RRB NTPC Recruitment 2022: CBAT Exam Date for Level 4 and 6 Announced

The Railway Recruitment Board has announced the RRB NTPC CBAT exam date 2022 for  Pay Levels 6 & 4. Through the RRB NTPC 2022 recruitment, the Railway Recruitment Board will select candidates for the Non-Technical Popular Category (NTPC) posts. These Non-Technical Popular Category posts include Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Junior Time Keeper, Trains Clerk, Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Traffic Assistant, Goods Guard, Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist, Senior Time Keeper, Commercial Apprentice, and Station Master. The RRB NTPC recruitment notification was released on 28th February 2019 with a total of 35208 vacancies. Check the latest updates on RRB NTPC recruitment 2022 here.

Latest Updates:

RRB NTPC CBAT Exam Date 2022 announced for  Pay Levels 6 & 4. Also, check the format of the Vision Certificate. Check Official Notice on RRB NTPC CBAT Exam Date 2022.

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RRB NTPC 2022 Notification:

According to the official RRB NTPC notification, a total of 35,208 vacancies were announced. A golden opportunity for aspirants to fulfill their dream of joining the prestigious Government Sector (Indian Railways) in India. RRB NTPC 2022 Recruitment is especially for the candidates who have completed 12th Std/Graduate Degree from any recognized board/university. Further details regarding the RRB NTPC Exam are given here below. The RRB NTPC exam has been conducted in different phases from December 28, 2020.  Up to the 7th phase has been finished successfully.

RRB NTPC Official Notification PDF Download

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RRB NTPC 2022 Exam Date

RRB NTPC 2022: Overview

RRB NTPC 2022 Vacancy:

RRB NTPC 2022 Exam Eligibility Criteria:

The parameters of the eligibility criteria are given below. Kindly go through it

1. Nationality
2. Age limit,
3. Educational qualification
4. Physical fitness of a candidate.

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Candidates who are going to apply for the RRB NTPC Notification should go through the eligibility criteria carefully before filling up the application form, to ensure that they meet the essential requirements.

Nationality

According to the RRB NTPC eligibility criteria, a candidate writing the exam must belong to the following nationalities:

A candidate must be either:

(a) a citizen of India, or

(b) a subject of Nepal, or

(c) a subject of Bhutan, or

(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

(f) Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d), and (e) above, shall be a person, in whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

Age Limit:

The lower and upper age limit indicated for the post(s) in the Vacancy Table will be reckoned as on 01.07.2019.

Age Relaxation (For Age Group 18 to 30):

Age Relaxation (For Age Group 18 to 33):

Note:

• No age relaxation is allowed to SC/ST/OBC-NCL (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates applying for unreserved vacancies.
• PwBD candidates applying against UR vacancies will be allowed age relaxation applicable for UR PwBD only.
• If a candidate is eligible for a relaxation of age on more than one ground, he/she would be accorded the highest of the age relaxations for which he/she is eligible.
• Candidates should note that the date of birth filled in this application should be the same as recorded in the Matriculation/SSLC/Xth Class or an equivalent certificate. No subsequent request for its change will be considered.

Educational Qualification:

Medical Standards for the Posts:

Candidates called for document verification will have to pass a requisite medical fitness test(s) conducted by the Railway Administration to ensure that the candidates are medically fit to carry out the duties connected with the post(s) opted by them. Visual Acuity Standard is one of the important criteria of medical fitness of railway staff.

The medical standards are outlined below:

RRB NTPC Online Application:

Check the RRB NTPC online application filling process here.

Steps To Fill RRB NTPC Application Form

Candidates willing to fill RRB NTPC online form for the next recruitment have to follow the given steps to successfully complete the RRB NTPC Registration.

