Railway Exam 2023, Overview, Upcoming Railway Exams, Eligibility

The Railways exam is one of the best career opportunities for an aspirant looking for a government job. Railways Recruitment Board conducts the railway exams. The Indian Railways will be conducting recruitment exams for employment in various departments of Group A, B, C, D and other positions. Multiple notifications are released by the Indian Railways every year for vacancies. Interested candidates must choose their preferred field of career and then follow the notifications for that post. RRB will be releasing notifications for various regions and also the metro department.

The major examinations conducted under RRB are:

You will get all the crucial details about the upcoming railway exams on this page, including the RRB test dates, RRB eligibility, RRB notification, RRB admit card, etc.

On its website, the Railway Board publishes a thorough RRB Exam Calendar. Once the board releases it, this page will be updated with the RRB Exam Calendar 2023.

The Railway Recruitment Board posts the RRB Recruitment information on the RRB official website. Prior to January 1985, the Railway Recruitment Board was known as the "Railway Service Commission."

The RRB Recruitment notice contains a variety of information about RRB positions, openings, and salaries.

For the selection of technical and non-technical cadres in the Indian Railways, entrance exams are held. The official RRB website (https://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/) provides information on all of the examinations that the Railway Board holds.

Every year, thousands of RRB Vacancies for various RRB Exams are released in an effort to find qualified applicants to work for the Indian Railways. Visit the linked page to learn more about RRB Vacancies in detail.

Additionally, candidates for the Railways exam must go to the page of the National Recruitment Agency. A Common Eligibility Test (CET) will shortly be administered for positions with SSC, RRB, and IBPS. This common test will assist in selecting candidates for posts in the three Organizations that are non-technical and non-gazetted.

The following RRB Exams are mentioned in this article:

• RRB NTPC
• RRB ALP
• RRB JE
• RRB Group D
• RRB SSE
• RRB RPF

RRB NTPC

To strengthen their preparation, candidates taking the NTPC exam in December can enroll in the Free RRB NTPC Online Live Course. The RRB official website will soon provide comprehensive information regarding the NTPC RRB exam date.

According to the most recent RRB exam update on NTPC hiring, there are now 236 open positions for visually impaired candidates. For candidates in various categories, review the RRB NTPC Eligibility requirements.

With the help of the RRB Recruitment for the Non-Technical and Popular Category exam, about 40100 positions will be filled. For better preparation, candidates for the RRB Exam NTPC can review the RRB NTPC Previous Year Question Paper.

POSTS UNDER RRB NTPC

1. Junior Clerk cum Typist
2. Accounts Clerk cum Typist
3. Junior Time Keeper
4. Trains Clerk
5. Commercial cum Ticket Clerk
6. Traffic Assistant
7. Goods Guard
8. Senior Commercial cum Ticket Clerk
9. Senior Clerk cum Typist
10. Junior Account Assistant cum Typist
11. Senior Time Keeper
12. Commercial Apprentice
13. Station Master

RRB NTPC NOTIFICATION

The notification for the NTPC exam 2023 has not yet been released by the Railway Recruitment Board. The following are the tentative dates for:

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR NTPC exam

NATIONALITY

The following nationalities are required for candidates to attempt NTPC exam:

• an Indian national
• Nepal-related material
• Bhutan-related subject
• a Tibetan Refugee who entered India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of residing there permanently
• a person of Indian descent who moved to India permanently after having previously lived in Vietnam, Burma, Zaire, Ethiopia, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Kenya, Uganda, Pakistan, and Burma in East Africa.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATION ACCORDING TO THE POST

RRB NTPC Syllabus

The RRB test syllabus provides a comprehensive overview of the significant subjects included in the various RRB exams.

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

Vacancies for RRB NTPC EXAM

The official notice regarding the vacancies for NTPC posts are yet to be released. Tentative vacancies are expected to be 40159 approx in number.

RRB ALP

The RRB states that the number of openings listed in the notification is merely an estimate and is subject to change based on the actual needs of the Railway Administration, either overall or for particular communities/posts/units at a later time.

After the matrix of the 7th Pay Commission, the RRB maintained an average pay of Rs. 19,900.

