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The Railway Recruitment Board conducts the RRB JE examination every year to hire Junior Engineers and other positions through their specific selection process. This year, RRB has released the detailed RRB JE Notification 2025 for 2,569 Junior Engineer vacancies in various engineering branches, including Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Information Technology, and others. The official notification was released on 28 October 2025 under CEN No. 05/2025 on the official website at www.rrbapply.gov.in. Candidates interested in applying for the Junior Engineer posts can find all the details about eligibility criteria, important dates, and the application process in this article.
RRB JE Notification 2025 Out
The detailed official RRB JE Recruitment 2025 Notification has now been released on the official website at rrbcdg.gov.in. The Railway Recruitment Board is hiring for Junior Engineers, Depot Material Superintendents, and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistants posts across various disciplines. This is a crucial opportunity for experienced professionals in the nuclear field. This notification is important. Read it carefully to check eligibility, experience requirements, and application instructions. A direct download link for detailed notification of the RRB JE 2025 is provided below for candidates’ reference.
RRB JE Recruitment 2025 Highlights
This recruitment aims to fill various technical roles, including Junior Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent, and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant, across different zones of the Indian Railways. Candidates interested in this recruitment can refer to the overview table below for key details.
| RRB JE Notification 2025 |
| Important Details
Conducting Authority: Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Name of the Examination: RRB Junior Engineer Exam Name of the Posts: Junior Engineers, Depot Material Superintendents, and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistants Advt No.: CEN No- 05/2025 |
| Vacancies Details
Number of Vacancies: 2596 |
| Important Dates
Notification Release Date: 28 October 2025 Apply Online Starts- 31 October 2025 Last Date to Apply- 30 November 2025 (11:59 pm) Last Date to pay the application fee- 02 December 2025 Application Form Corrections- 03 December 2025 to 12 December 2025 Dates during which eligible scribe candidates must provide their scribe details- 13 December 2025 to 17 December 2025 |
| Eligibility Criteria
Education Qualification- Diploma/B.E./B. Tech Age Limit: 18 to 33 years |
| Application Fee
Gen/ OBC: Rs. 500/- SC/ST/Minorities/EWS: Rs. 250/- Ex-Serviceman/PwBDs/Female/Transgender: Rs. 250/ |
| Salary Structure
RRB JE Salary Structure: Rs. 35,400/- (Level 6th CPC Pay Matrix) |
| Selection Process
CBT 1 CBT 2 Document Verification Medical Examination |
| Important Links |
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RRB JE Vacancy 2025
The candidates shall know the vacancies announced for the particular post under the RRB JE Recruitment 2025. The Railway Recruitment Board has announced a total of 2569 Junior Engineer positions on its official website. The table below is provided for the candidates to refer to for knowing the vacancies for each particular post before applying to the various engineering posts announced under RRB. The zone-wise vacancy details have been released along with the detailed notification.
| Name of Posts | Number of Vacancies |
| Junior Engineers, Depot Material Superintendents, and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistants | 2569 |
Zone Wise Vacancies
The table below helps candidates check the number of vacancies for each post before applying for the different engineering positions announced by the RRB. The detailed zone-wise vacancy list has been released along with the official notification.
| Name of Zones | UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | Total |
| RRB AHMEDABAD | 68 | 22 | 19 | 39 | 12 | 151 |
| RRB AJMER | 20 | 04 | 03 | 10 | 03 | 40 |
| RRB BANGALORE | 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 | 73 | 23 | 13 | 38 | 13 | 160 |
| RRB GORAKHPUR | 45 | 15 | 09 | 20 | 09 | 98 |
| RRB GUWAHATI | 05 | — | — | 02 | — | 07 |
| RRB JAMMU-SRINAGAR | 23 | 18 | 08 | 35 | 04 | 88 |
| 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 | 1090 | 410 | 210 | 615 | 244 | 2569 |
RRB JE Eligibility Criteria 2025
Candidates aspiring to apply for the RRB JE Recruitment 2025 for Junior Engineer posts must satisfy the requisite qualifications as prescribed under the official notification. For the ease of candidates, we have discussed the detailed RRB JE Eligibility Criteria 2025 in the section below:
Educational Qualification
To apply for the RRB JE Recruitment 2025-26 for the posts of Junior Engineer (JE), Chemical and Metallurgical Assistant (CMA), Junior Engineer (Information Technology Branch), and Depot Material Superintendent (DMS), candidates must have the following qualifications:
- Three-Year Diploma in Relevant Engineering Stream.
