The Railway Recruitment Board’s regional body at Secunderabad conducts several recruitment exams throughout the year for both technical and non-technical posts. The Non-Technical Posts are popular and fought for, as are other non-technical popular job vacancies. The exam is hence called the RRB Secunderabad NTPC Exams.
It also conducts Railway RRB Secunderabad Exams for technical posts like the Level 1 Posts, Group D Posts, Junior Engineer (JE), Chemical and Metallurgical Assistant (CMA), Depot Material Superintendent (DMS), and other Ministerial & Isolated Categories postings for all year recruitments in the Secunderabad region’s various railway departments.
Types of RRB Secunderabad vacancies and exams:
The RRB Secunderabad Recruitment Board, also called the Railway RRB Secunderabad, appoints people for various technical and non-technical posts that arise throughout the year through recruitment exams. To be eligible, you need to have a pass certificate in the Class XII exams or Graduation exams. Applications for the vacancies and details of the examinations are provided on the RRB Secunderabad’s official website.
Here are the popular exams held by the RRB for vacancies known as
- NTPC or Non-Technical Popular Categories
- MIC or Ministerial And Isolated Categories
- Level-1 Category
- Group-D Category
- Technician and ALP Category
- DMS/JE/CMA Technical Categories.
NTPC vacancies and exams:
The Indian Railways Railway RRB Secunderabad job vacancies are non-technical and are grouped to form the NTPC Category (Non-Technical & Popular Categories).
Some of the vacancies under the NTPC category are
- Commercial Apprentice
- Senior Time Keeper
- Junior Time Keeper
- Station Master
- Traffic Assistant
- Goods Guard
- Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk
- Typist cum Junior Clerk
- Trains Clerk
- Typist cum Accounts Clerk
- Ticket cum Commercial Clerk
- Typist cum Junior Account Assistant
- Typist cum Senior Clerk
You can expect to be recruited after several rounds like the CBT ( Computer Based) Test, PET or Physical Efficiency Test, Medical Examination, and Document Verification.
MIC- Ministerial and Isolated RRB Categories:
The MIC RRB category is filled through RRB Secunderabad exams for the following posts.
- Chief Law Assistant
- Stenographer
- Junior Translator Hindi
- Other ministerial posts
The examination and selection process includes a CBT or Computer Based Test and Skill Tests like the Translation Test/ Teaching skill Test/ Stenography Skill Test/ Performance Test etc., based on the vacancy’s skills required. After this, you are required to undergo a medical fitness examination and submit your documents for verification.
Group-D categories:
The Group-D posts are filled by the Railway Recruitment Board through an examination. The vacancies that recur are
- Helper/Assistant
- Grade-IV Track Maintainer
- Assistant Pointsman
- Level-I posts
You can expect to be recruited after several rounds like the CBT Test, PET or Physical Efficiency Test, Medical Examination, and Document Verification.
Highlights 2022 Railway RRB Secunderabad Recruitment:
The exams for RRB Secunderabad Recruitment in 2022 highlights are as follows.
| Particulars | Details |
| Organization | Railway RRB Secunderabad |
| Exam Frequency | Depends on the vacancies |
| Level of Exam | National and to fill vacancies in the Secunderabad region. |
| Posts Vacant | NTPC- Non-Technical Popular Categories. Group-D Posts Level-1 Posts DMS/JE/CMA Posts MIC or Ministerial & Isolated Categories Technicians & ALP |
| Application Exam and Notification mode | Online |
| Fees for applying | General & OBC candidates INR 500ST/ SC/ PWD/ EWS/ Women/EWS INR 250 |
| Exam Duration | General- 90 minutes. PWD candidates- 120 minutes |
| Languages for exam | Hindi, English, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Konkani, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Manipuri, Odia, Tamil, Punjabi, Urdu, and Telugu. |
| Official Website | https://rrbsecunderabad.nic.in/ |
| Official Notifications 2021 | Nos. CEN 01, 02, 03 of 2021 and RRC CEN 1of 2021 for 130,000 non-technical, 870 JE/CMA/DMS vacancies, and 9785 other posts. |
RRB Secunderabad Notification 2022
For 2022, the RRB Secunderabad NTPC Exam official notification is of 28th February 2019. The recruitment process is in its 6th phase, and the exam, notification, and important dates table are given below.
| Event details | Date |
| RRB official notification release- NTPC | 28th February 2019 |
| Applications commence online | 1st March 2019 |
| Last Date | 31st March 2019 |
| Release Date for admit card NTPC-2022 | 22nd March 2022 |
| Exam dates RRB-NTPC-2022 | 1st to 8th April 2022 (Phase 6) |
| Announcement of results | Will be announced later |
| Official Notification Release for RRB ALP | Expected in August 2022 |
| Applying Online start date | Expected in August 2022 |
| Last Date | Expected in September 2022 |
| 2022 RRB ALP Examination | Expected in November 2022 |
| Results Announcement for 2022 RRB ALP | Will be announced later |
| JE 2022 Admit Card Release Date | 18th May 2022 |
| 2022 RRB JE Exam | 22nd May 2022 |
| 2022 RRB JE Results Announcement | Will be announced later |
2022 RRB Secunderabad Vacancy Details:
The 3234 NTPC vacancies for RRB Secunderabad are available on the RRB official website and are given below.
