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RRB NTPC Exam Date 2025 Out Soon for 11558 Posts, Check CBT 1 Exam Schedule

The RRB NTPC Exam Date 2025 will be release by Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), on behalf of Indian Railways, is carrying out the recruitment process for RRB NTPC 2025 to fill 11,558 vacancies for both Graduate and Undergraduate posts. Candidates are eagerly waiting for the CBT 1 exam date, which is expected to be scheduled in the last week of May 2025. Information about the exam city will be shared with all candidates through the exam city intimation slip. Stay tuned for updates on the RRB NTPC Exam Date and check the exam pattern and centre details below.

RRB NTPC Exam Date 2025

For the Railway NTPC Recruitment 2025 (Advt. CEN 05/2024 & CEN 06/2024), around 1,21,67,679 candidates have applied for both Graduate and Undergraduate posts. The confirmation of their application can be checked through the application status slip. The RRB NTPC 2025 CBT 1 Exam is expected to be held between May and June 2025. Candidates will be informed of their specific exam date through the city intimation slip and admit card.

RRB NTPC 2025 Exam Date

The Railway RRB NTPC Exam Date for CBT 1 will be released through an official notice on RRB website and it will be conducted across multiple days and shifts. Those who pass CBT 1 will further appear for CBT 2, Skill Test, Document Verification and  Medical Examination, which is the whole selection process. Check the highlights and important dates below.

Railway NTPC Exam Date 2025 Highlights:

  • Conducting Body: Railway Recruitment Board
  • Post Name: Graduate (Chief Commercial cum Ticket Supervisor, Station Master, Goods Train Manager, Junior Accountant Assistant cum Typist, Senior Clerk cum Typist) and Undergraduate (Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Junior Clerk Cum Typist, Trains Clerk)
  • Total RRB NTPC 2025 Vacancy: 11,558 (Graduate Level- 8113 and Undergraduate Level- 3445)
  • NTPC Application Process: Over
  • Railway NTPC 2025 Exam Date Undergraduate and Graduate Posts: May-June 2025

RRB NTPC 2025 Recruitment Stages

The Railway NTPC 2025 Examination process consists of 4 successive stages which is as follows:

  1. Stage 1 Computer Based Test (CBT 1)
  2. Stage 2 Computer Based Test (CBT 2)
  3. Skill Test
  4. Document Verification
  5. Medical Examination

RRB NTPC CBT 1 Exam Pattern  2025

The CBT 1 Exam of RRB NTPC consists of 100 questions of 1 mark each, so total marks become 100. This exam is qualifying in nature and its marks are not included in the final merit list. So, candidates should concentrate on comprehensive preparation and concept clarity.

  • Negative Marking: 1/3rd for deducted for wrong answer.
  • NTPC Exam Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Subject Number of Questions Marks
Mathematics 30 30
General Awareness 40 40
General Intelligence & Reasoning 30 30
Total 100 100

RRB NTPC 2025 Exam Shift Timings

The NTPC exam will be conducted in 3 shifts from 09:00 AM to 10:30 AM, 12:45 PM to 2:15 PM, and 04:30 PM to 06:00 PM. Check shift-wise reporting time below.

RRB NTPC Exam Schedule 2025
Shift Reporting Time Gate Closing Time Exam Time
1 07:30 AM 08:30 AM 09:00 AM to 10:30 AM
2 11:15 AM 12:15 PM 12:45 PM to 2:15 PM
3 03:00 PM 04:00 PM 04:30 PM to 06:00 PM

RRB NTPC Exam 2025 City Intimation and Admit Card

Before the CBT exam is conducted, RRB also releases the exam city intimation slip and admit card on all Zonal websites. The NTPC CBT 1 City intimation slip is released 10 days before candidate’s exam date and admit card is released 4 days before the exam date.

RRB NTPC Exam Centre 2025

The NTPC Exam will be conducted at the below mentioned cities and the exact exam venue details will be provided on the admit card of the candidates.

