RRB JE 2025: CBT 2 Shift 2 Answer Key OUT, Objection Window Active (Until June 12), Result & More

Railway Recruitment Boards Junior Engineer 2025 ( RRB JE )

Shikha Goyal
Updated on Jun 13, 2025 13:37 IST

By Shikha Goyal, Assistant Manager

RRB JE 2025: The Railway recruitment Board (RRB) will soon release the RRB JE 2025 CBT 2 result and cutoff on the official website for CEN 03/2024. Candidates will be able to download the RRB JE CBT 2 Result 2025 from the official website or via direct link provided below once it is released. The RRB JE CBT 2 Shift 2 Provisional answer key 2025 was released on the official website along with the question paper and response sheet PDF at rrbcdg.gov.in for CEN 03/2024. The last date to raise objection was June 12, 2025. The Candidates required to pay fee raising of INR 50 per question plus applicable Bank Service Charges. The RRB JE 2025 CBT 2 Shift 2 exam was conducted on June 4, 2025 for CEN No. 03/2024. Earlier, the exam was held on April 22, 2025. It was postponed due to technical glitch. The overall difficulty level of the exam was Moderate to Tough as per students' responses. Candidates can check below the CBT Shift 2 exam analysis based on the students feedback including overall difficulty level, memory-based questions and answers, and more in detail. 

The RRB JE CBT 2 Answer Key 2025 for Shift 2 direct link is provided below.. A total of 7,951 RRB JE vacancies were released in the official notification. The RRB JE online applications 2024 ended on August 29, 2024. The RRBs considered the age limit of the candidates from the age cutoff date - January 1, 2025. A relaxation of 3 years this year was provided to balance out the COVID-19 impact.

Key Details of Exam

Objective of Exam: To recruit the Junior Engineer (JE), Junior Engineer (Information Technology), other posts in various Departments of Railways.

Exam Conducting Authority: Railway Recruitment Board (RRB)

Selection Process:

  • CBT 1 (qualifying only)
  • CBT 2
  • Document verification
  • Medical examination

Who can appear:

Age Limit

Education Qualification

Nationality

Candidates must be in the age group of 18-36 years.

Age relaxations for several categories are available

Diploma/Degree in Engineering related to the post candidates are applying for.

  • Candidate must be an Indian Citizen
  • Also, several Nationality/Citizenship are allowed on meeting certain conditions.

CBT 2 Shift 2 Exam Duration & Date: 120 Minutes (2 hours); CBT 2 Shift 2 June 4, 2025

Exam Frequency & Mode: Depends upon the availability of vacancy in the Indian Railways. Computer Based Test

Remuneration:  RRB JE basic pay is INR 35,400. Monthly salary INR 40,000- 50,000 and allowances & benefits

How to Prepare: Candidates should analyze pattern and syllabus, practice previous year question papers, mock tests

Upcoming Event

RRB JE 2025 CBT 2 Result & Cutoff expected Soon

Important Links:

RRB JE 2024 CBT 2 Answer Key Link Soon to be notified here
RRB JE 2024 CBT 2 Shift 2 Objection Tracker Window PDF Download Here
Q:   When will the RRB JE 2025 CBT 2 result be released?
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The authority conducted the RRB JE 2025 CBT 2 exam on April 22 and June 4 at several centres across the country. It is expected that the RRB JE 2025 CBT 2 result will be released in July 2025 for 7951 vacancies. The result comprises the merit list, cutoff marks, and scorecards of qualified candidates.

Q:   Is RRB JE Exam held every year?
A: 

The RRB JE (Railway Recruitment Board Junior Engineer) is not held every year. The scheduling of the exam depends on the availability of vacancies within the Indian Railways. For instance, the last RRB JE exam was conducted in 2019, and the next recruitment notification was released for 2024, indicating a gap of several years between the exams.

Q:   What are the RRB JE 2025 CBT 2 exam dates for Shift 2?
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The rescheduled RRB JE CBT 2 exam dates was June 4, 2025. The Railway Recruitment Board cancelled the RRB JE 2025 CBT 2 Shift 2 exam for CEN 03/2024. The CBT 2 exam was conducted on April 22, 2025 (Shift 2). As per the official release, due to a technical error in the software system, some questions were repeated from shift 1 to shift 2, which impacted the RRB JE CBT 2 exam conducted in the 2nd shift. Due to this, the shift 2 RRB JE CBT 2 exam was cancelled. 

