The Railway Recruitment Board facilitates NTPC to give candidates an unmatched opportunity to accomplish their vision of entering the country’s coveted Indian Railways. RRB NTPC 2020 Recruitment is especially for those applicants who hold a graduate degree from an accredited institution.
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This article deals with the latest developments and the different crucial aspects of the RRB NTPC 2020 examination.
RRB NTPC 2020 CBT – Important Dates
The elaborated schedule for RRB NTPC 2020 exam was published by the board on December 1, 2020. Kindly take a note of the important dates:
RRB NTPC 2020: Important Dates
Events | Dates |
RRB NTPC Notification Release Date | 28th February 2019 |
Start Date To Apply Online for RRB NTPC | 01st March 2019 |
Last Date To Apply Online | 31st March 2019 |
Closing Date & Time for Payment of Application Fee | 05.04.2019 at 23.59 hrs |
Final submission of Applications | 12.04.2019 at 23.59 hrs. |
RRB NTPC Application Status | September 21, 2020 |
RRB NTPC Stage-1 Admit Card | December 24, 2020 |
RRB NTPC Exam Dates | December 28, 2020 to March 2021 |
RRB NTPC 2020 – Application Status
Keep visiting the page regularly to keep regular tabs on the latest developments.
RRB NTPC 2020 Application Status was released on September 21, 2020. The direct link to check the application status is given below.
RRB NTPC 2020 – Vacancies
The total number of vacancies for NTCP (Non-Technical Popular Categories) through the 2019-2020 exam is 35208, decreased from the earlier announcement of 35277. The RRB Allahabad cancelled the DLW vacancies. The information is as per the latest notification released by RRB.
A. Under Graduate Posts with Minimum Educational Qualification of 12th (+2 Stage) or its equivalent examination and Age between 18 to 30 Years as on 01.07.2019.
S. No. | Name of the post | Level in 7th CPC | Initial pay (Rs.) | Medical Standard | Total Vacancies(All RRBs) |
1 | Junior Clerk cum Typist | 2 | 19900 | C-2 | 4300 |
2 | Accounts Clerk cum Typist | 2 | 19900 | C-2 | 760 |
3 | Junior Time Keeper | 2 | 19900 | C-2 | 11 |
4 | Trains Clerk | 2 | 19900 | A-3 | 592 |
5 | Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | 3 | 21700 | B-2 | 4940 |
Grand Total | 10603 | ||||
B. Graduate Posts with Minimum Educational Qualification of a University Degree or its equivalent and Age between 18 to 33 Years as on 01.07.2019.
S. No. | Name of the post | Level in 7th CPC | Initial pay (Rs.) | Medical Standard | Total Vacancies(All RRBs) |
1 | Traffic Assistant | 4 | 25500 | A-2 | 88 |
2 | Goods Guard | 5 | 29200 | A-2 | 5748 |
3 | Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | 5 | 29200 | B-2 | 5638 |
4 | Senior Clerk cum Typist | 5 | 29200 | C-2 | 2854 |
5 | Junior Account Assistant cum Typist | 5 | 29200 | C-2 | 3147 |
6 | Senior Time Keeper | 5 | 29200 | C-2 | 6 |
7 | Commercial Apprentice | 6 | 35400 | B-2 | 259 |
8 | Station Master | 6 | 35400 | A-2 | 6865 |
Grand Total | 24605 | ||||
RRB NTPC 2020 – Salary Details
RRB NTPC posts are divided into two groups: one, Graduate Posts and two, Undergraduate Posts. As per the 7th CPC, the following is the salary bestowed under each category with their initial month pay.
RRB NTPC Salary for Undergraduate Posts
Junior Clerk cum Typist: Rs 19,900
Accounts Clerk cum Typist: Rs 19,900
Junior Time Keeper: Rs 19,900
Trains Clerk: Rs 19,900
Commercial cum Ticket Clerk: Rs 21,700
RRB NTPC Salary for Graduate Posts
Traffic Assistant: Rs 25,000
Goods Guard: Rs 29,200
Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk: Rs Rs 29,200
Senior Clerk cum Typist: Rs 29,200
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist: Rs 29,200
Senior Time Keeper: Rs 29,200
Commercial Apprentice: Rs 35,400
Station Master: Rs 35,400
The allowances and perks for all RRB NTPC Graduate and Undergraduate posts are entitled below:
Dearness Allowance (DA)
Transport Allowance (TA)
House Rent Allowance (HRA)
Pension Scheme
Medical Benefits
RRB NTPC 2020 – Fee Details
The following schedule shows the fee structure of the RRB NTPC 2020 examination.
