RRB NTPC 2025-26 Notification Out for 8850 Graduate & Undergraduate Vacancies, Apply from 21 October 2025

RRB NTPC Notification 2025 for FY 2025-26 to fill 8850 Non-Technical Popular Categories vacancies, including graduate and undergraduate level posts in various Zonal Railways and Production units of the Indian Railways, will be soon released by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB). The RRB has issued a short indicative notification notice on 29 September 2025 regarding the RRB NTPC Graduate & Undergraduate Recruitment 2025 for the various NTPC graduate and undergraduate post vacancies to be recruited for the upcoming year. Candidates can check the eligibility, important dates, exam dates, educational qualification, age limit, exam pattern, syllabus and application details for various posts like Station Master, Ticket Clerk, Junior Accountant Assistant cum Typist, etc., here in this Veranda RACE blog post.

RRB NTPC Notification Short Notice 2025 Out

RRB NTPC Recruitment Notification 2025 Short Notice PDF for 8850 NTPC Graduate and NTPC Undergraduate level vacancies in various Zonal Railways and Production Units of the Indian Railways was released by the Railway Recruitment Board in the Employment News / Rozgar Samachar magazine on 29 September 2025.

The detailed RRB NTPC Notification PDFs, RRB NTPC Graduate Notification 2025 PDF and RRB NTPC Undergraduate Notification 2025 PDF, for the recruitment of graduate and undergraduate level posts in the Indian Railways will be released on the official RRB website on the third week of October 2025.

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has invited online applications from eligible candidates for the posts of Non-Technical Popular Categories (Graduate & Undergraduate) in the Indian Railways.

Candidates can apply for the 5800 NTPC Graduate vacancies announced through the RRB NTPC Graduate Exam Notification 2025 PDF through Centralised Employment Notice (CEN) No.06/2025 from 21 October 20225. This RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment Exam Notification was announced for the recruitment to the posts of Chief Commercial-cum-Ticket Supervisor, Station Master, Goods Train Manager, Junior Assistant-cum-Typist, Senior Clerk-cum-Typist and Traffic Assistant. Candidates can apply for the RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment Exam 2025 until 20 November 2025.

Candidates can apply for the 3050 NTPC Undergraduate vacancies announced through the RRB NTPC Undergraduate Exam Notification 2025 PDF through Centralised Employment Notice (CEN) No.07/2025 from 28 October 20225. This RRB NTPC Undergraduate Recruitment Exam Notification was announced for the recruitment to the posts of Commercial-cum-Ticket Clerk, Accounts Clerk-cum-Typist, Junior Clerk-cum-Typist and Trains Clerk. Candidates can apply for the RRB NTPC Undergraduate Recruitment Exam 2025 until 27 November 2025.

Candidates can get a detailed information on the important details such as age limit, educational qualification, exam pattern, exam selection process, exam stages, vacancies, post names, etc. about the RRB NTPC Recruitment 2025 for Graduate and Undergraduate level vacancies in the Indian Railways.

Download the RRB NTPC Recruitment Indicative Short Notice Notification 2025 PDF here from the link below:

RRB NTPC (Graduate & Undergraduate) Short Notice PDF – Click here to Download

RRB NTPC (Graduate & Undergraduate) Notification 2025 Out

RRB NTPC Graduate Notification 2025 PDF and RRB NTPC Undergraduate Notification 2025 PDF is expected to be released on the third week of October 2025 through Centralised Employment Notice (CEN) Nos. 06/2025 and 07/2025 officially by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB).

Candidates can download the official RRB NTPC Graduate and RRB NTPC Undergraduate Notification PDF through the official direct download links here:

RRB NTPC Graduate Notification 2025 PDF: 5800 Vacancies – Click Here to Download PDF (To be updated soon)

RRB NTPC Undergraduate Notification 2025 PDF: 3050 Vacancies – Click Here to Download PDF (To be updated soon)

This RRB NTPC Recruitment Exam offers candidates preparing for the Railways / RRB competitive exams a golden opportunity to fulfill their dream of joining the India second-largest employer, the Indian Railways. Candidates who have completed Class 12 (for undergraduate) or a Graduate degree (for Graduate) can apply for this RRB NTPC Recruitment Exam 2025. Through this RRB NTPC Recruitment, candidates will get a chance to become a part of the prestigious Indian Government institution.