POSTS UNDER RRB ALP

Assistant Loco Pilot and Technician

RRB ALP NOTIFICATION

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR RRB ALP EXAM

NATIONALITY

A applicant must fit one of the following categories:

• an Indian national,
• A person of Indian descent who 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.
• A subject of Nepal, a subject of Bhutan,
• a Tibetan refugee who crossed into India before the first January 1962.

AGE LIMIT:

Minimum Age: 18

Maximum Age: 28

Candidates can apply for the position if they are between the ages of 18 and 28.

RRB ALP SYLLABUS

Vacancies for RRB ALP EXAM

RRB JE

The Indian Railways choose applicants for a variety of technical positions through the Railway Recruitment Board Exam for Junior Engineer.

POSTS UNDER RRB JE

• Junior Engineer (JE)
• Junior Engineer (IT)
• Depot Materials Superintendent (DMS)
• Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA)

RRB JE NOTIFICATION

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR RRB JE EXAM

• Minimum age required is 18.
• You must be an engineering student.
• You have to clear the medical examination conducted by RRB.

RRB JE SYLLABUS

Vacancies for RRB JE EXAM

For the RRB JE exam, expected vacancies are 13487.

RRB RPF

The RPF organizes Recruitment on an annual basis for multiple vacancies such as Constable, Sub Inspector etc.

Age limit for general and EWS are 18 to 27 years, for OBC it is 18 to 29 years and for others it is 18 to 32 years.

RRB RPF NOTIFICATION

Official Notification will be published on rpf.indianrailways.gov.in on which detailed information related to the recruitment are available.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR RRB RPF EXAM

ON THE BASIS OF AGE:

You are eligible for the category of sub inspector only if you belong to the 20 to 25 year age group. For constable post age group eligible is from 18 to 25.

ON THE BASIS OF EDUCATION:

The criteria that needs to be satisfied according to educational qualifications are as follows:

RRB RPF VACANCIES

Under this recruitment, there will be more than 9000 Vacancies available. Interested applicants can apply for this exam once the application form is released. 

RRB RPF SYLLABUS

• Mathematics
• Intelligence and Reasoning
• General Awareness

RRB Group D

To find qualified individuals for various positions like Helper/Assistant Pointsman, Track Maintainer Grade-IV, under Level 1 of the 7th CPC Pay Matrix in various departments of Indian Railways, RRB conducts the RRB Group D test.

POSTS UNDER RRB GROUP D

• Track Maintainer Grade-IV
• Helper/Assistant in various technical departments (Electrical, Mechanical and S&T departments)
• Assistant Pointsman

GROUP D NOTIFICATION

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR RRB GROUP D EXAM

NATIONALITY

The following nationalities are required for candidates to attempt RRB GROUP D exam:

• an Indian national
• Nepal-related material
• Bhutan-related subject
• a Tibetan Refugee who entered India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of residing there permanently
• a person of Indian descent who moved to India permanently after having previously lived in Vietnam, Burma, Zaire, Ethiopia, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Kenya, Uganda, Pakistan, and Burma in East Africa.

AGE LIMIT:

The candidate must belong to the 18 to 33 year age group. Further age relaxations are provided to a few.

Visit the link attached for further details

Eligibility criteria for group d exam

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

A candidate who wishes to appear for Group D Railway exam must have:

• Class 10th pass certificate OR
• ITI degree or diploma

RRB GROUP D SYLLABUS

Candidates who are going to attempt GROUP D exam have to follow following syllabus

• General Science
• Mathematics
• General Intelligence and Reasoning
• General Awareness and Current Affairs

Vacancies for RRB GROUP D EXAM

Tentative vacancy data states that there are 103769 vacancies available for group d candidates. 

RRB SSE

The RRB SSE Exam is directed to recruit meriting candidates from Engineering Disciplines to fill in different specialized profiles in the Indian Railways.

RRB SSE NOTIFICATION

Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) will publish the RRB SSE Notification 2023 soon. The meeting regarding the release of various Senior Section Engineer Posts has already taken place in the year 2022 by the officials.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR RRB SSE EXAM

AGE LIMIT:

The candidate should be an Indian with his age between 20-34 years as of the prescribed date. The upper age limit relaxation for the reserved categories will also be applicable.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Four years bachelor’s degree in the concerned field of engineering from a recognized university or an equivalent qualification.

NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS

There is no such number of attempts decided. One can attempt till he reaches his maximum age limit.

RRB SSE VACANCY

The official vacancy regarding information is not released yet. RRB will notify the number of vacancies in the upcoming Notification 2023. But it is expected that the RRB SSE Vacancy will be more than 4000 posts.

RRB SSE SYLLABUS

PAPER 1:

General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Awareness, General Science, & Mathematics.

PAPER 2:

General Awareness, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Basics & Application, Environmental & Pollution Control, General Engineering (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical & more )

 

Latest Updates of Railway Examination

• In order to conduct phase I of the RRB NTPC test beginning on December 28, 2020, the Railway Recruitment Board distributed the admit card on December 23, 2020. Candidates can access the RRB NTPC Admit Card 2020 for various phases as soon as it becomes available on the provided link.
• The RRB Ministerial and Isolated categories test date for 2020 has been notified by the Railway Recruitment Board. The CBT exam will be held from December 15 to December 18 according to the announcement.
• The detailed notice of the RRB Ministerial and Isolated categories test date 2020 is available on the provided link for candidates taking the exam.
• The Group D Level 1 test and the Non-Technical and Popular category exam's final RRB exam date were both announced on December 2, 2020, by the Chairman and CEO of the Railway Recruitment Board. The RRB NTPC 2019 test is set to start on December 28th, while the RRB Group D/RRC Level 1 2019 exam is set to start in April 2021.
• Numerous government organizations and exam-conducting bodies have either canceled or delayed the recruiting examinations in light of the widespread Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.
• The table below will provide some light on the primary RRB exams that were originally set for 2020 but were delayed due to the rapidly worsening situation with the coronavirus in India.

• You will get all the crucial details about the upcoming railway exams in this page, including the RRB test dates, RRB eligibility, RRB notification, RRB admit card, etc.
• On its website, the Railway Board publishes a thorough RRB Exam Calendar. Once the board releases it, this page will be updated with the RRB Exam Calendar 2021. Candidates may review the dates of the railway exams for prior recruitment, which are 2020-

The following is the RRB Exam Calendar 2020–21 for the future railway exams, including RRB NTPC, ALP, JE, and Group D Exam:

• The Railway Recruitment Board posts the RRB Recruitment information on the RRB official website. Prior to January 1985, the Railway Recruitment Board was known as the "Railway Service Commission."
• The RRB Recruitment notice contains a variety of information about RRB positions, openings, and salaries.
• For the selection of technical and non-technical cadres in the Indian Railways, entrance exams are held. The official RRB website (https://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/) provides information on all of the examinations that the Railway Board holds.
• Every year, thousands of RRB Vacancies for various RRB Exams are released in an effort to find qualified applicants to work for the Indian Railways. Visit the linked page to learn more about RRB Vacancies in detail.
• Additionally, candidates for the Railways exam must go to the page of the National Recruitment Agency. A Common Eligibility Test (CET) will shortly be administered for positions with SSC, RRB, and IBPS. This common test will assist in selecting candidates for posts in the three Organizations that are non-technical and non-gazetted.

The following RRB Exams are mentioned in this article:

• RRB NTPC
• RRB ALP
• RRB JE
• RRB Group D

RRB NTPC

• The NTPC RRB exam updates: The Railway NTPC test date is set to begin on December 28th, 2020.
• To strengthen their preparation, candidates taking the NTPC exam in December can enroll in the Free RRB NTPC Online Live Course. The RRB official website will soon provide comprehensive information regarding the NTPC RRB exam date.
• The RRB NTPC 2019 exam is expected to be administered in 2020, and as a result, the Railway Board previously published a notice and solicited open E-tenders for exam conducting companies.
• According to the most recent RRB exam update on NTPC hiring, there are now 302 open positions after the addition of 66 positions for visually impaired candidates. For candidates in various categories, review the RRB NTPC Eligibility requirements.
• With the help of the RRB Recruitment for the Non-Technical and Popular Category exam, about 35208 positions will be filled. For better preparation, candidates for the RRB Exam NTPC can review the RRB NTPC Previous Year Question Paper.