| Post | Number of vacancies |
| Station Master | 841 |
| Commercial Apprentice | 1 |
| Typist cum Junior Accounts Assistant | 89 |
| Goods Guard | 858 |
| Typist cum Senior Clerk | 124 |
| Ticket cum Commercial Clerk | 630 |
| Ticket cum Senior Commercial Clerk | 466 |
| Trains Clerk | 29 |
| Typist cum Junior Clerk | 130 |
| Typist cum Accounts Clerk | 66 |
The Technicians and ALP vacancies at the Railway RRB Secunderabad are as below.
| Post | Number of vacancies |
| Loco Assistant Pilot (Mechanical) | 2649 |
| Loco Assistant Pilot (Electrical) | 70 |
| Bridge Technician Grade III | 06 |
| Blacksmith Technician Grade III | 27 |
| Diesel Electrical Technician Grade III | 10 |
| Carriage And Wagon Technician Grade III | 14 |
| Power/Electrical Technician Grade III | 21 |
| Diesel Mechanical Technician Grade III | 23 |
| TRD (OHE)/ Electrical Technician Grade III | 24 |
| Train Lighting/ Electrical Technician Grade III | 9 |
| TRS/ Electrical Technician Grade III | 101 |
| TRD (PSI)/ Electrical Technician Grade III | 12 |
| Alinger cum Luter Technician Grade III | 01 |
| EMU Technician Grade III | 04 |
| Painter Technician Grade III | 01 |
| Plumber Technician Grade III | 02 |
| Signal Technician Grade III | 74 |
| Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technician Grade III | 07 |
| Track Machine Technician Grade III | 11 |
| Telecommunication Technician Grade III | 39 |
| Welder Technician Grade III | 17 |
The Level-1 posts of the RRB Secunderabad 7th CPC exams have 6,523 vacancies, as given below.
| Post | Number of vacancies |
| Electrical Helper- TRS | 79 |
| Electrical Helper- General Services | 165 |
| Electrical Helper- TRD | 165 |
| P Way Helper | 188 |
| Bridge Helper | 119 |
| Track Maintainer Grade IV | 3940 |
| Mechanical Helper- Diesel Electrical | 54 |
| Mechanical Helper- Wagon & Carriage | 451 |
| Mechanical Helper- Diesel Mechanical | 172 |
| Signal Helper | 16 |
| S & T (Workshop)Helper | 237 |
| Hospital Attendant | 53 |
| Assistant Pointsman | 884 |
Eligibility Conditions:
The RRB Secunderabad eligibility criteria include age, nationality, and educational qualifications that need to be filled correctly in the online application to avoid application rejection later.
Nationality:
You must possess one of the below conditions. You must be
- An Indian citizen.
- A Tibetan Refugee seeking permanent Indian settlement before 1st January 1962.
- A subject of Bhutan or Nepal.
- A PIO (person of Indian origin) who migrated for permanent Indian settlement from Pakistan, Burma, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Zambia, Tanganyika/ Zanzibar, Malawi, Ethiopia, Vietnam, and Zaire.
Age Limit:
- If applying for the Class XII or Undergraduate level posts of the Railway RRB Secunderabad, you should be between 18 and 30 years.
- Graduates must be between 18 and 33 years.
Age Relaxation:
The RRB offers age relaxation as set out below by the Government’s norm.
| Category | Upper age relaxation |
| NCL or Non-Creamy Layer of OBC | Up to 3 years |
| ST/SC | Up to 5 years |
| General Ex-Servicemen | Up to 33 Years plus Years of Service plus 3 years |
| OBC Ex-Servicemen | Up to 33 Years plus Years of Service plus 3 years |
| ST/SC Ex-Servicemen | Up to 33 Years plus Years of Service plus 3 years |
| Unreserved PwBD | Up to 10 years |
| OBC-NCL PwBD | Up to 13 years |
| ST/SC PwBD | Up to 15 years |
| General Group-C, D Employees | Up to 10 years |
| OBC Group-C, D Employees | Up to 13 years |
| ST/SC Group-C, D Employees | Up to 15 years |
| General divorced/widowed/ judicially separated women | Up to 5 years |
| OBC divorced/widowed/ judicially separated women | Up to 8 years |
| ST/SC divorced/widowed/ judicially separated women | Up to 10 years |
Qualifications
The educational qualification for non-technical posts in Railway RRB Secunderabad is that you should have passed the Class XII or Degree exams. For technical posts, the qualifications depend on the posts.
- The minimum qualification for posts like the Station Master, Commercial Apprentice, Goods Guard, Senior Commercial Cum Ticket Clerk, and Traffic Assistant require a Degree from a recognized University or its equivalent.
- Typist cum Senior Clerk, Typist cum Junior Accounts Assistant, and Senior Time-Keepers must have a recognized university degree or equivalent and typing proficiency in Hindi/ English and knowledge of computers.
