RRB Group D 2026: Notification, Application Form, Eligibility, Exam Date, Admit Card, Syllabus & Pattern

Railway Recruitment Board Group D 2026 ( RRB Group D )

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Shikha Goyal
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Updated on Aug 18, 2026 16:39 IST
The RRB Group D 2026 Notification and application form will be released on the official website. Scroll down to know more about the RRB group D exam including RRB Group D Notification, syllabus, pattern, cut off, preparation, exam date, etc. Read here for more details on RRB Group D 2026.

RRB group D 2026 Notification will be released on the official website. Along with the notification, application form link will also be activated. Scroll down for more details about the RRB group D notification, application process, eligibility, exam date, admit card, answer key, preparation, syllabus, pattern and more.

RRB Group D Exam 2026

RRB Group D Exam 2026

RRB Group D 2026: The Railway Recruitment Board is the conducting authority of the RRB Group D exam. The RRB Group D notification 2026 is expected to be released soon on the official website. Along with the notification, the RRB application form will also be released. The notification PDF will consists of all the details about the exam including the eligibility, application process, application last date, syllabus, pattern and more. It recommended to the candidates to go through the eligibility criteria before filling out the form online. 

The RRB Group D exam is conducted across the country to hire eligible candidates for Level 1 posts. Those candidates who will qualify the exam will be able to apply for several posts like Track Maintainer, helper/assistant, and other technical roles in Indian Railways. It is crucial for the candidate to clear all the stages of the RRB Group D recruitment process. Scroll down for more detail about the RRB Group D including notification, application process, eligibility, exam date, admit card, answer key, preparation, syllabus, pattern and more. 

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What are the important points related to RRB Group D exam centre?
A: 

RRB Group D exam centres are allotted to candidates as per their choices. The examination authority reserves the right to allot test centres. The details of exam centres will be mentioned in RRB Group D admit card.

Q:   What is the job profile of Track Maintainer Grade-IV?
A: 

The job profile of RRB Group D Track Maintainer Grade-IV is maintaining track. They provides proper and smooth maintenance of track. Employees are also responsible for repairing the track line. 

Q:   What are the documents that candidates need to carry to the RRB Group D exam centre?
A: 

Candidates are required to fill the details of a valid Photo ID card in the application which they are required to bring in original as identity proof during CBT, PET, DV, Medical or any subsequent stages of exam. The valid Photo ID Card should be any one of the following:

  • Voter Card
  • Aadhaar Card
  • Printout of e-Aadhaar (not Photostat/Scanned copy of Aadhaar)
  • Driving License
  • PAN card
  • Passport
  • Identity Card issued by the employer in case the candidate is a Govt. employee
  • College / University Photo ID card, if still studying
Q:   How to avail the free rail travel facility for RRB Group D exam?
A: 
The free rail travel facility (Sleeper class railway pass) for RRB Group D is available only for SC/ST candidates. The admit card for such candidates contains the free travel authority. Candidates are allowed to book tickets only on submission of the self-attested photocopy of the RRB Group D admit card and SC/ST Certificate. Candidates must carry the original SC/ST Certificate and one prescribed photo-identity proof in original during their journey.
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Table of contents
  • RRB Group D 2026 Exam Highlights
  • RRB Group D 2026 Exam Dates
  • RRB Group D Notification 2026
  • RRB Group D Application Form 2026
  • RRB Group D 2026 Eligibility
  • RRB Group D 2026 Exam Pattern
  • RRB Group D 2026 Syllabus
  • RRB Group D 2026 Admit Card
  • Railway Group D Exam City Slip 2026
  • RRB Group D 2026 Answer Key
  • RRB Group D 2026 Question Papers
  • RRB Group D 2026 Preparation
  • RRB Group D 2026 Results
  • RRB Group D 2026 Cut off
  • RRB Group D 2026 Vacancies
  • RRB Group D 2026 Salary
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RRB Group D 2026 Exam Highlights

RRB Group D recruitment is being conducted to select candidates for various level 1 posts in Indian Railways. The process comprises several stages. Candidates need to clear all the stages to get finally recruitment. Check below the exam highlights for RRB Group D recruitment.

