Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) on behalf of the Indian Railways has released RRB Technician Notification for the year 2025-26 through Employment Newspaper. As mentioned, 180 vacancies for Technician Grade 1 Signal and 6000 vacancies for Technician Grade 3 posts have been announced. Candidates interested in the RRB Technician Recruitment 2025 can submit their applications from 28th June to 28th July 2025. Go through the details discussed in the article regarding the recruitment drive.
RRB Technician 2025 Notification
A short notice has been released across the employment newspaper for 6180 vacancies. Only the total number of vacancies, age limit, and salary details are shared through the short notice. The official notification PDF for RRB Technician Recruitment 2025 will be released at all regional websites along with complete details regarding the recruitment drive before 28th June 2025.
RRB Technician 2025- Highlights
An examination will be conducted to fill the vacant positions of Technicians in the Railway Recruitment Board for which the RRB Technician Notification 2025 is expected to be released soon.. Candidates can check the overview table of RRB Technician Recruitment 2025 mentioned below as per the previous year’s notification.
| RRB Technician Recruitment 2025- Highlights | |
| Organization | Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) |
| Post Name | Technician (Grade 1 Signal and Grade 3) |
| Vacancies | 6180 |
| Category | Govt Jobs |
| Registration Dates | 28th June to 28th July 2025 |
| Mode of Exam | Online |
| Selection Process | CBT ExamDocument VerificationMedical Examination |
| Salary | Grade 1 Signal- Rs. 29,200 per month Grade 3- Rs. 19,900 per month |
| Official Website | https://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/ |
RRB Technician 2025- Important Dates
RRB Technician online registration start date will be released along with the release of RRB Technician Notification 2025. Candidates can check the list of important dates of different events of RRB Technician Recruitment 202,5 which will be updated further.
| Events | Dates |
| RRB Technician Notification 2025 | 16th June 2025 |
| Apply Online Starts | 28th June 2025 |
| Last Date for Registration | 28th July 2025 (11:59 pm) |
| Last Date to fill application fee | 28th July 2025 |
| RRB Technician Exam Date 2025 | — |
RRB Technician 2025 Vacancy
For the year 2025, Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) on behalf of Indian Railways will recruit candidates for 6374 vacancies (tentative). However, this is not the official number of vacancies as more vacant posts are expected to be added.
| Zonal Railways | Vacancies |
| Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) | 6180 |
| Central Railway (CR) | |
| East Coast Railway (ECOR) | |
| East Central Railway (ECR) | |
| Eastern Railway (ER) | |
| Integral Coach Factory (ICF) | |
| North Central Railway (NCR) | |
| North Eastern Railway (NER) | |
| Northeast Frontier Railway NFR | |
| Northern Railway NR | |
| North Western Railway NWR | |
| Patiala Locomotive Works (PLW) | |
| Rail Coach Factory (RCF) | |
| Rail Wheel Factory (RWF) | |
| South Central Railway (SCR) | |
| South East Central Railway (SCER) | |
| South Eastern Railway (SER) | |
| Southern Railway (SR) | |
| South Western Railway (SWR) | |
| West Central Railway (WCR) | |
| Western Railway (WR) | |
| Total Vacancies |
Last Year’s RRB Technician Vacancy
A total of 14298 RRB Technician vacancies were released last year, which were divided into 2 posts, 1092 vacancies are announced for Technician Grade 1 Signal, 8052 vacancies are announced for Technician Grade 3 posts, and 5154 vacancies for Technician Grade 3 (Workshop & PUs). The region-wise and category-wise vacancies have been updated in the below table.
