RRB NTPC Eligibility Criteria 2025 - Check Age Limit, Qualification, Nationality
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Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) will specify the RRB NTPC eligibility criteria 2025 in the official notification. The RRB NTPC 2025 eligibility criteria includes nationality, age limit, educational qualification, physical requirements and other important eligibility requirements needed to fill the application form. Aspirants planning to take the RRB NTPC exam are advised to check the eligibility criteria in detail as mentioned here.
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The posts offered through the RRB NTPC UG examination 2025 are listed below:
- Senior Clerk cum Typist
- Junior Account Assistant cum Typist
- Senior Timekeeper
- Traffic Assistant
- Goods Guard
- Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk
- Commercial Apprentice
- Station Master
The RRB NTPC exam notification will be released on the RRB official regional websites. Only those aspirants who meet the minimum eligibility criteria of RRB NTPC 2025 will be able to apply for the examination. In this article, we have mentioned the RRB NTPC 2025 eligibility criteria in detail and aspirants are advised to scroll till the end to know each and everything.
RRB NTPC Eligibility Criteria 2025 - Factors
The RRB NTPC 2025 eligibility criteria is based on the following factors -
RRB NTPC Nationality
RRB NTPC Age limit
RRB NTPC Education qualification
RRB NTPC Physical standards
RRB NTPC eligibility criteria 2025 - Age Limit (Undergraduate Posts)
Post | Age Limit |
Trains Clerk | 18-30 Years |
Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | 18-30 Years |
Junior Clerk cum Typist | 18-30 Years |
Assistant Clerk cum Typist | 18-30 Years |
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RRB NTPC 2025 eligibility criteria - Age Limit (Graduate Posts)
Post | Age Limit |
Goods train Guard | 18-33 Years |
Station Master | 18-33 Years |
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist | 18-33 Years |
Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | 18-33 Years |
Senior Clerk cum Typist | 18-33 Years |
Eligibility Criteria of RRB NTPC 2025 - Upper Age Limit for RRB NTPC Under Graduate Posts
Category | Relaxation in upper age limit for Under-Graduate posts | |
SC/ST | 5 years | |
OBC-NC | 3 years | |
Ex-Servicemen with more than 6 months service after attestation (General) | General | 30 Years + Number of years of service rendered in Defence + 3 years |
OBC | 33 Years + Number of years of service rendered in Defence + 3 years | |
SC/ST | 35 Years + Number of years of service rendered in Defence + 3 years | |
PwBD | General | 10 years (40) |
OBC | 13 years (43) | |
SC/ST | 15 years (45) | |
Candidates domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 | General | 5 years (35) |
OBC | 8 years (38) | |
SC/ST | 10 years (40) | |
Candidates Group ‘C’ and Group ‘D’ Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes and put in a minimum of 3 years service (continuous or in broken spells) | General | 10 years (40) |
OBC | 13 years (43) | |
SC/ST | 15 years (45) | |
Candidates working in Quasi-Administrative offices of Railway organization such as Railway Canteens, Co-operative Societies and Institutes | General | 30 Years + length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is lower |
OBC | 33 Years + length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is lower | |
SC/ST | 35 Years + length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is lower | |
Female candidates, who are widowed, divorced or judicially separated from husband but not remarried | General | 5 years (35) |
OBC | 8 years (38) | |
SC/ST | 10 years (40) | |
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RRB NTPC eligibility criteria 2025 - Age Relaxations for Graduate Level Posts
Category | Age Limit Relaxation | |
OBC-Non Creamy Layer (NCL) | 3 years (36) | |
SC/ST | 5 years (38) | |
Ex-Servicemen candidates who have put in more than 6 months service after attestation | UR & EWS | 3 Years (After deduction of length of service from age) |
OBC/ NCL | 6 Years (After deduction of length of service from age) | |
SC/ST | 8 Years (After deduction of length of service from age) | |
PwBD | UR & EWS | 10 years (43) |
OBC-NCL | 13 years (46) | |
SC/ST | 15 years (48) | |
Candidates who are serving Group 'C' and erstwhile Group 'D' Railway Staff, with minimum 3 years service as well as Substitues with minimum 3 years service in continuous or in broken spells in Railway. | UR & EWS | 40 Years of age |
OBC-NCL | 43 Years of age | |
SC/ST | 45 Years of age | |
Candidates who are working in Quasi-Administrative offices of the Railway organization such as Railway Canteens, Cooperative Societies and Institutes. | UR & EWS | Up to the length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is less. |
OBC-NCL | Up to the length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is less | |
SC/ST | Up to the length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is less. | |
Women candidates, who are widowed, divorced or judicially separated from husband but not remarried. | UR & EWS | 2 years (35) |
OBC- NCL | 5 years (38) | |
SC/ST | 7 years (40) | |
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RRB NTPC 2025 eligibility criteria - Educational Qualification
From the following table, aspirants can check the RRB NTPC 2025 eligibility criteria, consisting of the educational qualifications required to apply for the RRB NTPC.
