Railway Recruitment Board NTPC recruitment is announced through a centralised notification, after which each zonal RRB publishes region-specific details and the application link on its own official website. The single most important thing to get right is which site to follow: because recruitment is zone-wise, your official source is the RRB website for the region you are applying from — recent CENs have used the common application portal (rrbapply.gov.in), but always confirm the link given in the current notification.
How the stages work
The selection runs in stages. CBT 1 is a screening test; CBT 2 is the merit-deciding stage with a deeper syllabus; Typist posts have a Typing Skill Test, and Station Master has a Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT), followed by document verification and medical. Scores are normalised across shifts, so your raw mark and your normalised mark can differ.
Download admit cards only from your zone's official site
City-intimation slips and admit cards are released on your zone's official RRB site a few days before each slot — download yours only from there, never from a forwarded link.
NTPC CBT 1 rewards consistent practice on Mathematics, General Intelligence & Reasoning and General Awareness. Look at the RRB NTPC syllabus, check what the posts pay on the salary page, and take an RRB NTPC mock test built from real previous-year questions to calibrate your speed before the exam.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which website should I follow for RRB NTPC?
The official RRB website for the zone you are applying from — recruitment is zone-wise. Recent CENs have used the common application portal (rrbapply.gov.in); check the link given in the current CEN notification.
What are the RRB NTPC selection stages?
CBT 1 (screening) → CBT 2 (merit-deciding, deeper syllabus) → typing skill test or CBAT for relevant posts → document verification → medical. Scores are normalised across shifts.
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Alivia Basu researches and writes Kamiyab's exam guides and preparation strategy, cross-checking eligibility, exam patterns and dates against official notifications before publishing.
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