For the year 2026, the Railway Recruitment Board announced openings for Group D posts with approximately 22000 vacancies. The short RRB Group D 2026 Notification has been released through employment newspapers which says that the registration will begin from 21st January 2026 onwards at https://www.rrbapply.gov.in/.
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRBs) has released a short RRB Group D Notification 2026 (CEN 09/2025) on 23rd December 2025 through the Employment Newspaper, notifying the registration dates and number of vacancies. The detailed notification will be released soon on the official website with complete details for 22000 vacancies for the Level 1 posts of Pointsman, Assistant, Track Maintainer, Assistant Loco Shed, Assistant Operations, and other details.
RRB Group D Recruitment 2026
The Railway Recruitment Board conducts the RRB Group D Level 1 exam, giving 10th-pass candidates a golden opportunity to fulfil their dream of joining Indian Railways. Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), on behalf of the Indian Railways, is responsible for conducting the entire recruitment process for the RRB Group D Level 1 New Vacancy. The posts for which RRB Group D Notification 2026 is released are as follows.
- Assistant (Track Machine), Assistant (Bridge),
- Track Maintainer (Group IV),
- Assistant (P-way), Assistant (TRD),
- Assistant Loco Shed (Electrical),
- Assistant Operations (Electrical),
- Assistant (TL & AC),
- Assistant (C & W),
- Pointsman B, and Assistant (S & T)
RRB Group D 2026 Exam;
The selection will be done through three stages of the selection process: CBT, PET, and Medical/Document Verification. To learn more about the RRB Group D Exam 2026, go through the brief as discussed in the summary table below.
| RRB Group D Recruitment 2026 | |
| Name of the Organisation | Railway Recruitment Board |
| Post Name | Assistant (Track Machine), Assistant (Bridge), Track Maintainer (Group IV), Assistant (P-way), Assistant (TRD), Assistant Loco Shed (Electrical), Assistant Operations (Electrical), Assistant (TL & AC), Assistant (C & W), Pointsman B, and Assistant (S & T) |
| Advt. No | CEN 09/2025 |
| Job Location | Across India |
| Vacancy | 22000 |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Registration Dates | 21st January to 20th February 2026 |
| Selection Process | Computer Based Test Physical Efficiency Test (PET) Document Verification and Medical Examination |
| Exam Pattern | General Science: 25 Marks Maths: 25 Marks GK GS: 20 Marks Reasoning: 30 Marks |
| Salary | Basic Pay: Rs. 18000 per month |
| Offiical website | http://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/ or https://www.rrbapply.gov.in/ |
RRB Group D Recruitment 2026- Important Dates
All important dates related to the Railway RRB Group D 2026 exam will be announced along with its notification PDF. The online application form submission and correction window will be active at https://www.rrbapply.gov.in/. The important dates will also be updated below.
| RRB Group D Events | Dates |
| Notification Date (Short) | 23rd December 2025 |
| Detailed Notification PDF | 20th January 2026 |
| Apply Online Dates | 21st January 2026 |
| Last Date to pay Application Fee | 20th February 2026 (11:59 pm) |
| Correction & Modification Window | — |
Railway RRB Group D Vacancy 2026 (New)
The Railway Group D Vacancy 2026 will be announced zonal-wise by the Railway Recruitment Board. This year, approximately 22000 vacancies will be announced for Pointsman, Assistant, Track Maintainer, Assistant Loco Shed, Assistant Operations, Assistant Operations, and Assistant TL & AC posts.
