RRB JE Exam Guide 2026
RRB JE 2026 notification updates and complete exam guide. Check exam dates, vacancies, eligibility criteria, selection process, syllabus, and application details.
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📊 Exam Information 1
| RRB JE CBT 2 Study Plan 2026 | |
|---|---|
| RRB JE CBT 2 Civil Study Plan 2026 | Click to Download |
| RRB JE CBT 2 Mechanical Study Plan 2026 | Click to Download |
| RRB JE CBT 2 Electrical Study Plan 2026 | Click to Download |
📊 Post Details & Salary Structure
| Name of Organisation | Indian Railways |
|---|---|
| RRB Full Form | Railways Recruitment Board Junior Engineer |
| Exam Conducting Body | Railways Recruitment Board |
| Post Name | Junior Engineer |
| Recruitment Year | 2026 (CEN 04/2026) |
| RRB JE Vacancy 2025 | 4098 |
| RRB JE Notification 2025 | 21st July 2026 |
| RRB JE Apply Online Start Date | 14th August 2026 |
| RRB JE Apply Online Last Date | 16th September |
| RRB JE CBT 1 Exam Date 2026 | To be announced |
| RRB JE CBT 1 Answer Key 2026 | To be announced |
| RRB JE CBT 1 Result 2026 | To be announced |
| RRB JE CBT 2 Exam Date 2026 | To be announced |
| Mode of Exam | CBT |
| Level Of Exam | National |
| Purpose | To Select a Junior Engineer in RRB |
| Marking Scheme | Negative Marking of 1/3rd of a mark for a question. |
| Official Website | rrbapply.gov.in |
| Help Desk | Phone: 9592001188, 01725653333 |
📊 Exam Information 3
| Post | Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Junior Engineer | 4098 |
📊 RRB JE Vacancy 2025-26 Zone Wise
| Zones | UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RRB AHMEDABAD | 68 | 22 | 19 | 39 | 12 | 151 |
| RRB AJMER | 20 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 40 |
| RRB BANGALORE | 40 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 80 |
| RRB BHOPAL | 27 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 58 |
| RRB BHUBANESWAR | 9 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 36 |
| RRB BILASPUR | 63 | 16 | 9 | 26 | 13 | 127 |
| RRB CHANDIGARH | 44 | 20 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 108 |
| RRB CHENNAI | 77 | 23 | 15 | 40 | 14 | 169 |
| RRB GORAKHPUR | 45 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 98 |
| RRB GUWAHATI | 5 | – | – | 2 | – | 7 |
| RRB JAMMU-SRINAGAR | 25 | 19 | 8 | 38 | 5 | 95 |
| RRB KOLKATA | 264 | 87 | 58 | 160 | 59 | 628 |
| RRB MALDA | 17 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 45 |
| RRB MUMBAI | 174 | 70 | 35 | 110 | 45 | 434 |
| RRB MUZAFFARPUR | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 23 |
| RRB PATNA | 20 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 50 |
| RRB PRAYAGRAJ | 76 | 26 | 9 | 38 | 13 | 162 |
| RRB RANCHI | 40 | 19 | 9 | 30 | 11 | 109 |
| RRB SECUNDERABAD | 50 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 103 |
| RRB THIRUVANANTHAPURAM | 22 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 62 |
| Total | 1096 | 411 | 221 | 620 | 246 | 2585 |
📊 Application Fee
- Category
- Age Relaxation
- PwBD – OBC
- 13 years
- PwBD – SC / ST
- 15 years
- SC / ST candidates
- 5 years
- PwBD – Unreserved
- 10 years
- OBC – Non-Creamy Layer candidates
- 3 years
- Quasi-Administrative Railway Organization staff
- Relaxation equal to service length, up to 5 years
- Ex-Servicemen (more than 6 months service after attestation)
- Service duration in Defence + 3 years
- Candidates domiciled in J&K between 01.01.1980 and 31.12.1989
- 5 years
- Women who are widowed, divorced, or judicially separated but not remarried
- Up to 35 years (UR) / 38 years (OBC) / 40 years (SC/ST)
- Railway Staff (Group C & D) with 3 years’ service, Casual Labour & Substitutes
- Up to 40 years (UR) / 43 years (OBC) / 45 years (SC/ST)
📊 Post Details & Salary Structure
| Post Name | Minimum Educational Qualification |
|---|---|
| Junior Engineer (JE) | Diploma/Degree in Engineering relevant to the discipline of the post applied for |
| Junior Engineer (Information Technology) | PGDCA / B.Sc (Computer Science) / B.Tech (IT) / B.Tech (Computer Science) or equivalent |
| Depot Material Superintendent (DMS) | Diploma/Degree in Engineering from any discipline |
| Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA) | Bachelor’s Degree in Science with Physics and Chemistry as main subjects |
📊 Application Fee & Payment Details
| Sr. No. | Category | Application Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unreserved | Rs. 500 (Out of this ₹500, an amount of ₹400 will be refunded, after deducting bank charges, on appearing in 1st stage CBT) |
| 2 | SC, ST, Ex-Servicemen, Female, Transgender, Minorities or Economically Backward Class (EBC) | Rs. 250 (It will be refunded after deducting bank charges as applicable, on appearing in the 1st stage CBT) |
