RRB NTPC Undergraduate Recruitment 2026 (CEN 07/2026): 1688 Vacancies

Educational qualification (all four posts)

Class 12 (+2 stage) or its equivalent with not less than 50% marks in aggregate. The 50% condition is not insisted upon for SC/ST, Persons with Benchmark Disability and Ex-Servicemen candidates, or for candidates who hold a qualification higher than Class 12. Candidates must hold the qualification on or before the closing date, 13.11.2026. Those awaiting the result of their final examination should not apply.

Age (as on 01.01.2027)

Upper age relaxation

• SC/ST: 5 years; OBC (Non-Creamy Layer): 3 years
• PwBD: UR/EWS 10 years, OBC (NCL) 13 years, SC/ST 15 years
• Ex-Servicemen (at least six months of continuous service after attestation): UR/EWS 3 years, OBC (NCL) 6 years, SC/ST 8 years, after deducting the length of service from age
• Serving Group C / erstwhile Group D Railway staff and substitutes with at least 3 years’ service: up to 40 years (UR/EWS), 43 (OBC-NCL), 45 (SC/ST)
• Staff of quasi-administrative Railway offices (Railway canteens, co-operative societies, institutes): up to the length of service or 5 years, whichever is less
• Widowed, divorced or judicially separated women not remarried: up to 35 years (UR/EWS), 38 (OBC-NCL), 40 (SC/ST)

Relaxations are not cumulative; the maximum single relaxation applies. SC, ST and OBC (NCL) candidates applying against UR vacancies get no age relaxation. The date of birth must match the Class 10 certificate.

Medical standard

Commercial cum Ticket Clerk: B2. Accounts Clerk cum Typist and Junior Clerk cum Typist: C2. Trains Clerk: A3. Candidates who have had Lasik or other corrective eye surgery are not eligible for A3 posts.

Category-wise (all RRBs)

RRB-wise totals

Post-wise and Railway Zone/PU-wise details for each RRB are in Annexure B of the detailed CEN. Vacancies are provisional and may increase or decrease as per the requirement of the Railway administrations.

Fee is paid online only (internet banking, debit/credit card or UPI) by 15.11.2026. Only candidates who appear in the 1st Stage CBT get the refund, which is credited to the Aadhaar-seeded bank account. EBC means annual family income below Rs. 50,000 and gives a fee concession only; EBC is different from OBC and EWS. A modification fee of Rs. 250 (non-refundable) applies for each change made between 16.11.2026 and 25.11.2026.

1. 1st Stage CBT (common for all posts): 100 questions in 90 minutes — General Awareness 40, Mathematics 30, General Intelligence and Reasoning 30. It is a screening test.
2. 2nd Stage CBT: 120 questions in 90 minutes — General Awareness 50, Mathematics 35, General Intelligence and Reasoning 35. Candidates are shortlisted for it at 15 times the community-wise vacancies of the RRB, based on normalised CBT-1 marks.
3. Document Verification and Medical Examination (shortlisting at 1:1 of the RRB’s vacancies, on 2nd Stage CBT merit).

Negative marking: 1/3 mark is deducted for each wrong answer in both CBTs. Minimum qualifying marks: UR/EWS 40%, OBC (NCL) and SC 30%, ST 25%. The duration is 120 minutes for PwBD candidates eligible for a scribe. The Computer Based Typing Skill Test (CBTST) for Junior Clerk cum Typist and Accounts Clerk cum Typist has been dispensed with for CEN 07/2026; typing proficiency is assessed after joining. RRB may hold additional CBTs if needed.

1. Read the detailed CEN No. 07/2026 (Annexure A for post parameters and Annexure B for RRB-wise vacancies).
2. Go to rrbapply.gov.in. If you created an account for an earlier RRB CEN (2024/2025/2026), log in with the same account; otherwise ‘Create an Account’ first.
3. Verify your identity with Aadhaar or DigiLocker before final submission, as advised in the CEN.
4. Choose ONE RRB and give your preferences for the posts and Railway Zones/PUs you are eligible for and willing to join.
5. Upload the live photograph, signature and documents asked for, then submit by 13.11.2026 (23:59 hours).
6. Pay the fee online by 15.11.2026 and save the submitted application.

Corrections (except ‘Create an Account’ details and the chosen RRB) are possible from 16.11.2026 to 25.11.2026 with a Rs. 250 modification fee for each occasion. Helpline (application queries): rrb.help@csc.gov.in, 9592001188 / 01725653333 (10 AM–5 PM, working days).