Railway Group D Recruitment

Indian Railways is one of the most prestigious organizations of our country. Indian railways is managed by the Ministry of Railways. It is a sole dream of many candidates to be able to become a part of Indian railways. Indian railways have a recruitment body i.e. Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) which manages all the recruitment processes for various posts under Indian Railways. This time RRB has come up with recruitment of various posts of Level 1 to 7th CPC pay Matrix under recruitment of Railways Recruitment Group D posts. The various posts consist of Track Maintainer Grade IV, Assistant Bridge, Assistant Points Man, technical departments (Electrical, Mechanical) and Level 1 post of Indian Railways etc.

Railway Recruitment Board is one of the largest recruitment bodies in India which manages the largest number of recruitments for Indian railways. Railway Recruitment Board will release its official notification for various posts under Railways Recruitment Group D posts. Candidates are advised to go through the official notification thoroughly in order to have a clear understanding about the exam.  Candidates are advised to fill out the application as soon as possible in order to avoid any last-minute rush. The application will be done by online mode only no other mode of filling the application is available.

It is very important to be fully aware of the Railways Recruitment Group D syllabus before starting the preparation for the examination. The syllabus consists mainly of four sections namely General Awareness, Mathematics, General Science and General Intelligence and Reasoning. Topics like Number system, time and distance, LCM, HCF, percentages are included in the mathematics section whereas topics like coding decoding, Number series etc are a part of General Intelligence and Reasoning. For General Science a candidate needs to have a sound knowledge of Science including Physics Chemistry and Biology. Along with static awareness of (History, Geography and Polity) candidate should also be aware of the current happenings in the world because it is included in the general awareness section. For complete details on the syllabus section please refer to the table below:

The selection process of Railways Recruitment Group D  Exam consists of three phases and those are:

• Written examination (CBT)
• Physical efficiency test.
• Document verification and Medical examination.

Railway Group D Written examination (CBT)

Before you start preparing for the examination, candidates are advised to look into the examination pattern in order to have a clear understanding about the Railways Recruitment Group D examination pattern. The examination consists of a  Computer Based Test (CBT). The sections that are included in the exam are General awareness, Mathematics, General English and General intelligence and reasoning. Each question consists of 1 mark. A total of 90 minutes (1hour and 30 minutes) will be allotted in the exam and the total number of questions will be of 100. To know complete details about the examination pattern please refer to the table below:

There shall be a negative marking in the exam. 1/3rd of the marks will be deducted for every incorrect answer.

Railway Group D Physical Efficiency Test

Candidates who qualify the written examination (CBT) of Railways Recruitment Group D2020 exam will be called out for Physical Efficiency Test. Candidates will be called for PET on the merit. The basis of number of candidates that will be called for PET will be three times of the total number of vacancies category wise. However, the RRB has the right to increase or decrease the ratio. There is different task assigned to male and female separately which they have to finish on time.

* Please note that there is no PET for PwBD candidates.

Railways Recruitment Group D (RRB) calendar will have all the dates related to the registration, payment of application and examination date of CBT. Candidates are advised to carefully see all the examination dates in order to avoid any confusion. Candidates are advised to fill the application form in time in order to avoid any inconvenience at the last moment. Following is the exam calendar for Railways Recruitment Group D exam.

One of the reasons why Indian Railways recruitments have always been the most awaited recruitments because it not only provides job security to its employees but also facilities them with handsome salary. Apart from that, it also provides various allowances like dearness allowance, house allowance, transport allowance etc. Selected candidates for Level 1 posts with different pay bands. Besides this other allowances will be given to the selected candidates. Below is the complete salary structure mentioned for Railways Recruitment Group D posts.

Railway Recruitment Board has come up with huge number of vacancies in 2019 under Level 1 posts. A total of 10381 posts were announced for various designations under RRB group D posts. This is further integrated in 16 zones. We have provided complete details of vacancies zone wise in the following table. For current vacancies a candidate has to wait for the official notification to be released.

It must be noted that candidates belong to PwBD reservation are not eligible for the post of Assistant Pointsman, Assistant Bridge and Track Maintainer Grade IV due to the critical job requirements of these three posts.

A candidate must ensure his/her eligibility before filling the application form of Railways Recruitment Group D2020 Exam. There is a certain eligibility criteria required by the Railways Recruitment Board failing in which leads to cancellation of the applicant’s candidature. There are some eligibility requirements demanded by the Railway Recruitment Board such as Age criteria, Nationality, Educational Criteria, Physical efficiency test and medical standard test which a candidate needs to fulfil, only then he/she will be eligible for the desired post.

