RRB Group D 2026 Notification Out - Apply Online for 22,195+ Posts (CEN-09/2025) PDF

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RRB Group D 2026 Notification Out – Apply Online for 22,195+ Posts (CEN-09/2025) - Summary

Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) conducts the RRB Group D Level 1 examination, offering a golden opportunity for 10th-pass candidates to secure a job in Indian Railways. For 2026, Indian Railways has announced 22,195 new vacancies for Group D (Level 1) posts, including Track Maintainer, Pointsman-B, and other similar roles.

The RRB Group D Notification (CEN 09/2025) was officially released on 30 January 2026 on all regional RRB websites. The online registration process begins on 31 January 2026 through the official portal rrbapply.gov.in.

Highlight of the RRB Group D Recruitment 2026

Name of the Organization	Railway Recruitment Board
Post Name	Assistant (Track Machine), Assistant (Bridge), Track Maintainer (Group IV), Assistant (P-way), Assistant (TRD), Assistant Loco Shed (Electrical), Assistant Operations (Electrical), Assistant (TL & AC), Assistant (C & W), Pointsman B, and Assistant (S & T)
Advt. No	CEN 09/2025
Job Location	Across India
RRB Group D New Vacancy	22195
Mode of Application	Online
Registration Dates	31st January to 2nd March 2026
Selection Process	Computer Based Test Physical Efficiency Test (PET) Document Verification and Medical Examination
Exam Pattern	General Science: 25 Marks Maths: 25 Marks GK GS: 20 Marks Reasoning: 30 Marks
Salary	Basic Pay: Rs. 18000 per month
Official website	http://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/ or https://www.rrbapply.gov.in/

RRB Group D Recruitment 2026 Date

RRB Group D Events	Dates
Detailed Notification PDF	30th January 2026
Apply Online Starts	31st January 2026
Last Date to Apply	2nd March 2026 (11:59 pm)
Last date for fee payment	4th March 2026 (11:59 pm)
Correction & Modification Window	5th to 14th March 2026
Scribe details Submission	15th to 19th March 2026

RRB Group D Vacancy 2026 Zone Wise

Railway Zone	Total	UR	SC	ST	OBC	EWS
Western Railway (Mumbai)	3148	1160	407	178	698	288
North Western Railway (Jaipur)	974	483	152	48	188	104
North Central Railway (Allahabad)	1183	570	156	89	271	97
South Western Railway (Hubli)	90	51	14	8	14	6
West Central Railway (WCR-Jabalpur)	1147	581	174	89	157	145
East Coast Railway (Bhubaneswar)	803	329	120	57	206	91
South East Central Railway (Bilaspur)	1199	516	184	76	281	142
Northern Railway (New Delhi)	3537	1437	530	266	956	348
Southern Railway (Chennai)	1036	430	155	96	247	108
North Eastern Railway (Gorakhpur)	1196	537	178	109	271	101
Northeast Frontier Railway (Guwahati)	1776	718	266	133	480	179
Eastern Railway (Kolkata)/Metro Kolkata	1180	468	157	129	297	129
Central Railway (Mumbai)	2012	914	318	171	407	202
East Central Railway (Hajipur)	976	405	148	59	266	98
South Eastern Railway (Kolkata)	955	364	158	84	245	104
South Central Railway (Secunderabad)	1016	376	151	130	258	101
Total	22195

RRB Group D Recruitment 2026 – Education Qualification , Age and Physical Test

Education Qualification

Candidates with a 10th pass or ITI or equivalent or National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by NCVT are eligible to apply for the RRB Group D 2026 Exam.
Candidates with Course Completed Act Apprentices/ITI for the post of Level-1 unless otherwise specified.
Those awaiting the results of their final examination of the prescribed minimum educational/technical qualification are not eligible to apply.
Candidates who have completed Course Complete Act Apprentices from any trade.

Age Limit (as on 01/01/2026)

Candidates who fall in the age group of 18 to 33 years as of 01st January 2026 are eligible to apply for the Railway RRB Group D exam. Age relaxation is provided as per the norms.

Medical Standards

Candidates invited for Document Verification (DV) must pass the Railway Administration’s medical fitness test(s). This ensures they are medically capable of performing the duties required for their chosen post(s).

Medical Standard	Visual Acuity
A-2	Distant vision: 6/9, 6/9 without glasses (No fogging test) Near vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 without glasses and must pass tests for colour vision, binocular vision, night vision, mesopic vision, etc
A-3	Distant vision: 6/9, 6/9 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 2D) Near vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses and must pass the test for colour vision, binocular vision, night vision, myopic vision, etc.
B-1	Distant vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D) Near vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and must pass the test for colour vision, binocular vision, night vision, mesopic vision, etc.
B-2	Distant vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D) Near vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and must pass the test for binocular vision, etc
C-1	Distant vision: 6/12, 6/18 with or without glasses Near vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required
C-2	Distant vision: 6/12 with or without glasses Near vision: Sn. 0.6 combined with or without glasses where reading or close work is required

How to Apply for Railway RRB Group D Recruitment 2026

Visit the official website http://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/.
Click on the ‘New Registration’ link.
Register for the exam and submit the required details like name, date of birth and father’s name, mother’s name, Aadhaar Number, SSLC/Matric registration number, year of passing, mobile number, email ID and then submit the registration form.
Upon registration, candidates need to verify their email ID and mobile number through OTP.
Login on the home page using the registration number and password.
In Part I of the application page, candidates had to provide the details of educational qualification, community, gender, religion, Ex-Servicemen, CCAA, Minority, Economically Backward Class Age Relaxation and other details.
In Part II of the application page, candidates had to indicate his/her priority/preference for the posts.
On completion of application details, candidates were redirected to the payment page using Online Net Banking/Credit Card/Debit Card/UPI and Offline Challan.
Candidates were required to choose the exam language.
Candidates had to fill in the details of a valid photo ID card.
Enter bank details to get the refund of fees.
Candidates had to upload their scanned images of photographs and signatures as per the format and SC/ST candidates were required to upload the category certificates.
Candidates had to agree to the terms and conditions and submit the application form.