| RRB Technician Vacancy 2024 | ||||||
| Posts Name | UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | TOTAL |
| Technician (Grade 1 Signal) | 503 | 148 | 73 | 272 | 95 | 1092 |
| Technician Grade 3 | 3482 | 1127 | 649 | 1911 | 873 | 8052 |
| Technician Grade 3 (Workshop & PUs) | 2186 | 739 | 430 | 1286 | 513 | 5154 |
| Total | 6171 | 2014 | 1152 | 3469 | 1481 | 14298 |
| RRB / Zone Wise Vacancy Details of Technician (CEN 02/2024) | ||||||||
| RRB Name | Posts | UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | TOTAL | Grand Total |
| Ahmedabad | Grade 1 Signal | 38 | 10 | 03 | 19 | 04 | 74 | 1015 |
| Grade 3 | 299 | 99 | 46 | 173 | 70 | 687 | ||
| Workshop | 104 | 34 | 15 | 78 | 23 | 254 | ||
| Ajmer | Grade 1 Signal | 32 | 10 | 04 | 18 | 05 | 69 | 900 |
| Grade 3 | 209 | 58 | 24 | 106 | 56 | 453 | ||
| Workshop | 163 | 50 | 25 | 93 | 46 | 378 | ||
| Bangalore | Grade 1 Signal | 22 | 07 | 03 | 08 | 04 | 44 | 337 |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 08 | 98 | ||
| Workshop | 79 | 29 | 16 | 52 | 19 | 195 | ||
| Bhopal | Grade 1 Signal | 36 | 11 | 05 | 20 | 07 | 79 | 534 |
| Grade 3 | 208 | 52 | 16 | 65 | 32 | 373 | ||
| Workshop | 44 | 08 | 05 | 18 | 07 | 82 | ||
| Bhubaneswar | Grade 1 Signal | 05 | 03 | 02 | 00 | 01 | 12 | 166 |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 19 | 13 | 27 | 18 | 138 | ||
| Workshop | 08 | 01 | 01 | 03 | 03 | 16 | ||
| Bilaspur | Grade 1 Signal | 45 | 11 | 06 | 24 | 09 | 95 | 933 |
| Grade 3 | 365 | 101 | 45 | 188 | 67 | 766 | ||
| Workshop | 36 | 08 | 04 | 16 | 08 | 72 | ||
| Chandigarh | Grade 1 Signal | 10 | 04 | 02 | 06 | 03 | 25 | 187 |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 13 | 05 | 22 | 09 | 86 | ||
| Workshop | 38 | 04 | 11 | 05 | 18 | 76 | ||
| Chennai | Grade 1 Signal | 22 | 07 | 02 | 12 | 05 | 48 | 2716 |
| Grade 3 | 324 | 115 | 64 | 188 | 94 | 785 | ||
| Workshop | 743 | 299 | 160 | 501 | 180 | 1883 | ||
| Gorakhpur | Grade 1 Signal | 26 | 07 | 04 | 16 | 06 | 59 | 419 |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 20 | 12 | 39 | 18 | 46 | ||
| Workshop & PUs | 123 | 32 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 214 | ||
| Guwahati | Grade 1 Signal | 06 | 03 | 01 | 04 | 02 | 16 | 764 |
| Grade 3 | 240 | 91 | 47 | 168 | 62 | 608 | ||
| Workshop | 59 | 21 | 12 | 36 | 12 | 140 | ||
| Jammu-Srinagar | Grade 1 Signal | 14 | 05 | 03 | 09 | 04 | 35 | 721 |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 38 | 17 | 70 | 23 | 256 | ||
| Workshop | 188 | 55 | 45 | 105 | 37 | 430 | ||
| Kolkata | Grade 1 Signal | 34 | 10 | 05 | 20 | 05 | 74 | 1098 |
| Grade 3 | 183 | 67 | 45 | 82 | 55 | 432 | ||
| Workshop | 365 | 79 | 52 | 134 | 62 | 592 | ||
| Malda | Grade 1 Signal | 08 | 02 | 01 | 05 | 01 | 17 | |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 26 | 21 | 50 | 32 | 258 | ||
| Mumbai | Grade 1 Signal | 68 | 21 | 11 | 42 | 10 | 152 | 1883 |
| Grade 3 | 465 | 147 | 79 | 313 | 128 | 1132 | ||
| Workshop & PUs | 238 | 88 | 47 | 159 | 67 | 599 | ||
| Muzaffarpur | Grade 1 Signal | 03 | 01 | 01 | 03 | — | 08 | 113 |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 09 | 105 | ||
| Patna | Grade 1 Signal | — | — | — | — | 01 | 01 | 222 |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 37 | 22 | 57 | 29 | 221 | ||
| Prayagraj | Grade 1 Signal | 61 | 15 | 10 | 29 | 16 | 131 | 338 |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 14 | 18 | 33 | 23 | 207 | ||
| Ranchi | Grade 1 Signal | 13 | 04 | 01 | 08 | 03 | 29 | 350 |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 49 | 25 | 90 | 30 | 321 | ||
| Secunderabad | Grade 1 Signal | 38 | 10 | 05 | 18 | 05 | 76 | 959 |
| Grade 3 | 272 | 93 | 71 | 156 | 76 | 668 | ||
| Workshop | 95 | 30 | 16 | 56 | 18 | 215 | ||
| Siliguri | Grade 1 Signal | 08 | 03 | 01 | 05 | 01 | 18 | 91 |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 09 | 05 | 16 | 08 | 65 | ||
| Workshop | 03 | 01 | 01 | 02 | 01 | 08 | ||
| Thiruvananthapuram | Grade 1 Signal | 14 | 18 | 03 | 06 | 03 | 30 | 278 |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 52 | 50 | 36 | 30 | 278 | ||
| Total | 6171 | 2014 | 1152 | 3469 | 1481 | 14298 | ||
RRB Technician Recruitment 2025 Application Fee
While filling out the RRB Technician Application forms, candidates have to pay the required amount of application fees as per their category. Without an application fee candidates’ application forms will be considered incomplete and will be rejected. Category-wise required application fees for RRB Technician Recruitment 2025 are mentioned below in the table.
| Categories | Application Fee |
| For Candidates belonging to SC / ST / Ex-Serviceman / PWDs / Female / Transgender / Minorities / Economically backward class (This fee of Rs 250/- shall be refunded duly deducting bank charges as applicable, on appearing in CBT.) | Rs. 250/- |
| Others Categories (Out of this fee of Rs 500/-, an amount of Rs 400/- shall be refunded duly deducting bank charges, on appearing in CBT.) | Rs. 500/- |
RRB Technician Recruitment 2025 Eligibility Criteria
Certain eligibility requirements must be fulfilled by candidates before applying for the RRB Technician post. These requirements are based on parameters like educational qualification and age limit.
