NOTICE ON EXAM SCHEDULE FOR COMPUTER BASED APTITUDE TEST (CBAT):
1. The 2nd Stage Computer Based Test (CBT-2) for Levels 6 & 4 was held on 09th and 10th May,2022.
2. The result of CBT-2 was published in the official Websites of RRBs on 07th June, 2022.
3. The CBAT for shortlisted candidates of Pay Levels 6 & 4 in CBT-2 is tentatively scheduled to be held on 30s July, 2022 subject to the prevailing conditions.
4. Shortlisted candidates for CBAT should produce the Vision Certificate in original in the prescribed format (Annexure VI of CEN 01-/2019), at the time of entry for CBAI failing which they will not be permitted to appear in the CBAT.
5. Candidates are advised to refer only to the official websites of RRBs for latest updates on the recruitment process. Please do not be misled by unauthenticated sources.
5. Beware of touts who try to misguide candidates with fake promises of appointment for jobs on illegal consideration. RRB selections are based on Computer Based Test (CBT) and recruitment is based only on the merit of the candidates.
Click Here to view the notice released on June 27th, 2022.
RRB NTPC Stage 2 (Level 2, 5, 3) Official Answer Key Released:
Dear Aspirants, the 2nd stage Computer Based Test for Pay Level 5, 3 and 2 against CEN 01/2019 was conducted from 12.06.2022 to 17.06.2022. In order to enable candidates who appeared in this CBT-2 to view their question papers, responses and answer keys, a link will be provided on the websites of RRBs which will be active from 22.06.2022 @ 17:00 Hrs to 27.06.2022 @ 23:55 Hrs
1. Time Schedule
| SI.No | Activity | Date and Time |
| 1 | Viewing and Raising of objections against the Questions, Options and Keys and online fee payment |
22.06.2022, 17:00 hrs onwards |
| 2 | Closing of the Viewing of Question paper, Objection raising and payment window |
27.06.2022 at 23:55 hrs |
2. Fee
The prescribed fee for raising objection is Rs.50/- plus applicable Bank Service Charges per question. In case the objection raised is found to be correct, the Fee Paid against such valid objections shall be refunded to the candidate after deduction of applicable Bank charges. The refund will be made to the account from where the candidate has made the online payment.
3. Procedure for raising objections
The detailed procedure with necessary guidelines will be available in the link provided on the official website of RRBs.
4. Candidates are advised to raise objection(s), if any, well before the final date and time i.e. 27.06.2022 at 23:55 Hrs, after which no representation from the candidates on the questions/options/key etc. will be entertained.
5. The decision of RRBs on the objections raised shall be final and binding and no further
correspondence shall be entertained from the candidates in the matter.
RRB NTPC Stage 2 (Level 2, 5, 3) Exam Schedule Announced:
- The 2nd Stage CBT for pay levels 5, 3 and 2 will be held from June 12, 2022 to June 17,2022.
- The CBT-2 for RRBs Bhubaneswar, Bilaspur, Chandigarh, Gorakhpur, Mumbai, Muzaffarpur, Ranchi and Secunderabad is scheduled for Level 5 on 12.06.22, Level 2 on 13.06.2022 and Level 3 on14.06.2022.
- The CBT-2 for RRBs Ajmer, Bhopal, Chennai, Guwahati, Patna, Bengaluru, Jammu Srinagar, Kolkata, Siliguri, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Malda and Thiruvananthapuram is scheduled for Level 5 on 15.06.22, Level 2 on 16.06.2022 and Level 3 on 17.06.2022.
The full details about the RRB NTPC Stage 2 (Level 2, 5, 3) Exam Schedule are given in the below PDF link.
Click Here to view the PDF dated on May 27th, 2022.
RRB NTPC Stage 2 (Level 2, 5, 3) Exam Dates Announced:
Dear Followers, The Ministry of Railways has released the notice on exam schedule for CBT-2 (Level-5, 3 & 2) as:
1. The result of CBT-1 was published in the official Websites of RRBs between March 30th, 2022 to April 1, 2022
2. The 2nd Stage Computer based Test (CBT-2) for Pay Level-6 and 4 were conducted on 09th and 10th May-2022.
3. The 2nd Stage Computer based Test (CBT-2) for the candidates who were shortlisted for Pay Level-5, 3 & 2 in CBT-1, is tentatively scheduled to be held on 12th June-2022 onwards subject to the prevailing conditions.
4. Candidates are advised to refer only to the official websites of RRBs for latest updates on the recruitment process. Please do not be misled by unauthenticated sources.
