RRB NTPC 2025 Answer Key Released

What’s Released & When?

• The RRB NTPC (Non‑Technical Popular Categories) CBT‑1 answer key 2025 for graduate‑level posts was officially released on July 1, 2025, by the Railway Recruitment Boards of India navbharattimes.indiatimes.com+15hindustantimes.com+15dnaindia.com+15.
  
• It applies to the CBT‑1 exam held from June 5 to June 24, 2025, for around 8,113 graduate-level vacancies freejobalert.com+2bankersadda.com+2careerpower.in+2.
  

📥 What Has Been Uploaded?

Alongside the provisional answer key, RRBs have published:

1. Question papers (set‑wise, shift‑wise)
   
2. Candidate response sheets (your submitted answers)
   
3. An objection tracker to flag any mistakes hindustantimes.com+4bankersadda.com+4republicworld.com+4testbook.com+1news.careers360.com+1timesofindia.indiatimes.com+6livemint.com+6news.careers360.com+6.
   

This ensures full transparency – you can view every question, see your answers, compare with official keys, and challenge discrepancies.

🔗 Official Link to Download

To access the answer key, candidates must log into the official RRB portal using their credentials (Registration, Date of Birth, or Password). Here’s the typical path:

1. Visit your regional RRB website (e.g., rrbcdg.gov.in, rrbmumbai.gov.in, etc.)
   
2. Click the notification titled “RRB NTPC Answer Key 2025 for Graduate Level Posts”
   
3. Log in → view/download Answer Key + Response Sheet + Question Paper navbharattimes.indiatimes.com+15news.careers360.com+15bankersadda.com+15navbharattimes.indiatimes.com+10careerpower.in+10m.economictimes.com+10.
   

You’ll likely find a PDF across dates/shifts. Tools like BankersAdda, Testbook, and CareerPower also host direct links – for example, “Answer Key 2025 (Link Active @ rrb.digialm.com)” adda247.com+5careerpower.in+5testbook.com+5.

⏳ Objection Window & Fee

• The objection window is open from July 1 to July 6, 2025 (until 11:55 PM) news.careers360.com+3careerpower.in+3bankersadda.com+3.
  
• Challan fee per question: ₹ 50 (refundable if your objection is accepted) shiksha.com+9livemint.com+9bankersadda.com+9.
  
• Objections must include valid reasoning and proof, submitted online only careerpower.in+2news.careers360.com+2freejobalert.com+2.
  

✅ How to Calculate Your Estimated Score

1. Download the answer key & your responses.
   
2. Mark the number of correctly answered questions.
   
3. Use the marking scheme: +1 for every correct answer, –0.33 for each wrong answer; no marks for unattempted questions hindustantimes.com+5bankersadda.com+5timesofindia.indiatimes.com+5.
   

Example: For 70 correct, 18 incorrect, and 12 unattempted:

• Raw Score = 70 × 1 = 70
  
• Penalty = 18 × 0.33 ≈ 5.94
  
• Estimated Total = 70 – 5.94 = 64.06 (≈ 64)
  

📌 Why It Matters

• Helps evaluate performance early—before official results.
  
• Enables you to challenge incorrect answers to maximize your score.
  
• Provides realistic insight into expected cut‑offs and chances.
  

🔚 What Happens Next?

1. Objections are reviewed; valid ones get approved.
   
2. Based on those, a final answer key will be published.
   
3. The official results (scores/ranks/selection list) will follow, using the final key.