RRB conducts the Railway JE examination giving candidates a golden opportunity to fulfill their dream of joining the prestigious Government Sector as a Junior Engineer. There is good news for the candidates waiting for RRB JE Recruitment as the Railway Recruitment Board has released the RRB JE Notification PDF for 7951 vacancies for Junior Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent (DMS), Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant, and other posts. RRB JE Recruitment 2025 is conducted especially for candidates with an engineering Degree or Diploma qualification from any recognized university. All candidates who will be declared qualified in CBT 1 Exam will then have to appear in CBT 2 Exam for which dates has been announced on 27th March 2025. 

RRB JE CBT 2 Exam Date 2025 Out

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) released the official notice on the official website https://rrbcdg.gov.in/ regarding the RRB JE 2nd stage of the Computer-Based Exam. The RRB JE CBT 2 Exam Date has been rescheduled for 22nd April 2025 (Tuesday). Candidates who are declared qualified in the RRB JE Tier 1 exam will be eligible to appear for Tier 2 Exam. The admit cards will be released 4 days before the exam date. 

RRB JE Recruitment 2025- Exam Summary

Railway Recruitment Boards (RRB) is going to conduct the RRB JE 2025 exam to fill various posts like Junior Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent, Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant, Chemical Supervisor & Metallurgical Supervisor. The candidates will be selected through Written Tests (CBT 1 & CBT 2), Document Verification, and Medical Examination.

RRB JE 2025- Exam Summary
Name of an OrganizationRailway Recruitment Boards (RRB)
PostsJunior Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent, Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant, Chemical Supervisor/ Research and Metallurgical Supervisor/ Research
Vacancies7951
CategoryGovt. Jobs
RRB JE CBT 2 Exam Date22nd April 2025
Job LocationAround India
Selection Process
  1. First Stage of CBT
  2. Second Stage of CBT
  3. Document Verification
  4. Medical Examination
RRB JE SalaryLevel 6th CPC Pay Matrix with initial pay of Rs.35,400/- plus other allowances as admissible
Official websitehttps://rrbcdg.gov.in/

RRB JE 2025- Important Dates

Railway Recruitment Boards (RRB) has released the complete schedule for RRB JE Recruitment 2025 along with its official notification pdf. The candidates who applied for Railway Recruitment for Junior Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant posts must bookmark this page to stay updated with the schedule. 

RRB JE 2025- Important Dates
EventsDates
RRB JE Notification Release Date27th July 2024
RRB JE Apply Online Starts on30th July 2024
RRB JE Last Date to Apply29th August 2024
Last Date to Pay Application Fees29th August 2024
Dates of the Window for Corrections in Application Form30th August to 08th September 2024
RRB JE Application Status 202423rd October 2024
CBT 1 City Intimation6th December 2024
RRB JE Admit Card 202412th December 2024
RRB JE Exam Date 202416th to 18th December 2024
RRB JE Answer Key 202423rd December 2024
RRB JE Result 20255th March 2025
RRB JE Cut Off 20255th March 2025
RRB JE Score Card 20255th March 2025
RRB JE CBT 2 City Intimation Slip 2025 Out12th April 2025
RRB JE CBT 2 Admit Card 202518th April 2025
RRB JE CBT 2 Exam Date 202522nd April 2025

RRB JE 2024-25 Notification

The detailed RRB JE Notification PDF has been released online with the important dates and vacancy details for the posts of Junior Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent, Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant, Chemical Supervisor/ Research and Metallurgical Supervisor/ Research. Candidates who have an engineering background and looking for a government job in the Indian Railway must go through the notification from the attached link below and apply online for 7951 vacancies.  

RRB JE Notification 2024-25 PDF- Click to Download

RRB JE Vacancy 2025 

RRB JE Vacancy has been announced along with a notification pdf. This year, RRB JE exam will be conducted for 7934 vacancies of Junior Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent, and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant. 17 vacancies are notified for Chemical Supervisor/ Research and Metallurgical Supervisor/ Research (only for RRB Gorakhpur). The post-wise and category-wise vacancy details have been released along with the official notification.