5. Beware of touts who try to misguide candidates with fake promises of appointment for jobs on illegal consideration. RRB selections are based on Computer Based Test (CBT) and recruitment is based only on the merit of the candidates.
Click Here to view the Press Release PDF dated on May 13th, 2022.
RRB NTPC Exam 2022 Update:
Dear Aspirants, we all know that our Indian Railways conducted Computer Based Test – 2 of CEN 01/2019 Non Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) recruitment on 09th & 10th May, 2022 for Level 6 (7124 posts) and Level 4 (161 posts). The total candidates scheduled were 1,80,882, out of which 1,28,708 candidates appeared for the CBT. For the first time, Aadhar based authentication was done for the candidates. The second phase CBT was conducted in three shifts, i.e. two shifts were held for level 6 on 09th May, and one shift was held for level 4 on 10th May.
The scheduling was done in such a way that the candidates of one RRB are given same question paper so that there is no need for normalization. The Level 6 CBT was conducted in 156 centers in 111 cities across 25 states. The level 4 CBT was conducted in 89 centers in 56 cities across 17 states. Special trains were run by Indian Railways to facilitate movement of candidates.
Click Here to view the Press Release dated on May 11th, 2022.
RRB NTPC CBT 2 (Level 4 and Level 6) e-call letter Released:
Dear Followers, Railway Recruitment Board has released the e-call letter for 2nd Stage Computer based Test (CBT-2). The candidates who are going to attend the examination on May 9th and 10th can download it from the link given below.
Click Here to download the E-Call letter
RRB NTPC CBT 2(Level 4 and Level 6) Exam Date, City, Time Released:
Dear Followers, Railway Recruitment Board has released the official notification for the 2nd Stage Computer based Test (CBT-2). According to the official notice, the exam for pay level-4 and level-6 will be held on May 9 and 10, 2022. Applicants who are going to appear for the exam can their Exam date, city and time by clicking the link given below.
Click Here to view the Exam date, city and time
RRB NTPC CBT 2 (Level 4 and Level 6) Exam Dates Released:
Dear Followers, Railway Recruitment Board has released the official notification for the 2nd Stage Computer based Test (CBT-2). The 2nd Stage Computer based Test (CBT-2) for the candidates who get shortlisted for Pay Level-4 and 6 in CBT-1, is tentatively scheduled to be held on 09th and 10th May-2022 subject to the prevailing conditions.
Click Here to view the NOTICE on EXAM SCHEDULE FOR CBT-2 dated on April 12th, 2022.
Dear Followers, Railway Recruitment Board has released the official notification for the Centralized Employment Notice (CEN) No. 01/2019 for the Corrigendum & Amendments.
Click Here to view the Corrigendum & Amendments notice dated on March 25th, 2022.
RRB NTPC and Group D Exams New Update:
Dear Followers, The Ministry of Railways in terms of Order No. ERB-I/2022/23/06 dated 26.01.2022 has constituted a Committee to examine the concerns of candidates of CEN 01/2019 (Non technical Popular Categories) and CEN RRC-01/2019 (Level-1). It has now been decided as follows:
● 20 times unique candidates will be shortlisted with Pay Level wise for 2nd Stage Computer Based Test (CBT) for CEN 01/2019 (NTPC).
● The candidates already announced qualified will continue to remain qualified.
● The list of additional candidates getting shortlisted will be notified at each Pay Level.
● RRB wise 2nd Stage CBT for each Pay Level with all candidates of one RRB accommodated in a single shift which should eliminate normalization. Wherever single shift is not possible because of capacity constraints or otherwise, percentile based normalization will be done.
● CEN RRC-01/2019 (Level-1) will be a single stage exam. There will be no second stage CBT.
● RRC wise CBT will be held for Level-1. Also maximum available capacity is recommended to be used, to significantly reduce the number of shifts involved for each RRC and to speed up the examination process.
● Percentile based normalization, which is simple and easy to understand, will be used wherever the number of shifts involved are more than one.
● Medical standards as prescribed in Indian Railway Medical Manual (IRMM) will be used for differentposts of Level-1.
● Any available Income and Asset Certificate for candidates, who have applied under Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), will be considered as Valid.
SCHEDULE (TENTATIVE) OF CEN 01/2019 (NTPC) and CEN RRC-01/2019 (Level-1):
● Revised results of all Pay Levels to be declared by the first week of April, 2022.
