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RRB Exam 2023: Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) are soon going to announce the RRB Notification 2023 for Group D, NTPC, JE & ALP on respective RRB's websites. Candidates will be able to apply for the RRB exam 2023 for various posts through the official website.
The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) conduct various RRB exams such as RRB NTPC, RRB Group D, RRB JE, RRB ALP, etc to select candidates for different posts in the railway units. A large number of applicants apply for these Railway exams. RRB notification for various exams is released depending upon the number of vacancies and requirements of various railway departments. RRB recruitment is highly competitive and candidates must have good preparation to crack the exam.
- What is Railway Recruitment?
- RRB 2023 Dates
- What are the Exams in RRB?
- Highlights of RRB Exam 2023
- RRB Recruitment 2023
- What is RRB Exam Eligibility?
- RRB Exam Centre 2023
- RRB Selection Process 2023
- RRB Syllabus 2023
- RRB Exam Pattern 2023
- RRB Admit Card 2023
- RRB Result 2023
- RRB Exam Salary 2023
- RRB Exam 2023: Important Points
- RRB Exam 2023 FAQs
What is Railway Recruitment?
The national transporter, Indian Railways, is the biggest recruiter in the country. Every year Indian Railways announce lakhs of jobs for graduates, Class 12 and matric pass candidates. Against the vacancies, the Railways receive crores of application forms. The recruitment of the railways is handled by the Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) and Railway Recruitment Cells (RRCs). RRBs are mandated with the responsibility of conducting recruitment to all Group C (Technical and Non-Technical) posts. RRCs are given the responsibility of conducting exams for Group D recruitment. There are a total of 21 RRBs and 16 RRCs.
RRB 2023 Dates
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of RRB 2023 exam
Dates | Past Exam Dates |
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10 Jan '23 | RRB Group D PET Begins |
3 Jan '23 | RRB Group D PET Admit Card Released |
22 Dec '22 - 23 Dec '22 | RRB Group D Result 2022 |
What are the Exams in RRB?
Railway recruitments are done for Non-Technical Popular Categories, Para-Medical Categories, Ministerial and Isolated Categories, Various Posts in level 1 of the 7th CPC Pay Matrix, various posts of Jr. Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent and CMA, ALP and Technicians, etc. Besides, the different railway zones also conduct individual recruitments for various posts as per their requirements. In this article, we have discussed the various RRB exams.
RRB exams in India | |
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Highlights of RRB Exam 2023
Candidates can check below some of the important highlights of RRB exams.
Overall RRB Exam Highlights |
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Conducting Body |
Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) and Railway Recruitment Cells (RRC) |
Exams Level |
National |
Exams Purpose |
Selection of candidates for the various posts in Group C and D categories. |
Exams Frequency |
Once a year (but based on vacancy) |
Exams Language |
RRB NTPC & Group D: 15 different languages which are English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu RRB ALP: 12 languages- Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Manipuri, Konkani |
Official Website |
indianrailways.gov.in |
RRB Group D |
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Post names |
Various Posts in Level 1 of the 7th CPC Pay Matrix such as Track Maintainer Grade-IV, Helper/Assistant Pointsman, etc. |
Number of vacancies |
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Recruitment stages |
CBTs, Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Document Verification and Medical Examination |
Exam Duration |
CBT is conducted for 90 minutes |
RRB NTPC |
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Post names |
Undergraduate posts: Junior Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Junior Time Keeper, Trains Clerk and Commercial cum Ticket Clerk. Graduate posts: Traffic Assistant, Goods Guard, Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Senior Clerk cum Typist, Junior Account Assistant cum Typist, Senior Time Keeper, Commercial Apprentice, and Station Master. |
Number of vacancies |
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Recruitment stages |
1st Stage Computer Based Test (CBT), 2nd Stage Computer-Based Test (CBT), Typing Skill Test/Computer Based Aptitude Test (as applicable to the posts) and Document Verification/Medical Examination |
Exam Duration |
1st Stage & 2nd Stage: 90 minutes (120 minutes for PwBD candidates accompanied by scribe) |
RRB ALP |
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Post names |
Assistant Loco Pilot and Technician |
Number of vacancies |
64,371 vacancies (Announced in 2018) |
Recruitment stages |
First Stage CBT, Second Stage CBT, Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT) (conducted for Assistant Loco Pilot) and Document Verification |
Exam Duration |
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RRB JE |
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Post names |
Junior Engineer (JE), Junior Engineer (Information Technology) Depot Material Superintendent (DMS) and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA) |
Number of vacancies |
RRB JE vacancy was revised from 14,033 to 13,487 (announced in 2018) |
Recruitment stages |
First Stage CBT, Second Stage CBT, Document Verification and Medical Examination |
Exam Duration |
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RRB Recruitment 2023
RRB Recruitment 2023 is a national-level exam conducted by the RRBs on behalf of the Railway Recruitment Cells (RRC). The recruitment of the railways is handled by the Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) and Railway Recruitment Cells (RRCs). RRBs are mandated with the responsibility of conducting recruitment to all Group C (Technical and Non-Technical) posts. RRCs are given the responsibility of conducting exams for Group D recruitment. There are a total of 21 RRBs and 16 RRCs. Against the vacancies, the Railways receive crores of application forms.
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What is RRB Exam Eligibility?
The eligibility criteria vary as per the posts. RRB eligibility criteria for various exams are given below:
Exam | Eligibility criteria |
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RRB Group D |
Age Limit: 18 to 33 years Educational Qualification: The minimum education qualification for candidates applying to the technical departments is Civil Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical and Signal & Telecom departments) and catering wing of Railways will be a Class 10 pass plus National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by National Council for Vocational Training or a Class 10 pass plus ITI. |
RRB NTPC |
Age Limit: The age limit for the undergraduate post is 18 to 30 years. The age limit for the graduate post is 18 to 33 years. Educational Qualification: For undergraduate posts, candidates must have passed Class 12 For graduate posts, candidates must have passed the graduation |
RRB JE |
Age Limit: 18 to 33 years Educational Qualification JE Post: An applicant must have three years Diploma in Civil Engineering/Mechanical/ Production/ Automobile / Electrical/ Electronics/ Instrumentation & Control Engineering/ Control/ Tools & Machining/ Tools & Die Making/ Computer Science/ Computer Engineering or B.Sc in Civil Engineering from a Recognized University/Institute. DMS: Applicants need to complete a three-year Diploma in Engineering from any govt. recognized university or equivalent. JE (IT): Candidates must have PGDCA / B.Sc. (Computer Science)/ BCA/ B.Tech. (Information Technology)/ B.Tech. (Computer Science)/ DOEACC ‘B’ level course of three years duration or equivalent. CMA: Degree in Science with Physics and Chemistry with a minimum of 55 per cent marks |
RRB ALP |
Age Limit: 18 to 28 years. Educational Qualification: ALP: Must have passed Class 10/SSLC & ITI/Course Completed Act Apprentices or Diploma/Degree in Engineering. Technician: Completed Class 10/SSLC plus ITI/ Course Completed Act Apprentices or 10+2 with Physics and Maths or Diploma in Engineering |
RRB Exam Centre 2023
The RRB Recruitment Exam 2023 will be conducted zone wise and hence the exam centres will be available throughout the country. The details of the venue will be specified on the hall ticket as well. State-wise RRB exam centres are tabulated below:
State/ UN |
RRB Exam Centres |
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Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
Port Blair |
Andhra Pradesh |
Gudur, Rajam, Rajampet, Srikakulam, Gooty, Guntur, Kadapa, Surampalem, Anantapur, Narasapuram, Bhimavaram, Challapalli, Chirala, Chittoot, Eluru, Amalapuram, Gudivada, Nellore, Kakinada, Kavali, Kanchikachera, Kurnool, Nandyal, Narasaraopet, Ongole, Proddatur, Puttur, Rajahmundry, Tadepalligudem, Tekkali, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Itanagar, Naharlagun |
Assam |
Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Kokrajhar, Silchar, Tezpur |
Bihar |
Samastipur, Arrah, Bhagalpur, Bihar Sharif, Purnea, Darbhanga, Gaya, Hajipur, Aurangabad, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Siwan |
Chandigarh |
Chandigarh |
Chhattisgarh |
Bilaspur, Durg, Bhilai Nagar, Raipur, |
Delhi/NCR |
Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, New Delhi, Noida |
Goa |
Verma |
Gujarat |
Nadiad, Valsad, Vapi, Navsari, Bharuch, Anand, Bhavnagar, Dadra, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Mehsana, Bhuj, Rajkot, Silvassa, Surendranagar, Surat, Vadodara, Gandhinagar, Godhra, Ahmedabad |
Haryana |
Bahadurgarh, Ambala, Hisar, Gurgaon, Karnal, Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Mohindergarh, Panchkula, Rewari, Jhajjar, Jind, Rohtak, Sonipat, Sirsa, Yamuna Nagar |
Himachal Pradesh |
