RRB JE 2025 Notification Out | Details

CENTRALISED EMPLOYMENT NOTICE (CEN) NO. 05/2025 Recruitment of JE/DMS/CMA

IMPORTANT DATES:

Activity	Date
Date of Indicative Notice in Employment News	04.10.2025
Opening date of Online application	31.10.2025
Closing date for Submission of Online Application	30.11.2025 (23:59 hours)
Last Date for Application fee payment for the submitted applications	02.12.2025
Dates for Modification window for corrections in application form with payment of modification fee (Please Note: Details filled in ‘Create an Account’ form and ‘Chosen RRB’ cannot be modified)	03.12.2025 to 12.12.2025
Dates during which eligible scribe candidates must provide their scribe details in the application portal	13.12.2025 to 17.12.2025

Note:
The detailed CEN-05/2025 will be uploaded on the official websites of the RRBs (see Para 16.0) In the Detailed Notification. The link for submission of the online application will be made live on these websites.
1. Dates for the CBT, Document Verification and Medical Examination will be communicated from time to time through the official websites of the concerned RRBs.
2. The results of the CBT and Empanelment will be uploaded on the official websites of the concerned RRBs. Applications are invited from eligible candidates for the following posts mentioned in the table below. Applications complete in all respects must be submitted ONLINE ONLY latest by 23.59 hours of 30.11.2025.

RRB JE 2025  Notification Video  

RRB JE 2025 Official Notification

 RRB JE Vacancy 2025

No.	Post	Pay Level in 7th CPC	Initial Pay (Rs.)	Medical Standard	Total Vacancies (All RRBs)
1.	Junior Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant	Level 6	35,400	See Annexure-A	2569
	Grand Total (All RRBs)				2569

Note: RRB-wise & Railway Zone-wise detailed distribution of vacancies is given in the Annexure B(In the Detailed Notification)

RECRUITMENT PROCESS:

Candidates should apply only through online mode through the official websites of any RRBs. Candidates can apply to only one RRB and only one common online application (in order of preference for any or all the notified posts). The selection of RRB once exercised shall be final. Application to more than one RRB by a candidate will lead to rejection of all the applications.
The recruitment process shall comprise of the following stages:
(i) 1st Stage Computer Based Test (CBT-I)
(ii) 2nd Stage Computer Based Test (CBT-II)
(iii) Document Verification (DV)
(iv) Medical Examination (ME) 

(c) Information on examination schedule and venues will be given to eligible candidates in due course through RRB websites, SMS and/or email.
(d) Request for postponement of any of the stages or for change of venue, date and shift will not be entertained under any circumstances.
(e) NOTE-I: - Candidates are not permitted to use calculators and other electronic gadgets. They should not, therefore, bring the same inside the Examination Premises. If any candidate is found to possess mobile phone, Bluetooth or any other means of wireless communication, in working or switched off mode, his/her candidature shall be cancelled forthwith and he/she will be debarred from RRB examinations besides legal action as deemed fit.
(f) Candidates will have to download the city and date intimations, e-call letters and travel authority (wherever applicable) from the links provided on the official web-sites of RRBs. Candidates should read the instructions on the e-Call Letter carefully and follow them scrupulously. Failure to comply with the instructions may lead to cancellation of their candidature.
(g) Mock/Practice tests will also be made available on RRBs official website to the candidates to acquire familiarity with the online examination process.

 1st Stage CBT (Common for all notified posts of this CEN) : 

Duration : 90 minutes (120 Minutes for candidates who are eligible for use of a Scribe)
No. of Questions: 100
The 1st stage CBT is of screening nature and the standard of questions for the CBT will be generally in conformity with the educational standards and/or minimum technical qualifications prescribed for the posts. The normalized score of 1st stage exam shall be used only for short listing of candidates for 2nd stage exam as per their merit. Candidates who are shortlisted for 2nd stage CBT availing the reservation benefits of a community, PwBD and ExSM shall continue to be considered only against that community for all subsequent stages of recruitment process.

