RRB NTPC Graduate 2026 Notification Out for 3548 Vacancies @ rrbapply.gov.in (CEN. No 06/2026), Apply Online, Login Link

RRB NTPC Graduate Notification 2026 PDF has been officially released by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) on 8 October 2026 under CEN.No 06/2026 on its official RRB website @ rrb.indianrailways.gov.in. The RRB will recruit eligible candidates for various graduate-level posts under the Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) for the Indian Railways. This RRB NTPC Graduate 2026 Recruitment will fill 3548 Graduate-level post vacancies such as Chief Commercial cum Ticket Supervisor, Goods Train Manager, Junior Accounts Assistant Cum Typist and Senior Clerk Cum Typist across multiple Indian Railway zones and production unites for FY26-27. As mentioned in the official notification, the application process for RRB NTPC Graduate posts (CEN 06/2026) has begun from 8 October 2026 and candidates can apply till 6 November 2026. The minimum age to apply is 18 years and the maximum age is 33 years.

RRB NTPC Graduate Notification 2026 PDF Out

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has officially announced the direct recruitment for Graduate level posts under the Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) for 3548 Graduate-level vacancies through Detailed Centralized Employment Notification CEN.No 06/2026 on its official RRB website @ rrb.indianrailways.gov.in. The RRB has officially released the RRB NTPC Graduate Notification 2026 PDF on its website on 8 October 2052 for 3548 NPTC graduate vacancies for FY26-27 across the country.

The RRB NTPC Graduate Indicative Short Notice 2026 PDF for Graduate Level post was earlier released by the RRB on the Employment News magazine on 26 September 2026.

Candidates can apply for the 3548 RRB NTPC Graduate vacancies announced through the RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories Graduate Notification 2026 PDF through Centralised Employment Notice (CEN) No.06/2026 starting from 8 October 2026.

This RRB NTPC Recruitment Notification 2026 was announced for the recruitment to Graduate Level posts in various Railway zones or production units of the Indian Railways.

The Graduate-level posts announced in this RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 are Chief Commercial-cum-Ticket Supervisor, Goods Train Manager, Junior Accounts Assistant-cum-Typist and Senior Clerk-cum-Typist.

Candidates can apply for the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment Exam 2026 until 6 November 2026.

Candidates can get detailed information on the crucial details such as age limit, educational qualification, exam pattern, exam selection process, exam stages, vacancies, post names, etc. about the RRB NTPC 2026 for Graduate level vacancies in the Indian Railways here from Veranda RACE blog.

Download the RRB NTPC Graduate Level Exam Notification 2026 PDF here from the link below:

RRB NTPC Graduate Notification 2026 PDF: 3548 Graduate Level Vacancies – Click here to Download (English)

RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026: Apply Online Now

Candidates eligible to attend the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment Exam 2026 for the direct recruitment of 3548 Graduate-level posts under the Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) of the Indian Railways can apply online through the RRB official website starting from 8 October 2026.

Candidates can also use the direct online registration application link available below in the Veranda RACE blog website to apply for the RRB NTPC Graduate Selection Process 2026 for the 3548 Graduate-Level NTPC vacancies in various Railway Zones and production units across India here:

RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 Apply Online Direct Link – Click Here to Apply

What is RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment?

RRB NTPC stands for the Railway Recruitment Board Non-Technical Popular Categories (RRB NTPC).

It is a national level exam conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) to recruit eligible candidates for graduate and undergraduate-level non-technical positions in the various Railway Zones and Production Units of the Indian Railways.

It is conducted as two separate recruitment selection process for graduate and undergraduate level posts namely RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment Exam and RRB NTPC Undergraduate Recruitment Exam.

The selection process for the recruitment of NTPC Graduate / Undergraduate vacancies involves multiple stages including two Computer-Based Tests (CBTs) and may also include a Typing Skill Test or Computer-Based Aptitude Test (CBAT), depending on the post followed by Document Verification and a Medical Examination.

The RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment Exam is one of the most popular recruitment exams conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) to recruit eligible candidates for Graduate-Level NTPC posts such as Chief Commercial Cum Ticket Supervisor, Station Master, Goods Train Manager, Junior Accounts Assistant Cum Typist, Senior Clerk Cum Typist and Traffic Assistant.

RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026: Overview

RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 will be a golden opportunity for RRB / Railways aspirants aiming to join the Indian Railways in non-technical graduate roles such as Goods Train Manager, Senior Clerk Cum Typist, etc.

Candidates who are interested and eligible to apply for the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment Exam 2026 for the direct recruitment to graduate-level NTPC vacancies across various Railway Zones and production zones in the Indian Railways can find the complete overview of the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment Notification 2026 below in this Veranda RACE RRB NTPC Graduate blog post:

RRB NTPC Graduate Important Dates 2026

The RRB NTPC Graduate Notification 2026 PDF was officially released by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) on its official website on 8 October 2026.

Interested and eligible Railways / RRB candidates can find the RRB NTPC Graduate Important Dates 2026 related to RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment Selection Process 2026 here in the below table from Veranda RACE:

Candidates can check the Veranda RACE website or blog to know further updates about the RRB NTPC Graduate Computer Based Test Exam Dates 2026 when they are announced officially by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB).