● 2nd stage CBT for Pay Level 6 to be held in May, 2022.
● 2nd Stage CBT for other Pay Levels to be conducted after giving a reasonable gap.
● It has been decided to follow revised methodology with special conditions for conduct of CBT for Level-1 due to elimination of 2nd stage CBT etc.
● This will involve mobilising of additional infrastructure and logistics to conduct CBT for Level-1 with significant increase in per shift requirement. Efforts will be made to have the exam conducting agency (ECA) on board to conduct the CBT for Level-1 as early as possible.
● Hence, CBT for Level-1 is planned to be held tentatively from July 2022 onwards.
Click Here to view the notice dated on March 10th, 2022.
Solutions to Railway Recruitment Exams Concerns Soon – Says The Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw
The Railways had constituted a High Power Committee to look into the concerns and doubts raised by the candidates of the recruitment examination with regard to the results of the 1st stage Computer Based Test(CBT). Railway Recruitment Boards(RRBs) will issue solution to concerns raised by the candidates in a few days.
“The High Power Committee got around three lakh representations which have been analyzed by the committee. The RRB will notify the solution in a few days”, tweeted by the minister of Railways.
Notice regarding registration of concerns by candidates of CEN 01/2019 and CEN RRC- 01/2019 ( Level 1)
Dear Friends, Railway Recruitment Boards have provided a link in the official website of RRBs for the candidates to register their concerns/suggestions regarding the CEN-01/2019 (NTPC) and CEN RRC-01/2019.
Click the link to register their concerns
The above link will be active from 28.01.2022, 10:00 hrs onwards till 16.02.2022. Candidates are advised to utilize the link to register their concerns.
Click Here to view the notice regarding registration of concerns PDF dated on January 28th, 2022.
RRB NTPC and Group D Exams Postponed!!!
A high power committee has been formed to look into the concerns and doubts raised by candidates in regard to the results of 1st Stage Computer Based Test (CBT ) of Centralized
Employment Notification CEN 01/2019 of Non Technical Popular categories (NTPC) issued by Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) on 14-15 th January 2022.
The Committee will go into following issues raised by candidates and give recommendations :
1. Results of 1st Stage CBT of CEN 01/2019 (NTPC) and methodology used for shortlisting
candidates for 2nd Stage CBT without affecting existing shortlisted candidates
2. Introduction of 2nd Stage CBT in CEN RRC 01/2019
The candidates can lodge their concerns and suggestions to the committee at following email id: [email protected]
All Chairpersons of RRBs have also been directed to receive the grievances of candidates through their existing channels, compile these grievances and send the same to Committee.
Candidates are given three weeks time upto 16.02.2022 to submit their concerns and committee after examining these concerns will submit their recommendations by 04.03.2022.
In view of above the 2nd Stage CBT of CEN 01/2019 (NTPC) beginning w.e.f. 15th February 2022 and 1st Stage CBT of CEN RRC 01/2019 beginning w.e.f. 23rd February stands postponed.
Click Here to view the Press Release PDF dated on January 26th, 2022.
Railway suspends NTPC and Level 1 exams after protest by aspirants: Spokesperson
Dear friends, the Railways has suspended the NTPC and Level 1 exams amid massive protests by the aspirants, the Railway Recruitment Board spokesperson said. The Railways has formed a committee to examine the grievances of the protesting candidates, news agency PTI reported.
Important notice for Railway Aspirants:
As per today(25.01.2022) released notice , RRBs are committed to conduct fair and transparent recruitment process maintaining highest standards of integrity. The railway job aspirants/candidates are advised not to be misguided or come under the influence of elements such as vandalism, unlawful activities like protesting on railway tracks, disruption of train operations, damaging railway properties etc… who are trying to use them for fulfilling their own selfish ends.
Click Here to download the PDF dated on January 25th, 2022. (English)
Click Here to download the PDF dated on January 25th, 2022. (Hindi)
Railway Addresses concerns of Candidates Over NTPC CBT-1 Result: Result is strictly as per provision laid exam notification, clarifies Ministry of Railways.
As per today(20.01.2022) released notice ,Ministry of Railways clarifies that “Recruitment for Non Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) CEN-01/2019 is exactly as per rules”. The following were mentioned as below:
● Number of vacancies : 35,281
● Graduates are eligible for all vacancies, 10+2 eligible for 10,603 vacancies.
● Graduates have opted for the 10+2 categories also.
● Legally we cannot bar any candidate from opting for more than one category
of posts.
● We have selected 20 times the vacancies in each level exactly as per the
examination rules and notice.
