RRB JE Notification 2024 will be released to recruit candidates for the posts of Junior Engineer(JE), Junior Engineer(Information Technology), Depot Material Superintendent(DMS) and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant(CMA). Railway Recruitment Board conducts the Railway JE examination giving candidates a golden opportunity to fulfil their dream of joining the prestigious Government Sector. RRB JE 2024 Recruitment is especially for candidates who have an engineering qualification either in Degree or Diploma from any recognised university. In this article, we are covering details for the Railway JE 2024 Notification, Online Application Details, Exam Dates, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Vacancies, Admit Card & Eligibility Criteria.

RRB JE Notification 2024

Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) will release the RRB JE Notification 2024 on https://rrbcdg.gov.in/. As per RRB Exam Calendar 2024, RRB JE Notification will be released between June and September 2024 for the posts of Junior Engineer(JE), Junior Engineer(Information Technology), Depot Material Superintendent(DMS) and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant(CMA). Candidates who have an engineering background and looking for a government job in Indian Railway can go through the details provided in the previous year's RRB JE Notification pdf by clicking the below link. 

Railway JE Official Notification [Previous Year PDF]- Click to Check

RRB Exam Calendar 2024 Out- Click to Check

Note- The details discussed in the article are as per the last RRB Junior Engineer Exam conducted and if RRB declares any changes with the upcoming Notification, the same will be updated here. 

RRB JE 2024 Notification- Exam Summary

Railway Recruitment Boards (RRB) conducts RRB JE Exam for filling various posts like Junior Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent and Chemical and Metallurgical Assistant. The candidates will be selected through Written Test (CBT 1 & CBT 2), Document Verification, and Medical Examination. Have a look at the overview about RRB JE Exam 2024. 

RRB JE 2024- Exam Summary
Name of an OrganizationRailway Recruitment Boards (RRB)
PostsJunior Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant
VacanciesTo be notified
CategoryGovt. Jobs
Online RegistrationTo be notified
Job LocationAround India
Selection Process
  1. First Stage of CBT
  2. Second Stage of CBT
  3. Document Verification
  4. Medical Examination
RRB JE SalaryLevel 6th CPC Pay Matrix with initial pay of Rs.35,400/- plus other allowances as admissible
Official websitehttps://rrbcdg.gov.in/

RRB JE 2024- Important Dates

Railway Recruitment Boards (RRB) will release the complete schedule for RRB JE Recruitment 2024 along with RRB JE Notification 2024. The candidates willing for Railway Junior Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant posts must stay tuned as we will update the complete schedule here. 

RRB JE Recruitment 2024- Important Dates
EventsDates
RRB JE Recruitment 2024 Notificationbetween June and September 2024
RRB JE Recruitment 2024 Apply Online Starts--
Last Date to Apply for RRB JE 2024--
Last Date to Pay Application Fees--
RRB JE Exam Date 2024--

RRB JE Vacancy 2024

RRB JE Vacancy 2024 will be announced along with RRB JE Notification 2024. The last time, RRB JE Recruitment was conducted was in the year 2019, and RRB JE Vacancy released in that year were 13,487 for the post of Junior Engineer (JE), Junior Engineer (Information Technology), Depot Material Superintendent (DMS) and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA). Let's have a look at the post-wise vacancy for last Railway JE Exam.

RRB JE Vacancy 2019
PostUpdated Vacancy
Junior Engineer12844
Junior Engineer (Information Technology)29
Depot Material Superintendent227
Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant387
Total13487

RRB JE 2024 Apply Online

The online registration procedure for RRB JE Recruitment 2024 will begin with the release of RRB JE Notification 2024. The candidates who hold the required education qualification have to submit their online application forms at the official website https://rrbcdg.gov.in/. The dates for filling RRB JE Application forms will be notified with the complete schedule.

RRB JE Application Fees

The candidates have to pay the required RRB JE Application Fees to apply for RRB JE Recruitment 2024. The category-wise application fees as per the previous notification have been tabulated. The fees has to be paid through online mode only before the last date to submit RRB JE Application Form. 

RRB JE 2024 Application Fees
CategoriesApplication Fees
UnreservedRs. 500/-
SC/ST/Minorities/EWSRs. 250/-
Ex-Serviceman/PwBDs/Female/TransgenderRs. 250/-

Steps to Apply for RRB JE Recruitment 2024

The candidates interested for RRB JE Recruitment 2024 have to follow the below-mentioned procedure for RRB Junior Engineer Application:

  1. Visit the official website of RRB to find the online application form according to the preferred zone.
  2. Click on the ‘RRB JE Apply’ tab.
  3. Click on the link “ “New Registration Link.”

RRB JE Registration Form

For RRB JE Online Registration candidates are required to provide the following details:

  1. Enter the details such as Name, Phone Number, Address, and Email ID.
  2. Then, the login credentials will be sent to the provided mail Id and mobile number that has been entered earlier.
  3. Candidates must log in with the provided credentials to access the RRB JE Apply Online Form.

RRB JE Application Form

After logging in with the specific credentials, candidates will be required to follow the instructions:

  1. Correctly enter the Address, Age, Gender, Category, Educational Qualification, etc.
  2. Upload the scanned copies of the recent photographs and signature.
  3. Pay the RRB JE Application fees you have selected to complete the application process.

Required Documents for RRB JE Application Form 2024

Before filling the railway JE form, you must have the following documents ready to fill the form.

  1. Valid Email address.
  2. Valid Phone Number
  3. Details of their Aadhar Card.
  4. A valid ID proof scanned.
  5. Details of academic qualification.
  6. Scanned copy of Photograph
  7. Scanned copy of Signature

RRB JE 2024 Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for various posts to be released through RRB JE 2024 Notification has been tabulated below for your reference.  

RRB JE 2024 Eligibility 
PostsEducational QualificationAge Limit
Junior EngineerDiploma/Degree in Engineering or Relevant Stream from a recognised university. 18 to 33 years
Depot Material SuperintendentDiploma/Degree in Engineering from any discipline
Junior Engineer (Information Technology)PGDCA/B.Sc. (Computer Science)/ BCA/ Btech (IT)/ Btech (Computer Science)/ DOEACC B level course of 3 years durationor equivalent from recognised university/institute
Chemical & Metallurgical AssistantBachelors degree in Science with Physics and Chemistry with minimum 55% marks
Community/CategoryCommunityAge Relaxation
SC/ST candidates5 Years
OBC-Non-Creamy Layer candidates3 Years
Ex-Servicemen candidates who have put in more than 6 months of service after attestationUR33 years plus the Number of years of service rendered in Defense plus 3 years
OBC- NCL36 Years plus Number of years of service rendered in Defense plus 3 years
SC/ST38 Years plus Number of years of service rendered in Defense plus 3 years.
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD)UR10 Years
OBC- NCL13 Years
SC/ST15 Years
Candidates have ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989UR38 Years
OBC- NCL41 Years
SC/ST43 Years
Candidates who are serving Group ‘C’ and Group ‘D’ Railway Staff, Casual Labour, and Substitutes and put in a minimum of 3 years of service (continuous or in broken spells)UR40 years of age
OBC- NCL43 years of age
SC/ST45 years of age
Candidates who are working in Quasi-Administrative offices of the Railway organization such as Railway Canteens, Co-operative Societies, and InstitutesUR33 years plus the length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is lower.
OBC- NCL36 years plus the length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is lower.
SC/ST38 years plus the length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is lower.
Women candidates, are widowed, divorced, or judicially separated from their husbands but not remarried.UR35 years of age
OBC- NCL38 years of age
SC/ST40 years of age

RRB JE 2024 Selection Process

As mentioned in the previous year's RRB JE Notification, the selection of the candidates will be done through 4 different phases. The candidates have to qualify in each stage to get shortlisted for Railway JE 2024 Recruitment.  

Stage 1- First Stage of CBT

Stage 2- Second Stage of CBT

Stage 3- Document Verification

Stage 4- Medical Examination

RRB JE 2024 Exam Pattern

The exam pattern for RRB JE 2024 for CBT 1 and CBT 2 Exam as declared by Railway Recruitment Board is as follows- 

1. There shall be negative marking of ⅓ marks for incorrect answers in CBTs. 

2. The duration of CBT 1 Exam is 90 minutes and for CBT 2 Exam is 120 minutes. 

3. In CBT 1, there will be 100 questions and in CBT 2 there will be 150 questions. 

4. The types of questions in Computer Based Test will be Objective type (Multiple Choice Questions). 

RRB JE 2024 CBT 1 Exam Pattern
SNo.SubjectsNo. of QuestionsMarksDuration
1Mathematics303090 minutes
2General Intelligence and Reasoning2525
3General Awareness1515
4General Science3030
Total100100
RRB JE 2024 CBT 2 Exam Pattern
SNo.SubjectsNo. of QuestionsMarksDuration
1General Awareness1515120 minutes
Physics & Chemistry 15 15 
Basics of Computers and Applications 10 10 
4Basics of Environment and Pollution Control1010
5Technical Abilities100100
Total150150

RRB JE Exam Pattern 2024 for CBT 1 & 2- Click Here

RRB JE Syllabus 2024 for CBT 1 & 2- Click Here

RRB JE 2024 Zone and Divisions

Below we have provided a table referring to the detailed Zones, Divisions, and Headquarters for the RRB Junior Engineer 2024 Recruitment.

