Particular	Details
Recruitment	RRB JE & DMS
CEN	Apr-26
Total vacancies	3,993
Pay Level	Level 6
Initial Pay	35,400
Age	18–33 years
Age calculation date	1-Jan-27
Application starts	14-Aug-26
Last date to apply	13 September 2026, 11:59 PM
Fee payment last date	15-Sep-26
Modification window	16–25 September 2026
Selection	CBT-I → CBT-II → DV → Medical
Negative marking	1/3 mark for every wrong answer

Category-wise Vacancy

Category	Vacancies
UR / General	1,699
OBC-NCL	913
SC	624
ST	363
EWS	394
Total	3,993

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Branch / Engineering-wise — How to Read the Notification

 

Engineering Branch / Qualification	Relevant Posts / Exam Group
Civil Engineering	JE Civil, Bridge, P-Way, Works, Design/Drawing etc.
Mechanical Engineering	JE Mechanical, Carriage & Wagon, Diesel, Workshop, Design etc.
Electrical Engineering	JE Electrical, TRD, TRS and related posts
Electronics / Communication	JE S&T, Signal, Telecommunication etc.
Computer Science / IT	Eligible S&T-related posts as specified
Production / Manufacturing / Automobile / Mechatronics etc.	Eligible Mechanical & Allied posts as specified
3-Year Diploma in Any Engineering Discipline	Depot Material Superintendent (DMS)

 

Salary: 35,400 — But Is That the Actual Salary?

The notification mentions:

Initial Pay = 35,400

and the post is under 7th CPC Level 6.

Important distinction:

?35,400 is the initial basic pay, not necessarily the amount that will land in your bank account every month.

Various allowances and deductions will determine the actual in-hand salary.

So don't look at 35,400 and immediately start planning:

"One Royal Enfield + iPhone + Goa trip + SIP."

First clear CBT-I. ?

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 Who Can Apply for RRB JE Civil?

This is where many candidates make a classic mistake.

They see:

"Civil Engineering"

and immediately click Apply.

No.

First check the exact post + qualification + exam group + medical standard.

For Civil & Allied Engineering, the notification maps Civil Engineering qualifications to the Civil and Allied Engineering Exam Group. It includes Civil Engineering, eligible Civil sub-stream combinations and 3-year B.Sc. in Civil Engineering.

For several Civil JE posts, the post parameters specify:

• Three-year Diploma in Civil Engineering, or
• 3-year B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, or
• prescribed combination of Civil Engineering sub-streams,

from a recognized University/Institute.

 

Age Limit — 18 to 33 Years

For the general age group, the notification prescribes 18–33 years, calculated as on 01 January 2027.

The upper-age relaxation includes:

Category	Relaxation
SC/ST	5 years
OBC-NCL	3 years
PwBD – UR/EWS	10 years
PwBD – OBC-NCL	13 years
PwBD – SC/ST	15 years

Which Civil JE Posts Are There?

The Civil-related post parameters include categories such as:

• JE (Research) / Civil
• JE / Bridge
• JE / Civil
• JE / Civil / Design Drawing & Estimation
• JE / Design / Civil
• JE / P. Way
• JE / Works

among others.

So Civil Engineering is not just:

"P-Way padho, railway track banao, ghar jao."

The syllabus is considerably broader.

Application Fee

*Refund is subject to the notification's conditions and is available on appearing in CBT-I.

RRB JE Selection Process

This recruitment has four major stages:

 

The notification explicitly lists:

1. 1st Stage CBT
2. 2nd Stage CBT
3. Document Verification
4. Medical Examination.

CBT-I: The First Gatekeeper

CBT-I has:

100 Questions | 100 Marks | 90 Minutes

There is 1/3 negative marking for each wrong answer.

What does CBT-I actually test?

Think of it as the entry ticket.

It is common to all notified posts and is primarily screening in nature. Candidates are shortlisted for CBT-II based on normalized CBT-I performance.

 

CBT-I Strategy: Don't Try to Become Einstein in 90 Minutes

You have:

100 questions ÷ 90 minutes

That's roughly 54 seconds per question.

So if one question starts behaving like:

"Find the age of Ram if Ram's uncle's wife's brother..."

Leave it.

Come back later.

Suggested approach

And remember:

Wrong answer = -1/3 mark.

So random tukka is not a strategy.

It is a donation scheme. ?

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CBT-I Shortlisting: The 15× Rule

Here's an important point many candidates miss.

The notification says candidates for CBT-II are shortlisted based on normalized CBT-I marks, with the number generally being 15 times the community-wise vacancies of the concerned RRB, subject to Railway's provision to increase/decrease the limit when required.

 

CBT-II: Now the Real Engineering Begins

CBT-II is much more important for Civil candidates because it contains 100 Technical Ability questions.

The paper has:

Time:

120 minutes

Again, 1/3 negative marking applies.

The important part:

100 out of 150 questions = Technical.

Therefore, for a Civil candidate:

Technical preparation is not a side dish. It is the main course.

 

How to Apply Without Creating a New Problem

The notification has one particularly important warning.

When creating your RRB account:

Mobile number + Email ID = Choose carefully.

The details entered during account creation cannot later be changed.

Also:

You can choose only ONE RRB.

Multiple applications to different RRBs or multiple applications against the same RRB can lead to rejection of all applications and possible debarment.

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Can You Modify the Application?

Yes—but with conditions.

The modification window is:

16 September 2026 to 25 September 2026

and the modification fee is ?250 per occasion.

But remember:

Create Account details and Chosen RRB cannot be changed.

So don't select your RRB while your brain is still buffering.

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Exam Language

CBT questions will be available in:

English + Hindi + 13 regional Indian languages

including Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Urdu and others listed in the notification. Questions will be displayed in the selected language and English

10 Mistakes RRB JE Aspirants Should Avoid

1. Applying without checking the exact post qualification

Don't assume every Civil JE post has identical conditions.

2. Ignoring medical standards

Check the medical standard attached to your preferred post.

3. Preparing only technical subjects

CBT-I comes first.

4. Ignoring CBT-I because "technical is more important"

You cannot reach CBT-II without clearing the screening stage.

5. Leaving Maths until the last month

Speed takes practice.

6. Ignoring negative marking

One-third marks can quietly destroy your score.

7. Studying 24 subjects without a plan

Break the syllabus into manageable blocks.

8. Not solving mock tests

Knowing theory and solving questions under time pressure are two different sports.

9. Applying at 11:58 PM on the last date

Website traffic has no sympathy.

The notification itself advises candidates to apply well before the closing date.

10. Applying to multiple RRBs

Don't.

The notification is very clear about this.

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Important Dates — Screenshot This

The CBT, DV and Medical Examination dates will be communicated later through the concerned RRB websites.

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