The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), the exam conducting body of Railway exams in India has released the RRB JE notification for the recruitment of 7951 vacancies for Junior Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent, Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant, Chemical Supervisor/ Research and Metallurgical Supervisor/ Research posts. All those candidates who have registered successfully for the RRB JE Vacancy are informed that the RRB Junior Engineer CBT 1 Exam Date 2024 has been rescheduled for 16th, 17th, and 18th December 2024. Read the complete article for RRB JE eligibility, vacancy details, selection procedure, exam pattern, pay scale, and all other information.
RRB JE Exam Date 2024 Out
The official notice released by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) depicts the RRB JE Exam Date 2024 along with the exam schedule for other exams. As per the RRB Calendar 2024, the RRB JE Exam is rescheduled for the 16th, 17th, and 18th of December 2024. The RRB JE admit card 2024 for its CBT 1 examination was released around 4 days before the exam date i.e. 12th December 2024.

RRB Junior Engineer Vacancy 2024
The Railway Recruitment Board has announced 7934 vacancies for Junior Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent, and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant posts. This year, 17 vacancies for Chemical Supervisor/ Research and Metallurgical Supervisor/ Research are released only for RRB Gorakhpur. The zone-wise and category-wise vacancy details have been also released with the detailed notification pdf which is discussed below.
RRB JE Vacancy 2024 (Zone and Category Wise)
The zonal vacancies to be filled through RRB JE Recruitment 2024 is as follows-
| RRB JE Vacancy 2024 [Zone-wise] | ||||||
| RRB | UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | Total |
| Ahmedabad | 149 | 53 | 24 | 107 | 49 | 382 |
| Ajmer | 268 | 61 | 27 | 109 | 64 | 529 |
| Bengaluru | 174 | 58 | 33 | 89 | 43 | 397 |
| Bhopal | 239 | 62 | 35 | 98 | 51 | 485 |
| Bhubaneshwar | 76 | 20 | 17 | 36 | 26 | 175 |
| Bilaspur | 238 | 65 | 25 | 103 | 41 | 472 |
| Chandigarh | 150 | 43 | 29 | 88 | 46 | 356 |
| Chennai | 273 | 91 | 54 | 147 | 87 | 652 |
| Gorakhpur | 108 | 46 | 25 | 55 | 25 | 259 |
| Guwahati | 93 | 37 | 15 | 57 | 23 | 225 |
| Jammu – Srinagar | 125 | 23 | 16 | 52 | 35 | 251 |
| Kolkata | 320 | 96 | 66 | 114 | 64 | 660 |
| Malda | 74 | 19 | 10 | 41 | 19 | 163 |
| Mumbai | 596 | 203 | 89 | 346 | 143 | 1377 |
| Muzaffarpur | 04 | 02 | 00 | 04 | 01 | 11 |
| Patna | 95 | 39 | 18 | 62 | 33 | 247 |
| Prayagraj | 213 | 50 | 37 | 70 | 34 | 404 |
| Ranchi | 70 | 20 | 13 | 46 | 18 | 167 |
| Secunderabad | 248 | 104 | 45 | 130 | 63 | 590 |
| Siliguri | 17 | 05 | 01 | 04 | 01 | 28 |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 45 | 18 | 10 | 32 | 16 | 121 |
| Total | 3575 | 1115 | 589 | 1790 | 882 | 7951 |
RRB JE Recruitment 2024 Eligibility Criteria
As per the notification pdf, the following are the required eligibility criteria in terms of education qualification and age limit. You need to check RRB JE eligibility criteria before applying to it.
Junior Engineer- Candidates must have completed their Diploma/Degree in Engineering or a Relevant Stream from a recognised university to be eligible for Junior Engineer posts.
Depot Material Superintendent- Candidates must have completed their Diploma/Degree in Engineering from any discipline
Junior Engineer (Information Technology)- Candidates must have completed their PGDCA/B.Sc. (Computer Science)/ BCA/ Btech (IT)/ Btech (Computer Science)/ DOEACC B level course of 3 years duration or equivalent from a recognised university/institute
Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant– Candidates with a Bachelor’s degree in Science with Physics and Chemistry with a minimum 55% marks can apply for RRB JE Recruitment 2024.
Age Limit- Candidates must fall in the age group of 18 to 33 years to apply for RRB JE Vacancies.
RRB JE Recruitment 2024 Exam Pattern
The RRB JE (Railway Recruitment Board Junior Engineer) exam pattern is structured to examine the technical and general knowledge of candidates aspiring for the Junior Engineer position. Here’s a detailed breakdown of the exam pattern:
Total Marks: 100
Duration: 90 minutes (120 minutes for PwBD candidates with a scribe)
Number of Questions: 100
Section-wise Distribution:
- Mathematics: 30 Questions
- General Intelligence and Reasoning: 25 Questions
- General Awareness: 15 Questions
- General Science: 30 Questions
RRB JE Recruitment 2024 Syllabus
The syllabus for RRB JE Recruitment 2024 has been notified by the board through its detailed notification pdf and the candidates preparing for the examination must follow the detailed RRB JE Syllabus to score good marks in the exam.
RRB JE Recruitment 2024 Salary
The salary for a Chemical Supervisor / Research and Metallurgical Supervisor / Research is Rs. 44,900 (Pay Level 7) and for a Junior Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant is Rs. 35,400 (Pay Level 6). The detailed RRB JE Salary Structure has been discussed in the below article.



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