RRB Technician Exam 2025 Official Notification was released by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) on its website on 28 June 2025. RRB has released the RRB Technician Exam Official Notification 2025 with the RRB Technician 2025 Vacancies, RRB Technician Important Dates 2025, RRB Technician Posts 2025, RRB Technician Eligibility Criteria, etc. on 28 June 2025. A total of 6238 RRB Technician vacancies will be filled through this RRB Technician Exam 2025 for which online applications will begin from 28 June 2025 onwards.
RRB Technician Exam 2025
RRB Technician Exam is conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) to recruit eligible candidates for the posts of Technicians in various grades and categories in the Indian Railways. Usually, RRB Technician Exam is announced by the RRB to recruit for the posts of Technician Grade I (Signal) and Technician Grade III in various RRBs and Railway Zones.
Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), under the Union Ministry of Railways, recruits Group C and Group D non-gazetted civil service and engineering posts in the Indian Railways.
This RRB Technician Exam is a computer-based examination (CBE) for the recruitment of Technicians conducted at regular intervals over the years. The RRB Technician Exam is considered to be a golden opportunity to enter into a career in the Indian Railways by many RRB Exam aspirants.
Working as a Railway Technician in the Indian Railways would be a boon for technically qualified persons waiting for a way into the technical railway jobs.
The Technician (Grade III) position in the Indian Railways recruited through the RRB Technician Exam is a Level 2 post (according to the 7th Pay Commission) and has a starting salary of ₹ 19,900. The Technician (Grade I – Signal) position is a Level 2 post and has a starting salary of ₹29,200.
RRB Technician Exam 2025: Official Notification Download
RRB Technician Exam 2025 Official Recruitment Notification announcement for the direct recruitment of Technician Grade I (Signal) and various categories of Technician (Grade III) in the Indian Railways was released by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) through a Short Notice on 21 June 2025. The RRB Technician Exam 2025 Official Notification was released on the official RRB websites on 28 June 2025.
The RRB Technician Exam 2025 is an important exam that lists railway jobs in the Indian Railways in 2025 in various Railways zones and RRBs.
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) released the detailed centralised employment notice through the CEN.NO: 02/2025 (Technician) for the recruitment of Technician (Grade I – Signal) and Technician (Grade III) through RRB Technician Exam Official Notification 2025 which can be accessed on the official RRB website from 28 June 2025.
An Indicative Short Notice for the recruitment of Technician (Grade I – Signal) and Technician (Grade III) for the RRB Technician Exam 2025 in the Employment News was announced on 21 June 2025 by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB).
The RRB has invited applications from eligible candidates for the RRB Technician Exam 2025 for a total of 6238+ Technician vacancies for various RRBs and Railways Zones in the Indian Railways. Online applications for the RRB Technician Exam 2025 must be submitted only through ONLINE mode from 28 June 2025 to 28 July 2025 on the official RRB website.
The RRB Technician Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF has announced 183 vacancies of Technician (Grade I – Signal) and 6055 vacancies of Technician (Grade III) in the Indian Railways.
The RRB Technician Exam 2025 is conducted for the direct recruitment of Technician vacancies across the following participating RRBs in India: Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Bilaspur, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Jammu-Sriangar, Kolkata, Malda, Mumbai, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Prayagraj, Ranchi, Secunderabad, Siliguri and Thiruvananthapuram.
Candidates can download the RRB Technician Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF for the direct recruitment of 6238 Technician vacancies here using the below link:
Candidates and Railway / RRB exam aspirants who are interested and fulfill the eligibility criteria to apply for the RRB Technician Exam 2025 can find the comprehensive overview of the RRB Technician Exam 2025 Official Notification for the recruitment of 6238 RRB Technician vacancies in the Indian Railways for various RRBs and Railways Zones in India below:
RRB Technician Exam 2025: Exam Overview | |
Organisation | Indian Railways |
Recruitment Agency | Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) |
Exam Name | RRB Technician Exam 2025 |
Post | Technician (Grade I – Signal) Technician (Grade III) |
RRB Technician Exam 2025 Online Registration Dates | 28 June 2025 to 28 July 2025 |
RRB Technician Exam 2025 Official Notification Release Date | 28 June 2025 |
Start Date of the RRB Technician Exam 2025 Online Application Registration | 28 June 2025 |
Last Date to Apply for the RRB Technician Exam 2025 | 28 July 2025 |
Last Date for Online Fee Payment for the RRB Technician Exam 2025 | 30 July 2025 |
Modification window for the corrections in the online RRB Technician application with payment of modification fee | 1 August 2025 to 10 August 2025 |
RRB Technician CBT Exam 2025 | To be announced later |
Declaration of RRB Technician CBT Exam 2025 Final Results | To be announced later |
Total RRB Technician Exam 2025 Official Recruitment Vacancies | Technician Grade I Signal – 180 Vacancies Technician Grade III – 6000 vacancies |
Category | Railways Job |
Exam Selection Process | Computer Based Test Document Verification Medical Examination |
Official Website |
RRB Technician Exam 2025: Apply Online Direct Link
Interested candidates and Railways / RRB exam aspirants who wish to apply for the RRB Technician Exam 2025 can begin to apply on the Railway Recruitment Board’s official websites from 28 June 2025.