The following are the steps that candidates must follow to complete the RRB NTPC Registration:

From the list, select the desired post for which you want to apply online for Railway NTPC 2022 Exam:

1. Go to any of the zonal RRB websites that you wish to apply for.
2. After entering into the official site Click on the ‘New Registration’.
3. Confirm that you have read and understood the instructions clearly by clicking the check box.
4. Now, you must enter your qualification details, the community you belong to. After filling up the details click on the ‘Check Availability’ button.
5. Then fill up details like Name, Date of Birth, Aadhar Card Status, Father’s Name, Mother’s Name, Class 10th Details, Mobile no., Email ID, and click on the ’Continue’ button.
6. After filling up the details, a box will appear which consists of all the details filled by you. Click on the ‘I have verified and confirmed that all the details furnished by me are correct’ box or if you wish to change or review the details then tick on the ‘red box’.
7. Verification of email ID and mobile number through OTP: On submitting the primary details, OTPs shall be sent to the registered mobile number and email. The candidate should retrieve the OTPs from email and Mobile and then enter OTPs to proceed with the filling up of the application and to make payment through OTP “Activation Link”
8. On successful OTP activation, a Registration Number will be generated and sent on a registered email ID and mobile number.
9. Login using the registration number you have received along with your date of birth and enter the captcha (if any).
10. Now, fill up the primary part of the application form by entering up the details like marks obtained in class 12th, community, gender, nationality, religion, if you are you an Ex-Servicemen, or a PwBD category candidate, the domicile of J&K, a govt employee, etc. and click on the “Save” button.
11. Payment Mode: Select the mode of the payment by which you wish to apply. Enter your bank details(Online Payment) or take a printout of the post office challan(Offline Payment) to do the fee payment after 2 days.
12. Uploading of Photo & Signature: Upload your photograph in the dimensions specified for the JPEG format, a signature is done in blank ink on any white surface and a category certificate as specified.
13. Submit your application form and keep a print of the same for any future reference.

Application Fee:

Modes of Fee Payment:

1. Online fee payment through internet banking or debit/credit cards or UPI.
2. Offline fee payment through
3. SBI Challan Payment mode in any branch of SBI.
4. Post Office Challan Payment mode in any branch of a computerized Post Office.

Scanned documents in JPEG format to be kept ready before filling the application In order to ensure speedy filling up of application by the candidates, they should keep the following documents ready in digital form before logging in to the application page.

• Candidate Photograph: JPEG image of size 20 KB to 50 KB.
• Candidate Signature: JPEG image of size 10 KB to 40 KB.
• SC/ST Certificate (Only for candidates seeking Free Travel Pass): JPEG image of size 50 KB to 100 KB.
• Scribe Photo (wherever applicable): JPEG image of size 20 KB to 50 KB.

RRB NTPC Selection Process:

The selection process of RRB NTPC is based on the following stages

1. CBT Stage – 1
2. CBT Stage – 2
3. Typing Skill Test / Computer Based Aptitude Test
4. Document Verification
5. Medical Examination

Typing Skill Test:

This round is applicable for those who apply for the post of Junior Accountant Assistant, Senior Clerk cum Typist, and Senior Time Keeper.

Computer Based Aptitude Test:

This is for those who have applied for the post of Traffic Assistant and Assistant Station Master.

RRB NTPC Exam Pattern:

CBT-Stage 1

Note:

• The 1st Stage of CBT is of a screening nature. The marks obtained from this stage will not be considered for the final selection.
• Negative marking is applicable and a 1/3rd mark shall be deducted for each wrong answer.
• The total number of candidates to be shortlisted shall be 20 times the community-wise vacancies of posts notified against the RRB as per their merit in 1st Stage CBT cum choice of posts.

RRB NTPC Exam Pattern: CBT-Stage 2

Note:

• Marks obtained from this stage will be considered for the final selection. So candidates have more importance to Stage-2 CBT.
• Negative marking is applicable and a 1/3 mark shall be deducted for each wrong answer.