What is RRB NTPC?

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

RRB NTPC Recruitment 2025: Overview

RRB NTPC Recruitment 2025 will be a golden opportunity for RRB / Railways aspirants aiming to join the Indian Railways in non-technical roles such as Trains Clerk, Goods Train Manager, Station Master, etc. Candidates who are interested and eligible to apply for the RRB NTPC Graduate Exam 2025 / RRB NTPC Undergraduate Exam 2025 and for the direct recruitment to graduate / undergraduate vacancies in the Indian Railways can find the complete overview of the RRB NTPC Recruitment Notification 2025 below in this Veranda RACE RRB NTPC blog post:

RRB NTPC Recruitment 2025: Important Dates

The RRB NTPC (Graduate & Undergraduate) Short Notice PDF was officially released by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) on its official website on 29 September 2025. Interested and eligible Railways / RRB candidates can find the RRB NTPC Recruitment Important Dates 2025 related to RRB NTPC Graduate Exam 2025 & RRB NTPC Undergraduate Exam 2025 here in the below table:

Candidates can check the Veranda RACE website or blog to know further updates about the RRB NTPC Computer Based Exam Dates 2025 when they are announced officially by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB).

Candidates are advised to check the important dates for the RRB NTPC (Graduate & Undergraduate) Recruitment 2025 carefully from the official notification PDFs.

RRB NTPC Vacancy 2025

The RRB NTPC (Graduate & Undergraduate) Indicative short notice PDF 2025 released by the RRB on 29 September 2025 has announced a total of 8850 vacancies comprising of 5800 graduate level posts and 3050 undergraduate level posts in various Railway Zones and Production Units of the Indian Railways.

Candidates can find the detailed breakdown of vacancies based on the graduate and undergraduate posts as mentioned in the RRB NTPC Recruitment Official Notification PDFs here:

A total of 5800 Graduate level vacancies and 3050 Undergraduate level vacancies were announced through the RRB NTPC Recruitment Notification 2025 by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB).

RRB NTPC Recruitment 2025: Eligibility Criteria

Interested and eligible applicants for the RRB NTPC Recruitment 2025 for the recruitment to various Graduate and Undergraduate posts in the Indian Railways should fulfill the following eligibility criteria to apply online for the RRB NTPC Graduate and Undergraduate Selection Process 2025.

The eligibility criteria for the RRB NTPC (Graduate & Undergraduate) Selection Process 2025 include nationality, age limit, essential educational qualification, etc., which are discussed below in depth in this RRB NTPC Recruitment Notification 2025 blog post from Veranda RACE:

RRB NTPC Recruitment 2025: Nationality

Candidates applying for the RRB NTPC Recruitment 2025 for the direct recruitment of graduate / undergraduate vacancies 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 Recruitment 2025: Age Limit

Candidates applying for the RRB NTPC Recruitment 2025 must have completed the minimum age of 18 years. The maximum age limit will be 30 years for undergraduate vacancies and 33 years for graduate vacancies in 2025.

The detailed requirement of age-limit in the RRB NTPC Recruitment 2025 has been given in the below table by Veranda RACE:

RRB NTPC Recruitment 2025: Educational Qualification

Candidates interested to apply for the RRB NTPC Recruitment 2025 must possess minimum educational qualification as mentioned in the RRB NTPC Recruitment 2025 Official Notification PDFs for the direct recruitment of 8850 Graduate & Undergraduate vacancies in the Indian Railways.

Find the minimum educational qualification for the RRB NTPC Recruitment 2025 here from this table:

Educational qualification for all posts mentioned in the RRB NTPC Graduate Notification PDF 2025 is any graduate degree from a recognised university or equivalent.

Candidates applying for the RRB NTPC Undergraduate Exam 2025 must have passed Class 12 from a recognised school and equivalent typing proficiency in Hindi / English on compute as mentioned in the official notification PDF.

RRB NTPC Recruitment 2025: Selection Process

The selection process for the RRB NTPC Exam 2025 includestwo separate Computer-Based Exams.