| Posts | Vacancies |
| Assistant (Track Machine) | 600 |
| Assistant (Bridge) | 600 |
| Track Maintainer (Group IV) | 11000 |
| Assistant (P-way) | 300 |
| Assistant (TRD) | 800 |
| Assistant Loco Shed (Electrical) | 200 |
| Assistant Operations (Electrical) | 500 |
| Assistant (TL & AC) | 500 |
| Assistant (C & W) | 1000 |
| Pointsman B | 5000 |
| Assistant (S & T) | 1500 |
| Total | 22000 |
RRB Group D Vacancy 2026 (Zone-wise)
| Posts | Departments | CR | ECOR | ECR | ER | METRO | NCR | NER | NFR | NR | NWR | SCR | SECR | SER | SR | SWR | WCR | WR | Total |
| Assistant Operations (Elect) | Electrical | 53 | 8 | 28 | 51 | 25 | 31 | 37 | 50 | 87 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 84 | 500 |
| Assistant Loco Shed (Elect) | Electrical | 41 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 200 |
| Assistant TL & AC | Electrical | 95 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 43 | 126 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 500 |
| Assistant TRD | Electrical | 150 | 42 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 50 | 41 | 50 | 97 | 21 | 35 | 57 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 69 | 96 | 800 |
| Assistant Bridge | Engineering | 67 | 5 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 16 | 25 | 307 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 43 | 600 |
| Assistant P-Way | Engineering | 6 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 85 | 6 | 39 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 23 | 300 |
| Assistant Track Machine | Engineering | 133 | 77 | 105 | 33 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 29 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 32 | 30 | 600 |
| Track Maintainer | Engineering | 681 | 400 | 500 | 393 | 0 | 600 | 628 | 884 | 1764 | 600 | 653 | 629 | 533 | 556 | 58 | 522 | 1599 | 11000 |
| Assistant C&W | Mechanical | 72 | 48 | 50 | 75 | 0 | 30 | 23 | 38 | 251 | 46 | 22 | 43 | 26 | 65 | 9 | 50 | 152 | 1000 |
| Pointsman-B | Operating | 543 | 163 | 225 | 208 | 0 | 300 | 300 | 500 | 524 | 200 | 128 | 338 | 266 | 241 | 10 | 303 | 751 | 5000 |
| Assistant – S & T | S&T | 138 | 43 | 24 | 103 | 4 | 114 | 63 | 148 | 219 | 35 | 75 | 66 | 45 | 30 | 0 | 93 | 300 | 1500 |
| Total | — | 1979 | 803 | 993 | 946 | 29 | 1186 | 1196 | 1776 | 3537 | 974 | 1012 | 1199 | 949 | 1036 | 90 | 1147 | 3148 | 22000 |
Railway RRB Group D Vacancy;
The RRB Group D Recruitment 2026 marks the lowest vacancy trend in eight years, with 22,000 openings. Previously, the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) released 103,769 vacancies in 2019 and 32,438 vacancies in 2024. The table below shows the year-wise trend of RRB Group D vacancies.
| RRB Group D | 2018 | 2019 | 2024 | 2026 |
| Vacancy | 62097 | 103769 | 32438 | 22000 |
Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria for RRB Group D will be calculated in terms of nationality, educational qualification, and age limit. Only those candidates will be selected for RRB Group D recruitment process who fulfill the RRB Group D Eligibility Criteria as mentioned below An eligibility update for RRB Group D 2026 has been notified saying CCAA-certified candidates are eligible to apply for Railway Group D CCAA Recruitment 2026.
Nationality :-
A candidate must be either:
a. a citizen of India, or
b. a citizen of Nepal, or
c. a subject of Bhutan, or
d. a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
e. a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam to permanently settle in India.
f. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
Education Qualification :-
- Candidates with a 10th pass or ITI or equivalent or National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by NCVT are eligible to apply for the RRB Group D 2026 Exam.
- Candidates with Course Completed Act Apprentices/ITI for the post of Level-1 unless otherwise specified.
- Those awaiting the results of their final examination of the prescribed minimum educational/technical qualification are not eligible to apply.
- Candidates who have completed Course Complete Act Apprentices from any trade.
Age Limit (as on 01/01/2026) :-
Candidates who fall in the age group of 18 to 33 years as of 1st January 2026 are eligible to apply for the Railway RRB Group D exam. Age relaxation is provided as per the norms.
Medical Standards
Candidates invited for Document Verification (DV) must pass the Railway Administration’s medical fitness test(s). This ensures they are medically capable of performing the duties required for their chosen post(s).
| Medical Standard | Visual Acuity |
| A-2 | Distant vision: 6/9, 6/9 without glasses (No fogging test) Near vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 without glasses and must pass tests for colour vision, binocular vision, night vision, mesopic vision, etc |
| A-3 | Distant 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 and must pass the test for colour vision, binocular vision, night vision, myopic vision, etc. |
| B-1 | Distant 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 and must pass the test for colour vision, binocular vision, night vision, mesopic vision, etc. |
| B-2 | Distant 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 and must pass the test for binocular vision, etc |
| C-1 | Distant vision: 6/12, 6/18 with or without glasses Near vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required |
| C-2 | Distant vision: 6/12 with or without glasses Near vision: Sn. 0.6 combined with or without glasses where reading or close work is required |
Application Fee
The candidates who are interested in RRB Group D Recruitment 2026 have to pay the requisite application fee as per the table below. The fees are to be paid online through debit, credit, and net banking.
| S.No | Category | Fee |
| 1 | Gen/ OBC/ EWS | Rs. 500/- |
| 2 | SC/ ST/ EBC/ Female/ Transgender | Rs. 250/- |
Refund Amount (On Appearing For CBT)
- For GEN/OBC: Out of this fee of Rs 500 an amount of Rs 400 shall be refunded duly deducting bank charges, on appearing in 1st Stage CBT.
- For SC/ST/PWD/Women/Ex-Sm/Transgender/Minorities/Economically Backward: This fee of Rs 250 shall be refunded duly deducting bank charges as applicable on appearing in 1st Stage CBT.
Documents Required
- Scanned passport-size photograph and signature.
- 10th certificate or ITI certificate for educational qualification proof.
- Government-issued ID proof (Aadhar Card, PAN Card, etc.).
- Category certificate (if applicable).
- Disability certificate (if applicable).
Steps to Apply for Railway RRB Group D Recruitment 2026 :-
Candidates have to submit their online applications for RRB Group D Recruitment 2026 by following the below-mentioned steps.
- Visit the official website http://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/.
- Click on the ‘New Registration’ link.
- Register for the exam and submit the required details like name, date of birth and father’s name, mother’s name, Aadhaar Number, SSLC/Matric registration number, year of passing, mobile number, email ID and then submit the registration form.
- Upon registration, candidates need to verify their email ID and mobile number through OTP.
- Login on the home page using the registration number and password.
- In Part I of the application page, candidates had to provide the details of educational qualification, community, gender, religion, Ex-Servicemen, CCAA, Minority, Economically Backward Class Age Relaxation and other details.
- In Part II of the application page, candidates had to indicate his/her priority/preference for the posts.
- On completion of application details, candidates were redirected to the payment page using Online Net Banking/Credit Card/Debit Card/UPI and Offline Challan.
- Candidates were required to choose the exam language.
- Candidates had to fill in the details of a valid photo ID card.
- Enter bank details to get the refund of fees.
- Candidates had to upload their scanned images of photographs and signatures as per the format and SC/ST candidates were required to upload the category certificates.
- Candidates had to agree to the terms and conditions and submit the application form.
RRB Group D 2026 Level 1 Exam Pattern
Railway Administration reserves the right to conduct the CBT in either single or multi-stage mode. Candidates qualifying in the CBT shall have to undergo a Physical Efficiency Test (PET). It will be followed by Document Verification and Medical Examination. There shall be a negative marking for 1/3rd marks for each wrong answer.
The minimum percentage of marks for shortlisting for UR is 40%, EWS is 40%, OBC (Non-creamy layer)/SC/ST is 30%.Â
The examination duration and number of questions for CBT are indicated below:
| RRB Group D CBT-1 Exam Pattern 2026 | |||
| Subjects | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| General Science | 25 | 25 | 90 minutes |
| Mathematics | 25 | 25 | |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 30 | 30 | |
| General Awareness and Current Affairs | 20 | 20 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | |
RRB Group D 2026- Medium of Exam
The questions for RRB Group D 2026 CBT will be available in English, Hindi and 13 regional Indian languages that are as follows-
- Assamese
- Bengali
- Gujarati
- Kannada
- Konkani
- Malayalam
- Manipuri
- Marathi
- Odia
- Punjabi
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Urdu
RRB Group D 2026 Syllabus
RRB has published the detailed RRB Group D Syllabus along with its official RRB Group D Recruitment Notification 2026. Before starting the preparation for the RRB Group D Level-I exam, the candidate must be familiar with the updated RRB Group D Syllabus And Exam Pattern. It will give you a brief idea to plan a strategy for scoring good marks in the exam. The syllabus for RRB Group D covers topics from General Science, Mathematics, General Awareness, General Intelligence, Current Affairs, and Reasoning.
| RRB Group D Syllabus 2026 | |
| Subject | Topics |
| Mathematics | Number system, BODMAS, Decimals, Fractions, LCM, HCF, Ratio and Proportion, Percentages, Mensuration, Time and Work, Time and Distance, Simple and Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry, Elementary Statistics, Square root, Age Calculations, Calendar & Clock, Pipes & Cistern etc. |
| General Intelligence and reasoning | Analogies, Alphabetical and Number Series, Coding and Decoding, Mathematical operations, Relationships, Syllogism, Jumbling, Venn Diagram, Data Interpretation and Sufficiency, Conclusions and Decision making, Similarities and Differences, Analytical Reasoning, Classification, Directions, Statement – Arguments and Assumptions etc. |
| General Science | Physics, Chemistry and Life Sciences of 10th standard level (CBSE). |
| Current affairs | General Awareness and Current affairs in Science & Technology, Sports , Culture, Personalities, Economics, Politics and any other subject of importance. |
Salary Structure
The basic salary of candidates selected under RRB Group D Recruitment will be Rs 18,000. Besides the basic pay, the selected candidates will be provided with other allowances including Dearness Allowance (DA), Daily Allowance, Transport Allowance, House Rent Allowance (HRA), Allowance for Night Duty, Medical Facilities, Overtime Allowance etc. The in-hand salary of RRB Group Posts is Rs. 22,500 to Rs. 25,380 per month.
