RRB NTPC 2019: 1.3 lakh vacancies advertised, here's when to register

Railway police officers stand guard, as migrant workers from the northern state of Uttar Pradesh board a passenger train to depart from a railway station in Ahmedabad on Monday | Reuters Representational image | File

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has advertised recruitment to 1.3 lakh vacancies in the latest February 23-March 1 issue of the employment newspaper. The regional RRBs will recruit candidates for vacancies in Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC), Para-Medical Staff, Ministerial and Isolated Categories, and Level -1 Posts. While the number of vacancies available under Level-1 posts alone is 1,00,000, the rest of the categories have 30,000 vacancies.

The official notification on RRB NTPC 2019 will be released on RRB website soon. Candidates can start applying for RRB NTPC 2019 examinations from February 28 on the official websites of regional RRBs. The recruitment process for RRB NTPC will be as same as the Group D posts. 

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Important dates

Opening of online registration of applications (NTPC) : February 28, 10:00am

Opening of online registration of applications (Para-Medical staff) : March 4, 10:00am

Opening of online registration of applications (Ministerial & isolated staff): March 8, 10:00am

Opening of online registration of applications (Level-1) : March 12, 10:00am

The last date to apply for RRB NTPC 2019 recruitment and RRB NTPC exam dates will be notified later. 

Posts available under RRB NTPC category include Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Trains Clerk, Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Traffic Assistant, Goods Guard, Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist, Commercial Apprentice, Station Master, etc. Vacancies under RRB Para-Medical Staff include Staff Nurse, Health and Malaria Inspector, Pharmacist, ECG Technician, Lab Assistant, Lab Superintendent, etc.

Stenographer, Chief Law Assistant, Junior Translator (Hindi), etc comprise the posts available under RRB Ministerial and Isolated Categories. 1,00,000 RRB Level-1 posts include Track Maintainer Grade IV, Helper/Assistant in various technical departments, Assistant Pointsman, and level-1 posts in other departments.