Railway Jobs 2024: How Do We Apply?

Railway Jobs Exam

The railway jobs exam is the gateway to the railway sector. There is a lot of rush in the railway industry. Most of the candidates want to get into the railway industry as it offers several benefits. The Railway Jobs are divided into 4 groups: Group A, Group B, Group C & Group D.

High designations in Traffic Services, Accounts Services, Personnel Services, and Railway Protection Forces are covered by Group A employees. Such employees are recruited by UPSC IAS & IES exam.

No special examination is taken to recruit Group B officers under Railway Recruitment. Candidates are recruited by promoting Group C candidates. Group C encompasses technical & non-technical posts. The technical positions incorporate electrical, civil, mechanical, signals and telecommunications, etc.

And the non-technical vacancies include station masters, ticket collectors, clerks, accounts assistants, etc. However, Group D includes the lower positions. Here is a list of all the railway jobs exam with its detail. To know more about any other jobs or exams, visit our website, College Disha. This website will get you in-detail information about all the exams and related jobs. Do visit College Disha.

Zones & Division - Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)

Railway Zone	Head Quarter	Divisions	Official Website
Central Railway	Mumbai	Mumbai, Nagpur, Bhusawal, Pune, Sholapur	https://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/
East Central Railway	Hajipur	Danapur, Mughalsarai, Dhanbad, Sonpur, Samastipur	https://www.ecr.indianrailways.gov.in/
Eastern Railway	Kolkata	Howrah I, Howrah II, Sealdah, Malda, Asansol, Chittaranjan, Kolkata Metro	https://www.er.indianrailways.gov.in/
East Coast Railway	Bhubaneshwar	Khurda Road, Waltair, Sambhalpur	https://www.eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in/
Northern Railway	Baroda House, New Delhi	Delhi I, Delhi II, Ambala, Moradabad, Lucknow, Firozpur	https://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/
North Central Railway	Allahabad	Allahabad, Jhansi, Agra	https://www.ncr.indianrailways.gov.in/
North Eastern Railway	Gorakhpur	Izzatnagar, Lucknow, Varanasi, DLW	https://www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in/
North Frontier Railway	Maligaon, Guwahati	Katihar, Alipurduar, Rangiya, Lumding, Tinsukia	https://www.nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/
North Western Railway	Jaipur	Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Ajmer	https://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/
Southern Railway	Chennai	Chennai, Madurai, Palghat, Trichy, Trivandrum	https://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/
South Central Railway	Secundrabad	Secundrabad, Hyderabad, Guntakal, Vijayawada, Nanded	https://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/
South Eastern Railway	Garden Reach, Kolkata	Kharagpur, Adra, Chakradharpur, Ranchi, Shalimar	https://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/
South East Central Railway	Bilaspur	Bilaspur, Nagpur, Raipur	https://www.secr.indianrailways.gov.in/
South Western Railway	Hubli	Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli, RWF/YNK	https://www.swr.indianrailways.gov.in/
Western Railway	Mumbai CST	BCT, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Ratlam, Rajkot, Bhavnagar	https://www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in/
West Central Railway	Jabalpur	Jabalpur, Bhopal, Kota	https://wcr.indianrailways.gov.in/

How to Apply for the Railway Jobs Exam?

1. Go to the official website of Railway.
2. Click on the “New Registration” Tab.
3. Provide your basic details like name, email id, phone number, etc
4. Your application id and password will be sent to your mail.
5. Upload your photograph, signature, or left thumb impression.
6. Submit the application fee
7. Click on the Submit button.

How to Download the Admit Card and Result for Railway Exam?

Admit Card	Result
Go to the official website of the Railway	Open the official website of the Railway
Click on the Download Admit Card link	Click on the Download Result link
Write your Application ID and Password	Inscribe your Application ID and Password
Click on Submit option	Click on Submit option
Print you admit card for future use	Print it for future use

RRB JE (Junior Engineer)

RRB JE recruitment is a railway jobs exam that recruits the Junior Engineer (JE), Junior Engineer (Information Technology) Depot Material Superintendent (DMS), and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA) in various Departments of Railways.

Name of the Railway jobs exam	RRB JE Recruitment
Commonly Known as	RRB JE(Junior Engineer)
Conducting Authority	Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs)
Exam Level	National
Selection stages	CBT-1, CBT-2, Document Verification, and Medical Examination

RRB NTPC

The railway jobs exam encompasses RRB NTPC i.e., the railway clerk exam. This railway clerk exam is conducted to select candidates for Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) graduate and undergraduate posts in various zonal Railways and Production Units of Indian Railways. For this, you have to clear the RRB NTPC exam. This exam is conducted in the month of May or June every year.

The purpose of the Train Clerk includes the examination of the number of wagons and coaches in the Railway yard, preparing train documents like Vehicle Guidance (VG), feeding this information in railway network terminals, etc.

Name of the Railway jobs exam	RRB NTPC
Conducted by	Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs)
Exam level	National
Stages of exam	1st Stage Computer Based Test (CBT), 2nd Stage Computer Based Test (CBT), Typing Skill Test/Computer Based Aptitude Test (as applicable) and Document Verification/Medical Examination
Exam category	Undergraduate posts – Class 12 pass, Graduate posts – Graduation
Mode of exam	Online
Total vacancies	35,208
Official website	indianrailways.gov.in

RRB Group D

The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) for Railway Recruitment Cells (RRCs) organizes Railway jobs exam ie, RRB Group D recruitment for various posts like Track Maintainer Grade-IV, Helper/Assistant Pointsman in Level 1 of 7th CPC Pay Matrix in various departments of Indian Railways.

As per the RRB Group D exam pattern, the CBT incorporates sections such as General Science, Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning, and General Awareness and Current Affairs. The duration of the RRB Group D test is 90 minutes.

Name of the Railway jobs exam	Recruitment for Various Posts in Level 1 of 7th CPC Pay Matrix
Commonly known as	RRB Group D
Conducting authority	Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) on behalf of Railway Recruitment Cells (RRCs)
Exam level	National
Exam category	Matriculation
Total vacancies	Approx 1 lakhs
Selection stages	CBT, Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Document Verification and Medical Examination

RRB ALP and Technician

Assistant Loco Pilot post can be filled by the candidates by giving Railway jobs exam. The main work of this position is of Train Driver. The train driver is very responsible job. So, it is eligible only for the candidates who is very responsible and manages things well. The exam which gives this post is RRB ALP.

RRB ALP is being conducted in multiple phases, First Stage is CBT (Computer Based Test), Second Stage Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT) along with the Document Verification process. This government jobs after 12th is conducted in the month of March or April every year.

Name of the Railway jobs exam	RRB ALP and Technician Exam
Conducting Body	Railway recruitment board (RRB)
Exam Level	National
Exam Frequency	Vacancy based
Exam Mode	Online
Exam Duration	First Stage Computer Based Test (CBT) – 1 Hour Second Stage Computer Based Test (CBT) – 2 Hours 30 Minutes
Language	Question papers are available in the following 12 languages- Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Manipuri, Konkani
Exam Fees	General / OBC-Rs 500, SC / ST / PWD-Rs 250
Number of Applications Received	48 lakhs
Exam Purpose	To recruit assistant loco pilot and technicians for Indian Railways
Exam Stages	First Stage CBT, Second Stage CBT, Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT) and Document Verification

Railway Constables

Indian Railways employs male and female constables intended for Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF). To be on this post, you have to appear for Railway jobs exam, i.e., RPF constable exam.

Name of the Railway jobs exam	RPF Constable
Conducting Body	Ministry of Railways
Exam Level	National
Exam Frequency	Once in a year
Exam Mode	Online
Exam Duration	90 minutes
Language of the Paper	Candidates can choose any of the following languages: Hindi, English, Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, Konkani, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Gujurati, Bengali, Odia, Punjabi, Assamese and Manipuri.
Exam Fees	Rs 500 for General category and Rs 250 for the rest of the categories
Exam Purpose	To recruit male and female constables for RPF and RPSF
Exam Website	https://constable1.rpfonlinereg.org/home.html