- Commercial Cum Ticket Clerks will need to have passed Class XII or its equivalent with at least 50% aggregate marks. This minimum is not required for the ST/SC/ Ex-servicemen/ PwBD- Persons with Benchmark Disability and candidates with qualification levels higher than Class XII.
- Trains Clerk, Accounts Clerk Cum Typist, Junior Clerk Cum Typist, and Junior Time Keeper post contenders should have additional qualifications in Hindi/English typing proficiency and computer knowledge.
How to fill the 2022 Application Form:
The application form for the various RRB Secunderabad recruitment exams in online mode is to be filled on the official website as below.
- Step 1: Visit the RRB Secunderabad official website and register with your Email ID, password, and mobile number.
- Step 2: Click on ‘Apply Now.’
- Step 3: Fill in all details like address, name, age, etc.
- Step 4: Upload photographs and a good-quality signature scanned copy.
- Step 5: Review and check for errors before submitting your Application Form.
- Step 6: Pay your fees online using the many online payment options provided.
- Step 8: Save your soft copy and receipt of fee payment for future reference.
Application Fees 2022
The application form for RRB Secunderabad must be accompanied by the requisite fees as given below.
| Category | Fee |
| General | INR 500 |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) | INR 500 |
| SC/ ST/ PWD/Women/Ex-Sm/Transgender/ Minorities/ Economically Backward | INR 250 |
RRB NTPC Exam Pattern:
CBT-1:
- The CBT- Computer Based Test is used to screen RRB Secunderabad candidates.
- The exam lasts for 90 minutes for NTPC candidates, and for PWD candidates, the exam is for 120 minutes.
- Negative marking is awarded for each wrong answer and is 0.25 Marks per the wrong answer.
- Unanswered questions do not lose marks.
The exam has three sections for a total of 100 marks. Namely,
- Mathematics (30 questions)
- General Awareness (40 questions)
- Reasoning & General Intelligence (30 questions)
CBT-2:
- The 2nd Stage of the CBT exam is for those shortlisted in CBT-1.
- The difficulty levels depend on the various posts.
- The duration is 90 minutes, and wrong answers lose 0.33 marks each.
There are three sections for a total of 120 marks. Namely,
- Mathematics 35 questions
- General Awareness 50 questions
- Reasoning & General Intelligence 35 questions.
The technical RRB CMA/JE/DMS exam pattern is as below:
The 90-minute CBT-1 exam has four sections 100 marks. Namely,
- Mathematics (30 questions)
- General Awareness (15 questions)
- Reasoning & General Intelligence (25 questions)
- General Science (30 questions).
The 120-minute CBT-2 exam has five sections for 220 marks. Namely,
- Physics and Chemistry (50 marks)
- General Awareness (50 marks)
- Basics of Environment Control & Pollution (10 marks)
- Basics of Computer Applications (10 marks).
- Technical Ability (100 marks).
Admit Card:
The admit card can be downloaded from the RRB Secunderabad official website. The process involved is to log in to the portal using your Regn ID and password and then click on the admit card tab. The admit card can be downloaded until the exam date.
The details on your admit card are
- Name
- Registration number
- Date of Birth
- Date of Exam
- Reporting Time
- Name of Exam Centre
- Photograph and Signature
- Exam Instructions
In case of any errors in the Admit Card details, contact immediately the relevant RRB officials.
Cutoff:
On successful completion and merit-listing of the results, the Railway RRB Secunderabad announces the individual marks and the cutoff marks for selection to the various posts online on the official website. The expected cutoff marks as per the 2021 results were
| Unreserved category | 80-84 % |
| OBC | 77-79 % |
| SC | 70-72 % |
| ST | 66-68 % |
Conclusion:
The OliveBoard platform is the best possible platform to train and practice for the RRB Secunderabad exams. Practice and time management are crucial in the RRB exams since negative marking is present. The average salary for placement in the NTPC cadre of Railway RRB Secunderabad and Class XII is between INR 19,900 and 21,700, for Level-1 posts between INR 25,500 and 35,400 and technical posts like the JE INR 35,400 to 112,400. There are several Central Government allowances, like LTA, DA, and more.
FAQS:
If you fulfil the eligibility and age criteria, you can make any number of attempts to clear the RRB NTPC Exam.
RRB is the acronym for Railway Recruitment Board. The NTPC attached to the RRB shows that the vacancies lie in the Non-Technical (and Popular Categories).
No, the RRB Secunderabad also conducts exams for posts like the Technicians (ALP), CMA, DMS, JE, IT-JE, etc. The exams are specific to a category of technical or non-technical posts. The NTPS exam is specifically for the non-technical and other popular category posts.
The RRB Secunderabad Exams need a diligent and right strategy along with comprehensive study materials. You should be familiar with the exam pattern and syllabus to make your study schedule with focus and practice in the important examination sections.
The 2022 RRB NTPC Aptitude Test duration can be expected to last from 84-85 minutes. The previous year’s examination lasted for 84 minutes.
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