When was the official RRB JE Notification PDF (CEN 04/2026) announced?

The Railway Recruitment Board has released the official RRB JE Notification PDF (CEN 04/2026) on 13th August 2026 on its regional RRB portals.

Can the final-year students also eligible for RRB JE 2026?

No, candidates must have their Diploma/Degree completion certificates on or before the closing date of application (13th September 2026).

What is the RRB JE 2026 salary?

The RRB JE candidates will get the starting basic pay under Pay Level 6 is ₹35,400 per month, with applicable DA, HRA, and TA allowances.

When does RRB JE 2026 registration end?

The last date to submit the RRB JE application form is 13 September 2026 at 11:59 PM. The fee payment deadline is 15 September 2026.

What is the RRB JE selection process?

The selection process includes CBT 1, CBT 2, Document Verification and Medical Examination.

When was the RRB JE Online Registration started?

The RRB JE Online registration started on 14 August 2026 & candidates can submit till 13 September 2026.

How many vacancies are available in RRB JE Recruitment 2026?

A total of 4,029 vacancies are available under the revised RRB JE Recruitment 2026 for JE, DMS, & CMA posts.

Is RRB JE conducted in online mode?

Yes. The RRB JE examinations are conducted in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode.

How is the RRB JE department- wise vacancy distributed?

For the 2026-27 recruitment cycle, the Railway Board has approved 4,098 vacancies, where Civil Engineering has 1,638 vacancies, Mechanical Engineering has 1,125 vacancies, Electrical Engineering has 600 vacancies, Depot Material Superintendent (Stores) has 324 vacancies, Signal & Telecommunication (S&T) has 307 vacancies, & Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA) has 35 posts.

How many total vacancies are available after the RRB JE Corrigendum-1?

After the Corrigendum-1 notice RRB JE has a total 4029 posts.

What is the qualification required for the CMA post?

Candidates must hold a B.Sc. Degree in Physics and Chemistry with at least 45% aggregate marks.

Can a Diploma holder in Engineering can submit for the CMA exam group?

No. Diploma holders in Engineering are eligible for DMS and JE posts only. The CMA group is specifically meant for B.Sc. Science graduates.

How to retrieve a lost RRB registration number?

Candidates can recover their RRB login ID and password through the official regional portal or the central RRB registration Portal by using your registered email, mobile number, and date of birth.

When is the RRB JE 2026 exam?

The RRB JE CBT 1 and CBT 2 exam dates are yet to be announced. The dates will be announced separately by the Railway Recruitment Boards.

Is there negative marking in the RRB JE exam?

Yes. There is a negative marking of 1/3 mark for each incorrect answer.

RRB JE 2026 Notification Out for 4,029 Posts, Check Eligibility, Vacancies, & Download Official PDF

Q: What are the posts covered under the RRB JE recruitment 2026?

The posts covered under the recruitment are Junior Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent (DMS), & Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA)

Table of Contents

The RRB JE Recruitment 2026 has been released for 4,029 vacancies for Junior Engineer (JE), Depot Material Superintendent (DMS), and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA) posts under CEN No. 04/2026. The vacancies were revised from 3,993 to 4,029 through Corrigendum-1. The online application process started on 14 August 2026, and the last date for RRB JE Apply Online 2026 is 13 September 2026 at 11:59 PM. Candidates can check the revised vacancies, eligibility, important dates, application process, exam pattern, selection process, salary, and other details below.

RRB JE 2026 Notification: Highlights

Objective	Details
Exam Name	RRB Junior Engineer Recruitment 2026
Conducting Authority	Railway Recruitment Boards
CEN Number	CEN No. 04/2026
Posts	Junior Engineer, DMS & CMA
Total Vacancies	4,029
Notification Date	13 August 2026
Application Start Date	14 August 2026
Registration Last Date	13 September 2026
Application Mode	Online
Exam Mode	Computer-Based Test
Pay Level	Level 6
Initial Basic Pay	₹35,400
Age Limit	18 to 33 years
Selection Process	CBT 1, CBT 2, Document Verification & Medical Examination
Official Website	indianrailways.gov.in
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RRB JE 2026 Notification PDF Download

The RRB JE Notification 2026 has been released under CEN No. 04/2026 for Junior Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent, and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant posts. The notification contains details regarding vacancies, eligibility, application dates, selection process, examination scheme, syllabus, medical standards, and other conditions. Candidates can download the RRB JE 2026 Notification PDF directly from the link below.

