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RRB Group D Recruitment 2026
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RRB Group D
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Recruitment 2026- Overview
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Name of the Organisation
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Railway Recruitment Board
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Post Name
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Assistant (Track Machine), Assistant (Bridge), Track Maintainer (Group IV), Assistant (P-way), Assistant (TRD), Assistant Loco Shed (Electrical), Assistant Operations (Electrical), Assistant (TL & AC), Assistant (C & W), Pointsman B, and Assistant (S & T)
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Advt. No
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CEN 09/2025
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Job Location
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Across India
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Mode of Application
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Online
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Registration Dates
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21st January to 20th February 2026
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Selection Process
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Computer Based Test Physical Efficiency Test (PET) Document Verification and Medical Examination
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Exam Pattern
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General Science: 25 Marks Maths: 25 Marks GK GS: 20 Marks Reasoning: 30 Marks
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Salary
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Basic Pay: Rs. 18000 per month
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RRB Group D Recruitment 2026- Important Dates
Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has announced the official notice for RRB JE Exam Date 2026 on 7th January 2026, notifying that the CBT Exam for CEN 05/2025 (JE/DMS/CMA) will be conducted on 19th, 20th February and 3rd March 2026.
Further details will be released along with RRB JE Admit Card 2026, which will be released 4 days before the exam date, and city intimation will be released 10 days before the scheduled exam date.
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has released the complete schedule for RRB JE Recruitment 2026 along with its official notification. As per RRB Exam Calendar 2026, RRB JE RRB Junior Engineer, Chemical Supervisor & Metallurgical Supervisor, Depot Material Superintendent posts are scheduled for 31 October to 19th, 20th February and 3rd March 2026.
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RRB Group D Events
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Dates
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Detailed Notification PDF
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20th January 2026
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Apply Online Dates
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21st January 2026
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Last Date to pay Application Fee
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20th February 2026 (11:59 pm)
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Railway RRB Group D Vacancy 2026 (New)
The Railway Group D Vacancy 2026 will be announced zonal-wise by the Railway Recruitment Board. This year, approximately 22000 vacancies will be announced for Pointsman, Assistant, Track Maintainer, Assistant Loco Shed, Assistant Operations, Assistant Operations, and Assistant TL & AC posts.
Railway RRB Group D Vacancy Trend
Last time, the RRB Group D Exam was conducted in 2019 and before that in 2018. The number of vacancies was maximum in the year 2019 and least in 2026. The year-wise comparison is given below.
2026: 22000
2025: 32438
2019: 103769
2018: 62097
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Posts
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Vacancies
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Assistant (Track Machine)
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600
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Assistant (Bridge)
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600
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Assistant (P-way)
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300
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Track Maintainer (Group IV)
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11000
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Assistant (TRD)
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800
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Assistant Loco Shed (Electrical)
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200
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Assistant Operations (Electrical)
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500
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Assistant (TL & AC)
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50
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Assistant (C & W)
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1000
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Pointsman B
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5000
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Assistant (S & T)
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1500
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Total
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22000
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RRB Group D Recruitment 2026 Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria for RRB Group D will be calculated in terms of nationality, educational qualification, and age limit. Only those candidates will be selected for RRB Group D recruitment process who fulfill the RRB Group D Eligibility Criteria as mentioned below An eligibility update for RRB Group D 2026 has been notified saying CCAA-certified candidates are eligible to apply for Railway Group D CCAA Recruitment 2026.
Nationality
A candidate must be either:
a. a citizen of India, or
b. a citizen of Nepal, or
c. a subject of Bhutan, or
d. a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
e. a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam to permanently settle in India.
f. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
Education Qualification Candidates with a 10th pass or ITI or equivalent or National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by NCVT are eligible to apply for the RRB Group D 2026 Exam. Candidates with Course Completed Act Apprentices/ITI for the post of Level-1 unless otherwise specified. Those awaiting the results of their final examination of the prescribed minimum educational/technical qualification are not eligible to apply.
Candidates who have completed Course Complete Act Apprentices from any trade.
Age Limit (as on 01/01/2026)
Candidates who fall in the age group of 18 to 33 years as of 01st January 2026 are eligible to apply for the Railway RRB Group D exam. Age relaxation is provided as per the norms.
