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RRB Technician Exam Summary
Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) on behalf of the Indian Railways has announced a total of 183 vacancies for Technician Grade 1 Signal and 6055 vacancies for Technician Grade 3 posts for the year 2025-26. The online application process for RRB Technician Recruitment has closed, and now candidates are waiting for the exam date. The official RRB Technician CBT Exam Date 2026 has been announced from 5th to 9th March 2026. Candidates can check details regarding the exam date from the article.
A detailed RRB Technician Notification PDF was released at https://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/ for the recruitment of 6238 Technician vacancies. Candidates interested in the RRB Technician Vacancy must go through the detailed notification PDF to ensure their eligibility for the released vacancies. Click on the link below to download the notification PDF and check all the complete details regarding the recruitment drive.
An examination will be conducted to fill the 6238 vacant positions of Technicians in the Railway Recruitment Board. Candidates can check the overview table of RRB Technician Recruitment 2026 mentioned below
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Organization
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Railway Recruitment Board (RRB)
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Post Name
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Technician (Grade 1 Signal and Grade 3)
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Vacancies
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6238
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Category
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Govt Jobs
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RRB Technician Exam Date 2026
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5th to 9th March 2026
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Mode of Exam
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Online
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Selection Process
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Selection Process
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Salary
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Grade 1 Signal- Rs. 29,200 per month Grade 3- Rs. 19,900 per month
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Official Website
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https://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/
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RRB Technician Exam Date
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Events
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Dates
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Apply Online Starts
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28th June 2025
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Last Date for Registration
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7th August 2025
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Last Date to fill application fee
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9th August 2025
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RRB Technician City Intimation 2026
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10 days before exam date
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RRB Technician Admit Card 2026
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4 days before exam date
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RRB Technician Exam Date 2026
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5th to 9th March 2026
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RRB Technician Vacancy
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Category
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Technician Grade 1
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Technician Grade 3
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Total
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UR
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83
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2547
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2630
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SC
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27
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993
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1020
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ST
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12
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574
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586
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OBC
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38
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1387
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1425
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EWS
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21
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552
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573
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Total
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183
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6055
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6238
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RRB Technician 2026 Eligibility Criteria
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Posts
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Education Qualification
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RRB Technician Grade 1 Signal
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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 in combination of any of above basic streams (OR) Degree in Engineering in the above basic streams or in combination of any of above basic streams"
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RRB Technician Grade 3
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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.
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Age Limit
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Category
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Age Relaxation
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SC/ST
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5 years
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OBC (NCL)
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3 years
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Ex-Servicemen (more than 6 months of service after attestation)
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Up to the extent of service rendered in Defence plus 3 years
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PWD
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10 years + relaxation for the respective category
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Candidates ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989
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5 years
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Candidates who are serving Group 'C' and Erstwhile Group 'D' Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes in Railways who have put in a minimum of 3 years of service (continuous or in broken spells)
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UR -40 years, OBC-NCL- 43 years,SC/ST - 45 years
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RRB Technician Online Form 2026
RRB Technician Application Fee 2026
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Categories
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Application Fee
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For Candidates belonging to SC / ST / Ex-Serviceman / PWDs / Female / Transgender / Minorities / Economically backward class (This fee of Rs 250/- shall be refunded duly deducting bank charges as applicable, on appearing in CBT.)
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Rs. 250/-
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Others Categories (Out of this fee of Rs 500/-, an amount of Rs 400/- shall be refunded duly deducting bank charges, on appearing in CBT.)
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Rs. 500/-
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RRB Technician Recruitment 2026 Selection Process
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Stages
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Details
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Computer-Based Test (CBT)
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100 questions for 100 marks Multiple Choice Questions ⅓rd negative marking
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Document Verification (DV)
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CBT Qualified candidates have to present their documents to verify
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Detailed Medical Examination (DME)
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Medical examination will be conducted to finally select the candidates
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RRB Technician 2026 Exam Pattern
It is prior for the candidates to understand the exam pattern to know the type of questions, marking scheme, topics to be sked in the exam and other details. Here we have discussed the RRB Technician Exam Pattern for Technician Grade 1 Signal and Grade 3 posts.
RRB Technician Grade 1 Signal CBT Exam Pattern
The first stage of the examination will be CBT and the exam pattern for the same is mentioned in the table and points below. This will help the candidates in better preparation for the exam.
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Subjects
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No. of Question
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Total Marks
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Time
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General Awareness
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10
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10
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90 minutes
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General Intelligence & Reasoning
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15
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15
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Basic of Computers and Applications
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20
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20
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Mathematics
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20
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20
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Basic Science and Engineering
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35
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35
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Total
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100
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100
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Subjects
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No. of Question
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Total Marks
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Time
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Mathematics
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25
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25
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90 minutes
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General Intelligence & Reasoning
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25
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25
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General Science
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40
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40
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General Science
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10
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10
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Total
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100
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100
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