RRB NTPC Eligibility Criteria 2026 — Age, Qualification & Nationality

Eligibility varies by post level:

Age is calculated as of 1st January of the notification year:

Upper age relaxation as per Railway Board norms:

Candidates must be:

• Citizen of India, OR
• Subject of Nepal, OR
• Subject of Bhutan, OR
• Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962, OR
• Person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India

Candidates must be medically fit as per the medical standards prescribed for the respective post. Key requirements:

• No physical disability that prevents performing duties