Subjects	No. of Questions (CBT-I)	Marks for each Section (CBT-I)
Mathematics	30	30
General Intelligence & Reasoning	25	25
General Awareness	15	15
General Science	30	30
Total	100	100
Time in Minutes	—	90

i. . The section wise distribution given in the above table is only indicative and there may be some variations in the actual question papers.
ii. There shall be negative marking in CBT (Computer Based Test/Examination) and marks shall be deducted for each wrong answer @ 1/3 of the marks allotted for each question.
iii. Minimum percentage of marks for eligibility in various categories: UR -40%, EWS-40%, OBC(NCL)-30%, SC-30%, ST -25%. This is also applicable to Ex-servicemen candidates, as per their community. These percentage of marks for eligibility may be relaxed by 2 marks for PwBD candidates in case of shortage of PwBD candidates against vacancies reserved for them.

2nd Stage CBT: 

Short listing of Candidates for the 2nd Stage CBT exam shall be based on the normalized marks obtained by them in the 1st Stage CBT Exam. Total number of candidates to be shortlisted for 2nd Stage shall be 15 times the community wise total vacancy of Posts notified against the RRB as per their merit in 1st Stage CBT. However, Railways reserve the right to increase/decrease this limit in total or for any specific category(s) as required to ensure availability of adequate candidates for all the notified posts. 

Duration : 120 minutes (160 Minutes for candidates who are eligible for use of a Scribe)
No of Questions: 150

The section wise Number of questions and marks are as below: 

Subjects (CBT-II)	No. of Questions	Marks for each Section
General Awareness	15	15
Physics & Chemistry	15	15
Basics of Computers and Applications	10	10
Basics of Environment and Pollution Control	10	10
Technical Abilities	100	100
Total	150	150
Time in Minutes	—	120

i. The section wise distribution given in the above table is only indicative and there may be some variations in the actual question papers.
ii. There shall be negative marking in CBT (Computer Based Test/Examination) and marks shall be deducted for each wrong answer @ 1/3 of the marks allotted for each question.
iii. Minimum percentage of marks for eligibility in various categories: UR-40%, EWS-40%, OBC(NCL)-30%, SC-30%, ST-25%. This is also applicable to Ex-servicemen candidates, as per their community. This percentage of marks for eligibility may be relaxed by 2 marks for PwBD candidates, in case of shortage of PwBD candidates against vacancies reserved for them.
iv. Virtual calculator will be made available on the Computer Monitor during 2nd Stage CBT. 

Discipline Mapping Table 

Table One 

S.No.	Three years Diploma in Engineering or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology	Exam Group
1	Mechanical EngineeringMechanical and Allied EngineeringProduction EngineeringAutomobile EngineeringManufacturing EngineeringMechatronics EngineeringIndustrial EngineeringMachining EngineeringTools and Machining EngineeringTools and Die Making EngineeringCombination of any sub stream of basic streams of above disciplines	Mechanical and Allied Engineering
2	Electrical EngineeringCombination of any sub stream of basic streams of Electrical Engineering	Electrical and Allied Engineering
3	Electronics EngineeringElectronics and Allied EngineeringInstrumentation and Control EngineeringCommunication EngineeringComputer Science and EngineeringComputer EngineeringComputer ScienceInformation TechnologyCombination of sub streams of basic streams of above disciplines	Electronics and Allied Engineering
4	Civil EngineeringCombination of any sub stream of basic streams of Civil EngineeringB.Sc., in Civil Engineering of 3 years duration	Civil and Allied Engineering

Table Two 

S. N.	Educational Qualifications	Exam Group
1	B.Sc., Chemistry and Physics	CMA

Note: 

a) All the candidates with the above qualification shall be tested in the Exam Group mapped as per the above chart. A candidate possessing more than one minimum educational qualification, mapped to different Exam Groups, can choose any one Exam Group, provided he/she opts for the post(s) whose educational qualification is mapped to the chosen exam group. However, these candidates would be eligible for all the opted posts as per educational qualification.
b) The educational qualification for the post of DMS (Depot Material Superintendent) is Three Years Diploma in Engineering i.e., a candidate with Three Years Diploma in any of Engineering disciplines, can apply for these posts as applicable. Candidates with educational qualifications not figuring in the above chart and eligible for DMS posts have to choose any one of the above listed Exam Groups other than CMA Exam Group, during the registration for online applications of this CEN.