Railway Group D Educational Criteria

There are different educational qualifications for various posts released by Railways Recruitment Board. A candidate has to be 10th pass or ITI from institutions recognized by NCVT/SCVT or equivalent or National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by Government. This educational qualification is for different post that come under railways recruitment board such as Assistant pointsman, Assistant Bridge, Track maintainer Grade IV, Hospital attendant, Assistant (Signal and Telecom) along with various other posts. Complete details on post parameters is given below in the table:

Note: Diploma/ Degree holders in Engineering applications are not accepted to apply for any post.

Railway Group D Age Criteria

RRB will invite applications from candidates who want to become a part of Indian Railways under Group D posts. The age limit to apply for the Railways Recruitment Group D posts is 18 to 33 years as on the date mentioned in the official notification. Applicants who fall in this age criteria are eligible to apply for the post. For complete details related to the age criteria please refer below:

Railway Group D Age Relaxation

The relaxation in upper age limit is given to certain group of communities like OBC (Non creamy layer), SC/ST, PwBD, women candidates who are widowed/divorced etc for Railways Recruitment Group D2020 Exam. The candidates who fall under this category and seek age relaxation can refer the below table. Those candidates who want to take advantage of the age relaxation need to present the requisite certificates at the time of document verification.

Railway Group D Medical Standard

Those candidates who qualify the written examination (CBT) will be called out for Document verification, Physical efficiency test and medical test. Candidates are advised to ensure that they are eligible for the post they opted for. Failing in the medical standard for the opted post shall not be given any alternative appointment. Therefore, it is advised to the candidates to be very careful while filling out the application for the desired post. Medical test will take place to ensure that the candidates are fit to carry out the duties needed for the opted post in Railways Recruitment Group D exam. The table with complete details of medical requirements for different categories are described below.

To apply for the post of Level 1 under Railways Recruitment Group D post2020, candidates first need to check the required eligiblilty for the desired post. There are certain steps that need to be followed in order to fill the application form. Candidates are advised to keep important documents like 10th certificate, ID proof, scanned photographs and other important documents with them while filling out the application form. Here we are proving the step by step process to apply for the post:

• Candidates are required to go to the official link to apply for the post.
• Select the railway you wish to apply for. (railway once selected cannot be changed).
• Now click on the “New registration” link.
• Enter all the required details like DOB, mothers name, Mobile number, Email id, Aadhar card number along with other details.
• Review the whole application before clicking the submit button.
• To verify the mobile number an OTP will be generated. Please ensure that you have entered the correct mobile number and email id as it will be used for further communication process.
• A candidate has to upload the photograph and signature also here are the guidelines for uploading the photograph and signature:
• For Photograph: JPEG image of 20kb to 50kb.
• For signature: JPEG image of 10kb to 40kb.
• A registration number will be generated which should be preserves for father process.
• Login again by going to “Already registered” button.
• Now in Part 2 of the process a candidate needs to prefer the post he/she wish to apply for.
• After completion of the part 2 registration. Click on the submit and pay the application fees.

After complete submission of the application form it is now time to pay the application fees wherever required. Without the application fee the applicant’s candidature is incomplete. There are two modes of payments for application fee. There are certain candidates who are exempted from paying the fees. For complete details on the application fee please refer to the table below:

Railway recruitment board is going to organize the exam all over India for Group D posts through different zones, please note that a candidate will get the exam centres based on the zone he/she applied for. Candidates will get a choice to choose the examination centre of his/her choice but Railway Recruitment Board is free to change the examination centre based on the availability of the seats.

The admit cards for Railways Recruitment Board Group D posts are going to be released very soon. Candidates are advised to carefully download the admit card. Please note that admit cards will be available through online mode only. No admit card will be sent to any candidate by post. The Railways Recruitment Group D2020 admit card will contain all the relevant information like exam date, exam time and exam venue. It also contains candidate’s name, registration number, DOB along with other details for authentication of the candidate.

Indian railways job is a dream of many therefore lakhs of aspirants fill the application to be a part of the Indian railways. With increasing number of applicants increasing the difficulty level of the exam and so the competition. In this stage, a candidate should not only be hard working but smart too and that can be attained if a candidate will be well versed in the competition. Previous year cut off gives out a clear idea of the difficulty level of the exam. To assist you with this we are providing previous year cut off marks of the railway recruitment Group D exams. Please refer below for the previous year cut off table of Railways Recruitment Group D 2019 Exam.

To become a part of Indian railways is a matter of great pride and prestige. It’s a dream of many to serve in Indian railways. Railway Recruitment Board will give this opportunity so it’s time to give your hundred percent and make your dream come true. To help candidates with this we have provided mock test of Railways Recruitment Group D posts absolutely free of cost. Candidates just need to login on ixamBee website and they can start attempting the mock tests right away.