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The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is expected to release the RRB Group D 2024 Notification on its official website @rrbcdg.gov.in between November and December 2024. The notification will provide the eligibility criteria, selection process, and exam pattern for the RRB Group D 2024 recruitment. Candidates can use this article as a guide to understand the RRB Group D Recruitment 2024 process. Bookmark this page for the latest updates on the RRB Group D Notification 2024.
RRB Group D 2024
Through the RRB Group D Notification 2024, vacancies for various posts such as Track Maintainer(Grade-IV), Helper/Assistant, Assistant Pointsman, and other posts will be announced in the Level -1 department. Aspirants can check the table below for brief information on the RRB Group D Recruitment 2024.
RRB Group D 2024- Highlights | |
Name of Organization | Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) |
Exam Name | RRB Group D Exam 2024 |
Exam Level | National Level |
Total Vacancies | To be Announced |
Name of Posts | Track Maintainer (Grade-IV), Helper/Assistant, Assistant Pointsman, Level-I Posts |
Educational Criteria | Matriculation |
Mode of exam | Computer-based test (Online) |
Job Location | Across India |
Selection Process |
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Official Website | @rrbcdg.gov.in |
RRB Group D Recruitment 2024
RRB Group D Recruitment 2024 is a major recruiting process by the Railway Recruitment Boards to fill various entry-level posts in Indian Railways. The official notification will provide details about the number of vacancies and the eligible categories. The selection process usually includes a Computer-Based Test (CBT) followed by a Physical Efficiency Test (PET). Candidates who pass both stages will be considered for the available positions. This recruitment is a great chance for those looking for a stable and secure job in Indian Railways.
RRB Group D 2024 Notification PDF
The RRB Group D Notification is expected to be released in PDF format between November and December 2024. Candidates can access the official RRB Group D 2024 Notification PDF, which will provide details about posts such as Track Maintainer Grade-IV, Helper/Assistant, Assistant Pointsman, and other Level-I positions. The link to download the RRB Group D Notification 2024 will be activated shortly.
RRB Group D Recruitment 2024: Important Date
The RRB Group D Recruitment 2024 is an important opportunity for those looking to join Indian Railways. Although the exact dates hasn’t been announced by the officials yet. The important dates for RRB Group D 2024 will be updated in the table below.
RRB Group D Recruitment 2024- Important Dates | |
RRB Group D Events | Dates |
RRB Group D Notification 2024 Release Date | between November-December 2024 |
Online Application Starts for RRB Group D | To be Notified |
Last Date to Submit RRB Group D 2024 | To be Notified |
RRB Group D CBT-1 Exam Date | To be Notified |
RRB Group D Vacancy 2024
As per the last notification released, RRB or Railway Recruitment Board has released 1,03,769 Vacancies for various posts in different regions of RRB. The RRB Group D Vacancy 2024 will be released along with the detailed notification. Till then candidates can check the details of the previous year’s RRB Group D Vacancy tabulated below:
S No | Railway | UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | Total | ExSM | CCAA | PwBD | Back-PwBD |
1. | Central Railway | 3597 | 1398 | 759 | 2656 | 935 | 9345 | 1870 | 1870 | 449 | 0 |
2. | East Central Railway | 1369 | 555 | 325 | 956 | 358 | 3563 | 713 | 713 | 166 | 0 |
3. | East Coast Railway | 1034 | 412 | 198 | 653 | 258 | 2555 | 510 | 510 | 105 | 0 |
4. | Eastern Railway, CLW & Metro | 4926 | 1461 | 775 | 2619 | 1087 | 10873 | 2175 | 2175 | 589 | 0 |
5. | North Central Railway & DLW | 2080 | 678 | 317 | 1175 | 474 | 4730 | 948 | 948 | 145 | 3 |
6. | Northeastern railway, MCF & RDSO | 1570 | 615 | 307 | 1107 | 403 | 4002 | 802 | 802 | 157 | 0 |