SHORTLISTING OF CANDIDATES FOR 2nd STAGE CBT, DV AND EMPANELMENT: 

Short listing of Candidates for the DV shall be based on the normalized marks obtained by them in 2nd Stage CBT. The normalization scheme to be adopted for short listing the candidates from 1st Stage CBT to 2nd Stage CBT and for DV on the basis of performance in 2nd Stage CBT is detailed below: 

NORMALISATION OF MARKS: 

a) Whenever CBT is conducted in multiple sessions for the same syllabus, the raw marks obtained by the candidates in different sessions will be converted to normalized marks.
b) The raw marks for a single session CBT and normalized marks for multi-session CBTs will be used for computing Merit Index, which is a common benchmark for generating merit for candidates from different Exam Groups. 

DOCUMENT VERIFICATION (DV): 

(a) Candidates will be shortlisted for Document Verification based on their marks and merit in the 2nd stage CBT and options. The number of shortlisted candidates will be equal to the number of vacancies.
(b) In case two or more candidates secure equal marks, their merit position shall be determined by age criteria i.e., the older candidate shall be given higher merit than the younger candidate and in case age being same, then alphabetical order (A to Z) of the name (Given name, not surname) shall be taken into account to break the tie.
(c) During document verification, candidates will have to produce their original certificates. No additional time will be given and the candidature of the candidates not producing their original certificates on the date of verification is liable to be forfeited.
(d) Empanelment of candidates will be based on merit and subject to successful completion of document verification and passing prescribed medical examination.

(e) Appointment of selected candidates is subject to their passing requisite Medical Fitness Test to be conducted by the Railway Administration/RRB, final verification of educational and community certificates and verification of antecedents/character of the candidates.
(f) On completion of all stages of recruitment process, RRB will allot Railway zone/Production unit as per the option of eligible candidates, subject to merit, medical standard and vacancy position. Once candidates are empanelled, as per their merit and choice, they will forfeit the right to be considered for their preference in the next priority zone/unit. However, RRBs also reserve the right to allot Railway zone/unit, which is/are not opted by the candidate, if considered in administrative interest, subject to the candidates’ meeting eligibility requirements.
(g) Candidates may please note that RRBs only recommend names of empanelled candidates to the Railway Administrations concerned. The offer of appointment is issued only by the respective Railway Administrations.
(h) In case of any shortfall in empanelment or other exigencies, RRBs reserve the right to utilise the candidates down in the merit list if required, as per merit and options of such candidates. This however, will not confer any vested right on such candidates to be considered for appointment.

How to Apply for RRB JE  Exam?

Candidates must read all the information and instructions given the detailed CEN carefully before filling the ONLINE application to prevent mistakes.

Create an Account

Create an Account with RRBs:

• Candidate must first create an account for this CEN by using the link provided on the official RRB websites listed at Para 16.0 below. Candidates who have already created an account for previous RRB CENs should use the same login credentials to apply for this CEN as well using the link provided on the official websites of RRBs.

List of RRB Websites

RRB	Official Website
Ahmedabad	www.rrbahmedabad.gov.in
Chandigarh	www.rrbcdg.gov.in
Mumbai	www.rrbmumbai.gov.in
Ajmer	www.rrbajmer.gov.in
Chennai	www.rrbchennai.gov.in
Muzaffarpur	www.rrbmuzaffarpur.gov.in
Prayagraj	www.rrbald.gov.in
Gorakhpur	www.rrbgkp.gov.in
Patna	www.rrbpatna.gov.in
Bengaluru	www.rrbbnc.gov.in
Guwahati	www.rrbguwahati.gov.in
Ranchi	www.rrbranchi.gov.in
Bhopal	www.rrbbhopal.gov.in
Jammu-Srinagar	www.rrbjammu.nic.in
Secunderabad	www.rrbsecunderabad.gov.in
Bhubaneswar	www.rrbbbs.gov.in
Kolkata	www.rrbkolkata.gov.in
Siliguri	www.rrbsiliguri.gov.in
Bilaspur	www.rrbbilaspur.gov.in
Malda	www.rrbmalda.gov.in
Thiruvananthapuram	www.rrbthiruvananthapuram.gov.in

• A valid personal mobile number and active email ID are mandatory for receiving OTPs required during account creation.
• No changes will be allowed to the details entered in the “Create an Account” form later, including the mobile number and email ID.
• Therefore, candidates are strongly advised to enter all information carefully and accurately, as no corrections or modifications will be permitted after account creation.