Eligibility criteria of RRB NTPC 2025 - Academic Qualification
Posts | Level in 7th CPC | Educational Qualification |
Goods Guard | 5 | Degree from a recognized university or equivalent |
Commercial Apprentice | 6 | Degree from a recognized university or equivalent |
Station Master | 6 | Degree from a recognized university or equivalent |
Junior Accounts Assistant Cum Typist | 5 | Degree from a recognized university or equivalent + Computer typing proficiency in English / Hindi is essential. |
Senior Clerk Cum Typist | 5 | Degree from recognized university or equivalent. Computer Typing proficiency in English / Hindi is essential. |
Senior Commercial Cum Ticket Clerk | 5 | Degree from recognized university or equivalent |
Traffic Assistant | 4 | Degree from recognized university or equivalent |
Commercial Cum Ticket Clerk | 3 | 12th (+2 Stage) or its equivalent with not less than 50% marks in the aggregate. 50% marks are not to be insisted upon in case of SC/ST / PwBD / Ex-servicemen and candidates who possess qualification higher than 12th (+2 stage) |
Junior Time Keeper | 2 | 12th (+2 Stage) or its equivalent with not less than 50% marks in the aggregate. 50% marks are not to be insisted upon in case of SC/ST / PwBD / Ex-servicemen and candidates who possess qualifications higher than 12th (+2 stage). Computer Typing proficiency in English / Hindi is essential. |
Accounts Clerk Cum Typist | 2 | 12th (+2 Stage) or its equivalent with not less than 50% marks in the aggregate. 50% marks are not to be insisted upon in case of SC/ST / PwBD/ Ex-servicemen and candidates who possess qualifications higher than 12th (+2 stage). Computer Typing proficiency in English / Hindi is essential. |
Junior Clerk Cum Typist | 2 | 12th (+2 Stage) or its equivalent with not less than 50% marks in the aggregate. 50% marks are not to be insisted upon in case of SC/ST / PwBD / Ex-servicemen and candidates who possess qualifications higher than 12th (+2 stage). Computer Typing proficiency in English / Hindi is essential. |
Trains Clerk | 2 | 12th (+2 Stage) or its equivalent with not less than 50% marks in the aggregate. 50% marks are not to be insisted upon in case of SC/ST / PwBD / Ex-servicemen and candidates who possess qualifications higher than 12th (+2 stage). Computer Typing proficiency in English / Hindi is essential. |
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Eligibility Criteria of RRB NTPC 2025 - Medical Standards and Physical requirements
The job after clearing RRB NTPC requires candidates to be medically and physically fit. In order to match the perfection, they have set some parameters which they have to meet in order to get qualified. From the following tables, check the medical and physical requirements which are part of the RRB NTPC eligibility criteria 2025.