RRB NTPC Exam Centre 2025 List
State/UT
Exam Centres
Andaman and Nicobar Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh
Amalapuram, Anantapur, Bhimavaram, Challapalli, Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Gooty, Gudivada, Gudur, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kanchikachera, Kavali, Kurnool, Nandyal, Narasapuram, Narasaraopet, Nellore, Ongole, Prodattur, Puttur, Rajahmundry, Rajam, Rajampet, Srikakulam, Surampalem, Tadipalligudem, Tekkali, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vuzuabagran
Arunachal Pradesh
Itanagar, Naharlagun
Assam
Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Kokrajhar, Silchar, Tezpur
Bihar
Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Bihar Sharif, Darbhanga, Gaya, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Siwan
Chandigarh Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh Bilaspur, Durg, Bhilai, Nagpur, Raipur
Delhi/NCR Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, New Delhi, Noida
Goa Verna
Gujarat
Ahmedabad, Anand, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Dadra, Gandhinagar, Godhra, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Mehsana, Nadiad, Navsari, Rajkot, Silvassa, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara, Valsad, Vapi
Haryana
Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mohindergarh, Panchkula, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar
Himachal Pradesh
Baddi, Bilaspur, Dharamsala, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Palampur, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, Sunder Nagar, Una
Jammu and Kashmir
Anantnag, Awantipora, Baramulla, Jammu, Kathua, Pulwama, Samba, Srinagar, Udhampur
Jharkhand
Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
Karnataka
Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bellary, Bijapur, Chikballapur, Chikmagalur, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Kolar, Mangalore, Mysore, Puttur, Shimoga, Surathkal, Tumkur, Udupi, Uttara Kannada
Kerala
Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thrissur, Trivandrum
Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain
Maharashtra
Ahmednagar, Akola, Amaravati, Aurangabad, Beed, Bhandara, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Jalgaon, Latur, Madgaon, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nandurbar, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Pandharpur, Parbhani, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sangamner, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Sindhudurg, Thane, Wardha, Washim, Yavatmal
Manipur Imphal
Meghalaya
Shillong, Ri-Bhoi
Mizoram Aizawl
Nagaland
Dimapur, Kohima
Odisha
Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Bhubaneswar, Baripada, Berhampur-Ganjam, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jeypore, Jharsuguda, Khurda, Rayagada, Rourkela, Sambalpur
Puducherry Puducherry

RRB NTPC Zone-wise Vacancy for Graduate Level Posts

Candidates can check the table below for the zone-wise RRB NTPC Vacancy details for graduate-level posts.

RRB NTPC Graduate Level Vacancy 2025 (Zone-wise)
Zones UR SC ST OBC EWS Total
RRB Ahmedabad 202 79 37 137 61 516
RRB Ajmer 56 20 07 35 14 132
RRB Bengaluru 206 71 36 134 49 496
RRB Bhopal 65 32 12 25 21 155
RRB Bhubaneswar 328 108 55 199 68 758
RRB Bilaspur 273 88 51 168 69 649
RRB Chandigarh 228 59 29 65 29 410
RRB Chennai 195 65 34 105 37 436
RRB Gorakhpur 54 19 10 33 13 129
RRB Guwahati 213 74 38 140 51 516
RRB Jammu-Srinagar 60 20 13 38 14 145
RRB Kolkata 628 188 121 329 116 1382
RRB Malda 83 28 16 50 21 198
RRB Mumbai 319 126 66 217 99 827
RRB Muzaffarpur 04 02 01 04 01 12
RRB Prayagraj 103 34 13 56 21 227
RRB Patna 48 16 09 28 10 111
RRB Ranchi 133 49 22 87 31 322
RRB Secunderabad 212 66 39 101 60 478
RRB Siliguri 17 06 03 10 04 40
RRB Thiruvananthapuram 67 30 23 33 21 174
Total Vacancies 3494 1180 635 1994 810 8113

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FAQs

1. How many vacancies are available for RRB NTPC 2025?

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is conducting the NTPC exam to fill 11,558 vacancies for Graduate and Undergraduate posts.

2. What is the full form of NTPC?

The full form of NTPC is the National Thermal Power Corporation. It is an Indian public sector firm based in New Delhi. It was set up to enhance the country's power production. In terms of installation and output, it is India's most prominent thermal power generating firm.

3. What is the marking scheme for the RRB NTPC Exam?

The CBT 1 exam consists of 100 multiple-choice questions with a total of 100 marks. There is a negative marking of 1/3rd mark for each wrong answer.

4. Is the RRB NTPC CBT 1 exam qualifying in nature?

Yes, the CBT 1 exam is qualifying, meaning its scores will not be counted in the final merit list.

5. How to check RRB NTPC exam date?

To check the RRB NTPC exam date, visit the official RRB website. Look for the exam date notice for the specific RRB region you applied to, and download the PDF notice. The notice will contain the exam schedule, including the dates, timings, and exam city details.

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