Q:   When is the RRB JE CBT-2 2024-25 exam?
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The authority conducted the RRB JE CBT 2 Shift 2 2025 exam on June 4, 2025. Earlier, Railway Recruitment Board conducted the RRB JE CBT 2 2024-25 exam on April 22, 2025. Candidates who cleared the RRB CBT-1 exam were appeared in the RRB CBT-2 exam. The selection process of RRB JE consists of four stages, namely, first stage CBT 1, second stage CBT 2, document verification, and medical examination.

Table of content
  • RRB JE Result 2025
  • RRB JE 2025 Dates
  • RRB JE CBT 2 Answer key 2025
  • RRB JE 2025 CBT 2 Exam Analysis
  • RRB JE Admit Card 2025
  • RRB JE Exam Pattern 2025
  • RRB JE Syllabus 2025 (CBT 1 & CBT 2)
  • RRB JE 2025 Vacancies
  • What is RRB JE Recruitment?
  • About RRBs
  • RRB JE 2025 Highlights
  • RRB JE 2025 Applications
  • RRB JE Notification 2025
  • RRB JE Eligibility Criteria 2025
  • RRB JE Recruitment 2025
  • RRB JE 2025 FAQs
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RRB JE Result 2025

The RRB JE result 2025 for CEN 03/2024 will be released online on the respective RRBs official website. The candidates will be required to check their result at their corresponding website. The RRB JE 2025 result will mention the Serial Number, Rank, Roll Number, Candidate's Name, Father's Name, date of birth, Community and Merit index.

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Q:   Will the RRB JE CBT 2 2025 result be released zone-wise?
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The RRB JE 2025 CBT 2 result will be released zone-wise in the form of a PDF. It will consist of the roll numbers of candidates shortlisted for document verification & medical examination.

RRB JE 2025 Dates

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

DatesPast Exam Dates
04 Jun ' 25

RRB JE 2024 CBT 2 Shift 2 Exam Date

22 Apr ' 25

RRB JE 2024 CBT 2 Exam Date

16 Dec ' 24 - 18 Dec ' 24

RRB JE 2024 CBT 1 Exam Date

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RRB JE CBT 2 Answer key 2025

The RRB JE CBT 2 Shift 2 2024-25 provisional answer key has been released along with the question paper and response sheet. Candidates who appeared for the CBT 2 Shift 2 can view their questions, responses, and answer keys by visiting the official websites of RRB. The link is active from June 8, 2025, to June 12, 2025.

 

Candidates can raise objections by paying INR 50 plus applicable bank service charges per question. In case the objection raised by the candidates is found correct, then the fee paid against such valid objections shall be refunded to the candidate after deduction of applicable bank charges. The refund will be made to the account from which the candidate has made the payment online. The mode of the payment of fee will be through the debit cards/credit cards/UPI /Net banking.

Steps To Download RRB JE CBT 2 Provisional Answer Key 2025

Candidates can check below the steps to download the RRB CBT 2 Provisional Answer key 2025 for the session 2024.

  • Open the official website of your respective regional RRB.
  • Click on "Junior Engineer Answer Key" under "Latest Announcements" or "Important Links"
  • Provide your login credentials ie. Registration number or date of birth.
  • Now, click on the Login tab
  • The RRB JE CBT 2 Answer key will be displayed on the screen
  • Download the answer key and response sheet pdf and cross-check the questions attempted by the candidate

Direct Link for RRB JE CBT 2 Provisional Answer Key: https://rrb.digialm.com/EForms/configuredHtml/1907/91775/login.html

Further, the decision of RRBs on the objections raised shall be final and binding and no further correspondence shall be entertained from the candidates in the matter as per the official notice.

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Q:   What are the RRB JE CBT 2 provisional answer key objection window dates?
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As per the official notification, the RRB JE CBT 2 Shift 2 2025 provisional answer key for CEN 03/2024 was released along with the question paper and response sheet. Candidates who appeared for the CBT 2 Shift 2 can view their questions, responses, and answer keys by visiting the official websites of RRB. The link was active from June 8, 2025, to June 12, 2025.

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RRB JE 2025 CBT 2 Exam Analysis

Analysis is an important part of the examination as it provides information regarding the difficulty level of the examination, the question paper, the topics asked in the exam, etc. Candidates can predict, regarding the cutoff, whether it will rise or drop. Candidates can check below the detailed RRB JE CBT 2 Shift 2 exam analysis for session 2024 based on the student reactions, overall difficulty level, topics asked, memory-based questions and answers, etc.

