๐ RRB Technician Recruitment 2025
CEN No. 02/2025 โ 6,238 Vacancies Across India | Apply Online from 28 June to 28 July 2025
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๐ท Department:
Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) โ Ministry of Railways, Government of India
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๐ Notification Summary:
The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) have released the Centralised Employment Notification (CEN) No. 02/2025 for the recruitment of Technician Grade-I Signal (Pay Level 5) and Technician Grade-III (Pay Level 2) posts across all zones. This is a major opportunity for ITI, Diploma, and Degree holders in Science/Engineering to join the prestigious Indian Railways.
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๐๏ธ Important Dates:
- Indicative Notification Published: 21 June 2025 (Employment News)
- Online Application Starts: 28 June 2025
- Last Date to Apply: 28 July 2025 (up to 11:59 PM)
- Last Date for Fee Payment: 30 July 2025
- Correction/Modification Window: 1 August to 10 August 2025
- Scribe Details Submission (PwBD Candidates): 11 August to 15 August 2025
- CBT/DV/Medical Dates: To be notified on the respective RRB websites
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๐งพ Total Vacancies: 6,238 Posts
- Technician Grade-I Signal (Pay Level 5): 183 Posts
- Technician Grade-III (Pay Level 2): 6,055 Posts
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๐ RRB- and Zone-wise Vacancy Distribution (Annexure B):
As per Annexure B of the notification, the distribution of vacancies across various RRBs is as follows:
- RRB Ahmedabad: 462 posts
- RRB Ajmer: 481 posts
- RRB Bangalore: 517 posts (12 posts Technician Gr-I Signal + 505 Technician Gr-III)
- RRB Bhopal: 452 posts
- RRB Bhubaneswar: 299 posts (6 Technician Gr-I Signal + 293 Technician Gr-III)
- RRB Bilaspur: 443 posts
- RRB Chandigarh: 93 posts
- RRB Chennai: 493 posts (13 Technician Gr-I Signal + 480 Technician Gr-III)
- RRB Gorakhpur: 206 posts
- RRB Guwahati: 107 posts
- RRB Jammu-Srinagar: 17 posts
- RRB Kolkata: 508 posts (11 Technician Gr-I Signal + 497 Technician Gr-III)
- RRB Malda: 123 posts
- RRB Mumbai: 961 posts (8 Technician Gr-I Signal + 953 Technician Gr-III)
- RRB Muzaffarpur: 18 posts
- RRB Patna: 72 posts
- RRB Prayagraj: 529 posts (53 Technician Gr-I Signal + 476 Technician Gr-III)
- RRB Ranchi: 146 posts
- RRB Secunderabad: 868 posts (80 Technician Gr-I Signal + 788 Technician Gr-III)
- RRB Siliguri: 19 posts
- RRB Thiruvananthapuram: 134 posts
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๐ Eligibility Criteria
๐ Age Limit (as on 01 July 2025):
Technician Grade-I Signal: 18 to 33 years
Technician Grade-III: 18 to 30 years
Age relaxation for reserved categories as per rules:
SC/ST: 5 years
OBC (NCL): 3 years
PwBD: 10 years (additional relaxation for SC/ST/OBC)
Ex-Servicemen, Railway Staff, Widows/Divorced Women, and others โ see Para 5 of the notification
๐ Educational Qualifications:
Technician Grade-I Signal (Pay Level 5):
- B.Sc. in Physics / Electronics / Computer Science / Information Technology / Instrumentation
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- Three-year Diploma in Engineering in the above disciplines
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- Degree in Engineering in the above disciplines
(Note: Candidates with higher qualifications are also eligible)
Technician Grade-III (Pay Level 2):
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Reservation & Relaxation
- EWS (Economically Weaker Sections): 8%
- OBC (Non-Creamy Layer): 27%
- SC: 15%
- ST: 7.5%
- PwBD, ExSM, Women, Minorities, and EBC have horizontal reservation and various concessions
- Income/EWS/Category/PwBD certificates must be in prescribed formats (Annexure I, II, III, etc.)
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๐งช Selection Process
Computer Based Test (CBT)
- 100 Objective-type questions
- Duration: 90 minutes
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mark deducted per wrong answer
- Separate CBT for Pay Level 5 and Pay Level 2 posts
Document Verification (DV)
Medical Examination
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๐งฎ Application Fees
- General / UR: โน500 (โน400 refundable after appearing in CBT)
- SC/ST/OBC-NCL/EWS/PwBD/ExSM/Women/Transgender: โน250 (fully refundable after CBT)
- Payment Mode: Online only (Debit/Credit Card, Net Banking, UPI)
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๐ฅ๏ธ How to Apply
- Visit the official website of any RRB (e.g., www.rrbcdg.gov.in)
- Register using Aadhaar/DigiLocker-based authentication
- Fill application form for only one RRB per Pay Level
- Upload required documents, recent photo (not older than 3 months), and signature
- Pay fee and submit before 28 July 2025
- Modification window will be open from 01 to 10 August 2025 with a fee of โน250 per change
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โฟ PwBD & Scribe Facility
- Candidates eligible for a scribe must declare during application and register their scribe on https://rrbapply.gov.in between 11โ15 August 2025
- 20 minutes per hour compensatory time is allowed for PwBD using scribe
- Scribe cannot be a Railway employee or aspiring candidate
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๐ซ Free Travel Pass (SC/ST Candidates)
- Eligible candidates can download e-call letter with travel authority
- Carry original caste certificate for travel
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๐ฅ Admit Card
- e-Call Letters will be released 4 days before CBT, DV, and Medical
- Download from RRB website using Registration ID and Date of Birth
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๐ Official Websites of RRBs
Some important RRB websites:
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๐ข Note for Candidates:
Apply early and carefully read the full official notification, including Annexures and instructions. Ensure only one application per Pay Level per candidate to avoid disqualification. Multiple applications will be rejected, and the candidate may be debarred from future exams.