RRB NTPC Graduate level CBT 1 cutoff 2025 in the form of zone-wise PDF is available now. Along with that cut off, the result has also been released. The CBT 2 exam date is also out.

The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) have released the cut-off marks for the NTPC Graduate recruitment (CEN No. 05/2024), and these are now available on the official websites. The CBT 1 exam, held from June 5 to 24, 2025, showed that metropolitan zones like Mumbai and Chennai had higher cut-offs, which indicates a high level of competition in these areas.
| RRB NTPC 2025 Cutoff | |
Bangalore | |
Chennai | Gorakhpur |
| Jammu-Srinagar | Kolkata |
| Patna | |
| Ranchi | |
| Thiruvananthapuram | |
The release of the cut-off marks coincides with the announcement of the CBT 1 results. The results are available in a PDF document on the respective regional websites, listing the roll numbers of all qualified candidates.
Candidates who have successfully cleared the CBT 1 exam by meeting the cut-off marks are now eligible to appear for the CBT 2 exam, which is the next and final stage of the recruitment process. The CBT 2 exam is scheduled in October 2025. The city intimation slip for the exam will be released ten days before the test and the admit card will be available for download four days before the exam date.
Check Now: RRB NTPC 2025 Graduate Download Zone-wise Official Result PDF
To check your RRB NTPC 2025 CBT 1 cutoff marks, you need to visit the official website of the specific regional Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) you applied to. The cutoff marks were released on September 19, 2025, along with the results. Follow the steps below:

Image Credit: Official PDF released on rrb.digialm.com
The RRB NTPC CBT 2 exam is scheduled for Monday, September 13, 2025, and will be held in multiple shifts. The candidates who belong to the cutoff marks are eligible for the CBT 2. the cutoff varies by zone and category (UR, SC, ST, OBC, EWS) and are determined by factors like the number of vacancies, the number of candidates who appeared and the difficulty of the exam.
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Ans: The total number of shortlisted candidates for the RRB NTPC 2025 Graduate level exam is listed below, with the zones arranged in descending order of candidates qualified.
| Zone | Number of Shortlisted Candidates |
| Kolkata | 20,811 |
| Mumbai | 12,417 |
| Bilaspur | 9,744 |
| Guwahati | 7,758 |
| Ahmedabad | 7,754 |
| Bengaluru | 7,442 |
| Secunderabad | 7,176 |
| Chennai | 6,546 |
| Chandigarh | 6,159 |
| Ranchi | 4,848 |
| Prayagraj | 3,407 |
| Malda | 3,002 |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 2,612 |
| Bhopal | 2,327 |
| Jammu-Srinagar | 2,177 |
| Ajmer | 1,981 |
| Gorakhpur | 1,900 |
| Patna | 1,655 |
| Siliguri | 601 |
Ans: Yes, marks are normalized in the RRB NTPC exam. This process accounts for differences in exam difficulty across various shifts to ensure fairness. The final merit list is based on these normalized scores, which are calculated to five decimal places after several stages including CBT 1, CBT 2, and skill tests.
Ans: Candidates who clear the cut-off marks will proceed to the next stages of the selection process, which includes:
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