RRB JE 2024-25 CBT 2 Re-Exam Analysis (Shift 2)

As per the students' feedback,

The overall difficulty level of the exam was Moderate to ToughCutoff is expected to remain higher.

  • The non technical section and computer section were easy.
  • The environment section was easy to moderate.
  • Electrical section: Moderate
  • Electronic Section: Easy
  • Good attempt: 117 to 130

If we compare April 22 shift 2 exam with June 4 Shift 2 exam, as per the students, today's shift 2 exam is a bit difficult as compared to the April 22 Shift 2 exam. 

RRB JE 2024-25 CBT 2 Exam Analysis (Shift 1) 

Candidates can check below the RRB JE 2024 CBT 2 exam analysis (Shift 1) based on the students reactions:

As per the students' reactions:
The overall difficulty level of the exam is moderate, some students felt easy to moderate.

Cutoff will be high

Good attempts: 110

Questions asked were average in difficulty

Civil Branch questions were moderate

As compared to 2019, RRB JE 2024 CBT 2 exam is a bit difficult.

In Electronics, questions asked in depth. 

In Mechanical and Applied branch, candidates attempted 44 questions in non technical. the level of questions were Easy. On an average exam was moderate.

Also Read: RRB JE Last Minute Preparation Tips 2025

RRB JE CBT 2 (Shift 1) Subject-Wise Difficulty Level 2025 LIVE Updates

Subject Difficulty Level
General Awareness Easy
Physics & Chemistry Easy
Basics of Environmental and Pollution Easy
Basics of Computer Applications Basic
Mechanical Engineering Moderate
Electrical Engineering Moderate
Civil Engineering Moderate
Electronics Engineering Easy to Moderate

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RRB JE Admit Card 2025

The Railway Recruitment Boards released the RRB JE admit card 2024-25 for CBT 2 Shift 2 exam and city intimation slip on the official website. The RRB JE CBT 2 Shift 2 exam for 2024 session will be conducted on June 4, 2205. The exam will be conducted online.

Download RRB JE CBT-2 Shift 2 2024-25 city slip/ e-call letter

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Q:   How to download the RRB JE admit card?
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The candidates can download their RRB JE admit card in the following manner

Step 1. Visit the official link given for each RRB

Step 2. Click on the “e-call letter for RRB JE Exam” tab

Step 3. Log in with the required credentials in the login window

Step 4. Enter the registration number and date of birth to download the call letter

Step 5. Download and take a print of the call letter to reproduce at the RRB offices at the time of DV

Q:   What are the details provided on the RRB JE admit card?
A: 

The admit card of RRB JE consists of the details as mentioned below:

  • Candidate's name
  • Registration number
  • Roll number
  • Exam date and time
  • Exam venue
  • Guidelines & instructions for the exam, etc.
Q:   When will the RRB JE CBT-2 admit card be released for 2024?
A: 

The RRB JE CBT 2 Shift 2 admit card for 2024-25 session was released on the official website. It is advised to the candidates to check the official website of RRB. A direct link is also provided here.

Q:   Is it mandatory to carry the RRB JE admit card to the examination centre?
A: 

Yes, it is mandatory to carry the RRB JE admit card to the examination centre. Candidates need to produce the admit card as evidence at the RRB JE exam centres 2025 for the verification process. Without the admit card, candidates will not be allowed to take the exam. Also, candidates are required to carry a valid photo ID proof along with the admit card.

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RRB JE Exam Pattern 2025

The Railway Recruitment Board mentioned the RRB JE exam pattern for each stage separately. The candidates should note that RRB JE is conducted as an online exam. As the name suggest the 1st Stage CBT and 2nd Stage CBT are the Computer-Based Test conducted online at the designated exam centres. The candidates can see below the exam pattern of both the stages:

RRB JE Exam Pattern of CBT 1

The candidates can see below the 1st Stage RRB JE (CBT -1) exam pattern:

Subjects

No. of Questions

Marks for each Section

CBT-I

CBT-I

Mathematics

30

30

General Intelligence & Reasoning

25

25

General Awareness

15

15

General Science

30

30

Total

100

100

Time in Minutes

90

 

The eligible candidates will get help as per the approval of the RRB.

RRB JE Exam Pattern for CBT-2

The candidates can see below the RRB JE 2nd Stage CBT exam pattern:

 

Subjects

No. of Questions

Marks for each Section

CBT-II

CBT-II

General Awareness

15

15

Physics & Chemistry

15

15

Basics of Computers and Applications

10

10

Basics of Environment and Pollution Control

10

10

Technical Abilities

100

100

Total

150

150

Time in Minutes

120

 

The section wise distribution given in the above table is only indicative and there may be some variations in the actual question papers. The candidates can see the details about RRB JE Exam Pattern 2025.

