Job Overview

Recruitment BoardRRB
Post NameJunior Engineer – 4029 Posts
QualificationB.Sc, B.Tech/B.E, Diploma
Age LimitCategory Age Limit All Candidates 18 to 33 years Age Reckoning Date 01.01.2027 Age Relaxation Category Relaxation SC/ST 5 years OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) 3 years Ex-Servicemen (UR/EWS) 3 years (after deducting service length) Ex-Servicemen (OBC-NCL) 6 years (after deducting service length) Ex-Servicemen (SC/ST) 8 years (after deducting service length) PwBD (UR/EWS) 10 years PwBD (OBC-NCL) 13 years PwBD (SC/ST) 15 years Serving Group C / erstwhile Group D Railway staff (min. 3 yrs service) Up to 40/43/45 years (UR-EWS/OBC-NCL/SC-ST) Widowed / divorced / judicially separated women (not remarried) Up to 35/38/40 years (UR-EWS/OBC-NCL/SC-ST)
Advt No04/2026
Post Date09/09/2026
Last Date13-09-2026

Eligibility / Qualification

Junior Engineer & Depot Material Superintendent Three-year Diploma in Engineering (or equivalent B.E./B.Tech) in the discipline relevant to the specific JE post opted for (see Annexure A of the CEN for post-wise qualification). DMS candidates need a three-year Diploma in Engineering in any discipline. Exam Group Eligible Diploma/Degree Disciplines Mechanical & Allied Engineering Mechanical, Production, Automobile, Manufacturing, Mechatronics, Industrial, Machining, Tools & Machining, Tools & Die Making Engineering Electrical & Allied Engineering Electrical Engineering (and sub-streams) Electronics & Allied Engineering Electronics, Instrumentation & Control, Communication, Computer Science & Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology Civil & Allied Engineering Civil Engineering, or B.Sc. in Civil Engineering (3-year duration) Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA) - added by Corrigendum-1 B.Sc. degree in Physics and Chemistry with a minimum of 45% marks from a recognized University/Institute, in any one of these combinations: (a) B.Sc. with Physics as major/specialization/Honours and Chemistry as a subject; (b) B.Sc. with Chemistry as major/specialization/Honours and Physics as a subject; or (c) B.Sc. with any other Science subject (including Mathematics/Mathematical Statistics) as major/specialization/Honours, with both Physics and Chemistry as subjects in the course. Important: Candidates awaiting final results of the prescribed qualification are not eligible to apply. Qualifications must be held on or before the closing date, 13.09.2026.

Selection Process

Selection comprises four stages: 1st Stage CBT (CBT-I), 2nd Stage CBT (CBT-II), Document Verification (DV) and Medical Examination (ME). CBT-I (Common for all posts) - 90 minutes, 100 Questions Section Questions / Marks Mathematics 30 General Intelligence & Reasoning 25 General Awareness 15 General Science 30 Total 100 CBT-II - 120 minutes, 150 Questions Section Questions / Marks General Awareness 15 Physics & Chemistry 15 Basics of Computers and Applications 10 Basics of Environment and Pollution Control 10 Technical Abilities (post/exam group specific) 100 Total 150 Negative marking: ⅓ mark deducted for each wrong answer in both CBTs. Minimum qualifying marks: UR & EWS 40%, OBC-NCL 30%, SC 30%, ST 25% (relaxable by up to 2 marks for PwBD candidates where PwBD vacancies are short of eligible candidates). CBT-II shortlisting: 15 times the community-wise vacancy per RRB, based on CBT-I merit. DV shortlisting: equal to the number of vacancies, based on CBT-II merit using a normalized Merit Index across Exam Groups. A virtual calculator is provided on-screen during CBT-II only.

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