RRB Sectional Controller Recruitment 2025 Notification PDF (CEN 04/025) was released officially by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) on its website on 14th September 2025. Eligible candidates can apply online for the registration of RRB Section Controller Recruitment Exam 2025 from 15 September 2025 until 14 October 2025 on the RRB website. Interested candidates can check all details about the RRB Section Controller Recruitment Notification PDF 2025, RRB Section Controller Vacancies 2025, RRB Section Controller Selection Process 2025, RRB Section Controller Eligibility 2025, RRB Section Controller Salary, here in this blog article from Veranda RACE.
The RRB Section Controller Recruitment Notification (Official) PDF 2025 has been released officially by the Railways Recruitment Board (RRB) under the Union Ministry of Railways on 14 September 2025 for the direct recruitment of 368 Section Controller vacancies in various RRBs and Railway Zones across India. The RRB Section Controller Recruitment Notification PDF 2025 was released through the Centralised Employment Notification CEN No. 04/2025 for the recruitment of Section Controller vacancies in the Indian Railways.
This is a great chance for candidates seeking a safe and secure career in the Indian Railways with attractive salary package and excellent growth prospects with the ranks of the Indian Railways.
Since the selection process for this RRB Section Controller for the direct recruitment in the Indian Railways consist of a written test, a skill test (if necessary) followed by document verification and medical test, interested candidates aged between 20 years to 33 years can apply for this job recruitment in the Indian Railways through RRB.
Eligible candidates can start applying for the RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025 for the direct recruitment of 368 Section Controller posts in the Indian Railways for various RRBs and Railway Zones from 15 September 2025.
The last date to apply or submit the online registration application for the RRB Section Controller Recruitment Exam 2025 is 14 October 2025.
The online application registration window to apply for the RRB Section Controller Recruitment for the direct recruitment of 369 Section Controller in the Indian Railways 2025 will remain open from 15 September 2025 till 14 October 2025.
Candidates can download the SBI RRB Section Controller Recruitment Exam Official Notification PDF 2025 containing important details such as vacancies, eligibility, educational qualification, age limit, salary, selection process, vacancies, here using the direct link below in English and Hindi versions:
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) under the Union Ministry of Railways has officially issued the RRB Section Controller Recruitment Notification 2025 PDF through CEN 04/2025 on 14 September 2025 on various RRB official websites.
This RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025 is conducted for the direct recruitment of 368 Section Controller vacancies in various RRBs and Railway Zones in in the Indian Railways.
An indicative short notice regarding the RRB Section Controller Recruitment was also released in the Employment News/Rozgar Samachar on 23 August 2025.
This RRB Section Controller Recruitment garners a buzz from lot of RRB Railways exam aspirants to attain a Section Controller job position in the Indian Railways as it a Level Pay 6 job.
Candidates interested in a career prospect to work in India’s second largest employer and have a government job in the Indian Railways can attend this RRB Section Controller Recruitment to compete for the 368 RRB Section Controller vacancies in 2025 announced through the RRB Section Controller Exam Official Recruitment Notification PDF 2025.
Candidates who are eligible to apply for the RRB Section Controller Recruitment Exam 2025 for the direct recruitment process for the 368 Section Controller vacancies in the Indian Railways can find the comprehensive overview of the RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025 Official Notification PDF below in this Veranda RACE blog post:
RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025: Overview | |
Organisation | Indian Railways |
Recruitment Agency | Railway Recruitment Board |
Recruitment Name | RRB Section Controller Recruitment Exam 2025 |
Post Name | Section Controller |
RRB Section Controller Vacancies in 2025 | 368 |
RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025 Notification Release Date | 14 September 2025 |
RRB Section Controller Recruitment Exam 2025 Online Application Start Date | 15 September 2025 |
Last Date to Apply for the RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025 | 14 October 2025 |
RRB Section Controller Educational Qualification 2025 | Graduate Degree |
RRB Section Controller Age Limit 2025 | 20 years to 33 years |
RRB Section Controller Recruitment Selection Process 2025 | RRB Section Controller CBT 2025 RRB Section Controller CBAT |
Recruitment Application Mode | Online |
Official Website |
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has officially started the RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025 Online Application Registration Process for the RRB Section Controller Recruitment Selection Process 2025 from 15 September.