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RRB JE Syllabus 2025 (CBT 1 & CBT 2)

The candidates should note that the official notification mentioned the RRB JE syllabus 2025 for the 1st Stage CBT and 2nd Stage CBT separately. The RRB mentioned the name of the topics only. The candidates need to practice the questions of every difficulty level because the exam can ask the questions of any complexity. Scroll down to know about the RRB CBT 2 Syllabus 2025.

RRB JE 2st Stage CBT Syllabus 2025

As per the official notification, shortlisting of candidates for the second stage CBT exam shall be based on the normalized marks obtained by them in the first stage CBT exam. The duration of the exam is 120 minutes and 160 minutes for eligible PwBD candidates accompanied by a scribe. The total number of questions asked will be 150. There will be a negative marking of one third mark (1/3rd) mark for every wrong answer. Virtual calculator will be made available on the Computer Monitor during CBT-2 exam. The CBT-2 questions will be objective type with multiple choices and are likely to include questions pertaining to General Awareness, Physics and Chemistry, basics of Computers and Applications, basics of Environment and Pollution Control is common for all notified posts under this CEN as provided below:

1. General Awareness
Knowledge of Current affairs, Indian geography, culture and history of India including freedom struggle, Indian Polity and Constitution, Indian Economy, Environmental issues concerning India and the World, Sports, General Scientific and Technological Developments etc.

2. Basics of Computers and Applications

  • Architecture of Computers
  • Input and Output devices
  • Storage devices, Networking
  • Operating System like Windows Unix, Linux; MS Office
  • Various data representation
  • Internet and Email, Websites & Web Browsers;
  • Computer Virus

3. Basics of Environment and Pollution Control

  • Basics of Environment
  • Adverse effect of environmental pollution and control strategies
  • Air, water and Noise pollution their effect and control
  • Waste Management
  • Global warming
  • Acid rain
  • Ozone depletion

4. Physics and Chemistry: Up to 10th standard CBSE syllabus

RRB JE 1st Stage CBT Syllabus 2025

The RRB JE 1st Stage CBT will be conducted online at the designated exam centres. The CBT-1 has the following subjects:

  1. Mathematics
  2. General Intelligence and Reasoning
  3. General Awareness
  4. General Science

The candidates can see below the RRB JE syllabus for 1st stage CBT. 

RRB JE Mathematics Syllabus

Number systems, BODMAS, Decimals, Fractions, LCM and HCF, Ratio and Proportion, Percentages, Mensuration, Time and Work, Time and Distance, Simple and Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Elementary Statistics, Square Root, Age Calculations, Calendar & Clock, Pipes & Cistern.

RRB JE General Intelligence and Reasoning Syllabus

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.

RRB JE General Awareness Syllabus

Knowledge of Current affairs, Indian geography, culture and history of India including freedom struggle, Indian Polity and constitution, Indian Economy, Environmental issues concerning India and the World, Sports, General Scientific and technological developments etc.

RRB JE General Science

Physics, Chemistry and Life Sciences (up to 10th Standard CBSE syllabus). 

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RRB JE 2025 Vacancies

The Railway Recruitment Board released the post-wise vacancies for each RRB separately in the Annexure B of the official notification. The candidates can see the annexure to know the stream-wise vacancies in the RRBs. The total number of RRB JE vacancies for CEN 03/2024 are 

Sl.No Details of Railway Recruitment Board RRB JE Vacancies
1 Ahmedabad 382
2 Ajmer 529
3 Bengaluru 397
4 Bhopal 485
5 Bhubaneswar 175
6 Bilaspur 472
7 Chandigarh 356
8 Chennai 652
9 Gorakhpur 259
10 Guwahati 225
11 Jammu-Srinagar 251
12 Kolkata 660
13 Malda 163
14 Mumbai 1377
15 Muzaffarpur 11
16 Patna 247
17 Prayagraj 404
18 Ranchi 167
19 Secunderabad 590
20 Siliguri  28
21 Thiruvananthapuram 121
Total 7,951

The above vacancies are tentative and can be changed anytime till the final result.

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What is RRB JE Recruitment?

RRB JE recruitment is a recruitment exercise meant to recruit the Junior Engineer (JE), Junior Engineer (Information Technology) Depot Material Superintendent (DMS) and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA) in various Departments of Railways. The pay level of the RRB JE is Pay Level 6 and the basic salary of the candidates will be INR 35,400.