Candidates can apply for the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 starting from 8 October 2026 until 6 November 2026.

RRB NTPC Graduate Post-Wise Vacancy 2026

The Railway Recruitment Board has announced a total of 3548 Graduate Level vacancies under the Non-Popular Technical Categories (NTPC) for 2026-27 through CEN.No: 06/2026.

Candidates can find the detailed breakdown of vacancies based on the graduate level NTPC posts in the Indian Railways for various RRB Railway Zones as mentioned in the RRB NTPC Graduate Level Notification 2026 PDF here giving a clear overview of posts, pay levels, medical standards, age limits and total vacancies:

A total of 3548 Graduate level NTPC posts were announced through the RRB NTPC Graduate Notification 2026-27 PDF in various Railway Zones and Production Units by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB). The Goods Train Manager post consists of the highest number of vacancies in the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 with 2750 vacancies.

The RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 PDF announced vacancies for the following Graduate Level posts in the Indian Railways: Chief Commercial Cum Ticket Supervisor, Goods Train Manager, Junior Accounts Assistant Cum Typist and Senior Clerk Cum Typist.

RRB NTPC Graduate Zone-Wise Vacancy 2026

Candidates can also find the detailed category-wise RRB NTPC Graduate Level vacancy listing for various RRB Railway Zones and Production Units using the Veranda RACE table below:

The RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 is conducted for the direct recruitment of Graduate-Level NTPC vacancies across the following participating RRBs in India: Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bilaspur, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Jammu-Srinagar, Kolkata, Malda, Mumbai, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Prayagraj, Ranchi, Secunderabad, Siliguri and Thiruvananthapuram.

TheRRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 vacancy distributionhighlights major opportunities across different Railway zones and RRBs in India.

RRB Bilaspur zone has the highest RRB NTPC Graduate vacancies with 542 vacancies. RRB Chennai has a vacancy announcement for 141 vacancies while RRB Thiruvananthapuram has a vacancy count of 25 RRB NTPC Graduate vacancies.

RRB NTPC Graduate Eligibility Criteria 2026

Interested and eligible applicants for the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 for the recruitment to various Graduate-level posts such as Goods Train Manager, etc., in the Indian Railways should fulfill the following eligibility criteria to apply online for the RRB NTPC Graduate Selection Process Stages 2026.

The eligibility criteria for the RRB NTPC Graduate Selection Process 2026 include nationality, age limit, essential educational qualification, etc., which are discussed below in depth in this RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment Notification 2026 blog post from Veranda RACE:

Nationality

Candidates applying for the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 for the direct recruitment of graduate-level NTPC vacancies in the Indian Railways must be either a citizen of India (or) subject of Nepal (or) a subject of Bhutan (or) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1^st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India (or) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026: Age Limit

Candidates applying for the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 must have completed the minimum age of 18 years.

The maximum age limit will be 33 years for graduate level vacancies for the RRB NTPC Recruitment in 2026.

The detailed requirement of age-limit in the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment Selection Process 2026 has been given in the below table by Veranda RACE:

Candidates applying for the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 should not have been born after 1 January 2009 for all communities or categories.

Candidates can also check the lower age limit and upper age limit and the dates as provided in the official notification PDF:

The cut-off date for determining the lower and upper age limits for the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 will be 1 January 2027.

RRB NTPC Graduate Educational Qualification 2026

Candidates interested to apply for the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 must possess minimum educational qualification as mentioned in the RRB NTPC Graduate Level Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF for the direct recruitment of 3548 Graduate level vacancies in the Railway Zones and Production Units of the various RRBs in the Indian Railways.

Interested candidates can find the minimum educational qualification for the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 here from this table:

Educational qualification for all posts mentioned in the RRB NTPC Graduate Notification PDF 2026 is any graduate degree from a recognised university or equivalent.

For the posts of Junior Accounts Assistant Cum Typist and Senior Clerk Cum Typist, candidates need to have proficiency in English / Hindi on Computers and it is mentioned as essential in the RRB NTPC Graduate 2026 Notification PDF.

Candidates awaiting their final exam results should not apply for the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026.

The cut-off date to determine the educational qualification for the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment Exam 2026 will be 6 November 2026.

RRB NTPC Graduate Age Relaxation 2026

As per the RRB NTPC Graduate 2026 Notification PDF, age relaxation will be applicable for candidates belonging to reserved categories.

Age relaxation depends on the category of the candidates and follows government rules.

Candidates can check the below table to know more about the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 Age Relaxation:

RRB NTPC Graduate Selection Process 2026

The RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 for the direct recruitment of graduate-level vacancies in the Indian Railways will have three stages:

RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1

RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 2

RRB NTPC Graduate Typing Skill Test (Only for Senior Clerk cum Typist and Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist)

Eligible candidates applying for the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 need to clear two different phases of these online exams (based on their post preference) in order to be selected for Document Verification and Medical Examination and further get selected as Goods Train Manager, Chief Commercial cum Ticket Supervisor, Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist and Senior Clerk cum Typist in the Indian Railways.

