RRB Exam Dates 2025 OUT: RRB NTPC, Group D, ALP Exam Schedule & RRB 2026 Calendar
Railway Recruitment Board 2025 ( RRB )
Exam On - 20 Dec '25
RRB Exam Date 2025 OUT for NTPC, Group D & ALP: The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) released the RRB recruitment 2026-27 calendar for Railways ALP, Technicians, JE, NTPC and some more posts.
The authority released the RRB NTPC UG result on November 21. The RRB NTPC UG CBT 2 Exam will be held on December 20. The RRB NTPC CBT 2 PG exam was conducted on October 13, 2025. The authority will soon release the RRB ALP exam dates 2025. The RRB Group D 2025 exam will get over on January 16, 2026. RRB Group D answer key is expected to be released by January 20, 2026. The RRB JE application last date was December 10. Check below important dates about the RRB exam.
- RRB Exam Dates (Calendar) 2026-27
- Important Railway Exam Dates
- RRB Eligibility Criteria 2025
- RRB Exam Dates 2025
- How to Prepare for RRB Exam 2025?
- RRB Result 2025
- RRB Exam Dates 2025 FAQs
RRB Exam Dates (Calendar) 2026-27
The Railway Recruitment Board has released the RRB recruitment calendar 2026-27 for Technician, ALP, Group D, NTPC, JE, Paramedical posts. In the official notice PDF, RRB notification 2026 release month has been mentioned. The notice regarding the RRB recruitments exam dates will be announced soon. As per notice released, RRB ALP 2026 notification is likely to be released in February. Whereas, for Technicians, JE/DMS/CMA and NTPC, notification will be issued in March, April, July and August 2026 respectively.
Candidates can check below the time period for proposal of draft CEN for Railways ALP, Technicians, NTPC, Group D and others.
| RRB Recruitment Exams |
Proposal of Draft CEN |
|---|---|
| Assistant Loco Pilot |
February 2026 |
| Technicians |
March 2026 |
| Section Controller |
April 2026 |
| JE/DMS/CMA |
July 2026 |
| Paramedical Categories |
July 2026 |
| Non-Technical Popular Categories (Graduate and Undergraduate) |
August 2026 |
| Ministerial & Isolated Categories |
September 2026 |
Commonly asked questions
Candidates must begin their RRB NTPC exam preparation one year or six months before the exam. They should be thorough with the exam pattern. Knowing the pattern help candidates to understand the overall structure of the exam.
The RRB NTPC CBT 1 exam is held for 90 minutes (120 minutes for PwBD candidates accompanied by a scribe). The questions are based on General Awareness, Mathematics and General Intelligence and Reasoning. The exam is held for 100 marks.
Important Railway Exam Dates
The important events of RRB are explained below.
RRB Application Form
Interested candidates for various exams are required to fill RRB application form online separately for different posts. The application fee can be paid online and offline. The application fee is INR 500 for all candidates except for fee concession categories. The application fee is INR 250 for PwBD, Female, Transgender, Ex-Servicemen, SC, ST, Minority Communities, and Economically Backward Classes. On appearing in CBT, candidates belonging to unreserved categories get a full refund of application fees while reserved category candidates get a partial refund. Scroll down to know the RRB application important dates below for several posts.
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| RRB NTPC Graduate Application Form 2025 for CEN No. 06/2025 | 21-Oct-25 to 27-Nov-25 |
| RRB NTPC Application Form 2025 for CEN No. 07/2025 | 28-Oct-25 to 04-Dec-25 |
| RRB ALP Application Form 2025 | 12-Apr-25 to 19-May -25 |
| RRB Technician Application Form 2025 | 28-Jun-25 to 07-Aug-25 |
| RRB Group D 2025 application form |
23-Jan -25 to 01-Mar-25 |
| RRB JE Application
|
31-Oct-25 to 10-Dec-25 |
Also Read: RRB NTPC Application Form
RRB Admit Card
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| RRB NTPC Undergraduate admit card 2025 | 03-Aug-25 |
| RRB Group D Admit Card 2025 |
24-Nov-25 |
Railway exam is conducted in various stages. RRB NTPC comprises 1st Stage Computer Based Test (CBT), 2nd Stage Computer Based Test (CBT), Typing Skill Test/Computer Aptitude Test (as applicable) and Document Verification/Medical Examination. RRB JE comprises First Stage CBT, Second Stage CBT, DV/DME. RRB Group D consists of CBT, Physical Efficiency Test (PET), DV and Medical Examination. RRB ALP comprises First Stage CBT, Second Stage CBT, Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT) (conducted for Assistant Loco Pilot) and Document Verification.
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Declaration of RRB Result
The RRB Railway result for various exams is declared separately for different stages. Candidates can access the results from the official website. The roll numbers of qualified candidates are made available in PDF form. The scorecard is released along with the result. To download the scorecard, candidates need to log in with the required credentials. The scorecard also contains RRB cut-off marks apart from the section-wise and overall scores.
Commonly asked questions
Candidates must have passed Class 10 or ITI. Those having equivalent qualification/NCVT/SCVT/National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by NCVT are also eligible.
The shift timings of RRB Group D exam are made available by exam body. The prelims exam is conducted in four shifts. The mains exam is held in two shifts. The details related to the exam centre are mentioned in the admit card.