The last date to apply for the RRB Technician Exam 2025 for the recruitment of 6238 + RRB Technician vacancies is 28 July 2025.
Candidates who wish to apply for the RRB Technician Exam 2025 can pay the RRB Technician Exam 2025 Application Fee only through the online mode by using debit card/credit card/Internet Banking/UPI payments until 30 July 2025 as mentioned in the RRB Technician Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF.
Eligible candidates who fulfill the required eligibility criteria for the post of Technician (Grade I – Signal) and Technician (Grade III) such as the RRB Technician educational qualification, RRB Technician age limit, etc., for the RRB Technician Exam 2025 can apply online through this direct link available in Veranda RACE website below:
RRB Technician Exam 2025: No. of Vacancies
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has released the RRB Technician Exam 2025 Official Recruitment Notification PDF for 6238 Technician vacancies in the Indian Railways for various RRBs and Railway Zones on 28 June 2025.
This RRB Technician Exam 2025 conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is mainly conducted for the direct recruitment of 183 Technician (Grade I – Signal) and 6055 Technician (Grade III) in the Indian Railways to work in various railway regions and RRBs across India.
RRB Technician Vacancies 2025:
Total Vacancies: 6238 vacancies
Technician Grade I Signal: 183 vacancies
Technician Grade III: 6055 vacancies
Here in this blog post by Veranda RACE, candidates and Railway / RRB exam aspirants can find the RRB Technician Vacancies as mentioned in the RRB Technician Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF / RRB Technician Exam Short Notice 2025.
RRB Technician Exam 2025: Vacancies | ||
Post Name | Pay Level | Vacancies |
Technician Grade I Signal | 5 | 183 |
Technician Grade III Track Machine | 2 | 28 |
Technician Grade III Blacksmith | 2 | 113 |
Technician Grade III Bridge | 2 | 19 |
Technician Grade III Carriage & Wagon | 2 | 260 |
Technician Grade III Diesel (Electrical) | 2 | 105 |
Technician Grade III Diesel (Mechanical) | 2 | 168 |
Technician Grade III Electrical / TRS | 2 | 444 |
Technician Grade III (GS) | 2 | 202 |
Technician Grade III (TRD) | 2 | 108 |
Technician Grade III EMU | 2 | 90 |
Technician Grade III Fitter (OL) | 2 | 213 |
Technician Grade III Refrigeration and Air Conditioning | 2 | 78 |
Technician Grade III Riveter | 2 | 10 |
Technician Grade III (S&T) | 2 | 470 |
Technician Grade III Welder (OL) | 2 | 132 |
Technician Grade III Craner Driver | 2 | 55 |
Technician Grade III Carpenter (Workshop) | 2 | 30 |
Technician Grade III Diesel (Electrical) (Workshop) | 2 | 58 |
Technician Grade III Diesel Mechanical Workshop (PU & WS) | 2 | 104 |
Technician Grade III Electrical Workshop (Power & TL) | 2 | 48 |
Technician Grade III Fitter (PU & Workshop) | 2 | 198 |
Technician Grade III Fitter (PU & WS) | 2 | 2106 |
Technician Grade III Machinist (Workshop) | 2 | 101 |
Technician Grade III Mechanical (PU & WS) | 2 | 319 |
Technician Grade III Millwright (PU & WS) | 2 | 57 |
Technician Grade III Painter (Workshop) | 2 | 55 |
Technician Grade III Trimmer (Workshop) | 2 | 17 |
Technician Grade III Welder (PU & WS) | 2 | 28 |
Technician Grade III Welder (Workshop) | 2 | 439 |
Total Vacancies | 6238 |
RRB Technician Exam 2025: Important Dates
The detailed RRB Technician Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF was officially released by the Railway Recruitment Board on 28 June 2025 and the online application link for the registration of the RRB Technician Exam 2025 can be accessed to register online from 28 June 2025.
Here, you can find the RRB Technician Exam 2025 important dates that has been revealed in the official RRB Technician Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB).