RRB JE Notification 2026: Important Dates

The important dates for RRB JE Recruitment 2026 are given in the table below:

Event	Date
Indicative Notification	25 July 2026
Detailed Notification	13 August 2026
Application Starts	14 August 2026
Application End	13 September 2026, 11:59 PM
Fee Payment Last Date	15 September 2026
Modification Window	16 to 25 September 2026
Scribe Details Submission	26 to 30 September 2026
CBT 1 Exam Date	To Be Announced
CBT 2 Exam Date	To Be Announced

Important Note: The schedule for RRB JE CBT 1 & CBT 2 Exam, Document Verification (DV), & Medical Examinations (ME) will be announced later on regional RRB portals.

RRB JE Vacancy 2026 (Branch & Post-Wise)

The RRB JE Vacancy 2026 has been revised to 4,029 posts through Corrigendum-1 under CEN 04/2026. The recruitment includes 3,670 Junior Engineer posts, 324 Depot Material Superintendent posts, and 35 Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant posts.

RRB JE Post-Wise Vacancy 2026

Post Name	UR	SC	ST	OBC (NCL)	EWS	Total
Junior Engineer (JE) (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, S&T)	1561	567	334	844	364	3,670
Depot Material Superintendent (DMS)	139	57	29	69	30	324
Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA)	14	8	3	6	4	35
Total Vacancies	1,714	632	366	919	398	4,029

RRB JE Discipline-Wise Vacancy 2026

Department	UR	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	Total
Civil	670	259	140	407	162	1,638
Mechanical	464	182	110	251	118	1,125
Electrical	280	79	50	131	60	600
Stores	139	57	29	69	30	324
S&T	147	47	34	55	24	307
CMA	14	8	3	6	4	35
Grand Total	1,714	632	366	919	398	4,029

RRB JE Zone-Wise Vacancy 2026

RRB Zone	UR	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	Total
RRB Ahmedabad	45	24	19	38	17	143
RRB Ajmer	110	41	10	68	23	252
RRB Bengaluru	119	45	23	80	32	299
RRB Bhopal	58	17	10	27	8	120
RRB Bhubaneswar	40	14	4	19	9	86
RRB Bilaspur	51	19	19	22	13	124
RRB Chandigarh	77	31	13	49	13	183
RRB Chennai	152	62	36	83	44	377
RRB Gorakhpur	67	44	22	40	25	198
RRB Guwahati	132	54	29	87	31	333
RRB Jammu-Srinagar	86	16	12	27	11	152
RRB Kolkata	195	58	51	101	52	457
RRB Malda	9	8	3	7	3	30
RRB Mumbai	175	67	36	96	37	411
RRB Muzaffarpur	7	4	2	3	1	17
RRB Patna	29	20	11	15	5	80
RRB Prayagraj	164	49	33	67	28	341
RRB Ranchi	49	21	8	31	13	122
RRB Secunderabad	69	15	6	12	9	111
RRB Siliguri	35	12	7	26	12	92
RRB Thiruvananthapuram	45	11	12	22	11	101
Grand Total	1,714	632	366	920	397	4,029

RRB JE Department-Wise Vacancy 2026

Post	Department	UR	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	Total
JE / Design / Electrical	Electrical	2	0	1	1	0	4
JE / Electrical	Electrical	17	5	3	9	4	38
JE / Electrical (Workshop)	Electrical	15	6	2	6	4	33
JE / Electrical / Design Drawing and Estimation	Electrical	15	6	4	9	5	39
JE / Electrical / Design Drawing and Estimation	Electrical	1	0	0	1	0	2
JE / Electrical / EMU	Electrical	18	5	6	8	7	44
JE / Electrical / General Services	Electrical	50	14	9	30	8	111
JE / Electrical / TRD	Electrical	86	24	13	35	12	170
JE / Electrical / TRS	Electrical	76	19	12	32	20	159
JE (Research) / Civil	Engineering	1	5	3	4	0	13
JE / Bridge	Engineering	18	7	4	10	5	44
JE / Civil	Engineering	2	3	1	1	1	8
JE / Civil / Design Drawing and Estimation	Engineering	83	29	24	38	20	194
JE / Civil / Design Drawing and Estimation	Engineering	5	1	2	1	0	9
JE / Design / Civil	Engineering	0	3	3	0	2	8
JE / P. Way	Engineering	1	0	0	0	0	1
JE / P. Way	Engineering	343	131	63	213	76	826
JE / Works	Engineering	196	74	37	116	45	468
JE / Works	Engineering	2	1	2	0	2	7
JE / Track Machine	Engineering	19	5	1	24	11	60
JE / Carriage and Wagon	Mechanical	177	68	38	97	48	428
JE / Design / C and W	Mechanical	0	2	2	0	2	6
JE / Design / Mechanical	Mechanical	1	3	1	2	2	9
JE / Design / MP	Mechanical	0	2	1	0	3	6
JE / Design / Mechanical	Mechanical	21	6	6	7	5	45
JE / Mechanical	Mechanical	85	27	14	36	16	178
JE / Mechanical (Workshop)	Mechanical	145	56	33	87	36	357
JE / Mechanical / Design Drawing and Estimation	Mechanical	2	2	2	1	2	9
JE / Mechanical / Design Drawing and Estimation	Mechanical	4	4	7	3	0	18
JE / Millwright	Mechanical	14	4	3	7	1	29
JE / Diesel Electrical	Mechanical	15	8	3	11	3	40
Chemical and Metallurgical Assistant	Mechanical	14	8	3	6	4	35
JE / S and T	Signal and Telecommunications	0	3	1	0	1	5
JE / S and T (Workshop)	Signal and Telecommunications	4	3	1	3	1	12
JE / S and T / Design Drawing and Estimation	Signal and Telecommunications	14	3	3	0	1	21
JE / S and T / Signal	Signal and Telecommunications	87	28	20	38	17	190
JE / S and T / Telecommunication	Signal and Telecommunications	42	10	9	14	4	79
Depot Material Superintendent	Stores	139	57	29	69	30	324
TOTAL		1,714	632	366	920	397	4,029

