Here’s the official update on RRB Technician Recruitment 2025 (CEN 02/2025):
📌 Key Highlights & Vacancies
- Total Vacancies: 6,238 technicians across India
- Technician Grade‑I (Signal): 183 posts
- Technician Grade‑III: 6,055 posts
- Some reports mention 6,180 vacancies, but multiple sources (RRB notification & job portals) confirm 6,238 posts
📅 Important Dates
- Notification published: 27 June 2025
- Application window: 28 June – 28 July 2025 (till 11:59 PM)
- Fee payment deadline: 28 or 30 July 2025 (reports vary; fee refundable upon CBT attendance)
- Correction window: 1–10 August 2025
👤 Eligibility Criteria
Age (as of 1 July 2025):
- Grade‑I Signal: 18–33 years
- Grade‑III: 18–30 years
- Relaxations: SC/ST (5 yrs), OBC-NCL (3 yrs), others as per norms
Educational Qualification:
- Grade‑I Signal: B.Sc. (Physics/Electronics/CS/IT/Instrumentation) OR Diploma/BE/B.Tech in related fields
- Grade‑III: 10th pass + ITI certificate OR 10+2 (PCM) for some categories
💰 Application Fee & Refunds
- General/OBC/EWS: ₹500 (₹400 refundable after CBT appearance)
- SC/ST, Ex‑SM, PwBD, Women, Transgender, EBC, Minorities: ₹250 (fully refundable)
📝 Selection Process & Exam Structure
- CBT (Computer-Based Test)
- 100 questions to be solved in 90 minutes
- Negative marking: ⅓ mark deduction per incorrect answer
- Document Verification
- Medical Examination
CBT Breakdown:
- Grade‑I (Signal):
- General Awareness (10)
- General Intelligence & Reasoning (15)
- Basic Computers & Applications (20)
- Mathematics (20)
- Basic Science & Engineering (35)
- Grade‑III:
- Mathematics (25)
- General Intelligence & Reasoning (25)
- General Science (40)
- General Awareness (10)
Qualifying Marks:
- General/EWS: 40%
- OBC/SC: 30%
- ST: 25%
💸 Pay Scale
- Grade‑I Signal: ₹29,200 (Level 5)
- Grade‑III: ₹19,900 (Level 2)
✅ What You Should Do Now
- Download the official RRB notification (CEN 02/2025) from your regional RRB website.
- Check your eligibility: age, educational qualifications, category.
- Apply online via rrbapply.gov.in from 28 June to 28 July 2025.
- Pay the fee before the deadline (28 or 30 July).
- Prepare for the CBT using model/test papers based on the patterns above.
- Use the correction window (1–10 August) to rectify any application errors