● Below table shows the exact number of shortlisted candidates for each level:
| Pay Level of 7th CPC | Number of notified vacancies |
Number of candidates shortlisted | Times |
| 2 | 5663 | 1,13,301 | 20.00 |
| 3 | 4940 | 98,833 | 20.00 |
| 4 | 161 | 3223 | 20.01 |
| 5 | 17393 | 3,47,676 | 19.99 |
| 6 | 7124 | 1,42,413 | 19.99 |
| Total | 35,281 | 7,05,446 | 19.99 |
Click Here to view the result clarification PDF dated on January 20th, 2022.
In early days, Some candidates have raised concerns over the process of shortlisting of candidates for the second stage of the ongoing recruitment examination under RRBs Centralized Employment Notice (CEN) No. 01/2019 (for Non-Technical Popular Categories –
Graduate and Under-graduate) – results of which were announced on 14.01.2022.
In order to address these concerns, Ministry of Railways clarifies as under:
| Sl No. | Concerns | Clarification |
| 1 | Candidates have expressed concern on level wise and post wise result declaration. |
The procedure for shortlisting of candidates for the second stage computer based test (CBT) had already been given elaborately under Para 13 of the original notification i.e., CEN 01/2019 published on 28.02.2019. In this employment notification, thirteen categories were advertised which were open to graduates and six of these for under-graduates. These thirteen categories were segregated into five groups based on 7th CPC pay-scale levels (viz., Levels 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) and the stage-wise procedure of recruitment for each category has already been indicated clearly in para 13.6 of the CEN. Every candidate was free to opt for all or any of these thirteen categories subject to conditions of eligibility. The result is strictly as per provision laid down in notification. |
| 2 | Concerns have been expressed that the Railway Board had in the exam notification mentioned that CBT stage 1 will be qualifying exam and candidates 20 times the vacancies will be shortlisted for CBT 2. |
While the first stage CBT was a common examination for all the candidates, Para 13.2 of the notification clearly states that in the 2nd stage CBT there would be a separate examination for each group (viz., Levels 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) with differing graded levels of difficulty. Accordingly, all posts falling within the same level shall have a common 2nd stage CBT. Therefore, if a candidate is eligible and has opted for more than one level (as per educational qualification), he/she will have to appear in the corresponding 2nd stage CBT for each level as given in Para 13.6 since the standard (difficulty level) for each group of posts will be different (i.e., of graduate or under-graduate level). |
| 3 | Short listing should be done for 7 lakh candidates not 7 lakh roll numbers |
Nowhere was it mentioned that 7 lakh distinct candidates will get shortlisted for 2 stage CBT. Since a 2 Stage consists of CBT of five different levels and a candidate can be shortlisted for more than one level as per eligibility, merit and option, the lists of 7 lakh roll numbers will have some names appearing in more than one list. |
| 4 | RRBs have shortlisted candidates only 4-5 times of notified vacancies |
The short listing has been done level/post wise at the rate of 20 times notified vacancies as elaborated in para 13 of notification. The lists contain about 7 lakh roll numbers which is 20 times notified vacancies of about 35000. |
| 5 | Ten candidates used to fight for one post now one candidate will fight for 10 posts |
Finally, about 35000 distinct candidates will be selected and one candidate will be appointed against only one post depending upon merit and preference. Hence no post will remain vacant. |
| 6 | Some candidates have been declared qualified for more than one level. |
Since each level will have separate 2 stage CBT with graded difficultly, a candidate who has been short listed for higher level post cannot be debarred from appearing in CBT of lower level if the candidate is otherwise coming in merit. |
| 7 | Cut offs are very high | The Cut offs have been prepared on the basis of normalized marks that are normally higher than raw score. Also cut off depends upon the number of vacancies notified for that level/post. Since about 10,500 vacancies have been notified for 10+2 candidates across 21 RRBs as against about 35000 where Graduate candidates are eligible, cut offs for 10+2 have been higher than Graduate candidates based on normalized score. |
| 8 | Graduate candidates are getting undue benefit of becoming eligible for both Graduate and 10+2 level posts. Had there been different notifications for Graduate and 10+2 level posts as used to be done earlier, they would have to succeed in two different exams. |
The integration of recruitments for Graduate and 10+2 level posts have been done to save time and energy. Also, standards of CBT 1 have been been kept of 10+2 level so as to not to put disadvantage to 10+2 level students and it is only in CBT 2 that standards will be different across levels. |
