Railway Recruitment Board RRB has released a Notification on its official website for the recruitment of Technician posts (6557 Vacancies).
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| INDIAN RAILWAYS CENTRALISED EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION (CEN) No. 02/2026 Recruitment of Technician Grade-I Signal and various categories of Technician Grade-III | |||||||||
| Important Dates | Fees | ||||||||
| Online Apply Start Date : 30 June 2026 Online Apply Last Date : 29 July 2026 (23:59 hrs) Last Date For Fee Payment : 31 July 2026 (23:59 hrs) | For General, EWS, OBC : ₹ 500/- For SC, ST, PH : ₹ 250/- For All Category Female : ₹ 250/- Correction Charge : ₹ 250/- | ||||||||
| Age | |||||||||
| Minimum Age : 18 Years Maximum Age : 30 Years (Technician Gr-III) Maximum Age : 33 Years (Technician Gr-I Signal) Railway provides age relaxation for the RRB Technician position as per their regulations. | |||||||||
| Eligibility Criteria | |||||||||
| For Technician Gr-I: 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. For Technician Gr-III : Candidates must have passed Class 10th with an ITI certificate in the relevant trade or Class 12th with PCM subjects. For details please refer to Official Notification. | |||||||||
| Mode of Selection | |||||||||
| CBT Exam Document Verification Medical Examination | |||||||||
| Post Details | |||||||||
| No | Post Details | Pay Level | Initial Pay | Age | Total Vacancy (All RRBs) | ||||
| 1 | Technician Grade-I Signal | 5 | 29200/- | 18-33 | 323 | ||||
| 2 | Technician Grade III | 2 | 19900/- | 18-30 | 6234 | ||||
| Grand Total | 6557 | ||||||||
| DETAILS OF VACANCIES AT A GLANCE | |||||||||
| Cat No | Name of the Post | Pay Level | Med. Std. | Total Vacancies (All RRBs) | |||||
| 1 | TECHNICIAN GRADE I SIGNAL | 5 | B1 | 323 | |||||
| 2 | TECHNICIAN GRADE III TRACK MACHINE | 2 | A3 | 172 | |||||
| 3 | TECHNICIAN GRADE III BLACKSMITH | 2 | B1 | 306 | |||||
| 4 | TECHNICIAN GRADE III BRIDGE | 2 | B1 | 34 | |||||
| 5 | TECHNICIAN GRADE III CARRIAGE and WAGON | 2 | B1 | 501 | |||||
| 6 | TECHNICIAN GRADE III DIESEL ELECTRICAL | 2 | B1 | 206 | |||||
| 7 | TECHNICIAN GRADE III DIESEL MECHANICAL | 2 | B1 | 346 | |||||
| 8 | TECHNICIAN GRADE III ELECTRICAL / TRS | 2 | B1 | 268 | |||||
| 9 | TECHNICIAN GRADE III ELECTRICAL (GS) | 2 | B1 | 329 | |||||
| 10 | TECHNICIAN GRADE III ELECTRICAL (TRD) | 2 | B1 | 152 | |||||
| 11 | TECHNICIAN GRADE III EMU | 2 | B1 | 147 | |||||
| 12 | TECHNICIAN GRADE III FITTER (OL) | 2 | B1 | 469 | |||||
| 13 | TECHNICIAN GRADE III REFRIGERATION and AIR CONDITIONING | 2 | B1 | 162 | |||||
| 14 | TECHNICIAN GRADE III (S & T) | 2 | B1 | 320 | |||||
| 15 | TECHNICIAN GRADE III WELDER (OL) | 2 | B1 | 150 | |||||
| 16 | TECHNICIAN GRADE III CRANE DRIVER | 2 | B2 | 13 | |||||
| 17 | TECHNICIAN GRADE III CARPENTER (WORKSHOP) | 2 | C1 | 229 | |||||
| 18 | TECHNICIAN GRADE III ELECTRICAL (PU & WS) | 2 | C1 | 128 | |||||
| 19 | TECHNICIAN GRADE III FITTER (PU & WS) | 2 | C1 | 1109 | |||||
| 20 | TECHNICIAN GRADE III MACHINIST (WORKSHOP) | 2 | C1 | 123 | |||||
| 21 | TECHNICIAN GRADE III MECHANICAL (WORKSHOP) | 2 | C1 | 193 | |||||
| 22 | TECHNICIAN GRADE III MILLWRIGHT | 2 | C1 | 170 | |||||
| 23 | TECHNICIAN GRADE III PAINTER (WORKSHOP) | 2 | C1 | 77 | |||||
| 24 | TECHNICIAN GRADE III TRIMMER (WORKSHOP) | 2 | C1 | 46 | |||||
| 25 | TECHNICIAN GRADE III WELDER (PU & WS) | 2 | C1 | 587 | |||||
| Total Vacancies (For RRB-wise & Railway Zone-wise detailed distribution of vacancies please refer Official Notification) | 6557 | ||||||||
| RECRUITMENT PROCESS | |||||||||
| (a) Candidates should apply only through ONLINE mode through any of the official websites of the RRBs. Candidates can apply to only one RRB for a pay level and only one common ONLINE application (in order of preference for any or all the notified posts in that pay level for which the candidate is eligible and interested to apply) should be submitted by a candidate in a pay level. The selection of RRB once exercised shall be final. Application to more than one RRB for the same pay level by a candidate will lead to rejection of all the applications for that Pay Level. (b) The recruitment process shall comprise of the following stages: (i) Computer Based Test (CBT) (ii) Document Verification (DV) and (iii) Medical Examination (ME) | |||||||||
| Important Links | |||||||||
| Apply Online | Click Here | ||||||||
| Download Official Notification | Click Here | ||||||||
| Indian Railway Official Website | Click Here | ||||||||