Eligible candidates who wish to apply for the 368 Section Controller vacancies in Level Pay 7 on regular basis in the Indian Railways can submit their RRB Section Controller Recruitment Exam Online Application 2025 from 15 September 2025 to 14 October 2025 on the RRB official websites.
To complete the RRB Section Controller Recruitment Apply Online process 2025, eligible candidates must visit the official RRB websites to apply if they have the eligibility such as nationality, age limit, educational qualification, etc. as mentioned in the RRB Section Controller Recruitment Exam 2025 Notification Official PDF.
Candidates can also use the direct online registration application link available below in the Veranda RACE website blog to apply for the RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025 Selection Process:
To apply for the Section Controller post vacancies in the Indian Railways, check the below link:
Check the below link to access all official links related to the RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025 for the direct recruitment of Section Controller posts on regular basis in the Indian Railways by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB):
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The RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025 Official Notification PDF released by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is mainly for the direct recruitment process of Section Controllers on regular basis in Indian Railways RRBs and Railway Zones across India.
The number of RRB Section Controller Vacancies 2025 was officially announced in the RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025 Notification PDF on 14 September 2025 by the Railway Recruitment Board through CEN 04/2025.
A total of 368 Section Controller posts vacancies on regular basis in 2025 was announced by the Railway Recruitment Board in the RRB Section Controller Recruitment Exam 2025 Notification PDF.
Here, candidates can find the detailed post-wise RRB Section Controller vacancy listing of the RRB Section Controller Recruitment vacancies available in 2025:
RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025: Post-wise Vacancies | ||
Post Name | Level in 7th CPC | Vacancies |
Section Controller | Level 6 | 368 |
RRB Section Controller Exam 2025: RRBs & Zone-wise Vacancy
Candidates can also find the detailed category-wise RRB Section Controller vacancy listing of the RRB Section Controller Recruitment Exam vacancies available in 2025 for various RRBs and Railway Zones using the Veranda RACE table below:
RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025: Post-wise Vacancies | |||||||
RRB | Zones | General | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | Total |
Ahmedabad | WR | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
Ajmer | NWR | 12 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 30 |
WCR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
Bhopal | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
WCR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
Bhubaneshwar | ECoR | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
Bilaspur | CR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
SECR | 12 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 26 | |
Chandigarh | NR | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Chennai | SR | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Gorakhpur | NER | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
Guwahati | NFR | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
Jammu - Srinagar | NR | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Kolkata | SER | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 25 |
ER | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
Malda | ER | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
Mumbai | SCR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
CR | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 24 | |
WR | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 18 | |
Muzaffarpur | ECR | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
Patna | ECR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Prayagraj | NCR | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
NR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
Ranchi | ECR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
SER | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
Secunderabad | SCR | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
ECoR | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
Siliguri | NFR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Thiruvananthapuram | SR | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
Total Vacancies | 174 | 56 | 34 | 80 | 24 | 368 |
The RRB Section Controller Exam 2025 is conducted for the direct recruitment of Section Controller vacancies across the following participating RRBs in India: Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bilaspur, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Jammu-Srinagar, Kolkata, Malda, Mumbai, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Prayagraj, Ranchi, Secunderabad, Siliguri and Thiruvananthapuram.
The RRB Section Controller Recruitment Exam 2025 vacancy distribution highlights major opportunities across different Railway zones and RRBs in India.
Mumbai RRB emerges as a key hub, offering a combined 44 vacancies across CR, WRand SCR zones, making it one of the top destinations for RRB Section Controller exam aspirants.
The highest number of opportunities are available in Ajmer (NWR) with 30 vacancies, followed by Bilaspur (SECR) with 26 vacancies and Kolkata (SER) with 25 vacancies. On the other hand, the lowest vacancies are reported in Bilaspur (CR – 1 vacancy), Bhopal (WR – 2 vacancies) and Kolkata (ER – 3 vacancies), making them highly competitive with limited openings.
Looking at railway zones in South India, Bengaluru RRB has reported 24 vacancies, while Chennai (SR) has 5 vacancies and Thiruvananthapuram (SR) offers 19 vacancies, making Kerala a stronger option in this RRB Section Controller recruitment cycle.
Aspirants targeting Indian Railways jobs in 2025 should analyse this zone-wise recruitment distribution for the RRB Section Controller Exam 2025 carefully to maximise their chances of selection.
The RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025 Notification PDF was officially released by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) on its official website on 14 September 2025 for the direct recruitment of Section Controller in the Indian Railways on regular basis in various railway zones and RRBs.
Interested and eligible RRB Section Controller candidates can find the RRB Section Controller Recruitment Important Dates, belonging to the RRB Section Controller Recruitment Exam Schedule 2025 here:
RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025: Important Dates | |
Events | Dates |
RRB Section Controller Indicative Short Notice Release Date | 23 August 2025 |
RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025 Official Notification PDF Release Date | 14 September 2025 |
RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025 Online Application Start Date | 15 September 2025 |
Last Date to Apply for the RRB Section Controller Recruitment Exam 2025 | 14 October 2025 |
Last Date for Online Fee Payment for the RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025 | 16 October 2025 |
RRB Section Controller Dates for Modification Window for Corrections in Application | 17 October 2025 to 26 October 2025 |
The tentative dates for the RRB Section Controller CBT Exam 2025 will be officially announced by the RRB officially in its website.
Candidates are advised to keep an eye on the RRB Official websites to know about the RRB Section Controller CBT Exam Date 2025 and RRB Section Controller CBAT Exam Date 2025.
The last date to apply for the RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025 Selection Process is 14 October 2025 on the RRB official website.
Candidates can pay the online exam fee for the RRB Section Controller Selection Process in 2025 until 16 October 2025. The RRB Section Controller Online Application Modification Window and payment of modification fee will be 17 October 2025 to 26 October 2025.
Interested and eligible applicants for the RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025 for the direct recruitment to the posts of Section Controller for 122 vacancies in the Indian Railways RRBs and Railway Zones should fulfill the following eligibility criteria to apply online for the RRB Section Controller Recruitment Selection Process 2025.
The eligibility criteria for the RRB Section Controller Recruitment Selection Process 2025 include RRB Section Controller Nationality, RRB Section Controller Educational Qualification 2025, RRB Section Controller Age Limit 2025, RRB Section Controller Age Relaxation 2025, etc., which are discussed below in depth in this RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025 Official Notification PDF blog post of Veranda RACE:
Candidates applying for the RRB Section Controller Exam 2025 must be a citizen of India (or) a subject of Nepal (or) a subject of Bhutan (or) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1 January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India (or) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Candidates interested to apply for the 368 RRB Section Controller Recruitment vacancies through the RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025 Selection Process should be within the minimum and maximum ages as mentioned in the official notification PDF:
RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025: Age Limit | |||
Post Name | Level Pay | Minimum Age | Maximum Age |
Section Controller | Level 6 | 20 years | 33 years |
The cut-off date to determine the candidate’s age eligibility for the RRB Section Controller Recruitment Exam 2025 with respect to minimum and maximum age will be 14 October 2025.
Eligible candidates from reserved categories will get RRB Section Controller Age Relaxation in the upper age limit according to the Government of India rules and guidelines.
Candidates applying for the RRB Section Controller Exam 2025 should not have been later than 1 January 2006 as mentioned in the RRB Section Controller Exam 2025 Official Recruitment Notification PDF.
As per the RRB Section Controller Recruitment Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF, age relaxation will be applicable for candidates belonging to reserved categories.
Age relaxation depends on the category of the candidates and follow government rules. Check the below table to know more about the RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025 Age Relaxation:
RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025: Age Relaxation | ||
Community/Category | Relaxation in Upper Age Limit / Maximum Upper Age | |
SC & ST Candidates | 5 years | |
OBC (Non-creamy Layer) Candidates | 3 years | |
Ex-servicemen with at least six-month continuous service after attestation | Ex-servicemen (UR & EWS) | 3 years (after deduction of length of service from age) |
Ex-servicemen (OBC-NCL) | 6 years (after deduction of length of service from age) | |
Ex-servicemen (SC & ST) | 8 years (after deduction of length of service from age) | |
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) | PwBD (UR & EWS) | 10 years |
PwBD (OBC-NCL) | 13 years | |
PwBD (SC & ST) | 15 years | |
Candidates who are serving Group 'C'and erstwhile Group 'D' Railway staff with minimum 3 years’ service as well as substitutes with minimum 3 years' service in continuous or in broken spells in Railways | UR & EWS | 40 years |
OBC-NCL | 43 years | |
SC & ST | 45 years | |
Candidates who are working in Quasi-Administrative offices of the Railway organisation such as Railway canteens, co-operative societies and institutes | Up to the length of service rendered (or) 5 years, whichever is less | |
Female candidates, who are widowed, divorced or judicially separated from husband but not remarried | UR & EWS | 35 years of age |
OBC-NCL | 38 years of age | |
SC & ST | 40 years of age |
Candidates interested to apply for the RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025 must have the following educational qualifications as mentioned in the RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025 Official Notification PDF for the direct recruitment of 368 Section Controller in the Indian Railways.
