RRB NTPC 2023 Exam - Dates, Application form, Exam pattern, Vacancies, Admit Card, Answer Key

RRB NTPC 2023 - The Railway Recruitment Board will release the RRB NTPC notification 2023 soon on the official website. Along with the notification, the board will release the RRB NTPC application form 2023 in online. In the RRB NTPC notification 2023, the railway board will announce all the important dates and also vacancy details for all levels. The RRB NTPC exam is held for the recruitment of both undergraduate and graduate-level posts for 21 regional zones across the nation.

What is the RRB NTPC exam?

The RRB NTPC examination is conducted on the national level by the Railway Recruitment Board to recruit the personnel for graduate and undergraduate posts under Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) in various zonal railways and production units of Indian Railways. To qualify the RRB NTPC exam, candidates need to appear in different stages of RRB NTPC recruitment process. The different stages of RRB NTPC recruitment process are - CBT 1, CBT 2, Typing(Skill Test), Document verification and medical examination. The RRB NTPC exam has been conducted for various NTPC posts. To know all about the RRB NTPC posts, check the table below.
RRB NTPC Posts

The RRB NTPC exam is conducted to recruit suitable candidates for NTPC posts. The age limit for candidates who will apply to undergraduate level NTPC posts is 18 years to 30 years with the educational qualification of Class 12th whereas for graduate-level posts of RRB NTPC, a graduate with the age limit of 18 years to 33 years can apply. Candidates who have applied for the RRB NTPC exam can check all the details on the official website as well as on the regional websites. Check the direct links for RRB NTPC regional websites in the table below.

RRB's Websites - Regional-Wise

What is the Full Form of RRB NTPC?

The RRB NTPC full form is Railway Recruitment Board - Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC). Along with the full form of RRB NTPC, candidates need to know about the NTPC posts and RRB NTPC vacancies. As per the RRB NTPC full form, technical degrees are not mandatory for RRB NTPC recruitment.

RRB NTPC Vacancy

RRB will announce the vacancies for various undergraduate and graduate level posts of RRB NTPC. Candidates need to provide the documents to prove their eligibility for the RRB NTPC posts they have applied for. To know more about RRB NTPC vacancies, check the table below.

RRB NTPC Vacancy - For Undergraduate level posts

RRB NTPC Vacancy - For Graduate level posts

How to contact the RRB NTPC?

RRB provides the complete list of contact numbers and addresses for each regional zone. Candidates who applied for the RRB NTPC exam can contact their regional office in case of any confusion. Check below the complete list of RRB NTPC region-wise contact details.

RRB Regional Office - Contact Details

RRB mentions the details about the eligibility criteria for RRB NTPC exam in the official notification. According to the eligibility criteria, candidates applying for the RRB NTPC undergraduate level posts must be between 18 and 30 years while for graduate-level posts, candidates must be 18 to 33 years of age to be eligible for this recruitment exam. The detailed RRB NTPC eligibility criteria of RRB NTPC is given below.

RRB NTPC Eligibility Criteria – Age Limit

NOTE: Age relaxation for categories is provided to candidates belonging to reserved categories

Relaxation in the age limit

RRB NTPC Eligibility Criteria – Educational Qualification

Aspirants can go through the post-wise educational qualification of RRB NTPC.

Documents required at counselling or selection stage

• Matriculation/High School Examination Certificate or Equivalent Certificate (Proof for Date of Birth and Matriculation Qualification).
• Degree Certificate/Semester wise Marksheet.
• Caste Certificate for SC/ST
• Caste Certificate for OBC (Not older than one year from the date of document verification)
• Non-creamy layer declaration by OBC candidates
• Original discharge certificate for Ex-servicemen.
• Income Certificate for Waiving Examination Fee for Economically backward classes
• Minority community declaration on Non-judicial Stamp Paper
• Medical Certificate for Persons with Disabilities (PWD)
• A legal document in case of formal change of name
• NOC from serving employees.
• Receipt of payment is made through a challan at SBI branch or pay-in-slip at the computerized post office.
• Self-certification

Mode of Application : Offline and Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card | Bank Challan | Other

RRB will release the application form along with the notification of RRB NTPC in online mode on on the official website. Candidates willing to appear for the RRB NTPC exam had to submit the application form by the last date. The application process of RRB NTPC exam can not be completed without paying the RRB NTPC exam fees. 

