The Railway Recruitment Board is going to release the exam notification soon for various posts. Along with the notification, the application form will also be released. Read here for more details on RRB NTPC 2023 exam including application process, eligibility, admit card, result, cut off, etc.
RRB NTPC 2023
RRB NTPC 2023: Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) will conduct RRB NTPC 2023 exam for the recruitment of candidates for various non-technical posts in the Indian Railways. The posts announced under RRB NTPC are Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Junior Time Keeper, Trains Clerk, Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Traffic Assistant, Goods Guard, Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist, Senior Time Keeper, Commercial Apprentice, and Station Master. It is one of the most popular entrance exams in the country. RRB NTPC notification 2023 will be released on the official website. It is released in PDF format and comprises all the necessary information related to the exam.
RRB NTPC exam is conducted in several stages-CBT 1, CBT 2, Typing Skill Test/Computer Based Aptitude Test (as applicable), and Document Verification/Medical Examination. Read below for more details on RRB NTPC 2023 exam including, application form date, syllabus, exam date, age limit, selection process, exam pattern, vacancies, etc.
Q: How the fees can be paid for the RRB NTPC exam?
Q: What are the qualifications to write RRB NTPC exam?
Q: Is there minimum qualifying marks in RRB NTPC exam?
Yes, there is a minimum qualifying cut off in RRB NTPC exam. The minimum qualifying marks for CBT 1 and 2 for General, EWS categories is 40 per cent, for OBC and SC is 30 per cent and for ST category is 25 per cent. In CBAT, candidates are required to secure a minimum T-score of 42 marks. Besides, cut off marks, candidates are also required to secure the qualifying marks as per their categories. Candidates need to secure the qualifying marks in CBTs and CBAT inorder to qualify the exam. The CBT 1 comprises questions from General Awareness, Mathematics, and General Intelligence and Reasoning. The total marks allotted to the CBT 1 are 100. The CBT 2 comprises questions from General Questions Awareness, Mathematics, and General Intelligence and Reasoning. Total marks allotted to the test are 120.
Also Read: RRB NTPC Application Form
RRB NTPC 2023 Exam Highlights
The candidates can check the RRB NTPC 2023 exam highlights in the table below:
| RRB NTPC Exam Highlights 2023 |
|
|---|---|
| Exam Conducting Authority |
Railway Recruitment Board |
| Exam Name |
RRB NTPC |
| Official Website |
http://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/ |
| Exam Frequency |
Vacancies are announced on the basis of requirements |
| Number of Test Cities |
More than 200 cities |
| Exam Duration |
90 Minutes |
| Total Number of Questions |
CBT 1: 100 CBT 2: 120 |
| RRB NTPC Syllabus |
General Awareness Maths General Intelligence and Reasoning |
RRB NTPC 2023 Exam Date
The exam notification is yet to be released by RRBs. Candidates can check below the tentative dates for RRB NTPC 2023 exam.
Upcoming Sarkari Exam Dates
16 Dec '24 - 15 Jan '25
26 Dec '24 - 17 Jan '25
18 Jan '25 - 20 Jan '25
31 Jan '25
31 Jan '25
31 Jan '25
22 Feb '25 - 23 Feb '25
4 Feb '25 - 25 Feb '25
13 Apr '25
25 Apr '25 - 25 May '25
| RRB NTPC Exam Date 2023 |
|
|---|---|
| RRB NTPC 2023 Notification |
To be notified |
| RRB NTPC Application Process 2023 Begins |
To be notified |
| RRB NTPC Application Process 2023 Ends |
To be notified |
| Last Date of Payment |
To be notified |
| RRB NTPC 2023 Admit Card |
To be notified |
| RRB NTPC 2023 CBT 1 Exam |
To be notified |
| RRB NTPC 2023 CBT 2 Exam |
To be notified |
Also Read: RRB NTPC dates 2023
RRB NTPC 2023 Posts
The candidates who are willing to fill out the RRB NTPC 2023 application form must know the posts that are released by the railway recruitment board. The list of the post names has been given below for the candidates
| RRB NTPC Post Names 2023 |
|
|---|---|
| Accounts Clerk cum Typist |
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist |
| Commercial Apprentice and Station Master |
Senior Clerk cum Typist |
| Commercial cum Ticket Clerk |
Senior Time Keeper |
| Goods Guard |
Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk |
| Junior Clerk cum Typist |
Trains Clerk |
| Junior Time Keeper |
Traffic Assistant |
RRB NTPC 2023 Notification
The RRB NTPC 2023 notification has not been released yet by the officials. Around 35000 vacancies are expected to be announced in the RRB NTPC 2023. Interested candidates can register for the RRB NTPC 2023 soon on the official website.
Q: What is RRB NTPC educational qualification?
Q: What is the job profile of RRB NTPC Station Master?
Q: What are the allowances offered to candidates selected through RRB NTPC exam?
Besides the basic RRB NTPC salary, candidates are entitled to the following allowances.
- Dearness allowance
- House rent allowance
- Transport allowance
- Pension scheme
- Medical benefits
- Other special allowance
HRA Details
The HRA of all RRB NTPC employees will be calculated based on the cities they are posted. The calculation criteria of HRA is given below.
| Category of Cities | HRA Before 7th Pay Commission (In Per Cent) | HRA After 7th Pay Commission (In Per Cent) |
|---|---|---|
X | 30 | 24 |
Y | 20 | 16 |
Z | 10 | 8 |
The three categories of cities for HRA are classified according to their population density. The list of cities which fall under the X, Y and Z categories are given below:
| Categories of Cities | Cities |
|---|---|
X (Population >= 50 Lakhs) | Bengaluru, Greater Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Chennai and Kolkata |
Y (Population 5 to 50 Lakhs) | Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Puducherry, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Raipur, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Moradabad, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kannur, Kollam, Gwalior, Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Ujjain, Amravati, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nashik, Bhiwandi, Solapur, Kolhapur, Vasai-Virar Cty, Vijayawada, Warangal, Greater Visakhapatnam, Guntur, Nellore, Guwahati, Patna, Hubli-Dharwad, Mangalore, Mysore, Gulbarga, Kozhikode, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Ajmer, Salem, Tirupur, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai, Erode, Dehradun, Chandigarh, Durg-Bhilai Nagar, Sangli, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Rourkela, Vadodara, Surat, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Srinagar, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Ranchi, Bokaro Steel City, Belgaum, Malegaon, Nanded-Waghala, Aligarh, Agra, Bareilly, Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Saharanpur, Noida, Firozabad, Jhansi, Asansol, Siliguri, Durgapur |
Z (Population | All other remaining cities |
Q: What is RRB NTPC age limit?
RRB NTPC age limit for candidates applying for the undergraduate level posts should be 18 to 33 years. The age limit for graduate-level posts is 18 to 36 years. Candidates belonging to the reserved categories are given relaxation in the age limit as per government rule. Candidates must check the RRB NTPC age limit before applying for the exam inorder to ensure whether they are eligible or not. RRB NTPC age limit for graduate and undergraduate posts is given below.
RRB NTPC Age Limit for Undergraduate Posts
RRB NTPC Age limit (As on 01.01.2025)
For Undergraduate level posts, candidates should be between 18 and 33 years.
| Age group | Upper Age Limit of Date of Birth (Not earlier than) | Lower Age Limit of Date of Birth (Not later than) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
18 to 33 years | UR | OBC-Non Creamy Layer | SC/ST | For all community /categories |
02.01.1992 | 02.01.1989 | 02.01.1987 | 01.01.2007 | |
The age limit prescribed for Graduate level posts has been revised. The revised age limit is 18 to 36 years. Earlier, it was 18 to 33 years.
| Age group | Upper Age Limit of Date of Birth (Not earlier than) | Lower Age Limit of Date of Birth (Not later than) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
18 to 36 years | UR | OBC-Non Creamy Layer | SC/ST | For all community /categories |
02.01.1989 | 02.01.1986 | 02.01.1984 | 01.01.2007 | |
Note: Relaxation in age is provided to candidates belonging to the reserved categories.
The revised age limit is given below.
Name of the post | Previous Age Limit (In Years) | Age Applicable to This CEN (as on 01.01.2025) (In Years) |
|---|---|---|
Chief Commercial cum Ticket Supervisor | 18-33 | 18-36
|
Station Master | 18-33
| 18-36
|
Goods Train Manager | 18-33
| 18-36
|
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist | 18-33
| 18-36
|
Senior Clerk cum Typist | 18-33
| 18-36 |
Q: What was the educational qualification prescribed for RRB NTPC exam?
