At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- 5,810 vacancies Vacancies are split across five posts and RRB/category tables; do not combine one board’s rows with another.
- Education
- Graduate Bachelor’s degree; post-specific typing or aptitude requirements can apply.
- Age
- Post/cycle age rules with a 1 Jan 2026 reckoning date. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- Category-specific, with refund rules after appearing in CBT as stated in the CEN. Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- Post-specific Railway pay levels. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2025–26 Central · All India / RRB-wise
Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Category table not available here
Check the latest official notice for the post- and category-wise distribution.
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
Notification
21 Oct 2025
- completed
Applications closed
27 Nov 2025
- completed
CBT-1
16–27 Mar 2026
- completed
Objection tracker closed
12 Apr 2026
- current
Next official stage
Awaited
No exact date announced
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- A recognised bachelor’s degree by the revised closing date.
- Some posts require typing proficiency; Station Master has a computer-based aptitude stage.
- Medical standards vary by post and can affect final appointment.
Relaxations & certificates
- SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
- Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1CBT-1
- 2CBT-2
- 3Typing skill or aptitude test where applicable
- 4Document verification
- 5Medical examination
Syllabus snapshot
- Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning, and General Awareness.
- Stage and post-specific qualifying tests follow CBT-2.
Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
- Primary source
- RRB Chandigarh — all notices for CEN 06/2025 NTPC Graduate
- Published / changed
- Recruitment notice 21 Oct 2025; lifecycle checked 4 Aug 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 11:20 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.