RRB NTPC (Under Graduate)

RRB NTPC (Under Graduate) recruits 12th-pass candidates as Commercial Cum Ticket Clerk, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Junior Clerk cum Typist and Trains Clerk in Indian Railways. The 2026 cycle (CEN 07/2026) has 1,688 posts, 40 at RRB Bhubaneswar. Age 18–30, 12th with 50%. Selection: two CBTs (100 and 120 questions, 1/3 negative marking), then document verification and medical; there is no typing test this time. Pay Level 2–3, from ₹19,900.

Posts in CEN 07/2026

Selection stages: 1st Stage CBT, 2nd Stage CBT, then document verification and medical examination.

All applications are online only, and a candidate can apply to just one RRB. For the latest updates, visit the official RRB website: https://rrb.indianrailways.gov.in

As per CEN 07/2026. Always check the latest notification before applying.

Educational qualification: 12th (+2 stage) or equivalent from a recognised board with at least 50% aggregate marks. The 50% condition is not insisted on for SC/ST, PwBD and ex-servicemen, or candidates with a qualification higher than 12th. Candidates awaiting final results cannot apply.

Age limit: 18 to 30 years as on 01 Jan 2027.

Ex-servicemen, serving railway staff and some other groups have separate rules (see Para 5.2 of the notification). If you qualify for more than one relaxation, you get the highest one, not the total.

Medical standard (by post)

Application fee: ₹500 for general candidates (₹400 refunded after appearing in the 1st Stage CBT, less bank charges). ₹250 for SC/ST, ex-servicemen, PwBD, female, transgender, minority and EBC candidates (refunded after appearing in the 1st Stage CBT, less bank charges).

Good to know: Your date of birth must match your 10th certificate. You can apply to only one RRB.

The exam has two computer-based tests (CBTs), followed by document verification and medical examination. Both CBTs are objective type with multiple choices.

• Each question carries 1 mark. 1/3 mark is deducted for every wrong answer.

• The 1st Stage CBT is for screening. Candidates equal to 15 times the vacancies are shortlisted for the 2nd Stage CBT, on merit.

• Minimum qualifying marks: UR and EWS 40%, OBC (NCL) 30%, SC 30%, ST 25%.

• Question papers are available in English, Hindi and 13 regional languages, including Odia.

• Candidates who can use a scribe get 120 minutes.

• Calculators and electronic gadgets are not allowed in the exam hall.

• The typing skill test has been dropped in CEN 07/2026.

After the CBTs: Candidates equal to the number of vacancies are called for document verification. Final empanelment depends on merit, document verification and the medical test. If two candidates have equal marks, the older candidate gets the higher rank.

As per CEN 07/2026. The topics below are what the notification says questions are likely to cover. The same topics apply to both the 1st Stage and 2nd Stage CBT.

The question standard is generally in line with the educational qualification required for the posts. The number of questions from each section may vary slightly from the pattern given in the notification.

1. General Awareness

• Current events of national and international importance

• Games and sports

• Art and culture of India

• Indian literature

• Monuments and places of India

• General science and life science (up to 10th CBSE level)

• History of India and the freedom struggle

• Physical, social and economic geography of India and the world

• Indian polity and governance: constitution and political system

• General scientific and technological developments, including India’s space and nuclear programme

• United Nations and other important world organisations

• Environmental issues concerning India and the world

• Basics of computers and computer applications

• Common abbreviations

• Transport systems in India

• Indian economy

• Famous personalities of India and the world

• Flagship government programmes

• Flora and fauna of India

• Important government and public sector organisations of India

2. Mathematics

• Number system

• Decimals and fractions

• LCM and HCF

• Ratio and proportion

• Percentage

• Mensuration

• Time and work

• Time and distance

• Simple and compound interest

• Profit and loss

• Elementary algebra

• Geometry and trigonometry

• Elementary statistics

3. General Intelligence and Reasoning

• Analogies

• Number and alphabetical series completion

• Coding and decoding

• Mathematical operations

• Similarities and differences

• Relationships

• Analytical reasoning

• Syllogism

• Jumbling

• Venn diagrams

• Puzzles

• Data sufficiency

• Statement and conclusion

• Statement and courses of action

• Decision making

• Maps

• Interpretation of graphs

Tip: Questions are objective type with multiple choices, and 1/3 mark is deducted for each wrong answer. Practise with the mock tests on the official RRB website: https://rrb.indianrailways.gov.in

The initial pay for each post is fixed by its 7th Pay Commission level, as given in CEN 07/2026.

The notification gives only the initial pay. Allowances and other benefits are not listed in it, so check with Indian Railways or the official RRB website for details.