7. | North Western Railway | 2132 | 814 | 384 | 1393 | 526 | 5249 | 1049 | 1049 | 324 | 0 |
8. | North East Frontier Railway | 1119 | 449 | 226 | 809 | 291 | 2894 | 575 | 575 | 144 | 0 |
9. | Northern Railway, DMW & RCF | 5144 | 2017 | 1031 | 3644 | 1317 | 13153 | 2630 | 2630 | 626 | 0 |
10. | South Central Railway | 3663 | 1432 | 722 | 2577 | 934 | 9328 | 1867 | 1867 | 125 | 0 |
11. | South East Central Railway | 797 | 219 | 115 | 366 | 167 | 1664 | 333 | 333 | 84 | 0 |
12. | South Eastern Railway | 1933 | 738 | 361 | 1305 | 482 | 4914 | 965 | 965 | 215 | 95 |
13. | South Western Railway & RWF | 2745 | 1138 | 557 | 2006 | 715 | 7167 | 1433 | 1433 | 193 | 6 |
14. | Southern Railway & ICF | 4363 | 1353 | 787 | 2118 | 958 | 9579 | 1914 | 1914 | 222 | 0 |
15. | West Central Railway | 1596 | 633 | 308 | 1080 | 402 | 4019 | 804 | 804 | 226 | 0 |
16. | Western Railway | 4287 | 1647 | 812 | 2914 | 1074 | 10734 | 2146 | 2146 | 556 | 0 |
Total | 42355 | 15559 | 7984 | 27378 | 10381 | 103769 | 20734 | 20734 | 4326 | 112 |
RRB Group D Recruitment 2024: Eligibility Criteria
The candidates must be aware of the eligibility criteria for the RRB Group D Recruitment drive. The minimum eligibility criteria for the RRB Group D 2024 Exam concerning minimum Educational Qualification, age limit and age relaxations are given below:
Educational Qualification
The candidates who had completed their High School (Class 10) from an institution recognized by NCVT/SCVT or held a National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) provided by NCVT are eligible to apply for the RRB Group D Recruitment Exam.
Age Limit
Candidates applying for the RRB Group D 2024 Exam need to meet the eligibility criteria. To be eligible candidates must be at least 18 years old, with a maximum age limit of 33 years.
Age Group | Upper limit of Date of Birth (Not earlier than) | Lower limit of Date of Birth (Not later than) | ||
18 to 33 years | UR | OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) |
SC/ST | For all communities/ categories |
July 2, 1986 | July 2, 1983 | July 2, 1981 | 01.07.2001 |
Citizenship/Nationality
A candidate must be either:
- A citizen of India, or
- A subject of Nepal, or
- A subject of Bhutan, or
- Tibetan refugees who came over to India, before January 1, 1962, to permanently settle 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 intending to permanently settle in India.
Medical Standards
RRB Group D Medical Standards are physical requirements that candidates must meet to be considered for the job. Candidates check the table below Group D Medical Standards criteria:
Medical Standard | Visual Acuity |
A-2 | Near vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 without glasses and must pass tests for colour vision, binocular vision, night vision, mesopic vision, etc |
Distant vision: 6/9, 6/9 without glasses (No fogging test) | |
A-3 | Distant vision: 6/9, 6/9 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 2D) |
Near vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses and must pass the test for colour vision, binocular vision, night vision, myopic vision, etc. | |
B-1 | Distant vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D) |
Near vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and must pass the test for colour vision, binocular vision, night vision, mesopic vision, etc. | |
B-2 | Near vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and must pass the test for binocular vision, etc |
Distant vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D) | |
C-1 | Distant vision: 6/12, 6/18 with or without glasses |
Near vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required | |
C-2 | Distant vision: 6/12 with or without glasses |
Near vision: Sn. 0.6 combined with or without glasses where reading or close work is required |
RRB Group D 2024 Exam Pattern
Candidates can check the RRB Group D 2024 Exam Pattern provided below:
- There will be Single Online CBT Exams for the RRB Group D 2024 Exam.
- There will be 100 objective MCQ types of questions.
- The total duration of the examination will be 90 minutes.