📊 Eligibility Criteria Details
| Document Name | File Format | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| Candidate’s Signature | JPG / JPEG | 30 KB to 49 KB |
| SC/ST Certificate (if applicable) | Up to 400 KB | |
| OBC-NCL / EWS Certificate (if applicable) | Up to 400 KB | |
| PwBD Certificate (if applicable) | Up to 400 KB | |
| Scribe Details & Undertaking (if applicable) | Up to 400 KB | |
| Educational Qualification Certificate | Up to 400 KB | |
| Category Certificate (if any) | Up to 400 KB |
📊 Exam Information 9
| S.N. | Three-year Diploma in Engineering or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology | Exam Group |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical and Allied Engineering, Production Engineering, Automobile Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Machining Engineering, Tools and Machining Engineering, Tools and Die Making Engineering, Combination of any sub stream of the basic streams of above disciplines | Mechanical and Allied Engineering |
| 2 | Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Allied Engineering, Combination of any sub stream of basic streams of Electrical Engineering | Electrical and Allied Engineering |
| 3 | Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Allied Engineering, Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Communication Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Combination of sub streams of basic streams of the above disciplines | Electronics and Allied / CS & IT related |
| 4 | Civil Engineering, Civil and Allied Engineering, Combination of any sub stream of basic streams of Civil Engineering, B.Sc. in Civil Engineering of 3 years duration | Civil and Allied Engineering |
📊 Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme
| Exam Pattern | CBT 1 | CBT 2 |
|---|---|---|
| No. of Questions | 100 | 150 |
| Marks | 100 | 150 |
| Type Of Questions | Objective-type multiple-choice questions | Objective-type multiple-choice questions |
| Duration | 90 minutes | 120 minutes |
📊 Exam Information 11
| Railway Zone | Zonal Headquarter |
|---|---|
| Central Railway | Mumbai |
| Eastern Railway | Kolkata |
| East Central Railway | Hajipur |
| East Coast Railway | Bhubaneswar |
| Northern Railway | Baroda House, New Delhi |
| North Central Railway | Allahabad |
| North Eastern Railway | Gorakhpur |
| North Frontier Railway | Maligaon, Guwahati |
| North Western Railway | Jaipur |
| Southern Railway | Chennai |
| South Central Railway | Secunderabad |
| South Eastern Railway | Garden Reach, Kolkata |
| South East Central Railway | Bilaspur |
| South Western Railway | Hubli |
| Western Railway | Churchgate |
| West Central Railway | Jabalpur |
📊 Exam Information 12
| Regions | Official Websites |
|---|---|
| Ahmedabad | www.rrbahmedabad.gov.in |
| Chennai | www.rrbchennai.gov.in |
| Muzaffarpur | www.rrbmuzaffarpur.gov.in |
| Ajmer | www.rrbajmer.gov.in |
| Gorakhpur | www.rrbgkp.gov.in |
| Bhubaneswar | www.rrbbbs.gov.in |
| Kolkata | www.rrbkolkata.gov.in |
| Secunderabad | rrbsecunderabad.gov.in |
| Bilaspur | rrbbilaspur.gov.in |
| Patna | www.rrbpatna.gov.in |
| Bengaluru | www.rrbbnc.gov.in |
| Guwahati | www.rrbguwahati.gov.in |
| Prayagraj | rrbald.gov.in |
| Bhopal | rrbbhopal.gov.in |
| Jammu-Srinagar | www.rrbjammu.nic.in |
| Ranchi | www.rrbranchi.gov.in |
| Chandigarh | www.rrbcdg.gov.in |
| Mumbai | rrbmumbai.gov.in |
| Malda | www.rrbmalda.gov.in |
| Siliguri | www.rrbsiliguri.gov.in |
| Thiruvananthapuram | rrbthiruvananthapuram.gov.in |
📊 Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme
| Category | Minimum qualifying marks |
|---|---|
| General | 40% |
| ST | 30% |
| SC | 30% |
| OBC | 20% |
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Q1.When is RRB JE CBT 1 exam date 2026?
The Railway Recruitment Board will release the RRB Junior Engineer soon on the official website.
Q2.Can freshers apply for the RRB JE Recruitment 2026?
As there is no mention of any experience criteria in the notification, freshers are eligible for RRB JE recruitment.
Q3.What is the age limit to apply for the RRB JE Recruitment 2026?
The age limit to apply for the RRB JE 2026 is 18 to 33 years. Applicants from reserved category are eligible for age relaxation.
Q4.How much is the RRB JE application fee?
The application fee is Rs 500 out of which Rs 400 will be refunded after CBT 1.
Q5.Can I pay the RRB JE application fee through offline mode?
No, applicants are required to pay the application fee in online mode only through the login window.
Q6.What is the selection process for RRB JE?
The selection of candidates for Junior Engineer posts will be done based on CBT 1, CBT 2, and Document Verification & Medical Test.
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