RRB Isolated Categories Recruitment Notice 2026 - Summary
Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs), Ministry of Railways, have issued an indicative notice for Centralised Employment Notification (CEN) No. 09/2026 for recruitment to many posts in Isolated Categories. The notice is dated 24 October 2026 and puts out about 195 tentative vacancies across all RRBs. Applications will be accepted online only.
This is only an advance notice. Eligibility, fee, selection stages and other rules will come in the detailed CEN No. 09/2026, which will be published on the common RRB website.
Vacancies and pay
The notice lists a combined total of about 195 tentative posts for all RRBs put together, at Pay Level 2 and Level 7 as per the 7th CPC. Post-wise, category-wise and RRB-wise break-up is not given here.
Important dates
- Notice date: 24 October 2026
- Application opens: 5 November 2026 (tentative)
- Application closes: 4 December 2026, 23:59 hours (tentative)
Eligibility and age
Educational qualification, medical standard, age limit and relaxation are all listed as “as per detailed CEN”. Age will be counted as on 1 January 2027. Application fee details are also not part of this notice.
How to apply
Applications are online only. While filling the form, candidates should verify primary details through Aadhaar. For Aadhaar verification to work, the name and date of birth in Aadhaar must match 100% with the 10th class pass certificate, and Aadhaar should have the latest photo and latest fingerprint and iris biometrics. Non-Aadhaar verified applications face detailed scrutiny at every stage of the recruitment process.
The detailed CEN will be published only on rrb.indianrailways.gov.in, from where you can open the webpage of any individual RRB. The notice also warns candidates to beware of touts, brokers and job racketeers.
