RRB JE Recruitment 2025: The Railway Recruitment Board has announced an Employment notification for the Junior Engineer (JE)/Depot Material Superintendent (DMS)/Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA) posts. There are about 2,585 vacancies available for the RRB Vacancy. Candidates with B.Sc/Diploma qualifications are eligible to apply for RRB JE Careers. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online on or before 30 November 10 December 2025. The detailed eligibility and selection process for RRB JE jobs are explained below. Interested candidates can also try RRB NTPC Recruitment.
RRB JE Recruitment 2025 – Details:
| Job Role | Junior Engineer (JE)/Depot Material Superintendent (DMS)/Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA) |
| Organization Name | Railway Recruitment Board |
| Job Type | Railway Jobs |
| Qualification | B.Sc/Diploma |
| Experience | Freshers |
| Salary | Rs. 35,400/- |
| Total Vacancies | 2,585 Posts |
| Job location | Across India |
| Last date |
RRB JE Jobs- Detailed Eligibility:
Education Qualification:
Junior Engineer (Electrical, Electrical EMU & TRS, Electrical / TRD, Electrical / General Services, Electrical (Workshop)):
- Three years Diploma in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics Engineering OR
- A combination of any sub stream of basic streams of Electrical / Electronics/ Mechanical Engineering from a Accredited University / Institute.
Junior Engineer (P. Way & Bridge/ Design, Drawing and Estimation/ Works/ Workshop):
- Three years Diploma in Civil Engineering or B.Sc. in Civil Engineering of three years duration OR
- A combination of any sub stream of basic streams of Civil Engg from an Accredited University / Institute.
Junior Engineer / Track Machine:
- Three years Diploma in Automobile / Electrical / Mechanical / Production /Electronics / Instrumentation and Control Engineering OR
- A combination of any sub stream of basic streams of Automobile / Mechanical / Production / Electrical / Electronics / Instrumentation and Control Engineering from an Accredited University / Institute.
Junior Engineer (Carriage and Wagon, Mechanical (Design and Workshop), Mechanical / Power, Diesel Mechanical, Diesel Mechanical (Workshop), Mechanical And Mechanical (Workshop), Welder):
- Three years Diploma in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics / Manufacturing / Mechatronics / Industrial / Machining / Instrumentation and Control / Tools and Machining / Tools and Die Making / Automobile / Production Engineering OR
- A combination of any sub stream of basic streams of Electronics / Instrumentation and Control /Manufacturing / Mechanical / Electrical /Mechatronics / Industrial / Machining/ Automobile / Production Engineering / Tools and Machining / Tools and Die Making from a recognised University/Institute.
Chemical And Metallurgical Assistant:
- B.Sc degree in Physics and Chemistry with minimum of 45% marks from a Accredited University / Institute with any of the following (a) B.Sc with Physics as major/specialization/ Honours subject and Chemistry as a subject (b) B.Sc with Chemistry as major/ specialization/Honours subject and Physics as a subject (c) B.Sc with any other Science subject (including but not limited to Mathematics/ Mathematical Statistics) as a major/ specialization/Honours subject and both Physics and Chemistry as subjects in the course.
Junior Engineer (Diesel Electrical, Diesel Electrical (Workshop):
- Three years Diploma in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics Engineering OR
- A combination of any sub stream of basic streams of Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics Engineering from a recognised University / Institute.
Junior Engineer (S And T / Signal, S And T / Telecommunication, Research / Instrumentation, S And T / Design Drawing And Estimation, S And T (Workshop)):
- Three years Diploma in Electrical / Electronics / Information Technology / Communication Engineering / Computer Science and Engineering / Computer Science / Computer Engineering OR
- A combination of any sub stream of basic streams of Electrical / Electronics / Information Technology / Communication Engineering / Computer Science and Engineering / Computer Science / Computer Engineering from an Accredited University / Institute.
Depot Material Superintendent: Three Years Diploma in Engineering in any Stream from an Accredited University / Institution.
