Railway Junior Engineer Recruitment for 2569 Posts

Indian Railway has released Centralised Employment Notice 05/2025 for 2569 Vacancies of Junior Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent, Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant. Applications are invited for these vacant posts of RRB JE/DMS/CMA for which all eligible male and female candidates can apply online through rrbapply.gov.in till 30 November 2025. RRB Railway Junior Engineer Recruitment/ DMS/ CMA 2025-2026 as online application form, salary, vacancy details, eligibility criteria, selection process, exam syllabus etc info is given below.

RRB Railway JE/DMS/CMA Recruitment 2025-2026

Pay Scale – Rs 35400-112400 as per 7th CPC Pay matrix level-6 (Old scale Rs 9300-34800 with GP Rs 4200).

Total Number of Vacancies – 2569 Posts

Railway JE/DMS/CMA Vacancy Details:

RRB Ahmedabad – 151 Vacancies
RRB Ajmer – 40 Vacancies
RRB Bengaluru – 80 Vacancies

Refer to the official employment notice CEN 05/2025 (can be downloaded from the links provided below) for post-wise distribution of vacancies.

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Eligibility Criteria (Age and Qualification)

Age Limit – 18 to 33 Years as on 01.01.2026 i.e. candidate must be born between 02 Jan 1993 and 01 Jan 2008. Relaxation in upper age limit for SC, ST, OBC, Ex-Servicemen and other categories is applicable as per Govt rules.

Educational Qualification:

Junior Engineer (JE) – 03 years Diploma in the relevant Engineering Branch (Civil Engineering/ Mechanical/ Production/ Automobile/ Electrical/ Electronics/ Instrumentation & Control Engineering/ Manufacturing/ Information Technology/ Communication Engineering/ Computer Science & Engineering/ Computer Science/ Computer Engineering etc) from a recognized University/ Institution.

Depot Material Superintendent (DMS) – 03 years Diploma in Engineering in any discipline from a recognized University/ Institute.

Chemical and Metallurgical Assistant (CMA) – Bachelor’s Degree in Science with Physics & Chemistry with minimum 45% marks from a recognized University/ Institute.

Chemical Supervisor (Research) – Degree or its equivalent in Chemical Technology from a recognized University/ Institution covering any one or more of the fields- Petroleum Products/ Paints and Corrosion Prevention/ Polymers. Knowledge of any computer language will be essential.

Metallurgical Supervisor (Research) – Degree or its equivalent in Metallurgical Engineering from a recognized University/ Institution. Knowledge of any computer language will be essential.

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Railway JE Selection Process, CBT and Syllabus

Recruitment process for the selection of RRB Junior Engineer consists of 1st stage Computer Based Test (CBT), 2nd stage CBT, Document Verification and Medical Examination as per the exam pattern and syllabus below.

• 1st Stage Computer Based Test (CBT-I)
• 2nd Stage Computer Based Test (CBT-II)
• Document Verification (DV)
• Medical Examination (ME)

1st Stage Computer Based Test

Firstly, all eligible candidates will have to undergo 1st Stage Computer Based Test (CBT-I) on respective date, time and venue as given in e-call letter (admit card). The CBT will be of 90 Minutes duration and will consist of an Objective Type paper of 100 questions (01 mark each).

1/3 marks will be deducted as negative marking for every wrong answer marked by candidates. Minimum 40% marks (30% marks for OBC/SC and 25% marks for ST candidates) will be mandatory to qualify the CBT-I.

• Mathematics: 30 Questions (30 Marks)
• General Intelligence & Reasoning: 25 Questions (25 Marks)
• General Awareness: 15 Questions (15 Marks)
• General Science: 30 Questions (30 Marks)

CBT-I Exam Syllabus:

Mathematics – 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.

General Intelligence and Reasoning – 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.

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.

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

2nd Stage Computer Based Test

Candidates shortlisted (15 times) on the basis of normalized marks obtained in 1st Stage CBT will be allowed for 2nd Stage CBT. The CBT-II exam will be of 02 Hours duration and will consist of an Objective Type paper of 150 questions (01 mark each).

1/3 marks will be deducted as negative marking for every wrong answer marked by candidates. Minimum 40% marks (30% marks for OBC/SC and 25% marks for ST candidates) will be mandatory to qualify the 2nd Stage CBT-II.

• General Awareness: 15 Questions (15 Marks)
• Physics & Chemistry: 15 Questions (15 Marks)
• Basics of Computers and Applications: 10 Questions (10 Marks)
• Basics of Environment and Pollution Control: 10 Questions (10 Marks)
• Technical Abilities: 100 Questions (100 Marks)

CBT-II Exam Syllabus:

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.

Physics and Chemistry – Up to 10th standard CBSE syllabus.

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.

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.

Technical Abilities – Questions on the Technical abilities will be based on the syllabus defined for various Exam Groups given in the employment notice.

Final selection of candidates in the post of RRB Junior Engineer will be based on passing medical fitness test, final verification of educational & category (caste) certificates and verification of antecedents/ character.

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Application form, Important Dates and Notification

Eligible and interested candidates can apply online for the RRB Railway Junior Engineer Recruitment through the website www.rrbapply.gov.in up to 30th Nov 2025. Keep ready a valid Email ID, Mobile number, Educational qualification details and scanned copies of color photograph (30 to 70 KB), signature (30 to 70 KB) and SC/ST Certificate (up to 500 KB) in JPEG format before filling of online form.

To apply online for the Railway Junior Engineer posts, follow the required and important steps as given below:

Registration – Firstly, Create an account with the required details (Name, Date of Birth, Father’s name, Mother’s Name, Aadhar number, mobile number, email-id etc). After the one time registration, note down and preserve the user id and password for further requirements.

If you have already created an Account for any CEN issued by RRB in 2024 or 2025, then you can login using the same username and password (not required to register again).

Application form – Proceed with the RRB Junior Engineer online application by logging in the Official Recruitment Portal using registered user id and Password. In the first part of application form, submit Educational qualification, Gender, Religion, ESM, Minority, Economically backward class & category (as applicable) and other details.

In the next part of application form, submit exam group and priority/ preferences for posts (as applicable). On submitting the details you will be directed to the payment page and complete the fee payment process using Debit Card/ Credit Card/ Net Banking.

In the last part of application form, provide details of Educational Qualification, choice of Exam language (Hindi, English, Urdu, Tamil, Telugu etc), Bank Account details for Refund of exam fee etc, and then upload your color photograph, signature and caste certificate (SC/ST).

After successful submission of online application, take print out of the online application form for reference/ record.

Examination fee:
GEN/ OBC Category: Rs 500/-
SC/ ST/ Ex-Serviceman/ Female/ Transgender/ Minorities/ Economically Backward Class: Rs 250/-

The exam fee can be paid online by using Debit Card, Credit Card, Net Banking and UPI.

Important Dates:
Commencement of registration of online form – 31st Oct 2025
Last date of registration of online form – 30th Nov 2025 (11.59 PM)
Correction in application form – 03rd to 12th Dec 2025 (11.59 PM)
Exam date (1st Stage) – to be updated

Go to the RRB recruitment website below and follow the important steps to register and submit online form for the post of Junior Engineer, DMS and CMA under desired RRB. For detailed information about RRB JE Recruitment, you can download Railway Centralised Employment Notice (CEN) No. 05/2025 in pdf format.

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