Upcoming Sarkari Exam Date

SSC GD Notification 2027

1 Oct '26 - 31 Oct '26

Parameters Details

Exam name

Railway Group D exam

Conducting authority

Railway Recruitment Boards

Exam level

National

Number of vacancies

to be updated here

Selection stages

CBT, Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Document Verification, and Medical Examination

Exam mode

Online

Official website 

http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/

RRB Group D 2026 Exam Dates

Candidates can check below RRB exam dates 2026 that will be released along with the notification.

Events Dates
RRB Group D 2026 Notification to be updated 
RRB Group D 2026 Application Form to be updated 
RRB Group D 2026 Application Correction Window to be updated
RRB Group D 2026 Exam Date to be updated
RRB Group D 2026 City Slip to be updated 
RRB Group D 2026 Admit Card to be updated 
RRB Group D 2026 Answer Key to be updated 
RRB Group D 2026 Final Answer Key to be updated 
RRB Group D 2026 Result to be updated 
RRB Group D 2026 Cut Off to be updated 

Also Read: RRB Group D salary

RRB Group D Notification 2026

The authority will release the RRB Group D 2026 Notification on the official and regional websites of RRB. Candidates are advised to go through the details for several posts that will be provided in the RRB Group D notification. The notification will be released in the form of PDF and will consists of the information about the RRB Group D eligibility criteria, exam pattern, syllabus, recruitment process, application process, etc.

Also Read: RRB Group D Notification 

RRB Group D Application Form 2026

Candidates are advised to read the instructions and eligibility criteria before filling out the RRB Group D Application Form. The application link will be activated along with the release of the notification. Also, it is recommended to check all the filled details properly. The authority will release the application form online and will not accept offline application form for RRB Group D.

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What is the medical test in the RRB Group D exam?
A: 

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).

Q:   Why RRB Group D notification is released?
A: 

RRB Group D notification is released to select eligible candidates for various Level 1 posts in Indian Railways such as Track Maintainer Grade-IV, Helper/Assistant in various technical departments (Electrical, Mechanical and S&T departments), Pointsman, etc. RRB Group D notification is released on the official website in PDF form. The notification comprises important details related to the exam such as important dates, application process, eligibility, exam pattern, syllabus and more information. Candidates must read the notification before applying to the exam to understand the overall structure of the exam. RRB Group D application form is released along with the notification. Candidates are required to apply online for the exam.

Q:   How to download RRB Group D city intimation slip?
A: 
The process to download RRB Group D admit card is given below.
 
Click the RRB Group D city intimation slip link
Enter the required credentials
The city intimation slip appears on the screen
Download the city slip
Q:   What is RRB Group D cut off?
A: 

RRB  Group D cut off is the minimum qualifying marks which candidates need to secure inorder to qualify the exam and become eligible for the next round of selection process. RRB Group D cut off is released in PDF form and comprises the category-wise cut off marks. There are no sectional cut off marks in the exam. The examination authority releases overall cut off marks for the exam. Candidates securing equal to or more than the cut off marks are selected for the exam. RRB Group D cut off marks are calculated out of 100 marks. There are various factors based on which the cut off marks are calculated. These factors are number of vacancies, difficulty level of the exam and number of test takers. RRB Group D cut off is calculated after the normalisation of marks.

RRB Group D 2026 Eligibility 

RRB Group D eligibility will be released by the examination authority. It highlights age, educational qualification and physical requirement. Candidates must have passed Class 10. Those having ITI cerificate or NAC from NCVT can also apply. The age for the exam is between 18 and 36 years. Relaxation in the is given to reserved categories.

Click here to read more on RRB Group D eligibility

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Is there any qualifying marks in RRB Group D exam?
A: 

Yes, there are qualifying marks in RRB Group D exam. The qualifying marks for your and EWS categories are 40 per cent and 30 per cent for SC, ST, and OBC.

Q:   How many candidates qualify RRB Group D exam?
A: 

RRB Group D exam is conducted for the level 1 posts in Indian Railways. The selection process includes Computer Based Test, Physical Efficiency Test (PET)/Physical Standard Test (PST), Document Verification and Medical Exam. The year-wise total recruitment done through RRB Group D is given below.