Candidates need to enter the personal details, academic details, contact details along with the scanned photograph and signature to complete the application process of RRB NTPC. The application fee of RRB NTPC exam varies as per the category Candidates are able to pay the fee both online and offline.

How to apply online for RRB NTPC?

• Click on the ‘New Registration’ link to register for the exam first.     
• Fill in the basic details like name, father’s name, date of birth, community, email ID, mobile number, etc.     
• On submission of details, candidates had received an email on their registered email ID.     
• Candidates had to click the link to complete registration.
• After registration, the candidate's registration number and password could be generated.     
• Candidates had to fill in other details like educational qualifications.
• Candidates were required to enter their preferences for exam centres. They could select five cities for appearing in the computer-based test through the drop-down menu.
• In the next step, candidates had to pay the examination fees.     
• Candidates had to log in using their registration number and password.
• Upload scanned images of photograph and signature
• Submit the application form and take its printout

Uploading of Documents 

Candidates belonging to SC/ST categories had to upload scanned copies of SC/ST certificates for availing of the benefits of free travel. 

RRB NTPC Exam - How to make corrections in application form

RRB provides the option to make corrections in the application form of RRB NTPC exam. The application form correction window of the RRB NTPC examination was available for the candidates who completed the RRB NTPC application procedure successfully. Candidates need to login using the RRB NTPC registration number and password and make corrections as per the requirement. For successful submission of the corrected RRB NTPC application form, candidates need to pay RRB NTPC correction fees of Rs. 100.

Application Fees

RRB NTPC 1st Stage CBT Exam Pattern

The first stage as per the RRB NTPC exam pattern will be conducted in computer-based mode. The maximum marks allotted for this test is 100. Questions are asked from General Awareness, Arithmetic Ability, General Intelligence, and Reasoning.

A total of 100 questions will be asked in the exam. The duration of the exam is 90 minutes. All questions in the test will be objective type. There is negative marking for wrong answers. 1/3 marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

RRB NTPC 2nd Stage CBT Exam Pattern

• The second stage of RRB NTPC will be conducted in computer based mode.
• The test will include 120 multiple choice objective type questions from Awareness, Arithmetic, General Intelligence and Reasoning.
• The test will be held for 90 minutes.

RRB NTPC Skill Test Exam Pattern

The test will be conducted in Computer Based Mode.

The aptitude test will comprise different test batteries.

Candidates will have to qualify in test batteries.

The Railway Recruitment Board will issue the RRB NTPC admit card 2023 on the official regional websites. Candidates need to use their registration number and date of birth to download the admit card for RRB NTPC exam.

The admit card contains all the important details about the candidates and the RRB NTPC exams such as the RRB NTPC exam date, time, centre, shift, and candidate’s name, photograph, and signature among others. Candidates will have to carry photo-identity proof along with the admit card.

Candidates have to bring one color passport-sized photograph. Students appearing in the RRB NTPC exam need to write a self-declaration in front of the invigilator at the RRB NTPC examination hall and affix their photograph and Left Thumb Impression (LTI). RRB NTPC admit card of SC/ST candidates will contain the details of their free travel authority. They can book tickets after submission of a self-attested copy of the admit card and SC/ST certificate.

RRB NTPC: How to download the admit card?

• Candidates can download the admit card of RRB NTPC CBT 1 2023.
• Open the official website - rrbcdg.gov.in.
• Click on the "Downloading e-call letter" link.
• Login using the Registration Number and User Password (Date of Birth).
• To view the admit card, click on the "Login" button.
• Download it as a PDF file and take a printout of the same.

