RRB NTPC Exam Notification 2020 and Exam Pattern
Published on Sep 22, 2020
The Railway Recruitment Board has finally released a notice regarding the delayed RRB NTPC examination. The notification of the RRB NTPC exam was announced in March 2020 for around 36,000 various non-technical posts across various railway divisions of India. The students who have filled the RRB NTPC form were eagerly waiting for an update from the RRB officials.
Timeline of Events of RRB NTPC
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Events
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Timeline
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Online Registration
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01 March 2019
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Last Day to apply for RRB NTPC
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31 March 2019
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Admit Card for NTPC Tier 1
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To be available soon
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NTPC Tier 1 Exam Date
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December 2020
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NTPC Tier 2 Exam Date
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To be available soon
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Final Results
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To be available soon
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NTPC Application Status
The RRB officials will release the NTPC application status on the regional website of the divisons from 20th September 2020. The students can check whether their application forms have been accepted pr rejected by the RRB authorities. The students only whose application form will be accepted will be given a chance to appear in the RRB NTPC examination.
NTPC Vacancies
The total vacancies released for the RRB NTPC posts were approx. 36,000 at the time of notifications. The students can check the vacancies of their zones by visiting the below table
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RRB Zones
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Total vacancies released
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Ahmedabad
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1024
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Ajmer
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1773
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Allahabad
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4030
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Bangalore
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2470
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Bhopal
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997
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Bhubaneshwar
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498
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Bilaspur
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1207
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Chandigarh
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2483
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Chennai
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2694
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Gorakhpur
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1298
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Guwahati
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851
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Jammu-Srinagar
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898
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Kolkata
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2949
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Malda
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1043
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Mumbai
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3665
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Muzaffarpur
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329
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Patna
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1039
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Ranchi
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1386
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Secunderabad
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3234
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Siliguri
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443
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Trivandrum
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897
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Total
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35208
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RRB NTPC Exam Pattern
The RRB NTPC Exam will be an online based test compromising of three subjects. The duration of the examination will be 90 minutes for both the stages. The students will get 1 mark for every correct answer while 1/3 or 0.33 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer marked by the candidate. The stage 1 will be only qualifying in nature and the selection of the students will be based on the stage 2 and the typing test.
NTPC Stage 1 Exam Pattern
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Subjects
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Total questions asked
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Maximum Marks
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General Mathematics
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30
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30
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General Awareness
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40
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40
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General Reasoning and Intelligence
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30
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30
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NTPC Stage 2 Exam Pattern
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Subjects
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Total questions asked
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Maximum Marks
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General Mathematics
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35
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35
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General Awareness
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50
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50
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General Reasoning and Intelligence
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35
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35
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Skill Test
This is a post-specific test and the students who have applied for a certain post will be required to appear for this stage. The students will have to type the matter in English or Hindi depending upon their choice of language on a computer. The requirements of the skill test are as follows:
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Languages
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Words per minute
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English
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30 words per minute
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Hindi
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25 words per minute
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RRB NTPC Posts and Pay-scale Notified
The NTPC consists of the Non-Technical posts in the railways. The railways have a lot of office work which is not compatible for the technical staffs. Thus, a separate post was created known as the Non-Technical posts. The total vacancies released are approximately 36,000 and the divison of the posts is as follows:
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Name of the post
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Level in 7th CPC
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Initial pay (Rs.)
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Junior Clerk cum Typist
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2
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19900
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Accounts Clerk cum Typist
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2
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19900
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Junior Time Keeper
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2
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19900
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Trains Clerk
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2
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19900
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Commercial cum Ticket Clerk
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3
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21700
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Traffic Assistant
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4
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25500
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Goods Guard
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5
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29200
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Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk
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5
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29200
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Senior Clerk cum Typist
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5
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29200
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Junior Account Assistant cum Typist
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5
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29200
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Senior Time Keeper
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5
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29200
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Commercial Apprentice
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6
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35400
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Station Master
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6
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35400
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