Job Overview
| Recruitment Board | RRC NCR GDCE |
| Post Name | JE, Clerk, Assistant Loco Pilot and More – 656 Posts |
| Qualification | Any Graduate, B.Tech/B.E, Diploma, ITI, 12TH, 10TH |
| Salary | The notification does not specify the salary or pay amount for the posts. It gives only the 7th CPC pay level of each post. During any prescribed training, payment will be regulated as per extant rules. Post Department 7th CPC Pay Level Medical Standard Assistant Loco Pilot Electrical Level 2 A1 Technician-I / Signal and Telecom Sig & Tele Level 5 B1 Technician-III / Signal and Telecom Sig & Tele Level 2 B1 Technician-III / Fitter; Blacksmith (Engineering); Welder (Engineering); Bridge; Electrical (TRD) Mechanical / Engineering / Electrical Level 2 B1 Technician-III / Fitter (WS); Machinist (WS); Millwright (WS); Welder (WS) Mechanical Level 2 C1 Technician-III / Track Machine (TMC) Engineering Level 2 A3 JE / Electrical (TRS); JE / P-Way; JE / Signal; JE / Telecom; JE / Track Machine Electrical / Engineering / S and T Level 6 A3 JE / Electrical / General Services; JE / Works; JE / Mechanical (C & W) Electrical / Engineering / Mechanical Level 6 B1 JE / Civil (Design Drawing and Estimation) [JE / Drawing & Design]; JE / Drawing (Electrical); JE / Mechanical (Workshop) [JE (Mech.)] Engineering / Mechanical Level 6 C1 Commercial cum Ticket Clerk Commercial Level 3 B2 Junior Clerk cum Typist Personnel Level 2 C2 The medical standards are indicative and not exhaustive. Candidates should read Chapter 5 of the Indian Railway Medical Manual (IRMM) Volume I, which can be accessed at www.indianrailway.gov.in. A candidate who fails to pass the prescribed medical fitness for the post will not be considered suitable for empanelment. PwBD Suitability of Posts Annexure-F shows the suitability of each post for persons with benchmark disabilities. The table below lists the entries as given in the notification. "No" means the post is not marked suitable for that disability category. Post VI HI LD MD Assistant Loco Pilot No No No No Technician-I Signal/Tele; Technician-III (Sig & Tele) No No OL, LC, DW, AAV, SD (Without N/LDf), SI (Without N/L Df) No Technician-III / Fitter; Fitter (Workshop) No D, HH OL, BL, LC, DW, AAV, SD (Without N/L Df), SI (Without N/L Df) Yes Technician-III / Machinist (Workshop) No No OL, LC, DW, AAV, SD (Without N/LDf), SI (Without N/L Df) No Technician-III / Millwright (Workshop); Welder (Workshop); Electrical (TRD); Blacksmith; Welder; Track Machine No D, HH OL, LC, DW, AAV, SD (Without N/LDf), SI (Without N/L Df) Yes Technician-III / Bridge No No No No JE / Electrical (TRS); JE / Electrical / General Services No D, HH OL, LC, DW, AAV, SD/SI (Without N/L Df) Yes JE / P-Way; JE / Works; JE / Mechanical (C & W); JE / Track Machine No No OL, LC, DW, AAV, SD/SI (Without N/L Df) No JE / Civil (Design Drawing and Estimation) No No OL with below knee, LC, DW, AAV, SD/SI (Without N/L Df) No JE / Mechanical (Workshop) No D, HH OA, OL, LC, DW, AAV, SD/SI (Without N/L Df) Yes JE / S and T / Signal No No No No JE / S and T / Telecommunication No No OA, OL, LC, DW, AAV, SD/SI (Without N/L Df) No Commercial cum Ticket Clerk No D, HH OA, OL, MW, LC, DW, AAV, SD (Without neurological/limb dysfunction), SI (Without neurological/limb Dysfunction) Yes Junior Clerk cum Typist B, LV D, HH OA, OL, OAL, BL, LC, DW, AAV, SD (Without neurological/limb dysfunction), SI (Without neurological/limb Dysfunction) Yes Abbreviations as given in the notification: AAV = Acid Attack Victim, B = Blind, BL = Both Legs, D = Deaf, DW = Dwarfism, HH = Hard of Hearing, HI = Hearing Impairment, ID = Intellectual Disability, LC = Leprosy Cured, LD = Locomotor Disability, LV = Low Vision, MD = Multiple Disability, MW = Muscular Weakness, OA = One Arm, OL = One Leg, OAL = One Arm and One Leg, PwBD = Persons with Benchmark Disabilities, VI = Visually Impairment. SD and SI are used in the notification without an expansion. Selected PwBD candidates will be medically examined by Railway Medical Authorities at the time of Document Verification, and only those conforming to the medical standards in the Indian Railway Medical Manual and other extant provisions will be eligible for appointment. |
| Age Limit | The upper age limit for UR candidates is 42 years, for OBC candidates 45 years and for SC/ST candidates 47 years. The lower and upper age limits are reckoned as on 01.01.2027 (both dates inclusive). The lower limit is 18 years for all communities/categories. Category Upper Age Limit Date of Birth (Not Earlier Than) Date of Birth (Not Later Than) UR 42 years 02.01.1985 01.01.2009 OBC 45 years 02.01.1982 01.01.2009 SC/ST 47 years 02.01.1980 01.01.2009 Note on a discrepancy in the notification: the age-group table in the notification labels the OBC column as "18 to 47 Years", while clause 2.1 and the OBC date of birth (02.01.1982) point to an upper limit of 45 years. The table above follows clause 2.1 and the date of birth; candidates should confirm this with the official notification. No age relaxation is allowed to SC/ST/OBC-NCL (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates applying against unreserved vacancies. Proof of age: any one of the Birth Certificate issued by the competent authority, OR the Class 10th (or equivalent) Certificate/Mark Sheet indicating the date of birth, OR the School Leaving Certificate clearly mentioning the date of birth, and the same recorded in the service record of the employee. Candidates should ensure that they meet the prescribed age limit as on the specified cut-off date. You can use our Age Calculator to check your exact age and confirm your eligibility before applying. |
