With over 1,08,20,000 applicants, the Railway Group D Exam 2025 stands among the largest railway recruitment drives this year. The examination will be held from November 2025 to 16th January 2026, conducted in three shifts each day. Through this process, RRB aims to fill 32,438 vacancies for positions like Track Maintainer, Helper, and Assistant. Candidates can refer to the sections below for key information on shift schedules, exam pattern, and e-call letters to ensure thorough preparation.
RRB Group D New Exam Date 2025 Out
With the updated exam dates now announced, candidates should use this period to fine-tune their preparation strategy and boost their chances of success. Given the massive volume of applicants, the CBT will be conducted over an extended schedule.
The RRB Group D Exam will take place over 32 days on the following dates: 27 and 28 November; 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th,5th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 19th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 26th, 29th, and 30th December 2025; along with 8th, 9th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th January 2026.
The selection process involves four stages: a Computer-Based Test (CBT), Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Document Verification, and a Medical Examination. Only candidates who qualify in the CBT will proceed to the subsequent rounds. The official exam date notice has been shared below for reference.
Railway Group D Exam Schedule 2025
RRB has published the complete exam timetable for the RRB Group D 2025 Exam, which includes the updated exam dates and city intimation details. Candidates will receive their city intimation slip 10 days before their respective exam, and the E-Admit Card will be available for download 4 days before the assigned exam date.
| RRB Group D 2025 Exam Schedule: Overview | |
|---|---|
| Events | Dates |
| Exam Date Announced | 18 November 2025 |
| RRB Group D Exam City Intimation | 18th November 2025 Onwards |
| RRB Group D Admit Card 2025 | 24th November 2025 Onwards |
| RRB Group D Exam Dates 2025 | 27 November to 16 January 2026 |
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RRB Group D Exam Shift Timing 2025
To manage the large number of applicants, the RRB Group D Exam will be held in three shifts each day. The reporting and examination timings for all shifts are provided below.
Shift 1
- Reporting Time: 7:30 am
- Gate Closure: 8:30 am
- Exam Timings: 9:00 am to 10:30 am
Shift 2
- Reporting Time: 11:15 am
- Gate Closure: 12:15 pm
- Exam Timings: 12:45 pm to 2:15 pm
Shift 3
- Reporting Time: 3:00 pm
- Gate Closure: 4:00 pm
- Exam Timings: 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
RRB Group D Exam Pattern 2025
The RRB Group D CBT consists of 100 objective-type questions to be solved in 90 minutes. PwBD candidates availing a scribe will get 120 minutes. For every wrong answer, one-third of the marks will be deducted as a penalty.
| RRB Group D Exam Pattern and Duration | ||
|---|---|---|
| Section | Number of Questions/ Marks | Duration |
| General Awareness and Current Affairs | 20/20 | 120 Mins |
| Reasoning | 30/30 | |
| Mathematics | 25/25 | |
| General Science | 25/25 | |
Check: RRB Group D Exam Pattern 2025
RRB Group D Vacancy 2025
There are 32,438 vacancies for the Group D Level 1 posts. See the detailed post-wise vacancy distribution here.
- Pointsman-B – 5058
- Assistant (Track Machine) – 799
- Assistant (Bridge) – 301
- Track Maintainer Gr. IV – 13187
- Assistant P-Way – 247
- Assistant (C&W) – 2587
- Assistant TRD – 1381
- Assistant (S&T) – 2012
- Assistant Loco Shed (Diesel) – 420
- Assistant Loco Shed (Electrical) – 950
- Assistant Operations (Electrical) – 744
- Assistant TL & AC – 1041
- Assistant TL & AC (Workshop) – 624
- Assistant (Workshop) – Mechanical – 3077
RRB Group D Exam Centre 2025
The Group D CBT will be conducted in multiple cities, and each candidate’s exact exam centre will be mentioned on their admit card.
