RRB Group D (Level 1), CEN 09/2025
Key facts from the Railway Recruitment Boards' CEN 09/2025 for posts in Level 1, with calculators for salary, age limit and marks.
Calculators
Every tool follows the official rule and links its source.
RRB Group D SalaryLevel 1 in-hand pay under Railway Board orders
RRB Group D Age LimitEligibility by date of birth, with relaxation
RRB Group D Marks CalculatorCBT score with 1/3 negative marking
Key facts from the notice
CEN 09/2025, published on 31 January 2026. Corrigenda 1 to 3 (7, 16 and 19 February 2026) revised only the post and vacancy tables, Corrigendum 4 (2 March 2026) extended the application dates and Corrigendum 5 (30 July 2026) corrected the scribe provisions.
| Posts | Various posts in Level 1, such as Track Maintainer Gr. IV, Pointsman B and Assistant (S&T), Assistant TRD and other Assistant posts |
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| Pay | Level 1 of the 7th CPC pay matrix, initial pay ₹18,000 |
| Vacancies | 22,195 at notification (zone-wise tables revised by the corrigenda) |
| Applications | 31 January 2026 to 9 March 2026 (closed; the notice gave 2 March, extended by Corrigendum 4) |
| Age limit | 18–33 years on 1 January 2026: UR/EWS born 2 January 1993 to 1 January 2008 |
| Qualification | 10th pass, ITI, or National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC), held on the closing date for applications, which the notice prints as 2 March 2026 (Corrigendum 4 later moved the closing date to 9 March 2026). Annexure A lists each post. |
| CBT | 100 questions, 1 mark each, 90 minutes (120 with a scribe), −1/3 per wrong answer |
| Stages | CBT, Physical Efficiency Test, document verification, medical examination |