RRB NTPC
RRB NTPC stands For Railway Recruitment Board – NonTechnical Popular Categories.
Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) conducts Non Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) exam to recruit Commercial apprentice, Goods guard, Traffic Apprentice, Traffic Assistant, Assistant Station Master, etc. all over India.
There are various posts under RRB NTPC like Ticket Collector, Commercial Apprentice, Clerk Cum Typist, Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist, Traffic Apprentice, Assistant Station Master, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Senior Time Keeper, Enquiry cum Reservation Clerk, Goods Guard, etc.
Job Profiles and Vacancies for RRB – NTPC
NTPC introduces multiple posts under RRB NTPC Recruitment Exam 2019. Some of these posts with their job roles are described here.
- Station Master
- Supervises the activities in a railway station.
- In-charge of the station.
- Responsible to ensure smooth and timely arrival and departure of trains.
- Ensures that passengers do not have to face any problem.
- Commercial Apprentice
- Multi-skilled supervisors in various commercial branches.
- Posted as Commercial Supervisor/ Goods Supervisor/ Commercial Inspector/ Parcel Supervisor.
- Goods Guard
- To monitor the functioning of vehicles.
- To conduct checks for loose ends in the train.
- To identify and address minor issues while train is moving.
- To ensure brake continuity.
- Works with Station Master and communicates information about arrival and departure of trains, etc.
- Junior Clerk cum Typist
- Assists the Senior Clerk.
- Responsible for data entry.
- Senior Clerk cum Typist
- Responsible for Clerical work at different departments.
- Supervises Junior Clerk.
- Traffic Assistant
- To take care of traffic and signal.
- Have to work in different shifts.
- Senior Time Keeper
- Works in sync with the entire railway network.
- Keeps records of time regarding movements of train.
- Works in various shifts.
- Junior Time Keeper
- Assists the Senior Time Keeper in maintaining records of arrival/ departure of trains.
- Works in various shifts.
- Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk
- Works in ticket booking office.
- Responsible for commercial checking and issuing of tickets.
- To book luggage and goods.
- Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist
- Takes care of accounts.
- Keeps track of transactions, expenditures, claim settlements, etc.
- Makes accounts – related reports.
- Manages and compiles budgets as per rules.
- Checks financial irregularities.
- Provides support related to administrative tasks in the account departments.
- Account Clerk cum Typist
- Works in the accounts and finance team.
- Keeps track of various transactions.
- Responsible for data entry and other associated works in the department.
- Helps in administrative activities.
- Trains Clerk
- Maintains general records related to trains and their conditions.
- Responsible to keep track of the number of coaches in the train.
- Commercial cum Ticket Clerk
- Responsible for issuing ticket through CRS and UTS.
- Keeps and maintains records related to luggage.
Candidates are offered these posts according to their eligibility level.
There are many vacancies for the various posts of NTPC sectioned according to candidates’ level of eligibility. Eligibility – wise breakdown of multiple NTPC posts.
For NTPC 10+2 Level,
Name of Posts | No. of Vacancies |
Junior Clerk cum Typist | 4319 |
Account Clerk cum Typist | 760 |
Junior Time Keeper | 17 |
Trains' Clerk | 592 |
Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | 4940 |
TOTAL | 10628 |
For NTPC Graduate Level,
Name of Posts | No. of Vacancies |
Senior Clerk cum Typist | 2873 |
Junior Account Clerk cum Typist | 3164 |
Senior Time Keeper | 14 |
Goods Guard | 5748 |
Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | 5638 |
Traffic Assistant | 88 |
Station Master | 6865 |
Commercial Apprentice | 259 |
TOTAL | 24649 |
Eligibility Criteria for RRB – NTPC
There are a set of expected eligibility criteria that you should qualify to apply for RRB NTPC Exam Recruitment.
- Age Limit
- Minimum Age Limit : 18 years
- Maximum Age Limit : 30 years
Age Relaxation
- SC/ ST: 5 years
- OBC: 3 years
- Physically Disabled: 10 years
- Physically Disabled + OBC: 13 years
- Physically Disabled + SC/ ST: 15 years
- Educational Qualification
- NTPC 10+2 Level: Candidate must have qualified 10+2/ Intermediate to be eligible for this exam.
- NTPC Graduate Level: Candidate must hold a minimum of Bachelors’ degree in any stream from a recognized University/ Institution.
RRB – NTPC Exam Pattern & Syllabus
RRB – NTPC exam is conducted in multiple phases, which are:
- CBT Stage 1
- CBT Stage 2
- Typing Skill Test
- Document Verification/ Medical Examination
RRB NTPC Stage – 1 CBT
This paper is an Objective Based Online Mode Exam. CBT Stage – 1 is divided into 3 sections, General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Awareness and Mathematics, which contains 100 questions for 100 marks and 90 minutes time as a whole.
SECTION | No. of Questions | Max Marks | Exam Duration |
General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability | 30 | 30 | 90 minutes |
General Awareness | 40 | 40 |
Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
TOTAL | 100 | 100 |
RRB NTPC Stage – 2 CBT
This paper is an Objective Based Online Mode Exam. CBT Stage – 2 is divided into 3 sections, General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Awareness and Mathematics, which contains 120 questions for 120 marks and 90 minutes time as a whole.
SECTION | No. of Questions | Max Marks | Exam Duration |
General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 90 minutes |
General Awareness | 50 | 50 |
Mathematics | 35 | 35 |
TOTAL | 120 | 120 |
RRB NTPC Typing Skill Test
For the posts Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist, Senior Time Keeper, Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist and Junior Time Keeper, a Typing Skill Test (TST) of qualifying nature shall be conducted.
Medium of Language | Typing Speed |
English | 30 words per minute (w.p.m.) |
Hindi | 25 words per minute (w.p.m.) |
RRB NTPC Document Verification/ Medical Examination
Based on the performance of candidates in both 2nd Stage CBT and CBAT/TST, candidates equal to the number of vacancies will be called for Document Verification as per their merit and options. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to their passing requisite Medical Fitness Test to be conducted by the Railway Administration, final verification of educational and community certificates and verification of antecedents/character of the candidates.
RRB – NTPC Exam Date
NABARD has released exam dates for the post of RRB – NTPC for year 2019. The scheduled exam dates are stated below.
ACTIVITIES | DATES |
Online Registration Starts from | 1 March, 2019 |
Last Date to Register Online | 31 March, 2019 |
Last Date to Make Payment | 5 April, 2019 |
Last Date to Final Submit | 12 April, 2019 |
Last Date to update post preferences | 30 April, 2019 |
Admit Card Availability | July, 2019 |
Exam Date
| Available Soon |