A major update is coming for railway job aspirants. The Railway Board has approved 5,165 vacancies under the Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) for recruitment notification in 2026. These vacancies include 3,477 Graduate-level posts and 1,688 Undergraduate-level posts.
The approval has been communicated to the Zonal Railways and Production Units, and the vacancy indent process will now move forward as per the fixed timeline.
Important: The approval of vacancies does not mean that the RRB NTPC 2026 application form has been released yet. Candidates should wait for the official Centralised Employment Notification (CEN).
RRB NTPC 2026 Vacancy: At a Glance
| Category | Approved Vacancies |
|---|---|
| NTPC Graduate | 3,477 |
| NTPC Undergraduate | 1,688 |
| Total | 5,165 |
RRB NTPC Graduate Vacancies 2026
The Railway Board has approved 3,477 vacancies for Graduate-level NTPC posts.
| Post | Department | Pay Level | Vacancies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goods Train Manager | Traffic (Operating) | 5 | 2,750 |
| Chief Commercial-cum-Ticket Supervisor (CCTS) | Traffic (Commercial) | 6 | 56 |
| Junior Accounts Assistant-cum-Typist (JAA) | Accounts | 5 | 300 |
| Senior Clerk-cum-Typist | General | 5 | 371 |
| Total | 3,477 |
The largest share of Graduate-level vacancies is for Goods Train Manager, with 2,750 posts approved.
RRB NTPC Undergraduate Vacancies 2026
For candidates applying through the Undergraduate category, 1,688 vacancies have been approved.
| Post | Department | Pay Level | Vacancies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trains Clerk | Traffic (Operating) | 2 | 188 |
| Commercial-cum-Ticket Clerk (CCTC) | Traffic (Commercial) | 3 | 700 |
| Accounts Clerk-cum-Typist | Accounts | 2 | 200 |
| Junior Clerk-cum-Typist | General | 2 | 600 |
| Total | 1,688 |
Among these posts, Commercial-cum-Ticket Clerk has 700 vacancies, while Junior Clerk-cum-Typist has 600 vacancies.
What Does This Vacancy Approval Mean?
This is an important development because the Railway Board has now approved the number of vacancies that will be used for the upcoming NTPC recruitment notification.
The next steps involve the submission and finalisation of vacancy indents by the concerned railway units and Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs). After the final indent process, the recruitment notification is expected to provide candidates with detailed information about:
- Eligibility criteria
- Age limit
- Application dates
- Examination pattern
- Syllabus
- Application fee
- Railway/zone-wise vacancies
- Selection process
- Reservation and category-wise vacancies
Candidates should therefore not consider the recruitment application window open until the official CEN is published.
RRB NTPC 2026 Vacancy Indent Timeline
The Railway Board has also fixed a timeline for placing the final indent in the OIRMS portal.
| Stage | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|
| Indenting Units | 7 September 2026 | 15 September 2026 |
| PCPO | 16 September 2026 | 22 September 2026 |
| RRBs | 23 September 2026 | 25 September 2026 |
| Nodal RRB | 26 September 2026 | Onwards |
This means the vacancy finalisation process will continue through September 2026.
Special Vacancy Information
The document also mentions that five vacancies for Junior Accounts Assistant-cum-Typist (JAA) have been approved in Level-5 in the South Central Railway (SCR) for IRIFM.
Similarly, three vacancies for Accounts Clerk-cum-Typist have been approved in Level-2 in SCR for IRIFM.
The final railway-wise distribution will be important for candidates because the actual vacancies available to applicants can vary by railway zone and category.