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RRB NTPC Notification 2022: The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has postponed the NTPC CBT 2 for the RRB Guwahati region until further notice. Earlier, CBT 2 for levels 5, 2, and 3 for RRB Guwahati was scheduled for June 15, 16, and 17, 2022. However, due to landslides and floods, RRB postponed the CBT 2. The officials will announce fresh dates for RRB Guwahati CBT 2 later.
The RRB CBT 2 for levels 2, 3, and 5 will be conducted for all other regions from June 12 to 17, 2022. Moreover, the CBt 2 admit card will be released a week before the exam date. RRB released 35,208 vacancies for various Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) posts. The selection process consists of CBT 1, CBT 2, Typing Skill Test/Computer Based Aptitude Test (as applicable), and Document Verification. Read on to find more.
Latest:
– The officials have postponed the RRB Guwahati NTPC CBT 2 until further notice due to landslides and floods.
– RRB will conduct NTPC CBT 2 for levels 2, 3, and 5 from June 12 to 17, 2022.
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) conducts RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories to recruit candidates who have passed class 12th or completed their graduation. Candidates qualifying in all four stages of the selection procedure will be eligible to be recruited to different posts notified under the RRB NTPC 2019 notification. Some of the posts under RRB NTPC are – Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Junior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Junior Time Keeper, Trains Clerk, Traffic Assistant, Goods Guard, Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Senior Time Keeper, Commercial Apprentice and Station Master in various Zonal and Production Units of Indian Railways.
Below is the overview of the RRB NTPC 2022:
Overview | Specifications |
Name of the exam | RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories |
Commonly known | RRB NTPC |
Exam conducting body | Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) |
Vacancy released | 35,208 vacancies |
Level of exam | National |
Mode of application | Online |
Stages of exam | CBT 1, CBT 2, Typing Skill Test/Computer Based Aptitude Test, and Document Verification |
Official Notification | Download RRB NTPC Notification PDF |
Learn RRB NTPC CBT 1 Exam Concepts
Candidates can check the exam and other important dates of Railway Recruitment Board NTPC from the table below:
Events | Important Dates |
Release date of RRB NTPC notification | February 28, 2019 |
Availability of application of RRB NTPC | March 1, 2019 |
Last date to apply | March 31, 2019 |
Last date to pay the application fees | April 5, 2019 |
Final date for submission of RRB NTPC | April 12, 2019 |
Application status | September 21, 2020 |
Admit card of RRB NTPC CBT 1 | December 24, 2020 |
Exam of RRB NTPC (Phase 1; Stage 1) | December 28, 2020, to January 13, 2021 |
Exam of RRB NTPC (Phase 2; Stage 1) | January 16 to 30, 2021 |
Exam of RRB NTPC (Phase 3; Stage 1) | January 31 to February 12, 2021 |
Exam of RRB NTPC (Phase 4; Stage 1) | February 15 to March 3, 2021 |
Exam of RRB NTPC (Phase 5; Stage 1) | March 4 to 27, 2021 |
Exam of RRB NTPC (Phase 6; Stage 1) | April 4 to 8, 2021 |
CBT 2 Admit Card for levels 4 and 6 | May 05, 2022 |
RRB NTPC CBT 2 for levels 4 and 6 | May 09 and 10, 2022 |
Admit card of RRB NTPC CBT 2 for levels 2, 3, and 5 (except Guwahati) | To be announced |
RRB NTPC CBT 2 for levels 2, 3, and 5 (except Guwahati) | June 12 to 17, 2022 |
RRB Guwahati NTPC CBT 2 for levels 2, 3, and 5 | To be announced |
Earlier, RRB had released 35,277 vacancies for RRB NTPC. However, the officials have revised the vacancies to 35,208. RRB has deducted the number of DLW vacancies from the RRB Allahabad zone from 4099 to 4030. Candidates can check below the detailed information:
Name of the posts | Vacancies from all the RRBs |
Junior Clerk cum Typist | 4300 |
Junior Time Keeper | 11 |
Accounts Clerk cum Typist | 760 |
Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | 4940 |
Trains Clerk | 592 |
Traffic Assistant | 88 |
Goods Guard | 5748 |
Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | 5638 |
Commercial Apprentice | 259 |
Senior Clerk cum Typist | 2854 |
Senior Time Keeper | 6 |
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist | 3147 |
Station Master | 6865 |
Total | 35,208 |
Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has released the eligibility criteria for RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories along with the RRB NTPC notification 2022. Candidates are advised to go through the eligibility criteria in order to fill out the application form and avoid rejection at any later stage. RRB NTPC eligibility criteria will be based on the following requirements – Nationality, Age and Educational Qualification.
