RRB NTPC Exam Date 2020– Railway Recruitment Boards were supposed to conduct NTPC CEN 01/2019 CBT 1 in June-September last year. However the exam is postponed. New schedule will be available soon. There will be a common notification for all the exam dates and shifts. Candidates can know their date of exam through the RRB NTPC city intimation, and admit card. Railways will not consider requests for date change from anyone. Know all latest news, reports, and live updates on RRB NTPC exam date 2020 here.
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RRB NTPC Exam Date 2020
The RRB NTPC CBT 1 exam date 2020 will be multiple dates as 1.26 crore candidates have applied for the exam. Candidates should only believe in official notifications for all RRB exam dates including that for NTPC CBT 1, and Group D. The table below contains all known and expected dates of RRB NTPC 2019-20.
| RRB NTPC 2019-2020 | Important dates |
| Last date to apply online | 12 Apr 2019 |
| RRB NTPC CBT 1 exam date 2019 as per CEN 01/2019 | Jun – Sep 2019 (postponed) |
| Now exam date notification expected in | Feb / March 2020 |
| RRB NTPC application status 2019 expected | Feb / March 2020 |
| Exam city intimation expected | Feb / March 2020 |
| RRB NTPC CBT 1 admit card expected | Feb / March 2020 |
| RRB NTPC CBT 1 exam date 2019 expected | Feb / March / April 2020 |
All the dates in the above table will be updated as soon official notification releases.
RRB NTPC CBT 1 exam date 2019 postponed notification
RRB NTPC CBT 1 exam date 2019 will be announced soon
RRB NTPC Admit Card 2020
All the RRBs conduct the exam for non technical popular categories together. However admit cards are issued at separate links. Access the links below for RRB wise admit card 2019-2020 download links.
| S.No. | Name of RRB | Get Exam Date, Admit Card |
| 1 | RRB Ahmedabad | Get here RRB Ahmedabad NTPC Exam Date, Admit Card |
| 2 | RRB Ajmer | Get here RRB Ajmer NTPC Exam Date, Admit Card |
| 3 | RRB Allahabad | Get here RRB Allahabad NTPC Exam Date, Admit Card |
| 4 | RRB Bangalore | Get here RRB Bangalore NTPC Exam Date, Admit Card |
| 5 | RRB Bhopal | Get here RRB Bhopal NTPC Exam Date, Admit Card |
| 6 | RRB Bhubaneswar | Get here RRB Bhubaneswar NTPC Exam Date, Admit Card |
| 7 | RRB Bilaspur | Get here RRB Bilaspur NTPC Exam Date, Admit Card |
| 8 | RRB Chandigarh | Get here RRB Chandigarh NTPC Exam Date, Admit Card |
| 9 | RRB Chennai | Get here RRB Chennai NTPC Exam Date, Admit Card |
| 10 | RRB Gorakhpur | Get here RRB Gorakhpur NTPC Exam Date, Admit Card |
| 11 | RRB Guwahati | Get here RRB Guwahati NTPC Exam Date, Admit Card |
| 12 | RRB Jammu Srinagar | Get here RRB Jammu Srinagar NTPC Exam Date, Admit Card |
| 13 | RRB Kolkata | Get here RRB Kolkata NTPC Exam Date, Admit Card |
| 14 | RRB Malda | Get here RRB Malda NTPC Exam Date, Admit Card |
| 15 | RRB Mumbai | Get here RRB Mumbai NTPC Exam Date, Admit Card |
| 16 | RRB Muzaffarpur | Get here RRB Muzaffarpur NTPC Exam Date, Admit Card |
| 17 | RRB Patna | Get here RRB Patna NTPC Exam Date, Admit Card |
| 18 | RRB Ranchi | Get here RRB Ranchi NTPC Exam Date, Admit Card |
| 19 | RRB Secunderabad | Get here RRB Secunderabad NTPC Exam Date, Admit Card |
| 20 | RRB Siliguri | Get here RRB Siliguri NTPC Exam Date, Admit Card |
| 21 | RRB Trivandrum | Get here RRB TVM NTPC Exam Date, Admit Card |
RRB NTPC Mock Tests
More than 1.26 cr have applied against 35208 vacancies. Thinking how to beat the competition? Worry not! Take these free mock tests of RRB NTPC 2019 to make sure you can score high!
| Name of Test | No. of Qs | Take Mock Test |
| RRB NTPC | 100 | Click Here |
| RRB NTPC Hindi | 100 | Click Here |
| RRB NTPC General Awareness | 40 | Click Here |
| RRB NTPC Mathematics | 30 | Click Here |
| RRB NTPC General Intelligence and Reasoning | 30 | Click Here |
| RRB NTPC General Awareness Hindi | 40 | Click Here |
| RRB NTPC Mathematics Hindi | 30 | Click Here |
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Why has RRB NTPC CBT 1 exam date been delayed?