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About RRBs

Railway Recruitment Boards were created initially with the name of service commissions and were created at different dates. Later in 1985, the Railway Services Commissions were renamed and restructured as the Railway Recruitment Boards. In the year 1998, all the RRBs came under the umbrella organisation Railway Recruitment Control Board (RRCB), which directly works under the Ministry of Railway (Railway Board).
RRBs are responsible for recruiting personnel for various positions. They coordinate, recruit through a centralised recruitment advertisement and conduct online computer-based tests (CBT) nationwide.

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Q:   What are the RRB JE 2024 important dates?
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The Railway Recruitment Board released a short notification for the RRB JE 2024 exam. The RRB JE 2024 online applications started on July 30, 2024. The Boards provided a month to fill out the RRB JE applications 2024. Here are the important dates for the RRB JE 2024 recruitment:
Short Notification Release Date: July 27, 2024
Online Application Start Date: July 30, 2024
Last Date for Online Application: August 29, 2024
First Stage Computer-Based Test (CBT-1) Date: Dec 16, 17 and 18, 2024
Second Stage Computer-Based Test (CBT-2) Date: April 22, 2025
These dates are crucial for candidates preparing to apply for the positions of Junior Engineer and other related roles under the RRB JE 2024 recruitment

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RRB JE 2025 Highlights

The candidates can see here the RRB JE 2025 highlights:

RRB JE 2025 Highlights

Exam Name

RRB JE (Railway Recruitment Board - Junior Engineer)

Conducting Body

Railway Recruitment Board

Exam Level

National level

Exam Frequency

Depends on Vacancy

RRB JE Application 2024-25 Start Date

30-Jul-2024

Last Date to Apply for RRB JE 2024-25

29-Aug-2024

RRB JE 2024-25 Application Fee Submission Date (Online)

29-Aug-2024

RRB JE 2024-25 application Correction Dates

30-Aug-2024 to 08-Sep-2024

RRB JE 2024-25 Tier 1 Exam Dates

16-Dec-2024 to 18-Dec-2024

RRB JE 2024-25 Tier 2 Exam Dates

22-Apr-2025

Vacancies

7,951

Category

Government Jobs

Eligibility

Diploma in given discipline

Age-Limit

Minimum Age Limit - 18

Maximum Age Limit - 36 (this notification only)

Age will be calculated from January 1, 2025

Exam Mode

Computer-Based Test (CBT) for Tier-I and Tier-II

Total Registrations

30- 40 Lakh approximately

Application fee

INR 500

INR 250 for SC, ST, Ex-Servicemen, Female, Transgender, Minorities or Economically Backward Class (EBC)

Exam Duration

1st Stage CBT: 90 Minutes (online)

Number of Questions - 100 Questions

2nd Stage CBT: 120 Minutes

Number of Questions - 150 Questions

Exam Purpose 

To recruit candidates for Junior Engineer (JE), Junior Engineer (Information Technology) Depot Material Superintendent (DMS) and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA)

Exam Language

English and Hindi

Exam Helpdesk No.

011-69999845

Official Website

RRB websites

The candidates can see above all the important information regarding the exam.

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RRB JE 2025 Applications

The Railway Recruitment Boards activated the RRB JE 2025 online application link at the centralised application website for CEN 03/2024. We suggest the candidates to read the official notification before applying for the RRB JE exam 2024-25. The last date for the RRB JE 2024-25 application form was August 29, 2024 till 23.59 PM. The RRBs provided the facility for the RRB JE 2024-25 application modification from August 30 to September 8, 2024. 

RRB JE application is the first step to enter the recruitment process of the exam. The RRBs issue centralised notifications and invite applications from the candidates for the nearest RRB. Later the RRBs also issue the RRB JE application status of the candidates.

The candidates should note that the salary of the RRB JE posts will be as per the Pay Level 6 having an initial pay of INR 35,400. The RRB JE 2024-25 application fee was INR 500 for all categories except SC, ST, Ex-Service Man, Female, Transgender, Minorities or Economically Backward Class (EBC). The fee for such candidates for CBT 1 was INR 250.

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Q:   Has RRB JE 2024-25 applications begun?
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Yes, the Railway Recruitment Board activated the centralised RRB JE online application link at its centralised application website - https://www.rrbapply.gov.in/#/auth/landing. The candidates could apply online for the RRB JE 2024-25 exam untill August 29, 2024. The RRB also provided the RRB JE application correction facility from August 30 to September 8, 2024. 

