⚠️ Important — what does today's announcement actually mean?
This is the DV (Document Verification) Shortlist + Cutoff, not the Final Joining/Selection list. Candidates whose roll numbers appear in the result PDF are provisionally shortlisted for Document Verification and Medical Examination. Final selection happens after DV + Medical clearance.
Cat 4 & Cat 5 (Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist) are not yet declared — these posts require a Typing Skill Test which is processed separately and will be released later.
📝 What does Cat 1 / Cat 2 / Cat 3 mean?
RRB groups posts by an internal Category number. In CEN 05/2024:
Cat 2 = Station Master — selection = 70% of CBT-2 marks + 30% of CBAT marks
Cat 1 & Cat 3 = Goods Train Manager + Chief Commercial cum Ticket Supervisor (in some order per RRB) — selection = CBT-2 marks out of 100, no CBAT
Cat 4 & Cat 5 = Senior Clerk cum Typist + Junior Account Assistant cum Typist — Typing Skill Test pending; not declared today
📖 Refer your RRB's official notice for the exact post against Cat 1 vs Cat 3 — RRBs may differ.
📌 What's next for shortlisted candidates?
Document Verification (DV): Carry all original certificates. The DV process verifies your educational qualifications, age proof, category certificate, and other claims made during application.
Medical Examination: Pass the medical fitness test as per the Visual Acuity standard (A-2 / B-2 / C-2) for your post. Refer Para 3.0 of CEN 05/2024.
Final Selection: Subject to passing DV + Medical, your name will appear in the final panel. Final result is a separate notification.
Travel: SC/ST candidates can avail Free Travel Pass for DV. Check your RRB's notice.
📋 About RRB NTPC Graduate 2024 (CEN 05/2024)
Total vacancies — post-wise breakdown
Sl. No.
Post
Pay Level
Skill Test
Vacancies
1
Goods Train Manager
5 (₹29,200)
—
3,144
2
Senior Clerk cum Typist
5 (₹29,200)
TST
732
3
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist
5 (₹29,200)
TST
1,507
4
Chief Commercial cum Ticket Supervisor
6 (₹35,400)
—
1,736
5
Station Master
6 (₹35,400)
CBAT
994
Grand Total
8,113
Recruitment process — full stages
1st Stage CBT (Computer Based Test) — qualifying screen
2nd Stage CBT — main scoring stage; merit listing for non-CBAT/TST posts
CBAT (Computer Based Aptitude Test) — only for Station Master (Cat 2)
Typing Skill Test (TST) — only for Sr Clerk + Jr Account Asst (Cat 4, 5)
Document Verification + Medical Examination — current stage for Cat 1, 2, 3
Final selection & appointment letter
Why only Cat 1, 2, 3 today? When will Cat 4 & 5 release?
Cat 4 (Junior Account Assistant cum Typist) and Cat 5 (Senior Clerk cum Typist) require a qualifying Typing Skill Test. Once the TST is conducted and processed, RRBs release those category cutoffs and result PDFs separately — typically within a few weeks of the main result. Watch your RRB's website.
Negative marking applies in CBT-1 and CBT-2 (1/3 mark deducted for each wrong answer). When CBTs are conducted in multiple sessions, marks are normalized using SSC's standard normalization formula. The values you see in the cutoff tables are normalized marks, not raw marks.
Why does one RRB show multiple Railway Zones (e.g., ECR + SER for Ranchi)?
Each Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) serves multiple Zonal Railways. For example, RRB Ranchi recruits for both East Central Railway (ECR) and South Eastern Railway (SER); RRB Kolkata for Eastern Railway (ER) and SER; RRB Bilaspur for South East Central Railway (SECR) and Central Railway (CR). The cutoff table shows each Railway Zone separately because vacancies and merit lists are zone-specific.