There are three major reasons behind the delay of Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Non Technical Popular Category (NTPC) exam date. They are:
- More than 1.26 crore candidates have applied. To arrange exam for so many candidates, the boards are taking some time.
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- RRBs are looking for a new exam conducting agency. The boards will finalize a new agency for smooth conduct of exams, so that technical issues during computer based test are eliminated and there are no cases of cheating or chaos.
- There are other ongoing railway recruitment exams. Railway recruitment is simultaneously going on for junior engineer, ministerial, rrc group d, assistant loco pilot, rrb group d. Although exams of all are not pending, but some or the other process of each is going on.
For these reasons, majorly, the exam date of RRB NTPC 2019 has been delayed.
RRB NTPC Exam Date 2020 for CBT 1
All the 1,26,30,885 candidates who have applied for RRB CEN 01/2019 can appear for stage 1 computer based test, on the exam date announced and assigned by respective RRB.
There are multiple exam dates and multiple exam shifts. Each candidate is assigned a single date and shift, through their admit card.
Whereas exam date notification tells all the exam dates and shifts, the exam date and city intimation tells a candidate which exam date and shift has been assigned to him or her. Then according to exam date, candidates can download RRB NTPC admit card 2019.
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RRB NTPC Exam Date 2020 for CBT 2
The number of candidates who can appear in second stage computer based test is equal to 20 times the number of vacancies. As there are 35208 vacancies, so 704160 candidates, or around this number, will be asked to appear in CBT 2 on exam date decided by RRBs.
There will be common CBT 2 for all level 2 posts (Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist , Junior Time Keeper, Trains Clerk); another common one for level 3 posts (Commercial cum Ticket Clerk); then one for level 4 posts (Traffic Assistant); another for level 5 posts (Goods Guard, Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist, Senior Time Keeper); and one for level 6 posts (Commercial Apprentice, Station Master).
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RRB NTPC Exam Date 2020 for Skill Test
After declaring result of RRB NTPC 2019, for cbt 2, RRBs will announce dates for typing skill test and computer based aptitude test. The number of candidates called for the same will be 8 times the number of vacancies. However these tests will be held for some posts only.
There will be typing skill test for Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Junior Time Keeper, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist, Senior Time Keeper.
Whereas there will be a computer based aptitude test for Traffic Assistant, Station Master.
Recommended: RRB NTPC Syllabus
RRB NTPC DV Dates 2020-21
Document verification and medical exam dates will be announced after skill tests are over. DV dates will be separate for each RRB. Candidates who cleared CBT 2 and skill test / CBAT, wherever there was skill test / CBAT, or only CBT 2, are called for document verification and medical examination.
Candidates have to show their documents, as prescribed by the RRBs, during this process.
RRB NTPC Admit Card 2020
The RRB NTPC admit card 2019, also known as e-call letter or hall ticket, is that document which tells a candidate his or her center. It is important to carry the document on day of exam in order to get entry at the venue.
Candidates can know when to download the admit card from the notification on exam date. Admit card for RRB NTPC 2019 is released separately for CBT 1, CBT 2, skill test / CBAT, and DV.
Candidates should preserve their old admit cards, that is keep all rounds call letters safely. This is because they are required at the time of document verification.
RRB NTPC 2019-2020
Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Non Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) recruitment 2019 is for undergraduate and graduate posts. The posts in each are as follows.
Under Graduate Posts with Minimum Educational Qualification of 12th
- Junior Clerk cum Typist
- Accounts Clerk cum Typist
- Junior Time Keeper
- Trains Clerk
- Commercial cum Ticket Clerk
Graduate Posts with Minimum Educational Qualification of a University Degree
- Traffic Assistant
- Goods Guard
- Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk
- Senior Clerk cum Typist
- Junior Account Assistant cum Typist
- Senior Time Keeper
- Commercial Apprentice
- Station Master
The revised vacancies, category wise, are as follows.
| Category | Number of Vacancies |
| UR | 15111 |
| SC | 5119 |
| ST | 2768 |
| OBC | 8697 |
| EWS | 3503 |
| Total | 35208 |
RRB NTPC Exam Date 2019 Exam Frequently Asked Questions
Ans : You can check the exam date first of all from the official notification, to know all exam dates ans shifts. Then to know which exam date and shift has been assigned, check exam date, city intimation, and admit card.
Ans : No. The question paper in each date, shift will be different. However they will be of the same difficulty level.
Ans : No. RRBs assign the exam date to you. There is no facility for slot booking in RRB NTPC 2019.
Ans : Unfortunately, there is no provision to request for exam date change. In this case you will have to decide which exam to appear in.
Ans : No. All candidates will get similar difficulty level in question paper. Even if question paper is easier or tougher on any date, then difference in marks will be removed by normalization.
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