The RRB JE CBT 2 exam was conducted on April 22, 2025. The RRB JE CBT 1 exam was held on December 16, 17 and 18, 2024. 

Q:   What are the RRB JE 2024-25 application correction dates?
A: 

The candidates should note that the Railway Recruitment Board released the RRB JE 2024-25 notification on July 26, 2024 for 7,934 vacancies. The RRB JE 2024-25 online applications were started on July 30, 2024. The last date to apply online for the RRB JE 2024-25 exam was August 29, 2024

The RRB provided the RRB JE 2024-25 application correction facility from August 30 to September 8, 2024.

Q:   What is the last date to apply online for RRB JE Exam 2024?
A: 

The candidates should note that the Railway Recruitment Boards will provide a month to fill out the RRB JE online applications. The RRB JE 2024 applications started on July 30 and the last date to apply for the RRB JE 2024 was August 29, 2024. The last date for RRB JE 2024 application and fee submission was also August 29, 2024.

The RRBs released the RRB JE 2024 exam dates on its official websites. 

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RRB JE Notification 2025

The Railway Recruitment Boards released the RRB JE 2025 notification (CEN - 03/2024) on its official websites. The official notification mentioned all the important information related to exam such as the vacancies, eligibility, important dates, application process, examination process and the rules and regulations that will govern the exam. The RRB JE notification also mentioned the relaxation in the application fee and the age for the candidates belonging to certain reserved categories. The candidates can download here the official RRB JE 2024-25 notification.

Download Here RRB JE 2024-25 notification pdf

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RRB JE Eligibility Criteria 2025

The Railway Recruitment Boards mentioned the RRB JE 2025 eligibility criteria in the official notification. The candidates can check the RRB JE 2025 eligibility criteria below for the exam. The eligibility criteria for the RRB JE recruitment is defined based on Nationality, Age and Educational Qualification. The candidates who fulfil all the eligibility conditions are supposed to fill out the application form because, in the absence of that, the candidature will be liable to be cancelled at the advanced stage of the examination. All the original documents will be verified at the stage of document verification and in the absence of any required document, the candidate will lose his candidature. Candidates waiting for the final results of the prescribed educational qualifications should not apply.

Nationality

(i) A candidate must be either:
a. a citizen of India, or
b. a subject 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 with the intention of permanently settling in India.

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. The person may be selected and recommended but the appointment letter will be issued to him only after he gets such a certificate from the Government of India.

Age Limit for RRB JE 2025

The lower age limit for the RRB JE exam is 18 and the upper age limit is 36 years. The candidates should note that the cutoff date for the age calculation was January 1, 2025. The revised age limit will be applicable to this year (2025) only. The age relaxation is provided to the reserved categories as follows:

Category

Age Relaxation

SC/ST

5 years

OBC-Non Creamy Layer

3 years

PwBD - Unreserved

10 years

PwBD - OBC-Non Creamy Layer

13 Years

PwBD - SC/ST

15 years

The candidates should note that the cutoff date for the claim of SC / ST / OBC / EWS / EBC status or any other benefit viz. fee concession, reservation, age relaxation, etc., where not specified otherwise, will be the closing date for submission of ONLINE applications.

To provide relief to many candidates who may have exceeded the age limit and missed the opportunity to participate in railway recruitment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been decided to grant one- time age relaxation of 3 years beyond the prescribed upper age limit for these notified posts.

Educational Qualification for RRB JE 2025

The candidates need to fulfil the educational criteria given in the official notification to appear in the RRB JE recruitment exam. The RRB JE exam is divided into 5 sub-groups to define the educational criteria, syllabus and other events. The subgroups and their educational qualification is defined as follows:

Exam Group

Educational Qualification

Mechanical and Allied Engineering

Three years Diploma in Civil Engineering or B.Sc. in Civil Engineering of three years duration or (b) a combination of any sub stream of basic streams of Civil Engineering from a recognized University

/ Institute. The following are the disciplines

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Production Engineering
  • Automobile Engineering
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Mechatronics Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Machining Engineering
  • Tools and Machining Engineering
  • Tools and Die Making Engineering
  • Combination of any sub stream of basic streams of above disciplines

Electrical and Allied Engineering

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Combination of any sub stream of basic streams of Electrical Engineering

Electronics and Allied Engineering

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Instrumentation and Control Engineering
  • Communication Engineering
  • Computer Science and Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Information Technology
  • Combination of sub-streams of basic streams of above disciplines.