RRB JE Vacancy Revised After Corrigendum-1

RRB JE 2026 vacancies have been increased from 3,993 to 4,029 posts through the Corrigendum-1 under CEN No. 04/2026. A total of 36 vacancies have been increased, including 35 CMA posts across six RRBs and 1 JE/Electrical post under RRB Secunderabad. Candidates can check the details of revised vacancies in the Corrigendum 1 notice given below.

RRB Junior Engineer Vacancy Trends

The RRB JE vacancy trend has changed considerably across different recruitment cycles. In 2026, RRB has announced a total of 4,029 vacancies, which is higher than the 2,585 vacancies in the 2025 cycle but lower than the 7,951 vacancies released in 2024, while the recruitment cycle in 2019 had the highest number of 14,033 vacancies. Candidates can check the detailed vacancy trends in the table below.

Year	CEN	Vacancies	Posts
2026	CEN 04/2026	4,029	JE, DMS, CMA
2025	CEN 05/2025	2,585	JE, DMS, CMA
2024	CEN 03/2024	7,951	JE and other categories
2019	CEN 02/2018	14,033	JE and other categories

Who Is Eligible for RRB JE 2026?

Candidates aged from 18 to 33 years with a relevant Diploma or Degree in Engineering are eligible for RRB JE Recruitment 2026. The educational qualification varies according to the post, which is mentioned below, while age relaxation is applicable to reserved categories for all posts as per RRB rules. The detailed eligibility criteria are given below.

Educational Qualification as of 13 September 2026

The detailed post-wise educational qualification is given in the table below.

Post	Educational Qualification
Junior Engineer (JE)	Three-Year Diploma in the relevant engineering discipline from a recognized institute, OR BE/B.Tech in the relevant engineering stream from a recognized university as of 13 September 2026.
Depot Material Superintendent (DMS)	Three-year Diploma in Engineering, in any discipline, from a recognized University/Institution
Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA)	B.Sc. Degree in Physics and Chemistry with a minimum of 45% marks from a recognized University/Institute.

Important Note: Candidates who are awaiting their final exam results on or before the application deadline are not eligible.

RRB JE Age Limit (as on 1 January 2027)

The age limit of applicants for the RRB JE Recruitment 2026 should be as under:

Category	Minimum Age	Maximum Age
General / UR	18 years	33 years
EWS	18 years	33 years
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)	18 years	35 years
SC / ST	18 years	38 years
PwBD (UR/EWS)	18 years	43 years
PwBD (OBC)	18 years	46 years
PwBD (SC/ST)	18 years	48 years

Age Relaxations

The category-wise age relaxation is mentioned in the table below:

Category	Age Relaxation
SC & ST Candidates	5 years
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) Candidates	3 years
Ex-Servicemen (≥ 6 months service)	UR & EWS: 3 years OBC-NCL: 6 years SC & ST: 8 years
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD)	UR & EWS: 10 years OBC-NCL: 13 years SC & ST: 15 years
Serving Group C/D Railway Staff (≥ 3 years service)	UR & EWS: Up to 40 years OBC-NCL: Up to 43 years SC & ST: Up to 45 years
Candidates in Quasi-Administrative Railway Offices	Length of service OR 5 years, whichever is less
Widowed/Divorced/Judicially Separated Female Candidates (not remarried)	UR & EWS: 35 years OBC-NCL: 38 years SC & ST: 40 years

RRB JE Medical Standards & Eye Sight Criteria

Candidates must check their medical standards before registration. The detailed medical standards are as follows.