Age Limit (As on 01 January 2026): 18 – 33 years
Age Relaxation:
| S.No | Community/Category | Relaxation |
| 1 | SC/ST candidates | 5 Years |
| 2 | OBC-Non Creamy Layer candidates | 3 Years |
| 3 | Ex-servicemen candidates who have put in more than 6 months of service after attestation | Up to the extent of service rendered in Defence plus 3 years |
| 4 | Persons With Disabilities (PWD) UR | 10 Years |
| PWD OBC-Non Creamy Layer | 13 Years | |
| PWD SC/ST | 15 Years | |
| 5 | Candidates ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 | 5 Years |
| 6 | Candidates who are serving Group ‘C’ and Erstwhile Group ‘D’ Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes in Railways who have put in minimum of 3 years service (continuous or in broken spells) | UR & EWS: 40 Years
OBC- Non-Creamy Layer: 43 Years SC/ST: 45 Years |
| 7 | Candidates who are working in Quasi-Administrative offices of the Railway organizations such as Railway Canteens, Co-operative Societies and Institutes | Up to the length of service rendered (or) 5 Years, whichever is lower |
| 8 | Women candidates, who are widowed, divorced or judicially separated from husband but not remarried. | UR & EWS: 35 Years
OBC- Non-Creamy Layer: 38 Years SC/ST: 40 Years |
Salary for RRB JE Jobs: Rs. 35,400/- (Level-6)
No. of. RRB JE Vacancy: 2,585 Posts
| Zones | UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | Total |
| RRB Ahmedabad | 68 | 22 | 19 | 39 | 12 | 151 |
| RRB Ajmer | 20 | 04 | 03 | 10 | 03 | 40 |
| RRB Bengaluru | 40 | 14 | 07 | 10 | 09 | 80 |
| RRB Bhopal | 27 | 14 | 02 | 11 | 04 | 58 |
| RRB Bhubaneswar | 09 | 10 | 04 | 09 | 04 | 36 |
| RRB Bilaspur | 63 | 16 | 09 | 26 | 13 | 127 |
| RRB Chandigarh | 44 | 20 | 06 | 23 | 15 | 108 |
| RRB Chennai | 77 | 23 | 15 | 40 | 14 | 169 |
| RRB Gorakhpur | 45 | 15 | 09 | 20 | 09 | 98 |
| RRB Guwahati | 05 | — | — | 02 | — | 07 |
| RRB Jammu-Srinagar | 25 | 19 | 08 | 38 | 05 | 95 |
| RRB Kolkata | 264 | 87 | 58 | 160 | 59 | 628 |
| RRB Malda | 17 | 08 | 06 | 11 | 03 | 45 |
| RRB Mumbai | 174 | 70 | 35 | 110 | 45 | 434 |
| RRB Muzaffarpur | 10 | 03 | 02 | 06 | 02 | 23 |
| RRB Patna | 20 | 08 | 04 | 13 | 05 | 50 |
| RRB Prayagraj | 76 | 26 | 09 | 38 | 13 | 162 |
| RRB Ranchi | 40 | 19 | 09 | 30 | 11 | 109 |
| RRB Secunderabad | 50 | 13 | 08 | 15 | 17 | 103 |
| RRB Thiruvananthapuram | 22 | 20 | 08 | 09 | 03 | 62 |
| Total | 1096 | 411 | 212 | 620 | 246 | 2,585 |
Selection Process of RRB JE Recruitment:
- The recruitment process shall comprise of the following stages:
- 1st Stage Computer-Based Test (CBT-I)
- 2nd Stage Computer-Based Test (CBT-II)
- Document Verification (DV)
- Medical Examination (ME)
1st Stage CBT (Common for all notified posts of this CEN):
- Duration: 90 minutes (120 Minutes for eligible PwBD candidates accompanied with Scribe), No of Questions: 100
- The 1st stage of CBT is of a screening nature, and the standard of questions for the CBT will be generally in conformity with the educational standards and/or minimum technical qualifications prescribed for the posts.
- The normalized score of 1st stage exam shall be used only for short listing of candidates for 2nd stage exam as per their merit.
- There shall be negative marking in CBT (Computer-Based Test/Examination) and marks shall be deducted for each wrong answer @ 1/3 of the marks allotted for each question.
| Subjects | No. of Questions | Marks for each Section |
| CBT-I | CBT-I | |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25 | 25 |
| General Awareness | 15 | 15 |
| General Science | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
2nd Stage CBT:
- Short listing of Candidates for the 2nd Stage CBT exam shall be based on their normalised marks in the 1st Stage CBT Exam.
