone | No Posts | ||||
| Central Railway | – | ||||
| East Central Railway | – | ||||
| East Coast Railway | – | ||||
| Eastern Railway | – | ||||
| North Central Railway | – | ||||
| North Eastern Railway | – | ||||
| Northeast Frontier Railway | – | ||||
| Northern Railway | – | ||||
| North Western Railway | – | ||||
| South Central Railway | – | ||||
| South East Central Railway | – | ||||
| South Eastern Railway | – | ||||
| Southern Railway | – | ||||
| West Central Railway | – | ||||
| Western Railway | – | ||||
| Metro Railway Kolkata | – | ||||
| Total Posts | 8875 | ||||
| Selection Procedure: Online Exam | |||||
| ➧Computer-Based Test I (CBT I)​ ➧Computer-Based Test II (CBT II)​ ➧Computer-Based Aptitude Test (CBAT)​ ➧Document Verification​ | |||||
| Some Important Links Given Below For Online Application | |||||
| Apply Online | Link Activate Soon | ||||
| Official Notification | Click Here | ||||
| Short Notice | Click Here | ||||
| Join Telegram For Updates | Click Here | ||||
| Official Website | Click Here | ||||
| FAQs : For NTPC Related 2025 | |||||
| ✅How many vacancies are announced for NTPC 2025–26? A total of 8,875 vacancies have been announced for NTPC categories for the 2025 cycle as per Railway Board and media notices. ✅What is the Graduate vs Undergraduate split? Split is 5,817 Graduate‑level posts and 3,058 Undergraduate‑level posts as per the vacancy draft. ✅Which posts are covered? Typical posts include Station Master, Goods Train Manager, Traffic Assistant, Senior/Junior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist, Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Trains Clerk and similar NTPC roles, with exact post lists in the detailed CEN. Eligibility ✅What is the educational qualification? Undergraduate posts require 10+2, and Graduate posts require a bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution as per post criteria in the CEN. ✅What are the age limits? Indicatively, 18–33 years for Undergraduate posts and 18–36 years for Graduate posts, with category relaxations as per government rules and the relevant cut‑off date in the CEN. ✅Is there an attempts limit? There is no fixed attempts cap mentioned; eligibility is governed by age, qualifications, and other conditions in the notification. Application process and fees ✅How to apply? Applications will be accepted online only through the respective RRB regional portals during the window specified in the detailed CEN. ✅What is the application fee and refund rule? Common structure in recent cycles has been Rs 500 for General/OBC with partial refund on appearing in CBT‑1 and Rs 250 for SC/ST/PwBD/Women/Ex‑SM/Minorities/EWS with refund on CBT‑1 attendance, subject to final terms in this year’s CEN. ✅In which languages is the exam conducted? CBTs are online and offered in multiple Indian languages in addition to English and Hindi as notified for the cycle. Selection stages ✅What are the stages of selection? CBT‑1 → CBT‑2 → Typing Skill Test or Computer‑Based Aptitude Test (as applicable) → Document Verification → Medical Examination as per RRB rules. ✅Which posts require CBAT or Typing? CBAT typically applies to Station Master and Traffic Assistant, while Typing Skill Tests apply to clerical/typist categories; exact applicability will be in the CEN. Exam pattern ✅What is the CBT‑1 pattern? CBT‑1 has 100 questions for 100 marks in 90 minutes: General Awareness 40, Mathematics 30, and General Intelligence & Reasoning 30, with 1/3 negative marking. ✅What is the CBT‑2 pattern? CBT‑2 has 120 questions for 120 marks in 90 minutes: General Awareness 50, Mathematics 35, and General Intelligence & Reasoning 35, with 1/3 negative marking. ✅Are the papers qualifying or scoring? CBT‑1 is primarily screening for shortlisting to CBT‑2, while CBT‑2 carries higher weight for merit; final rules will be in the CEN and stage instructions. Normalization and cutoff ✅Does RRB use normalization? Yes, multi‑shift CBTs are normalized for fairness across different sessions as per RRB exam rules. ✅Are there minimum qualifying marks? Indicative minimum percentage marks are UR 40%, EWS 40%, OBC 30%, SC 30%, ST 25%, with a possible 2% relaxation for PwBD in case of shortage, subject to CEN specifics. Key dates ✅When was the vacancy announcement made? Vacancy approval/short notice highlighting 8,875 NTPC posts was reported around September 23–25, 2025. ✅When will the detailed CEN and application window release? Detailed CEN and application dates are expected shortly after the vacancy announcement; candidates should monitor official RRB portals and notices. | |||||