Identity Authentication Advisory

• Candidates are strongly advised, in their own interest, to authenticate their identity using DigiLocker or Aadhaar during the “Create an Account” process. 
• Doing so will facilitate a smoother and faster verification at various stages of the recruitment process.
• Please note that applicants who choose to verify their identity through alternate Photo IDs will be subject to significantly stricter and more detailed scrutiny at every stage of recruitment.

General Guidelines for submission of Online applications

a) Candidates must use only the link provided on the official RRB websites for applying against this CEN. Please read all the information and instructions given in the detailed CEN carefully before filling up the ONLINE application.
b) Candidates must fill the ONLINE application form with correct information and re-check before submission.
c) Applicant will not be able to make any correction in the ONLINE application after submission of the application.
d) Medium of Examination: Questions for CBT will be available in English, Hindi and 13 regional Indian languages (viz., Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu). Accordingly, candidates must choose their medium of examination from any one amongst those listed in the ONLINE application form. CBT questions will be displayed in the language opted and in English.
e) Multiple applications to different RRBs or same RRB, will lead to rejection of all the applications. Any attempt to submit more than one application by a candidate against this CEN shall result in disqualification and debarment from the recruitment process. 

f) After submission of application, candidate will be directed to opt for the mode of payment of examination fee as explained in para 7.1 and complete the payment process.
 IMPORTANT: Please be cautious about the genuineness of the mode of payment as well as Last Date for payment of Application fee payment for the submitted applications against this CEN. While making payment avoid unauthorised websites.
g) Finally, acceptance of ONLINE application will happen only after receiving confirmation of fee payment. The applicant will receive a confirmation on successful payment ONLINE through email & SMS.

 RRB JE Application Fee 

Candidates will have to pay the prescribed fee as per their community/category detailed below: 

S.No.	Categories / Communities of Candidates	Fee
1	For all candidates (except categories mentioned below at Sl. No. 2).Out of this fee of Rs.500/-, an amount of Rs.400/- shall be refunded duly deducting bank charges as applicable, on appearing in 1st stage CBT.	500/-
2	For candidates who belong to SC, ST, Ex-Servicemen, PwBD, Female, Transgender, Minorities or Economically Backward Class (EBC)*.(Caution to Candidates: EBC should not be confused with OBC or EWS.)This fee of Rs.250/- shall be refunded duly deducting bank charges as applicable, on appearing in 1st stage CBT.	250/-

NOTE: 1) Only candidates who attend 1st stage CBT will get a refund of their examination fee as mentioned above.

RRB JE Syllabus 2025

 RRB JE CBT 1 Syllabus

Mathematics: Number systems, BODMAS, Decimals, Fractions, LCM and HCF, Ratio and Proportion, Percentages, Mensuration, Time and Work, Time and Distance, Simple and Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Elementary Statistics, Square Root, Age Calculations, Calendar & Clock, Pipes & Cistern. 
General Intelligence & Reasoning: Analogies, Alphabetical and Number Series, Coding and Decoding, Mathematical operations, Relationships, Syllogism, Jumbling, Venn Diagram, Data Interpretation and Sufficiency, Conclusions and Decision Making, Similarities and Differences, Analytical reasoning, Classification, Directions, Statement – Arguments and Assumptions etc.
General Awareness:
Knowledge of Current affairs, Indian geography, culture and history of India including freedom struggle, Indian Polity and constitution, Indian Economy, Environmental issues concerning India and the World, Sports, General Scientific and technological developments etc. 

