Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Railway Board Approves 5,165 RRB NTPC Vacancies For 2026
The Railway Board has approved 5,165 railway jobs for 2026.
These jobs are part of the Non-Technical Popular Categories recruitment.
There are 3,477 jobs for graduates and 1,688 jobs for undergraduates.
The jobs include train managers, clerks, ticket supervisors and station-related positions.
Railway offices must now send their final vacancy information by the given deadlines.
They must also follow reservation rules for eligible groups.
The official notification will explain who can apply and how the examinations will work.
Candidates should wait for that notification and use official Railway Recruitment Board websites for updates.
The Railway Board approved 5,165 RRB NTPC vacancies for 2026.
Graduate-level posts account for 3,477 vacancies, including 2,750 Goods Train Manager positions.
Undergraduate-level posts account for 1,688 vacancies across four listed job categories.
Zonal Railways and Production Units must submit final indents between September 7 and September 26, 2026.
The detailed Centralised Employment Notification is expected to provide eligibility, examination and application details.
- Who
- The Railway Board approved vacancies for candidates seeking Non-Technical Popular Categories positions.
- What
- Approval was granted for 5,165 vacancies: 3,477 graduate-level and 1,688 undergraduate-level posts.
- When
- The approval was communicated in a letter dated September 3, 2026; final indents are due between September 7 and September 26, 2026.
- Where
- The vacancies cover various Zonal Railways and Production Units; eight positions are earmarked in South Central Railway for the Indian Railway Institute of Financial Management in Secunderabad.
- Why
- The approval enables the issuance of a Centralised Employment Notification for RRB NTPC recruitment 2026.
- Total approved vacancies
- 5,165
- Graduate-level vacancies
- 3,477
- Undergraduate-level vacancies
- 1,688
- Largest graduate category
- Goods Train Manager: 2,750 vacancies
- Largest undergraduate categories
- Commercial-cum-Ticket Clerk: 700; Junior Clerk-cum-Typist: 600
- Final indent period
- September 7 to September 26, 2026
- Special South Central Railway allocation
- Five Junior Accounts Assistant-cum-Typist and three Accounts Clerk vacancies for the Indian Railway Institute of Financial Management