RRB ALP

• The Railway Board has not yet disclosed the specifics of the RRB exam for the hiring of ALPs in 2021. Refer to the RRB ALP Notification for more details.
• Aspirants can check the recruitment details for the 2018-19 exam to get an insight into the same since the last ALP recruitment was done in 2018.
• The RRB states that the number of openings listed in the notification is merely an estimate and is subject to change based on the actual needs of the Railway Administration, either overall or for particular communities/posts/units at a later time.
• After the matrix of the 7th Pay Commission, the RRB maintained an average pay of Rs. 19,900.
• For information on the outcomes of various Railway Recruitment Board exams, consult RRB results.

RRB JE

• The Indian Railways choose applicants for a variety of technical positions through the Railway Recruitment Board Exam for Junior Engineer.
• For the 2019 RRB Exam Junior Engineer, a total of 12487 positions have been made public by the RRB.

RRB Group D

• To find qualified individuals for various positions like Helper/Assistant Pointsman, Track Maintainer Grade-IV, under Level 1 of the 7th CPC Pay Matrix in various departments of Indian Railways, RRB conducts the RRB Group D test.
• According to the official announcement, the Railway Board has announced 103769 RRB Group D vacancies for 2019–20 to fill various positions.

RRB Notification

• The RRB Notification provides information about the exam, including key exam dates, occasions, etc.
• The pertinent exam dates for the various exams held by the Railway Recruitment Board are highlighted in this section.

RRB NTPC Exam Dates-2021

The notice for the NTPC test in 2021 has not yet been released by the Railway Recruitment Board. The following are the NTPC 2021's potential dates:

RRB NTPC Exam Dates-2019

RRB ALP Exam Dates

The Railway Recruitment Board has not yet made the official 2021 RRB ALP announcement. The following are the ALP 2021's potential dates:

Given that the most recent ALP exam recruitment was in 2018, the RRB ALP Exam dates for 2018–19 are provided as a guide:

RRB JE Exam Date

The notice for the 2021 Railway JE test has not yet been released by the Railway Recruitment Board. The following are the potential dates for 2021:

Refer to the RRB JE notice for information on the RRB Junior Engineer test schedule and other JE exam-related topics.

The following list includes the 2019 RRB JE Exam dates:

RRB Group D Exam Date

The 2019 recruiting process is currently underway, with the RRB Group D notification being released on February 23, 2019. See the table below for the 2019–2020 RRB Group D exam dates.

RRB Examination Pattern

This section provides a quick overview of the RRB Exam Pattern for several tests. All exams administered by the Railway Recruitment Board have the same exam format and syllabus.

Below is a list of the RRB exam schedules for various exams.

RRB NTPC Examination pattern

The following is the NTPC RRB Exam Pattern:

The following describes the RRB test NTPC CBT - 1 Exam Pattern 2021:

The following is the RRB NTPC CBT - 2 Exam Pattern for 2021:

Student can check all the RRB notification required for the examination.

RRB Syllabus

The RRB test syllabus provides a comprehensive overview of the significant subjects included in the various RRB exams.

NTPC RRB Syllabus

The following topics are covered in the RRB NTPC syllabus:

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

For more detailed syllabus, aspirant can check the latest syllabus for RRB examination.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q1. How to Apply for Railway Examination?

Ans.

• Visit the RRBs' official websites.
• Decide which railway you want to apply for.
• Check the box to show that you have read and comprehended the directions completely.
• Select "New Registration."
• Enter your name, birthdate, parents' names, your Aadhaar number, your SSLC/Matric registration number, your passing year, your mobile number, and your email address.
• In lieu of SSLC/Matric, candidates with ITI/NAC qualifications can submit their registration number and year of passing.
• Make sure to confirm that all the information is accurate before submitting the registration form because it cannot be modified afterwards.
• The signup email ID must be distinct.

Q2. Is railway examination tough?

Ans. In an effort to land a safe and stable career in the railways, hundreds and thousands of youngsters from all across India sit for the RRB exam every year. The RRB test is one of the most difficult to pass, nevertheless. Despite spending a lot of time studying for competitive exams, many students fail on their first try.

Q3. Which book is important for the railway group D examination?

Ans. The Manorama Yearbook and Pratiyogita Darpan are the two excellent general knowledge books for RRB Group D. More details can be found in this article.