RRB Technician Exam 2025: Important Dates | |
Event | Important Dates |
RRB Technician Exam 2025 Indicative Notice / Short Notice Announcement | 21 June 2025 |
RRB Technician Exam 2025 Official Notification Release Date | 28 June 2025 |
RRB Technician Exam 2025 Start Date for the Online Application | 28 June 2025 |
RRB Technician Exam 2025 Last Date for the Online Application | 28 July 2025 |
RRB Technician Exam 2025 Last Date for Online Application Fee Payment | 30 July 2025 |
RRB Technician Exam 2025 Online Application Form Modification | 11 August 2025 to 15 August 2025 |
Candidates applying for the RRB Technician Exam 2025 for the recruitment to the post of 6238 RRB Technician vacancies for Technician Grade I Signal and Technician Grade III in the Indian Railways should fulfill the following eligibility criteria to apply or register online.
The eligibility criteria for the RRB Technician Exam 2025 include RRB Technician Nationality, RRB Technician Educational Qualification 2025, RRB Technician Age Limit 2025, etc., which are discussed below in detail in this Veranda RACE blog post as required by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) in its RRB Technician Exam 2024 Official Notification PDF:
Candidates applying for the RRB Technician 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 who submit their online application for the RRB Technician Exam 2025 must possess the following minimum educational qualification as mentioned in the RRB Technician Exam 2025 Official Notification for the recruitment of Technician Grade I (Signal) and Technician Grade III vacancies in the Indian Railways:
RRB Technician Exam 2025: Educational Qualification | ||
Educational Qualification | RRB Technician (Grade I – Signal) | RRB Technician (Grade III) |
Bachelor’s Degree | Bachelor of Science In Physics / Electronics / Computer Science / IT / Instrumentation from a recognised University/Institute(or) B.Sc. in a combination of any sub-stream of basic streams of Physics/Electronics/Computer Science/IT/Instrumentation from a recognised University/Institute (or) Three years Diploma in Engineering in the above basic streams or combination of any of above basic streams (or) Degree in Engineering in the above basic streams or combination of any of above basic streams | N/A |
Diploma in Engineering | Bachelor of Science In Physics / Electronics / Computer Science / IT / Instrumentation from a recognised University/Institute (or) B.Sc. in a combination of any sub-stream of basic streams of Physics/Electronics/Computer Science/IT/Instrumentation from a recognised University/Institute (or) 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 | N/A |
Matriculation/SSLC | N/A | Matriculation/SSLC plus ITI from recognised 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 |
ITI from recognised institutions of NCVT/SCVT | N/A | Matriculation / SSLC plus ITI from recognised institutions of NCVT/SCVT in the trade of Forger and Heat Treater / Foundryman / Pattern Maker / Moulder (Refractory) |
Course Completed Act Apprenticeship | N/A | Matriculation / SSLC plus Course Completed Act Apprenticeship in the related trades |
The official cut-off date for determining the eligibility of candidates with respect to educational or technical qualification from a recognised institute or university for the RRB Technician Exam 2024 will be 28 July 2025 according to the RRB Technician Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF.
Interested candidates who are applying for the RRB Technician Exam 2025 for the recruitment of Technician (Grade I – Signal) in the Indian Railways should be between 18 years and 33 years.
Candidates applying for the posts of Technician (Grade III) of various categories in the Indian Railways through the RRB Technician Exam 2025 should be between 18 years and 30 years.
RRB Technician Exam 2025: Age Limit | |
Post | Age Limit |
Technician (Grade I – Signal) | 18 years to 33 years |
Technician (Grade III) | 18 years to 30 years |
The cut-off to determine the upper age limit for the RRB Technician Exam 2025 will be 1 July 2025 as mentioned in the RRB Technician Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF.
Candidates applying for the Technician Grade I Signal vacancies should have been born after 1 July 2007. Candidates applying for the Technician Grade III vacancies should not be born after 1 July 2007.
Candidates who wish to seek age relaxation based on their categories for the RRB Technician Exam 2025 can take note of the following table containing the age relaxation details for various categories for 6238 RRB Technician vacancies in 2025:
RRB Technician Exam 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 | |
Couse Completed Act Apprentices applying for the posts for which minimum qualification is ITI/Course Completed Act Apprenticeship | Shall be relaxed to the extent of Apprentice Training undergone by them under the Apprentice Act, 1961 (Maximum 3 years) | |
Couse Compleged Act Apprentices who have commenced their Apprenticeship under the Apprentices Act before attaining the age of 25 years | UR & EWS | 35 years |
OBC-NCL | 38 years | |
SC & ST | 40 years |
The post of Technician (Grade I – Signal) is pay level 5 post in the Indian Railways and has an initial salary of ₹29,200. The post of Technician (Grade III) is a pay level 2 post with an initial salary of ₹19,900 in the Indian Railways.
So, candidates can be rest assured that the salary they will get once elected through the RRB Technician Exam 2025 will be upwards of ₹19,900 as a starting salary.
Initial Pay: ₹29,200
Pay Level: Level 5
Initial Pay: ₹19,900
Pay Level: Level 2
The prescribed online application fee that candidates applying for the RRB Technician Exam 2025 have to pay according to their community or category is mentioned below in the table for the reference:
RRB Technician Online Application Exam Fee 2025 | |
Category / Community | Exam Fee |
All candidates (Except SC, ST, Ex-Servicemen, Female, Transgender, Minorities or Economically Backward Class) | ₹ 500 |
SC, ST, Ex-Servicemen, Female, Transgender, Minorities or Economically Backward Class (EBC) | ₹ 250 |
Candidates (Except SC/ST/Ex-Servicemen/Female/Transgender/Minorities/Economically Backward Class) are required to pay a fee of ₹ 500 only using online payment either by Internet banking facility of any bank or by using Credit/Debit Card/UPI payments/Mobile wallets. The last date for the payment of the RRB Technician Exam 2025 Online Application Fee is 30 July 2025.
The Railway Recruitment Board will release the RRB Technician Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF on 28 June 2025 for a total of 6238 RRB Technician vacancies and will be filled through the following stages mentioned below.
The selection process for the RRB Technician Exam 2025 will consist of the following three phases:
Candidates can apply to only one RRB for a pay level and only one common ONLINE application for the RRB Technician Exam 2025.
RRB Technician CBT Exam 2025: Admit Card
Candidates whose online applications are submitted successfully will be issued with the RRB Technician CBT 2025 Exam for the Computer Based Test (CBT) when it is issued by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) before the exam date of the RRB Technician CBT Exam 2025.
Railway Recruitment Board will intimate the candidates’ exam centre, exam date, exam timing in a detailed manner in the RRB Technician CBT Exam 2025 Admit Card. The information about the RRB Technician CBT 1 Admit Card will be informed to your registered mobile number or email.
RRB Technician CBT Exam 2025: CBT Exam Pattern
There will a separate CBT For each pay level in the RRB Technician CBT Exam 2025. Here, we have given the exam pattern for RRB Technician Grade I CBT Exam 2025 and RRB Technician Grade III Exam 2025 here.
The RRB Technician Grade I CBT Exam 2025 will be conducted for a total of 100 questions. The duration of the exam will be 90 minutes. There will be a negative marking of 1/3rd marks for each wrong answers. Normalisation of marks will be done for CBT held in different shifts. The marks scored in CBT will be used for shortlisting of candidates for further stages.
Total Questions: 100
Total Marks: 100 marks
Negative Marking: Yes
Normalisation: Yes
Duration: 90 minutes
Subjects: General Awareness, General Intelligence & Reasoning, Basics of Computers & Applications, Mathematics and Basic Science & Engineering
RRB Technician Grade I CBT Exam Pattern | ||
Subjects | Questions | Marks |
General Awareness | 10 | 10 |
General Intelligence & Reasoning | 15 | 15 |
Basics of Computers and Applications | 20 | 20 |
Mathematics | 20 | 20 |
Basic Science & Engineering | 35 | 35 |
Total | 100 | 100 |
The minimum percentage of marks for eligibility in various communities for the RRB Technician Grade I CBT Exam 2025 will be 40% for General/UR, 40 per cent for EWS, 30 per cent for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), 30 per cent for SC and 25 per cent for ST candidates.
The RRB Technician Grade III CBT Exam 2025 will be conducted for a total of 100 questions. The duration of the exam will be 90 minutes. It will be conducted for 100 marks.
There will be a negative marking of 1/3rd marks for each wrong answers. Normalisation of marks will be done for CBT held in multiple shifts.
The marks scored in CBT will be used for shortlisting of candidates for further stages.
Total Questions: 100
Total Marks: 100 marks
Negative Marking: Yes
Normalisation: Yes
Duration: 90 minutes
Subjects: Mathematics, General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Science and General Awareness
RRB Technician Grade III CBT Exam Pattern | ||
Subjects | Questions | Marks |
Mathematics | 25 | 25 |
General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25 | 25 |
General Science | 40 | 40 |
General Awareness | 10 | 10 |
Total | 100 | 100 |
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My first focus was to crack the RRB exam in my first attempt. I'm very happy that I cleared RRB Railways exam with focus and support from Veranda RACE. Forever thankful for the Railways faculty of Veranda RACE who were my pillars during my preparation. I’m the first govt. employee in my family!
Veranda RACE's Railways course gave me an idea of how tough the RRB exams will be! Their RRB focused study materials and RRB mock tests gave the confidence that I could clear the exam. My parents are very proud of me now! I’m also happy that I’m a Indian Railways employee!