The candidate must be a citizen of India or from Nepal or Bhutan or a Tibetan refugee who came to India, before January 1, 1962, for permanently settling in India, or a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Burma, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, East African Countries of Uganda, Kenya, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Ethiopia, Malawi, Zaire and Vietnam willing to settle permanently in India.
Also, candidates belonging to the reserved category will be given reservations as per the Government’s norm. They can check below the detailed information in the table –
Category | Upper Age Relaxation |
OBC-Non Creamy Layer (NCL) | Three years |
SC/ST | Five years |
PwBD UR | Ten years |
PwBD OBC-NCL | Thirteen years |
PwBD SC/ST | Fifteen years |
Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) releases the application form of RRB NTPC in online mode on the official website. Before filling the online RRB NTPC application form, candidates must check the eligibility criteria to avoid rejection. Also, they must keep the following documents ready with themselves while filling in the application form:
In order to fill in the application form, candidates will have to follow these steps –
Category | Application Fee |
General and OBC | Rs. 500 |
SC/ ST/ Women/ Minority/ Transgenders/ PWD | Rs. 250 |
Practice RRB NTPC CBT 1 Exam Questions
The venue where the entrance exam will be held is the exam centre of RRB NTPC 2022. Candidates will have to select any two or three exam centres as per their preference (where they want to take the prelims/mains exam) while filling out the RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories exam application form. The CBT stage 1 exam will be held across India. Candidates can check some of the cities where the exam will be conducted:
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has released the exam pattern for RRB NTPC CBT 2 for all the candidates. The NTPC exam pattern will have all the information about the nature of questions, mode of exam, number of questions, time duration, marking scheme, number of sections, etc. Candidates can check below the exam pattern of RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories –
Section | Marks | Number of Questions |
General Awareness | 40 | 40 |
Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
General Intelligence and Reasoning | 30 | 30 |
Total | 100 | 100 |
Section | Marks | Number of Questions |
Mathematics | 35 | 35 |
General Intelligence and General Awareness | 50 | 50 |
Reasoning | 35 | 35 |
Total | 120 | 120 |
Attempt RRB NTPC CBT 1 Exam Mock Tests
The syllabus of RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories contains the topics and sub-topics from where the questions will be asked in the recruitment exam. By following the syllabus of RRB NTPC exam candidates can prepare well for the exam. The RRB NTPC syllabus will help the candidates in the preparation of the exam. The syllabus of RRB NTPC will be based on the following topics – General Intelligence and Reasoning, Mathematics and General Awareness. Check below some of the topics of the syllabus –
Note: Candidates can find the detailed syllabus in the RRB NTPC notification.
As per the RRB NTPC notification 2022, Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) issues the admit card of RRB NTPC CBT 2 in online mode. Only those candidates who have successfully submitted the application forms will be able to download the CBT stage 1 exam. The authorities will release the admit card separately for all four stages.
Candidates can download the RRB NTPC admit card by using the required credentials in the login window till the date of the exam. The admit card will contain information about the exam venue, date and time of the exam, address of the exam centre along with other information like the name of the candidate, application number and photograph and signature and exam day instructions.
Check the post-wise RRB NTPC salary below:
Name of the posts | Salary |
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 |
Traffic Assistant | Rs. 25,000 |
Goods Guard | Rs. 29,200 |
Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | 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 |
Below are the most frequently asked questions on RRB NTPC 2022:
Q.1: What is the application fee for RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories?
Ans: The application fees of Railway Recruitment Board NTPC for General and OBC is Rs. 500. Whereas, those belonging to SC/ ST/ Women/ Minority/ Transgenders/ PWD candidates will have to pay Rs. 250.
Q.2: Will there be any negative marking in the first and second stage of CBT?
Ans: Yes. There will be negative marking for incorrect answers in both stages of CBT. One-third of the marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Q.3: When will the admit card of RRB NTPC admit card for the CBT 2 be released?
Ans: The CBT 2 admit card for RRB NTPC will be released soon, in online mode.
Q.4: When will the RRB NTPC CBT 2 exam be held?
Ans: RRB will conduct NTPC CBT 2 for levels 2, 3, and 5 from June 12 to 17, 2022. Furthermore, the officials conducted NTPC CBT 2 for levels 4 and 6 on May 09 and 10, 2022.
Q.5: I have completed my class 12th examination with 72 percent marks. Can I apply for RRB NTPC?
Ans: Yes. You are eligible to apply for the following posts – Junior Time Keeper, Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Train Clerk, Junior Clerk cum Typist and Accounts Clerk cum Typist.
Q.6: What is the age limit to apply for RRB NTPC Graduate level posts?
Ans: Candidates who are between 18 to 33 years of age can apply for Graduate level posts.
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