YearGroup ‘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

Q:   What are the factors that determine RRB Group D cutoff?
A: 

The factors that determine RRB Group D cut off are given below:

  1. Total no. of Candidates appearing for the RRB Group D exam.
  2. Category-based and Zone Wise RRB Group D Cut off is always decided by the Indian Railways Authority.
  3. The RRB Group D exam difficulty level as the exam is conducted on multiple days in multiple shifts.
  4. The minimum cut-off score is fixed by the RRB Indian Railways Authority according to the norms.
Q:   What was RRB Mumbai Group D Cut off in 2022 for CBT exam?
A: 

RRB Mumbai Group D cut off under open category for UR category was 96.76876, 91.14303 for SC, 85.68447 for ST, 94.56106 for OBC and 81.77030 for EWS. The category-wise cut off marks are given below.

Category

UR

SC

ST

OBC

EWS

Open

96.76876   

91.14303 

85.68447

94.56106

81.77030

Normalised Marks

64.10801    

51.89392

44.35537

58.15213

40.00000

Ex-SM

82.84641 

70.65375

-

70.58607

-

Normalised Marks

41.24492 

30.42212

-

30.42212

-

RRB Group D 2026 Exam Pattern

RRB Group D exam pattern for CBTconsists of four sections. The marks allotted to the examination are 100. Nature of the questions are objective-type and framed in different regional languages. There is also a negative marking in the exam. Candidates are required to secure the qualifying marks as well as the cut off marks to qualify the exam. The marks obtained in CBT are counted for the final merit list. After CBT, candidates need to appear for the Physical Efficiency Test. This stage is qualifying in nature. Those qualifying Physical Test are called for the next round.Candidates can check below the RRB Group D exam pattern:

Sections No. of Questions

General Science

25

Mathematics

25

General Intelligence and Reasoning

30

General Awareness and Current Affairs

20

Total

100

RRB Group D 2026 Syllabus 

RRB Group D syllabus is prescribed by the examination authority. It is crucial for the candidates to thorough with the syllabus. Preparation should be as per the Syllabus mentioned by the exam conducting authroity. The standard of the syllabus is of Class 10 level. Scroll down for RRB Group D syllabus. 

Subjects Topics

Mathematics

Number System, Percentage, BODMAS, LCM-HCF, Simple and Compound Interest, Algebra, Profit and Loss, etc.

General Intelligence and Reasoning

Analogies, Data Sufficiency, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Relationships, etc

General Science

Physics, Chemistry, and Life Sciences of CBSE Class 10 level 

General Awareness

Current Affairs Science & Technology, Sports, Culture, Personalities, Economics, Politics 

Also Read: RRB Group D Shift Timings

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What is percentile based marks calculation in RRB Group D exam?
A: 

Percentile scores are scores based on the relative performance of all candidates who appear for the examination. The marks obtained are transformed into a scale ranging from 100 to 0 for each shift. The percentile score indicates the percentage of candidates that have scored equal to or below (same or lower raw scores) that particular percentile in that examination. Therefore, the topper (the highest score) of each shift get the same percentile of 100 which is desirable. In percentitle-based normalisation, the marks obtained between the highest and the lowest scores are also converted to appropriate percentiles. In case of two or more candidates secure same normalised percentile score, their merit position is determined by age criteria.

Q:   What was RRB Group D Chandigarh 2022 cut off?
A: 

RRB Chandigarh Group D cut off under open category for UR category was 98.35, 94.53 for SC, 89.09 for ST, 96.49 for OBC and 93.47 for EWS. RRB Chandigarh Group D cut off for 2022 is given below.

Category

UR

SC

ST

OBC

EWS

Open

98.35

94.53

89.09

96.49

93.47

Normalised Marks

70.98

60.08

50.18

64.77

57.75

Ex-SM

80.83

72.43

-

69.71

81.00

Normalised Marks

40.03

32.44

-

30.18

40.21

Q:   What is the process to calculate RRB Group D cut off using percentile method?
A: 

Percentile-based normalisation of marks has been done to calculate the RRB Group D cut off. In Percentile-based normalisation, the marks obtained are transformed into a scale ranging from 100 to 0 for each shift of examinees. The percentile score indicates the percentage of candiates that have scored equal to or below that particular percentile in that examination. The percentile score of each candidate is converted into normalised marks by interpolation of raw marks into base shift to decide the RRB Group D cut off marks.