Dharamsala, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Palampur, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, Sunder Nagarm Una, Baddi, Bilaspur |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Anantnag, Jammu, Kathua, Pulwama, Samba, Srinagar, Awantipora, Baramulla Udhampur |
Jharkhand |
Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
Karnataka |
Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bellary, Bengaluru, Bidar, Chikmagalur, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Kolar, Mangalore, Mysore, Puttur, Shimoga, Surathkal, Tumkur, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Bijapur, Chikballapur |
Kerala |
Alappuzha, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thrissur, Trivandrum, Ernakulam, Idukki |
Madhya Pradesh |
Gwalior, Indore, Bhopal, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain, Jabalpur |
Maharashtra |
Amravati, Sindhudurg, Aurangabad, Beed, Bhandara, Buldhana, Ahmednagar, Akola, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Madgaon, Mumbai, Nagpur, Navi Mumbai, Pandharpur, Parbhani, Pimpri, Chinchwad, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sangamner, Nanded, Nandurbar, Nashik, Sangli, Thane, Wardha, Washim, Yavatmal, Satara, Solapur |
Manipur |
Imphal |
Meghalaya |
Shillong, Ri-Bhoi |
Mizoram |
Aizwal |
Nagaland |
Dimapur, Kohima |
Puducherry |
Puducherry |
Punjab |
Abohar, Sangrur, Moga, Mohali, Muktsar, Nawanshahr, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara, Amritsar, Banur, Barnala, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh, Sahib, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Khanna, Ludhiana, Malout, Ropar |
Rajasthan |
Jaipur, Jhunjhunu, Abu Road, Ajmer, Alwar, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Chittorgarh, Dungarpur, Hanumangarh, Jodhpur, Kota, Pali Marwar, Sikar, Sri Ganganagar, Tonk, Udaipur |
Sikkim |
Barding, Gangtok |
Tamil Nadu |
Chennai, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Kanyakumari, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Namakkal, Salem, Thanjavur, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupur, Tiruvannamalai |
Telangana |
Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kodad, Mahbubnagar, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Ranga, Reddy, Siddipet, Warangal |
Tripura |
Agartala, Bisramganj, Khowai, Teliamura, Udaypur |
Uttar Pradesh |
Bulandshahr, Agra, Bareilly, Bijnor, Aligarh, Allahabad, Amroha, Banda, Barabanki, Faizabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Kaushambi, Lucknow, Mathura, Sitapur, Sultanpur, Varanasi |
Uttarakhand |
Nainital, Roorkee, Dehradun, Haldwani, Udham Singh Nagar, Rudrapur |
West Bengal |
Berhampore, Kalyani, Kolkata, Bishnupur, Asansol, Bankura, Burdwan, Durgapur, Haldia, Hooghly, Howrah, Kolkata/Greater Kolkata, Krishnanagar, Siliguri |
RRB Selection Process 2023
RRB selection process is different for the different exams. Discussed below is the common selection process for all the exams:
RRB Notification
RRB notification 2023 for various Railway exams will be released online. The notification will comprise every detail related to the exam. RRB notification will contain details such as eligibility, vacancies, reservation, important dates and many more.
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Filling Railway Exam Application Form
The application form for RRB should be filled out online only. The application fee is INR 500 (for all candidates except the fee concession categories). The fee for PwBD / Female /Transgender/ Ex-Servicemen candidates and candidates belonging to SC/ST/Minority Communities/ Economically Backward Class is INR 250. The application fee can be paid online and offline. The application fee is refunded after deducting the bank charges appearing in the CBT.
How Can I Apply for RRB 2023?