RRB JE 2024 Zone and Divisions
Railway ZoneZonal HeadquarterDivisions
Central RailwayMumbai1) Mumbai
2) Nagpur
3) Bhusawal
4) Pune
5) Sholapur
Eastern RailwayKolkata1) Howrah-I
2) Howrah-II
3) Sealdah
4) Malda
5) Asansol
6) Chittaranjan
7) Kolkata Metro
East Central RailwayHajipur1) Danapur
2) Mugalsarai
3) Dhanbad
4) Sonpur
5) Samastipur
East Coast RailwayBhubaneshwar1) Khurda Road
2) Waltair
3) Sambalpur
Northern RailwayBaroda House, New Delhi1) Delhi-I
2) Delhi-II
3) Ambala
4) Moradabad
5) Lucknow
6) Firozpur
North Central  RailwayAllahabad1) Allahabad
2) Jhansi
3) Agra
North Eastern  RailwayGorakhpur1) Izzatnagar
2) Lucknow
3) Varanasi
4) DLW
North Frontier  RailwayMaligaon, Guwahati1) Katihar
2) Alipurduar
3) Rangiya
4) Lumding
5) Tinsukhia
North Western RailwayJaipur1) Jaipur
2) Jodhpur
3) Bikaner
4) Ajmer
Southern  RailwayChennai1) Chennai
2) Madurai
3) Palghat
4) Trichy
5) Trivendrum
South Central RailwaySecunderabad1) Secunderabad
2) Hyderabad
3) Guntakal
4) Vijaywada
5) Nanded
South Eastern RailwayGarden Reach, Kolkata1) Kharagpur
2) Adra
3) Chakradharpur
4) Ranchi
5) Shalimar
South East Central  RailwayBilaspur1) Bilaspur
2) Nagpur
3) Raipur
South Western RailwayHubli1) Bangalore
2) Mysore
3) Hubli
4) RWF/YNK
Western RailwayChurchgate1) BCT
2) Vadodara
3) Ahemdabad
4) Ratlam
5) Rajkot
6) Bhavnagar
West Central RailwayJabalpur1) Jabalpur
2) Bhopal
3) Kota

RRB JE Recruitment 2024 Admit Card

The admit cards will be available to download a week before the RRB JE 2024 examination. The steps to download the RRB JE admit card are given below.

  1. Visit the official RRB website - http://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/.
  2. Log in with the registration number and DOB created during registration.
  3. The page will be redirected to a profile dashboard where the option to download admit card will be available. Click on it.
  4. Admit card will open in a new window.
  5. Download admit card and take a printout of it.

RRB JE Recruitment 2024 Cut Off

RRB releases the minimum qualifying marks and cut-off after the completion of CBT-I. The expected minimum qualifying marks are 40% for general, 30% for OBC and SC, and 25% for ST category candidates. Qualifying marks are calculated out of 100 and 150 for CBT-I and CBT-II respectively. Have a look at the cutoff marks for the last exam held in 2019. 

RRB JE Cut Off 2019
ZoneCategoryCut-off
AhmedabadGen53.25
SC35.06
ST41.59
OBC39.86
AllahabadGen74.67
SC59.89
ST51.48
OBC62.61
MumbaiGen65.40
SC52.55
ST44.025
OBC54-01

 

RRB JE 2024: FAQs

Ans. The selection will be done through Written Test (CBT 1 & CBT 2), Document Verification, and Medical Examination.

Ans. Candidate should possess a Engineering Diploma/Degree from any recognized university to apply for RRB JE 2024 Exam.

Ans. RRB JE Notification 2024 will be released between June and September 2024.

Ans. As per last notification, the salary of RRB JE is as Level 6th CPC Pay Matrix with initial pay of Rs.35,400/- plus other allowances as admissible

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