Railway Technician Recruitment 2024: The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), Ministry of Railways has reopened the Application Process for Technician Grade III vacancies. During this application process, fresh candidates will be allowed to apply for the posts and existing candidates will be able to modify their choices and make some changes to their application forms. The last date to apply for the technician posts is October 16, 2024.
Candidates with ITI in the related trade are eligible to apply for Technician Posts. Interested and eligible candidates are invited to apply online for various categories of Technicians Grade Ill through the Web-Link: rrbapply.gov.in. This recruitment drive will fill 14298 Technician posts in the organization. Earlier, the number of vacancies to be filled was 9144 for open line (17 categories), which was enhanced to 14298 after RRB received additional demand from Zonal Railways/Production Units.
Applicants who are not exempted have to pay an application fee of Rs. 500/-. Required educational qualifications, experience, age limit and other post details are given in brief below, check all the details before applying for the mentioned positions —
Overview of Jammu and Kashmir Railway Recruitment 2024
As mentioned in the employment notification released by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), there are 14298 posts to be filled in RRBs across the country. We have tabulated important details below:-
| Organisation | Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) |
| Advt No. | CEN 02/2024 |
| Post Name | Technician |
| No. of Posts | 14298 Posts (Revised) |
| Category | Govt |
| Type | Regular |
| Job Location | All India |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Selection Process | CBT |
| Last Date | Oct 16th, 2024 |
| Official Website | https://www.rrbapply.gov.in/ |
- Vacancy Details of Railway Technician Recruitment 2024:
- Eligibility Criteria of Railway Technician Recruitment 2024
- Application Fee:
- How to Apply for Railway Technician Recruitment 2024
- Selection Process:
- Important Dates
- RRB Technician Recruitment 2024 Notification | Download PDF
- Important instructions for both new and existing candidates. Here are some important points to remember-
Vacancy Details of Railway Technician Recruitment 2024:
| Post Name | No. of Posts | Pay Scale |
|---|---|---|
| Technician Grade III | 14298 | Level 2 (Initial Pay: Rs.19,900/-) |
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Eligibility Criteria of Railway Technician Recruitment 2024
Below we have summarized the required eligibility criteria such as qualification required, age limit, experience, etc. Candidates are advised to go through the eligibility criteria before applying for any post mentioned in the notification.
Educational Qualification
As mentioned in the RRB Technician Recruitment 2024 notification of the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), candidates must possess 10th or its equivalent from a recognized educational board with ITI from recognized institutions of NCVT/SCVT in the related trade (OR) Matriculation / SSLC plus Course Completed Act Apprenticeship in the related Trade.
Age Limit for Railway Technician Recruitment 2024
Before applying candidates must fulfill the age requirement criteria as mentioned in the notification. The age limit for RRB Technician posts is 18 – 33 years.
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Application Fee:
The application fee is Rs. 500/-. However SC/ ST/ Ex-Serviceman/ PWDs/ Female/ Transgender/ Minorities/ Economically backward class is Rs. 250/-. The payment should be done online through internet banking, debit/ credit cards or UPI.
How to Apply for Railway Technician Recruitment 2024
Interested and eligible candidates can submit their applications online through the official website indianrailways.gov.in.
Here’s DIRECT LINK TO APPLY
- Visit the official website of RRB at rrbapply.gov.in.
- Click on the “Apply” tab to apply for RRB Technician Recruitment 2024 on the homepage.
- Fill in the required details and complete the registration process.
- Review your personal information.
- Upload necessary documents
- Pay the application fee and submit the application form.
- Take a printout of final submitted form for future use.
Selection Process:
The selection process comprises of following Stages:
i) Computer Based Test
ii) Document Verification
Exam Pattern and Syllabus for RRB Technician Gr III Recruitment 2024:
| Subjects | No. of Questions |
|---|---|
| Maths | 25 |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 |
| General Science | 40 |
| General Awareness | 10 |
Information on the Examination schedule and venues will be given to eligible candidates in due course through RRB websites, SMS and email.
Important Dates
The Important Dates (Reopend) for Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Technician Recruitment are mentioned in the table below:-
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Start Date to Apply Online (Reopen Date) | 02-10-2024 |
| Last Date to Apply Online | 16-10-2024 |
The modification window will open on October 17 and will close on October 21, 2024.
RRB Technician Recruitment 2024 Notification | Download PDF
Interested candidates can download the official notification of the Railway Recruitment Board by clicking the link below to check the detailed information about the application process for Technician Grade III Posts.
DOWNLOAD OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION
Candidates who had already applied and paid the application fees are treated as existing candidates. They will not be required to pay any extra fee during this window. The existing candidates will also be given an opportunity to change their option of RRB, preference for Zonal Railway(s)/PUs, and preference for all applicable Technician Gr. III category posts.
Important instructions for both new and existing candidates. Here are some important points to remember-
- The candidates who have applied to any one of or more categories and paid the requisite fees will be treated as existing candidates. They can avail the window without paying any additional fee. These candidates can apply for the existing or newly added categories and modify the previously selected categories.
- Existing candidates will only have the option to edit educational qualifications, re-upload photographs and signatures and changing RRB and post preferences.
- The existing candidates are not required to submit fresh applications.
- New candidates are those who submitted their applications previously but did not pay the fee, those who have applied and paid the fee for the category 1 (Technician Grade 1 Signal) post but did not apply for Technician Grade 3 post. Candidates who have applied for other recruitment drives conducted by the RRBs this year other than the one for Technician under CEN 02/2024 and those who have not applied for any recruitment drive conducted by the RRBs this year are also treated as new candidates.
- During the re-opened application window, new candidates can apply for Technician Grade III posts under categories 2 to 40.
- Candidates will get a window from October 17 to 2, 2024 to edit their application forms on the payment of Rs. 250 per modification. New candidates can edit their forms as per the conditions laid down on the employment notification. Existing candidates will have limited access during the edit window – educational qualification, zone and post preferences, photo and signature.
- For any help regarding RRB Technician recruitment, candidates can contact the helpdesk numbers – 9592011188 and 01725653333 between 10 am and 5 pm. They can also email at rrb.help@csc.gov.in.
