RRB JE and DMS Recruitment 2026 – 3,993 Posts | CEN 04/2026

The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs), under the Ministry of Railways, Government of India, have released Centralised Employment Notice (CEN) No. 04/2026 for recruitment to various posts of Junior Engineer (JE) and Depot Material Superintendent (DMS). The indicative notice for this recruitment appeared in Employment News on 25 July 2026, and the detailed CEN is available on the official website, rrb.indianrailways.gov.in. Online applications opened on 14 August 2026 and will close on 13 September 2026. RRB JE and DMS Recruitment 2026 suits diploma and degree holders in engineering who want a stable technical government job with Indian Railways.

A total of 3,993 vacancies are notified across 21 Railway Recruitment Boards, covering Electrical, Civil/Engineering, Mechanical, Signal & Telecommunication, and Stores departments. A full RRB-wise and post-wise breakdown is given later in this article. Selected candidates will be posted across Railway Zones and Production Units all over India, based on the preference they choose while applying. Candidates should check all details in the article below.

Information verified from the official Railway Recruitment Boards CEN No. 04/2026 (JE/DMS) notification, indicative notice dated 25 July 2026. Last verified: 26 August 2026.

The Railway Recruitment Boards are recruiting 3,993 Junior Engineer (JE) and Depot Material Superintendent (DMS) posts through Centralised Employment Notice (CEN) No. 04/2026. The last date to apply online is 13 September 2026, and candidates apply through the online application link on the official RRB websites, with account creation and submission done at the RRB application portal, rrbapply.gov.in. Selection is through two stages of Computer Based Test (CBT-I and CBT-II), followed by Document Verification and a Medical Examination.

Quick Summary of RRB JE and DMS Recruitment 2026

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About Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs)

The Railway Recruitment Boards are the recruiting bodies for non-gazetted posts in Indian Railways, functioning under the Ministry of Railways, Government of India. There are 21 RRBs located across the country, each handling recruitment for the Railway Zones and Production Units under its jurisdiction. A Junior Engineer’s job involves technical supervision, design, drawing, maintenance, or field work in departments such as Electrical, Civil Engineering, Mechanical, or Signal & Telecommunication, depending on the post chosen. A Depot Material Superintendent manages stores and inventory at a Railway stores depot. For candidates seeking long-term government service with defined promotion channels, this is one of the largest recruitment drives in the technical cadre of Indian Railways.

What This Recruitment Means for Candidates in Darjeeling, Siliguri and North Bengal

Candidates from Darjeeling, Siliguri, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri and the wider North Bengal region who wish to apply for this CEN generally do so through RRB Siliguri, which falls under the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) zone. RRB Siliguri has notified 92 vacancies under this CEN, spread across Electrical, Civil/Engineering, Mechanical and Signal & Telecommunication departments (see the RRB Siliguri table below).

Siliguri is the regional railway and administrative hub for North Bengal, connected to the rest of the country by New Jalpaiguri (NJP) railway station and Bagdogra airport, and by road to Darjeeling, Kalimpong and the Dooars. This is added context, not part of the official notification. Confirm exam centre and connectivity details once RRB Siliguri issues the e-call letter. Candidates from Sikkim and the wider North East can similarly check the RRB Guwahati (329 vacancies) allocation, while candidates preferring postings within West Bengal can check the RRB Kolkata allocation (457 vacancies, the largest single allocation in this CEN).

A candidate can apply to only one RRB against this CEN — the choice of RRB, once made, cannot be changed later, and applying to more than one RRB leads to rejection of all applications.

Important Dates

Dates for CBT, Document Verification and Medical Examination will be announced later through the official websites of the concerned RRBs. Details filled in the “Create an Account” step and the chosen RRB cannot be modified at any stage, even during the modification window.

RRB JE and DMS Recruitment 2026 – Vacancy Details and Salary

All 3,993 notified through RRB JE and DMS Recruitment 2026 notification are placed in Pay Level 6 of the 7th Central Pay Commission, with an initial basic pay of ₹35,400. The medical standard required (A-3, B-1, B-2 or C-1) varies by post and is listed in the official notification’s Annexure A.

Vacancies by Category (All-India)

RRB-wise Vacancy Distribution (All 21 RRBs)

RRB Siliguri — Post-wise Vacancies (North Bengal / NFR Zone)

The full RRB-wise breakdown for all 37 post categories across all 21 RRBs runs to nearly 24 pages in the official CEN (Annexure B). Candidates applying through a different RRB should check that RRB’s own table in the official notification PDF before finalising their post preferences.

Post Names and Departments Covered

This CEN covers 37 distinct post/department combinations across four broad JE streams, plus DMS. The main groupings are:

• Electrical department: JE Design/Electrical, JE Electrical (Production Unit, Workshop), JE Electrical Design Drawing & Estimation, JE Electrical/EMU, JE Electrical/General Services, JE Electrical/TRD, JE Electrical/TRS
• Civil/Engineering department: JE (Research)/Civil, JE Bridge, JE Civil, JE Civil Design Drawing & Estimation, JE Design/Civil, JE P. Way, JE Works, JE Track Machine
• Mechanical department: JE Carriage and Wagon, JE Design/C&W, JE Design/Mechanical, JE Design/MP, JE Diesel Mechanical, JE Mechanical (Production Unit, Workshop), JE Mechanical Design Drawing & Estimation, JE Millwright, JE Diesel Electrical
• Signal & Telecommunication (S&T) department: JE Design/S&T, JE S&T (Workshop), JE S&T Design Drawing & Estimation, JE S&T/Signal, JE S&T/Telecommunication
• Stores department: Depot Material Superintendent (DMS)

The medical standard, PwBD suitability, and exact qualification for each of these 37 posts are listed post-wise in Annexure A of the official notification.