- The total number of candidates to be shortlisted for the 2nd Stage shall be 15 times the community-wise total vacancy of Posts notified against the RRB as per their merit in the 1st Stage CBT.
- However, Railways reserve the right to increase/decrease this limit in total or for any specific category(s) as required to ensure availability of adequate candidates for all the notified posts.
- Minimum percentage of marks for eligibility in various categories: UR-40%, EWS-40%, OBC-30%, SC-30%, ST-25%. This percentage of marks for eligibility may be relaxed by 2 marks for PwBD candidates, in case of shortage of PwBD candidates against vacancies reserved for them.
- Duration: 120 minutes (160 Minutes for eligible PwBD candidates accompanied with Scribe), No of Questions: 150
| Subjects | No. of Questions | Marks for each Section |
| CBT-II | CBT-II | |
| General Awareness | 15 | 15 |
| Physics & Chemistry | 15 | 15 |
| Basics of Computers and Applications | 10 | 10 |
| Basics of Environment and Pollution Control | 10 | 10 |
| Technical Abilities | 100 | 100 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
Shortlisting of candidates for 2nd stage CBT, DV and empanelment:
- A short listing of candidates for the DV shall be based on the normalized marks they obtained in the 2nd Stage CBT.
- The normalization scheme to be adopted for short-listing the candidates from 1st Stage CBT to 2nd Stage CBT and for DV on the basis of performance in 2nd Stage CBT
Document Verification (DV):
- Candidates will be shortlisted for Document Verification based on their marks and merit in the 2 nd stage CBT and options. The number of shortlisted candidates will be equal to the number of vacancies.
- In case two or more candidates secure equal marks, their merit position shall be determined by age criteria i.e., the older candidate shall be given higher merit than the younger candidate.
Application Fees:
- For all candidates: Rs. 500/- (Out of this fee of Rs.500/- an amount of Rs, 400/- shall be refunded duly deducting bank charges as applicable, on appearing in the CBT
- SC/ST/Ex-Servicemen/PwBD/Female/Transgender/Minorities/EBC: Rs. 250/- This fee will be refunded duly deducting bank charges as applicable, on appearing in 1st stage CBT.
Modes Of Fee Payment:
- ONLINE fee payments through internet banking, debit/credit cards, or UPI will be accepted.
How to apply for RRB JE Recruitment 2025?
Interested candidates can apply for RRB JE recruitment 2025 on or before 30 November 10 December 2025 (23.59 hrs).
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Websites of RRBs Participating in CEN No. 05/2025:
- Ahmedabad: www.rrbahmedabad.gov.in
- Ajmer: www.rrbajmer.gov.in
- Bangalore: www.rrbbnc.gov.in
- Bhopal: www.rrbbpl.nic.in
- Bhubaneswar: www.rrbbbs.gov.in
- Bilaspur: www.rrbbilaspur.gov.in
- Chandigarh: www.rrbcdg.gov.in
- Chennai: www.rrbchennai.gov.in
- Gorakhpur: www.rrbgkp.gov.in
- Guwahati: www.rrbguwahati.gov.in
- Jammu-Srinagar: www.rrbjammu.nic.in
- Kolkata: www.rrbkolkata.gov.in
- Malda: www.rrbmalda.gov.in
- Mumbai: www.rrbmumbai.gov.in
- Muzaffarpur: www.rrbmuzaffarpur.gov.in
- Patna: www.rrbpatna.gov.in
- Prayagraj: www.rrbpryj.gov.in
- Ranchi: www.rrbranchi.gov.in
- Secunderabad: www.rrbsecunderabad.nic.in
- Siliguri: www.rrbsiliguri.org
- Thiruvananthapuram: www.rrbthiruvananthapuram.gov.in
Important Dates:
| Opening date of Online application | 31 October 2025 |
| Closing date for Submission of Online Application | |
| Last Date for Application fee payment for the submitted applications | 12 December 2025 |
| Dates for Modification window for corrections in application form with payment of modification fee | 13 to 22 December 2025 |
| Dates during which eligible scribe candidates must provide their scribe details in the application portal | 23 to 27 December 2025 |
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