The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) had earlier planned to release the official RRB Group D Notification 2026 on 20th January 2026, which is today. But due to some undisclosed reasons, RRB has revised the notification release date and online application dates for Group D Level 1 recruitment CEN 09/2025. Interested candidates who are planning to apply should check the updated schedule as notified by RRB.
RRB Group D Apply Online 2026 Delayed
According to the official schedule released by RRB, the online application dates have been changed as follows:
- The RRB Group D Apply Online 2026 starts on 31st January 2026Â (Earlier: 21st January 2026.
- The last date to apply online or submit the application form is 2nd March 2026 (Earlier: 20th February 2026.
Check the revised RRB Group D Recruitment 2026 Notice below.
When will RRB release the RRB Group D Notification 2026 PDF?
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has revised the notification release date along with online application dates. As per the official notice, the RRB Group D Notification 2026 Detailed PDF will be released by 30th January 2026 on all regional RRB websites. We advise the candidates to refer only to the official RRB website for official updates related to the application process, notification PDF, and exam schedule.
RRB Group D New Vacancy 2026
For the Financial Year 2026-27, RRB is planning to recruit for approximately 22000 vacancies across Group D Level 1 posts. This will help in increasing the staff base at Indian Railways as well as provide employment opportunity to young 10th pass candidates.
| Sl. No. | Posts | Vacancies |
| 1 | Assistant Loco Shed (Electrical) | 200 |
| 2 | Assistant Operations (Electrical) | 500 |
| 3 | Assistant (TL & AC) | 50 |
| 4 | Assistant (C & W) | 1000 |
| 5 | Pointsman B | 5000 |
| 6 | Assistant (S & T) | 1500 |
| 7 | Assistant (Track Machine) | 600 |
| 8 | Assistant (Bridge) | 600 |
| 9 | Track Maintainer (Group IV) | 11000 |
| 10 | Assistant (P-way) | 300 |
| 11 | Assistant (TRD) | 800 |
| Â | Total | 22000 |
Steps to Apply for RRB Group D Recruitment 2026
The Railway Recruitment Board invites online applications for 22000+ vacancies for Group D level 1 posts. Interested candidates can apply by following the steps given here.
- Go to the regional official website of the Railway Recruitment Board from which you are applying.
- Now, look out for the link to apply for advertisement no. CEN 09/2025.
- Click on ‘New Registration’ and fill in basic details.
- After successful registration, proceed to fill out the application form.
- Upload documents in the specified dimensions and fill out the required columns.
- Now, pay the application fee through the gateway available. After successful payment, take a screenshot of the receipt.
- After all the steps, review your application form, submit it and take a printout of it.
Documents Required to Apply Online for RRB Group D 2025
The documents to be uploaded during the application form fill-up are a passport-size photograph, signature, and category certificate. The prescribed size and format of these files are mentioned below.
| Document | Dimensions | Format | Size |
Additional Details
|
| Photograph | 35mm x 45mm | JPG/JPEG | 15-40 KB |
Scanned at 100 DPI
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| Signature | Not Applicable | JPG/JPEG | 10-20 KB |
Clear scan in black ink on white paper
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| Category Certificate | Not Applicable | JPG/JPEG | 50-100 KB |
Scanned copies of SC/ST/OBC-NCL/EWS certificates
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