- There will be a negative marking of 0.25 Marks for every question attempted wrong.
RRB Group D CBT-1 Exam Pattern | ||||
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Serial No. | Sections | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
1. | Mathematics | 25 | 25 | 90 minutes |
2. | General Awareness & Current Affairs | 20 | 20 | |
3. | General Intelligence and reasoning | 30 | 30 | |
4. | General Science | 25 | 25 | |
Total | 100 | 100 |
RRB Group D 2024 Selection Process
RRB Group D 2024 Selection process consists of three stages. Candidates will be selected through a Computer-Based Test (CBT) and a Physical Efficiency Test (PET). Aspirants can check all the stages for the RRB Group D Selection process which are as follows
- Stage 1: Computer Based Test (CBT)
- Stage 2: Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
- Stage 3: Document Verification (DV) and Medical Examination
RRB Group D 2024 Salary
Candidates selected through the Group D Recruitment process will receive a basic monthly salary of Rs.18,000, according to the 7th CPC pay matrix. In addition to the basic pay, they will also be entitled to various allowances such as Dearness Allowance (DA), Daily Allowance, Transport Allowance, House Rent Allowance (HRA), Overtime Allowance, and medical benefits. The RRB Group D Salary in-hand salary will range from Rs.22,500 to Rs.25,380 per month.
RRB Group D 2024 Cut Off
The RRB Group D Cut Off marks are the minimum qualifying score required to move to the next stage of the selection process. It varies across different categories (General, OBC, SC, ST, etc.). RRB will release the Railway Group D cut-off marks for the CBT Exam on its official website along with the result.
Factors influencing the cut-off include the total number of applicants, available vacancies, and the difficulty level of the exam. To increase your chances of clearing the cut-off candidates must go through the previous year’s cut-off mark shared in the table below.
RRB Group D Cut-Off 2018-19 | ||
Region | Category | UR |
Ajmer | Community | 73.73073 |
Ex-servicemen | 40.20650 | |
CCAA in Railways | 40.04823 | |
Allahabad | Community | 74.57579 |
Ex-servicemen | 40.00081 | |
CCAA in Railways | 41.16811 | |
Bengaluru | Community | 62.01964 |
Ex-servicemen | 40.23986 | |
CCAA in Railways | 42.59145 | |
Bilaspur | Community | 70.22887 |
Ex-servicemen | 40.04764 | |
CCAA in Railways | 40.04823 | |
Bhubaneshwar | Community | 73.86689 |
Ex-servicemen | 40.04823 | |
CCAA in Railways | 40.79482 | |
Chennai | Community | 71.53120 |
Ex-servicemen | 40.14442 | |
CCAA in Railways | 41.54140 | |
Guwahati | Community | 77.09933 |
Ex-servicemen | 40.86204 | |
CCAA in Railways | 40.42153 | |
Kolkatta | Community | 80.57238 |
Ex-servicemen | 40.01368 | |
CCAA in Railways | 40.04823 | |
Mumbai | Community | 67.96106 |
Ex-servicemen | 40.16796 | |
CCAA in Railways | 40.04823 | |
Patna | Community | 77.00350 |
Ex-servicemen | 40.19724 | |
CCAA in Railways | 40.04823 | |
Ahmedabad | Community | 71.86468 |
Ex-servicemen | 40.00159 | |
CCAA in Railways | 40.04823 | |
Bhopal | Community | 75.03355 |
Ex-servicemen | 40.06859 | |
CCAA in Railways | 40.04823 | |
Chandigarh | Community | 75.07613 |
Ex-servicemen | 40.00611 | |
CCAA in Railways | 40.42153 | |
Gorakhpur | Community | 73.90623 |
Ex-servicemen | 40.16889 | |
CCAA in Railways | 40.79482 | |
Ranchi | Community | 76.30354 |
Ex-servicemen | 40.09680 | |
CCAA in Railways | 40.04823 | |
Secunderabad | Community | 69.79887 |
Ex-servicemen | 40.00159 | |
CCAA in Railways | 40.42153 |