RRB JE Vacancy 2025
PostVacancies
Junior Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent, Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant7934
Chemical Supervisor/ Research and Metallurgical Supervisor/ Research
(Only for RRB Gorakhpur)
17
Total7951

RRB JE Vacancy 2025 (Region-wise)

Along with the notification pdf, the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has released the region-wise and category-wise vacancy details. Check vacancy details from the below table.

RRB JE Vacancy 2025 (Region Wise)
RRBURSCSTOBCEWSTotal
Ahmedabad149532410749382
Ajmer268612710964529
Bengaluru17458338943397
Bhopal23962359851485
Bhubaneshwar7620173626175
Bilaspur238652510341472
Chandigarh15043298846356
Chennai273915414787652
Gorakhpur10846255525259
Guwahati9337155723225
Jammu - Srinagar12523165235251
Kolkata320966611464660
Malda7419104119163
Mumbai596203893461431377
Muzaffarpur040200040111
Patna9539186233247
Prayagraj21350377034404
Ranchi7020134618167
Secunderabad2481044513063590
Siliguri170501040128
Thiruvananthapuram4518103216121
Total3575111558917908827951

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RRB JE Recruitment 2025 Online Form

The online registration procedure for RRB JE Recruitment 2025 has been completed at https://rrbcdg.gov.in/. The candidates who hold the required education qualification had submitted their online application forms at the official website RRB. The dates for filling out Application forms have been notified with the complete schedule.

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RRB JE Recruitment 2025 Application Fees

The candidates have to pay the required RRB JE Application Fees to apply for RRB JE Recruitment. The category-wise application fees as per the previous notification have been tabulated. The fees have to be paid through online mode only before the last date to submit RRB JE Application Form. 

RRB JE 2025 Application Fees
CategoriesApplication Fees
UnreservedRs. 500/-
SC/ST/Minorities/EWSRs. 250/-
Ex-Serviceman/PwBDs/Female/TransgenderRs. 250/-

List of RRB Websites 

Here is a list of official websites for various Railway Recruitment Board (RRBs) in India. 

RegionsOfficial Websites
Ahmedabadhttps://www.rrbahmedabad.gov.in/
Chennaihttps://www.rrbchennai.gov.in/
Muzaffarpurhttps://www.rrbmuzaffarpur.gov.in/
Ajmerhttps://www.rrbajmer.gov.in/
Gorakhpurhttps://www.rrbgkp.gov.in/
Patnahttps://www.rrbpatna.gov.in/
Bengaluruhttps://www.rrbbnc.gov.in/
Guwahatihttps://www.rrbguwahati.gov.in/
Prayagrajhttps://rrbald.gov.in/
Bhopalhttps://rrbbhopal.gov.in/
Jammu-Srinagarhttps://www.rrbjammu.nic.in/
Ranchihttps://www.rrbranchi.gov.in/
Bhubaneswarhttps://www.rrbbbs.gov.in/
Kolkatahttps://www.rrbkolkata.gov.in/
Secunderabadhttps://rrbsecunderabad.gov.in/
Bilaspurhttps://rrbbilaspur.gov.in/
Maldahttps://www.rrbmalda.gov.in/
Siligurihttps://www.rrbsiliguri.gov.in/
Chandigarhhttps://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/
Mumbaihttps://rrbmumbai.gov.in/
Thiruvananthapuramhttps://rrbthiruvananthapuram.gov.in/

RRB JE 2025 Eligibility Criteria (as on 1/1/2025)

The RRB JE eligibility criteria for various posts to be released through RRB JE 2025 Notification have been tabulated below for your reference.  

RRB JE Education Qualification

PostsEducational Qualification
Junior EngineerDiploma/Degree in Engineering or Relevant Stream from a recognised university. 
Depot Material SuperintendentDiploma/Degree in Engineering from any discipline
Junior Engineer (Information Technology)PGDCA/B.Sc. (Computer Science)/ BCA/ Btech (IT)/ Btech (Computer Science)/ DOEACC B level course of 3 years duration or equivalent from a recognised university/institute
Chemical & Metallurgical AssistantBachelor's degree in Science with Physics and Chemistry with minimum 55% marks

RRB JE Age Limit as on 1/1/2025)

