What is the salary for an Indian Railway Group-D employee?

The salary of Group D railway staff is decided by railway recruitment boards (RRBs). The RRB Group D Salary is part of the 7th Central Pay Commission's (CPC) Level 1 Salary. The salary structure of an Indian Railway Group-D staff is as follows: 1. The pay scale ranges between INR 5200 to INR 20200 2. The basic pay is INR 18,000. 3. The grade pay that Group D is entitled to is INR 1800. 4. They also receive House Rent Allowance, which varies by city and can range from 8% to 24%. 5. The dearness allowance of Group D is revised to INR 6,120. As a result, the starting salary for Group D staff at the junior level can be up to INR 27,920, excluding travel allowance.

What is the job profile for RRB Group D?

The recruitment of RRB Group D includes various technical and non-technical posts. The job profiles differ as per the hierarchy level of different railway departments. Candidates who join RRB Group D based on their performances are promoted to higher posts. Also, candidates become eligible for departmental examinations after three years of service. The job profile of RRB Group D is given below: Candidates appointed to the post of RRB Group D are responsible for partial or complete disassembly of the item Candidates are assigned to inspect the damaged, defective or worn parts Candidates are responsible for repair or replacement of damaged parts Candidates are responsible for testing, and trial run prior to returning the item to its full operating level

How many RRB Group D 2025 (category-wise) vacancies were announced?

The category-wise RRB Group D 2025 vacancy is given below. Railway Vacancies Central Railway 3244 CLW 42 PLW 86 ECR 1250 ECOR 964 ER 1775 ICF 445 MCF 38 NAIR - NCR 2020 NER 1332 NWR 1433 NFR 2048 NR 4586 RCF 112 RWF 13 RWP 01 SCR 1642 SECR 1337 SER 1044 SWR 490 SR 2249 WCR 1614 WR 4672 Total Vacancies 32438

Can I change my state in the RRB group D form?

Yes, candidates can change their states in the RRB Group D exam. This can be done by first choosing 'Application Modification' which is available in the home page of the registration portal. After candidates have chosen the preferred state, they need to pay a non-refundable fee of INR 100 for modifying the application. Once candidates have successfully paid the application fee they can make the necessary changes and then submit it. Please note that candidates will not be able to edit your registration number, email id, mobile number, and your zone. Candidates are required to fill the application form online. The application fee is INR 500 (for all candidates except the fee concession categories). The fee for PwBD/Female /Transgender/ Ex-Servicemen/SC/ST/Minority Communities/ Economically Backward Class is INR 250.

How many vacancies were announced for RRB Group D 2025 exam?

A total of 32438 vacancies were announced for the exam. The vacancy break-up is given below. RRB Group D Vacancy (Post wise distribution) Category Department Vacancies Pointsman-B Traffic 5058 Assistant (Track Machine) Engineering 799 Assistant (Bridge) Engineering 301 Track Maintainer Gr. IV Engineering 13187 Assistant P-Way Engineering 247 Assistant (C&W) Mechanical 2587 Assistant TRD Electrical 1381 Assistant (S&T) S&T 2012 Assistant Loco Shed (Diesel) Mechanical 420 Assistant Loco Shed (Electrical) Electrical 950 Assistant Operations (Electrical) Electrical 744 Assistant TL & AC Electrical 1041 Assistant TL & AC (Workshop) Electrical 624 Assistant (Workshop) (Mech) Mechanical 3077 Total 32438 RRB Group D Vacancy (Railway/PU wise distribution) Railway Vacancies Central Railway 3244 CLW 42 PLW 86 ECR 1250 ECOR 964 ER 1775 ICF 445 MCF 38 NAIR -- NCR 2020 NER 1332 NWR 1433 NFR 2048 NR 4586 RCF 112 RWF 13 RWP 01 SCR 1642 SECR 1337 SER 1044 SWR 490 SR 2249 WCR 1614 WR 4672 Total Vacancies 32438

How many RRB Group D 2025 vacancies were announced for NWR?