S.No | Category | Fee |
1 | For GEN/OBC | Rs. 500/- |
2 | For SC/ST/PWD/Women/Ex-Sm/Transgender/Minorities/Economically Backward | Rs. 250/- |
RRB NTPC 2020 – Selection Process
The entire selection process of the RRB NTPC 2020 Recruitment Process shall encompass the following five phases:
- First Stage CBT
- Second Stage CBT
- Typing Test (Skill Test)/Aptitude Test
- Document Verification
- Medical Examination
RRB NTPC 2020 – Exam Pattern
The entire recruitment process of the RRB NTPC 2020 involves a few phases: first, Stage I Computed-Based Test (CBT); second, Stage II Computer-Based Test (CBT), and third, a Typing Skill Test/Computer-Based Aptitude Test. Along with this, there will be a Document Verification and Medical Examination.
Please take note that the selection of candidates strictly depends on their performance in all these aforementioned stages; in other words, purely on merit.
RRB NTPC – Eligibility Criteria
The board specifies the criteria for RRB NTPC, and all candidates must meet them in order to apply. They are as follows:
Age Limit
All candidates must lie within the age bracket of 18 years to 33 years, as of January 2019, to be permitted to appear for the upcoming RRB NTPC 2020 exam.
For Age Group 18-30
Age group | Upper Limit | Lower Limit | ||
UR | OBC-Non Creamy Layer | SC/ST | For All Community or Categories | |
18-30 | 02.07.1989 | 02.07.1986 | 02.07.1986 | 01.07.2001 |
Age Relaxation
Category | Relaxation in Upper Limit |
OBC-Non Creamy Layer (NCL) | 3 years |
SC/ST | 5 years |
Ex-Servicemen (UR) | 30 Years plus Number of years of service rendered in Defence plus 3 years |
Ex-Servicemen (OBC-Non Creamy) | 33 Years plus Number of years of service rendered in Defence plus 3 years |
Ex-Servicemen (SC/ST) | 35 Years plus Number of years of service rendered in Defence plus 3 years. |
PwBD (UR) | 10 years |
PwBD (OBC-NCL) | 13 years |
PwBD (SC/ST) | 15 years |
Candidates ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989. (UR) | 35 years |
Candidates ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989. (OBC) | 38 years |
Candidates ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989. (SC/ST) | 40 years |
Candidates who are serving Group ‘C’ and erstwhile Group ‘D’ Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes and put in minimum of 3 years service (UR) | 40 years |
Candidates who are serving Group ‘C’ and erstwhile Group ‘D’ Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes and put in minimum of 3 years service (OBC) | 43 years |
Candidates who are serving Group ‘C’ and erstwhile Group ‘D’ Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes and put in minimum of 3 years service (SC/ST) | 45 years |
Candidates who are working in Quasi-Administrative offices of the Railway organization (UR) | 30 Years plus length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is lower |
Candidates who are working in Quasi-Administrative offices of the Railway organization (OBC) | 33 Years plus length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is lower |
Candidates who are working in Quasi-Administrative offices of the Railway organization (SC/ST) | 35 Years plus length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is lower |
Women candidates, who are widowed, divorced or judicially separated from husband but not remarried. (UR) | 35 years |
Women candidates, who are widowed, divorced or judicially separated from husband but not remarried. (OBC) | 38 years |
Women candidates, who are widowed, divorced or judicially separated from husband but not remarried. (SC/ST) | 40 years |
For Age Group 18-33
Age group | Upper Limit | Lower Limit | ||
UR | OBC-Non Creamy Layer | SC/ST | For All Community or Categories | |
18-33 | 02.07.1986 | 02.07.1983 | 02.07.1981 | 01.07.2001 |
Category | Relaxation in Upper Limit |
OBC-Non Creamy Layer (NCL) | 3 years |
SC/ST | 5 years |
Ex-Servicemen (UR) | 30 Years plus Number of years of service rendered in Defence plus 3 years |
Ex-Servicemen (OBC-Non Creamy) | 33 Years plus Number of years of service rendered in Defence plus 3 years |
Ex-Servicemen (SC/ST) | 35 Years plus Number of years of service rendered in Defence plus 3 years. |
PwBD (UR) | 10 years |
PwBD (OBC-NCL) | 13 years |
PwBD (SC/ST) | 15 years |
Candidates ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989. (UR) | 35 years |
Candidates ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989. (OBC) | 38 years |
Candidates ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989. (SC/ST) | 40 years |
Candidates who are serving Group ‘C’ and erstwhile Group ‘D’ Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes and put in minimum of 3 years service (UR) | 40 years |
Candidates who are serving Group ‘C’ and erstwhile Group ‘D’ Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes and put in minimum of 3 years service (OBC) | 43 years |
