RRB NTPC application process 2025 begins for 5,810 graduate-level vacancies
Vaishnavi Shukla | October 21, 2025 | 11:54 AM IST | 1 min read
RRB NTPC Notification 2025: Candidates can apply on the official website, rrbapply.gov.in, by November 20 for various non-technical popular category posts.
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has started accepting applications for the RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) recruitment exam 2025 from today onwards, October 21. Candidates can apply for 5,810 RRB NTPC graduate-level vacancies available on the official website, rrbapply.gov.in, before November 20.
As per the RRB NTPC 2025 schedule, candidates will have to submit their application fee by November 11. The RRB NTPC application form 2025 edit window will open on November 23 and will close on December 2. Candidates eligible for scribe will have to provide scribe details on the application portal from December 3 to 7.
RRB NTPC application 2025 fee for general category candidates is Rs 500, while other candidates, including female candidates, will have to submit Rs 250.
RRB NTPC 2025 selection process
The RRB NTPC 2025 recruitment process involves stage 1 and 2 computer-based test (CBT), a computer-based typing skill test (CBTST)/computer-based aptitude test (CBAT) (as applicable), and document verification and medical Examination. Candidates will be selected as per merit, based on various recruitment stages.
The date, time, and venue for all the activities, including CBTS, CBTST, and CBAT, document verification, medical examination, or any other additional activity as applicable, will be fixed by the RRBs and intimated to the eligible candidates in due course.
However, any requests for postponement of any of the above activities or for a change of venue, date, or shift will not be entertained under any circumstances.
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RRB NTPC 2025: CBT 1, 2 exam pattern
Candidates will be given 90 minutes to complete the computer-based test. The exam pattern for both RRB NTPC CBT 1 and 2 is shown in the table below.
|
Subjects |
CBT 1 |
CBT 2 |
|
General awareness |
40 |
50 |
|
Maths |
30 |
35 |
|
General intelligence and reasoning |
30 |
35 |
|
Total questions |
100 |
120 |
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