The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has revised the vacancies for the Non-technical Popular Categories or NTPC posts. This revision has been done for the RRB NTPC ‘CEN-01/2019’ notification. Candidates who have appeared for the examination can now check the revised vacancies from the table attached below. Before that, it must be noted that the notice regarding the revision of vacancies is only available on the official website of RRB Malda and not on any other website.
The entire revision has been done based on two features. Firstly, ex-serviceman vacancies have been up to 10% of total vacancies. Secondly, the PwBD vacancy has been reduced to Zero for category number 3 in level 5. It has been advised that the candidates keep an eye on the respective websites of RRBs for regular updates.
Click Here to Read the Revised Vacancies
for RRB NTPC (CEN 01/2019) at RRB Malda’s site
Since the notification has not been out on all the websites of RRBs, one of the team members at Aglasem called several RRB zone numbers. The personnel attending the RRB Ahmedabad helpline picked up the call and provided updates. The conversation rolled out as follows:
Q: Hello, has there been an update on the revision of vacancies for the RRB NTPC posts released under the CEN 01/2019 notification?
A: No, but have you checked the official website of RRB Ahmedabad?
Q: Yes, we did but we found no official notice mentioning the revision in vacancies.
A: Yes, so there are no revisions. Kindly stick only to the official website for updates.
It is important to note that the vacancies have been revised for various posts which are different for each city. The common designations are commercial apprentice, station master, senior clerk cum typist, goods guard, junior clerk cum typist, commercial cum ticket clerk, etc. The vacancies for each city also differ depending on the post.
| City | Total Posts |
| Ahmedabad | 1024 |
| Ajmer | 1773 |
| Allahabad | 4030 |
| Bangalore | 2470 |
| Bhopal | 997 |
| Bhubaneswar | 498 |
| Bilaspur | 1207 |
| Chandigarh | 2483 |
| Chennai | 2694 |
| Gorakhpur | 1298 |
| Guwahati | 851 |
| Jammu-Srinagar | 898 |
| Kolkata | 3022 |
| Malda | 1043 |
| Mumbai | 3665 |
| Muzaffarpur | 329 |
| Patna | 1039 |
| Ranchi | 1386 |
| Secunderabad | 3234 |
| Siliguri | 443 |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 897 |
As a result of this revision, the total number of posts combining all cities has also increased. The total number of posts combining all categories, posts, and cities now stands at 35281. To know, the category-wise total posts, take a look at the table below.
| Category | Total Posts |
| UR | 15141 |
| SC | 5130 |
| ST | 2773 |
| OBC | 8717 |
| EWS | 3510 |
Reportedly, the RRBs are going to announce the results of the examinations held for NTPC posts on January 15. Candidates who have appeared for the CBT 1 examination between December 2020 to July, 2021 will be able to check the results from the official websites of the RRBs. Those candidates who will qualify for CBT 1 are going to be eligible for CBT 2. However, the second stage or CBT 2 is likely to be held in February, 2022. This again depends on the government guidelines regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
To check the results, candidates will have to visit the respective RRB websites where the result link will be activated on the stipulated date. Candidates will have to click on the link after which a PDF will open from where they can check the results. Needless to mention, it is advised that the candidates refer only to the official website for checking the results.
| RRB Name | Website Link | Last Official Update |
| Ahmedabad | Click Here | Notice to candidates regarding various CENs |
| Ajmer | Click Here | CEN 03/2019 – Shortlisting |
| Allahabad | Click Here | CEN 01/2019 – Modification Link |
| Bangalore | Click Here | CEN 01/2019 – Modification Link |
| Bhopal | Click Here | CEN RRC 01/2019 – Various Posts |
| Bhubaneswar | Click Here | CEN RRC 01/2019 – Modification Link |
| Bilaspur | Click Here | Meeting Notice |
| Chandigarh | Click Here | RRC-CEN-01/2019 – Modification Link |
| Chennai | Click Here | CEN RRC 01/2019 – Modification Link |
| Gorakhpur | Click Here | CEN 03/2019 – Shortlisting |
| Guwahati | Click Here | CEN RRC 01/2019 – Modification Link |
| Jammu | Click Here | CEN RRC 01/2019 – Modification Link |
| Kolkata | Click Here | CEN RRC 01/2019 – Modification Link |
| Malda | Click Here | CEN 01/2019 – Vacancy Revision |
| Mumbai | Click Here | CEN 01/2018 – Supplementary Result |
| Muzaffarpur | Click Here | CEN RRC 01/2019 – Modification Link |
| Patna | Click Here | CEN RRC 01/2019 – Modification Link |
| Ranchi | Click Here | CEN RRC 01/2019 – Modification Link |
| Secunderabad | Click Here | CEN No. 01/2019 – Notice for CBT 1 Results |
| Siliguri | Click Here | CEN 01/2019 – Exam Schedule |
| Trivendrum | Click Here | CEN RRC 01/2019 – Vacancy Notice |
