Organization: Railway Recruitment Board (RRB)
Post Exam Name: Technician Recruitment 2025
Advt No.: CEN 02/2025
Total Vacancies: 6,238 Posts
Official Website: rrbapply.gov.in
Total Vacancies:
- Technician Grade I Signal: 183 Posts
- Technician Grade III (various trades): 6,055 Posts
- Grand Total: 6,238 Posts
Important Dates:
- Notification Release Date: 27 June 2025
- Online Application Start Date: 28 June 2025
- Last Date to Apply Online: 07 August 2025 (till 11:59 PM)
- Last Date for Application Fee Payment: 09 August 2025
- Application Correction Window: 10 August to 19 August 2025
- Scribe Details Submission / Registration: 20 August to 24 August 2025
- Computer Based Test (CBT) Date: To be announced (tentatively in December 2025)
- Exam City Intimation Slip: Expected 9–10 days before the exam date
- Admit Card Release Date: Expected 4–5 days before the exam date
Application Fee:
- UR / OBC / EWS: ₹500 (₹400 refunded on appearing in CBT)
- SC / ST / PH / Female / Transgender / Minority / EBC / Ex-Servicemen: ₹250 (fully refunded on appearing in CBT)
- Correction Charges: ₹250
Eligibility Criteria (as on 01 July 2025):
Nationality:
- Indian citizens, subjects of Nepal/Bhutan, Tibetan refugees (before Jan 1, 1962), or persons of Indian origin from select countries
Age Limit:
- Technician Grade I Signal: 18 to 33 years
- Technician Grade III: 18 to 30 years
- Age Relaxation: SC/ST – 5 years, OBC – 3 years, PwBD – up to 15 years, as per rules
Educational Qualification:
- Technician Grade I Signal:
- B.Sc. in Physics, Electronics, Computer Science, IT, or Instrumentation
- OR B.Sc. with any combination of the above sub-streams
- OR 3-year Diploma or Degree in relevant Engineering fields
- (Alternate simplified eligibility listed as 10+2 with Physics & Maths or Matriculation with ITI/NCVT/SCVT in trades)
- Technician Grade III:
- Matriculation (10th) with ITI Certificate from NCVT/SCVT in relevant trade
- OR Course Completed Act Apprenticeship
- Some posts may require 12th with PCM
Medical Standards:
- As per specified A3, B1, B2 levels in the detailed notification depending on post applied
Selection Process:
- Computer-Based Test (CBT)
- Document Verification (DV)
- Medical Examination (ME)
Exam Pattern – CBT (90 Minutes / 100 Questions / 100 Marks / 1/3 Negative Marking):
For Technician Grade I Signal:
- General Awareness: 10 Questions (10 Marks)
- General Intelligence & Reasoning: 15 Questions (15 Marks)
- Basics of Computers and Applications: 20 Questions (20 Marks)
- Mathematics: 20 Questions (20 Marks)
- Basic Science and Engineering: 35 Questions (35 Marks)
For Technician Grade III:
- Mathematics: 25 Questions (25 Marks)
- General Intelligence & Reasoning: 25 Questions (25 Marks)
- General Science: 40 Questions (40 Marks)
- General Awareness: 10 Questions (10 Marks)
Minimum Qualifying Marks:
- UR/EWS: 40%
- OBC/SC: 30%
- ST: 25%
Exam will be conducted in English, Hindi, and 13 regional languages
Pay Scale:
- Technician Grade I Signal (Level 5): ₹29,200/month (approx.)
- Technician Grade III (Level 2): ₹19,900/month (approx.)
How to Apply:
- Visit the official portal: rrbapply.gov.in
- Register with your basic details
- Fill out the online form carefully
- Upload recent photo, signature, and required documents
- Pay the application fee online
- Submit the form before the deadline
- Aadhaar verification is advised
- Separate applications and fees are required for each Pay Level (I & III)
- Do not apply to multiple RRBs for the same Pay Level—such applications will be rejected
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