Medical Standards. Candidates invited for Document Verification (DV) must pass the Railway Administration’s medical fitness test(s). This ensures they are medically capable of performing the duties required for their chosen post(s).
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Medical Standard
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Visual Acuity
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A-2
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Distant vision: 6/9, 6/9 without glasses (No fogging test) Near vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 without glasses and must pass tests for colour vision, binocular vision, night vision, mesopic vision, etc
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A-3
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Distant vision: 6/9, 6/9 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 2D) Near vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses and must pass the test for colour vision, binocular vision, night vision, myopic vision, etc.
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B-1
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Distant vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D) Near vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and must pass the test for colour vision, binocular vision, night vision, mesopic vision, etc.
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B-2
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Distant vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D) Near vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and must pass the test for binocular vision, etc
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C-1
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Distant vision: 6/12, 6/18 with or without glasses Near vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required
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C-2
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Distant vision: 6/12 with or without glasses Near vision: Sn. 0.6 combined with or without glasses where reading or close work is required
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RRB Group D 2026 Application Form
RRB Group D 2026 Application Fee
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S.No
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Category
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Fee
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1
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Gen/ OBC/ EWS
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Rs. 500/-
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2
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SC/ ST/ EBC/ Female/ Transgender
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Rs. 250/-
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Documents Required
Scanned passport-size photograph and signature.
10th certificate or ITI certificate for educational qualification proof.
Government-issued ID proof (Aadhar Card, PAN Card, etc.).
Category certificate (if applicable).
Disability certificate (if applicable).
Steps to Apply for Railway RRB Group D Recruitment 2026
Candidates have to submit their online applications for RRB Group D Recruitment 2026 by following the below-mentioned steps.
Visit the official website http://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/.
Click on the ‘New Registration’ link.
Register for the exam and submit the required details like name, date of birth and father’s name, mother’s name, Aadhaar Number, SSLC/Matric registration number, year of passing, mobile number, email ID and then submit the registration form.
Upon registration, candidates need to verify their email ID and mobile number through OTP.
Login on the home page using the registration number and password.
In Part I of the application page, candidates had to provide the details of educational qualification, community, gender, religion, Ex-Servicemen, CCAA, Minority, Economically Backward Class Age Relaxation and other details.
In Part II of the application page, candidates had to indicate his/her priority/preference for the posts.
On completion of application details, candidates were redirected to the payment page using Online Net Banking/Credit Card/Debit Card/UPI and Offline Challan.
Candidates were required to choose the exam language.
Candidates had to fill in the details of a valid photo ID card.
Enter bank details to get the refund of fees.
Candidates had to upload their scanned images of photographs and signatures as per the format and SC/ST candidates were required to upload the category certificates.
Candidates had to agree to the terms and conditions and submit the application form.
RRB Group D 2026 Level 1 Exam Pattern
RRB Group D 2026- Medium of Exam
The questions for RRB Group D 2026 CBT will be available in English, Hindi and 13 regional Indian languages that are as follows-
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.
Railway Administration reserves the right to conduct the CBT in either single or multi-stage mode. Candidates qualifying in the CBT shall have to undergo a Physical Efficiency Test (PET). It will be followed by Document Verification and Medical Examination. There shall be a negative marking for 1/3rd marks for each wrong answer.
The minimum percentage of marks for shortlisting for UR is 40%, EWS is 40%, OBC (Non-creamy layer)/SC/ST is 30%.
The examination duration and number of questions for CBT are indicated below:
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Subjects
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No. of Questions
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Marks
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Duration
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General Science
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25
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25
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90 minutes
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Mathematics
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25
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25
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General Intelligence & Reasoning
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30
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30
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General Awareness and Current Affairs
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20
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20
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Total
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100
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100
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90 Minutes
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RRB Group D 2026 Syllabus
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Subject
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Topics
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Mathematics
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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.
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General Intelligence and reasoning
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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.
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General Science
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Physics, Chemistry and Life Sciences of 10th standard level (CBSE).
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Current Affairs
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General Awareness and Current Affairs in Science & Technology, Sports, Culture, Personalities, Economics, Politics and any other subject of importance.
