🚆 RRB Group D Recruitment 2026 (CEN 09/2025) Level-1 Posts | Indian Railways
📌 Job Overview
Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) have released CEN No. 09/2025 for recruitment to Level-1 (Group D) posts in Indian Railways. This is one of the largest central government job recruitments, offering job security, pension benefits, and nationwide postings.
📊 Total Vacancies
- Total Posts: 22,195 (Tentative)
- Pay Level: Level-1 (7th CPC)
- Initial Pay: ₹18,000/-
- Vacancies are distributed Railway-zone wise
📅 Important Dates
- Notification Date: 27 Dec 2025
- Online Apply Start: 31 Jan 2026
- Last Date to Apply: 02 Mar 2026
- Last Date for Fee Payment: 04 Mar 2026
- Application Correction: 05 – 14 Mar 2026
- CBT Exam Date: To be notified
🎓 Educational Qualification
Candidate must have passed:
- 10th Pass (Matriculation), OR
- ITI from NCVT/SCVT, OR
- Course Completed Act Apprenticeship
🎯 Age Limit (as on 01-01-2026)
18 to 33 Years
| Category | Age Relaxation |
|---|---|
| OBC (NCL) | 3 Years |
| SC / ST | 5 Years |
| PwBD | Up to 15 Years |
| Ex-Servicemen | As per rules |
💰 Salary & Allowances
- Pay Level-1: ₹18,000/-
- DA, HRA, TA as applicable
- Medical Facilities
- Pension under NPS
📝 Selection Process
- Computer Based Test (CBT)
- Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
- Document Verification
- Medical Examination
📘 CBT Exam Pattern
- Objective Type Questions
- Negative Marking: 1/3 mark
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Subjects:
- Mathematics
- General Intelligence & Reasoning
- General Science
- General Awareness & Current Affairs
💳 Application Fee
- General / OBC / EWS: ₹500 (₹400 refunded after CBT)
- SC / ST / Female / PwBD / Ex-SM: ₹250 (Refundable)
📘 RRB Group D Syllabus 2026
📝 CBT Exam Pattern
- Total Questions: 100
- Total Marks: 100
- Duration: 90 Minutes
- Negative Marking: 1/3 mark
📐 Mathematics
- Number System, BODMAS
- Decimals & Fractions
- LCM & HCF
- Ratio & Proportion
- Percentage
- Time & Work
- Time, Speed & Distance
- Profit & Loss
- Simple & Compound Interest
- Algebra, Geometry, Mensuration
- Statistics
🧠 General Intelligence & Reasoning
- Analogies
- Coding & Decoding
- Series
- Blood Relations
- Direction Sense
- Syllogism
- Venn Diagrams
- Statement & Conclusion
🔬 General Science
- Physics – Motion, Heat, Light, Electricity
- Chemistry – Acids, Bases, Metals, Non-metals
- Biology – Human Body, Plants, Animals
- Everyday Science
🌍 General Awareness & Current Affairs
- Indian History & Polity
- Geography & Economics
- Sports & Awards
- Science & Technology
- Current Affairs (Last 1–2 Years)
🏃 Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
| Category | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Male | 35 kg for 100 m in 2 min + 1000 m in 4 min 15 sec |
| Female | 20 kg for 100 m in 2 min + 1000 m in 5 min 40 sec |
📊 RRB Group D Zone-wise Vacancy 2026
| Railway Zone / RRB | Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Northern Railway | 4,785 |
| Western Railway | 3,221 |
| Central Railway | 3,050 |
| Eastern Railway | 2,850 |
| Southern Railway | 2,420 |
| South Eastern Railway | 1,980 |
| South Western Railway | 1,410 |
| North East Frontier Railway | 1,150 |
| Total Vacancies | 22,195 |
📌 Note: Vacancies are tentative and may increase or decrease. Final allocation is done Railway-wise during Document Verification.