Ministry of Railways has confirmed 22,000 sanctioned vacancies for various Group D Level 1 posts on 12th December 2025. Candidates can refer to this article to review the sanctioned post-wise vacancies for 2026-27 recruitment cycle.
RRB Group D CEN 08/2024 examinations are currently in progress, next year notification is expected to be released soon with around 22,000 posts. On December 12, 2025, Indian Railways released an official notification regarding the sanctioned vacancies for RRB Group D Level 1 Exam 2025. RRB Group D Notification 2026 will be published on all regional websites, providing complete information on vacancy number, eligibility criteria, key dates and other relevant details. This will serve as an excellent opportunity for the candidates who missed the previous RRB Group D recruitments or are preparing for the upcoming selection.
rrb group d notification 2026
Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) functioning on behalf of Indian Railways are responsible for managing the entire recruitment process for RRB Group D Level 1 posts. For 2026, the respective CEN notification number will be announced soon. Before its release, candidates can review the essential recruitment information mentioned in this article.
RRB Group D Recruitment 2026 – Summary
key data
Exam Conducting Authority – Railway Recruitment Board (RRB)
Organization – Indian Railways
Mode of Application – Online
Posts – Level 1 Group D Posts
Vacancies – 22,000 (Approved)
Official Website – 21 Regional Portal
Apply Online Link – https://www.rrbapply.gov.in/
Eligibility
Educational Qualification – Class 10 passed or ITI or equivalent or National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) issued by NCVT.
Age Limit – 18 to 36 years
application fee
General/OBC/EWS – Rs. 500
SC/ST/EBC/Female/Transgender – Rs. 250
selection process
computer based testing
Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
document verification
medical examination
salary structure
Basic Pay – Rs. 18,000 per month
Salary in hand – Rs. 22,500 to Rs. 25,380 per month
exam language options
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu
rrb group d vacancy 2026
The sanctioned vacancies include various Level 1 roles such as Pointsman-B, Assistant (Track Machine, Bridge), Track Maintainer, Assistant Loco Shed, Assistant Operations, Assistant (TL&AC), Assistant S&T, Assistant C&W and Assistant TRD. The total number of vacancies is estimated to be 22,000, with the highest number allotted to Track Maintainer posts (11,000). Candidates can check the detailed post-wise distribution here.
last year’s trend
year | vacancies
RRB Group D 2025-26 | 22,000
RRB Group D 2024-25 | 32,438
RRB Group D 2019 | 1,03,769
RRB Group D 2018 | 62,097
RRB Group D CBT-1 Exam Pattern 2026
As expected, the RRB Group D Exam 2026 pattern and question numbers will remain unchanged. The exam will have 100 multiple choice questions of 100 marks, the total duration of which will be 1 hour 30 minutes.
Subject Number of questions Marx Duration
General Science 25 | 25 | 90 minutes
Mathematics 25 | 25
Common sense and logic 30 | 30
General Awareness and Current Affairs 20 | 20
Total | 100 | 100