Education Qualification
Candidates must be required to fulfil the educational qualifications for Grade 1 Signal and Grade 3 Posts to be eligible to apply online for RRB Technician Recruitment 2025. The post-wise education qualification is mentioned below in the table.
| Posts | Education Qualification |
| RRB Technician Grade 1 Signal | A) Bachelor of Science In Physics / Electronics / Computer Science / Information Technology/ Instrumentation from a recognized University/Institute OR B.Sc. in a combination of any sub-stream of basic streams of Physics/Electronics/Computer Science/Information Technology/Instrumentation from a recognized University/Institute (OR)B) Three years Diploma in Engineering in the above basic streams or in combination of any of above basic streams (OR)Degree in Engineering in the above basic streams or in combination of any of above basic streams” |
| RRB Technician Grade 3 | Matriculation/SSLC plus ITI from recognized institutions of NCVT/SCVT in the trade of Forger and Heat Treater/Foundryman / Pattern Maker / Moulder (Refractory). (OR) Matriculation/SSLC plus Course Completed Act Apprenticeship in the related trades. |
Age Limit (as on 01/07/2025)
As mentioned in the RRB Technician Notification, the minimum age limit is 18 years, and the maximum age is different for both posts.
1. The age limit to apply for Technician Grade 1 Signal posts is 18 to 33 years.
2. The age limit to apply for Technician Grade 3 posts is 18 to 30 years.
3. Upper age relaxation for reserved categories is mentioned below in the table.
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| SC/ST | 5 years |
| OBC (NCL) | 3 years |
| Ex-Servicemen (more than 6 months of service after attestation) | Up to the extent of service rendered in Defence plus 3 years |
| PWD | 10 years + relaxation for the respective category |
| Candidates ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 | 5 years |
| Candidates who are serving Group ‘C’ and Erstwhile Group ‘D’ Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes in Railways who have put in a minimum of 3 years of service (continuous or in broken spells) | UR -40 years, OBC-NCL- 43 years,SC/ST – 45 years |
RRB Technician 2025 Selection Process
All the candidates who are willing to apply to the RRB Technician Recruitment 2025 should be aware of the selection stages that they will have to pass to be hired for this role. There will be 3 stages in the selection process for RRB Technician posts. The candidates will first have to clear the CBT examination. Selected candidates after the CBT round will be called up with the documents to get them verified in the Document Verification and Medical Examination.
| Stages | Details |
| Computer-Based Test (CBT) | 100 questions for 100 marks Multiple Choice Questions ⅓rd negative marking |
| Document Verification (DV) | CBT Qualified candidates have to present their documents to verify |
| Detailed Medical Examination (DME) | Medical examination will be conducted to finally select the candidates |
RRB Technician 2025 Exam Pattern
It is prior for the candidates to understand the exam pattern to know the type of questions, marking scheme, topics to be sked in the exam and other details. Here we have discussed the RRB Technician Exam Pattern for Technician Grade 1 Signal and Grade 3 posts.
RRB Technician Grade 1 Signal CBT Exam Pattern
The first stage of the examination will be CBT and the exam pattern for the same is mentioned in the table and points below. This will help the candidates in better preparation for the exam.
- For the questions left answered, no marks will be deducted.
- For the questions answered incorrectly, 1/3 marks will be deducted.
| RRB Technician Grade 1 Signal CBT Exam Pattern 2025 | |||
| Subjects | No. of Question | Total Marks | Time |
| General Awareness | 10 | 10 | 90 minutes |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 15 | 15 | |
| Basic of Computers and Applications | 20 | 20 | |
| Mathematics | 20 | 20 | |
| Basic Science and Engineering | 35 | 35 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | |
RRB Technician Grade 3 CBT Exam Pattern
- The exam will be held in CBT mode.
- A total of 100 questions will be asked for a total of 100 marks.
- The time duration will be 90 minutes.
| RRB Technician Grade 3 CBT Exam Pattern 2025 | |||
| Subjects | No. of Question | Total Marks | Time |
| Mathematics | 25 | 25 | 90 minutes |
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25 | 25 | |
| General Science | 40 | 40 | |
| General Awareness | 10 | 10 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | |
Note: There will be a negative of 1/3 marks for the incorrect answers.