The Railway Board approves 5,165 vacancies for RRB NTPC recruitment for 2026, covering both graduate-level and undergraduate-level categories. The approved total includes 3,477 graduate-level posts and 1,688 undergraduate-level posts across zonal railways and production units, with specific department-wise distribution for roles such as Goods Train Manager, CCTS, Junior Accounts Assistant-cum-Typist, Station Master, Accounts Clerk-cum-Typist, Commercial-cum-Ticket Clerk, Junior Clerk-cum-Typist, and Trains Clerk.
The Board’s approval is communicated through a letter dated September 3, 2026, after reviewing vacancy assessments submitted by the railways and production units through HRMS indent-management processes. The Board directs railways and production units to submit final indents in the OIRMS portal within a fixed window from September 7 to September 26, 2026, and to ensure reservation compliance for SC, ST, OBC, EWS and other eligible categories.
While the outlets agree on the approved vacancy count and the submission timeline, the Free Press Journal also specifies that Station Master vacancies at Pay Level 6 are to be communicated separately. It further notes that some vacancies in South Central Railway are earmarked for the Indian Railway Institute of Financial Management (IRIFM). Both outlets indicate that these steps precede the release of the NTPC 2026 Centralised Employment Notification, where eligibility and final schedules will be published.