RRB NTPC 2025 eligibility criteria - Medical standards
Post Name | Level in 7th CPC | Medical Standards |
Station Master | 6 | A2 |
| Chief commercial cum ticket supervisor | 6 | B2 |
Goods train manager | 5 | A2 |
Junior Accounts Assistant Cum Typist | 5 | C2 |
Senior Clerk-Cum-typist | 5 | C2 |
Commercial Cum Ticket Clerk | 3 | B2 |
Accounts Clerk Cum Typist | 2 | C2 |
Junior Clerk Cum Typist | 2 | C2 |
Trains Clerk | 2 | A3 |
Eligibility Criteria of RRB NTPC 2025 - Physical requirements and vision standards
Medical Standards | General Fitness | Vision Standards |
A-2 | Physically fit in all respects | Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/9 with or without glasses (No fogging test), Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses and Must pass the test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Night Vision and Myopic vision |
A-3 | Physically fit in all respects | Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/9 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 2D), Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses and Must pass test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Night Vision and Myopic vision |
B-2 | Physically fit in all respects | Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D). Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and must pass the test for Field of Vision (Binocular Vision), etc. |
C-2 | Physically fit in all respects | Distance Vision: 6/12, 6/18 with or without glasses. Near Vision: Sn: 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required. |
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RRB NTPC application form 2025
The Railway Recruitment Board will release the application form of RRB NTPC 2025 on its regional websites. Candidates who meet the eligibility criteria and those planning to prepare for it can fill the RRB NTPC application form 2025 in online mode. The RRB NTPC application form will be released separately for graduate and undergraduate posts.
To fill the RRB NTPC 2025 application form, candidates have to go through a 2-step process. The first step is registering and the next is filling up the details. While filling the RRB NTPC application form, candidates need to enter the details such as their personal details (name, parents name, DOB etc), academic qualification etc. The RRB NTPC application fee for General category candidates is Rs. 500 while for women, transgenders and other reserved category it is Rs. 250. RRB also refunds the application fee for those who appear in the first stage of the exam.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: What is the RRB NTPC eligibility?
A:
The eligibility of RRB NTPC consists of the age limit, educational qualification and physical standards that aspirants must meet in order to fill the application form. The detailed RRB NTPC eligibility criteria 2025 is mentioned in the article above.
Q: What is the NTPC recruitment 2025?
A:
The RRB NTPC exam is a railway recruitment exam which is conducted to fill in various non-technical posts such as station master, clerks, assistants etc. It is one of India's most competitive exams.
Q: Can 10th pass students apply for RRB NTPC 2025?
A:
No, 10th pass students cannot apply for RRB NTPC 2025. The minimum academic qualification required is 10+2.
Q: What is the minimum age limit to appear for the RRB NTPC 2025 exam?
A:
The minimum age limit to participate in the RRB NTPC 2025 exam is 18 years.
Q: What is the fee for RRB NTPC exam 2025?
A:
The RRB NTPC application fee is Rs 500 for general category applicants, while it is Rs 250 for Women, SC, ST, PwD, and Ex-Servicemen
Q: What is the salary of a station master in railway?
A:
After qualifying the RRB NTPC exam you will be entitled to receive approximately Rs. 35,400
Q: What are the minimum educational qualifications required for the NTPC exam?
A:
The minimum educational qualifications required for RRB NTPC exam for undergraduate level posts is class 10 while that for graduation level posts is graduation degree.
Q: Can 12th pass apply for RRB NTPC?
A:
Yes, as per the RRB NTPC eligibility criteria, 12th pass can apply for the RRB NTPC exam for under-graduate posts.
Q: Is ITI necessary for RRB NTPC?
A:
To apply for RRB NTPC, aspirants must have passed Class 12 for undergraduate posts and graduation for graduate level posts. ITI is an eligibility requirement in RRB ALP.
Q: How many stages are there in the RRB NTPC exam?
A:
There are four stages in the RR NTPC exam - CBT 1, CBT 2, CBAT/Typing test and document verification.
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Hello,
The RRB NTPC Undergraduate 2025 answer key was released on 15th September 2025. The result has not been declared yet.
It is expected to be announced soon, most likely by the end of September 2025. Keep checking the official RRB website for updates.
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Yes, students who have passed their 12th exams through the second trial (or supplementary exam) are eligible to apply for the RRB NTPC exam, as long as they have the official passing certificate and meet all other eligibility criteria like age and nationality. Make sure to check the official notification for any updates or specific instructions regarding supplementary exams.
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The RRB NTPC CBT 1 result for the graduate posts was released on September 19, 2025. The exam was conducted from June 5 to June 24, 2025. Candidates can find their results on the official websites of the respective Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs).
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The RRB NTPC (Graduate Level CBT-1) result for 2025 is expected to be released in August 2025 , along with merit lists detailing shortlisted roll numbers for the next stage (CBT-2). The results will be published on the regional RRB websites as downloadable PDF files.
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