Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has released an employment notification for the recruitment of approximately 32438 Group D/ Level 1 Vacancy under various zones of Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) against Advertisement No. CENTRALISED EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION ( CEN ) 08/2024. Interested and eligible candidates may apply online here.
Summary of Group D Recruitment 2025
Name of post: Group D/ Level 1
No of posts: 32438 posts
RRB-wise/ Zone-wise Vacancy:
- Western Railway (Mumbai): 4672
- North Western Railway (Jaipur): 1433
- South Western Railway (Hubli): 503
- West Central Railway (Jabalpur): 1614
- East Coast Railway (Bhubaneswar): 964
- South East Central Railway (Bilaspur): 1337
- Northern Railway (New Delhi): 4785
- Southern Railway (Chennai): 2694
- North Eastern Railway (Gorakhpur): 1370
- Northeast Frontier Railway (Guwahati): 2048
- Eastern Railway (Kolkata): 1817
- Central Railway (Mumbai): 3244
- East Central Railway (Hajipur): 1251
- North Central Railway (Prayagraj): 2020
- South Eastern Railway (Kolkata): 1044
- South Central Railway (Secunderabad): 1642
Pay: Pay Level-1 of 7th CPC Starting Basic Pay ₹ 18000/-
Age Criteria of RRB Group D Recruitment :
Age Limit: Age limit must be between 18 to 36 years as on 1st January 2025.
Age Relaxation: Category-wise age relaxation is as mentioned below.
- SC/ ST: 5 years
- OBC: 3 years
- PwD (Unreserved): 10 years
- PwD (OBC): 13 years
- PwD (SC/ ST): 15 years
Educational Qualification: Candidates must be 10th pass or ITI or equivalent or National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by NCVT.
Important Dates of RRB Group D Recruitment 2025
EXAMINATION FEE :
Candidates applying for the posts in this CEN have to pay the prescribed fee as per their category, detailed below:
- Sl. NO. 1 – For all candidates (except the fee concession categories mentioned below at Sl.No.2) – Rs.500 /- (Out of this fee of 500 an amount of 400 shall be refunded in due course duly deducting bank charges as applicable on appearing in CBT.)
- Sl. NO. 2 – For PwBD / Female /Transgender/ Ex-Servicemen candidates and candidates belonging to SC/ST/Minority Communities/ Economically Backward Class (EBC). (Caution to Candidates: EBC should not be confused with OBC or EWS) – Rs.250/- (This fee of 250 shall be refunded in due course duly deducting bank charges as applicable on appearing in CBT.)
Selection Process of Railway Group D Recruitment
The recruitment process for RRB Group D posts comprise of the following stages:
- (i) Computer Based Tests (CBT)
- (ii) Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
- (iii) Document Verification (DV) and
- (iv) Medical Examination (ME)
A Computer Based Test (CBT) will be held with duration of 90 minutes among all eligible candidates. The Questions will be of objective type with multiple choices. The basic structure of CBT is as follows.
Sl | Name of the Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Reference Books |
1 | General Science | 25 | 25 | |
2 | Mathematics | 25 | 40 | |
3 | General Intelligence & Reasoning | 30 | 25 | |
4 | General Awareness & Current Affairs | 20 | 20 | |
Total | 100 | 100 |
Negative Marking: There will be negative marking and 1/3 marks shall be deducted for each wrong answer.
Cut-Off Marks: Minimum percentage of marks for shortlisting in various communities: UR-40%, EWS-40%, OBC (Non creamy layer)-30%, SC-30%, ST-30%. These percentage of marks for eligibility may be relaxed by 2 marks for PwBD candidates in case of shortage of PwBD candidates against vacancies reserved for them.
Syllabus for RRB Group D CBT
a. Mathematics – Number system, BODMAS, Decimals, Fractions, LCM, HCF, Ratio and Proportion, Percentages, Mensuration, Time and Work, Time and Distance, Simple and Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry, Elementary Statistics, Square root, Age Calculations, Calendar & Clock, Pipes & Cistern etc.
b. General Intelligence and Reasoning – Analogies, Alphabetical and Number Series, Coding and Decoding, Mathematical operations, Relationships, Syllogism, Jumbling, Venn Diagram, Data Interpretation and Sufficiency, Conclusions and Decision making, Similarities and Differences, Analytical Reasoning, Classification, Directions, Statement – Arguments and Assumptions etc.
c. General Science – The syllabus under this shall cover Physics, Chemistry and Life Sciences of 10th standard level (CBSE).
d. General Awareness on Current Affairs – Science & Technology, Sports, Culture, Personalities, Economics, Politics and any other subject of importance.