RRB Technician 2026 Notification Out for 6557 Grade 1 and 3 Post Vacancies, Apply Online, Check Eligibility, Salary, Exam Dates

RRB Technician Notification 2026 PDF has been officially released by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) through CEN No. 02/2026 on 29 June 2026. The RRB will recruit eligible candidates for various posts such as Technician Grade 1 (Signal) and Technician Grade 3 posts. This RRB Technician Recruitment Exam 2026 will fill 6557 Grade 1 and 3 Technician vacancies across multiple Indian Railway zones and RRBs. As mentioned in the official RRB Technician Notification 2026 PDF, the online application process for RRB Technician posts (CEN 02/2026) will begin from 30 June 2026 and candidates can apply till 29 July 2026. There are 323 Technician Grade 1 Signal vacancies and 6242 Technician Grade 3 vacancies released by the RRB as a part of the RRB Technician Recruitment in 2026. Candidates can find the short notice, detailed notification PDF, vacancies, eligibility criteria, educational qualification, age limit, age relaxation, selection process, exam pattern, salary, application fee and other important details about the RRB Technician Notification 2026 here from this Veranda RACE article.

RRB Technician Notification 2026 PDF Out for 6557 Vacancies

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has officially announced the direct recruitment for Grade 1 and Grade 3 level Technician posts for 6557 RRB Technician vacancies through Detailed Centralized Employment Notification CEN.No 02/2026 on the RRB website.

The RRB has officially released the RRB Technician Notification 2026 PDF on its website on 30 June 2026 for 6557 RRB Technician vacancies for Technician Grade 1 Signal and Technician Grade 3 posts across various Railway zones and RRBs across India.

The RRB Technician Recruitment Indicative Short Notice 2026 PDF for Technician Grade 1 Signal and Technician Grade 3 Level posts was earlier released by the RRB on the Employment News magazine or Rozgar Samachar on 29 June 2026.

Candidates can apply for the 6557 RRB Technician vacancies announced through the RRB Technician Notification 2026 PDF through Centralised Employment Notice (CEN) No.02/2026 from 30 June 2026.

This RRB Technician Recruitment Notification 2026 was announced for the recruitment to the posts of Technician Grade 1 Signal and Technician Grade 3-level posts in various Railway zones or production units of the Indian Railways across India.

The RRB Technician-level posts announced in this RRB Technician Recruitment 2026 are Technician Grade 1 Signal and Technician Grade 3 posts.

Candidates can apply for the RRB Technician Exam Recruitment 2026 until 29 July 2026.

Candidates can get detailed information on the crucial RRB Technician details such as age limit, educational qualification, eligibility criteria, exam pattern, exam selection process, exam stages, vacancies, post names, salary, etc., about the RRB Technician Recruitment 2026 for Technician Grade 1 and Grade 3 level vacancies in the Indian Railways here from Veranda RACE.

Interested candidates can download the RRB Technician Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF here from the direct link below:

RRB Technician Notification 2026 PDF: 6557 Railway Technician Vacancies – Click here to Download (English)

RRB Technician Apply Online 2026

Candidates eligible to attend the RRB Technician Grade 1 and 3 Recruitment 2026 for the direct recruitment of 6557 Technician level Indian Railway posts can apply online through the RRB official websites starting from 30 June 2026.

Candidates can also use the direct online registration application link available below in the Veranda RACE website blog to apply for the RRB Technician Selection Process 2026 for the 6557 Railway Technician Grade 1 and 3 vacancies in various Railway Zones and production units across India here:

RRB Technician 2026 Apply Online Direct Link – Click Here to Apply

What is RRB Technician Recruitment?

RRB Technician stands for the Railway Recruitment Board Technician (RRB Technician) job.

It is a national level exam conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) to recruit eligible candidates for Technician Grade 1 Signal and Technician Grade 3 level positions in the various Railway Zones and Production Units of the Indian Railways across India.

It is conducted as a separate recruitment selection process for Technician level posts namely RRB Technician Recruitment Exam.

The selection process for the recruitment of RRB Technician vacancies involves multiple stages including Computer-Based Test (CBT), followed by Document Verification and a Medical Examination.

The RRB Technician Recruitment is one of the most popular recruitment exams conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) to recruit eligible candidates for Technical Level posts such as Railway Technician Grade 1 Signal and Technician Grade 3 in the Indian Railways.

RRB Technician Recruitment 2026: Overview

RRB Technician Recruitment 2026 will be a golden opportunity for RRB / Railways aspirants aiming to join the Indian Railways in technical level roles such as Technician Grade 1 Signal and Technician Grade 3 posts.

Candidates who are interested and eligible to apply for the RRB Technician Recruitment Exam 2026 for the direct recruitment to Technician level vacancies across various Railway Zones and production units in the Indian Railways can find the complete overview of the RRB Technician Recruitment Notification 2026 below in this Veranda RACE RRB Railways job blog post:

RRB Technician Important Dates 2026

The RRB Technician Notification 2026 PDF was officially released by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) on its official website on 29 July 2026 for 6557 Technician Grade 1 and Grade 3 level vacancies available in the Indian Railways jobs / Sarkar Railway Naukri.

Interested and eligible Railways / RRB candidates can find the RRB Technician Important Dates 2026 related to RRB Technician Recruitment 2026 here in the below table from Veranda RACE:

Candidates can check the Veranda RACE website or blog to know further updates about the RRB Technician Computer Based Test (CBT) Dates 2026 when they are announced officially by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB).

Candidates are advised to check the important dates for the RRB Technician Recruitment 2026 for Technician Grade 1 Signal and Grade 3 level posts for various Railway Zones and production units in the Indian Railways carefully from the official notification PDF as mentioned here.

RRB Technician Post-Wise Vacancy 2026

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has announced a total of 6557 RRB Technician vacancies in various Railways Zones across RRBs for 2026 through CEN.No 02/2026.

Candidates can find the detailed breakdown of vacancies based on the Technician-level posts as mentioned in the RRB Technician Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF here giving a clear overview of posts, pay levels, medical standards, age limits and total vacancies from Veranda RACE:

A total of 6557 Technician level posts for various posts such as Technician Grade 1 Signal and Technician Grade 3 posts were announced through the RRB Technician Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF in various Railway Zones and Production Units by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) for vacancies in the Indian Railways.

323 Technician Grade 1 Signal vacancies and 6242 Technician Grade 3 vacancies were announced as a part of the RRB Technician Recruitment 2026.

RRB Technician Zone-Wise Vacancy 2026

Candidates can also find the detailed zone-wise RRB Technician vacancy listing for various RRBs and Railway Zones using the Veranda RACE table below:

The RRB Technician Recruitment 2026 is conducted for the direct recruitment of Technician Grade 1 Signal and Grade 3 Level 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.

TheRRB Technician 2026 vacancy distributionhighlights major opportunities across different Railway zones and RRBs in India for Technician Grade 1 Signal and Technician Grade 3 posts.

RRB Mumbai zone has the highest RRB Technician vacancies in 2026 with 1096 vacancies. RRB Chennai has a vacancy announcement for 610 Technician vacancies while RRB Thiruvananthapuram has a vacancy count of 411 RRB Technician vacancies in 2026.

RRB Technician Eligibility Criteria 2026

Interested and eligible applicants for the RRB Technician 2026 for the recruitment to various technician level posts such as Technician Grade 1 Signal and Technician Grade 3 in the Indian Railways should fulfill the following eligibility criteria to apply online for the RRB Technician Selection Process Stages 2026.

The eligibility criteria for the RRB Technician Selection Process 2026 include nationality, age limit, essential educational qualification, etc., which are discussed below in depth in this RRB Technician Recruitment Notification 2026 blog post from Veranda RACE:

RRB Technician 2026: Nationality

Candidates applying for the RRB Technician Recruitment 2026 for the direct recruitment of Technician Grade 1 Signal and Technician Grade 3 level vacancies must be either a citizen of India (or) subject of Nepal (or) a subject of Bhutan (or) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1^st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India (or) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

RRB Technician Age Limit 2026

Candidates applying for the RRB Technician Recruitment 2026 must have completed the minimum age of 18 years.

Interested candidates who are applying for the RRB Technician Recruitment 2026 for the recruitment ofTechnician (Grade 1 Signal)in the Indian Railways should be between18 years and 33 years.

Candidates applying for the posts ofTechnician (Grade 3)of various categories in the Indian Railways through the RRB Technician Recruitment 2025 should be between18 years and 30 years.

The detailed requirement of age-limit in the RRB Technician Recruitment 2026 has been given in the below table by Veranda RACE:

The cut-off to determine the upper age limit for the RRB Technician 2026 will be 1 July 2026 as mentioned in the RRB Technician Recruitment 2026 Notification PDF.

Candidates applying for the Technician Grade 1 Signal vacancies should have been born after 1 July 2007. Candidates applying for the Technician Grade 3 vacancies should not be born after 1 July 2007.

RRB Technician Educational Qualification 2026

Candidates interested to apply for the RRB Technician 2026 must possess minimum educational qualification as mentioned in the RRB Technician Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF for the direct recruitment of 6557 Technician level vacancies in the Railway Zones and Production Units of the various Railway Zones in the Indian Railways.

