RRB Technician Grade-I Signal & Grade-III Recruitment 2026 (CEN 02/2026)
Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs)
Applications closed · Exam: CBT 6–9 Oct 2026
Updated 13 Sep 2026 · details from the official notice
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Overview
6,557 Technician posts, with the CBT in October 2026.
Under CEN 02/2026, Railway Recruitment Boards are filling 6,557 Technician posts: 323 as Technician Grade-I Signal at Pay Level 5, and 6,234 across the Technician Grade-III trades at Pay Level 2.
Applications closed on 29 July 2026. The computer-based test is scheduled for 6 to 9 October 2026, so for anyone who applied, this is now revision time.
CBT: 6 – 9 October 2026
Exam city intimation slips and e-call letters are released on the RRB websites shortly before the exam. Check the website of the RRB you applied through.
Quick snapshot
| Particular | Details |
|---|---|
| Notice | CEN 02/2026 — Technician categories |
| Recruiting body | Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) |
| Vacancies | 6,557 (Grade-I Signal 323 · Grade-III 6,234) |
| Applications | 30 June – 29 July 2026 (11:59 PM) |
| CBT | 6 – 9 October 2026 |
| Age limit | Grade-I Signal 18–33 · Grade-III 18–30, as on 1 July 2026 |
| Pay | Grade-I Signal Level 5 (₹29,200) · Grade-III Level 2 (₹19,900) |
| Selection | CBT, document verification, medical examination |
| Application portal | rrbapply.gov.in |
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Notification & dates
Key dates from CEN 02/2026.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Indicative notice in Employment News | 23 May 2026 |
| Online applications open | 30 June 2026 |
| Last date to apply | 29 July 2026 (11:59 PM) |
| Fee payment for submitted applications | 31 July 2026 (11:59 PM) |
| Modification window | 1 – 10 August 2026 |
| Scribe details, for eligible candidates | 11 – 15 August 2026 |
| Computer-based test | 6 – 9 October 2026 |
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Vacancy
By grade, pay level and category.
| Post | Pay level | Starting pay | Age | Vacancies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technician Grade-I Signal | Level 5 | ₹29,200 | 18–33 | 323 |
| Technician Grade-III | Level 2 | ₹19,900 | 18–30 | 6,234 |
| Total | 6,557 |
By category
| Post | UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade-I Signal | 120 | 50 | 37 | 84 | 32 | 323 |
| Grade-III | 2,608 | 959 | 560 | 1,481 | 626 | 6,234 |
| Total | 2,728 | 1,009 | 597 | 1,565 | 658 | 6,557 |
The split across RRBs and railway zones is in Annexure B of the notice.
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Eligibility
Age on 1 July 2026, and qualification by the closing date.
Age limit (as on 1 July 2026)
| Post | Age |
|---|---|
| Technician Grade-I Signal | 18–33 years |
| Technician Grade-III | 18–30 years |
Relaxation in the upper age limit applies to reserved categories and others as listed in the notice.
Educational qualification
- Technician Grade-III: Class 10 with an ITI in the relevant trade, or a course-completed Act Apprenticeship. The trade required for each post is listed in Annexure A.
- An engineering diploma or degree is not accepted in place of the ITI or Act Apprenticeship for the Level 2 Technician posts, unless the notice says otherwise for a particular post.
- Technician Grade-I Signal: the qualification prescribed in Annexure A — a B.Sc. or an engineering diploma or degree in a relevant field.
- Qualifications had to be held by 29 July 2026, the closing date.
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Application fee
Mostly refunded if you sit the CBT.
| Candidate | Fee | Refund on appearing in the CBT |
|---|---|---|
| All candidates, except those below | ₹500 | ₹400 |
| SC, ST, ex-servicemen, PwBD, women, transgender, minorities and Economically Backward Class (EBC) | ₹250 | ₹250 |
Refunds are paid only to candidates who actually appear in the CBT, less bank charges. The fee is charged separately for each pay level applied for.
EBC is not OBC or EWS
The ₹250 concession for Economically Backward Class is its own category. The notice warns candidates not to confuse it with OBC, with EWS, or with the Extremely Backward Class certificates some state governments issue.
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Exam pattern
One computer-based test per grade.
Each grade sits a single computer-based test of 100 objective questions in 90 minutes. The weighting of subjects differs between Grade-I Signal and Grade-III, so prepare from the syllabus in the notice for the grade you applied for.
Negative marking
One-third of a mark is deducted for every wrong answer. Three wrong guesses wipe out a correct answer.
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Selection process
Three stages.
- 1Computer-based test (CBT)
- 2Document verification
- 3Medical examination
Results and the dates for document verification and the medical examination are published on the official RRB websites.