The Skill Test Requirement will be conducted after the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 2 Exam. For posts such as Senior Clerk cum Typist and Junior Account Assistant cum Typist, Typing Skill Test (TST) will be conducted.

For posts such as Goods Train Manager and Chief Commercial cum Ticket Supervisor, there are no skill tests conducted after CBT 2 Exam.

To get a keen understanding of the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026, candidates and Railways/RRB/RPF Exam aspirants can check this Veranda RACE blog post and get the detailed RRB NTPC Graduate Exam Pattern 2026 for various stages of the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 as mentioned officially in the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF.

RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam Pattern 2026

The RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam or the First Stage CBT of the RRB NTPC Graduate 2026 is a screening exam.

This RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2026 is common for all Graduate level posts.

This CBT 1 stage is conducted to shortlist eligible candidates for the Second Stage CBT or the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 2 Exam based on their normalised marks and merit.

There will be negative marking in the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2026 and 1/3^rd mark shall be deducted for each wrong answer.

RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 2 Exam Pattern 2026

The RRB NTPC Graduate 2026 Second Stage CBT Exam or the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 2 Exam is also an online exam.

Candidates who clear the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2026 will be shortlisted for the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 2 Exam 2026.

The RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 2 Exam 2026 consists of 3 major subjects.

It consists of Mathematics, General Intelligence & Reasoning and General Awareness.

There will be negative marking in the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 2 Exam 2026 also and 1/3^rd mark shall be deducted for each wrong answer.

RRB NTPC Graduate Computer-based Typing Skill Test (CBTST) 2026

The RRB NTPC Computer Based Typing Skill Test (CBTST) 2026 will be conducted for the posts of Senior Clerk cum Typist and Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist alone as part of the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment Selection Process 2026.

Computer Based Typing Skill Test (CBTST) is of qualifying nature (marks obtained in typing skill test shall not be added for making merit) shall be conducted for which the number of candidates equal to eight times the number of vacancies for each of the community shall be called for.

Candidates should be able to type 30 words per minute (WPM) in English or 25 WPM in Hindi on Personal Computer only without editing tools and spellcheck facility.

For guidelines of those who appear for typing skill test in Hindi, Kruti Dev and Mangal font shall be made available for typing skill test on Personal Computer. Exemption in Typing Skill Test may be extended to candidates who are permanently disabled due to Blindness/Low Vision, Cerebral Palsy & Loco Motor Disability with not less than 40 per cent permanent disability.

RRB NTPC Graduate Salary 2026

The RRB NTPC Graduate posts come with salaries defined as per the 7th Pay Commission.

Graduate-level posts as part of the NTPC offer competitive salaries along with other allowances, ensuring a rewarding career in the Indian Railways.

Here is a detailed salary structure for all NTPC Graduate posts under RRB NTPC Graduate Selection Process 2026:

The starting initial pay for graduate level posts in the RRB NTPC Recruitment 2026 ranges from Rs. 29,200 to Rs. 35,400 according to various posts in Pay Level 6 / Pay Level 5 in the 7^th Pay Commission.

Apart from the basic pay, Indian Railways offers several other benefits and allowances for NTPC Graduate Level posts.

The allowances include: Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), Transport Allowance (TA), Pension scheme and other allowances including medical benefits, educational assistance and other perks.

RRB NTPC Graduate Application Fee 2026

Candidates have to submit their RRB NTPC Graduate Online Application Form 2026 to the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) along with the RRB NTPC Graduate Exam Online Application Fee through online mode only.

Here you can find the detailed online application fee for the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026:

Candidates (Except Female / Transgender / Ex-servicemen / SC / ST / Minority Communities / Economically Backward Classes / PwBD) are required to pay a fee of ₹ 500 as online application fee for the RRB NTPC Graduate Selection Process 2026 only using online payment methods either by Internet banking facility of any bank or by using Credit/Debit Card/UPI payments.

Candidates who pay ₹500 (General and all other categories not eligible for concession) will receive a refund of ₹400 after deducting bank charges, once they appear for the 1st Stage CBT of the RRB NTPC Graduate Exam in 2026.

For candidates belonging to Female, Transgender, Ex-Servicemen, SC, ST, Minority Communities, Economically Backward Class (EBC) and PwBD categories, the online exam fee is ₹250, which will be fully refunded (after deducting applicable bank charges) on appearing for the 1st Stage CBT of the RRB NTPC Graduate Exam 2026.

RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment Application Fee 2026:

Female / Transgender / Ex-servicemen / SC / ST / Minority Communities / Economically Backward Classes / PwBD: ₹ 250

For all other candidates: ₹500

The last date for the payment of the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 Online Application Fee is 8 November 2026.

RRB NTPC Region-Wise Official Websites

Candidates applying for RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 can visit the respective official RRB regional websites to stay updated with official notification, direct apply inks, application status and other important information regarding the RRB NTPC Graduate Exam 2026-27 Selection Process

Each regional RRB handles recruitment-related processes and activities for its respective zones.

Below is a list of all participating regional RRBs along with their official websites for easy access to candidates participating in the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment Exam 2026: