GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY RECRUITMENT BOARDS (RRB)
CENTRALISED EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION (CEN) No. 09/2025 

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visiit: https://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/uploads/2025/09-LVL1/092025-CEN.pdf
Closing Date & Time for online submission of Application:March 02, 2026

(Recruitment for Various Posts in Level 1 of 7th CPC Pay Matrix) 

WESTERN RAILWAY (MUMBAI) 
ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL)
Sl. No3
Department: ELECTRICAL
No. of post: 01

ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL)
Sl. No. 4
Department: ELECTRICAL
No. of posts: 05

ASSISTANT TL AND AC
SL. No. 5
Department: ELECTRICAL
No. of posts: 04

ASSISTANT (S and T)
SL. No. 8
Department: S & T
No. of posts: 17

NORTH WESTERN RAILWAYS (JAIPUR)

ASSISTANT OPERATIONS(ELECTRICAL)
Sl. No. 3
Department: ELECTRICAL
No. of post: 1

ASSISTANT TL AND AC 
Sl. No. 4
Department: ELECTRICAL
No. of posts: 03

ASSISTANT (S and T)
Sl. No. 7
Department: Engineering
No. of posts: 02

NORTH CENTRAL RAILWAYS (ALLAHABAD) 
ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL)
Sl. No. 3
Department: ELECTRICAL
No. of posts: 02

ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL)
Sl. No. 4
Department: ELECTRICAL
No. of posts: 02

ASSISTANT (S and T) 
Sl. No. 6
Department: S & T
No. of posts: 07

WEST CENTRAL RAILWAYS (JABALPUR) 
ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL)
Sl. No. 3
Department: ELECTRICAL
No. of posts: 04

ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL)
Sl. No. 4
Department: ELECTRICAL
No. of post: 01

ASSISTANT TL AND AC
SL. No. 5
Department: ELECTRICAL
No. of posts: 02

ASSISTANT (S and T)
Sl. No. 8
Department: S & T
No. of posts: 05

EAST COAST RAILWAYS (BHUBANESWAR) 

ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL)
Sl No. 4
Department: ELECTRICAL
No. of posts: 01

ASSISTANT (S and T)
Sl. No.8
Department: S & T
No. of posts: 01

SOUTH EAST CENTRAL RAILWAYS (BILASPUR) 
ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL)
Sl. No. 3
Department: ELEctrical
No. of post: 01

ASSISTANT TL AND AC
SL. No. 5
Department: ELECTRICAL
No. of post: 01

ASSISTANT (S and T)
Sl. No. 8
Department: S & T
No. of post: 01

NORTHERN RAILWAY (NEW DELHI) 

ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL)
Sl. No. 3
Department: ELECTRICAL
No. of post: 04

ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL) 
Sl. No.4
Department: ELECTRICAL
No. of posts: 05

ASSISTANT TL AND AC
Sl. No. 5
Department: : ELECTRICAL
No. of posts: 06

ASSISTANT (S and T)
Sll. No. 8
Department: S & T
No. of posts: 16

SOUTHERN RAILWAY (CHENNAI) 

ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL)
Sl. No. 3
Department: : ELECTRICAL
No. of posts: 01

ASSISTANT TL AND AC 
Sl. No. 4
Department: : ELECTRICAL
No. of posts: 03

ASSISTANT (S and T)
Sl. No. 7
Department: S & T
No. of posts: 02

NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY (GORAKHPUR) 
ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL)
Sl. No. 3
Department: : ELECTRICAL
No. of posts: 02

ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL)
Sl. No. 4
Department: : ELECTRICAL
No. of posts: 04

ASSISTANT TL AND AC
Sl. No. 5
Department: : ELECTRICAL
No. of posts: 02

ASSISTANT (S and T)
Sl. No. 8
Department: S & T
No. of posts: 04

NORTHEAST FRONTIER RAILWAY (GUWAHATI) 

ASSISTANTOPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL)
Sl. No. 3
Department: : ELECTRICAL
No. of posts: 03

ASSISTANT TL AND AC
Sl. No. 4
Department: : ELECTRICAL
No. of posts: 05

ASSISTANT (S and T
Sl. No. 7
Department: S & T
No. of posts: 10

EASTERN RAILWAY (KOLKATA)/ METRO KOLKATA

ASSISTANT (S and T) 
Sl. No. 1
Department: S & T
No. of posts: 06 

ASSISTANT LOCO SHED(ELECTRICAL)
SL. No. 4
Department: : ELECTRICAL
No. of posts: 01

ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL)
Sl. No. 5
Department: : ELECTRICAL
No. of osts: 03

ASSISTANT TL AND AC
Sl. No. 7
Department: : ELECTRICAL
No. of post: 01

CENTRAL RAILWAY (MUMBAI) 

ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL)
Sl. No. 4
Department: : ELECTRICAL
No. of post: 04

ASSISTANT TL AND AC
Sl. No. 5
Department: : ELECTRICAL
No. of posts: 04

ASSISTANT (S and T)
Sl. No. 8
Department: S & T
No. of posts: 11

EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY (HAJIPUR) 

ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL
Sl. No. 3
Department: : ELECTRICAL
No. of posts: 12

ASSISTANT (S and T)
Sl. No. 6
Department: S & T
No. of posts: 13

SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY (KOLKATA) 

ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL) 
Sl. No. 3
Department: : ELECTRICAL
No. of post: 01

ASSISTANT TL AND AC
Sl. No. 4
Department: : ELECTRICAL
No. of posts: 04

ASSISTANT (S and T) 
Sl. No. 7
Department: S & T
No.  of posts: 05

SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY (SECUNDERABAD)

ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL)
Sl. No. 3
Department: : ELECTRICAL
No. of posts: 01

ASSISTANT TL AND AC
Sl. No. 4
Department: ELECTRICAL
No. of posts: 02

ASSISTANT (S and T)
SL. No. 7
Department: S & T
No. of posts: 04

Total no. of posts: 199 for Low Vision

Age: 18-33 years  As on 01.01.2026

Age Relaxation: 10 years

Qualifications: 
10th Pass (Matriculation)
OR
ITI from institutions recognized by NCVT / SCVT
OR
National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by NCVT

Candidates must have their own active mobile number and valid and active personal Email ID for all communication during the entire duration of recruitment, as all communication with them will only be through SMS and/or email.

Center/City allocation for CBT/PET will depend upon technical and logistical feasibility. Candidates may have to travel to other Cities/States for attending CBT/PET. Request for Change of Exam Centre/date/shift shall NOT be allowed under any circumstance

Call Letters: Candidates will have to download the City and Date Intimations, e- Call Letters and Travel Authority (wherever applicable) from the links provided on the official websites of RRBs/RRCs.

Candidates who submit more than one application for the post(s) against this CEN will be summarily rejected and will be debarred from all future examinations of RRBs and Railway Recruitment Cell (RRCs). Similarly, applications of candidates who are attempting to submit multiple applications with minor changes of information and/or facts to more than one RRB/Railway Zone and/or multiple applications to the same RRB/ Railway Zone will be summarily rejected and such candidates will also be debarred from all future examinations of RRB and RRC.

In case of any change in name with respect to the name mentioned in SSC/SSLC/Matriculation/10th class certificate, candidate should indicate their changed name as well as his/her SSC/SSLC/Matriculation/10th class name separately at appropriate places in online application. However, all other details should match with SSC/SSLC/Matriculation/10th class or equivalent certificate and date of such change should be prior to the date of submission of online application

Preference for Post(s) and/or Railway(s)/Unit(s): The options from the candidates for various posts for which they are eligible in the opted Railway, shall be taken during submission of ONLINE applications.

5 PwBD candidates of a particular disability may also apply against regular vacancies of any post(s) which are not having separate earmarked PwBD vacancies subject to condition that the post should have been identified suitable for that disability. Even for these posts they are eligible for age relaxation and fee exemption as applicable for PwBD.

If regular PwBD vacancies cannot be filled due to non-availability of suitable candidates under the type of disability for which vacancy is reserved or for any other sufficient reason, these shall not be filled and shall be carried forward as backlog vacancy to the next recruitment cycle.

However, for the backlog PwBD vacancies indicated in the CEN, if candidates of specified disability for which vacancies are reserved are not available, these can be filled by candidates of other disabilities for which the post is suitable. In case of non-availability of any PwBD candidates of the disabilities for which the post is identified as suitable, the vacancies will be filled by regular (those who are not PwBD) candidates in order of merit.

) Visual impairment— (a) “Blindness” means a condition where a person has any of the following conditions, after best correction— (i) Total absence of sight; or (ii) Visual acuity less than 3/60 or less than 10/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with best possible correction; or (iii) Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 10 degree. (b) “Low-Vision” means a condition where a person has any of the following conditions, namely: (i) Visual acuity not exceeding 6/18 or less than 20/60 up to 3/60 or up to 10/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with best possible corrections; or (ii) Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 40 degree up to 10 degrees.

Degree of Benchmark Disability for Reservation and Competent Authority for Issue of Disability Certificate: Only such persons would be eligible for relaxation in conditions/reservation in posts who suffer from not less than 40 percent of relevant benchmark disability. Those Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) who have availed the relaxation and/or reservation and shortlisted for Document Verification have to submit Certificate of Disability issued by the Competent Authority as per the form V and VI of rule 18(1) of the Gazette Notification (Extraordinary) dated 16th October, 2024 of the Right of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2024. Refer Annexure V(A) and Annexure V(B) for the revised formats. The existing certificates of disability issued under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995 (since repealed) shall continue to be valid for the period specified therein.

The candidates with benchmark disabilities (PwBD) may note that they must select the appropriate PwBD sub-category i.e. LD/ HI/ VI/MD, while filling the application form as per their certificate of disability issued by the competent authority. No subsequent change of PwBD sub-category will be allowed under any circumstances. Such candidates shall have to furnish the requisite certificate from the competent authority as declared in the application form at the time of document verification, along with their Unique Disability Identity (UDID), failing which their candidature will be cancelled. It may be noted that type of disability/disabilities (such as OA, OL, BL, OAL, DW, AAV, SD, SI, etc.), as indicated in the Notification No. 38-16/2020-DDIII dated 04.01.2021 issued by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, should be clearly mentioned by the competent authority issuing the certificate

Further in terms of DePwD’s OM dated 17.12.2025, candidates with disability conditions falling under the category “likely to improve” under temporary disability category, are not eligible for reservation. Candidates with condition falling under the category i.e. “progressive, non-progressive or not likely to improve” are to be treated eligible for reservation.

Selected PwBD candidates will be subjected to medical examination by Railway Medical Authorities at the time of DV and only those conforming to the medical standards as laid down in the Indian Railway Medical Manual and other extant provisions, as the case may be, will be eligible for appointment.

When vacancies are reserved for PwBDs and full panel for PwBDs cannot be made with the minimum qualifying percentage marks of each category, viz., UR, EWS, SC, ST, OBC-NCL, a relaxation of up to 2 marks in the minimum qualifying marks prescribed for the community will be allowed.

Guidelines for Assistance of Scribe and Compensatory Time:

1In case of persons with benchmark disabilities in the category of Blindness, Locomotor Disability (Both Arm affected – BA) and Cerebral Palsy, the facility of scribe shall be given, if so desired by the person

In case of other category of persons with benchmark disabilities, the provision of scribe can be allowed on production of a certificate to the effect that the person concerned has physical limitation to write and scribe is essential to write examination on his behalf, from the Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Medical Superintendent of a Government Health Care institution. The candidate can avail the assistance of scribe after producing the certificate as per Annexure V(G) and submission of letter of undertaking as per Annexure V(D) at the examination centre.

The PwBD persons having less than 40% disability (covered under the definition of Section 2(s) of the RPwD Act, 2016 but not covered under the definition of Section 2(r) of the said Act) and having difficulty in writing can also avail the assistance of scribe for writing answers on their behalf after producing the certificate as per Annexure V(E) and submission of letter of undertaking as per Annexure V(F) at the examination centre.

All one-eyed candidates and candidates whose visual degree of disability is less than 40% shall not be considered as Visually Impaired persons

Candidates eligible for scribe under para 11.7.1, 11.7.2 or 11.7.3 above and wish to avail the scribe facility must opt for scribe in their online application

Candidates eligible for scribe will have to arrange for the scribe on their own at their own cost.
Candidates who have opted for a scribe in their online application

Must ensure that their scribe is registered with RRBs at rrbapply.gov.in (please refer para 11.7.8 regarding Registration of scribe)

Should Log on to application portal during a 5-day window provided immediately after the Modification Window closes, to furnish scribe details.

Enter your scribe’s One-Time Registration (OTR) Number. An OTP will be send to your scribe’s registered mobile number
Must enter the OTP sent to the scribe's registered mobile number to confirm the scribe.

Registration for Scribes:
Any person who wishes to offer their services as a scribe must create an account with the RRBs at rrbapply.gov.in and register there themselves as a scribe using their account credentials. Upon successful registration, a registration number (OTR number) will be generated and sent to the scribe’s registered mobile number.

Candidates who are eligible for scribe as described at para 11.7.1, 11.7.2 and 11.7.3 above and wish to avail the scribe facility must opt for scribe in their online application. Candidates who have opted for a scribe in their online application must furnish their scribe details during a five-day window that will be provided immediately after the closure of the Modification window. Such candidates must log in to the application portal and enter the scribe’s OTR number. An OTP will be sent to the scribe’s registered mobile number. The candidate must obtain this OTP from the scribe and enter it on the portal to confirm the scribe.

A Separate e-Call Letter will be issued to scribe accompanying a candidate. The scribe must carry the original and valid identity proof used during registration on the day of the examination.

The following points must be noted by the candidates eligible for a scribe before engaging any person as a scribe:

Any candidate who is using scribe should ensure that he/ she is eligible to use scribe in the examination as per the guidelines. Any candidate who is not eligible to use scribe as per guidelines, as referred above, uses scribe and/ or compensatory time in the online examination shall be disqualified to participate further in the process of recruitment. Any candidate using scribe in violation of the above guidelines can be removed from the service without notice, if already joined the Railway Service

A person shall function as a scribe only after completing One Time Registration (OTR) as scribe with RRBs at rrbapply.gov.in

A scribe shall not give assistance to more than one candidate in the same examination.

A candidate applying for the examination cannot act as a scribe for another candidate in the same CEN. Both the scribe and the candidate must submit a declaration to this effect. If, at any stage, it is found that a candidate has assisted another candidate as Scribe for the same examination, the candidature of both the candidates will be cancelled.

The educational qualification of the candidate’s own scribe should be one step below the qualification of the candidate taking the examination.
Candidates must ensure that the information furnished in respect of the scribe is accurate. If at any stage during or after the examination, it is found that a candidate has availed the facility of scribe and the scribe is found to be an impersonator and / or any information furnished by the scribe or the candidate is found to be false or incorrect, the candidate shall be held fully responsible, and his/her candidature shall be cancelled immediately.

The candidate shall be responsible for any misconduct on the part of the scribe brought by him/her during the examination

During the examination, at any stage, if it is found that scribe is independently answering / solving the questions himself, the examination session for such candidate will be terminated, and candidate’s candidature will be cancelled. The candidature of such candidates using the services of a scribe will also be cancelled if it is reported after the examination by the test administrator personnel that the scribe independently answered the questions.

Registration for Scribes  Any person engaged as a scribe by a scribe-eligible candidate must register on the RRB portal at rrbapply.gov.in by navigating to the Home page → Scribe RegistraƟon  Upon successful registration, an OTR number will be generated and sent to the scribe's registered mobile number.
Only registered scribes with valid OTR numbers will be permitted offer their services as scribe.

Application fee is Rs. 250/-

Apply online: https://www.rrbapply.gov.in/#/auth/landing