RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 (CEN 06/2026): 3,548 Posts, Apply by 6 November

The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) have opened online applications under the RRB NTPC Graduate recruitment 2026 for 3,548 graduate-level Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) posts under Centralised Employment Notification (CEN) No. 06/2026. Applications opened on 8 October 2026 and close on 6 November 2026 at 11:59 PM, and this cycle carries two notable changes: there is no typing skill test and no computer-based aptitude test, with selection running through two computer-based tests, document verification and a medical examination.

A note on sources: the railway recruitment websites could not be reached at the time of writing, so the figures in this article rest on agreement across secondary reports of the detailed notification. Readers should confirm every detail in the official notification before applying.

Recruiting body	Railway Recruitment Boards, Ministry of Railways
Notification	CEN No. 06/2026, NTPC (Graduate)
Total posts	3,548 across four posts
Application window	8 October to 6 November 2026, 11:59 PM
Fee payment last date	8 November 2026
Modification window	9 to 18 November 2026
Pay	Level 5 (Rs 29,200) and Level 6 (Rs 35,400), 7th CPC
Apply at	rrbapply.gov.in

RRB NTPC Graduate CEN 06/2026: post-wise vacancies

The 3,548 posts are spread across four categories. Goods Train Manager carries the largest share with 2,750 posts at Level 5 (initial pay Rs 29,200, medical standard A-2). Senior Clerk-cum-Typist has 371 posts at Level 5 (Rs 29,200, medical standard C-2). Junior Accounts Assistant-cum-Typist has 300 posts at Level 5 (Rs 29,200, medical standard C-2). Chief Commercial-cum-Ticket Supervisor has 127 posts at Level 6 (initial pay Rs 35,400, medical standard B-2). The four counts add up exactly to 3,548.

One clarification matters, because several secondary summaries get it wrong: Station Master is NOT part of this CEN. Station Master and Traffic Assistant were part of the earlier CEN 06/2025, and Station Master now runs under its own separate drive, CEN 08/2026, which is covered separately here: RRB Station Master, CEN 08/2026. Candidates who want Station Master should apply under that drive, not this one. The detailed CEN also raised the total from the indicative notice's 3,477 to 3,548, an increase of 71 posts.

What changed in this cycle

The detailed notification settles three things the indicative notice of 26 September 2026 left open. First, only four posts are notified, not six — Station Master and Traffic Assistant are not in this CEN at all, and because those two posts carried the computer-based aptitude test, there is no CBAT in this recruitment. Second, the typing skill test has been dispensed with for Senior Clerk-cum-Typist and Junior Accounts Assistant-cum-Typist, although candidates are still expected to have basic computer and typing proficiency, which is assessed after joining. Third, selection is now simply CBT 1, then CBT 2, then document verification and medical examination.

CBT 1 carries 100 questions in 90 minutes, and CBT 2 carries 120 questions in 90 minutes, with 1/3 negative marking for each wrong answer. Shortlisting for CBT 2 is normally 15 times the community-wise vacancies, and document verification shortlisting is 1:1 against vacancies. CBT 1 is tentatively expected from the fourth week of December 2026.

Who can apply

Applicants need a degree from a recognised university or its equivalent, in any discipline, with no minimum percentage requirement. The age limit is 18 to 33 years as on 1 January 2027 for unreserved and EWS candidates, with relaxation to 38 years for SC and ST candidates and 36 years for OBC-NCL candidates as reported. Candidates awaiting final results are not eligible. Applicants must also meet the medical standards for the post they choose, since the standards differ — A-2 for Goods Train Manager, B-2 for Chief Commercial-cum-Ticket Supervisor, and C-2 for the two typist posts.

Fees and how to apply

The application fee is Rs 500 for general and unreserved candidates, of which Rs 400 is refunded after appearing in CBT 1. For SC, ST, ex-servicemen, persons with benchmark disabilities, women, transgender, minority and economically backward candidates, the fee is Rs 250, fully refunded after appearing in CBT 1 after bank charges. The last date for fee payment for submitted applications is 8 November 2026, and the modification window runs from 9 to 18 November 2026 with a Rs 250 modification fee per occasion — though the chosen RRB and account-level details such as mobile number and email cannot be changed.

Applications are online only, through rrbapply.gov.in. The steps are: register on the portal; select CEN 06/2026 for NTPC Graduate; choose only one RRB and give post preferences; fill personal, educational and category details; complete the live photograph capture and signature upload; pay the fee; and submit before 6 November 2026 at 11:59 PM. Applying to more than one RRB leads to rejection, so the single-RRB choice deserves care.

Who this is for — and a caution for readers in Nepal

This is an Indian Railways recruitment, and applicants must meet the nationality and eligibility conditions in the notification. Readers in Nepal should read it as information about a large Indian government drive, not as a vacancy open to them unless the notification says so — and should never pay any agent who promises a railway post. Genuine railway recruitment runs only through rrbapply.gov.in, and the fee is only the notified amount.

For readers tracking other large Indian government drives, the Andhra Pradesh Group-I recruitment is covered separately: APPSC Group-I, 166 posts. The RRB NTPC Graduate window closes on 6 November 2026, so eligible graduates have just over a week left to apply.