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RRB Technician Recruitment 2024, Re-Apply Link Active for 14298 Vacancies

The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) have officially increased the vacancies for RRB Technician Recruitment 2024 from 9,144 to 14,298. In light of this, the railway has decided to reopen the application window, allowing new candidates to apply online till 16th October 2024. The RRB has announced the RRB Technician Exam Date 2024 on the official website. The exam for the post of Technician will start from 16th December 2024.Ā  Candidates can check the article below for additional information about eligibility, important dates, syllabi, and exam patterns.

RRB Technician Recruitment 2024

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has published the detailed Notification for RRB Technician Recruitment 2024 on the official website for Grade 1 Signal and Grade 3 Posts. RRB Technicians help repair, maintain, and operate various technical equipment and systems related to the functioning of the railways. Candidates need to qualify for all the stages of selection for the post of Technician. Check complete information regarding the RRB Technician notification, application process, eligibility, and more in this post below.

RRB Technician Recruitment 2024: Overview

The Railway Recruitment Board has revised the vacancies as well as re-activated the Apply Online Link for RRB Technician Recruitment 2024 for total 14298 Vacancies. Here we are providing you with an overview of RRB Technician Recruitment 2024 in the table below.

RRB Technician Recruitment 2024: Overview
Name of the Organization Railway Recruitment Board
Post Name Technician Grade I Signal and Technician Grade III
Job Category Govt Jobs 2024
Photo/Sign Reupload Date 03rd June to 07th June 2024
Total Vacancies (all RRBs) 14298 [Revised]
Job Location India
Age Limit (01/07/2024) Technician Grade I Signal: 18 years to 36 years
Technician Grade III: 18 years to 33 years
Railway Technician Salary Technician Grade I Signal: Rs. 29,200
Technician Grade III: Rs. 19900
Official Website indianrailways.gov.in

RRB Technician Notification 2024

On 8th March 2024, the RRB Technician Recruitment 2024 Notification PDF was released by the Railway Recruitment Board, initially for 9,144 vacancies for Technician Grade 1 and Grade 3 posts. Later, the railways issued a notice stating that the number of vacancies had increased to 14,298. Candidates can download both the recruitment notification and the updated vacancy notice from the links provided below.

Check RRB Technician Recruitment 2024 Notification PDF

RRB Technician 2024 Vacancy Increase Notice

RRB Technician Re-Apply Online 2024

The Railway Recruitment Board has activated the RRB Technician Re-Apply Online 2024 link from 2nd October to 16th October 2024, allowing new candidates to apply for the increased vacancies, which have risen from 9,144 to 14,298. The candidates who have already applied for the recruitment can also modify their existing application form during this period. Candidates can modify their zone and post preferences and they can also reupload their photograph if needed. Candidates are advised to keep an eye on the official website of Railways for more updates regarding this.

Ā Click Here to Re-Apply Online for RRB Technician Recruitment 2024

RRB Technician Exam Date 2024

The Railway Recruitment Board has announced the computer-based Test for the post of Technician against Advt. No. CEN 02/2024 for a total of 14298 vacancies. The RRB Technician Exam 2024 will be conducted from 16th December to 26th December 2024. The detailed exam schedule will be announced soon on the official website. After CBT the candidates will be eligible for the next stages i.e. Document Verification and Medical Examination. Bookmark this page for the latest updates regarding the RRB Technician Exam Date 2024.

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RRB Technician Recruitment 2024: Important Dates

All important dates regarding the RRB Technician Recruitment 2024 have been released in the detailed notification on the official website. For all other important dates regarding the application dates, exam dates, admit cards, etc. refer to the table below.

RRB Technician Recruitment 2024: Important Dates
Activity Dates
RRB Technician Notification 2024 8th March 2024
Apply Online Starting Date 9th March 2024
Last Date to Apply Online 8th April 2024
Modification & Correction Application form 9th April to 18th April 2024
Photo/Sign Reupload Date 03rd June to 07th June 2024
Application Window Re-Open Dates 2nd October 2024 to 16th October 2024Ā [Active]
Fresh Modification Dates 17th October to 21st October 2024
RRB Technician Admit Card 2024 November 2024 (Tentative)
RRB Technician Exam Date 2024 16th December to 26th December 2024 [New]
Document verification February 2025
RRB Technician Admit Card 2024 To Be Notified
RRB Technician Result 2024 To be Notified

RRB Technician 2024 Vacancy

The Railway Recruitment Board has revised the total number of vacancies in a recent notice on the official website for RRB Technician Recruitment 2024. The official notification announced 1092 vacancies for Technician Grade 1 Signal and 8052 vacancies for Technician Grade 3. In the new notice, the Board has proposed to add 5154 new vacancies. With these new vacancies has increased from 9,144 to 14,298.

