RRB NTPC Eligibility Criteria 2019
RRB NTPC Eligibility Criteria are based on the age limit, qualification, citizenship and physical fitness of a candidate. In the below article candidates can check RRB NTPC Eligibility Criteria for various postcodes for RRB NTPC Recruitment 2019
- The RRB NTPC Admit Card is about to release in the month of July.
- RRB Eligibility criteria are based on the candidate’s age-limit, education qualification, physical fitness, and citizenship
- The age limit to apply for RRB NTPC undergraduate posts is 18-30 years
- The age limit to apply for RRB NTPC posts for graduates is 18-33 years
- Moreover, the age relaxation varies from one category to another.
- Also, the candidates are supposed to be physically fit to be eligible to write the exam, the physical eligibility varies for different categories
- Besides that, the total RRB NTPC Vacancy is 35208.
RRB NTPC Eligibility 2019 Highlights
| RRB NTPC | Railway Recruitment Board Non-Technical Popular Categories |
| Starting Date to Apply | March 01, 2019 |
| RRB NTPC CBT-1 | Tentatively scheduled between June-September 2019 |
| Total Vacancies | 35208 |
| RRB Eligibility is based on | Age-Limit, Qualification, Citizenship, Physical Fitness |
| Official Website | www.indianrailways.gov.in |
RRB NTPC Important Dates 2019
The important RRB NTPC Application Form dates are out. Candidates can check in the following table:
| Publication Date in RRB websites | February 28, 2019 |
| Online Registration Date starts | March 01, 2019 (4.00 pm) |
| Closing date of online application | March 31, 2019 (11.59 pm) |
| Last Date of Online Application Fee Payment: | |
| a. Net Banking/Credit Card/Debit Card/UPI | April 05, 2019 (11.59 pm)) |
| b. SBI Challan | April 05, 2019 (3.00 pm) |
| c. Post Office Challan | April 05, 2019 (3.00 pm) |
| 1st stage computer-based test (CBT-1) | Tentatively scheduled between June-September 2019 |
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RRB 2019 Posts and Vacancy
The table below is the vacancy details for those candidates who require a bachelor’s degree as the minimum qualification and age must be 18-30 years:
| Name of the post | A level in 7th CPC | Initial Pay (Rs.) | Medical Standard | Total Vacancies (all RRBs) |
| Traffic Assistant | 4 | 25500 | A-2 | 88 |
| Goods Guard | 5 | 29200 | A-2 | 5748 |
| Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | 5 | 29200 | B-2 | 5638 |
| Senior Clerk cum Typist | 5 | 29200 | C-2 | 2873 |
| Junior Accountant Assistant cum typist | 5 | 29200 | C-2 | 3164 |
| Senior Time Keeper | 5 | 29200 | C-2 | 14 |
| Commercial Apprentice | 6 | 35400 | B-2 | 259 |
| Station Master | 6 | 35400 | A-2 | 6865 |
| Grand Total | 24649 | |||
The table below is the vacancy detail for the candidates who need a minimum qualification to be 12th standard. The age must be in between 18-30 years:
| Name of the post | Level in 7th CPC | Initial Pay (Rs.) | Medical Standard | Total Vacancies (all RRBs) |
| Junior Clerk cum Typist | 2 | 19900 | C-2 | 4319 |
| Accounts Clerk cum typist | 2 | 19900 | C-2 | 760 |
| Junior Time Keeper | 2 | 19900 | C-2 | 17 |
| Trains Clerk | 2 | 19900 | A-3 | 592 |
| Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | 3 | 21700 | B-2 | 4940 |
| Grand Total | 10628 | |||
RRB NTPC Age Limit
The minimum RRB NTPC Age Limit to apply for the exam is 18 years and the maximum is 25 years-
- The age limit to apply for RRB NTPC undergraduate posts is 18-30 years
- The age limit to apply for RRB NTPC posts for graduates is 18-33 years
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RRB NTPC Age-Relaxation
The age-relaxation differs from one category to another. So, given below is the table of the relaxation for the upper age limit:
| Community/ Categories | Relaxation in Upper Age Limit (or) Maximum Upper Age( in years) | |
| SC/ST candidates | 5 | |
| OBC- Non- Creamy Layer candidates | 3 | |
| Ex-Servicemen candidates who have put in more than 6 months service after attestation | Up to the extent of service rendered in Defence plus 3 years | |
| Persons With Disabilities | 10 | |
| PWD OBC- Non-Creamy Layer | 13 | |
