What this recruitment is
Railway Recruitment Boards have released the detailed notifications for Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) 2026. The final count is 5,236 posts: 3,548 graduate posts under CEN 06/2026 and 1,688 undergraduate posts under CEN 07/2026. This is higher than the 5,165 posts in the earlier short notice.
Posts
Graduate level: Goods Train Manager 2,750 (Level 6), Chief Commercial cum Ticket Supervisor 127 (Level 6), Senior Clerk cum Typist 371 (Level 5) and Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist 300 (Level 5). Undergraduate level: Commercial cum Ticket Clerk 700 (Level 3), Junior Clerk cum Typist 600, Accounts Clerk cum Typist 200 and Trains Clerk 188 (all Level 2).
Eligibility and fee
Graduate posts need a bachelor’s degree and an age of 18 to 33 years as on 1 January 2027. Undergraduate posts need Class 12 with 50% marks (relaxed for SC, ST, PwBD and ex-servicemen) and an age of 18 to 30 years. The fee is Rs 500 for UR, OBC and EWS, with Rs 400 refunded after CBT-1, and Rs 250 for reserved categories and women, refunded after CBT-1.
Dates
Graduate applications run from 8 October to 6 November 2026 (fee until 8 November). Undergraduate applications run from 15 October to 13 November 2026 (fee until 15 November). Correction windows follow: 9 to 18 November for graduate and 16 to 25 November for undergraduate forms. Apply only at rrbapply.gov.in.
Selection
CBT-1, CBT-2, a typing skill test for typist posts where applicable, document verification and medical examination.