Medical Standard	Vision Requirement
A-3	Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/9 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 2D). Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses. Must pass the test for Colour vision, Binocular vision, Night vision, and Mesopic vision.
B-1	Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D). Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required. Must pass the test for Color vision, Binocular vision, Night vision, and Mesopic vision.
B-2	Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D). Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required. Must pass test for Binocular vision.
C-1	Distance Vision: 6/12, 6/18 with or without glasses. Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close.

Important Note: Candidates who have undergone LASIK or any other refractive-error correction surgery are not eligible for Junior Engineer posts requiring the A-3 medical standard.

RRB JE Nationality Criteria

A candidate must be one of the following:

A citizen of India, Nepal, & Bhutan
A Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1 January 1962, intending to permanently settle here
An Indian-origin person who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, & East African countries (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia), intending to permanently settle in India.

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RRB JE Application Link

Candidates interested in RRB JE Recruitment 2026 can submit their applications online through the official RRB application portal. The application window for CEN 04/2026 is available from 14 August to 13 September 2026, up to 11:59 PM. The direct application link is given below.

RRB JE Application Fee 2026

Category	Application Fee
General/OBC/EWS	₹500
SC/ST/PwBD/Ex-Servicemen/Female Candidates/Transgender Candidates/Minorities/EBC	₹250

RRB JE Selection Process 2026

The RRB JE selection process 2026 includes CBT 1, CBT 2, Document Verification (DV), and Medical Examination. CBT 1 is used for shortlisting candidates, while CBT 2 is used for the final merit list. The detailed RRB JE Selection Process is described below:

Selection Stage	Details
CBT 1	Used for Screening/shortlisting candidates for CBT 2
CBT 2	Main stage; marks considered for final merit
Document Verification	Verification of original certificates
Medical Examination	Fitness as per the railway medical standard
Final Selection	Based on CBT 2 merit

Important Note: Candidates will be shortlisted for CBT 2 based on CBT 1, with a 15:1 shortlisting ratio

RRB JE Exam Pattern 2026

The RRB JE exam is conducted in two stages: CBT 1 and CBT 2. CBT 1 has 100 questions for 100 marks, while CBT 2 has 150 questions for 150 marks.

RRB JE CBT 1 Exam Pattern

Subjects	No. Of Questions	Marks	Duration
Mathematics	30	30	90 minutes
General Intelligence & Reasoning	25	25
General Awareness	15	15
General Science	30	30
Total	100	100

RRB JE CBT 2 Exam Pattern

Subjects	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
General Awareness	15	15	120 minutes
Physics & Chemistry	15	15
Basics of Computer Applications	10	10
Basics of Environment & Pollution	10	10
Technical Abilities	100	100
Total	150	150

RRB JE Marking Scheme

For every correct answer, candidates get 1 mark. For every wrong answer, 1/3 mark is deducted in both CBT 1 and CBT 2.

Marking	CBT 1	CBT 2
Correct Answer	+1	+1
Wrong Answer	−1/3	−1/3
Unattempted	0	0
Total Marks	100	150

RRB JE Syllabus 2026

The RRB JE syllabus is divided into CBT 1 and CBT 2. CBT 1 covers Mathematics, General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Awareness, and General Science, while CBT 2 includes General Awareness, Physics & Chemistry, Computers, Environment & Pollution Control, and Technical Abilities.

CBT	Main Subjects
CBT 1	Maths, Reasoning, GA, General Science
CBT 2	GA, Physics & Chemistry, Computers, Environment, Technical

RRB JE Minimum Qualifying Marks 2026

Candidates need at least 40% marks for UR/EWS, 30% marks for OBC-NCL/SC, and 25% marks for ST to qualify in the RRB JE CBT stages.

Candidate Category	Minimum Qualifying Percentage
General (UR) / EWS	40%
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)	30%
Scheduled Caste (SC)	30%
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	25%

RRB JE Salary 2026

RRB Junior Engineer posts are placed in Pay Level 6 with an initial basic pay of ₹35,400. Candidates also receive allowances, such as DA, HRA, & TA.

Salary Component	RRB JE 2026
Pay Level	Level 6
Initial Basic Pay	₹35,400
Pay Scale	₹35,400–₹1,12,400
Allowances	DA, HRA, TA, etc.

RRB JE Exam Date 2026

The RRB JE CBT 1 2026 and CBT 2 exam dates 2026 have not been announced yet. The Railway Recruitment Boards will release the examination schedule separately on their official website. Candidates should regularly check the official RRB websites for updates regarding: