Railway Jobs 2025: RRBs Issue 9,000 Appointments, More Than 50,000 Expected This Year

Railway Jobs 2025: RRBs Issue 9,000 Appointments, More Than 50,000 Expected This Year

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Sanjana Surbhi
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New Delhi, Updated on Jul 15, 2025 13:13 IST
RRB Recruitment 2025: Since November 2024, RRBs conducted CBTs for 1.86 crore candidates for 55,197 vacancies, aiming to hire over 50,000 in 2025-26. More than 9,000 appointments were done in Q1. RRB Recruitment 2025: Since November 2024, RRBs conducted CBTs for 1.86 crore candidates for 55,197 vacancies, aiming to hire over 50,000 in 2025-26. More
Since November 2024 RRBs have conducted CBTs for 1.86 crore candidates for 55,197 vacancies to recruit over 50,000 in 2025 26. More than 9,000 appointments were done in Q1.
Railway Jobs 2025: RRBs Issue 9,000 Appointments

Railway Jobs 2025: RRBs Issue 9,000 Appointments

Railway Recruitment Boards are official bodies conduct RRB recruitment exams for various jobs within Indian Railways. Since November 2024, RRBs have conducted Computer Based Tests for over 1.86 crore candidates. RRB exams were held under seven different recruitment notifications covering total of 55,197 vacancies. This recruitment drive is expected to result in more than 50,000 new appointments in financial year 2025-26. So far RRBs have already issued over 9,000 appointment letters in first quarter of this year.

RRB Recruitment Notifications

As per annual recruitment calendar released by Railway Recruitment Boards total of 12 notifications have been released since 2024 covering 1,08,324 vacancies across various posts in Indian Railways. Building on this momentum, RRBs are expected to offer over 50,000 additional appointments in upcoming financial year 2026-27.

RRBs Push for Fair, Secure, and Inclusive Recruitment Exams

Railway Recruitment Boards have recently taken several steps to make exam process easier and secure. Exam centres are now being allotted closer to candidates places of residence with special preference given to females and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities. Additionally, jammers are now being deployed at 100% of RRB exam centres to prevent use of electronic devices and eliminate any scope for cheating.
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Q:   When RRB Group D 2025 exam dates was announced?
A:

RRB Group D exam dates were announced. Exam was conducted from November 27. Total marks for test are 100. There are negative markings in exam. Those qualifying test are called for next round.

Q:   When was RRB ALP CBT 1 2025 conducted?
A:

The RRB ALP CBT 1 Exam was conducted from November 25 to 29, 2024 for ALP posts. The exam for Technician posts was conducted from December 19 , 20, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29 and 30, 2024. The structure of the exam pattern is given below.

Subject

No. of questions 

Total marks and Duration

Mathematics

20

Total marks- 75

Duration-60 minutes

General Intelligence & Reasoning

25

General Science

20

General Awareness and Current Affairs

10

Q:   In how many shifts RRB ALP exam will be conducted?
A:

RRB ALP shift timings 2025 for CBT 1 exam were released along with the city intimation slip. The exam timings are given below:

Shift Reporting Time Gate Closure Time Exam Start Time

1

7.30 AM

8.30 AM

9.00 AM

2

11.00 AM

12.00 PM

12.30 PM

3

3.00 PM

4.00 PM

4.30 PM

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