| Advt No | RRC/NCR/GDCE - 01/2026 |
| Post Date | 30/09/2026 |
| Last Date | 30-10-2026 |
Eligibility / Qualification
Who Can Apply for NCR GDCE 2026? Eligible and serving regular employees (except RPF/RPSF) having lien in North Central Railway can apply against the GDCE quota. All eligible regular and serving railway employees of NCR can fill the online application form. No minimum service condition is prescribed, as per RBE 72/2024 dated 02.08.2024. Regular and eligible NCR employees who have the prescribed educational qualification for Direct Recruitment and work in grades lower than the grade/pay scale for which GDCE is being conducted can appear for all categories. Regular and eligible employees with the prescribed educational qualification for Direct Recruitment who work in the same grade/pay scale for which GDCE is being conducted can appear for selection from Non-Safety to Safety category posts as well as Safety to Safety category posts. Candidates must fulfil all notified eligibility criteria on or before the closing date for submission of the application. Date of Birth and educational qualifications must be updated in the Service Records and in HRMS; otherwise the application is liable to be cancelled. Who Cannot Apply for NCR GDCE 2026? (Non-Eligibility) Employees in a higher grade than the grade of the notified post. Employees who do not have the requisite educational qualification, medical standard and age criteria prescribed in the notification. Trainee or Substitute employees who are not regularized. RPF/RPSF personnel (as per Railway Board's letter No. E(NG)I/2002/PM2/9 dated 11.08.2003). Law Assistant, Catering Inspector and Accounts Cadre (as per Railway Board's letter No. E(NG)I/2000/PN2/12 dated 21.08.2001, RBE No. 165/2001). Candidates appearing in, or awaiting results of, the final examination for the minimum qualification at the time of applying. Candidates who have resigned or been transferred from North Central Railway at any stage of the selection process. Candidates are not allowed to apply for the same post on which they are presently working. 🔔 Never Miss a Govt Job Again! ⚡ Get Custom Govt Job Alerts by Your Qualification (10TH | 12TH | Diploma | ITI | Graduate, Etc) Join Now
Important Links
| NCR GDCE Apply Online | Click Here |
| NCR GDCE Official Notification PDF | Click Here |
| RRC NCR Official Website | Click Here |
Selection Process
Only a single online application has to be submitted. The selection process involves a single-stage Computer Based Test (CBT) and Aptitude Test (wherever applicable), followed by Document Verification and Medical Examination. Selection is made strictly on merit based on these stages. The date, time and venue of all activities will be fixed by RRC and intimated to eligible candidates in due course. Requests for postponement or change of venue, date and shift will not be entertained under any circumstances. Post Stages of Exam Choice to Indicate in the Online Application Assistant Loco Pilot CBT, Aptitude Test, DV, Medical Exam ITI trade from which the candidate wishes to appear in the Qualifying Test Technicians CBT, DV, Medical Exam ITI trade from which the candidate wishes to appear in the Qualifying Test Junior Engineers CBT, DV, Medical Exam Exam Group for the "Technical Abilities" part of the JE Group Examination Commercial cum Ticket Clerk CBT, DV, Medical Exam Not applicable Junior Clerk cum Typist CBT, CBTST, DV, Medical Exam Not applicable NCR GDCE CBT Exam Pattern The CBT has questions and answer options only in English and Hindi. There is negative marking in the CBTs for all categories of posts: 1/3rd of the marks allotted for each question is deducted for each wrong answer. There is no supplementary exam for absentee candidates under any circumstances. Candidates absent on the scheduled date and session will be disqualified without further notice. The syllabus and examination pattern are the same as prescribed by RRB for Direct Recruitment, except the ALP category, for which a revised pattern is given in Annexure-A (as per RBE 28/2026 dated 23.03.2026). Post Group Duration Questions and Subject-wise Distribution Assistant Loco Pilot 120 minutes Maximum 100 questions of 1 mark each (100 marks): Mathematics 25%, General Intelligence & Reasoning 25%, Basic Science & Engineering 25%, Trade Specific Section 25% (around 25 questions). Four options per question. Technician Gr-I S&T (Pay Level 5) 90 minutes (120 minutes for PwBD candidates availing a Scribe) 100 questions: General Awareness 10, General Intelligence and Reasoning 15, Basics of Computers and Applications 20, Mathematics 20, Basic Science and Engineering 35. Technician Gr-III (Pay Level 2) 90 minutes (120 minutes for PwBD candidates availing a Scribe) 100 questions: Mathematics 25, General Intelligence & Reasoning 25, General Science 40, General Awareness 10. Junior Engineer 