RRB Technician Vacancy 2024
RRB Technician Grade I Signal (Open Line) 1092
RRB Technician Grade III (Open Line) 8052
Technician Gr. III (Workshop & PUs) 5154
Grand Total 14298

The candidates can go through the details of the zone-wise vacancy by downloading the latest notice from the RRB via the link mentioned below.

RRB Technician 2024 Vacancy Increase Notice – Click Here to Download PDF

RRB Technician Zone Wise Vacancy 2024

The Technician Grade 1 Signal and Technician Grade 3 vacancies for various categories and regional RRBs are different. The region-wise vacancies for all RRBs including Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Gorakhpur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna, Prayagraj, Ranchi, etc. are given in this table below.

Hereā€™s the updated table with the total vacancies added in the last row:

RRB Name Post 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 18 146
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 17 275
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 ā€” 08 113
Grade 3 51 13 14 18 09 105
Patna Grade 1 Signal ā€” ā€” ā€” ā€” 01 01 221
Grade 3 76 37 22 57 28 220
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 30 27 248
Total 6171 2014 1152 3469 1481 14298

RRB Technician 2024 Eligibility Criteria

The required eligibility criteria for RRB Technician Recruitment 2024 as mentioned in the notification are given below. RRB Technician eligibility criteria 2024 is based on the Age Limit as well as the Educational Qualification of the candidates. The minimum educational qualification and age limit required for RRB Technician Recruitment 2024 are shown below.

RRB Technician 2024 Age Limit (01/07/2024)

The RRB Technician 2024 Age Limit will be reckoned as of 01 July 2024. The upper age limit is revised by RRB recently. For applying to RRB Technician Grade I Signal, candidates should be between 18 to 36 years of age while for RRB Technician Grade III, the maximum age limit is 33 years only. Candidates can check the Age Limit and Age Relaxation in the following tables.

Post Name Age Limit
Technician Grade I Signal 18-36 years
Technician Grade III 18-33 years
  • Age Relaxation: ā€“Ā SC/ ST /OBC/ Candidates Relaxation as per Government Rules and Regulations.

RRB Technician Age Relaxation

The age relaxation provided to different social and economic categories is different according to the latest RRB Technician notification. The SC and ST will be allowed age relaxation in the upper age limit of up to 5 years whereas OBC NCL up to 3 years. Age relaxation for Ex-servicemen and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) from different categories is given in the table below. For detailed information on age relaxation for working candidates, check the official notification attached above.

RRB Technician 2024 Age Relaxation
Category Relaxation in Upper Age Limit
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes 5 years
OBC Non-Creamy Layer 3 years
Ex-servicemen (UR and EWS) with at least 6 months of continuous service after attestation 3 years (after deduction of length of service from age)
Ex-servicemen (OBC NCL) with at least 6 months of continuous service after attestation 6 years (after deduction of length of service from age)
Ex-servicemen (SC and ST) with at least 6 months of continuous service after attestation 8 years (after deduction of length of service from age)
PwBD UR and EWS 10 years
PwBD OBC NCL 13 years
PwBD SC and ST 15 years

RRB Technician 2024 Educational Qualification

It is advised to check the complete educational qualification details given below for the Railway Technician 2024 exam before proceeding to apply for this exam.

RRB Technician 2024 Educational Qualification
Post Name Educational 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 a combination of any of the above basic streams (OR) Degree in Engineering in the above basic streams or a combination of any of the 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.

RRB Technician Medical Fitness

Candidates must meet the medical standards set by the Railway Recruitment Board i.e. B1. They should be physically and mentally fit to perform the duties associated with the Technician post.

RRB Technician Application Fees 2024

  • Payment Mode: Online
  • NOTE ā€“Ā Only the candidates appearing for CBT will get a refund of their examination fee. For Gen/OBC/EWS Candidates Rs. 400/ and SC/ST/ Female/ESM Candidates: Rs. 250/-
Category Application Fee
General (Male) Rs. 500/-
OBC, ST, SC/ Ex-Serviceman/PWD (Male) INR 250/-
OBC, ST, General, SC/Ex-Serviceman/PWD (Female/Transgender) INR 250/-

RRB Technician 2024 Selection Process

The selection for the post of RRB Technician Grade I Signal and Technician Grade III will be based on a Computer-Based Test (CBT), Document Verification, and Medical Examination. The selection process for RRB Technician is mentioned below in detail.

  1. Computer-Based Test or CBT: Candidates will have to appear for an online computer-based test to qualify for RRB Technician recruitment. The exam pattern for the CBT is discussed in detail in the next section. The final merit will be based on the CBT only.
  2. Document Verification: Those shortlisted in the CBT will have to get their documents verified by their respective regional RRBs to proceed to the next step of the selection process. Candidates must possess the required qualification like age limit and educational qualification which will be verified during DV.
  3. Medical Examination: Upon successful document verification, candidates will be called for a medical examination where they will be tested against the medical standard required according to the RRB Technician Notification 2024.