Civil and Allied Engineering

  • Civil Engineering
  • Combination of any sub stream of basic streams of Civil Engineering
  • B.Sc., in Civil Engineering of 3 years duration

Printing Technology

Printing Technology/Engineering

Chemical and Metallurgical Assistant (CMA)

B.Sc., Chemistry and Physics

Computer Science and Information Technology

  • BE/B.Tech., (Computer Science)
  • BE/B.Tech., (Information Technology)
  • PGDCA
  • B.Sc. Computer Science
  • BCA
  • DOEACC “B” Level Course of 3 years duration or equivalent

Candidates should ensure that they possess/fulfil all eligibility conditions prescribed for the post(s) as of the closing date of online registration. Candidates waiting for the final results of the prescribed educational qualifications should not apply. 

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RRB JE Recruitment 2025

RRB JE exam is conducted in four stages starting from Stage I Computer Based Test( CBT) to the Medical test. The selection process has the following steps:

Filling up the Application Form

The RRB JE Recruitment applications are invited from the candidates after the notification. The candidates are given 30 days to fill out the application form online. For the RRB JE 2024-25, the application fee is INR 500 for the unreserved category and INR 250 for the SC / ST / Ex-Servicemen / PwBDs / Female / Transgender / Minorities / Economically backward class.

It was also mentioned that this examination fee will be refunded fully to the reserved category candidates when they appear in the CBT-1 exam. The unreserved category candidates will receive INR.400 back in their account on appearing in the CBT-1.

The candidates were allowed to modify their application form twice only. For each modification in the RRB JE application form, the candidates were required to pay a fee INR 100.

Issue of RRB JE CBT -1 Admit Card

The RRB JE admit card is released for each stage of the exam separately and the candidates are required to download the admit card and present it at the exam centre. The other government ID proofs are also required with the adit card and can be asked at the time of exam by the competent authority.

The RRB JE admit card is released to all the candidates whose applications were accepted by the respective RRBs. The admit card for the RRB JE CBT-1 will be issued 4 days before the CBT-1 exam. 

RRB JE CBT -1 Exam

RRB JE CBT-1 exam is the first stage of the selection process. It is a computer-based test conducted to filter out the candidates for CBT-2. The CBT-1 is an online objective type test and the duration of this test is 90 Minutes. There will be 100 questions in the CBT-1 and each question was of 1 mark. There will be a negative marking of 1/3 in the RRB JE CBT-1. The score of CBT-1 will be decided after the normalisation of marks done in the manner defined in the RRB JE Notification.

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Manner of Normalisation in RRB JE Recruitment

CBT exam is conducted in multiple sessions for the same syllabus and each session will have a different question paper. The raw marks obtained by the candidates are converted into normalised marks to give them all a level playing field. The raw marks for the single session paper and normalized marks for the multi-session paper were used for computing the Merit Index, which is a common benchmark for generating merit for candidates from different exam groups.

Normalisation Formula for RRB JE Recruitment

For the multisession papers, a suitable normalization is applied to take into account any variation in the difficulty levels of the question papers across different sessions.
RRB JE Normalisation Formula

Calculation of marks was made up to 5 decimal points.
The merit of the CBT-1 is calculated based on these normalised scores of the candidates.

RRB JE Result for CBT-1

RRB JE Result for CBT-1 will be declared based on the normalised marks. 

RRB JE CBT-2 Exam

The RRB JE CBT-2 exam is the second of the four stages of the recruitment process. This is a crucial and decisive stage for the final selection. The RRB JE CBT-2 is also an objective type test having 150 questions and a time duration of 120 minutes. There was a negative marking of 1/3 in the RRB JE CBT-2 also.

RRB JE Result for CBT-2

There will be normalisation of marks obtained by the candidates in the RRB JE CBT-2 exam. The RRB JE Result for CBT-2 marks the completion of RRB JE Stage 2. In addition to above, extra candidates will also be called for the document verification to maintain a standby list of 50% as given in the official notification.

RRB JE Document Verification (DV)

This is the penultimate stage of the RRB JE Recruitment process. All the candidates qualified in the RRB JE CBT-2 will be called for their original document verification. The original document of the candidates is verified in accordance with the claims made in the RRB JE online application form. In case of any discrepancy found during the DV Stage, the candidature of the candidate stands cancelled.