RRB Eligibility Criteria 2025
The eligibility criteria vary as per the posts. RRB Eligibility Criteria for various exams are given below:
| Exam | Eligibility criteria |
|---|---|
| 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:
|
| RRB JE |
Age Limit: 18 to 33 years Educational Qualification
|
| RRB ALP |
Age Limit: 18 to 28 years. Educational Qualification:
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Commonly asked questions
RRB group D exam is conducted in both the language which is Hindi and English both and these questions are in the form of objective, so don't worry about the questions in RRB group D. Keep focusing on the syllabus.
RRB Exam Dates 2025
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of RRB 2025 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 20 Dec ' 25 | RRB NTPC UG CBT 2 Exam Date 2025 |
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 07 Aug ' 25 - 09 Sep ' 25 | RRB NTPC CBT 1 first phase |
| 26 Jul ' 25 - 27 Sep ' 25 | RRB Group D Exam Date |
| 29 Jun ' 25 - 21 Jul ' 25 | RRB NTPC Exam Date Undergraduate Posts |
How to Prepare for RRB Exam 2025?
Besides taking coaching, candidates also crack the exam by studying at home. The tips and tricks on how candidates can prepare for RRB exam at home.
- Candidates must go through the topics given in the syllabus
- They should keep themselves updated with national and international events
- They should prepare a study routine and follow that diligently
- Candidates should solve mock tests and analyse their performance
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Commonly asked questions
House Rent Allowance depends on city of posting. X category cities get 24 per cent (INR 4,320), Y category cities get 16 per cent (INR 2,880) and Z category cities get 8 per cent (INR 1,440) of basic pay. Additionally, Dearness Allowance of 34 per cent on basic pay is provided, which amounts to INR 6,120. Candidates are also entitled to a travel allowance based on posting location. The gross salary is around INR 27,920 in X cities, INR 27,000 in Y cities and INR 25,560 in Z cities.
Log in to RRB Exam portal, enter your registration number/DOB, and download your admit card first.
On that, you will find your RRB Group D center. All details are mentioned there.
For now, all exam centers:
RRB Website:
Visit RRB's Official Portal
Go to "Group D" ->"Exam Centers" or "Notice Board"
Download the PDF list of exam cities (region-wise)
RRB Result 2025
The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) released the RRB NTPC UG result on November 21. The result PDF comprises the roll numbers of qualified candidates. Along with the result, RRB NTPC cut off marks are also made available. The RRB ALP result will be released online for all the stages and will be made available in PDF form.
Commonly asked questions
Normalisation of marks are done to adjust difficulty level of question papers.Normalisation formula is Xn= (S2/S1) (X-Xav) + Yav, Xn= Normalized Score of a Candidate. S2= Standard Deviation of raw marks of Base Session. S1= Standard Deviation of raw marks.
No, both are different exams conducted by separate organisations. The full form of RRB NTPC is Railway Recruitment Board Non-Technical Popular Categories exam conducted for recruitment of Commercial Apprentice, Goods guard, Traffic Apprentice, Traffic Assistant, Assistant Station Master, etc. NTPC stands for National Thermal Power Corporation Limited.
RRB Exam Dates 2025 FAQs
Candidates can read RRB Dates 2025 FAQs below.
Commonly asked questions
The CBT of RRB Group D comprises questions from General Science, Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning, and General Awareness and Current Affairs. The syllabus is given below: Mathematics: HCF and LCM, Ratio & Proportion, Mensuration Time & Distance, Profit & Loss, BODMAS, Percentages, Time & Work, Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Age Calculations General Science: Topics from Physics Chemistry and Life Sciences General Intelligence and Reasoning: Coding-Decoding, Relationships, Alphabetical Series, Venn Diagram, Statement and Conclusion, Numerical Series, Distance, and Directions. General Awareness and Current Affairs. Indian History, Sports, Current Affairs. Events, important days and events.
RRB Group D application form status link is activated after the completion of the application process. Candidates can check their application status till the completion of the CBT. Through RRB Group D application status, candidates can view the eligibility/ineligibility status of their applications. To check the application status, candidates are required to enter registration number/date of birth and security code.
RRBs also release the modification link for those candidates whose application forms are rejected on the grounds of invalid signatures and photographs. Such candidates can avail this facility to re-upload their photographs and signatures as per the specified format. The modification link and application status are made available on the respective official websites of RRBs.To check the application status and upload the photograph and signature, candidates are required to login with registration number, date of birth, and security code.
Also Read: RRB Group D Result
RRBs conducts various exams for recruitment to the post of Junior Engineers, Assistant Loco Pilot, Non-technical and popular category, Group, C/Group D, and other posts in departments and offices of Indian railways.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 weeks ago
Yes, the Railway Recruitment Board has released the RRB NTPC (UG) result 2025 for the notification CEN 6/2024 on its regional portals. The regions selected the candidates based on their regional vacancies.
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Answered a month ago
Yes, the syllabus for RRB JE Stage 1 and 2 are different. As Stage 1 CBT focusses on the general subjects including Mathematics, General Science, General Awareness, etc. While in Stage 2 CBT techincal specific subject is asked along with the General Awareness & Science, basics of computer and applic
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