If you are preparing for a government job, then Indian Railways has brought a great opportunity for you. Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has released short notification for recruitment to the posts like Junior Engineer (JE), Depot Material Superintendent, and Chemical and Metallurgical Assistant (CMA). The application process for these posts will start from 31 October 2025. Candidates can apply online by visiting the official website of Railways rrbapply.gov.in.

The last date of application for this recruitment has been fixed as 30 November 2025. At the same time, if any candidate makes any mistake while filling the form, then Railways has also given him a chance to make corrections. Corrections can be made in the application from December 3 to December 12, 2025. Therefore, candidates are advised to check all the information carefully before submitting the form.

Who can apply?

Candidates applying for these posts should have B.E./B.Tech degree in relevant subject, or Diploma/Degree in Computer Science/IT. Apart from this, candidates who have done graduation with Chemistry and Physics are also eligible to apply.

age limit

According to Railway Recruitment Board, the minimum age for these posts has been kept at 18 years and maximum age at 33 years. Age will be calculated as of January 1, 2026. Reserved category candidates will be given age relaxation as per government rules.

selection process

Selection in Railways will not be done through any one examination, but after four stages. Candidates will have to go through written examination (CBT), document verification and medical test.

• First Stage – CBT I

There will be a total of 100 questions in the first phase exam and candidates will be given 90 minutes to solve it.
In this, questions will be asked from subjects like Mathematics, General Intelligence, General Science and General Awareness.
There will be negative marking in the exam, 1/3 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.

• Second Stage – CBT II

There will be 150 questions in the second phase examination and the time has been fixed for 120 minutes.
In this, questions will be asked from technical subjects, Physics, Chemistry, Computer, Environment and General Awareness.
There will be no negative marking in this examination.

• third step – Document Verification

Candidates who pass both the stages of CBT will have to get their documents verified.

• Fourth step – medical examination

Before final selection, medical fitness test of the candidates will be conducted to ensure that they are fully fit for Railway service.

You will get this much salary

The candidates selected in this recruitment will get a salary of Rs 35,400 per month. Along with this, many government facilities like dearness allowance, traveling allowance, medical facilities, and pension benefits will also be provided by the Railways.

how much is the application fee

To apply, general, OBC and EWS category candidates will have to pay a fee of Rs 500. Fee relaxation has been given for SC, ST, women and disabled candidates. Candidates can pay the fee through debit card, credit card or net banking.

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The result of NTPC Graduate Level CBT-1, one of the largest recruitment examinations of Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), has now been released. On 19 September 2025, RRB officially declared the results. The wait for millions of candidates finally ended and now everyone can check and download their result by visiting the website of RRB.

Millions of youth had participated in this examination because a large number of posts were taken out at both graduate and undergraduate levels in this recruitment. The graduate level includes posts like Station Master, Chief Commercial and Ticket Supervisor, Goods Train Manager, Junior Accounts Assistant and Typist, Senior Clerk and Typist. At the undergraduate level, jobs like commercial and ticket clerks, accounts clerk and typist, junior clerk and train clerk are to be given at the level. There was a huge competition for recruitment to these posts.

As soon as the result is released, the most discussed is about the cutoff. The cutoff depends on different reasons every time. This includes how many candidates are sitting in the examination, how many seats are available, how difficult the paper was, how was the performance of the topper and the rules related to reservation. This is the reason why cutoffs are different for different categories.

So many marks are necessary

Railways have also cleared the minimum qualifying points this time. 40 percent marks are required for general category and EWS candidates. This limit has been kept 30 percent for the OBC category. At the same time, Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates will have to get 30 percent marks to pass and Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates will have to get 25 percent marks. Those candidates who score above these minimum marks will be selected for the next phase i.e. CBT-2.

What will happen next?

Now that the result of CBT-1 has been released, the next big challenge is CBT-2 exam. The Railway Recruitment Board has also fixed its date. The CBT-2 examination will be held on 13 October 2025. It will have a total of 120 questions which will be given 90 minutes to the candidates to solve it. Questions in this exam will be asked from three subjects. General Awareness, Mathematics and Reasoning. This means that the candidates should now start preparing for the second phase without losing time.

How to check the result

The way to see the result is also very easy. Candidates will have to first visit the official website of Railway Recruitment Board. The option of login will appear on the homepage. Click there and login by entering your registration number and date of birth. After this, the result will open on the screen. If you want, you can download it and keep print out safe for the future.

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