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CBT-1 E-CALL LETTER · ABOUT 4 DAYS BEFORE YOUR EXAM

RRB NTPC Admit Card 2026 · CBT-1 e-call letter

RRB calls its admit card the e-call letter. For CEN 06/2026 it isn’t out yet — CBT-1 dates haven’t been announced. Here’s when it comes, where to download it, and exactly what to carry (and leave behind) on exam day.

Official RRB website ↗ How to download ↓ 📅 CBT-1 dates for CEN 06/2026: yet to be announced.
Admit card status

CBT-1 e-call letter — not out yet

Applications for CEN 06/2026 are open until 6 November 2026, and RRB hasn’t announced the CBT dates. As per the notification, the e-call letter can be downloaded from the unified RRB website about 4 days before your CBT, and your exam city is intimated about 10 days in advance.

Not released · CBT dates awaited

Download it only through the links RRB posts on its official website. No call letter is sent by post, and JobSafal never hosts e-call letters — always use rrb.indianrailways.gov.in.

Go to rrb.indianrailways.gov.in ↗ Get exam-ready meanwhile →
Applications open8 Oct – 6 Nov 2026
Exam city & date intimationAbout 10 days before CBT-1
CBT-1 e-call letterAbout 4 days before your CBT
CBT-1Date to be announced by RRB
Overview

E-call letter at a glance

Organisation
Railway Recruitment Boards (Ministry of Railways)
Exam
RRB NTPC (Graduate) — CEN No. 06/2026
Document
E-call letter (issued for each CBT and for document verification)
Exam city intimation
About 10 days before the CBT
E-call letter
About 4 days before the CBT
SC/ST travel authority
Sleeper-class railway pass on the e-call letter, if opted in the application
Sent by post?
No — download only
Format
Downloadable, via links on the unified RRB website
Official website
rrb.indianrailways.gov.in
Step by step

How to get your e-call letter

The sequence RRB followed in the 2025 cycle, and what the CEN 06/2026 notification says.

  1. Watch the RRB websiteThe CBT schedule and download links are posted on rrb.indianrailways.gov.in. RRB also sends SMS/email, but delivery can fail — keep checking the site.
  2. Check your exam cityAbout 10 days before the CBT, open the exam city & date intimation link. In 2025, SC/ST candidates also downloaded their travel authority here.
  3. Download the e-call letterAbout 4 days before your exam date, use the e-call letter link on the same website and sign in with your application details.
  4. Check every detailVerify name, photo, signature, exam date, shift, reporting time and centre.
  5. Read the instructionsDetailed CBT instructions come with the e-call letter; not following them can lead to disqualification.
  6. Keep your Aadhaar readyIn 2025, RRB did Aadhaar-linked biometric checks before entry and asked candidates to keep Aadhaar unlocked in the UIDAI system.
  7. Download & printSave the file and take a clear printout to carry with your original photo ID.
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Verify everything

What’s on your e-call letter

Check these the moment you download. An e-call letter doesn’t mean your candidature is accepted — your photo, signature and credentials are verified again at the exam.

✓
NameAs per application
✓
Roll numberUnique exam ID
✓
Registration no.From your RRB application
✓
Date of birth
✓
CommunityUR / OBC-NCL / SC / ST / EWS
✓
Photo & signatureVerified again at the exam
✓
Exam date & shift
✓
Reporting timeReach well before
✓
Centre name & address
Carry list

What to take to the centre

✓
Printed e-call letterMust be brought to the exam hall
✓
Original photo IDVoter ID / Aadhaar or e-Aadhaar printout / DL / PAN / passport / employer ID (govt staff) / school-college ID
✓
Colour passport photoNot older than two months from the CBT date
✓
Original Aadhaar2025 notices: for Aadhaar-linked biometric check at entry (or e-verified printout)

⚠ Don’t bring a pen — one is provided at the centre. Without your e-call letter and a valid original photo ID, you won’t be allowed to sit the exam.

Leave at home

Banned at the exam centre

From the notification’s banned-items list. Being found with a phone or any wireless device — even switched off — means cancellation and a ban from RRB exams. Skip henna/mehndi too: it blocks biometric capture.

× Mobile phones & pagers
× Watches & health bands
× Bluetooth devices & earphones
× Calculators
× Pen, pencil, eraser & scale
× Books, paper & writing pads
× Handbags, pouches, purses & belts
× Caps & cameras
× Water bottles & food items
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FAQ

Admit card questions, answered

The e-call letter can be downloaded about 4 days before your CBT, from the unified RRB website. CBT-1 dates for CEN 06/2026 haven’t been announced yet, so there’s no release date so far.
A link, opened about 10 days before the CBT, that shows your exam city and date. In the 2025 cycle SC/ST candidates downloaded their travel authority from the same link. The CEN 06/2026 links aren’t out yet.
No. Call letters are not sent by post — you must download yours from the official RRB website.
No. Cities, centres and dates are allotted based on technical and logistical feasibility, you may have to travel to another city or state, and requests to change them aren’t entertained.
No. Eligibility is provisional until document verification. Issue of an e-call letter doesn’t mean your candidature has been accepted for later stages.
A valid original photo ID such as Voter ID, Aadhaar card or e-Aadhaar printout, driving licence, PAN card, passport, employer ID card (for government employees) or school/college/university ID (if still studying), carried with your e-call letter. Also bring a colour passport photo not older than two months from the CBT date.

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