Candidates who are serving Group ‘C’ and erstwhile Group ‘D’ Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes and put in minimum of 3 years service (SC/ST) | 45 years |
Candidates who are working in Quasi-Administrative offices of the Railway organization (UR) | 30 Years plus length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is lower |
Candidates who are working in Quasi-Administrative offices of the Railway organization (OBC) | 33 Years plus length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is lower |
Candidates who are working in Quasi-Administrative offices of the Railway organization (SC/ST) | 35 Years plus length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is lower |
Women candidates, who are widowed, divorced or judicially separated from husband but not remarried. (UR) | 35 years |
Women candidates, who are widowed, divorced or judicially separated from husband but not remarried. (OBC) | 38 years |
Women candidates, who are widowed, divorced or judicially separated from husband but not remarried. (SC/ST) | 40 years |
Educational Qualifications
The other requirement expected of all candidates is of the educational background. Refer to the schedule given below.
Posts | Educational Qualification |
Commercial Apprentice (CA) | Degree from recognized university and equivalent |
Senior Clerk-Cum-typist | Degree from recognized university and equivalent Typing proficiency in Hindi/English on computer |
Traffic Apprentice (TA) | Degree from recognized university and equivalent |
Enquiry-Cum-Reservation-Clerk | Degree from recognized university and equivalent |
Asst Station Master (ASM) | Degree from recognized university and equivalent |
Junior Accounts Assistant Cum Typist | Degree from recognized university and equivalent Typing proficiency in Hindi/English on computer |
Goods Guard Selection | Degree from recognized university and equivalent |
Traffic Assistant | Degree from recognized university and equivalent |
Senior Time Keeper | Degree from recognized university and equivalent Typing proficiency in Hindi/English on computer |
RRB NTPC 2020 – Exam Analysis
You must know about the RRB NTPC previous year’s question papers, exam analysis and the question types that are asked in the exam as a part of your preparation. The following section-wise and topic-wise exam analysis of RRB NTPC 2015 test shall enable you to understand the level of the examination.
RRB NTPC Stage 1 – General Awareness Section
This section of General Awareness is perhaps the most crucial and the least demanding section in the entire RRB NTPC examination. This section also has the maximum number of questions and scores granted: 40. Current affairs, general science and history bring in more than 12 questions. The attached schedule shows its detailed analysis:
Topic Names | No of Questions | Level of questions |
History | 7 | Moderate |
Geography | 1 | Easy |
Polity | 2 | Easy |
Static | 2 | Moderate |
Biology | 7 | Easy-Moderate |
Chemistry | 2 | Easy |
Physics | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
Computers | 4 | Easy |
Current Affairs | 11 | Easy-Moderate |
Total | 40 | Easy-Moderate |
RRB NTPC Stage 2 – Mathematics Section
The distribution of subjects and questions in this section is as follows:
Name of the Topic | No of Questions | Level of the questions |
SI/ CI | 2 | Moderate |
Mensuration | 2 | Easy |
Ratio & Proportion | 3 | Easy |
Height & Distance | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
Profit/Loss | 3 | Easy |
Geometry | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
Number System | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
Simplification | 3 | Easy |
Time and Work | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
Statistics | 1 | Easy |
Time, Speed and Distance | 2 | Easy |
Average | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
DI (Tabular) | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
Total | 30 | Easy-Moderate |
RRB NTPC Stage 3: General Intelligence and Reasoning Section
This section has a total of 30 questions. Its topic-wise distribution is as follows:
Name of the Topic | No of Questions | Level of questions |
Coding-Decoding | 4 | Easy |
Sentence arrangement | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
Venn Diagram | 3 | Moderate |
Puzzle (Linear) | 3 | Easy |
Blood Relation | 4 | Moderate |
Statement & Assumptions | 2 | Moderate |
Statement & Conclusion | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
Syllogism | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
Analogy | 3 | Easy |
Mathematical Operations | 4 | Moderate |
Odd one out | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
Total | 30 | Easy-Moderate |
RRB NTPC 2020 – Admit Card
The Regional Railway Boards will make available the admit cards/hall tickets zone-wise. The release date for the same is yet to be confirmed by the board.