120 minutes (160 minutes for eligible PwBD candidates with a Scribe) 150 questions: General Awareness 15, Physics & Chemistry 15, Basics of Computers and Applications 10, Basics of Environment and Pollution Control 10, Technical Abilities 100. NTPC (Non-Graduate): Commercial cum Ticket Clerk and Junior Clerk cum Typist 90 minutes (120 minutes for PwBD candidates using a Scribe) 120 questions of 1 mark each: General Awareness 50, Mathematics 35, General Intelligence and Reasoning 35. The subject-wise distribution is indicative, and question papers may vary. There will be a separate CBT for each pay level of Technician posts. A virtual calculator is available on the computer monitor during the JE CBT. NCR GDCE Syllabus ALP: Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning, and Basic Science and Engineering follow the RRB Direct Recruitment syllabus for ALP. The Trade Specific Section is based on the syllabus prescribed by the Directorate General of Training (DGT) under MSDE for the relevant trades, available at www.dgt.gov.in. Technician Gr-I S&T: General Awareness, General Intelligence and Reasoning, Basics of Computers and Applications, Mathematics, and Basic Science and Engineering (including Electricity and Magnetism, and Electronics and Measurements). Technician Gr-III: Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning, and General Science (Physics, Chemistry and Life Sciences of 10th standard level) with General Awareness. Junior Engineer: General Awareness, Physics and Chemistry (up to 10th standard CBSE syllabus), Basics of Computers and Applications, Basics of Environment and Pollution Control, and Technical Abilities framed on the syllabus of the chosen Exam Group (Civil and Allied, Electrical and Allied, Electronics and Allied, or Mechanical and Allied Engineering). NTPC (Non-Graduate): Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning, and General Awareness. The topic-wise syllabus for each group is given in Annexures A to D of the official notification and is not reproduced in full here. The topics listed in the notification are illustrative and not necessarily exhaustive. ALP Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT) Candidates equal to 8 (eight) times the number of ALP vacancies for each notified community/category (UR, OBC (NCL), SC, ST) are shortlisted for CBAT based on CBT marks. If more than one candidate obtains marks equal to the cut-off, all of them are shortlisted. Each test battery/section of CBAT must be cleared separately. All candidates, irrespective of community, must secure a minimum T-score of 42 in each test battery separately, with no relaxation. CBAT is only in English and Hindi, with no negative marking. The merit list is prepared only from candidates qualifying in CBAT, with 50% weightage to CBT marks and 50% weightage to CBAT score (Railway Board's letter no. 2023/E(RRB)/25/38-A dated 16.04.2026). For CBAT information, the notification refers candidates to the RDSO website (rdso.indianrailways.gov.in). Computer Based Typing Skill Test (CBTST) for Junior Clerk cum Typist The CBTST is of qualifying nature, and its marks are not added for merit. Candidates equal to eight times the number of vacancies for each community are called. Candidates should be able to type 30 words per minute (WPM) in English or 25 WPM in Hindi on a Personal Computer without editing tools and spell check. Kruti Dev and Mangal fonts are available for Hindi typing. Exemption may be extended to candidates permanently disabled due to Blindness/Low Vision, Cerebral Palsy and Locomotor Disability with not less than 40% permanent disability, who must upload or produce the Typing Skill Test Exemption Certificate issued by the Competent Medical Board before the test. Minimum Qualifying Marks and Merit Category Minimum Percentage of Marks UR 40% EWS 40% OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) 30% SC 30% ST 25% These percentages may be relaxed by 2% for PwBD candidates if there is a shortage of PwBD candidates against the vacancies reserved for them. The marks scored in CBT are used for shortlisting candidates for further stages. Candidates equal to the number of vacancies are called for Document Verification, based on merit in CBT and the preference for post/exam group given. Tie-break: the older candidate is placed higher in merit; if the age is also the same, alphabetical order (A to Z) of the name is used. Normalization: raw marks are used for single-session papers and normalized marks for multi-session papers to compute a Merit Index. Merit Index = Sq + (St − Sq) × (M − Mq) / (Mt − Mq), where M is the marks obtained, Mq is the qualifying marks for the general category candidate (40), Mt is the mean marks of the top 0.1% or top 10 candidates (whichever is larger), Sq is 350 (score assigned to Mq) and St is 900 (score assigned to Mt). A combined merit list of candidates from different disciplines/Exam Groups is prepared in descending order of the Merit Index, and allotment of preference is done on that basis. Post/Unit is allotted as per the candidate's options, subject to merit, reservation policy and vacancy position on the date of finalizing the panel. Once empanelled, candidates forfeit the right to be considered for any other post/category.