RRB JE Short Notification 2026-27 Released for 4098 Vacant Posts, CEN 04/2026 Registration Starts on 14 August

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), on behalf of the Ministry of Railways, has released a short notification for RRB JE CEN 04/2026 today, on 21st July 2026, confirming that 4098 vacancies will be filled this year. Additionally, the registration dates, age limit, and pay scale have been provided. Candidates who missed the previous opportunity and are preparing for the RRB JE exam must grab this chance and bookmark this page for all the latest updates.

RRB JE Notification 2026 (Short) Out

The recruitment notification for various posts: Junior Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant – has been released through the employment newspaper. Candidates can check further details mentioned in the notice from the attached snippet.

How many RRB JE vacancies are to be filled?

Through RRB JE 2026, 4098 vacancies for Electrical, Engineering (Civil), Mechanical, Signal & Telecommunication and Stores (DMS) departments across 35 post categories have been announced. The post-wise vacancies were earlier notified, and the same is also tabulated below.

Junior Engineer / P Way has the highest sanctioned strength at 845 posts, followed by JE / Works (470) and JE / Carriage & Wagon (450).

Posts	Vacancies
JE / Electrical / Design Drawing & Estimation	41
JE / Electrical / EMU	44
JE / Electrical / General Services	111
JE / Electrical	38
JE / Electrical / TRD	180
JE / Electrical / TRS	163
JE / Electrical (Workshop)	33
JE / Design / Electrical	4
JE / Bridge	44
JE / Civil / Design Drawing & Estimation	190
JE / P Way	845
JE / Civil / Design Drawing & Estimation	9
JE / Works	7
JE / Design / Civil	8
JE / Research / Civil	13
JE / Civil (STA)	8
JE / Track Machine	60
JE / Works	470
JE / Carriage & Wagon	450
Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA)	35
JE / Mechanical / Design Drawing & Estimation	28
JE / Diesel Electrical	40
JE / Diesel Mechanical	45
JE / Mechanical	130
JE / Mechanical / Design Drawing & Estimation	8
JE / Mechanical (Workshop)	436
JE / Millwright	29
JE / Design / MP	6
JE / Design / C&W	6
JE / S&T / Design Drawing & Estimation	10
JE / Signal	197
JE / Telecommunication	79
JE / S&T (Workshop)	12
JE / Design / S&T	5
Depot Material Superintendent (DMS)	314
Total	4098

What is the Eligibility Criteria?

Educational Qualification

Junior Engineer (JE): Diploma or Degree in Engineering in the relevant discipline (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, or Electronics & Telecommunication) from a recognised institution.
Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA): Bachelor’s Degree in Science with Physics and Chemistry as main subjects, with a minimum of 55% marks.
Depot Material Superintendent (DMS): Diploma or Degree in Engineering as prescribed in the official notification.

Age Limit (as on 01/01/2027)

Minimum age: 18 years
Maximum age: 33 years
Age relaxation is applicable for SC/ST, OBC, PwBD, and Ex-Servicemen candidates as per Railway rules.

When will the RRB JE Registration begin?

The registration for the new RRB JE 2026-27 CEN 04/2026 (for 4,098 vacancies) will begin from 14th August 2026 onwards and continue till 13th September 2026. The complete process for form filling and submission shall be conducted online at https://www.rrbapply.gov.in/, and any application through any other means will not be accepted.

For Further details for RRB JE Recruitment 2026, visit our RRB JE 2026 Page