RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 (CEN 06/2026): 3,548 Posts Incl. 2,750 Goods Train Manager – Apply Online

HOW TO APPLY FOR RRB NTPC GRADUATE 2026 (CEN 06/2026)

Applications opened on 8 October and close on 6 November 2026 at 11:59 PM. The early indicative notice showed 3,477 posts; the detailed CEN raised the total to 3,548. You can apply to only ONE RRB, and your RRB choice and Create-an-Account details can't be changed later.

1. Open rrbapply.gov.in and click the CEN 06/2026 – NTPC Graduate link.
2. Create an account with your own mobile number and email, or log in if you already have an RRB account from an earlier notice. These details can't be edited afterwards.
3. Verify your identity with Aadhaar or DigiLocker. It is strongly recommended and makes later checks easier.
4. Enter your name, parents' names and date of birth exactly as on your Class 10 certificate.
5. Choose your RRB, then rank the posts and zones you are eligible for. A post you skip counts as "not interested".
6. Choose your exam language.
7. Capture your photograph live on the portal (plain white background, no cap, mask or glasses, eyes open). You don't upload a photo file.
8. Upload your signature: black ink on white paper, running handwriting, JPG/JPEG, 30–49 KB, at least 140 × 60 pixels, scanned at 100 DPI or more. SC/ST candidates who want the free railway pass upload their certificate as a PDF.
9. Pay the fee by 8 November through net banking, debit/credit card or UPI, and save the confirmation. An application without the fee is rejected.
10. Corrections run from 9 to 18 November at ₹250 per correction. Your RRB and account details stay locked.

WHO CAN APPLY

You need a degree from a recognised university (or equivalent) on or before 6 November 2026. Final-year students waiting for results can't apply. Age must be 18–33 on 1 January 2027, so UR/EWS candidates must be born between 2 January 1994 and 1 January 2009 (OBC-NCL from 2 January 1991, SC/ST from 2 January 1989). 12th-pass candidates should apply under the Undergraduate notice: [RRB NTPC Undergraduate (CEN 07/2026) 1,688 Posts](/rrb-ntpc-ug-recruitment-2026-cen-07-2026).

EYESIGHT: CHECK THIS BEFORE YOU RANK GOODS TRAIN MANAGER

Goods Train Manager has 2,750 of the 3,548 posts, but it carries the strictest standard, A-2: distant vision 6/9 and 6/9 and near vision Sn 0.6 without glasses, plus colour, binocular, night and myopic vision tests. LASIK or similar eye surgery makes you ineligible for A-2 posts. Chief Commercial cum Ticket Supervisor is B-2 and the two clerk-level posts are C-2, which are more flexible. Fail the medical for a post and you are not offered another, so rank only posts you can pass.

VACANCIES BY RRB (provisional) CCTS = Chief Commercial cum Ticket Supervisor | GTM = Goods Train Manager | JAA = Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist | Sr Clerk = Senior Clerk cum Typist

• RRB Ahmedabad – 19 (GTM 14, Sr Clerk 5)
• RRB Ajmer – 304 (CCTS 4, GTM 236, JAA 35, Sr Clerk 29)
• RRB Bengaluru – 346 (CCTS 3, GTM 301, JAA 10, Sr Clerk 32)
• RRB Bhopal – 157 (CCTS 2, GTM 135, JAA 12, Sr Clerk 8)
• RRB Bhubaneswar – 146 (CCTS 1, GTM 128, JAA 7, Sr Clerk 10)
• RRB Bilaspur – 542 (CCTS 1, GTM 526, JAA 14, Sr Clerk 1)
• RRB Chandigarh – 59 (GTM 6, JAA 25, Sr Clerk 28)
• RRB Chennai – 141 (CCTS 6, GTM 72, JAA 20, Sr Clerk 43)
• RRB Gorakhpur – 30 (CCTS 3, GTM 13, JAA 1, Sr Clerk 13)
• RRB Guwahati – 104 (CCTS 18, GTM 45, JAA 30, Sr Clerk 11)
• RRB Jammu-Srinagar – 66 (CCTS 2, GTM 32, JAA 13, Sr Clerk 19)
• RRB Kolkata – 332 (CCTS 7, GTM 177, JAA 76, Sr Clerk 72)
• RRB Malda – 26 (GTM 17, Sr Clerk 9)
• RRB Mumbai – 155 (CCTS 16, GTM 81, JAA 37, Sr Clerk 21)
• RRB Muzaffarpur – 78 (GTM 73, Sr Clerk 5)
• RRB Patna – 29 (GTM 5, JAA 15, Sr Clerk 9)
• RRB Prayagraj – 265 (CCTS 42, GTM 196, Sr Clerk 27)
• RRB Ranchi – 377 (CCTS 6, GTM 360, Sr Clerk 11)
• RRB Secunderabad – 56 (CCTS 10, GTM 31, JAA 5, Sr Clerk 10)
• RRB Siliguri – 291 (CCTS 5, GTM 281, Sr Clerk 5)
• RRB Thiruvananthapuram – 25 (CCTS 1, GTM 21, Sr Clerk 3)

Shortlisting happens RRB by RRB, so don't choose a board only because it has a big number. Think about where you are willing to work, because you can't change the RRB later.

CATEGORY-WISE VACANCIES

UR 1,517 | OBC-NCL 873 | SC 553 | EWS 305 | ST 300 (total 3,548). These include 351 posts for ex-servicemen and PwBD posts for VI 25, LD 18, HI 16 and MD 6.

EXAM PATTERN

CBT-1: 100 questions, 90 minutes – General Awareness 40, Mathematics 30, Reasoning 30. CBT-2: 120 questions, 90 minutes – General Awareness 50, Mathematics 35, Reasoning 35. Each wrong answer costs one-third of a mark. Both tests cover the same three subjects, so build your prep around General Awareness, Maths and Reasoning.

KEEP THESE READY FOR DOCUMENT VERIFICATION

Class 10 certificate (date of birth) and degree certificate or marksheets showing the result date; category certificate (OBC-NCL certificate issued on or after 1 April 2026, EWS certificate for FY 2025-26, SC/ST certificate); PwBD certificate through the UDID portal; ex-servicemen discharge papers; NOC if you are already a government employee; and proof of your present address.