RRB Recruitment Exam: Eligibility, Application Form, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Admit Card & Result
Updated On - Oct 11, 2024
Tom Helson
Western Railway Recruitment Board has announced notice through the official notification for the 3,591 vacant posts for Apprentice and the application window will remain open till June 24, 2024, on the zonal website of RRB Recruitment.
RRB viz. Railway Recruitment Board is the recruiting organization for Indian Railways and releases vacancies notifications regularly, which are informing candidates about the current job opening. There is no interview process for Group C and Group D posts under RRB Recruitment.
Latest updates:
- 16 October, 2024 : RRB NTPC 2024 CBT-1 Result @rrbmuzaffarpur.gov.in:
- RRB (Railway Recruitment Board) is the recruiting authority for Indian Railways and releases vacancies notifications regularly, which inform candidates about the current job opening. There is no interview for Group C and Group D posts under RRB Recruitment.
- October 7, 2024:
- 11.56 lakh non-gazetted railway employees will be benefited from the PLB scheme.
- ECR of RRC Patna is inviting applications for the post of Apprentice.
- October 6, 2024: South Western Railway Recruitment 2024 for 909 Apprentice Posts out.
- October 5, 2024: SCR Recruitment 2024 has been released on the official website.
- October 4, 2024: Know about the Upcoming RRB Group D Admit Card and Exam Date.
- October 1, 2024: Eastern Railway Recruitment notification is out for 3366 Apprentice Posts.
- September 29, 2024: Railway Recruitment 2024: ICF is Hiring Apprentices Without Exam, 10th, 12th Pass.The selection process is based on the preliminary exam, mains exam, medical exam, and interview for some positions. It is subject to the rules and regulations issued by the Ministry of Railways, Government of India (GoI).
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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.
Central Railway | RRB Mumbai | Mumbai, Nagpur, Bhusawal, Pune, Sholapur | http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/ |
East Central Railway | RRB Hajipur | Danapur, Mughalsarai, Dhanbad, Sonpur, Samastipur | http://www.ecr.indianrailways.gov.in/ |
Eastern Railway | RRB Kolkata | Howrah I, Howrah II, Sealdah, Malda, Asansol, Chittaranjan, Kolkata Metro | http://www.er.indianrailways.gov.in/ |
East Coast Railway | RRB Bhubaneshwar | Khurda Road, Waltair, Sambhalpur | http://www.eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in/ |
Northern Railway | RRB Baroda House, New Delhi | Delhi I, Delhi II, Ambala, Moradabad, Lucknow, Firozpur | http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/ |
North Central Railway | RRB Allahabad | Allahabad, Jhansi, Agra | http://www.ncr.indianrailways.gov.in/ |
North Eastern Railway | RRB Gorakhpur | Izzatnagar, Lucknow, Varanasi, DLW | http://www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in/ |
North Frontier Railway | RRB Maligaon, RRB Guwahati | Katihar, Alipurduar, Rangiya, Lumding, Tinsukia | http://www.nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/ |
North Western Railway | RRB Jaipur | Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Ajmer | http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/ |
Southern Railway | RRB Chennai | Chennai, Madurai, Palghat, Trichy, Trivandrum | http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/ |
South Central Railway | RRB Secundrabad | Secundrabad, Hyderabad, Guntakal, Vijayawada, Nanded | http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/ |
South Eastern Railway | RRB Garden Reach, RRB Kolkata | Kharagpur, Adra, Chakradharpur, Ranchi, Shalimar | http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/ |
South East Central Railway | RRB Bilaspur | Bilaspur, Nagpur, Raipur | http://www.secr.indianrailways.gov.in/ |
South Western Railway | RRB Hubli | Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli, RWF/YNK | http://www.swr.indianrailways.gov.in/ |
Western Railway | RRB Mumbai CST | BCT, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Ratlam, Rajkot, Bhavnagar | http://www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in/ |
West Central Railway | RRB Jabalpur | Jabalpur, Bhopal, Kota | http://wcr.indianrailways.gov.in/. |
RRB Recruitment Exam Dates
The Railway Recruitment Boards has released the exam dates of the RRB Group D 2020-21 exam. As of the latest notification of the RRBs, approx 1.15 crore individuals have registered for the examination. Here is the notification:
Western Railway Apprentice | June 24, 2024 |
Paramedical and Doctor of Southern Railway | May 13, 2024 |
Junior Managers, Executives, Junior Executives | June 23, 2024 |
Medical Officers for Central Railway | May 22, 2024 |
Medical Staff Posts for South Central Railway | May 29, 2024 |
Medical Staff for South Eastern Railway | May 07, 2024 |
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:
Western Railway Apprentice | 3,591 |
Paramedical and Doctor of Southern Railway | 32 |
Junior Managers, Executives, Junior Executives | 1074 |
Medical Officers for Central Railway | 33 |
Medical Staff Posts for South Central Railway | 80 |
Medical Staff for South Eastern Railway | 53 |
Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria for RRB Recruitment 2024 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 2024: 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 2024 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:
A-1 | Physically fit in all respects. Visual Standards - Distance Vision: 6/6, 6/6 without glasses. Near Vision: Sn: 0.6,0.6 without glasses (must clear fogging test) and must pass the test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Field of Vision & Night Vision. |
A-2 | Physically fit in all respects. Visual Standards - Distance vision: 6/9, 6/9 without glasses. Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 without glasses and must pass the test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Field of Vision & Night Vision. |
A-3 | Physically fit in all respects. Visual Standards - Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/9 with or without glasses (power should not exceed 2D). Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses and must pass the test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Field of Vision & Night Vision. |
B-1 | Physically fit in all respects. Visual Standards - Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power should not exceed 4D). Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and must pass the test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Field of Vision & Night Vision |
B-2 | Physically fit in all respects. Visual Standards - Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power should not exceed 4D). Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and must pass the test for Field of Vision. |
C-1 | Physically fit in all respects. Visual Standards - Distance Vision: 6/12, 6/18 with or without glasses. Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required. |
C-2 | Physically fit in all respects. Visual Standards - Distance Vision: 6/12, Nil with or without glasses. Near Vision, Sn: 0.6 combined with or without glasses when reading or close work is required. |
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 2024 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.
FAQs
Q. What is the salary of RRB Group D?
A. The basic pay of RRB Group D officers is Rs. 18,000. As per the 7th Pay Commission, the pay scale of RRB Group D is INR 15,600 - 60,600/-
Q. What is the procedure of Railway Recruitment?
A. The recruitment process differs due to the change in the posts. The recruitment process of RRBs may include several stages such as CBT-I, CBT-II, Typing test or Computer Based Aptitude Tests, Medical Exam and DV.
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