PostsPrescribed age in normal course (as on 01.01.2025)Age applicable to this CEN (as on 01.01.2025)
Chemical Supervisor / Research and Metallurgical Supervisor / Research18 to 33 years18 to 36 years
Junior Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant18 to 33 years18 to 36 years
Community/CategoryCommunityAge Relaxation
SC/ST candidates5 Years
OBC-Non-Creamy Layer candidates3 Years
Ex-servicemen who have put in more than 6 months of service after attestationUR33 years plus the Number of years of service rendered in Defense plus 3 years
OBC- NCL36 Years plus Number of years of service rendered in Defense plus 3 years
SC/ST38 Years plus Number of years of service rendered in Defense plus 3 years.
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD)UR10 Years
OBC- NCL13 Years
SC/ST15 Years
Candidates have ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989UR38 Years
OBC- NCL41 Years
SC/ST43 Years
Candidates who are serving Group ‘C’ and Group ‘D’ Railway Staff, Casual Labour, and Substitutes and put in a minimum of 3 years of service (continuous or in broken spells)UR40 years of age
OBC- NCL43 years of age
SC/ST45 years of age
Candidates who are working in Quasi-Administrative offices of the Railway organization such as Railway Canteens, Co-operative Societies, and InstitutesUR33 years plus the length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is lower.
OBC- NCL36 years plus the length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is lower.
SC/ST38 years plus the length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is lower.
Women candidates are widowed, divorced, or judicially separated from their husbands but not remarried.UR35 years of age
OBC- NCL38 years of age
SC/ST40 years of age

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RRB JE 2025 Selection Process

As mentioned in the previous year's RRB JE Notification, the selection of the candidates will be done through 4 different phases. The candidates have to qualify in each stage to get shortlisted for Railway JE 2025 Recruitment.  

Stage 1- 1st Stage Computer Based Test (CBT-I)

Stage 2- 2nd Stage Computer Based Test (CBT-2)

Stage 3- Document Verification

Stage 4- Medical Examination

RRB JE 2025 Exam Pattern

The exam pattern for RRB JE 2025 for CBT 1 and CBT 2 Exam as declared by the Railway Recruitment Board is as follows- 

1. There shall be a negative marking of ⅓ marks for incorrect answers in CBTs. 

2. The duration of the CBT 1 Exam is 90 minutes and for CBT 2 Exam is 120 minutes. 

3. In CBT 1, there will be 100 questions and in CBT 2 there will be 150 questions. 

4. The types of questions in Computer Based Test will be Objective type (Multiple Choice Questions). 

RRB JE 2025 CBT 1 Exam Pattern
SNo.SubjectsNo. of QuestionsMarksDuration
1Mathematics303090 minutes
2General Intelligence and Reasoning2525
3General Awareness1515
4General Science3030
Total100100
RRB JE 2025 CBT 2 Exam Pattern
SNo.SubjectsNo. of QuestionsMarksDuration
1General Awareness1515120 minutes
Physics & Chemistry 15 15 
Basics of Computers and Applications 10 10 
4Basics of Environment and Pollution Control1010
5Technical Abilities100100
Total150150

RRB JE Exam Pattern 2025 for CBT 1 & 2- Click Here

RRB JE 2025 Syllabus

The syllabus for the Railway Recruitment Board Junior Engineer (RRB JE) exam generally covers a wide range of topics to assess candidates' technical knowledge, general awareness, and aptitude. The exam is conducted in multiple stages, primarily including the Computer Based Test (CBT) Stage 1 and Stage 2. RRB Junior Engineer Syllabus for each topic has been detailed and can be checked by clicking the below link. 

RRB JE Syllabus 2025 for CBT 1 & 2- Click Here

RRB JE Previous Year Question Paper PDFs- Click to Download

RRB JE 2025 Salary

The salary for a Chemical Supervisor / Research and Metallurgical Supervisor / Research is Rs. 44,900 (Pay Level 7) and for Junior Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant is Rs. 35,400 (Pay Level 6). The detailed RRB JE Salary Structure has been discussed in the below article. 

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RRB JE 2025 Zone and Divisions

Below we have provided a table referring to the detailed Zones, Divisions, and Headquarters for the RRB Junior Engineer 2025 Recruitment.

