List of All Upcoming Railway Examination- Know Here
Railway Recruitment Board conducts RRB Exams. Recruitment takes place once a year and is very competitive. The RRB Exams 2022 recruitment for various exams was publicly announced through the examination's official website and soon they will release the notification for the RRB exam 2023. The Railway Recruitment Board posts the RRB Recruitment information on the RRB official website.
Before January 1985, the Railway Recruitment Board was known as the "Railway Service Commission." Entrance exams are conducted for the selection of technical and non-technical cadres in the Indian Railways. Now after so many years RRB has changed many rules and recruitment processes. Now RRB conducts separate exams for various divisions. Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) conduct various railway exams, including the RRB NTPC, RRB Group D, RRB ALP, and RRB JE.
In this article, we will see important information like exam dates, vacancies, or any changes for all these examinations.
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Upcoming Railway Exams
For candidates to be aware of the exam dates for various Railway exams and plan appropriately, Railways releases the RRB 2023 exam calendar. Many open positions are publicly announced for various RRB exams, and millions of candidates apply to fill these positions in the Indian Railway. Let us see all the important information for upcoming RRB Exams one by one.
RRB Exam NTPC
- The RRB conducts the NTPC test, to hire applicants for a variety of positions, including Assistant Loco Pilot, Apprentice in Commercial, Line Man, Senior and Junior Time Keeper, Station Master, Senior and Junior Clerk cum Typist, Goods Guard, etc.
- To get any of these jobs, aspirants need to give the RRB NTPC CBT 1 test. For the CBT 2 stage and skill test exam patterns for the NTPC vary from post to post. For the RRB NTPC test, candidates must schedule their studies according to a thorough understanding of the exam Pattern.
RRB NTPC Exam Dates
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has released the dates for the CBAT Exam. The Railway Board has made available 35,281 posts in RRB's Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC).
According to the RRB NTPC CBT 2 Exam Date Notice published on June 27, 2022, the online test for the RRB NTPC 2022 CBAT examination for applicants shortlisted in CBT 2 Exam for Pay Level 4 & 6 posts is on July 30th. 1.26 crore applicants submitted applications for this exam. Check out this table to view the important dates.
Events | Dates |
RRB NTPC Notification | 28th February 2019 |
Date of Applying Online | 01st March 2019 |
Last Date to Apply Online | 31st March 2019 |
RRB NTPC Application Status | 21st September 2020 |
RRB NTPC Exam Dates | December 28, 2020, to July 31, 2021 |
Update Bank Details for Application Fee Refund | 11th August to 07th September 2021 |
RRB NTPC CBT 1 Answer Key | 16th August 2021 |
RRB NTPC Result for CBT 1 [Revised] | 30th March 2022 |
RRB NTPC CBT-2 Result for Level 4 | 07th June 2022 |
RRB NTPC CBT-2 Cut Off for Level 4 | 07th June 2022 |
RRB NTPC CBT-2 Admit Card for Levels 2, 3, 5 | 08th June 2022 |
RRB NTPC CBT 2 Exam Date for Levels 2, 3, 5 | 12th to 17th June 2022 [Pay levels 2, 3 & 5] |
RRB NTPC CBT 2 Result for Levels 2, 5 | 18th July 2022 |
RRB NTPC CBT 2 Cut-off for Levels 2, 5 | 18th July 2022 |
RRB NTPC CBT 2 Marks for Levels 2, 5 | 18th July 2022 |
RRB NTPC CBAT Exam Date for Levels 4 & 6 | 30th July 2022 |
RRB NTPC CBAT Exam result | Not yet Notified |
RRB NTPC CBAT Answer Key | Not yet Notified |
RRB NTPC 2022 Vacancy
The number of open positions for NTPC (Non-Technical Popular Categories) through the Railway NTPC Exam is updated to 35,281. Earlier, 35,208 positions were available for the RRB NTPC Exam.
Let us look at the number of openings by post for the Railway RRB NTPC Exam.
- Undergraduate positions that require a minimum of a 12th (+2 Stage) or equivalent exam and an age range of 18 to 30 years as of July 1, 2019, are available.
S. No. | Name of the post | Pay level | Starting salary (Rs.) | Vacancies in total |
1 | Junior Clerk cum Typist | 2 | 19900 | 4300 |
2 | Senior Clerk cum Typist | 2 | 19900 | 760 |
3 | Junior Time Keeper | 2 | 19900 | 11 |
4 | Trains Clerk | 2 | 19900 | 592 |
5 | Commercial cum Ticket Clerk | 2 | 21700 | 4950 |
Grand Total | 10603 |
- Graduate positions that require a university degree or its equivalent and an age range of 18 to 33 as of July 1st, 2019.
S.No. | Name of the post | Pay level | Starting salary (Rs.) | Vacancies in total |
1 | Traffic Assistant | 4 | 25500 | 88 |
2 | Goods Guard | 5 | 29200 | 5748 |
3 | Ticket Clerk cum Commercial assistant | 5 | 29200 | 5638 |
4 | Senior Clerk cum Typist | 5 | 29200 | 2854 |
5 | Junior Account Assistant cum Typist | 5 | 29200 | 3147 |
6 | Senior Time Keeper | 5 | 29200 | 6 |
7 | Commercial Apprentice | 6 | 35400 | 259 |
8 | Station Master | 6 | 35400 | 6865 |
RRB Exam Group D
Recruitment for RRB Group D Level 1 in 2021: Railway Track Maintainer Grade-IV, Helper/Assistant in various technical departments (Electrical, Mechanical, and S&T departments), and Assistant Points man, Level-I postings in other departments of Indian Railways are among the 1,03,769 positions that are filled through the RRB Group D Level 1 Recruitment 2022. There is no change in RRB Group D 2022 exam pattern, until further updates.