RRRB Group D 2025 vacancies for NWR are given below. Cat No Name of the Post Department Rly./ PU No. of Vacancies UR SC ST OBC EWS Total ExSM CCAA VI LD HI MD B-VI B-LD B-HI B-MD (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) 1 ASSISTANT (S and T) S and T NWR 36 9 8 15 8 76 14 14 3 5 17 11 0 0 0 0 2 ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP) MECHANICAL NWR 37 12 6 24 9 88 18 18 0 2 25 22 0 0 0 0 3 ASSISTANT BRIDGE ENGINEERING NWR 6 2 0 0 2 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 ASSISTANT CARRIAGE and WAGON MECHANICAL NWR 43 14 9 18 15 99 19 19 0 11 19 11 0 0 0 0 5 ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (DIESEL) MECHANICAL NWR 13 2 3 3 4 25 5 5 0 0 7 5 0 0 0 0 6 ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL) ELECTRICAL NWR 5 1 0 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL) ELECTRICAL NWR 8 3 1 5 3 20 4 4 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 9 ASSISTANT TL and AC (WORKSHOP) ELECTRICAL NWR 8 3 1 5 1 18 3 3 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 10 ASSISTANT TL AND AC ELECTRICAL NWR 26 9 4 9 11 59 12 12 3 3 11 9 0 0 0 0 11 ASSISTANT TRACK MACHINE ENGINEERING NWR 25 8 1 0 1 35 7 7 0 6 5 3 0 0 0 0 12 ASSISTANT TRD ELECTRICAL NWR 5 2 0 1 1 9 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 13 POINTSMAN B TRAFFIC NWR 129 21 14 28 21 213 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 TRACKMAINTAINER-IV ENGINEERING NWR 456 105 30 109 75 775 155 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Railway Total 797 191 77 217 151 1433 284 284 9 31 95 70 0 0 0 0

What is RRB Group D selection process?

RRB Group D selection process comprises CBT, PET/PST, document verification and medical exam. The transgender candidates are given relaxation in the PET. CCAAs trained in railway establishment are given due weightage of marks obtained in their NCVT exam in preparation of final merit list after the conduct of CBT. Based on the performance of candidates in CBT subject to their qualifying in PER, candidates are called for document verification as per their merit and options. In case of two or more candidates secure same marks, their merit position is determined by age criteria i.e., older person is placed at higher merit and in case age is same, then alphabetical order (A to Z) of the name is taken into account to break the tie. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to their passing requisite Medical Fitness Test conducted by the Railway Administration, final verification of educational and community certificates and verification of antecedents/character of the candidates. All candidates clearing the DV are called for medical exam. RRBs/RRCs only recommend names of the empanelled candidates and appointment is offered only by the respective Railway Administrations.

How many RRB Group D vacancies were announced for SWR?

RRB Group D vacancies announced for SWR are given below. Name of the Post No. of Vacancies UR SC ST OBC EWS Total ASSISTANT (S and T) 0 1 0 0 0 1 ASSISTANT (S and T) 5 1 1 2 1 10 ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP) 4 0 0 1 1 6 ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP) 12 5 2 7 2 28 ASSISTANT BRIDGE 1 1 0 0 0 2 ASSISTANT CARRIAGE and WAGON 5 2 1 4 1 13 ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (DIESEL) 4 1 1 2 1 9 ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL) 2 1 0 1 1 5 ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL) 4 0 0 1 0 6 ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL) 0 0 1 1 1 3 ASSISTANT P.WAY 1 0 0 0 0 1 ASSISTANT TL and AC (WORKSHOP) 5 1 1 3 2 12 ASSISTANT TL AND AC 2 1 0 2 1 6 ASSISTANT TRD 4 1 1 3 1 10 POINTSMAN B 67 25 12 45 16 165 TRACKMAINTAINER-IV 91 35 17 61 22 226

How many vacancies have been announced for RRB Group D in previous years'?

The year-wise total recruitment done through RRB Group D is given below. Year Group ‘C’ Level 1 (Erstwhile Group D) Through RRCs 2016-2017 6731 2017-2018 5362 2018-2019 4766 2019-2020 55942 2020-2021 3327 Total 76128

How many RRB Group D vacancies 2025 were announced for East Coast Railway?

RRB Group D vacancies 2025 announced for East Coast Railway are given below. Name of the Post Department Rly./ PU No. of Vacancies UR SC ST OBC EWS Total ASSISTANT (S and T) S and T ECoR 19 5 3 11 4 42 ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP) MECHANICAL ECoR 37 8 3 11 6 65 ASSISTANT BRIDGE ENGINEERING ECoR 4 1 0 2 1 8 ASSISTANT CARRIAGE and WAGON MECHANICAL ECoR 33 12 6 22 12 85 ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (DIESEL) MECHANICAL ECoR 10 3 2 6 1 22 ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL) ELECTRICAL ECoR 4 1 1 2 1 9 ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL) ELECTRICAL ECoR 2 1 0 2 1 6 ASSISTANT P.WAY ENGINEERING ECoR 4 3 1 3 1 12 ASSISTANT TL and AC (WORKSHOP) ELECTRICAL ECoR 6 1 0 3 2 12 ASSISTANT TL AND AC ELECTRICAL ECoR 4 2 1 3 1 11 ASSISTANT TRACK MACHINE ENGINEERING ECoR 45 19 9 39 12 124 ASSISTANT TRD ELECTRICAL ECoR 9 3 2 4 0 18 POINTSMAN B TRAFFIC ECoR 131 47 22 87 32 319 TRACKMAINTAINER-IV ENGINEERING ECoR 97 33 17 62 22 231

