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RRB NTPC Recruitment 2024: The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has announced the recruitment for Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) for both undergraduate and graduate posts under the RRB NTPC 2024. Interested candidates will be able to submit their application by visiting the official website i.e. rrbapply.gov.in. Currently, the recruitment notice has been issued in Rozgaar Samachaar, the Detailed notifications, namely CEN 05/2024 and CEN 06/2024, will be out soon on RRB's Website.

This recruitment drive will fill out a total of 11,558 vacancies. Out of these 8, 113 are for graduates, and 3,445 vacancies are for under graduates. The breakdown of vacancies is as follows-

Graduate-level posts

Chief Commercial cum Ticket Supervisor: 1,736 vacancies
Station Master: 994 vacancies
Goods Train Manager: 3,144 vacancies
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist: 1,507 vacancies
Senior Clerk cum Typist: 732 vacancies

Undergraduate level posts

Commercial cum Ticket Clerk: 2,022 vacancies
Accounts Clerk cum Typist: 361 vacancies
Junior Clerk cum Typist: 990 vacancies
Trains Clerk: 72 vacancies 

RRB NTPC Recruitment 2024: Application fees

The application fee is Rs250 for SC, ST, ex-servicemen, female, PwBD, Transgender, Minorities and Economically Backward Class (EBC) category candidates. However, candidates belonging to another category will have to pay Rs 500 as application fees. 
 

RRB NTPC Recruitment 2024: Eligibility criteria

The candidates who wish to participate in this recruitment drive must possess the required educational qualifications for the respective posts. For posts such as Goods Train Manager, Chief Commercial cum Ticket Supervisor, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist, and Station Master, applicants must hold a graduate degree from a recognized university or its equivalent. 

For positions like Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Trains Clerk, and Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, candidates need to have passed the 12th standard from a recognized school or its equivalent and must possess typing proficiency in Hindi or English on a computer. 

RRB NTPC Recruitment 2024: Exam pattern 

The RRB NTPC Stage-1 examination will be a Computer-Based Test (CBT) of a screening nature, aligned with the educational standards prescribed for the posts. The exam duration for candidates with disabilities (PWD) is set at 120 minutes. 

The test will have negative markings, with a deduction of one-third of a mark for each incorrect answer. Candidates will be shortlisted at 20 times the community-wise vacancies of posts, based on their merit in the 1st Stage CBT and their choice of posts. The normalized score from the 1st Stage CBT will be used to shortlist candidates for the 2nd Stage CBT.

The RRB NTPC Stage-1 CBT will comprise 100 questions divided into three sections: Mathematics (30 questions), General Intelligence and Reasoning (30 questions), and General Awareness (40 questions), with a total exam duration of 90 minutes.

RRB NTPC Recruitment 2024: Passing criteria

The minimum percentage marks for eligibility across various categories are 40% for UR and EWS, 30% for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) and SC, and 25% for ST. There may be a relaxation of up to 2% for PwBD candidates if there is a shortage of reserved vacancies.