The scheme of examination for the RRB NTPC Recruitment 2025 selection process involves the following stages:

1.Computer Based Test 1 (CBT 1)

2.Computer Based Test 2 (CBT 2)

3.Typing Skill Test / Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT)

4.Document Verification / Medical Examination

Here candidates can find the selection process involving the subsequent stages for the RRB NTPC Graduate Exam 2025 here:

Candidates can get to know the complete information regarding the selection process involving the selection stages for the RRB NTPC Undergraduate Exam 2025 here:

RRB NTPC Salary 2025

Candidates who clear the RRB NTPC Recruitment 2025 Selection Process and get posted as an Undergraduate or Graduate posts will get the RRB NTPC Salary as structured according to the 7^th Pay Commission.

RRB NTPC posts are categorised into two major categories: Graduate posts and Undergraduate posts.

Candidates can know the RRB NTPC Salary 2025 with the initial pay or the grade pay scale for the Graduate and Undergraduate posts in the Indian Railways using the below table:

RRB NTPC Graduate Salary 2025:

The starting initial pay for graduate level posts in the RRB NTPC Recruitment 2025 ranges from Rs. 35,400 to Rs. 55,000. Apart from the basic pay, RRB offers several other benefits and allowances. 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 Undergraduate Salary 2025:

RRB NTPC Undergraduate CBT 1 Exam Pattern 2025

The First Stage Computer Based Test or the RRB NTPC Undergraduate (UG) CBT 1 Exam 2025 is a crucial screening examination that is common for all Undergraduate Level posts for the upcoming RRB NTPC Undergraduate Exam 2025.

This RRB NTPC Undergraduate (UG) CBT 1 Exam 2025 consists of three sections:

1.General Awareness

2.Mathematics

3.General Intelligence & Reasoning

The RRB NTPC Undergraduate CBT 1 Exam 2025 comprises a total of 100 multiple-choice questions, each carrying one mark.

It is conducted for a total exam duration of 90 minutes. However, for PwBD (Persons with Benchmark Disabilities) candidates who are accompanied by a scribe, the exam duration is extended to 120 minutes.

The primary purpose of this RRB NTPC Undergraduate CBT 1 Exam 2025 is to shortlist candidates for the Second Stage CBT or the RRB NTPC Undergraduate CBT 2 Exam 2025 based on their normalised scores.

The section-wise distribution of questions in the RRB NTPC Undergraduate CBT 1 Exam 2025 is as follows:

1.General Awareness – 40 questions

2.Mathematics – 30 questions

3.General Intelligence and Reasoning – 30 questions

Candidates must exercise caution while answering, as there is a negative marking of one-third (1/3) mark for every incorrect response in the RRB NTPC Undergraduate CBT 1 Exam 2025.

Candidates can find the detailed exam patter, subjects, marks, number of questions and time duration here in this table collated by Veranda RACE Railways R&D team:

RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025: Exam Pattern

The RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam or the First Stage CBT of the RRB NTPC Graduate Exam 2025 is a screening exam. This RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025 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.

This First Stage of CBT or the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam is an online exam that is conducted for a total of 100 marks. Candidates have to complete answering 100 questions in the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam within 90 minutes. The exam duration will be 120 minutes for eligible PwBD candidates accompanied with scribe.

The marks scored in RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 or the First Stage of CBT in NTPC will not be counted while preparing the final merit list.The RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Syllabus 2025 incudes 3 subjects:

Mathematics,

General Intelligence & Reasoning

General Awareness.

It is to be noted by the RRB NTPC Graduate Exam 2025 candidates that the standard of questions for the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam will generally in conformity with the educational standards prescribed for the NTPC Graduate Level Posts. Questions in the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025 will be objective type questions with multiple choice answers.

There will benegative markingof1/3^rdmarksfor each wrong answer in RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam 2025. There will also be normalisation of marks in the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 1 Exam held in multiple shifts.

The minimum pass percentage for eligibility is 40 per cent for UR & EWS, 30 per cent for OBC (NCL), 30 per cent for SC and 25 % for ST candidates as mentioned in the RRB NTPC Graduate Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF.

These minimum pass percentage of marks for eligibility may be relaxed by 2 Marks for PwBD candidates in case of shortage of PwBD candidates against vacancies reserved for them in the RRB NTPC Graduate Exam 2025.