What are the roles and responsibilities of Assistant Workshop (Mechanical)?

The roles and responsibilities of Assistant Workshop (Mechanical) are given below: Preventive and breakdown maintenance of coaches and wagons Employees are posted in a carriage and wagon workshop Ensures the security and maintenance of coaches A section (eg: a Bogie shop, Wheel shop, or Furnish shop, etc. ).

What is the medical test in the RRB Group D exam?

After document verification in RRB Group D exam, candidates are called for a medical test. It is mandatory to clear the medical test to be considered for the recruitment exam. The medical fitness test is conducted by the railway administration to ensure that the candidates are medically fit to carry out the duties connected with the post. The near vision should be Sn/ 0.6, 0.6 without glasses and must pass tests for color vision, binocular vision, night vision, mesopic vision, etc. Distant vision should be 6 / 9, 6 / 9 with or without glasses (power of lenses should not exceed 2D).

How many RRB Group D 2025 vacancies were announced for WCR?

RRB Group D 2025 vacancies announced for WCR are given below. Name of the Post No. of Vacancies UR SC ST OBC EWS Total ASSISTANT (S and T) 42 18 5 24 10 99 ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP) 28 9 4 18 7 66 ASSISTANT BRIDGE 2 0 0 0 0 2 ASSISTANT CARRIAGE and WAGON 46 12 7 27 11 103 ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (DIESEL) 6 1 1 4 1 13 ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL) 39 15 6 26 9 95 ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL) 11 2 1 4 1 19 ASSISTANT P.WAY 3 1 1 2 1 8 ASSISTANT TL and AC (WORKSHOP) 6 0 0 1 0 7 ASSISTANT TL AND AC 6 2 2 3 0 13 ASSISTANT TRACK MACHINE 31 7 3 11 5 57 ASSISTANT TRD 38 19 5 35 10 107 POINTSMAN B 112 44 14 81 29 280 TRACKMAINTAINER-IV 399 85 40 147 74 745

How many RRB Group D 2025 vacancies were announced for SECR?

RRB Group D 2025 vacancies announced for SECR are given below. Name of the Post Department Rly./ PU No. of Vacancies UR SC ST OBC EWS Total ASSISTANT (S and T) S and T SECR 35 10 5 20 6 76 ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP) MECHANICAL SECR 15 4 2 7 2 30 ASSISTANT BRIDGE ENGINEERING SECR 6 2 1 3 1 13 ASSISTANT CARRIAGE and WAGON MECHANICAL SECR 38 15 9 26 11 99 ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (DIESEL) MECHANICAL SECR 13 1 0 6 4 24 ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL) ELECTRICAL SECR 7 2 1 4 1 15 ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL) ELECTRICAL SECR 13 1 0 2 0 16 ASSISTANT P.WAY ENGINEERING SECR 4 0 0 0 0 4 ASSISTANT TL AND AC ELECTRICAL SECR 15 2 1 4 2 24 ASSISTANT TRACK MACHINE ENGINEERING SECR 13 3 1 6 2 25 ASSISTANT TRD ELECTRICAL SECR 31 7 3 13 6 60 POINTSMAN B TRAFFIC SECR 172 62 30 111 41 416 TRACKMAINTAINER-IV ENGINEERING SECR 216 81 40 144 54 535

How many RRB Group D 2025 vacancies were released for NR?