Direct Link to Download RRB NTPC Admit Card 2020
Please click on the direct link given below to download the RRB NTPC 2020 Admit Card.
Please take note that candidates shall not be permitted to enter the examination hall without the admit card.
The link shall be activated soon.
RRB NTPC 2020 – Important Documents
Please carry the following documents with you at the time of RRB NTPC 2020 examination:
- An ID Proof (with photo)
- Passport-Sized Photograph
- Coy of the RRB NTPC Admit Card
RRB NTPC 2020 – Online Application
The window of the online registration for RRB NTPC 2019-2020 begun on March 1, 2019, and closed on March 31, 2019.
RRB NTPC 2020 – Result
We shall upload the RRB NTPC 2020 results once the board publishes them. Candidates can also visit the official website and enter their credentials to view the results.
RRB NTPC 2020 – Cut-Off
Following is the Cut-Off list released by the RRB NTPC for 2015.
S.No. | Zone | General | OBC | SC | ST | No. Of Candidates Shortlisted |
1 | Ahmedabad | 72.86 | 64.91 | 57.23 | 48.1 | 17748 |
2 | Ajmer | 77.39 | 70.93 | 62.13 | 59.74 | 16321 |
3 | Allahabad | 77.49 | 70.47 | 62.85 | 47.02 | 42972 |
4 | Bangalore | 64.97 | 57.28 | 30.1 | 29 | 9088 |
5 | Bhopal | 72.9 | 66.31 | 58.61 | 51.16 | 17271 |
6 | Bhubaneshwar | 71.91 | 65.76 | 53.09 | 48.79 | 11551 |
7 | Bilaspur | 68.79 | 60.7 | 51.49 | 50.07 | 4530 |
8 | Chandigarh | 82.27 | 71.47 | 71.87 | 46.71 | 4567 |
9 | Chennai | 72.14 | 69.11 | 57.67 | 46.84 | 14642 |
10 | Gorakhpur | 77.43 | 69.01 | 56.63 | 47.67 | 4756 |
11 | Guwahati | 66.44 | 57.11 | 52.53 | 52.91 | 6136 |
12 | Jammu | 68.72 | 50.88 | 52.27 | 38.05 | 2565 |
13 | Kolkata | 79.5 | 71.53 | 67.07 | 52.92 | 21123 |
14 | Malda | 61.87 | 48.42 | 43.11 | 31.89 | 4170 |
15 | Mumbai | 77.05 | 70.21 | 63.6 | 54.95 | 34019 |
16 | Muzaffarpur | 57.97 | 45.57 | 30.06 | 25 | 6873 |
17 | Patna | 63.03 | 53.57 | 38.55 | 26.69 | 10710 |
18 | Ranchi | 63.75 | 57.29 | 45.48 | 48.58 | 8431 |
19 | Secunderabad | 77.72 | 72.87 | 63.73 | 59.13 | 24271 |
20 | Siliguri | 67.52 | 56.26 | 54.31 | 45.9 | 4185 |
21 | Thiruvananthapuram | 79.75 | 75.1 | 56.14 | 36.45 | 7321 |
RRB NTPC 2020 – FAQs
Q1. When are the CBT Stage 1 RRB NTPC 2020 scheduled?
A1. For RRB NTPC 2020 exam, the Stage I Computer-Based Test will be conducted from December 28, 2020, to March 2021.
Q2. Is there a way to choose a preferred date of examination?
A2. No, there is no slot-booking facility; RRB assigns exam dates.
Q3. When can I download the RRB NTPC E-Call Letter?
A3. You can have your e-call letter downloaded 4 days before the RRB NTPC test.
Q4. Is there any negative marking in CBT Stage 1 and 2?
A4. Yes, in CBTs, the RRB will adopt the negative marking for incorrect answers. For every error or wrong answer, 1/3rd of the marks will be deducted.
Q5. Will the scores be normalised?
A5. Yes, at all stages of the RRB NTPC exam, the board will normalise marks.