RRB Group D 2026 Exam Analysis and Questions
The candidates must have a look at the previous year’s RRB Group D Exam Analysis from the below section to have an idea of the expected pattern questions for the upcoming RRB Group D 2026 exam.
| Mathematics Questions and Topics | |
| Topics | No of Questions |
| S.I, CI | 1 |
| Pipe & Cistern | 1 |
| Simplification | 1 |
| Time and Work | 2 |
| Number System | 6 |
| Time, Speed and Distance | 4 |
| Average | 1 |
| Trigonometry | 2 |
| Percentage | 1 |
| Mensuration | 2 |
| Ratio | 4 |
| Total | 25 |
| Reasoning Questions and Topics | |
| Topics | No of Questions |
| Syllogism | 2 |
| Venn Diagram | 2 |
| Mathematical Calculation | 1 |
| Mirror Image | 2 |
| Odd one out | 3 |
| Analogy | 2 |
| Series | 3 |
| Direction | 2 |
| Statement & Conclusion | 5 |
| Counting Figure | 2 |
| Puzzle | 2 |
| Complete Figure | 1 |
| Blood Relation | 3 |
| Total | 30 |
| General Science Questions and Topics | |
| Topics | No of Questions |
| Physics | 8 |
| Chemistry | 10 |
| Biology | 7 |
| Total | 25 |
| General Awareness & Current Affairs Questions and Topics | |
| Topics | No of Questions |
| History | 3 |
| Polity | 1 |
| Geography | 2 |
| Economics | 1 |
| Current Affairs | 13 |
| Total | 20 |
Railway RRB Group D 2026 Exam Centres
RRB Group D CBT Exam will be held at various exam centres and the candidates have to select their preferred city while filling their application forms. The cities for the respective RRB regions have been listed below.
| RRB Group D Exam Centres 2026 | |
| RRB Regions | Cities |
| Andhra Pradesh | Amalapuram, Anantapur, Bhimavaram, Challapalli, Chirala, Chittoot, 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 |
| Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Johrat, Kokrajhar, Silchar, Tezpur |
| Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Bihar Sharif, Darbhanga, Gaya, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Siwan |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| Delhi/ NCR | Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, New Delhi, Noida |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Dadra, Gandhinagar, Godhra, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Mehsana, Nadiad, Navsarim, 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 |
| Karnataka | Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bellary, Bijapur, Chikballapur, Chikmagalpur, Davanagre, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulbarg, Hassan, Hubli, Kolar, Mangalore, Mysore, Puttur, Shimoga, Surathkal, Tumkur, Udupi, Uttara Kannada |
| Maharashtra | Ahmednagar, Akola, Amaravati, Aurangabad, Beed, Bhandara, Buladena, 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 |
| Punjab | Abohar, Amritsar, Banur, Barnala, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh, Sahib, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Khanna, Ludhiana, Malout, Moga, Mohali, Muktasar, Nawanshahr, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara, Ropar, Sangrur. |
| Rajasthan | Abu Road, Ajmer, Alwar, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Chittorgarh, Dungarpur, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Kota, Pali Marwar, Sikar, Sriganagnagar, Tonk, Udaipur |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Amroha, Banda, Barabanki, Bareilly, Bijnor, Bulandshahr, Faizabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Kaushambi, Lucknow, Mathura, Sitapur, Sultanpur, Varanasi |
| West Bengal | Asansol, Bankura, Berhampore, Bishnupur, Burdwan, Durgapur, Haldia, Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata, Greater Kolkata, Krishnagar, Siliguri |
RRB Group D 2026 Admit Card
The CBT Admit card will be released tentatively 10 days before the exam date. The Admit Card for PET will be issued to those candidates who have successfully cleared CBT of RRB Group D Level-I 2026. To login to the official website of the Railway Recruitment Board, a candidate is supposed to have:
- Registration Number/Roll Number
- Date of Birth/Password
The admit card for the RRB Group D 2026 exam will be issued to candidates in two phases:
- For CBT
- For PET
All candidates must go through the guidelines provided on the official website of Railway before downloading his/her admit card.
Exam Preparation Tips;
- Master the Syllabus: Focus on Math, Reasoning, General Science, and GK/Current Affairs.
- Practice PYQs: Solve previous year’s question papers (PYQs) for pattern familiarity.
- Time Management: Develop speed for the CBT; mock tests are crucial.
- Subject Focus: Strong grasp of basic Math (Arithmetic, Algebra) and Reasoning (Puzzles, Syllogisms).
- Stay Updated: Follow current events for GK/CA.
Recommended Books & Resources
Full-Length Guides: RRB Group D Guide by Arihant/R.K. Jain.
Math: Quantitative Aptitude by R.S. Aggarwal / Rakesh Yadav.
Reasoning: Analytical Reasoning by M.K. Pandey / Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Aggarwal.
General Science: Lucent’s General Science / Books by Arihant for Physics, Chemistry, Biology.
GK/CA: Lucent’s General Knowledge / Monthly Current Affairs Magazines.
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