RRB NTPC Nationality/citizenship
A candidate must be either:
(a) a citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
(f) Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above, shall be a person, in whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India
RRB NTPC Age Limit
The RRB NTPC test consists of two levels: undergraduate (12th standard) and graduate. Candidates for undergraduate positions must be between the ages of 18 and 33 years. For graduate-level positions, the age range is 18 to 36 years as on 01/01/2025.
| Levels | Age Limit (as on 01/01/2025) |
| Graduate Level | 18 to 36 years |
| Undergraduate Level | 18 to 33 years |
RRB NTPC Age Limit (Graduate Level)
| Age Group | Upper Limit of D.O.B (Not earlier than) | Lower Limit of D.O.B (Not later than) | ||
| UR & EWS | OBC-Non Creamy Layer | SC/ST | For all Community categories | |
| 18 to 36 years | 02.01.1989 | 02.01.1986 | 02.01.1984 | 01.01.2007 |
RRB NTPC Age Relaxation for Graduate Level
| RRB NTPC Age Relaxations for Graduate Posts | |
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| OBC NCL- Non-creamy Layer | 3 years |
| SC/ST | 5 years |
| Ex-Serviceman-UR & EWS | 3 Years (After deduction of length of service from age) |
| Ex-Serviceman-OBC-NCL | 6 Years (After deduction of length of service from age) |
| Ex-Serviceman- SC/ST | 8 Years (After deduction of length of service from age) |
| PwD-UR & EWS | 10 years |
| PwD- OBC- NCL | 13 years |
| PwD-SC/ST | 15 years |
| Candidates who are serving Group ‘C’ and erstwhile Group ‘D’ Railway Staff, with minimum 3 years service as well as Substitues with minimum 3 years service in continuous or in broken spells in Railway. | UR & EWS- 40 years of age OBC (NCL)- 43 years of age SC/ST- 45 years of age |
| Candidates who are working in Quasi-Administrative offices of the Railway organization such as Railway Canteens, Cooperative Societies and Institutes | Up to the length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is less |
| Women candidates, who are widowed, divorced or judicially separated from husband but not remarried | UR & EWS- 35 years of age OBC (NCL)- 38 years of age SC/ST- 40 years of age |
RRB NTPC Educational Qualification
The educational qualification required for RRB NTPC graduate-level posts is a graduation degree from a recognized university. For undergraduate-level posts, the educational qualification is a minimum of a Class 12 pass.
| RRB NTPC Educational Qualifications for Graduate Posts | |
| Post Name | Qualification |
| Chief Commerical Cum Ticket Supervisor | Degree from a recognized university or its equivalent. |
| Station Master | Degree from a recognized university or its equivalent. |
| Goods Train Manager | Degree from a recognized university or its equivalent. |
| Junior Accounts Assistant Cum Typist | Degree from a recognized university or its equivalent. Typing proficiency in English/Hindi on the computer is necessary. |
| Senior Clerk Cum Typist | Degree from a recognized university or its equivalent. Typing proficiency in English/Hindi on the computer is necessary. |
| RRB NTPC Educational Qualification for Under Graduate Posts | |
|---|---|
| Name of Post | Qualification |
| Accounts Clerk cum Typist | 12th |
| Comm. Cum Ticket Clerk | |
| Jr. Clerk cum Typist | |
| Trains Clerk | |
RRB NTPC Medical Standards
Candidates called for document verification will have to pass requisite medical fitness test(s) conducted by the Railway Administration to ensure that the candidates are medically fit to carry out the duties connected with the post(s) opted by them. Visual Acuity Standard is one of the important criteria of medical fitness of railway staff. The medical standards are outlined below:
| Sl. No. | Medical standard | General fitness | Visual acuity |
| 1 | A-2 | Physically fit in all respects | Distant Vision: 6/9, 6/9 without glasses (No fogging test). Near Vision: Sn 0.6, 0.6 without glasses and must pass test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Night Vision and Myopic vision. |
| 2 | A-3 | Physically fit in all respects | Distant Vision: 6/9, 6/9 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 2D). Near Vision: Sn 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses and must pass test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Night Vision and Myopic vision. |
| 3 | B-2 | Physically fit in all respects | Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (Power of lenses not to exceed 4D). Near Vision: Sn 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and must pass test for Field of Vision (Binocular Vision) etc. |
| 4 | C-2 | Physically fit in all respects | Distant Vision: 6/12, nil with or without glasses. Near Vision: Sn 0.6 combined with or without glasses where reading or close work is required. |
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