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RRB JE Medical Examination

After the Document verification stage, the qualified candidates need to qualify for the medical test as per the given medical standards for each exam group in the official notification. The Medical examination is conducted by the Railway Administration to ensure the medical fitness of the qualified candidates.

Candidates who have undergone Lasik surgery or any other surgery procedure to correct refractory error are not eligible for the post having Medical Standards A3, B1 and B2. Different Medical standards shall apply to Ex-Servicemen.
After successfully qualifying the medical examination, the candidates are recommended to the service by declaring the final result and issuing them the appointment letter.

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RRB JE 2025 FAQs

The candidates can see below the important questions related to the RRB JE 2025.

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Q:   Can a 12th-class pass candidate apply for the RRB JE exam?
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No. A candidate who has passed the 12th class cannot directly apply to the RRB JE examination. Candidates must possess the minimum essential qualification to apply for the RRB JE recruitment. Candidates can check below the post-wise RRB JE qualification:

  • Junior Engineer: Diploma or BE/B.Tech in the respective discipline from a recognised University/Institute
  • Junior Engineer (Information Technology): Diploma or BE/B.Tech in the relevant discipline from a recognised University/Institute
  • Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant: B.Sc with Physics and Chemistry from a recognised University/Institute
  • Depot Material Superintendent: BE/B.Tech/B.Sc/PGDCA/BCA in the Computer Science/IT
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Answered 2 days ago

The RRB JE 2025 CBT 2 result will be released zone-wise in the form of a PDF. It will consist of the roll numbers of candidates shortlisted for document verification & medical examination.

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Gunjan Majumder

Beginner-Level 5

Answered 2 days ago

The authority conducted the RRB JE 2025 CBT 2 exam on April 22 and June 4 at several centres across the country. It is expected that the RRB JE 2025 CBT 2 result will be released in July 2025 for 7951 vacancies. The result comprises the merit list, cutoff marks, and scorecards of qualified candidate

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Virajita Shukla

Beginner-Level 5

Answered 3 weeks ago

The candidates can see below the details of the RRB JE 2024 minimum qualifying marks:

Sl.No. Category/CommunityMinimum Qualifying Marks Out of 150
1Un-Reserved40%
2Economically Weaker Section40%
3Other- Backward Category (OBC)30%
4Scheduled Caste30%
5Scheduled Tribe25%

This percentage of marks for eligibility may be relaxed by 2% for PwBD candidates, in case of shortage of PwBD candidates against vacancies reserved for them.

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Kritika Sharma

Beginner-Level 5

Answered 3 weeks ago

The exam pattern of CBT 2 is as follows

Subject

No. of Questions

Marks

General Awareness

15

15

Physics & Chemistry

15

15

Basics of Computers and Applications

10

10

Basics of Environment and Pollution Control

10

10

Technical Abilities

100

100

Total

150

150

Time

120 Minutes

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Jasleen Jain

Beginner-Level 5

Answered 3 weeks ago

Candidates can check below the RRB JE 2025 CBT 1 exam pattern.

Subject

Number of Questions

Marks

Mathematics

30

30

General Intelligence & Reasoning

25

25

General Awareness

15

15

General Science

30

30

Total

100

100

Time

90 Minutes

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Shikha Shukla

Beginner-Level 5

Answered 3 weeks ago

The RRB JE selection process consists of four stages namely CBT 1, CBT 2, medical test and document verification. Candidates who want to secure a position as a Junior Engineer within RRB, they need to successfully clear all these stages.

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Chanchal Shekhar

Beginner-Level 5

Answered a month ago

Yes, there is a negative marking in the RRB JE CBT 2 exam. One-third mark is deducted for every incorrect answer.

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Manisha Singh

Beginner-Level 5

Answered a month ago

After the release of the RRB JE Answer Key, the Railway Recruitment Board will announce the result and cutoff score for all the positions.

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Chanchal Shekhar

Beginner-Level 5

Answered a month ago

The following steps shall be followed to download RRB CBT 2 Provisional Answer key 2025 for the session 2024: 

  • Visit the official website of your respective regional RRB
  • On the "the latest Announcements" or "Important Links", click on "Junior Engineer Answer Key" 
  • Enter the allotted Registration number

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Shikha Goyal

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month ago

The last date to raise objection for RRB JE CBT 2 Shift 2 Answer key 2025 for 2024 session was June 12, 2025. The authority released the RRB JE CBT 2 Provisional Answer Key on June 7, 2025. The prescribed fee for raising objection is Rs.50/- plus applicable Bank Service Charges per question. In case

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Satyendra Garg

Beginner-Level 5

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