Indian Railways Centralised Recruitment 2025: An Overview of Vacancies

The Indian Railways has announced a Centralised Employment Recruitment drive for the year 2025, inviting online applications from eligible Indian nationals. This recruitment aims to fill various Group-B, Group-C, and Group-D positions across different Zonal Railways and Production Units. The vacancies are being managed by the Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) under a series of centralized recruitment notifications.

Detailed Breakdown of Centralised Recruitments

The recruitment drive is organized under different notification numbers, each with its own specific application window and set of vacancies.

Centralised Recruitment 04/2025 (Para-Medical Posts)

Application Dates: September 15, 2025, to October 14, 2025.
Total Vacancies: 423 Para-Medical posts.
Key Post: Section Controller (368 vacancies).
- Pay Scale: Pay Level-6 (₹35,400 – ₹1,12,400) of the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC).
- Age Limit: 20-33 years as of January 1, 2026.

Centralised Recruitment 03/2025 (Para-Medical Posts)

Application Dates: August 9, 2025, to September 8, 2025.
Total Vacancies: 423 Para-Medical posts.
Key Posts with Details:
- Nursing Superintendent (272 vacancies): Pay Level-7, Age 20-40.
- Dialysis Technician (4 vacancies): Pay Level-6, Age 20-33.
- Health and Malaria Inspector Grade-II (33 vacancies): Pay Level-6, Age 18-33.
- Pharmacist (Entry Grade) (105 vacancies): Pay Level-5, Age 20-35.
- Radiographer X-Ray Technician (4 vacancies): Pay Level-5, Age 19-33.
- ECG Technician (4 vacancies): Pay Level-4, Age 18-33.
- Lab Assistant Grade-II (12 vacancies): Pay Level-3, Age 20-33.

Centralised Recruitment 02/2025 (Technician Posts)

Application Dates: June 27, 2025, to August 7, 2025.
Total Vacancies: 6,238 Technician posts.
Key Posts with Details:
- Technician Grade-I (Signal) (183 vacancies): Pay Level-5, Age 18-33.
- Numerous Technician Grade-III Posts (Pay Level-2, Age 18-30): This includes a wide range of trades, such as Track Machine (28), Blacksmith (113), Bridge (19), Carriage and Wagon (260), various Diesel and Electrical roles, Fitter (2,106), Machinist (101), Welder (439), and many others.

Centralised Recruitment 08/2024 (Grade-1 Posts)

Application Dates: January 23, 2025, to February 22, 2025.
Total Vacancies: 32,438 vacancies.
Key Post: Various posts in Pay Level-1.
- Pay Scale: Pay Level-1 (₹18,000 – ₹56,900) of the 7th CPC.
- Age Limit: 18-36 years as of January 1, 2025.

Centralised Recruitment 07/2024 (Technician & Other Posts)

Application Dates: January 7, 2025, to February 6, 2025.
Total Vacancies: Not specified, but includes various posts.
Key Posts with Details:
- Post Graduate Teachers (187 vacancies): Pay Level-8, Age 18-48.
- Scientific Supervisor (3 vacancies): Pay Level-7, Age 18-38.
- Trained Graduate Teachers (338 vacancies): Pay Level-7, Age 18-48.
- Chief Law Assistant (54 vacancies): Pay Level-7, Age 18-43.
- Public Prosecutor (20 vacancies): Pay Level-7, Age 18-35.
- Junior Translator/Hindi (130 vacancies): Pay Level-6, Age 18-36.
- Primary Railway Teachers (188 vacancies): Pay Level-6, Age 18-48.
- Librarian (10 vacancies): Pay Level-6, Age 18-33.
- Laboratory Assistant Grade-III (12 vacancies): Pay Level-4, Age 18-33.

Application Process and Selection

The application process is entirely online. Suitable candidates must apply on any of the official RRB websites within the specified deadlines for each recruitment notification.

Application & Examination Fee

General Fee: ₹500. A significant portion of this amount, ₹400, will be refunded to candidates who appear for the 1st stage Computer-Based Test (CBT).
Concessional Fee: A reduced fee of ₹250 is applicable for candidates from SC, ST, Ex-Servicemen, PWD, Female, Transgender, Minorities, and Economically Backward Classes (EBC). For these candidates, the entire fee of ₹250 will be refunded upon appearing in the 1st stage CBT.
The fees can be paid online using various methods like internet banking, debit/credit cards, or UPI, as well as through payment challan at SBI or Post Offices.

Selection Process

The selection process for most of these posts involves a two-stage Computer-Based Test (CBT). This will be followed by Document Verification (DV) and a Medical Examination (ME) for qualified candidates. The question papers for the CBTs will be available in English, Hindi, and 13 regional Indian languages, including Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. The exact dates for the CBTs will be announced later.