| PWD SC/ST | 15 | |
| Candidates have ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 5 | 5 | |
| Candidates who are serving Group ‘C’ and Erstwhile Group ‘D’ Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes in Railways who have put in a minimum of 3 years’ service (continuous or in broken spells) | UR | 40 Years of age |
| OBC | 43 Years of age | |
| SC/ST | 45 Years of age | |
| Candidates employed in Quasi-Administrative offices of the Railways like Railway Canteens, Co-operative Societies, and Institutes | Up to the length of service rendered (or) 5 Years, whichever is lower | |
| Widowed Women/Divorced/ or judicially separated from husband but not remarried. | UR | 35 Years of age |
| OBC | 38 Years of age | |
| SC/ST | 40 Years of age | |
| Apprentices applying for the posts where minimum qualification is ITI/Course Completed Act Apprenticeship. | ||
| Course Completed Act Apprentices under the Apprenticeship Act before attaining the age of 25 years | UR | 35 Years of age |
| OBC | 38 Years of age | |
| SC/ST | 40 Years of age | |
Given below is the table about Age-Relaxation for Lower age limit:
| Age Group | Upper Limit of D.O.B | The lower limit of D.O.B | Remarks | |||
| For Level 1 of pay matrix 7 | For ALP and Technicians |
UR | OBC | SC/ ST |
For all community/ categories | Candidates belonging to the community/categories above shall be eligible for age relaxation as applicable. Note. The date of birth limits for SC/ST & OBC-NCL given in this table includes community age relaxation. |
| 18-31 years | 18-28 years | 02.07.1990 | 02.07.1987 | 02.07.1985 | 01.07.2000 | |
RRB NTPC Eligibility for Citizenship
The candidate applying for the RRB NTPC exam must be of certain regions. So, the following are all those regions:
- A citizen of India
- A subject of Nepal
- A citizen of Bhutan
- An Indian but Tibetan Refugee who had come to India prior 1st January 1962 with the purpose of permanent settlement
- A person who migrated from Pakistan, East African countries of Kenya, Sri Lanka, Burma, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Ethiopia, Zaire, and Vietnam with the purpose of settling in India permanently
RRB NTPC Qualification Eligibility
It is important for all candidates to must have a Graduation degree to be eligible to apply for RRB NTPC. The candidates are to be having some certain qualifications to apply for the RRB NTPC exam.
The candidates who are applying for RRB Level-1 posts only need to be 10th pass
Therefore, the following table expands on the RRB NTPC eligibility educational qualification:
| Candidates applying for Undergraduate posts must have the official 12th certificate. | A candidate should be a graduate from a university or an educational institute which is easily recognized by the Parliament or State Legislature if they want to apply for Graduate Posts | Candidates who are applying for the positions of Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist (JAA), Senior Clerk cum Typist (SCT) and Time Keeper (TK) should have accurate knowledge and proficiency in Hindi and English Typing | There is absolutely no education qualification relaxation |
RRB NTPC Medical Standards
There is a certain medical standards criterion for the RRB NTPC exam. So, the candidates applying for the RRB NTPC exam must meet the following criteria to be eligible for the posts in RRB NTPC:
| RRB NTPC Posts | Eyesight Criteria |
| Commercial Apprentice, Enquiry – cum – Reservation Clerk, Junior Accounts Assistant; cum – Typist, Senior Clerk – cum Typist, Sr. Time Keeper | Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/9 without glasses. Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 without glasses. The candidate should clear a test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, and Field of Vision & Night Vision. |
| Traffic Apprentice, Goods Guard, Assistant Station Master (ASM), Traffic Assistant | Distance Vision: 6/12, 6/18 with or without glasses. Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6, with or without glasses while reading |
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