Details mentioned in the RRB NTPC admit card

There are two copies of the RRB NTPC admit card. One is the candidate's copy and another one is the RRB copy. Check the details mentioned in both the copies of admit card.

Candidate's Copy

RRB Copy

RRB NTPC examination: Documents to be carried along with the admit card

How to download the admit card in case of RRB NTPC registration number is available?

RRB provides the option to retrieve the registration number of RRB NTPC exam in case the candidate has forgotten. Check the steps below to get back the RRB NTPC registration number.

• Visit the official website or the regional websites
• Click the 'Forgot Registration Number' tab available on the RRB NTPC login page
• On clicking the link, candidates get two options, search by name and date of birth or email ID and date of birth
• Choose one option to retrieve the registration number, enter name, mother's name and date of birth to login

The answer key of the RRB NTPC will be released in online mode on the official website. With the help of the answer key, candidates can able to cross verify the answer they have provided in the RRB NTPC exam with that given in the answer key through which they will be able to calculate their probable score in both tiers. Along with the RRB NTPC answer key, response sheet was also available

RRB NTPC: Steps to download the answer key PDF

• Visit the website or regional websites of RRB

• Click on the link available for RRB NTPC answer key

• A new login window will open.

• Enter registration number and date of birth

• The answer key for RRB NTPC exam .will be displayed on the screen

Details mentioned in the answer key PDF of RRB NTPC exam

• Question number

• Correct answer

• Link to raise objection

• Question Id

• Option chosen by candidates

RRB will declare the RRB NTPC 2023 result on the respective official regional websites. Candidates will be able to download the result PDF of RRB NTPC and check their qualifying status. RRB will also release the scorecard for the students who appeared in RRB NTPC exam 2023. RRB releases the result for each stage of the RRB NTPC examination separately. Candidates can check the result as per the RRB NTPC zone they applied for.

Only those candidates will be selected for the next stage of the selection process who will score qualifying marks as per their category. Normalization of marks will be done in the first and second stages. RRB NTPC result will be declared based on the normalized marks. The scorecard of candidates will be released a few days after the declaration of the result.

RRB NTPC examination: How to check the result?

• Go to the official website rrbcdg.gov.in
• Click on the regional website link of RRB.
• Now, click on the result link.
• Check the Roll Number in the RRB NTPC result PDF file.
• Download it as a PDF file for future use.

RRB NTPC: How to download the scorecard?

The followings are the steps to be followed by the candidates to download the scorecard of the RRB NTPC examination,

• Visit the official website
• Click on the score card link
• Enter the Registration Number (User ID) and Password 
• Click on the "Login" button
• View the RRB NTPC score card on the screen
• Save it as a PDF file.

Details mentioned in the scorecard of RRB NTPC exam

The scorecard of RRB NTPC displays the following details.

• Candidate’s name
• Roll number
• Registration number
• Raw score
• Pro-rated score
• Normalised marks
• Qualifying status

RRB NTPC: Minimum Qualifying Marks

In order to get qualified in RRB NTPC exam, candidates need to secure minimum qualifying marks.

The exam authorities will release the RRB NTPC 2023 cut off online on the respective official regional websites. The cutoff of RRB NTPC is the minimum qualifying marks that candidates have to score to qualify for the exam.

RRB NTPC cutoff will be released along with the result. The cutoff will determine candidate's eligibility for the next round of the selection process. RRB NTPC cutoff will be declared after normalizing the marks of candidates. The cutoff is available category-wise as per regions and posts.  

RRB NTPC Cutoff - Snippets

• The RRB NTPC cut off for CBT 1 exam is qualifying in nature.
• The cutoff will be determined after normalizing the marks for all sessions.
• Candidates who get equal to or more than the cut off marks In CBT 1 are shortlisted for CBT 2.
• Candidates 20 times the total number of vacancies are shortlisted for CBT 2.
• Candidates have to obtain the minimum CBT 2 qualifying marks as well as overall marks to get selected for the next round - CBAT / Typing test.

RRB NTPC Cutoff - Minimum Qualifying Marks