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.

1. 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.

2. Commercial Apprentice

• Multi-skilled supervisors in various commercial branches.
• Posted as Commercial Supervisor/ Goods Supervisor/ Commercial Inspector/ Parcel Supervisor.

3. 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.

4. Junior Clerk cum Typist

• Assists the Senior Clerk.
• Responsible for data entry.

5. Senior Clerk cum Typist

• Responsible for Clerical work at different departments.
• Supervises Junior Clerk.

6. Traffic Assistant

• To take care of traffic and signal.
• Have to work in different shifts.

7. Senior Time Keeper

• Works in sync with the entire railway network.
• Keeps records of time regarding movements of train.
• Works in various shifts.

8. Junior Time Keeper

• Assists the Senior Time Keeper in maintaining records of arrival/ departure of trains.
• Works in various shifts.

9. Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk

• Works in ticket booking office.
• Responsible for commercial checking and issuing of tickets.
• To book luggage and goods.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. Trains Clerk

• Maintains general records related to trains and their conditions.
• Responsible to keep track of the number of coaches in the train.

13. 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,

For NTPC Graduate Level,

Eligibility Criteria for RRB – NTPC

There are a set of expected eligibility criteria that you should qualify to apply for RRB NTPC Exam Recruitment.

1. 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

2. 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:

1. CBT Stage 1
2. CBT Stage 2
3. Typing Skill Test
4. 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.

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.

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.

RRB NTPC Document Verification/ Medical Examination

Based on the performance of candidates in both 2^nd 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.