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RRB Technician Recruitment 2026: Notification Out
RRB Technician Recruitment 2026: Notification Out
The short RRB Technician Notification PDF for CEN 02/2026 has been released in the Employment Newspaper on 18th May 2026. Candidates interested in the RRB Technician Vacancy must go through the short notice to ensure their eligibility for the released vacancies. The complete details will be released shortly, along with a detailed advertisement on the below given website.
The short RRB Technician Notification PDF for CEN 02/2026 has been released in the Employment Newspaper on 18th May 2026. Candidates interested in the RRB Technician Vacancy must go through the short notice to ensure their eligibility for the released vacancies. The complete details will be released shortly, along with a detailed advertisement on the below given website.
Important Dates
The schedule for the RRB Technician Exam has been released along with the notification PDF. The online application process will begin on 30th June 2026, and the application link will remain active till 29th July 2026 (11:59 pm). Check important dates from the table below.
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Dates
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RRB Technician Notification
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18th May 2026
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Apply Online Starts
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30th June 2026
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Last Date for Registration
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29th July 2026 (11:59 pm)
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Last Date to fill the application fee
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29th July 2026 (11:59 pm)
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RRB Technician Vacancies
For the year 202-27, the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) aims to fill 6565 vacancies for Technician (Grade 1 Signal and Grade 3) posts. For this year, 323 vacancies are for Technician Grade 1 and 6242 are for Technician Grade 3. Check the railway zone-wise vacancy details from the table below.
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Railway Zone
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Vacancies
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Northern Railway (New Delhi)
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548
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Western Railway (Mumbai)
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544
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Central Railway (Mumbai)
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870
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Southern Railway (Chennai)
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785
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South Central Railway (Secunderabad)
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368
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South Eastern Railway (Kolkata)
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576
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South East Central Railway (Bilaspur)
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90
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Eastern Railway (Kolkata)
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291
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East Central Railway (Hajipur)
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186
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West Central Railway (Jabalpur)
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231
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North Western Railway (Jaipur)
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199
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North Central Railway (Allahabad)
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268
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North Eastern Railway (Gorakhpur)
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169
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NF Railway (NFR)
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701
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South Western Railway (Hubli)
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240
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BLW / CLW / ICF
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499
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Total
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6565
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RRB Technician 2026 Eligibility Criteria
Certain eligibility requirements must be fulfilled by candidates before applying for the RRB Technician post. These requirements are based on parameters like educational qualification and age limit.
Education Qualification
Candidates must be required to fulfil the educational qualifications for Grade 1 Signal and Grade 3 Posts to be eligible to apply online for RRB Technician Recruitment 2026. The post-wise education qualification is mentioned below in the table.
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Posts
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Education Qualification
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RRB Technician Grade 1 Signal
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(OR)
(OR)
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RRB Technician Grade 3
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Matriculation/SSLC plus ITI from recognized institutions of NCVT/SCVT in the trade of Forger and Heat Treater/Foundryman / Pattern Maker / Moulder (Refractory). (OR) Matriculation/SSLC plus Course Completed Act Apprenticeship in the related trades.
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Age Limit
As mentioned in the RRB Technician Notification, the minimum age limit is 18 years, and the maximum age is different for both posts.
1. The age limit to apply for Technician Grade 1 Signal posts is 18 to 33 years.
2. The age limit to apply for Technician Grade 3 posts is 18 to 30 years.
3. Upper age relaxation for reserved categories is mentioned below in the table.
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Category
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Age Relaxation
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SC/ST
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5 years
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OBC (NCL)
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3 years
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Ex-Servicemen (more than 6 months of service after attestation)
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Up to the extent of service rendered in Defence plus 3 years
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PWD
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10 years + relaxation for the respective category
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Candidates ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989
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5 years
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Candidates who are serving Group 'C' and Erstwhile Group 'D' Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes in Railways who have put in a minimum of 3 years of service (continuous or in broken spells)
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UR -40 years, OBC-NCL- 43 years,SC/ST - 45 years
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Application Fees
While filling out the RRB Technician Application forms, candidates have to pay the required amount of application fees as per their category. Without an application fee, candidates' application forms will be considered incomplete and will be rejected. Category-wise required application fees for RRB Technician Recruitment 2026 are mentioned below in the table.
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Categories
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Application Fees
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For Candidates belonging to SC / ST / Ex-Serviceman / PWDs / Female / Transgender / Minorities / Economically backward class
(This fee of Rs 250/- shall be refunded duly deducting bank charges as applicable, on appearing in CBT.) |
Rs. 250/-
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Others Categories
(Out of this fee of Rs 500/-, an amount of Rs 400/- shall be refunded duly deducting bank charges, on appearing in CBT.) |
Rs. 500/-
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Selection Process
All the candidates who are willing to apply to the RRB Technician Recruitment 2026 should be aware of the selection stages that they will have to pass to be hired for this role. There will be 3 stages in the selection process for RRB Technician posts. The candidates will first have to clear the CBT examination. Selected candidates after the CBT round will be called up with the documents to get them verified in the Document Verification and Medical Examination.
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Stages
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Details
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Computer-Based Test (CBT)
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100 questions for 100 marks
Multiple Choice Questions ⅓ negative marking |
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Document Verification (DV)
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CBT Qualified candidates have to present their documents to verify
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Detailed Medical Examination (DME)
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Medical examination will be conducted to finally select the candidates
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Click Here To Read the Official Notification
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