Railways Notifies 3,548 Graduate NTPC Posts Under CEN 06/2026

The correct answer is 3,548. Indian Railways notified that many graduate-level posts in the Non-Technical Popular Categories through the Centralised Employment Notification issued by the Railway Recruitment Boards, covering four categories of posts across commercial services, train operations, accounts and administration. Option A is wrong because 2,750 is the number of posts in a single category, that of Goods Train Manager, which is the largest block within the total rather than the total itself. Options C and D are wrong because no such totals were notified; they are placed as plausible larger figures to test recall. The remaining posts in the notification are 371 for Senior Clerk Cum Typist, 300 for Junior Accounts Assistant Cum Typist and 127 for Chief Commercial Cum Ticket Supervisor, and these four numbers add up to the notified total.

The correct answer is Goods Train Manager, with 2,750 of the notified posts, which is by far the biggest block in this recruitment. Option A is wrong because Senior Clerk Cum Typist accounts for 371 posts, the second largest share but much smaller. Option B is wrong because Junior Accounts Assistant Cum Typist has 300 posts. Option C is wrong because Chief Commercial Cum Ticket Supervisor has only 127 posts, the smallest share, even though it carries the highest pay among the four at Pay Level 6. Candidates should learn the order of the four categories by number of posts, since the vacancy break-up is a favourite question: Goods Train Manager, then Senior Clerk Cum Typist, then Junior Accounts Assistant Cum Typist, and finally Chief Commercial Cum Ticket Supervisor.

The correct answer is Rs 35,400 a month, which is the initial basic pay for Chief Commercial Cum Ticket Supervisor at Pay Level 6 under the Seventh Central Pay Commission. Option B is wrong because Rs 29,200 a month at Pay Level 5 is the initial basic pay of the other three posts in this notification, namely Goods Train Manager, Junior Accounts Assistant Cum Typist and Senior Clerk Cum Typist. Options A and D are wrong because those entry pay figures belong to other levels of the pay matrix and were not notified for these posts. Allowances and service conditions apply as per the relevant rules. For the examination, link the post with the level and the pay: Level 6 with Rs 35,400 for the supervisor post, and Level 5 with Rs 29,200 for the rest.

The correct answer is 18 to 33 years as on 1 January 2027, with relaxation for eligible categories as prescribed in the rules. A candidate must also hold a degree of a recognised university or an equivalent qualification and meet the conditions laid down for the particular post. Options A, C and D are wrong because they alter either the band of years or the reference date, and both details must match the notification exactly. Selection runs through a first stage computer based test and a second stage computer based test, followed by document verification and medical examination as applicable. Applications opened on 8 October 2026 and close on 6 November 2026, with the fee payable up to 8 November 2026 and corrections allowed from 9 to 18 November 2026.