RRB NTPC Eligibility Criteria 2024: The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) released Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) eligibility criteria along with the official notification pdf. The eligibility criteria comprise various factors such as age limit, educational qualification, nationality, physical standards, etc. The age limit of the candidates varies as per the category to which they belong.
Candidates who are going to apply online for RRB NTPC vacancies must fulfil the age limit and other requirements and submit the online form within the deadline. If it is found that they have entered false details about their eligibility, then it will lead to the cancellation of their candidature. Continue reading the article to learn about the required eligibility criteria.
RRB NTPC Eligibility Criteria 2024
The RRB NTPC exam will be conducted online in three phases to recruit eligible candidates for various Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) positions within the Indian Railways, Zonal Railways and Production Unit. The positions on which the candidates will be selected are 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, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Senior Time Keeper, Commercial Apprentice, and Station Master. The eligibility of the candidates will be checked on various parametrts such as
- Educational Qualification
- Age Limit
- Nationality
- Medical Standards
RRB NTPC Age Limit 2024
The official notification pdf has released the age limit for the recruitment of candidates in Indian Railways. The age of candidates must be 18 years and not exceed the age of 36 years for the general category when applying for the RRB NTPC 2024 exam. The cutoff date for calculating the age is January 1, 2025. Candidates must note that the date of birth filled in their application form should be the same as recorded in the matriculation/SSC or an equivalent certificate.
RRB NTPC Age Relaxation
The candidates who belong to the reserved categories are eligible to get the relaxation in age in the upper limit. Check the table below for category wise age relaxation.
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| SC/ST | 5 years |
| OBC (NCL) | 3 years |
| Ex-Servicemen (more than 6 months of service after attestation) | UR & EWS: 3 years (after deduction of length of service from age) OBC-NCL: 6 years (after deduction of length of service from age) SC & ST: 8 years (after deduction of length of service from age) |
| Candidates who are serving Group 'C' and Erstwhile Group 'D' Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes in Railways who have put in a minimum of 3 years of service (continuous or in broken spells) | 40 years of age (UR) 43 years of age (OBC-NCL) 45 years of age (SC/ST) |
| Candidates who are working in quasi-administrative offices of the railway organisation, such as railway canteens, cooperative Societies and institutes | Up to the length of service rendered (or) 5 years, whichever is lower |
| Women candidates who are widowed, divorced or judicially separated from husbands but not remarried. | 35 years of age (UR) 38 years of age (OBC-NCL) 40 years of age (SC/ST) |
RRB NTPC Educational Qualification 2024
Candidates must ensure they fulfil all the prescribed educational and technical qualifications before the closing date of submitting the application form. Those awaiting results of the final examination of the prescribed minimum educational qualification SHOULD NOT apply. Check the table below for RRB NTPC educational qualification.
| Name of the Post | Educational Qualification |
| Chief Commercial Cum Ticket Supervisor | Degree from a recognised university or its equivalent. |
| Station Master | Degree from a recognised university or its equivalent. |
| Goods Train Manager | Degree from a recognised university or its equivalent. |
| Junior Accounts Assistant Cum Typist | Degree from a recognised university or its equivalent. Typing proficiency in English or Hindi on a computer is essential. |
| Senior Clerk Cum Typist | Degree from a recognised university or its equivalent. Typing proficiency in English or Hindi on a computer is essential |
RRB NTPC Eligibility Criteria 2024: Nationality
Besides the RRB NTPC qualification, candidates should meet certain nationality/citizenship criteria before applying for the post. A candidate should be a:
- A citizen of India,
- A subject of Nepal,
- A subject of Bhutan
- A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January 1962 to permanently settle in India,
- 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 to settle in India permanently.
Also Check,
| RRB NTPC Syllabus 2024 |
| RRB NTPC Exam Pattern 2024 |
RRB NTPC Medical Standards 2024
Candidates shortlisted for the document verification will have to pass the requisite medical fitness conducted by the Railway Administration to ensure that they are physically fit to carry out the duties connected with the post. The RRB NTPC medical requirements for the Assistant Loco Pilot are shared below.
| RRB NTPC Physical and Medical Standard Requirement | |
| Medical Standard | A1 |
| Physical Standard | Physically Fit in All Standards |
| Vision Standard | Distant Vision: 6/6, 6/6 Without glasses with fogging test (must not accept +2D) Near Vision: Sn: 0.6. 0.6 Without glasses Must Pass test for Color Vision, Binocular Vision, Field of Vision, Night Vision, Mesopic Vision, etc. |
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