RRB NTPC Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT)

1. This round is applicable only for candidates who have opted for Traffic Assistant and Station Master.
2. Qualifying marks: The candidates need to secure a minimum T-Score of 42 marks in each of the test batteries to qualify. This is applicable to all candidates irrespective of community or category i.e. irrespective of SC/ST/OBC-NCL/EWS/PwBD/Ex-SM and no relaxation in the minimum T- Score is permissible.
3. Candidates equal to 8 times the number of vacancies of Station Master (SM)/Traffic Assistant (TA) for each of the communities i.e. UR, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, and EWS (including ExSM) shall be shortlisted for CBAT based on their performance in 2nd stage CBT.
4. Shortlisted candidates should produce the Vision Certificate in the prescribed format.
5. Candidates will have to qualify in each of the test batteries of CBAT for consideration for the post of SM/TA. The CBAT shall have questions and answer options only in English and Hindi.
6. There shall be no negative marking in CBAT. The SM/TA merit list will be drawn only from amongst the candidates qualifying in the CBAT, with 70% weightage for the marks obtained in the 2nd Stage CBT and 30% weightage for the marks obtained in CBAT.

RRB NTPC Typing/Skill Test:

1. This round is applicable only for candidates who have opted for Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Accounts Assistant cum Typist, Senior Time Keeper, Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, and Junior Time Keeper.
2. This round is just qualifying in nature and the marks obtained in the typing skill test shall not be added for merit.
3. The number of candidates equal to eight times the number of vacancies for each of the community
   shall be called for this round.
4. The candidates should be able to type 30 words per minute (WPM) in English or 25 WPM in Hindi on a Personal Computer only without editing tools and spell check facility.

Document Verification:

1. Based on the performance of candidates in 2nd Stage CBT and based on the performance of candidates in both 2nd Stage CBT and CBAT/TST (as applicable), candidates equal to the number of vacancies will be called for Document Verification as per their merit and options.
2. In addition, candidates equal to 50% (may increase or decrease at the discretion of RRBs) of the number of vacancies for various posts will also be called for document verification.

Normalization of Marks:

Shortlisting of Candidates for various stages shall be based on the normalized marks obtained by them whenever CBT is conducted in multiple sessions for the same syllabus. The normalization scheme to be adopted for 1st Stage CBT and 2nd Stage CBT is detailed in the following paragraphs.

RRB NTPC Syllabus:

The RRB NTPC exam selection process consists of CBT stages 1 & 2. In both stages, only the three sections occupy the overall space. They are

(i) Mathematics

(ii) General Intelligence & Reasoning

(iii) General Awareness

RRB NTPC Mathematics Syllabus:

RRB NTPC General Intelligence & Reasoning Syllabus:

RRB NTPC General Awareness Syllabus:

RRB NTPC Exam Preparation Strategies:

The number of aspirants has been increasing for the competitive exams. So the exam conducting board is under the situation of increasing the difficulty level to filter the competitors. To get success in those competitive environments, candidates have to plan and follow the strategies which are a mix of hard work and smart work. Those strategies will ensure your success in your examinations. Some important strategies are

(i) Refer to the updated RRB NTPC Syllabus & Exam Pattern.

(ii) Collect the study materials according to the recent syllabus.

(iii) Make your study plan day by day for each and every section.

(iv) Spend time for each and every section on at least one topic per day.

(v) After finishing a single topic, take a topic-wise mock test.

(vii) Mock test practice will improve your speed, accuracy & time management.

(vii) After finishing all the topics, practice with the full-length RRB NTPC Mock Test Series.

(vii) Review every mock test and analyze your stronger and weaker sections then only you can improve your overall score in your exam.

Prepare with RRB NTPC Previous Year Papers

RRB NTPC Job Profile & Salary:

RRB NTPC Salary for Undergraduate Posts

RRB NTPC Salary for Graduate Posts

RRB NTPC Admit Card:

SMS and email messages will be sent to all eligible candidates about the e-Call letter and upload details on their registered mobile number and email ID. No call letter will be sent by post. The RRB NTPC Admit Card has been released on its respective regional official site 4 days prior to the exam date. 

