Check the RRB NTPC post preference for RRB (Railway Recruitment Board) Non-Technical Popular Category (NTPC) on the basis of vacancies available, salary offered, job profile, and career growth. The board as of June 22, 2021, has conducted the Computer Based Test (CBT) for around 1.19 crore registered candidates out of a total of 1.26 crore candidates. Around 7 Lakh candidates will be selected for CBT 2. In addition to the preparation for CBT 2 Exam, you should also bear in mind the desired post that you want to achieve so that you can set your target score accordingly.
RRB NTPC Exam offers various posts at both undergraduate and graduate levels. At the Undergraduate level, it offers posts such as Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Trains Clerk, Junior Time Keeper, and Commercial cum Ticket Clerk. At the graduate level, it offers posts including Commercial Apprentice, Goods Guard, Traffic Assistant, Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Junior Assistant cum Typist, Station Master, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Senior Time Keeper, etc.
There would be no interviews for selected candidates and you will be given the post based on the preference you had filled in the RRB NTPC application form. This makes the filling of preference order a very important task, as it can have an impact on your entire career. RRBs will choose candidates based on their online exam scores and other tests (typing, aptitude test). These RRBs will post cutoff depending on their total vacancies.
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Post Name | Pay Level (in 7th CPC) | Vacancies Available |
Junior Time Keeper | 2 | 11 |
Trains Clerk | 2 | 592 |
Accounts Clerk Cum Typist | 2 | 760 |
Junior Clerk Cum Typist | 2 | 4,300 |
Commercial Cum Ticket Clerk | 3 | 4,940 |
Total Vacancies |
| 10,603 |
Post Name | Pay Level (in 7th CPC) | Vacancies Available |
Traffic Assistant | 4 | 88 |
Goods Guard | 5 | 5,748 |
Senior Time Keeper | 5 | 6 |
Senior Clerk cum Typist | 5 | 2,854 |
Senior Clerk cum Typist | 5 | 2,854 |
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist | 5 | 3,147 |
Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | 5 | 5,638 |
Commercial Apprentice | 6 | 259 |
Station Master | 6 | 6,865 |
Total Vacancies Available | 24,605 | |
Post Name | Pay Level (in 7th CPC) | Initial Pay (In Rs) |
Junior Clerk cum Typist | 2 | 19,900 |
Junior Time Keeper | 2 | 19,900 |
Accounts Clerk cum Typist | 2 | 19,900 |
Trains Clerk | 2 | 19,900 |
Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | 3 | 21,700 |
Post Name | Pay Level (in 7th CPC) | Initial Pay (In Rs) |
Traffic Assistant | 4 | 25,500 |
Goods Guard | 5 | 29,200 |
Senior Clerk cum Typist | 5 | 29,200 |
Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | 5 | 29,200 |
Senior Time Keeper | 5 | 29,200 |
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist | 5 | 29,200 |
Commercial Apprentice | 6 | 35,400 |
Station Master | 6 | 35,400 |
Name of the Post | Promotion |
Junior Clerk cum Typist | Senior Clerk, cum Typist → Assistant Station Master. |
Accounts Clerk cum Typist | Senior clerk cum typist → Chief Trains Clerk → Assistant Station Master to Goods Guard (GG) |
Junior Time Keeper | Senior Time Keeper → Senior Time Keeper Grade II → Senior Time Keeper Grade I |
Train Clerk | Senior Train Clerk → Chief Train Clerk |
Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk → Chief Commercial cum Ticket Clerk → Deputy Station Master |
Name of the Post | Promotion |
Goods Guard | Passenger Guard → Express Guard → Section Controller → Chief Controller |
Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | Chief Train Clerk → Assistant Station Master |
Traffic Assistant | Senior Traffic Assistant |
Junior Account Assistant | Account Assistant → Junior Accounts officer → Senior Account officer → Deputy Accounts officer → Chief Accounts officer → Financial Advisor |
Senior Time Keeper | Senior Time Keeper Grade II → Senior Time Keeper Grade I |
Senior Clerk cum Typist | Chief Train Clerk → Assistant Station Master |
Station Master | Station Superintendent → Assistant operation → Divisional Operation Manager |
Post | Job Responsibility |
Junior Clerk cum Typist |
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Junior Time Keeper |
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Accounts Clerk cum Typist |
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Commercial cum Ticket Clerk |
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Time Clerk |
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Post Name | Work Profile |
Traffic Assistant |
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Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk |
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Senior Clerk cum Typist |
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Goods Guard |
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Senior Time Keeper |
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Junior Account Assistant cum Typist |
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Station Master |
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Commercial Apprentice |
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Post Name | Preference Order for Male Candidates | Preference Order for Female Candidates |
Station Master | 1 | 1 |
Senior Time Keeper | 2 | 2 |
Commercial Apprentice | 2 | 3 |
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist | 3 | 3 |
Senior Clerk cum Typist | 4 | 4 |
Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | 5 | 5 |
Goods Guard | 6 | 7 |
Traffic Assistant | 7 | 6 |
Post Name | Preference Order for Male Candidates | Preference Order for Female Candidates |
Accounts Clerk cum Typist | 1 | 1 |
Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | 2 | 2 |
Junior Clerk cum Typist | 3 | 3 |
Junior Time Keeper | 4 | 4 |
Trains Clerk | 5 | 5 |
Name of the post | Medical Standard |
Trains Clerk | A-3 |
Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | B-2 |
Junior Clerk cum Typist | C-2 |
Junior Time Keeper | C-2 |
Accounts Clerk cum Typist | C-2 |
Post Name | Medical Standard |
Station Master | A-2 |
Goods Guard | A-2 |
Traffic Assistant | A-2 |
Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | B-2 |
Commercial Apprentice | B-2 |
Senior Clerk cum Typist | C-2 |
Senior Time Keeper | C-2 |
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist | C-2 |
The Medical Standard for Station Master for RRB NTPC Exam is A-2. Under the A-2 Medical Standard category, the candidate must be physically fit in all aspects and should have a near vision of 0.6 with or without glasses and pass the test for colour vision, night vision, binocular vision, myopic vision. The candidate also needs to clear the distant vision by 6/6 or 6/9 without glasses.
Here is the list of the most preferred job for graduates through RRB NTPC Exam:
Junior Time Keeper helps the Senior Time Keeper in keeping the records regarding the arrival and departure of trains. He/ she also has to operate and synchronize with the network.
Station Master selected through RRB NTPC Exam is responsible for managing, supervising, and controlling the activities of the trains in his jurisdiction. For this, he delegates duties amongst his/ her staff and ensures the smooth arrival and departure of trains.
A total of 5,748 vacancies are released for the post of the Goods Guard through RRB NTPC 2019 notification.
As per the RRB NTPC 2019 notification, a total of 6,865 vacancies are released for the Station Master post.
Station Master selected through RRB NTPC Exam first gets promoted to Station Superintendent, then to Assistant Operation and finally to Divisional Operation Manager.
A Goods Guard first gets promoted to Passenger Guard then to Express Guard. After a few years of service, he/ she further gets promoted to Section Controller and then to Chief Controller.
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