| RRB Group D Exam Centre 2025 (State-wise) | |
| Stat/UT |
Exam Centres for Computer-Based Test
|
| Andaman and Nicobar | • Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | • Amalapuram • Anantapur • Bhimavaram • Challapalli • Chirala • Chittoor • Eluru • Gooty • Gudivada • Gudur • Guntur • Kadapa • Kakinada • Kanchikachera • Kavali • Kurnool • Nandyal • Narasapuram • Narasaraopet • Nellore • Ongole • Prodattur • Puttur • Rajahmundry • Rajam • Rajampet • Srikakulam • Surampalem • Tadipalligudem • Tekkali • Tirupathi • Vijayawada • Visakhapatnam • Vuzuabagran |
| Arunachal Pradesh | • Itanagar • Naharlagun |
| Assam | • Dibrugarh • Guwahati • Jorhat • Kokrajhar • Silchar • Tezpur |
| Bihar | • Arrah • Aurangabad • Bhagalpur • Bihar Sharif • Darbhanga • Gaya • Hajipur • Muzaffarpur • Patna • Purnea • Samastipur • Siwan |
| Chandigarh | • Chandigarh |
| Chhattisgarh | • Bilaspur • Durg • Bhilai • Nagpur • Raipur |
| Delhi/NCR | • Ghaziabad • Greater Noida • New Delhi • Noida |
| Goa | • Verma |
| Gujarat | • Ahmedabad • Anand • Bharuch • Bhavnagar • Bhuj • Dadra • Gandhinagar • Godhra • Himatnagar • Jamnagar • Junagadh • Mehsana • Nadiad • Navsari • Rajkot • Silvassa • Surat • Surendranagar • Vadodara • Valsad • Vapi |
| Haryana | • Ambala • Bahadurgarh • Gurgaon • Hisar • Jhajjar • Jind • Kaithal • Karnal • Kurukshetra • Mohindergarh • Panchkula • Panipat • Rewari • Rohtak • Sirsa • Sonipat • Yamuna Nagar |
| Himachal Pradesh | • Baddi • Bilaspur • Dharamsala • Hamirpur • Kangra • Kullu • Mandi • Palampur • Shimla • Sirmaur • Solan • Sunder Nagar • Una |
| Jammu and Kashmir | • Anantnag • Awantipora • Baramulla • Jammu • Kathua • Pulwama • Samba • Srinagar • Udhampur |
| Jharkhand | • Bokaro • Dhanbad • Hazaribagh • Jamshedpur • Ranchi |
| Karnataka | • Bagalkot • Belgaum • Bellary • Bijapur • Chikballapur • Chikmagalur • Davanagere • Dharwad • Gadag • Gulbarga • Hassan • Hubli • Kolar • Mangalore • Mysore • Puttur • Shimoga • Surathkal • Tumkur • Udupi • Uttara Kannada |
| Kerala | • Alappuzha • Ernakulam • Idukki • Kannur • Kasaragod • Kollam • Kottayam • Kozhikode • Malappuram • Palakkad • Pathanamthitta • Thrissur • Trivandrum |
| Madhya Pradesh | • Bhopal • Gwalior • Indore • Jabalpur • Rewa • Sagar • Satna • Ujjain |
| Maharashtra | • Ahmednagar • Akola • Amaravati • Aurangabad • Beed • Bhandara • Buldana • Chandrapur • Dhule • Ghadchiroli • Gondia • Jalgaon • Latur • Madgaon • Mumbai • Nagpur • Nandurbar • Nashik • Navi Mumbai • Pandharpur • Parbhani • Pimpri • Chinchwad • Pune • Raigad • Ratnagiri • Sangamner • Sangli • Satara • Solapur • Sindhudurg • Thane • Wardha • Washim • Yavatmal |
| Manipur | • Imphal |
| Meghalaya | • Shillong • Ri-Bhoi |
| Mizoram | • Aizwal |
| Nagaland | • Dimapur • Kohima |
| Odisha | • Angul • Balasore • Bargarh • Bhubaneswar • Baripada • Berhampur-Ganjam • Cuttack • Dhenkanal • Jeypore • Jharsuguda • Khurda • Rayagada • Rourkela • Sambalpur |
| Puducherry | • Puducherry |
| Rajasthan | • Abu Road • Ajmer • Alwar • Bharatpur • Bhilwara • Bikaner • Chittorgarh • Dungarpur • Hanumangarh • Jaipur • Jhunjhunu • Jodhpur • Kota • Pali Marwar • Sikar • Sri Ganganagar • Tonk • Udaipur |
| Sikkim | • Bardang • Gangtok |
| Telangana | • Hyderabad • Karimnagar • Khammam • Kodad • Mahabubnagar • Nalgonda • Nizamabad • Ranga Reddy • Secunderabad • Siddipet • Warangal |
| Tripura | • Agartala • Bisramganj • Khowai • Teliamura • Udaypur |
| Uttar Pradesh | • Agra • Aligarh • Allahabad • Amroha • Banda • Barabanki • Bareilly • Bijnor • Bulandshahr • Faizabad • Gonda • Gorakhpur • Jhansi • Kanpur • Kaushambi • Lucknow • Mathura • Sitapur • Sultanpur • Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | • Dehradun • Haldwani • Nainital • Roorkee • Rudrapur • Udham Singh Nagar |
| West Bengal | • Asansol • Bankura • Berhampore • Bishnupur • Burdwan • Durgapur • Haldia • Hooghly • Kalyani • Kolkata • Greater Kolkata • Krishnagar • Siliguri |
| Punjab | • Abohar • Amritsar • Banur • Barnala • Bhatinda • Fatehgarh Sahib • Gurdaspur • Hoshiarpur • Jalandhar • Kapurthala • Khanna • Ludhiana • Malout • Moga • Mohali • Muktasar • Nawanshahr • Pathankot • Patiala • Phagwara • Ropar • Sangrur |
| Tamil Nadu | • Chennai • Coimbatore • Cuddalore • Kanyakumari • Krishnagiri • Madurai • Namakkal • Salem • Thanjavur • Thoothukudi • Tiruchirapalli • Tiruvannamalai • Vellore • Villupuram • Virudhunagar |
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