RRB NTPC Graduate 2026 Apply Online: 3,548 Posts 🟢 Active

RRB NTPC Graduate 2026 apply online opened on 08.10.2026 under CEN 06/2026, and the last date is 06.11.2026 at 23:59. The Railway Recruitment Boards list 3,548 graduate level posts across 21 RRBs. That is 2,262 fewer than the 5,810 posts of CEN 06/2025.

RRB NTPC Graduate 2026 notification at a glance

Note: Two fields can never be changed in the correction window, the details in the Create an Account form and the chosen RRB. A candidate applies to one RRB only. Two applications, to the same RRB or to different ones, get every application rejected and the candidate debarred from future RRB exams.

Important Links

Note: The apply portal lets you keep it open in only one browser tab. If rrbapply.gov.in is already open in another tab, the new one shows an “already open in another tab” alert and goes back, so it looks as if the link did nothing. Close the other tab and click again. The link above opens in the same tab for this reason. The notification PDF is the official CEN 06/2026, unchanged from page 2, with one summary page we added in front. RRB’s own copy sits on rrb.indianrailways.gov.in under Recruitment (CENs), 06/2026, but that site rejects a direct PDF link unless its home page was opened first in the same browser. We checked both links on 08.10.2026.

How to apply online

1. Open the RRB apply portal from the Important Links table and create an account, or log in if you already have one from an earlier RRB form.
2. Choose CEN 06/2026 and click Apply. Pick one RRB only, then rank the Railway zones and posts you are willing to take.
3. Fill in your degree, category and identity details exactly as they appear on your certificates.
4. Capture the live photo and upload the scanned documents the form asks for.
5. Pay Rs 500 or Rs 250 online by debit card, credit card, net banking or UPI before 08.11.2026.
6. Download the submitted form and keep it until document verification.

Post wise vacancy and salary

Note: Goods Train Manager is 77.5% of all posts, so most candidates are really competing for that one job. Its A2 medical standard is the strictest of the four, since Railway medical classes run from A (strictest) down to C. Check the A2 vision rules before ranking it first in the post preference list. Starting pay is basic pay only, before DA and allowances.

Category wise vacancy and the ST figure

Note: Several job sites print the ST figure as 873, which is the OBC number repeated. With 873 the categories add up to 4,121, which is more than the 3,548 posts notified. The CEN’s own All RRBs Grand Total row gives ST as 300, and with that the five categories add up to exactly 3,548. We added the figures ourselves on 08.10.2026.

RRB wise vacancy for NTPC Graduate 2026

Note: No page of the CEN totals the boards side by side, so we added each RRB’s Total row from Annexure B. Bilaspur alone has 542 posts and the top five boards hold 1,901, or 54% of the whole notification. Ahmedabad has just 19 and Thiruvananthapuram 25. Since a candidate can choose only one RRB and cannot change it later, the board’s own vacancy count matters more than its distance from home.

Eligibility, age limit and relaxation

Note: Ex-servicemen get 3, 6 or 8 years by community, but only after their service length is deducted from their age, so the simple add on does not apply. Relaxations do not stack. A candidate who qualifies under two grounds gets the larger one. SC, ST and OBC candidates who apply against UR vacancies get no age relaxation.

Selection process and NTPC Graduate exam pattern

Note: The CEN says typing skill will instead be judged after joining, and poor typing can delay confirmation or promotion. Keep practising anyway. Typing is no longer an exam stage here, but it still counts once you join. CBT 1 is a screening test only, and the final merit for document verification comes from CBT 2 normalised marks. Candidates using a scribe get 120 minutes in each CBT.

Application fee and refund

Note: EBC is not OBC and not EWS. It needs an EBC certificate in the Annexure IIIA format, a BPL card, an Izzat MST or a central poverty programme certificate, issued on or before 06.11.2026. A certificate dated after the closing date is rejected at document verification, and the concession goes with it.

Written By: GD Sarkari Naukri Desk

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