General Science:
Physics, Chemistry and Life Sciences (up to 10th Standard CBSE syllabus). 

 RRB JE CBT 2 Syllabus

The Questions will be of objective type with multiple choices and are likely to include questions pertaining to General Awareness, Physics and Chemistry, Basics of Computers and Applications, Basics of Environment and Pollution Control and Technical abilities for the post. The syllabus for General Awareness, Physics and Chemistry, Basics of Computers and Applications, Basics of Environment and Pollution Control is common for all notified posts under this CEN as detailed below: 

a) General Awareness:
Knowledge of Current affairs, Indian geography, culture and history of India including freedom struggle, Indian Polity and Constitution, Indian Economy, Environmental issues concerning India and the World, Sports, General Scientific and Technological Developments etc.
b) Physics and Chemistry: Up to 10th standard CBSE syllabus.
c) Basics of Computers and Applications:
Architecture of Computers; input and Output devices; Storage devices, Networking, Operating System like Windows, Unix, Linux; MS Office; Various data representation; Internet and Email; Websites & Web Browsers; Computer Virus.
d) Basics of Environment and Pollution Control:
Basics of Environment; Adverse effect of environmental pollution and control strategies; Air, water and Noise pollution, their effect and control; Waste Management, Global warming; Acid rain; Ozone depletion.
e) Technical Abilities:
The educational qualifications mentioned against each post shown in Annexure-A, have been grouped into different exam groups as below. Questions on the Technical abilities will be framed in the syllabus defined for various Exam Groups given at Annexure-VII-A, B, C, D,& E (In Detailed Notification). 

RRB JE Age Limit :

AGE LIMIT: The lower and upper age limits indicated for a particular post(s) in the vacancy table will be reckoned as on 01.01.2026

Date of birth of candidates should be between the dates given below:(Both dates inclusive) 

S.N.	Age Group	Lower age limit as on 01.01.2026 (not born after)	Upper age limit as on 01.01.2026 (Date of Birth not earlier than)
		For all communities/categories	UR/EWS	OBC-NCL	SC/ST
1	18–33	01.01.2008	02.01.1993	02.01.1990	02.01.1988

Age Relaxation in upper age limit / maximum upper age for the following categories / communities in the table below are applicable subject to submission of requisite certificates.

Sl. No.	Community / Category	Relaxation in Upper Age Limit / Maximum Upper Age
1	SC & ST candidates	5 Years
2	OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates	3 Years
3	Ex-servicemen with at least six months continuous service after attestation	—
	Ex-servicemen (UR & EWS)	3 years (after deduction of length of service from age)
	Ex-servicemen (OBC-NCL)	6 years (after deduction of length of service from age)
	Ex-servicemen (SC & ST)	8 years (after deduction of length of service from age)
4	Persons With Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD)	—
	PwBD – UR & EWS	10 Years
	PwBD – OBC (NCL)	13 Years
	PwBD – SC & ST	15 Years
5	Candidates who are serving Group C and erstwhile Group D Railway Staff with minimum 3 years’ service as well as Substitutes with minimum 3 years’ service (continuous or broken spells) in Railways	—
	UR & EWS	40 Years of age
	OBC (NCL)	43 Years of age
	SC & ST	45 Years of age
6	Candidates working in Quasi-Administrative offices of the Railway (Canteens, Co-operative Societies, Institutes)	Up to the length of service rendered OR 5 years, whichever is less
7	Female candidates who are widowed, divorced or judicially separated from husband but not remarried	—
	UR & EWS	35 Years of age
	OBC (NCL)	38 Years of age
	SC & ST	40 Years of age

i) If a candidate is eligible for age relaxation on more than one ground, he/she will get the maximum amongst the relaxations for which he/she is eligible (not cumulative).
ii) SC, ST & OBC (NCL) candidates applying against UR vacancies will not be eligible to get any age relaxation.
iii) PwBD candidates applying against UR vacancies will be allowed age relaxation applicable for PwBD (UR) only – subject to conditions of suitability.
iv) Age relaxation to PwBD & ExSM candidates will be as given in para 5.2 (In the detailed notification)

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RRB JE 2025 Official Notification