Candidates must have completed their graduate degree in any field or stream from a recognised university or board in order to apply for the RRB Section Controller Exam 2025 Recruitment Process.
The RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025 is a two-staged selection processes and candidates have to clear both the two stages to get final allotment as a Section Controller in the RRBs and Railway Zones in the Indian Railways.
The RRB Section Controller Recruitment Exam 2025 Selection Process involves the following two selection stages:
RRB Section Controller Computer Based Test (CBT) 2025
RBR Section Controller CBAT 2025
The CBT 2025 will be followed by the CBAT, document verification and medical exam.
The RRB Section Controller CBT 2025 will be an online single-stage computer based test (CBT).Candidates need to answer 100 questions asked for 100 marks within an exam duration of 120 minutes or 2 hours.
The RRB Section Controller CBT 2025 will be of screening nature.
Candidates who clear the RRB Section Controller CBT 2025 will be shortlisted for the next stage of the RRB Section Controller Exam Selection Process in 2025, RRB Section Controller CBAT 2025.
Candidates need to qualify in each of the test batteries in the RRB Section Controller CBAT 2025 for considering them for the post of Section Controller.
There will be no negative marking in the RRB Section Controller CBAT 2025.
The RRB Section Controller Merit List 2025 will be drawn only amongst the candidates qualifying in the CBAT, with 70 per cent weightage of marks obtained in CBT and 30 per cent weightage of marks obtained in the CBAT.
The merit list will be drawn only for the candidates who qualified the RRB Section Controller CBAT 2025.
The candidates shortlisted for the post of Section Controller posts in the Indian Railways will be offered a pay scale or salary per month in the below range as given in this table from Veranda RACE:
RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025: Monthly Salary / Scale of Pay | ||
Post Name | Level in 7th CPC | Initial Pay |
Section Controller | Level 6 | ₹35,400 |
The basic pay for the Section Controller post in the Level 6 Grade pay will be ₹35,400.
The gross salary per month for the Section Controller post in the Indian Railways will be Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 55000 along with the allowances.
Candidates have to submit their RRB Section Controller Recruitment Online Application Form to the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) along with the RRB Section Controller Recruitment Online Application Fee through online mode only.
Here you can find the detailed online application fee for the RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025:
RRB Section Controller Recruitment Application Fee 2025 | |
Category | Online Application Fee |
Female / Transgender / Ex-servicemen / SC / ST / Minority Communities / Economically Backward Classes / PwBD | ₹ 250 |
All candidates except the fee concession categories mentioned above | ₹ 500 |
Candidates (Except Female / Transgender / Ex-servicemen / SC / ST / Minority Communities / Economically Backward Classes / PwBD) are required to pay a fee of ₹ 500 as online application fee for the RRB Section Controller Recruitment Selection Process 2025 only using online payment methods either by Internet banking facility of any bank or by using Credit/Debit Card/UPI payments.
Candidates who pay ₹500 (General and all other categories not eligible for concession) will receive a refund of ₹400 after deducting bank charges, once they appear for the 1st Stage CBT of the RRB Section Controller Exam in 2025. For candidates belonging to Female, Transgender, Ex-Servicemen, SC, ST, Minority Communities, Economically Backward Class (EBC) and PwBD categories, the online exam fee is ₹250, which will be fully refunded (after deducting applicable bank charges) on appearing for the 1st Stage CBT of the RRB Section Controller Exam 2025.
Female / Transgender / Ex-servicemen / SC / ST / Minority Communities / Economically Backward Classes / PwBD: ₹ 250
For all other candidates: ₹500
The last date for the payment of the RRB Section Controller Recruitment 2025 Online Application Fee is 16 October 2025.
RRB Section Controller Recruitment Notification 2025 PDF – 368 Vacancies – English Version | |
RRB Section Controller Recruitment Notification 2025 PDF – 368 Vacancies – Hindi Version (हिन्दीसंस्करण) | |
RRB Section Controller Apply Online 2025 - Direct Link | |
RRB Official Website |
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