The steps to fill RRB application form for various exams are given below:
Topics |
No. of Questions |
Total Marks |
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Mathematics |
30 |
30 |
General Intelligence and Reasoning |
25 |
25 |
General Awareness |
15 |
15 |
General Science |
30 |
30 |
Total |
100 |
100 |
RRB JE CBT 2 Exam Pattern
Topics |
No. of Questions |
Total Marks |
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General Awareness |
15 |
15 |
Physics and Chemistry |
15 |
15 |
Basics of Computers and Applications |
10 |
10 |
Concepts Related to Environment and Pollution Prevention |
10 |
10 |
Total |
150 |
100 |
RRB Group D Exam Pattern
The structure of the RRB Group D pattern for CBT is given below.
Sections |
Number of questions |
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General Science |
25 |
Mathematics |
25 |
General Intelligence and Reasoning |
30 |
General Awareness and Current Affairs |
20 |
Total |
100 |
Also read: RRB Exam 2023: Detailed Exam Pattern
RRB Admit Card 2023
RRB admit card 2023 will be released four days before the scheduled date of the exam. The admit card is issued online separately for different stages of the exam. Candidates can download the admit card by logging in with the required credentials. The admit card contains information related to the exam as well as candidates’ personal details.
RRB Result 2023
RRB result 2023 will be released by respective RRBs after successfully conducting the examination. The result will be made available region-wise in PDF format. Marks obtained by candidates in CBT will be normalised to announce the result. The result PDF will display the list of qualifying candidates. To qualify for the CBT, candidates will be required to secure the category-wise qualifying marks prescribed for the exam.
RRB Exam Salary 2023
The post-wise RRB exam salary is given below:
RRB NTPC Salary for Undergraduate Post
Posts |
Level in 7th CPC |
Initial Pay (In INR) |
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Junior Clerk cum Typist |
2 |
19,900 |
Accounts Clerk cum Typist |
2 |
19,900 |
Junior Time Keeper |
2 |
19,900 |
Trains Clerk |
2 |
19,900 |
Commercial cum Ticket Clerk |
3 |
21,700 |
RRB NTPC Salary for Graduate Post
Posts | Level in 7th CPC | Initial Pay (In INR) |
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Traffic Assistant |
4 |
25,500 |
Goods Guard |
5 |
29,200 |
Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk |
5 |
29,200 |
Senior Clerk cum Typist |
5 |
29,200 |
Junior Account Assistant cum Typist |
5 |
29,200 |
Senior Time Keeper |
5 |
29,200 |
Commercial Apprentice |
6 |
35,400 |
Station Master |
6 |
35,400 |
Also Read: RRB NTPC Salary
RRB Group D Salary
The basic RRB Group D salary is INR 18,000. The in-hand salary of RRB Group D posts is INR 22,000-25,000. Besides, candidates get various benefits and allowances.
RRB ALP Salary
RRB Assistant Loco Pilot salary varies from Rs 19,900 (excluding HRA, DA, etc.) to Rs 35,000.
RRB Exam 2023: Important Points
Candidates can check below some of the important points related to the RRB exam:
- RRB Group D eligibility criteria have been revised for candidates who wish to apply for the exam in the future. As per the revised eligibility, candidates applying for the technical departments must be a Class 10 pass plus National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) or a Class 10 pass plus ITI.
- The Railway Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, recently informed the parliament that 1.49 lakh entry-level job posts are lying vacant in Indian Railways. The maximum number of vacant posts is reported in Northern Railways.
- Percentile-based normalisation of marks will be done wherever the number of shifts involved is more than one.
- Any available Income and Asset Certificate for candidates, who have applied under Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), is considered valid.
- The Ministry of Railways has decided to give due weightage to CCAAs trained in the railway establishments in the preparation of the final merit list.
- CCAAs will be exempted from the Physical Efficiency Test.
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RRB Exam 2023 FAQs
Q. When will RRB Notification 2023 be released?
Q. How can I apply for RRB exam 2023?
Q. Is there any negative marking in RRB exam 2023?
Q. What is the age limit for applying to the various exams of RRBs?
Q. How can I fill the application form for various RRB exams?
Q. Is there any limit in the number of attempts in RRB exams?
Q. What is the educational qualification required for various RRB exams?
Q: What is the selection process for various RRB exams?
Q: What is the salary of various RRB exams?
Q. Who issues the letter of appointment to candidates selected through various RRB exams?
Q: Why is the medical test conducted in various RRB exams?
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