5239760 Candidates Applied for RRB Group D Exam 2026, Check CEN 09/2025 Category-wise Application Data

The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRB) have released a tentative notice on the number of applications received for the RRB Group CEN No. 09/2025 exam. As per the official notice dated 25th August 2026, a total of 5239760 applications have been received across all 21 RRB regions for 22195 Group D level 1 vacancies Below, check the complete RRB-wise and category-wise application data as released by the Railway Recruitment Boards.

5239760 Candidates Applied for RRB Group D 2026 Exam

The Railway Recruitment Boards have recorded massive participation for the CEN 09/2025 exam, with candidates from the UR, SC, ST, OBC, and EWS categories submitting a combined 52,39,760 applications. The posts included are Assistant (Track Machine), Assistant (Bridge), Track Maintainer (Group IV), Assistant (P-way), Assistant (TRD), Assistant Loco Shed (Electrical), Assistant Operations (Electrical), Assistant (TL & AC), Assistant (C & W), Pointsman B, and Assistant (S & T).

RRB Group D Application Data (Category-wise)

The maximum number of applications was received from OBC, followed by SC, UR, ST, and EWS categories. Check the category-wise data from the table below.

RRB Group D CEN 09/2025 Application Data- Official Notice

The official notice uploaded by the Railway Recruitment Boards, showing the RRB-wise number of applications received, has been attached below.

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RRB Group D CEN 09/2025 Application Data (Category-wise)

Chandigarh RRB recorded the highest number of applications at 640717, followed by Mumbai (532016) and Guwahati (523318). Among the smaller boards, Bhubaneswar received the fewest applications at 121258. Check the complete zone-wise data of candidates who applied for RRB Group D 2026 Exam.