Government of India
Miinistry of Railways
Railway Recruitment Board (RRB)
CEN No. 08/2024

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit:: https://www.rrbchennai.gov.in/downloads/CEN-08-2024.pdf
Closing Date of Application: 22.02.2025
Closing date extended: 01.03.2025

CENTRALISED EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION (CEN) No. 08/2024
(Recruitment for Various Posts in Level 1 of 7th CPC Pay Matrix) 

Posts: 
Western Railway (MUMBAI) 
1. ASSISTANT (S and T): 30 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 1
Department: S and T

2. ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP): 20 for  Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 2
Department: MECHANICAL

3. ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (DIESEL): 02 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 5
Department: MECHANICAL

4. ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL): 12 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 6
Department: ELECTRICAL

5. ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL) : 08 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 7
Department: ELECTRICAL

6. ASSISTANT TL and AC (WORKSHOP): 02 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 9
Department: ELECTRICAL

7. ASSISTANT TL AND AC : 11 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 10
Department: Electrical

Total : 85 

North Western Railway (JAIPUR) 
1. ASSISTANT (S and T): 03 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 1
Department:: S and T

2. ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL): 01 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 6
Department: ELECTRICAL

3. ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL): 02 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 7
Department: Electrical

4. ASSISTANT TL AND AC: 03 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 10
Department: Electrical

Total: 09

South Western Railway (HUBLI)

1. ASSISTANT (S and T): : 03 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 1
Department: S and T  (SWR)

2. ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP): 01 Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 2
Department: Mecnical (RWF )

3. ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP): 06 Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 2
Department: Mecnical (SWR )

4. ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (DIESEL): 02 Low Vision
Cat. No. 5
Department: MECHANICAL

5. ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL): 02 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 6
Department: ELECTRICAL

6. ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL): 01 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 7
Department: Electrical (SWR)

7. ASSISTANT TL and AC (WORKSHOP): 02 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 9
Department: ELECTRICAL

8.  ASSISTANT TL AND AC: : 02 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 10
Department: ELECTRICAL

Total : 19

West Central Railway (JABALPUR)

1. ASSISTANT (S and T): 04 for Low Vision
Cat.No. 1
Department: S and T

2. ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP): 04 for Visually Impaired
Cat> No. 2
Department: Mechanical

3. ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (DIESEL): 01  for Low Vision
Cat. No. 5
Department: MECHANICAL

4.  ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL: 05  Low Vision
Cat. No. 6
Department: Electrical

5.  ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL: 02 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 7
Department: ELECTRICAL

Total: 16

East Coast Railway (BHUBANESWAR)

1. ASSISTANT (S and T: 05 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 1
Department; S and T

2. ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL: 01 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 6
Department: ELECTRICAL

3. ASSISTANT TL and AC (WORKSHOP): 01 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 9
Department: Electrical

4. ASSISTANT TL AND AC: 02 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 10
Department: electrical

Total: 9

South East Central Railway (BILASPUR)

1. ASSISTANT (S and T): 01 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 1
Department: S and T

2. ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (DIESEL): 01 for Low Viion
Cat. No. 5
Department: MECHANICAL

3.  ASSISTANT TL AND AC: 01 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 10
Department: Electrical

Total: 3

Northern Railway (NEW DELHI)

1. ASSISTANT (S and T): 01 for Low Viion   
Cat. No. 1
Department: S and T (PLW)

2. ASSISTANT (S and T):  08  for Low Vision
Cat. No. 1
Department: S and T (NR)

3. ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP): 02 for Visually Impaired
Cat no. 2
Department: Mechanical (PLW )

4. ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP): 05 for Visually Impaired
Cat No. 2
Department: Mechanical (NR)

5. ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP): 01 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 2
Department: Mechanical (RCF)

6. ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (DIESEL): 06 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 5
Department: Mechanical (NR)

7. ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL) : 05 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 6
Department: Electrical (NR)

8.  ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL): 01 for Low Viion
Cat. No. 7
Department: Electrical

9. ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL) :  08 for Low Viion
Cat. No. 7
Department: Electrical

10. ASSISTANT TL and AC (WORKSHOP): 01 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 9
Department: Electrical

11. ASSISTANT TL AND AC: 14 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 10
Department: Electrical

Total: 52

Southern Railway (CHENNAI)

1. ASSISTANT (S and T) : 02 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 1
Department: S and T

2.  ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP): 04 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 2
Department: Mechanical (CF)

3.  ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP) : 02 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 2
Department: Mechanical (SR)

4. ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL): : 03 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 6
Department: Electrical (SR)

5.  ASSISTANT TL and AC (WORKSHOP): 01  for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 9
Department: Electrical 

7. ASSISTANT TL AND AC: 03 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 10
Department: Electrical

Total: 15

North Eastern Railway (GORAKHPUR)

1. ASSISTANT (S and T): 01 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 1
Department: S and T

2. ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP): 01 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 2
Department: MECHANICAL (MCF)

3. ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP): 01 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 2
Department: Mecahnical (NER)

4. ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (DIESEL): 01 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 5
Department: Mechanical (NER)

5. ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL): 02 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 6
Department: Electrical

6. ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL)::01 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 7
Department: Electrical (NER)

7. ASSISTANT TL AND AC : 01 for Visually Impaired
Cat No. 10
Department: Electrical

Total: 8

Northeast Frontier Railway (GUWAHATI)

1. ASSISTANT (S and T):08 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 1
Department: S and T

2. ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP): 01 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 2
Department: MECHANICAL 

3. ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL): 10 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 7
Department: ELECTRICAL

4. ASSISTANT TL and AC (WORKSHOP): 02 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 9
Department: ELECTRICAL

4.  ASSISTANT TL AND AC: 05 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 10
Department: ELECTRICAL

Total: 26

Eastern Railway (KOLKATA)

1. ASSISTANT (S and T): 01 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 1
Department: S and T

2. ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP) : 01 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 2
Department: MECHANICAL(CLW)

3. ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP): 05 for  Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 2
Department: Mechanical (ER)

4. ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (DIESEL) : 03 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 5
Department: Mechanical

5. ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL): 06 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 6
Department: Electrical

6. ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL) : 02 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 7
Department: Electrical

7. ASSISTANT TL and AC (WORKSHOP): 02 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 9
Department: Electrical

8.  ASSISTANT TL AND AC: 01 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 10
Department: Electrical

Total: 21

Central Railway (MUMBAI)

1. ASSISTANT (S and T): 14 for Low Viion
Cat. No. 1
Department: S and T

2. ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP) f: 22 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 2
Department: MECHANICAL

3. ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (DIESEL): 04 for Low Viion
Cat. No. 5
Department: MECHANICAL

4. ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL): : 10 for Low Viion
Cat. No. 6
Department: ELECTRICAL

5. ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL): 07 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 7
Department: Electrical

6.  ASSISTANT TL and AC (WORKSHOP): 09 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 9
Department: Electrical

7. ASSISTANT TL AND AC: 08 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 10
Department: Electrical

Total: 74

East Central Railway (HAJIPUR)

 ASSISTANT (S and T: 12 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 1
Department :S and T

2. ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (DIESEL): 05 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 5
Department: MECHANICAL

Total: 17

North Central Railway (PRAYAGRAJ) 

1.  ASSISTANT (S and T) :: 08 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 1
Department: S and T 

2. ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP): 02 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 2
Department: Mechanical

3. ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (DIESEL): 01 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 5
Department: Mechanical

4. ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL): 03 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 6
Department: Electrical

5. ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL): 03 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 7
Department: Electrical

6. ASSISTANT TL AND AC: 01 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 10
Department: electrical

Total: 18

South Eastern Railway (KOLKATA)

1. ASSISTANT (S and T): 03 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 1
Department: S and T 

2. ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (DIESEL): 01 for Low Vision
Cat.No. 5
Department: MECHANICAL

3.  ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL): 02 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 6
Department: ELECTRICAL

4.  ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL): 01 for Low Viion 
Cat. No. 7
Department: ELECTRICAL

5. ASSISTANT TL AND AC: 03 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 10
Department: Electrical

Total: 10

South Central Railway (SECUNDERABAD)

1. ASSISTANT (S and T) : 03 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 1
Department: S and T 

2. ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP): 02 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 2
Department: Mechanical

3. ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (DIESEL): 02 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 5
Department: Mechanical

4. ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL): 01 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 6
Department: Electrical

5. ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL): 02 for Low Vision
Cat. No. 7
Department: Electrical

6. ASSISTANT TL and AC (WORKSHOP): 01 for Visually Impaired
Cat. no. 9
Department: Electrical

7. ASSISTANT TL AND AC : 03 for Visually Impaired
Cat. No. 10
Department: Electrical

Total: . 14

Total posts for Visually Impaired: 156
Total posts for Low Vision: 240

Age: 18-36 Years
Age Limit as on 01.01.2025. 
Age Relaxation: 10 years

Initial pay (Rs.): 18000/-

Posting: Ordinarily, a Railway servant shall be employed throughout service on the Railway or
Railway establishment in which he/she is posted on first appointment and shall have no claim as a  right for transfer to another Railway or another establishment. However, a Competent Authority can
transfer the Railway servant to any other department or Railway establishment, including a project in
or out of India, in the exigencies of service. No request for transfer to other Railway would be
registered till the newly appointed candidate completes at least 5 to 10 years of service. Candidates
are thus advised to choose their Railway with due care and consideration.

Qualifications: 10th pass or ITI or equivalent or National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by NCVT

EXAMINATION FEE: Rs. 250/-
This fee of 250 shall be refunded in due course duly deducting bank charges as applicable on appearing in CBT. 

ONLINE fee payment only through internet banking, debit/credit cards or UPI etc. will be accepted. All applicable service charges shall be borne by the candidate

Definition of Specified Disabilities:

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 degree.

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, VI and VII of rule 18(1) of the Gazette Notification (Extraordinary) dated 14 March 2024 of the Right of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 under chapter 7 of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 dated 15.06.2017. Refer Annexure V(A), Annexure V(B) and Annexure V(C) 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

Assistance of Scribe:

In 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. The candidate can avail the assistance of scribe after submission of letter of undertaking as per Annexure-V(D) at the examination centre.

2 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. For engaging the scribe, candidates will have to indicate the same while filling ONLINE application form. Engagement of scribe will be subject to the following conditions:

PwBD Candidates will have to arrange for the scribe on their own. The qualification of scribe chosen by the candidate should be one step below the qualification of the candidate taking examination.

The scribe so arranged should not himself/herself be the candidate for the notification for which the candidate is appearing. Also same scribe should not be engaged for more than one candidate. The scribe and the candidate shall give a declaration to this effect. Any violation, if detected at any stage will render both candidate and scribe disqualified.

Candidates opting for scribe will have to provide additional details for scribes during submission of ONLINE application form as per Annexure-V(D), so that RRBs can issue e-Call Letter for scribe and the same shall be signed by both candidate and scribe. Scribe should produce original and valid ID proof at CBT Center and bring passport size photograph.

Separate e-Call Letter will be issued to scribes accompanying the candidates.

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

Candidates availing the assistance of a scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of not less than 20 minutes for every hour of examination

Candidates who suffer from not less than 40 percent of relevant benchmark disability and wish to avail services of scribe but are unable to furnish the details of scribe at the time of ONLINE application, may avail the services of scribe by filling up necessary details in Format given at Annexure-V(D) and producing Certificate as per Annexure-V(G), if applicable, at the CBT center duly complying the conditions stipulated for scribe. The change of scribe may also be allowed in emergency duly recording reasons and filling the relevant details including pasting of photograph of the new scribe as per Annexure-V(D)

Conditions regarding engagement of scribe shall be subject to various provisions/orders of the competent authority, as amended from time to time.

All one-eyed candidates and candidates whose visual degree of disability is less than 40% shall not be considered as Visually Impaired persons and the provision for engaging scribe shall not be applicable to them.

6 In case a candidate with less than 40% disability is having difficulty in writing wants to avail the facility of scribe, he/she will be allowed to avail facility of scribe if he/she is able to produce certificate as per Annexure-V(E) along with self-declaration as per Annexure-V(F). The qualification of scribe chosen by the candidate should be one step below the qualification of the candidate taking examination.

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.

Scanned JPEG image of candidate's signature in running handwriting (size 30 to 50 KB). The specifications of candidate’s signature must be as below: a. The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink pen only. b. Signature must be in running letters and NOT IN BLOCK / CAPITAL LETTERS. c. The image should be in JPEG format with minimum of 100 DPI resolution. d. Dimensions of 50 mm x 20 mm or 140 x 60 pixels (preferred). e. Size of file should be between 30 KB – 50 KB. f. Signature image should have proper resolution and complete image of signature should be visible in the centre of its box in the online application.

PwBD candidates should also upload passport size photograph as per above specifications only (and not the full body photograph used in the disability certificate).

Scribe (Applicable to eligible PwBD candidates only): Provide details of Scribe duly uploading his/her passport size photograph (against a plain white background) of the scribe in JPEG image (size 50 to 100 KB) - without wearing dark glasses and/or cap. Furnishing of information of Scribe is mandatory. Change of Scribe at the exam venue is generally not permitted. However, under exceptional circumstances the change may be allowed duly recording reasons and filling the relevant details including photograph of the Scribe

During the examination, candidates must bring their E-call letters along with a valid ORIGINAL Photo ID (viz., Voter ID-Card, Aadhaar card, printout of e- Aadhaar, driving license, PAN card, passport, valid identity card issued by the employer in case the candidate is a govt. employee, School / College / University photo ID card (if still studying) etc.) to the examination hall, failing which the candidates shall NOT be allowed to appear in the examination.

Candidates must also bring a copy of the SAME colour passport photograph which was uploaded in their online application, during the CBT/DV/ME

Candidates should leave blank spaces provided in the downloaded e-Call letter for writing self-declaration paragraph (as the paragraph will be displayed on the screen during CBT), signature and Left Thumb Impression (LTI) unfilled while coming for the exam

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