RRB Recruitment Zones

The Indian Railways are divided into various zones. All the zonal boards announce separate vacancies for various posts. The various zones are mentioned in the following table. Applicants have to apply separately for all the regional posts.

RRB Recruitment Exam Dates

The Railway Recruitment Boards has released the exam dates of the RRB Group D 2026-27 exam. As of the latest notification of the RRBs, approx 1.15 crore individuals have registered for the examination. Here is the notification:

Vacancy

As per the latest notification of the RRB, the number of vacancies and the last of the application process has been mentioned in the following table:

Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for RRB Recruitment 2026 vary according to the posts. Here are the basic eligibility criteria for RRB Recruitment:

• Applicants willing to apply for the technical cadre post must be 18 years as minimum and 33 years maximum. While for non-technical cadre posts, age criteria are defined as 18-30 years.
• Age relaxation is applied as per the norms of GoI.
• Aspirants should have requisite qualifications from a recognized institute before the last date of application submission.
• Applicants whose results are awaited, need not apply for the vacancies.
• Those individuals who have been debarred from RRB examinations permanently or for a specified time that is not yet completed, need not apply for the exam.
• Reserved category applicants need to submit the required set of certificates in the prescribed format for applying for the posts.

RRB Recruitment 2026: Notifications and Registration

For applying for the recruitment, applicants should have a valid email ID and mobile number as all the communications are done on that. It should be noted that multiple candidates from an individual will result in the rejection of the RRB Online Application Form.

Select the zone for which you wish to submit the RRB Online Application Form and “Continue”. Check the vacancy before applying for Railway Recruitment.

A recent passport-sized colored photograph of size 3.5 CM X 3.5 CM in jpg/jpeg (100 DPI, 20KB – 50KB) format of candidate and scribe has to be uploaded. Candidates belonging to SC/ST who want to avail the facility of free travel, have to keep a scanned copy of their certificate (50 KB – 100 KB, jpg/jpeg format).

There are 5 stages in RRB Online Registration

• Prelims Stage: Basic details of the applicant and disability status has to be mentioned.
• Activation Stage: At this stage, validation of email id & mobile number and generation of RRB Registration Number is done.
• Post Preference Stage: It is the stage where the choice of posts, selection of language of exam, scribe details, educational details, and communication address details are entered.
• Uploading of Documents: Scanned copies of photographs and SC/ST caste certificate has to be uploaded.
• Modification Stage: Payment of application fees along with editing is done in this stage.

RRB Recruitment 2026 Medical Fitness Test

Applicants should meet the medical fitness standards before filling the RRB Application Form. For the appointment, individuals will have to pass the requisite medical fitness test.

It is conducted to ensure that aspirants are medically fit to carry out the duties. The medical standards for different categories are mentioned below:

Visual Acuity Standard is one of the important criteria of the medical fitness of railway staff. It is commonly referred to as clarity of vision.

RRB 2026 Recruitment Process

All the applicants have to appear for an online Computer Based Test (CBT). RRB fixes cut off for each category and qualifying aspirants will be called for further rounds of the recruitment process.

• For the post of Commercial Apprentice (CA), Traffic Apprentice (TA), Enquiry cum Reservation Clerk (ECRC), and Goods Guard, there is no further round after the CBT. Applicants will be called for document verification and considered for the appointment & other joining formalities including medical tests.
• All those aspirants who have applied for the post of Junior Account Assistant, Senior Clerk, and Senior Time Keeper will have to undergo a Typing Test after qualifying CBT. A merit list will be published on the basis of marks secured in CBT who have qualified for the Typing Test. As per the merit number, candidates will be called for Document Verification.

Under RRB Recruitment, Assistant Station Master and Traffic Assistant aspirants are required to appear in the Aptitude Test after clearing RRB Online Test/ CBT. Qualified candidates will be called for document verification. A weightage of 70% (CBT marks) and 30% (aptitude test marks) is considered for preparing the merit list.

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