Also Read: RRB NTPC Notification 2023
RRB NTPC 2023 Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria for different posts under RRB NTPC 2023 have been given below for the undergraduates and graduates:
Accounts Clerk cum Typist RRB NTPC 2023
The candidate's age must lie between 18 to 30 years. The candidates who want to apply for RRB NTPC 2023 Accounts Clerk cum Typist must have completed 12 or equivalent.
Commercial Apprentice and Station Master RRB NTPC 2023
The candidate's age must lie between 18 to 33 years. The candidates must have completed graduation or equivalent from a recognised university to apply for Commercial Apprentice and Station Master
Commercial cum Ticket Clerk RRB NTPC 2023
The age limit for the Commercial cum Ticket Clerk is 18 to 30 years. The candidates must have cleared 12th or equivalent to apply for RRB NTPC 2023 Commercial cum Ticket Clerk
Goods Guard RRB NTPC 2023
The age limit for the RRB NTPC goods guard lies between 18 to 33 years. The candidates must have cleared graduation and equivalent to apply for RRB NTPC 2023 exam
Junior Clerk cum Typist RRB NTPC 2023
The candidate's age must lie between 18 to 30 years. The candidates who want to apply for RRB NTPC 2023 Junior Clerk cum Typist must have completed 12 pass or equivalent
Junior Time Keeper RRB NTPC 2023
The candidate's age must lie between 18 to 30 years. The candidates who want to apply for RRB NTPC 2023 Junior Time Keeper must have completed 12 pass or equivalent
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist RRB NTPC 2023
The age limit for the RRB NTPC Junior Account Assistant cum Typist lies between 18 to 33 years. The candidates must have cleared graduation and equivalent to apply for RRB NTPC 2023 exam
Senior Clerk cum Typist RRB NTPC 2023
The age limit for the RRB NTPC Senior Clerk cum Typist lies between 18 to 33 years. The candidates must have cleared graduation and equivalent to apply for RRB NTPC 2023 exam
Senior Time Keeper RRB NTPC 2023
The age limit for the RRB NTPC Senior Time Keeper lies between 18 to 33 years. The candidates must have cleared graduation and equivalent to apply for RRB NTPC 2023 exam
Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk RRB NTPC 2023
The age limit for the RRB NTPC Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk lies between 18 to 33 years. The candidates must have cleared graduation and equivalent to apply for RRB NTPC 2023 exam
Trains Clerk RRB NTPC 2023
The candidate's age must lie between 18 to 30 years. The candidates who want to apply for RRB NTPC 2023 Trains Clerk must have completed 12 pass or equivalent.
Traffic Assistant RRB NTPC 2023
The age limit for the RRB NTPC Traffic Assistant lies between 18 to 33 years. The candidates must have cleared graduation and equivalent to apply for RRB NTPC 2023 exam
Also Read: RRB NTPC Eligibility 2023
RRB NTPC 2023 Syllabus
The section-wise syllabus for RRB NTPC 2023 for the various posts has been given below for the candidates who are willing to fill out the application. The RRB NTPC 2023 has three sections- Maths, General Awareness, and General Intelligence & Reasoning. Check below RRB NTPC syllabus:
Maths Syllabus for RRB NTPC 2023
- BODMAS Rule
- Fractions
- Approximate Value
- Surds & Indices
- Problems on Simple Interest
- Problems on Compound Interest
- Installments
- Calculation on Basic Percentage Problems
- Problems on Simple Ratios
- Problems on Compound Ratio
- Direct/Indirect Proportions
- Problems on Average
- Problems on Relative Speed
- Problems on Boats and trains
- Basic Linear Equation in One variable
- Basic Linear Equation in two variables
- Problems on Profit/Loss
- Dishonest/Successive Dealings
- Partnerships
- Finding Missing/Wrong Term
- Problems on Plane Figures: Square, Rectangle, Circle, etc.