Find the minimum educational qualification for the RRB Technician Recruitment 2026 here from this table:

Educational qualification for all posts mentioned in the RRB Technician Recruitment Notification PDF 2026 should be from a recognised university or equivalent.

Candidates awaiting their final exam results should not apply for the RRB Technician Recruitment 2026.

The cut-off date to determine the educational qualification for the RRB Technician Exam 2026 will be 29 July 2026.

RRB Technician Age Relaxation 2026

As per the RRB Technician Exam 2026 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 Technician Recruitment Age Relaxation 2026:

RRB Technician Selection Process 2026

The RRB Technician Exam 2026 for the direct recruitment of Technician Grade 1 Signal and Technician Grade 3 level vacancies in the Indian Railways will have three stages:

RRB Technician CBT 2026,

RRB Technician Document Verification 2026 and

RRB Technician Medical Exam 2026.

Eligible candidates, applying for the RRB Technician Exam 2026, need to clear the Computer Based Test in order to be selected for Document Verification and Medical Examination and further get selected as Technician Grade 1 Signal or Technician Grade 3 in various Railway Zones in the Indian Railways.

There will be a separate CBT for Technician Grade 1 Signal and Technician Grade 3 posts.

To get a keen understanding of the RRB Technician Exam 2026, candidates and Railways/RRB/RPF Exam aspirants can check this Veranda RACE blog post and get the detailed RRB Technician CBT Exam Pattern 2026 of the RRB Technician Recruitment 2026 as mentioned officially in the RRB Technician Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF.

RRB Technician CBT Exam Pattern 2026

There will be a separate Computer Based Test for each pay level in the RRB Technician CBT Selection Process 2026.

This CBT stage is conducted to shortlist eligible candidates for the subsequent stages based on their normalised marks and merit.

Candidates can find the detailed RRB Technician Grade 1 CBT Exam Pattern 2026 and RRB Technician Grade 3 CBT Exam Pattern 2026 here:

RRB Technician Grade 1 CBT Exam Pattern 2026

This RRB Technician Grade 1 CBT 2026 will be an online exam with 100 questions conducted for 100 marks. The time duration of this exam will be 90 minutes or 1.5 hours.

It will consist of the following sections: General Awareness, General Intelligence and Reasoning, Basics of Computer Applications, Mathematics and Basic Science and Engineering.

There is no sectional timing. There will be a negative marking of 1/3 of marks allotted for each question for every wrong answer.

RRB Technician Grade 3 CBT Exam Pattern 2026

This RRB Technician Grade 3 CBT Exam Pattern 2026 will also be an online exam with 100 questions conducted for 100 marks. The time duration of this exam will be 90 minutes or 1.5 hours.

It will consist of the following sections: Mathematics, General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Science and General Awareness.

There is no sectional timing. There will be a negative marking of 1/3 of marks allotted for each question for every wrong answer.

There will be a negative marking of 1/3^rd of the marks assigned to each question for ever wrong answer. There is no sectional timing in this CBT Exam.

RRB Technician Salary 2026

The RRB Technician level posts come with salaries defined as per the 7th Pay Commission. Technician Grade 1 Signal and Technician Grade 3 level posts offer competitive salaries along with other exciting allowances, ensuring a rewarding career in Indian Railways.

Here is a detailed salary structure for all Technician level posts under RRB Technician Selection Process in 2026:

The starting initial pay for Technician Grade 1 posts in the RRB Technician Recruitment 2026 starts from Rs. 29,200.

Apart from the basic pay, Indian Railways offers several other inclusive benefits and allowances. The allowances include Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), Transport Allowance (TA), Pension scheme and other allowances including medical benefits, educational assistance and other perks.

RRB Technician Application Fee 2026

Candidates have to submit their RRB Technician Online Application Form 2026 to the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) along with the RRB Technician Online Application Fee through online mode only.

Here you can find the detailed online application fee for the RRB Technician Recruitment 2026:

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 Technician Selection Process 2026 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 CBT stage of the RRB Technician Recruitment in 2026.

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 CBT stage of the RRB Technician Recruitment 2026.

RRB Technician Application Fee 2026:

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 Technician Recruitment 2026 Online Application Fee is 31 July 2026.

RRB Technician Region-Wise Official Websites

Candidates applying for RRB Technician Exam 2026 can visit the respective official RRB regional websites to stay updated with official notification, direct apply links, application status and other important information regarding the RRB Technician Exam 2026 Selection Process.

Each regional RRB handles recruitment-related processes and activities for its respective zones.

Below is a list of all participating regional RRBs along with their official websites for easy access to candidates participating in the RRB Technician Exam 2026: