RRB Group D is a national-level exam conducted by the RRBs on behalf of the Railway Recruitment Cells (RRC). The RRB Group D exam is for those candidates who he qualified for class 10th exam. The candidates are selected in level 1 of the 7th CPC. The posts in Railway Group D are that of Track Maintainer Grade-IV, Helper/Assistant in various technical departments (Electrical, Mechanical, and S&T departments), Assistant Pointsman, and many more.
RRB Group D Posts: Department WiseGiven below are the posts in RRRB Group D recruitment.
Post Department Assistant (Workshop) Mechanical Assistant Bridge Engineering Assistant C&W Mechanical Assistant Depot (Stores) Stores Assistant Loco Shed (Diesel) Mechanical Assistant Loco Shed (Electrical) Electrical Assistant Operations (Electrical) Electrical Pointsman Traffic Assistant Signal & Telecom S and T Assistant Track Machine Engineering Assistant TL & AC Electrical Assistant TL & AC (Workshop) Electrical Assistant TRD Electrical Assistant Works Engineering Engineering Engineering Hospital Assistant Medical Track Maintainer Grade IV Engineering RRB Group D 2025 NotificationRRB Group D 2025 Notification is expected to be released on 28th December 2024. The Railway Recruitment Board (RRBs) shall release vacancies for the posts of Track Maintainer Grade-IV, Helper/Assistant, Assistant Pointsman,etc. We shall update the detailed RRB Group D notification PDF once it has been released online.
RRB Group D Notification 2025 PDF RRB Group D 2025 VacancyThe RRB Group D 2025 vacancy has been released by the Railway Recruitment Board in the short notification released. This year, a total of 2438 vacancies are expected for Pointsman, Assistant, Track Maintainer, Assistant Loco Shed, Assistant Operations, Assistant Operations, and Assistant TL & AC posts. The maximum vacancies, 13187 are announced for Track Maintainer Gr. IV posts. The following table displays the post wise vacancy.
RRB Group D Vacancy 2025 (Post wise distribution) Category Department Vacancies Pointsman-B Traffic 5058 Assistant (Track Machine) Engineering 799 Assistant (Bridge) Engineering 301 Track Maintainer Gr. IV Engineering 13187 Assistant P-Way Engineering 247 Assistant (C&W) Mechanical 2587 Assistant TRD Electrical 1381 Assistant (S&T) S&T 2012 Assistant Loco Shed (Diesel) Mechanical 420 Assistant Loco Shed (Electrical) Electrical 950 Assistant Operations (Electrical) Electrical 744 Assistant TL & AC Electrical 1041 Assistant TL & AC (Workshop) Electrical 624 Assistant (Workshop) (Mech) Mechanical 3077 Total 32438 RRB Group D Vacancy 2024-25 Railway/PU Wise Distribution RRB Group D Vacancy 2024-25 (Railway/PU wise distribution) Railway Vacancies Central Railway 3244 CLW 42 PLW 86 ECR 1250 ECOR 964 ER 1775 ICF 445 MCF 38 NAIR -- NCR 2020 NER 1332 NWR 1433 NFR 2048 NR 4586 RCF 112 RWF 13 RWP 01 SCR 1642 SECR 1337 SER 1044 SWR 490 SR 2249 WCR 1614 WR 4672 Total Vacancies 32438 RRB Group D 2025 Apply OnlineThe RRB Group D application form has to be filled in online mode only. The steps to apply for RRB Group D 2025 exam are as follows:
Visit the RRB website which is www.rrbcdg.gov.in/ Click on the ‘New Registration’ link that appears on the page. Register for the exam and submit the required details. Upon successful RRB Group D registration, candidates need to verify their email ID and mobile number through OTP Login using the registration number and password Complete the rest of the RRB Group D examination process. Upload the documents and pay the application fee. Lastly, make sure that you take a prit out of the filled-in RRB Group D application form. RRB Group D Level Application FeeAll the candidates must ensure that they he paid the RRB Group D application fee as per their category which is mentioned below. You must note that the application fee will be refunded after you he appeared for the examination.
Category
Fee
For GEN/OBC
Rs. 500/-
For SC/ST/PWD/Women/Ex-Sm/Transgender/Minorities/Economically Backward
Rs. 250/-
RRB Group D 2025 Eligibility CriteriaThe RRB Group D eligibility consists of the fulfillment of the age limit, educational qualification and nationality. The RRB Group D eligibility criteria is as follows:
NationalityA candidate who applies for RRB Group D Exam must be either:
A citizen of India, or A subject of Nepal, or A subject of Bhutan, or A Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before January 1, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India, or A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. Education Qualification for RRB Group D ExamCandidates should he passed class 10th or equivalent from a recognized board.
RRB Group D Age LimitThe minimum age limit for RRB Group D exam is 18 years while the maximum age limit is 33 years. Candidates from the reserved category shall be eligible for age relaxation.
RRB Group D Medical StandardsIt is mandatory for every candidate who applies for the RRB Group D exam to be medically fit and healthy. Here is the RRB Group D medical standard that must be fulfilled by the candidates.
Medical Standard
Visual Accuracy
A-2
Distant vision: 6/9, 6/9 without glasses (No fogging test)
Near vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 without glasses and must pass tests for colour vision, binocular vision, night vision, mesopic vision, etc
A-3
Distant vision: 6/9, 6/9 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 2D)
Near vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses and must pass the test for colour vision, binocular vision, night vision, myopic vision, etc.
B-1
Distant vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D)
Near vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and must pass the test for colour vision, binocular vision, night vision, mesopic vision, etc.
B-2
Distant vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D)
Near vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and must pass the test for binocular vision, etc
C-1
Distant vision: 6/12, 6/18 with or without glasses
Near vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required
C-2
Distant vision: 6/12 with or without glasses
Near vision: Sn. 0.6 combined with or without glasses where reading or close work is required
RRB Group D 2025 Selection ProcessRRB Group D selection process is a three-stage process that is mentioned below:
Stage 1: Computer-Based Test (CBT-1)
Stage 2: Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
Stage 3: Medical/Document Verification
RRB Group D 2025 Exam PatternRRB Group D exam pattern consists of objective type of questions. The exam is held in multiple shifts due to a large number of candidates appearing for the exam. The written exam has four sections for a total of 100 marks. Given below is the RRB Group D exam pattern.
RRB Group D Exam Pattern
Subjects
No. Of Questions
Marks
Duration
General Science
25
25
90 Minutes
Mathematics
25
25
General Intelligence & Reasoning
30
30
General Awareness and Current Affairs
20
20
Total
100
100
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