Post NameRRB NTPC Upcoming 8875 Posts Recruitment 2025
Post Update28 Sept 2025
Short NotificationRRB 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.
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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
âž§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
ZoneNo 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 Posts8875
Selection Procedure: Online Exam
➧Computer-Based Test I (CBT I)​
➧Computer-Based Test II (CBT II)​
➧Computer-Based Aptitude Test (CBAT)​
➧Document Verification​
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Short NoticeClick Here
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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.

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