- BE/B. Tech in Relevant Engineering Stream.
- Final Year students of Degree/Diploma are NOT ELIGIBLE to apply for the RRB JE 2025 Recruitment Examination.
Age Limit
The age limit of applicants willing to apply for the RRB Junior Engineer Exam 2025 should be as under:
- Minimum Age Limit – 18 years
- Maximum Age Limit – 33 years
RRB JE Online Form 2025
How to Fill Up RRB JE Recruitment 2025
Candidates who want to apply for the RRB Junior Engineer Recruitment 2025 should follow the given steps to successfully submit their application-
- Visit the official website of the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) at www.rrbapply.gov.in.
- Find the ‘Careers’ section and click on the ‘latest advertisement’.
- A new page will open “05 of 2025-(28/10/2025)”.
- Look for the ”Apply Online For Various Posts” button and proceed by clicking it.
- On appearing on the next page, you’ll see the option for “Sign up for New Registration”
- Complete the next step by submitting all the details, such as name, photo, educational certificate, experience certificate, and other important information.
- After filling out the information, click on the “Submit”.
- Submit the application form, download it, and take a printout for future reference.
RRB JE Application Fee 2025
The candidates will be allowed to register through the official RRB JE Recruitment 2025 Online portal. The RRB JE 2025 Application fees are Rs. Rs. 500/- for the General Category and Rs. 250/- for the females and other catagories. The detailed category-wise application fee is tabulated below.
| Catagory | Application Fees |
| Gen/ OBC | Rs. 500/- |
| SC/ST/Minorities/EWS | Rs. 250/- |
| Ex-Serviceman/PwBDs/Female/Transgender | Rs. 250/- |
RRB Junior Engineer Selection Process 2025
Candidates who meet the required eligibility criteria will be invited for the CBT 1, CBT 2, Document Verification, and Medical Test based on category-wise and position-wise merit lists, determined by the cut-off marks set in the RRB Junior Engineer 2025 Recruitment Selection Process.
- CBT 1
- CBT 2
- Document Verification
- Medical Test
RRB JE Exam Pattern 2025
Candidates preparing for the RRB JE Exam 2025 should know the exam pattern well. It works like a guide to the question paper and tells you about the number of questions, total marks, exam time, and if there is negative marking. The details of the RRB Junior Engineer Exam 2025 pattern are given below.
- The RRB JE Exam comprises a total of 100 objective-type questions for CBT 1 from Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Awareness, and General Science.
- The CBT 2 Exam contains 150 objective-type questions from General Awareness, Physics & Chemistry, Basics of Computers & Applications, Basics of Environment & Pollution Control, and Technical Abilities.
- The duration of the CBT 1 Exam is 90 minutes, and for the CBT 2 Exam is 120 minutes.
- The negative marking of 1/3 marks will be applied in the RRB JE Exam 2025.
| RRB JE CBT Exam Pattern 2025 | |||
| Name of Subject | Number of Questions | Marks | Time Duration |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 | 90 minutes |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 25 | |
| General Awareness | 15 | 15 | |
| General Science | 30 | 30 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | |
| RRB JE CBT Exam Pattern 2025 | |||
| Name of Subject | Number of Questions | Marks | Time Duration |
| General Awareness | 15 | 15 | 120 minutes |
| Physics & Chemistry | 15 | 15 | |
| Basics of Computers & Applications | 10 | 10 | |
| Basics of Environment & Pollution Control | 10 | 10 | |
| Technical Abilities | 100 | 100 | |
| Total | 150 | 150 | |








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