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RRB JE and DMS Recruitment 2026 – Eligibility

Educational Qualification by Exam Group

Candidates are tested and grouped according to one of four Exam Groups, based on their diploma/degree discipline:

A three-year Diploma is the base qualification for all JE posts; a Bachelor’s degree (B.E./B.Tech) in the same discipline is also accepted. Candidates awaiting their final-semester result are not eligible to apply.

For the Depot Material Superintendent (DMS) post, the qualification is broader: a three-year Diploma in Engineering in any discipline is accepted, not restricted to a specific stream. Candidates with a diploma discipline that doesn’t map into one of the four Exam Groups above must still choose one Exam Group to sit the exam under, in order to apply for DMS posts.

Age Limit and Age Relaxation

Age is reckoned as on 01.01.2027. Candidates need a valid diploma or the minimum ITI/Diploma-level qualification in engineering.

Candidates can use the site’s Age Calculator to check their exact age as on the cut-off date before applying.

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Selection Process

Selection has four stages, in this order: 1st Stage CBT, 2nd Stage CBT, Document Verification, and Medical Examination. Candidates who avail reservation benefits of a community, PwBD or Ex-Servicemen status at the 2nd stage CBT continue to be considered only against that category for all later stages.

1. 1st Stage CBT (CBT-I) — 90 minutes (120 minutes for scribe-eligible candidates), 100 questions: Mathematics (30), General Intelligence & Reasoning (25), General Awareness (15), General Science (30). This stage is only used to shortlist candidates for CBT-II (15 times the community-wise vacancy, RRB-wise) and does not count toward the final merit.
2. 2nd Stage CBT (CBT-II) — 120 minutes (160 minutes for scribe-eligible candidates), 150 questions: General Awareness (15), Physics & Chemistry (15), Basics of Computers & Applications (10), Basics of Environment & Pollution Control (10), Technical Abilities of the chosen Exam Group (100). A virtual calculator is provided on-screen. CBT-II marks (normalised where the exam runs in multiple sessions) determine the final merit, using a Merit Index formula that allows candidates from different Exam Groups to be ranked on a common list.
3. Document Verification (DV) — Shortlisted at a 1:1 ratio to vacancies, based on CBT-II merit and post/zone options. Original certificates must be produced; no extra time is given.
4. Medical Examination (ME) — Conducted by Railway Administration as per the medical standard prescribed for the allotted post.

There is negative marking of 1/3rd mark per wrong answer in both CBTs. Minimum qualifying marks: UR/EWS 40%, OBC-NCL 30%, SC 30%, ST 25% — relaxable by up to 2 marks for PwBD candidates where a category has a shortage of PwBD candidates.

Application Fee

Fee is payable online only, through internet banking, debit/credit card or UPI. Refunds go only to a bank account seeded with the candidate’s Aadhaar number; candidates without an Aadhaar-linked account will be redirected to link one via the NPCI portal during the application process.

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How to Apply

1. Go to the official RRB website relevant to the RRB you wish to apply through, and use the “Create an Account” link. Reuse existing login credentials if you already have an RRB account from an earlier CEN.
2. Fill in name, father’s/mother’s name and date of birth exactly as recorded in your Matriculation/SSLC certificate — these cannot be changed once the account is created.
3. Choose your RRB, Exam Group, and order of preference for Railway Zones and posts. This choice is final and cannot be changed later.
4. Capture a live photograph through the application module (no pre-existing photo upload is allowed) and upload a scanned signature in JPG/JPEG format, 30–49 KB, minimum 140×60 pixels, within the 35mm × 20mm signature box. Candidates can use the site’s Photo & Signature Resizer tool to get scans within these limits before uploading.
5. Upload your SC/ST certificate in PDF format (under 400 KB) only if you wish to claim the free Sleeper Class train travel facility for CBT/DV/Medical stages.
6. Pay the examination fee online as per your category, and submit the application.

Documents to Keep Ready

• Scanned signature (JPG/JPEG, as per the specification above)
• SC/ST certificate in PDF format, only if claiming the free travel pass
• Aadhaar details, for identity verification and fee refund
• A valid personal mobile number and active personal email ID, kept active throughout the recruitment process (no request for changing these is entertained later)
• Original educational, caste/category, EWS, EBC or PwBD certificates in the prescribed annexure formats, to be produced only later, at the time of Document Verification

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Should You Apply?

This recruitment suits diploma or engineering-degree holders looking for a permanent, pensionable technical post in Indian Railways, with a defined pay level, promotion channel, and posting across the country. It particularly suits candidates open to being posted outside their home state, since posting depends on the RRB, zone and post options chosen at the time of application, not on domicile. RRB JE/DMS recruitment is traditionally one of the most heavily contested exams among engineering diploma-holders nationally, given the limited number of seats relative to the number of eligible candidates across the country — this is added context, not part of the official notification.

Candidates whose only qualification is a diploma outside the four listed Exam Groups (Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Civil and their allied streams) should note that they can still apply, but only for the DMS post, which is open to any engineering discipline. Because DMS draws diploma-holders from every engineering stream rather than one, it may see more applicants per seat than a stream-specific JE post — this is added context and a candidate’s own judgement, not a fact stated in the notification. Candidates who need a single-zone, fixed-department JE role from day one, rather than a broader stores/inventory role, should weigh this trade-off before ranking DMS in their preferences.

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