RRB Group D 2022 Exam Date
The Railway Recruitment Boards successfully held the RRB Group D 2022 CBT exam. Phase 1 CBT exam will conduct from August 17 to August 25. The RRB Group D exam is to take place on February 23, 2022, in several phases.
The introduction of the CBT 2 exam, however, sparked student protests, which led to the postponement of the exam. Following are the dates for the RRC Group D Level 1 exam in 2022.
Events | Important Dates 2022 |
RRB Group D notification | 22-Feb-2019 |
Application form | 12- Mar-2019 to 12-Apr-2019 |
Online fee payment | 12-Mar-2019 to 23 Apr-2019 |
Offline fee payment | 12-Mar-2019 to 18-Apr- 2019 |
Fee payment through post office challan | 11-Mar-2019 to 17-Apr- 2019 |
Final submission of application form | 26-Apr- 2019 |
RRB Group D application status and link modification | 15-Dec-2021 to 26-Dec-2022 |
RRB Group D City Intimation for Phase 1 | 10-Aug-2022 |
RRB Group D admit card for Phase 1 | 12-Aug-2022 |
Phase 2 admit card | 22-Aug-2022 |
Phase 3 admit card | 04-Sep-2022 |
Phase 4 admit card | 15-Sep-2022 |
Phase 5 admit card | 02-Oct-2022 |
RRB Group D exam dates 2022 |
Phase 1: 17-Aug-2022 to 25-Aug-2022 Phase 2: 26-Aug-2022 to 08-Sep-2022 Phase 3: 08-Sep-2022 to 19-Sep-2022 Phase 4: 19-Sep-2022 to 07-Oct-2022 Phase 5: 06-Oct-2022 and 11-Oct-2022 |
RRB Group D answer key 2022 for CBT | 14-Oct-2022 |
Answer key objection window | 15-Oct-2022 to 19-Oct-2022 |
RRB Group D CBT-1 result | Available Soon |
RRB Group D2022 Vacancy
The list below includes the 2019 RRB Group D vacancy by zone. Although the announcement for the RRB Group D job was released in 2019, the hiring process started in 2022 due to the pandemic and protests.
Railway | Total Vacancy |
Central Railway | 9345 |
East Central Railway | 3563 |
East Coast Railway | 2555 |
Eastern Railway, CLW, & Metro | 10873 |
North Central Railway and DLW | 4730 |
North Eastern Railway, MCF and RDSO | 4002 |
North Western Railway | 5249 |
Northeast Frontier Railway | 2894 |
Northern Railway, DMF and RCF | 13153 |
South Central Railway | 9328 |
South East Central Railway | 1664 |
South Eastern Railway | 4914 |
South Western Railway and RWF | 7167 |
Southern Railway and ICF | 9579 |
West Central Railway | 4019 |
Western Railway | 10734 |
Total Vacancies | 103769 |
RRB ALP Exam
- Students who are interested in the positions of technicians and assistant loco pilots take the RRB Assistant Loco Pilot exam, also known as the RRB ALP exam. The Railway Recruitment Board managed all of India's railway zones.
- The Railway Board has not yet published the updates of the RRB exam for the hiring of ALPs in 2021. Refer to the RRB ALP 2023 Notification for more details. Aspirants can check the recruitment details for the 2018-19 exam to get an insight into the same.
- The RRB states that the number of openings listed in the notification is only an estimate and is subject to change based on the actual needs of the Railway Administration, either overall or for communities/posts/units at a later time.
RRB JE Exam
- The RRB JE is a Central Government Exam held to fill several technical rating posts such as Junior Engineer (IT), Junior Engineer (JE), Chemical Material Superintendent (DMS), and Chemical and Metallurgical Assistant (CMA) in the Indian Railways. Railway Recruitment Board Junior Engineer is the full form of RRB JE.
- The RRB will soon announce the dates for the RRB JE exam 2022. All examination-related alerts will update accordingly. The application process is the same for all exams that the RRB conducts.
Conclusion
Now you have all the updates regarding the upcoming railway examinations. Aspirants can now prepare for their desired exam accordingly. RRB will soon release notifications for those exams for which no notifications are released yet. You can visit our website for more information regarding the exam. You can also download our app to get a notification for the latest updates regarding the exam.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q1. What are the upcoming railway exams in 2022?
Ans. The RRB has announced the exam date for RRB NTPC 2022 CBT 2. The RRB will conduct RRB NTPC CBT 2 Exam from June 12 to June 17, 2022.
Q2. Which book is best for RRB NTPC preparation?
Ans. Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey, and Test of Reasoning by Edgar Thorpe, are some popular books that you can refer to.
Q3. Which is the easiest exam on the railway?
Ans. The RRB Group D is one of the easiest government exams to crack.
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