Q:   What was RRB Kolkata Group D cut off in 2022 for CBT exam?
A: 

RRB Kolkata Group D cut off announced in 2022 was 96.62203 for UR, 90.67148 for SC, 83.76549 for ST, 94.88499 for OBC and 85.45969 for EWS. Candidates can check below RRB Kolkata Group D cut off announced in 2022 for CBT exam.

Category

UR

SC

ST

OBC

EWS

Open

96.62203

90.67148

83.76549 

94.88499

85.45969

Normalised Marks

69.60526 

58.42711

48.28362

65.89208 

50.46005

Ex-SM

75.89393 

64.71957 

66.30072

63.64558

-

Normalised Marks

40.00777 

30.85707 

31.98892 

30.01119

-

RRB Group D 2026 Admit Card

Railway Group D hall ticket will be released on the official portal. Candidates will be able to download RRB Group D admit card by logging with the required credentials. Candidates are required to carry the printed copy of their admit cards along with one photo-identity proof to the exam centre. Candidates can check methods to download the RRB Group D admit card below:

  • Go to official regional websites
  • On homepage, click on “RRB Group D E-Call Letter”
  • A login page will appear on screen 
  • Enter Registration Number and Password/Date of Birth 
  • Click on submit, CBT hall ticket will appear on screen 

Railway Group D Exam City Slip 2026

The exam conducting authority will release the RRB Group D City Slip around ten days prior to the examination date. Candidates will be able to download their exam city intimation slip to check their exam date, shift timings and the allotted city of the exam. With the help of the city slip, candidates will be able to make their travel arrangements in advance.The process to check RRB Group D exam city slip is provided below.

  • Visit the official website
  • Click the Railway Group D exam city slip
  • Enter the required credentials
  • The exam city slip appears on the screen
  • Download the city slip

RRB Group D 2026 Answer Key 

RRB Group D answer key will be released after dew days of the conduction of an exam. Candidates will be able to download it by logging with the required credentials. The fee to raise challenges is INR 50. Candidates can check the process to download the answer key below:

  • Visit RRBs
  • Click the RRB Group D answer key link on the home page
  • Enter the required credentials
  • The answer key PDF appears on the screen
  • Download and save it

RRB Group D 2026 Question Papers 

RRB Group D question papers will be released along with the answer key. It will be released for different sets of test booklets according to the shifts. Candidates can use the RRB Group D question papers to check the answer key. It also helps candidates planning to appear for the exam in upcoming years. 

RRB Group D 2026 Preparation

Candidates should make a proper strategy to clear the RRB Group D exam. It is a competitive exam and so need proper planning to crack the exam. Candidates can check some of the preparation strategy that will help in the preparation:

  • It is crucial to know the pattern of an exam to get an idea about the overall structure
  • Go through the syllabus 
  • Attempt mock tests 
  • Prepare a proper study plan for the exam
  • Revise all the chapters properly. That is frequent revision is also important.

Also Read: 

RRB Group D Preparation

RRB Group D Books

RRB Group D 2026 Results

RRB Group D result for CBT will be decalred on the official portal. The examination authority will release the RRB Group D result in form of PDF. The result consists of the roll numbers of qualified candidates. The marks are released a few days after the declararation of the result. It can be downloaded by using the required credentials.

RRB Group D 2026 Cut off

RRB Group D cut off will be released along with the result. Besides the qualifying marks, candidates are also required to secure the qualifying marks.Candidates can check below the expected cut off marks for the exam.

Category RRB Expected Cut Off 2026 

UR (General)

70-76

OBC

62-75

EWS

60 – 69

SC

58 – 68

ST

58 – 63

RRB Group D 2026 Vacancies 

RRB Group D vacancies will be announced along with the notification for different categories and posts. Once it is announced we will provided the post-wise vacancy break-up.

Also Read: RRB Group D vacancies 

RRB Group D 2026 Salary

The basic RRB Group D salary is INR 18000. The salary ranges roughly between INR 3 to 5 lakh per annum. Candidates are also provided several allowances and benefits. Increment is also offered to the employees time to time.

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The authority is expected to soon release the RRB Group D result for CEN No. 09/2025. It will be released on the official website indianrailways. gov.in. Along with result pdf, zone wise cut off marks and scorecard link will also be released.

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You should visit the official RRB portal of respective region, and login to candidate application portal. Enter your registration number and DOB to view your city intimation slip.

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