Candidates have to visit the official site, enter the login details, and then download the admit card pdf. Without the admit card, candidates will not be allowed to enter the exam hall. Candidates must also bring one color photograph (of size 35 mm x 45 mm) which was uploaded in the application, for appearing in the CBT, CBAT/TST, DV(as applicable). 

Steps to download the admit card:

1. Candidates have to visit the RRB website of the region you have applied for.
2. Then find the NTPC admit card download card link available on the home page and click on that.
3. Then you will be redirected to the respective login page.
4. Enter Your login credentials. Choose English or Hindi
5. Enter the registration number which you received at the time of application and date of birth and submit them.
6. RRB NTPC admit card will be displayed on the screen.
7. Download the call letter and take the printout of the RRB NTPC admit card for future use.

RRB NTPC Result 2022:

RRB NTPC results will be released on the official website by the Railway recruitment board. Results will be published in PDF format, candidates can download their results by filling in the login details used at the time of registration such as registration number and password.

Steps to check the RRB NTPC result 2022:

1. Candidates have to visit the RRB website of the region you have applied for.
2. Then find the NTPC result link available on the home page.
3. Click on that and you will be redirected to the login page.
4. Candidates can download their scorecard by entering their registered user ID and password
5. The result will be available in PDF format. 
6. The PDF will contain the roll number of all shortlisted candidates. Candidates can search for their roll numbers.
7. Download it and take a printout for your reference.

RRB NTPC Cut Off 2022 :

The RRB NTPC Exam Cut Off has been fixed based on the following parameters.

(i) Number of candidates appeared for the examination.

(ii) Number of vacancies announced.

(iii) Difficulty Level of the Exam

Minimum Qualifying Marks for CBT I Exam:

Minimum Qualifying Marks for CBT II Exam:

RRB NTPC 2022 Exam Center:

RRB NTPC Exam Centre Social Distancing Norms:

In the current situation, COVID-19 has been outbroken throughout India. So the recruitment board has issued the new guidelines to prevent the spread of the disease. 

Wearing Masks

Candidates will have to wear masks at the examination centre. Without wearing the mask candidates won't be allowed into the exam hall. The temperature of candidates will be checked at the entry gate itself.

Maintaining Social Distancing

Every year there will be a huge accumulation of candidates at RRB NTPC exam centres. But this year it has been cut down and the exam has been conducted in multiple phases. This has been arranged by the officials to maintain the social distance between the two candidates.

Sanitization of Exam Centres

The sanitization of exam centres after each shift will be done to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Biometric/Frisking

Students' biometric impressions will not be captured at the exam centres. At the entry gate itself, RRB NTPC admit card and photo-identity proof will be checked before allowing candidates to enter the exam hall.

RRB NTPC Exam FAQs:

Q. What is RRB NTPC?

Ans. The RRB NTPC is a competitive exam for the non-technical posts conducted by Railway Recruitment Board (RRBs) for various zones. 

Q. What are the posts that are notified under the RRB NTPC notification? 

Ans. Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Junior Time Keeper, Trains Clerk, Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Traffic Assistant, Goods Guard, Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist, Senior Time Keeper, Commercial Apprentice and Station Master. 

Q. What is the best book to prepare for the Mathematics for RRB NTPC Exam? 

Ans.  

(i) Practice Book on Quicker Maths  - M.Tyra, K.Kundan/ Magical Publisher 

(ii) Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examination - R.S Aggarwal / S.Chand Publisher 

Q. What is the educational qualification to apply for RRB NTPC Notification? 

Ans. Candidates have to possess a 12th/Degree from any recognized board/university. 

Q. What is the selection process of the RRB NTPC exam? 

Ans. The RRB NTPC Selection Process is based on (i) CBT Stage-I, (ii) CBT Stage-II,  

(iii) Typing Skill Test / Computer Based Aptitude Test (As applicable), (v) Document Verification & Medical Examination 

Q. Does CBT Stage-1 mark be considered for the final selection? 

Ans. No, RRB NTPC CBT Stage 1 is just a qualifying one for CBT Stage 2. Marks obtained from this round will not be considered for the final selection.