Who can Apply for the RRB NTPC Exam? What are the posts available for RRB NTPC?
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) conducts the Non-Technical Popular Category Exam (NTPC) to recruit eligible candidates for available vacancies in zonal Railways and Production Units of Indian Railways. This year’s vacancies include Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Traffic Assistant, Good Guard, and many others. Aspiring candidates should be aged between 18 to 30 years to apply for the vacancies.
This article details the eligibility criteria, candidates who can apply for the posts, and the positions available for RRB NTPC.
Aspirants can also access complete preparation material for RRB NTPC Exam at BYJU’s Exam Prep.
The Railways Recruitment Board sets the following criteria for RRB NTPC Exam based on:
1. Nationality
2. Age Limit
3. Educational Qualification
4. Physical fitness
Nationality for RRB NTPC
As per the RRB NTPC notification, a candidate is only eligible to write the exam if they belong to one of the following categories:
1. An Indian citizen.
2. A Nepalese and Bhutanese citizen.
3. A Tibetan Refugee now permanently settled in India who arrived in the country before 1st January 1962
4. A person of Indian origin migrated from countries like Pakistan, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Burma, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, and Zaire to permanently settle in India.
Age Limit for RRB NTPC
The official notice by RRB NTPC specifies two sets of age limits for the candidates. Aspirants applying for the undergraduate posts must be between 18-30 years. As for candidates applying for graduate positions, they must be between 18-33 years of age.
Educational Qualification for RRB NTPC
The RRB specifies several educational criteria for the candidates depending upon their applied post. Additionally, candidates should have at least minimum qualifications from a recognized university board to apply for the vacancies.
| Position | Educational Qualification |
| Commercial Apprentice | Degree from recognized university or equivalent |
| Station Master | |
| Goods Guard | |
| Traffic Assistant | |
| Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | |
| Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist | Degree from recognized university or equivalent + Typing proficiency in English/Hindi on the computer |
| Senior Clerk cum Typist | |
| Senior Time Keeper | |
| Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | 12th (+2 Stage) or its equivalent with minimum 50% marks in aggregate for general category. Qualifying percentage varies for categories of reservation/PwD/Ex-servicemen. |
| Accounts Clerk cum Typist | |
| Junior Clerk cum Typist | 12th (+2 Stage) or its equivalent with minimum 50% marks in aggregate for general category. Qualifying percentage varies for categories of reservation/PwD/Ex-servicemen. Typing proficiency in English/Hindi on computer. |
| Junior Time Keeper | |
| Trains Clerk |
Medical Standards for RRB NTPC
Aspirants applying for the RRB NTPC exam must fulfil the minimum medical standards depending on their respective posts. Each post details a medical standard specified by RRB.
| Position | Medical Standard |
| Station Master | A2 |
| Goods Guard | |
| Traffic Assistant | |
| Trains Clerk | A3 |
| Commercial Apprentice | B2 |
| Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | |
| Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | |
| Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist | C2 |
| Senior Clerk cum Typist | |
| Senior Time Keeper | |
| Accounts Clerk cum Typist | |
| Junior Clerk cum Typist | |
| Junior Time Keeper |
The respective detailed medical standards are available on the official website of RRB.
RRB NTPC 2022: Posts Available
RRB NTPC is set to recruit over 60, 000 eligible candidates for the post of Assistant Loco Pilots and Technicians. You can get more details for the RRB NTPC exam on BYJU’S Exam Prep.
| Position | Vacancy (expected) |
| Assistant Loco Pilot | 27795 |
| Technicians | 36576 |
RRB NTPC Under-Graduate Posts 2022
The RRB NTPC Under-Graduate Posts are available for application for candidates with minimum educational qualification of 12th (+2 stage) or its equivalent examination.
| Position | Vacancy (expected) |
| Junior Clerk cum Typist | 4300 |
| Accounts Clerk cum Typist | 760 |
| Junior Time Keeper | 11 |
| Trains Clerk | 592 |
| Commercial cum Ticket clerk | – |
| Grand Total | 10603 |
RRB NTPC Graduate Posts 2022
To apply for RRB NTPC Graduate positions, a candidate must possess a university degree or its equivalent qualification.
| Position | Vacancy (Expected) |
| Traffic Assistant | 88 |
| Goods Guard | 5748 |
| Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | 5638 |
| Senior Clerk cum Typist | 2854 |
| Junior Account Assistant cum Typist | 3147 |
| Senior Time Keeper | 6 |
| Commercial Apprentice | 259 |
| Station Master | 6865 |
| Grand Total | 24605 |
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