RRB NTPC Medical Standards: Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) in the NTPC Recruitment Selection Process for both Graduate and Undergraduate Posts shall conduct the medical standard test after the RRB CBT 1 & CBT 2 through Railway Medical Officer. As per the RRB NTPC Notification, Candidates must ensure that they fulfill the prescribed Medical Standards for the post(s) they are opting for.
Please note that in case the RRB finds the candidate medically unsuitable for the opted post at the time of appointment, RRB will not give alternate appointment to the shortlisted candidates. So, keeping this in consideration, here we are discussing the Medical Standards of RRB NTPC Recruitment. Hence follow this section and decide the posts for which you want to apply.
RRB NTPC Medical Standards 2025 Overview
| Recruitment Agency | Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) |
| Exam Name | RRB NTPC Exam 2025 |
| Post Name | Non Technical Popular Category |
| Vacancy | 8868 |
| Job Location | 21 RRB Zones |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Exam Mode | Online |
| Education Qualification | 10+2 / Graduate |
| Age Limit | 18 years to 33 years / 36 Years |
| Application Fee | SC/ST/PWD – ₹250, General/OBC – ₹500 |
| Selection Process | 1: Computer Based Test (CBT) 1 2: Computer Based Test (CBT) 2 3: CBAT for Station Master ; 4: Typing Skill Test for other posts 5: Document verification and Medical examination. |
| RRB NTPC Exam Date – CBT 1 | Update Soon |
| RRB NTPC Exam Date – CBT 2 | Update Soon |
| Official website | rrbapply.gov.in |
Details of RRB NTPC Medical Standards Specified
Candidates who after qualifying according to merit in CBT shall have to appear for document verification. Along with this, every candidate shall have to pass the requisite medical fitness test(s) conducted by the Railway Administration. Railways Authority performs this medical check-up to be sure that the candidates are medically fit to carry out the duties connected with the post(s). And among the medical standard, Visual Acuity Standard is one of the important criteria of medical fitness of railway staff. So, below are the needed medical standards as per RRB NTPC Recruitment 2025 – 26
RRB NTPC Graduate Level Posts Medical Standards Category
| Medical Standard | General Fitness | Visual Acuity |
| A-2 | Physically fit in all respects | Distant Vision: 6/9, 6/9 without glasses (No fogging test). Near Vision: Sn 0.6, 0.6 without glasses and Must pass the test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Night Vision, and Myopic vision. |
| A-3 | Physically fit in all respects | Distant Vision: 6/9, 6/9 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 2D). Near Vision: Sn 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses and Must pass the test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Night Vision, and Myopic vision |
| B-2 | Physically fit in all respects | Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (Power of lenses not to exceed 4D). Near Vision: Sn 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and must pass the test for Field of Vision (Binocular Vision) etc. |
| C-2 | Physically fit in all respects | Distant Vision: 6/12, nil with or without glasses. Near Vision: Sn 0.6 combined with or without glasses where reading or close work is required. |
RRB NTPC Undergraduate Level Posts Medical Standards
| Sl. No. | Medical standard | General fitness | Visual acuity |
| 1 | A-3 | Physically fit in all respects | Distant Vision: 6/9, 6/9 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 2D). Near Vision: Sn 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses and must pass test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Night Vision and Myopic vision. |
| 2 | B-2 | Physically fit in all respects | Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (Power of lenses not to exceed 4D). Near Vision: Sn 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and must pass test for Field of Vision (Binocular Vision) etc. |
| 3 | C-2 | Physically fit in all respects | Distant Vision: 6/12, nil with or without glasses. Near Vision: Sn 0.6 combined with or without glasses where reading or close work is required. |
RRB NTPC Required Medical Standard according to the Posts
Now, as per RRB CEN Notice 05/2024 & 06/2024, for every posts there is a requirement of a certain medical standards. We thus have shared the Medical Standards according to posts for the interested candidates.
| Medical Standard | Posts |
| A-2 | Traffic Assistant Goods Guard / Goods Train Manager Station Master |
| A-3 | Trains Clerk |
| B-2 | Commercial Apprentice Chief Commercial cum Ticket Supervisor Commercial cum Ticket Clerk Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk Commercial cum Ticket Clerk |
| C-2 | Junior Clerk cum Typist Accounts Clerk cum Typist Junior Time Keeper Senior Clerk cum Typist Junior Account Assistant cum Typist Senior Time Keeper |
Hope, RRB NTPC Medical Standard details and post wise information has been helpful. So, for more such important subjects on Railways Recruitment, make sure to bookmark rrbapply.com.
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