RRB JE 2025 Zone and Divisions
Railway ZoneZonal HeadquarterDivisions
Central RailwayMumbai1) Mumbai
2) Nagpur
3) Bhusawal
4) Pune
5) Sholapur
Eastern RailwayKolkata1) Howrah-I
2) Howrah-II
3) Sealdah
4) Malda
5) Asansol
6) Chittaranjan
7) Kolkata Metro
East Central RailwayHajipur1) Danapur
2) Mugalsarai
3) Dhanbad
4) Sonpur
5) Samastipur
East Coast RailwayBhubaneshwar1) Khurda Road
2) Waltair
3) Sambalpur
Northern RailwayBaroda House, New Delhi1) Delhi-I
2) Delhi-II
3) Ambala
4) Moradabad
5) Lucknow
6) Firozpur
North Central  RailwayAllahabad1) Allahabad
2) Jhansi
3) Agra
North Eastern  RailwayGorakhpur1) Izzatnagar
2) Lucknow
3) Varanasi
4) DLW
North Frontier  RailwayMaligaon, Guwahati1) Katihar
2) Alipurduar
3) Rangiya
4) Lumding
5) Tinsukhia
North Western RailwayJaipur1) Jaipur
2) Jodhpur
3) Bikaner
4) Ajmer
Southern  RailwayChennai1) Chennai
2) Madurai
3) Palghat
4) Trichy
5) Trivendrum
South Central RailwaySecunderabad1) Secunderabad
2) Hyderabad
3) Guntakal
4) Vijaywada
5) Nanded
South Eastern RailwayGarden Reach, Kolkata1) Kharagpur
2) Adra
3) Chakradharpur
4) Ranchi
5) Shalimar
South East Central  RailwayBilaspur1) Bilaspur
2) Nagpur
3) Raipur
South Western RailwayHubli1) Bangalore
2) Mysore
3) Hubli
4) RWF/YNK
Western RailwayChurchgate1) BCT
2) Vadodara
3) Ahemdabad
4) Ratlam
5) Rajkot
6) Bhavnagar
West Central RailwayJabalpur1) Jabalpur
2) Bhopal
3) Kota

RRB JE 2025 Admit Card

The admit cards will be available to download a week before the RRB JE 2025 examination. The steps to download the RRB JE admit card are given below.

  1. Visit the official RRB website - http://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/.
  2. Log in with the registration number and DOB created during registration.
  3. The page will be redirected to a profile dashboard where the option to download admit card will be available. Click on it.
  4. Admit card will open in a new window.
  5. Download admit card and take a printout of it.

RRB JE 2025 Cut Off

RRB releases the minimum qualifying marks and cut-off after the completion of CBT-I. The expected minimum qualifying marks are 40% for general, 30% for OBC and SC, and 25% for ST category candidates. Qualifying marks are calculated out of 100 and 150 for CBT-I and CBT-II respectively. Have a look at the cutoff marks for the last exam held in 2019. 

RRB JE Cut Off 2019
ZoneCategoryCut-off
AhmedabadGen53.25
SC35.06
ST41.59
OBC39.86
AllahabadGen74.67
SC59.89
ST51.48
OBC62.61
MumbaiGen65.40
SC52.55
ST44.025
OBC54-01

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RRB JE 2025: FAQs

Ans. RPF JE 2025 CBT 2 Exam is scheduled for 22nd April 2025.

Ans. Candidate should possess a Engineering Diploma/Degree from any recognized university to apply for RRB JE 2025 Exam.

Ans. No, RRB JE is not conducted every year, the release of notification depends on the availability of the vacancies.

Ans. The salary of RRB JE is as Level 6th CPC Pay Matrix with initial pay of Rs.35,400/- plus other allowances as admissible

Yes, detailed notification has been released at https://rrbcdg.gov.in/.

Ans. No, there is no interview round for shortlisting candidates for RRB JE vacancies.

Ans. The selection will be done through Written Test (CBT 1 & CBT 2), Document Verification, and Medical Examination.

Ans. No, with proper preparation and thorough revisions, you can easily crack the RRB JE Exam.

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