Recently, a fake notification has been being circulated on social media which states that Railways have decreased the total number of RRB NTPC 2019 Vacancies from 35277 to 10648. However, this notice was confirmed as a fake by the Railway Officials. It has been discovered that someone has tampered the official notification released by railways on 14th October 2019. The official notification stated that the RRB NTPC 2019 1st Stage Computer Based Test (CBT) has been postponed which was earlier scheduled to be held between the months of June and September 2019. Later, on 15th October, a fake notification was circulated in social media that RRB NTPC 2019 Vacancies have been decreased from 35277 vacancies to 10648 Vacancies. Let’s look at the RRB NTPC Fake Notification and Official Notification separately one-by-one.
RRB NTPC 2019 Fake Notification for Decreased Vacancies
Here is the snapshot of the fake notification which was circulated on 15th October 2019 on social media:
The above image was circulated on lots of whatsapp group and is getting viral over other social media sites as well. The above notification is clearly a fake one, as the total number of RRB NTPC Vacancies was earlier revised from 35277 to 35208 Vacancies. Also, the reason stated in the notification that to reduce the burden on Indian Railways the vacancies have been decreased is totally a fake. As per the sources, the South Western Railway officials have also clarified that this notice is fake.
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RRB NTPC 2019 Official Notification for Exam Postponed
On 14th October 2019, Railways released official notification that RRB NTPC 2019 Exam has been postponed which was earlier scheduled to be held between the months of June to September 2019. Here is the snapshot of the official notification released by the Indian Railways:
Railways have also stated that the revised schedule will be published on the official websites of all RRBs later on. Candidates are advised to visit the official websites of RRBs regularly for RRB NTPC 2019 Exam Dates Announcement and Admit Card Release Date.
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From 1st March 2019 to 31st March 2019 crores of candidates applied for the various RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) posts like Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Time Keeper, Trains Clerk, Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Traffic Assistant, Goods Guard, Commercial Apprentice, Station Master, etc., in various Zonal Departments and Production Units of Indian Railways. Let’s have a look at the 35208 Revised Vacancies under RRB NTPC 2019 Recruitment.
RRB NTPC 2019 Revised Vacancies
S. No. |
Name of the post |
Level in 7thCPC |
Initial pay (Rs.) |
Medical Standard |
Total Vacancies (All RRBs) |
1 |
Junior Clerk cum Typist |
2 |
19900 |
C-2 |
4300 |
2 |
Accounts Clerk cum Typist |
2 |
19900 |
C-2 |
760 |
3 |
Junior Time Keeper |
2 |
19900 |
C-2 |
11 |
4 |
Trains Clerk |
2 |
19900 |
A-3 |
592 |
5 |
3 |
21700 |
B-2 |
4940 |
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Total |
10603 |
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Graduate Posts with Minimum Educational Qualification of a University Degree or its equivalent and Age between 18 to 33 Years as on 01.07.2019 (Revised) |
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S. No. |
Name of the post |
Level in 7thCPC |
Initial pay (Rs.) |
Medical Standard |
Total Vacancies (All RRBs) |
1 |
Traffic Assistant |
4 |
25500 |
A-2 |
88 |
2 |
5 |
29200 |
A-2 |
5748 |
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3 |
5 |
29200 |
B-2 |
5638 |
|
4 |
Senior Clerk cum Typist |
5 |
29200 |
C-2 |
2854 |
5 |
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist |
5 |
29200 |
C-2 |
3147 |
6 |
Senior Time Keeper |
5 |
29200 |
C-2 |
6 |
7 |
Commercial Apprentice |
6 |
35400 |
B-2 |
259 |
8 |
6 |
35400 |
A-2 |
6865 |
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Total |
24605 |
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Grand Total (10603 + 24605 + 66 vacancies for the Visually Impaired (VI) candidates) |
35208 |
RRB NTPC 2019 – Important Informations
Let’s look at some other important information related to RRB NTPC 2019 Exam:
RRB NTPC 2019 Exam Details |
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RRB NTPC Vacancies |
35208 |
RRB NTPC Number of applications received |
More than 1.26 crores |
RRB NTPC Notification |
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RRB NTPC Eligibility |
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RRB NTPC Exam Pattern & Syllabus |
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RRB NTPC Job Profile, Pay Scale & Promotion |
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RRB NTPC Previous Year Paper |
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RRB NTPC Mock Test |
Practice Mathematics Mock Test with Answers (30 Marks)Practice General Intelligence & Reasoning Mock Test (30 Marks) with AnswersPractice General Awareness & Current Affairs Mock Test with Answers (40 Marks) |
RRB NTPC Study Material in 15 Languages |
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RRB NTPC Preparation Strategy |
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RRB NTPC Study Plan |
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RRB NTPC 5 Daily Practice to clear the Exam |
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RRB NTPC 2019 recruitment can be a good opportunity for the candidates who want a government job in Indian Railways. RRB NTPC Job Profiles can offer you a decent salary along with respectable government job having various benefits and perquisites.