RRRB Group D 2025 vacancies for NR are given below. Name of the Post Department Rly./ PU No. of Vacancies UR SC ST OBC EWS Total ExSM CCAA VI LD HI MD B-VI B-LD B-HI B-MD (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) ASSISTANT (S and T) S and T PLW 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ASSISTANT (S and T) S and T NR 101 38 18 67 23 247 50 50 8 8 5 8 0 0 0 0 ASSISTANT (S and T) S and T RCF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP) MECHANICAL PLW 35 11 5 21 7 79 16 16 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP) MECHANICAL NR 221 45 21 117 37 441 89 89 5 5 6 3 0 0 0 0 ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP) MECHANICAL RCF 37 13 7 24 9 90 18 18 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 ASSISTANT BRIDGE ENGINEERING NR 53 20 10 35 13 131 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ASSISTANT CARRIAGE and WAGON MECHANICAL NR 225 80 40 143 54 542 108 108 0 17 14 14 0 0 0 0 ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (DIESEL) MECHANICAL NR 38 14 8 26 10 96 19 19 6 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL) ELECTRICAL NR 51 18 9 33 12 123 25 25 5 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL) ELECTRICAL PLW 5 1 0 1 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL) ELECTRICAL NR 62 18 9 34 13 136 27 27 8 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL) ELECTRICAL RCF 9 3 1 5 2 20 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ASSISTANT P.WAY ENGINEERING NR 4 2 1 3 1 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ASSISTANT TL and AC (WORKSHOP) ELECTRICAL NR 21 8 4 14 5 52 10 10 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 ASSISTANT TL AND AC ELECTRICAL NR 103 39 19 67 26 254 50 50 14 6 6 5 0 0 0 0 ASSISTANT TRACK MACHINE ENGINEERING NR 9 2 1 5 1 18 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ASSISTANT TRD ELECTRICAL NR 35 13 9 21 8 86 17 17 0 4 5 6 0 0 0 0 POINTSMAN B TRAFFIC NR 243 90 45 161 61 600 119 119 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TRACKMAINTAINER-IV ENGINEERING NR 753 276 139 498 183 1849 370 370 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

What benefits are given to CCAAs trained in railway establishment for RRB Group D exam?

The CCAAs (Course Completed Act Apprentice) trained in railway establishment are given due weightage of marks obtained in National Council of Vocational Training (NCVT) for preparation of the final merit list. Such candidates are exempted from PET/PST. Railways will give one-third weightage to the NCVT marks in preparation of RRB Group D final merit list after the conduct of CBT. Earlier, CCAAs had to appear for PET and the final merit list was prepared based on the marks obtained in CBT and PET subject to qualifying the document verification. The official notice reads, “20 per cent of reservation in RRB Group D exam is given to CCAAs. In line with the provision contained under section 22 of Apprentice Act, CCAAs trained in the railway establishments may be given due weightage for the same such that one-third of the mark in preparation of the final merit list after the conduct of CBT shall be based on the marks obtained in their NCVT exam. They shall, however, be eligible for empanelment only after document verification and qualifying the medical standards. Such candidates will be exempted from PET since they are already trained in railway establishment and have gone through rigor working in Railways and have proved themselves in meeting the physical standard required for performing their jobs."

Which are the posts announced under RRB Group D exam?

RRB Group D employees are recruited for the maintenance and cleanliness of railway assets and tracks. RRB Group D recruitment is conducted for the following posts: Assistant Workshop Assistant C&W Assistant Loco Shed (Diesel) Assistant Loco Shed (Electrical) Assistant Depots (Store) Assistant Operations (Electrical) Assistant Pointsman (Traffic) Assistant Signal & Telecom Assistant Track Machine Assistant Bridge Assistant TL&AC Assistant TL & AC (Train Lights and AC) workshop Assistant TRD (Electrical) Assistant Work Engineer Assistant Work (Workshop) Assistant Track maintainer

RRB Group D Vacancy 2025: Check Post-Wise 32,438 Vacancies List Here

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Exam On - 17 Nov '25 - 31 Dec '25

Updated on Sep 19, 2025 15:47 IST

By Anangsha Patra, Deputy Manager – Editorial

RRB Group D Vacancy 2025: Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) announced a total of 32,438 vacancies. The vacancies were announced along with the RRB Group D notification 2025. RRB Group D vacancies were released state-wise and category-wise.

RRB Group D vacancies were released to select candidates for RRB Group D Level 1 posts. Read below for more details on RRB Group D vacancy including zone-wise and category-wise vacancy break-up.

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Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of RRB Group D 2025 exam

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
17 Nov ' 25 - 31 Dec ' 25	RRB Group D 2025 Exam

Dates	Past Exam Dates
04 Mar ' 25 - 13 Mar ' 25	RRB Group D 2025 application form correction window
23 Jan ' 25 - 01 Mar ' 25	RRB Group D 2025 application form
19 Jan ' 23	PET Date for Chennai
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