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RRB Group D 2026 Salary Structure
RRB Group D 2026 Exam Analysis and Questions
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Reasoning Questions
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and Topics
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Syllogism
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2
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Venn Diagram
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2
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Mathematical Calculation
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1
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Mirror Image
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2
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Odd one out
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3
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Analogy
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2
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Series
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3
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Direction
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2
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Statement & Conclusion
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5
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Counting Figure
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2
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Puzzle
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2
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Complete Figure
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1
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Blood Relation
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3
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Total
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30
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Mathematics Questions
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and Topics
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S.I, CI
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1
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Pipe & Cistern
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1
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Simplification
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1
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Time and Work
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2
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Number System
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6
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Time, Speed and Distance
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4
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Average
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1
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Trigonometry
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2
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Percentage
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1
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Mensuration
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2
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Ratio
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4
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Total
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25
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General Science
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Questions and Topics
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Physics
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8
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Chemistry
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10
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Biology
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7
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Total
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25
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General Awareness &
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Current Affairs Questions and Topics
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History
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3
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Polity
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1
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Geography
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2
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Economics
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1
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Current Affairs
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13
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Total
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20
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List of RRBs/RRCs
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Name of RRB and Railway
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Website Address
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Ahmedabad (WR)
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www.rrbahmedabad.gov.in
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Ajmer (NWR)
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www.rrbajmer.gov.in
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Bangalore (SWR)
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www.rrbbnc.gov.in
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Chennai (SR)
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www.rrbchennai.gov.in
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Kolkata (ER)
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www.rrbkolkata.gov.in
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Mumbai (CR)
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www.rrbmumbai.gov.in
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Prayagraj (NCR)
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www.rrbald.gov.in
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Ranchi (SER)
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www.rrbranchi.gov.in
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Railway RRB Group D 2026 Exam Centres
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RRB Regions
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Cities
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Andhra Pradesh
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Amalapuram, Anantapur, Bhimavaram, Challapalli, Chirala, Chittoot, Eluru, Gooty, Gudivada, Gudur, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kanchikachera, Kavali, Kurnool, Nandyal, Narasapuram, Narasaraopet, Nellore, Ongole, Prodattur, Puttur, Rajahmundry, Rajam, Rajampet, Srikakulam, Surampalem, Tadipalligudem, Tekkali, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vuzuabagran
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Gujarat
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Ahmedabad, Anand, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Dadra, Gandhinagar, Godhra, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Mehsana, Nadiad, Navsarim, Rajkot, Silvassa,Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara, Valsad, Vapi
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Haryana
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Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mohindergarh, Panchkula, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar
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Karnataka
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Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bellary, Bijapur, Chikballapur, Chikmagalpur, Davanagre, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulbarg, Hassan, Hubli, Kolar, Mangalore, Mysore, Puttur, Shimoga, Surathkal, Tumkur, Udupi, Uttara Kannada
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Maharashtra
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Ahmednagar, Akola, Amaravati, Aurangabad, Beed, Bhandara, Buladena, Chandrapur, Dhule, Ghadchiroli, Gondia, Jalgaon, Latur, Madgaon, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nandurbar, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Pandharpur, Parbhani, Pimpri, Chinchwad, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sangamner, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Sindhudurg, Thane, Wardha, Washim, Yavatmal
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Uttar Pradesh
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Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Amroha, Banda, Barabanki, Bareilly, Bijnor, Bulandshahr, Faizabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Kaushambi, Lucknow, Mathura, Sitapur, Sultanpur, Varanasi
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West Bengal
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Asansol, Bankura, Berhampore, Bishnupur, Burdwan, Durgapur, Haldia, Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata, Greater Kolkata, Krishnagar, Siliguri
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RRB Group D 2026 Answer Key
Once the exam is over, the Railway Recruitment Board will release the provisional answer key with the correct responses to the questions asked in the examination. The candidates will also be allowed to challenge the answer key with a fixed amount. The final answer key will be released after the objections are assessed by the exam authority.
RRB Group D 2026 Cut Off
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region
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UR
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Ajmer
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73.73073
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Ahemdabad
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71.86468
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Chandigarh
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75.07613
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Chennai
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71.53120
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Guwahati
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77.09933
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Kolkatta
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80.57238
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Mumbai
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67.96106
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Patna
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77.00350
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Secunderbad
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69.79887
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