- Problems on Work Efficiency
- Problems on Wages
- Problems on Pipes
- Make a mixture from two or more entries/mixtures
- Decimals
- Trigonometry
General Awareness
- Art and Culture of India
- Current Events of National and International Importance
- Monuments and Places of India
- Games and Sports, Indian Literature
- General Science and Life Science
- History of India and Freedom Struggle
- Physical Geography
- Social and Economic Geography of India and the World
- Indian Polity and Governance
- General Scientific and Technological Developments
- UN and Other important World Organizations
- Environmental Issues
- Basics of Computers and Computer Applications
- Common Abbreviations
- Indian Economy
- Transport Systems in India
- Famous Personalities
- Flora and Fauna of India
- Famous Personalities
- Flagship Government Programs, etc.
General Intelligence and Reasoning
- Analogies
- Decoding
- Similarities and Differences
- Analytical Reasoning
- Jumbling
- Puzzle
- Statement-Conclusion
- Decision Making
- Completion of the number and alphabetical series
- Mathematical Operations
- Relationships
- Syllogism
- Venn Diagrams
- Data Sufficiency
- Statement- Courses of Action
- Maps, Interpretation of Graphs
Also Read:
How to Qualify RRB NTPC 2023 on the First Attempt?
The candidates who want to qualify for the RRB NTPC 2023 on the first attempt must follow the given points below:
- The candidates should start preparing for the RRB NTPC 2023 from an early stage to qualify for the exam with good numbers
- The aspiring candidates must go through the RRB NTPC 2023 syllabus and make a timetable that can cover the entire syllabus leaving time for revisions
- The candidates must know the exam pattern to know each and every section of the exam clearly
- Practice mock tests and previous year’s questions in exam conditions.
- The candidates can analyse their mock tests results to know the strong and weak sections of the syllabus
- The candidates must take frequent breaks while preparing for RRB NTPC 2023 exam. The calm brain performs well in the exam
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 days ago
The importance of RRB NTPC answer key is given below:
- With the help of the answer key, candidates can calculate the probable score even before the declaration of RRB NTPC result
- By calculating the probable score, candidates can know their chances of selection for the next round of the selection proces
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered a week ago
The RRB NTPC Computer-Based Test 1 is the first step in the selection process for various non technical positions under the Indian Railways. The exam pattern and syllabus must be known well to prepare efficiently.
Exam Pattern for RRB NTPC CBT 1
Total Duration: 90 minutes; 120 minutes for PwBD candida
Contributor-Level 9
Answered 3 weeks ago
RRBs will announce separate exam dates for RRB NTPC graduate and undergraduate posts. RRB NTPC exam dates for graduate and undergraduate posts will be announced soon.
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered 3 weeks ago
RRB NTPC application status is released so that candidates can know whether their application forms have been rejected or accepted for the exam. Based on the application status, candidates are issued admit cards for appearing in the exam.
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered 3 weeks ago
RRB NTPC syllabus is the same for graduate and undergraduate posts. However, the difficulty level vary for two posts. The syllabus for graduate posts is more comprehensive and vast. RRB NTPC syllabus for undergraduate posts is bit easier.
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered 3 weeks ago
The distribution of questions in the RRB NTPC CBT 2 exam is given below.
| Sections | No. of Questions |
| Mathematics | 35 |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 35 |
| General Awareness | 50 |
| Total | 120 |
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered 3 weeks ago
The distribution of questions in the RRB NTPC CBT 1 exam is given below.
| Sections | No. of Questions |
| Mathematics | 30 |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 30 |
| General Awareness | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered 3 weeks ago
The structure of RRB NTPC exam pattern for CBT 2 is given below.
| RRB NTPC Exam Pattern 2024 [Stage-2] | |||
| Sections | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
| Mathematics | 35 | 35 | 90 minutes |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 35 | 35 | |
| General Awareness | 50 | 50 | |
| Total | 120 | 120 | |
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered 3 weeks ago
The structure of RRB NTPC exam pattern for Stage 1 is given below.
| RRB NTPC Exam Pattern 2024 [Stage-1] | |||
| Sections | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 | 90 minutes |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 30 | 30 | |
| General Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | |
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered 3 weeks ago
RRB NTPC admit card is released four days before the exam. The admit card is released four days prior to the exam to maintain transparency in the system and to stop impersonation and cheating in the exam. Candidates can download their admit cards by logging with the required credentials.
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Beginner-Level 4
What are the importance of RRB NTPC answer key?