RRB Technician 2024 Exam Pattern

The RRB Technician exam pattern 2024 is different for Technician Grade 1 Signal and Technician Grade 3 posts. Although the Computer-Based Test for both of these posts will consist of 100 questions worth 100 marks to be solved by the candidates in 90 minutes, the subject-wise distribution for the two posts is different. There will be a negative marking of 1/3rd for every wrong answer. Also, because of the large number of candidates, the RRB Technician Exam will be conducted in multiple shifts which will lead to normalization of marks in this exam.

Exam Pattern for CBT For Technician Gr 1 Signal

The online CBT for RRB Technician Grade 1 Signal Exam 2024 will consist of five different subjects i.e. General Awareness, General Intelligence and Reasoning, Basics of Computers and Applications, Mathematics, and Basic Science and Engineering. The subject-wise distribution of questions and their corresponding marks for the RRB Technician Grade 1 Signal CBT is as follows:

Subject Questions Marks
General Awareness 10 10
General Intelligence & Reasoning 15 15
Basic Of Computers and Applications 20 20
Mathematics 20 20
Basic Science & Engineering 35 35
TotalĀ  100 100
  • Normalization of marks will be done for the multiple shifts of the exam.
  • There will be a 1/3rd Negative marking in CBT.

Exam Pattern for CBT for Technician Grade III

The RRB Technician Grade 3 Exam Pattern is similar to the RRB Technician Grade 1 Signal as the CBT here also consists of 100 Questions of 100 marks to be attempted in 90 minutes only. However, the RRB Technician Grade III syllabus includes only Mathematics, General Intelligence, General Science & General Awareness. The subject-wise distribution of marks for the RRB Technician Grade 3 CBT Exam is mentioned in the table below:

Subject Questions Marks
General Awareness 10 10
General Intelligence & Reasoning 25 25
Mathematics 25 25
General Science 40 40
TotalĀ  100 100
  • The merit list will be calculated based on marks obtained by candidates in CBT.
  • There will be a 1/3rd Negative marking in CBT.

RRB Technician Grade 3 Syllabus 2024

A total of 4 subjects are covered under the RRB Technician Grade 3 syllabus namely Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Science, and General Awareness. Candidates who are preparing for the RRB Technician 2024 exam can cover this syllabus for better results.

RRB Technician Syllabus 2024
Subject Topics
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.
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.
General Science The syllabus under this shall cover Physics, Chemistry, and Life Sciences of the 10th Standard Level
General Awareness Current Affairs in Science and Technology, Sports, Culture, Personalities, Economics, Politics, and any other subject of importance.

Candidates can check the RRB Technician Grade 3 syllabus in the above table and if you want to know about the RRB Technician Grade 1 syllabus then you can visit the mentioned link for better understanding.

Railway Technician Syllabus 2024 – Click to Check

RRB Technician 2024 Salary

Candidates can check RRB Technician Grade 1 Signal and Grade 3 salary in this section for the Railway Technician 2024 Recruitment. The RRB Technician Grade 1 Signal is a Level 5 post that will pay the selected candidates a basic pay of Rs. 29,200 during training. After the training period, the usual salary and allowances will be paid as per the 7th pay commission. Similarly, RRB Technician Grade 3 will receive an initial basic pay of Rs. 19,900 as per Pay Level 2.

RRB Technician Salary 2024
Post Name Initial Pay Pay Level as Per 7th CPC
Technician Grade 1 Signal Rs. 29200 Level-5
Technician Grade III Rs. 19900 Level-2

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FAQs

Is RRB Technician Recruitment 2024 Notification out?

Yes, RRB Technician Recruitment 2024 notification has been released for 14298 Vacancies on the official website.

How many vacancies are announced for RRB Technician Recruitment 2024?

Total 14298 vacancies have been announced so far on the official website for RRB Technician Recruitment 2024.

What is the selection Process of RRB Technician Recruitment 2024?

The selection for RRB Technician Recruitment 2024 will be done on the basis of CBT and Document Verification. There will also be a medical examination.

What is the minimum age limit is required to apply for RRB Technician Recruitment 2024?

The minimum age of candidates should be 18 years and maximum should be 36 years.

What are the application dates for RRB Technician Recruitment 2024?

Candidates can apply online from 2nd October 2024 to 16 October 2024 for RRB Technician Recruitment 2024 from the direct link mentioned in the above article.

What if my Photo/Sign is/are rejected in the RRB Technician online application form?

Candidates whose forms were rejected only on the basis of photo or sign need not worry. The RRB had notified that they could apply for correction and reupload latest photograph and signature in proper format and size till 07th June 2024.

What is the RRB Technician Exam Date 2024?

The RRB Technician Exam Date 2024 will be conducted from 16th December to 26th December 2024.

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