Railways

Every RRB application runs through one account on rrbapply.gov.in with a live photograph and Aadhaar verification; the fee is ₹500 with ₹400 refunded on appearing in the first CBT, or ₹250 fully refunded for SC, ST, ex-servicemen, PwBD, women, transgender, minority and EBC candidates; a ten-day modification window at ₹250 per change follows each closing date; and marks in every multi-shift CBT are normalised before cut-offs. The exam guides below carry the full tables, vacancies by RRB or post, eligibility and medical standards, the procedure from account to appointment and free mock tests on the current patterns.

One-third negative marking

Harsher than the quarter applied in banking and the SSC rate. A blind guess across four options is clearly negative in expected value, and even a two-option guess yields only a modest edge. Disciplined skipping matters more here than in most exams.

Normalisation across shifts

Because these examinations run across many shifts and days, scores are adjusted so that a candidate who drew a harder shift is not penalised. The practical effect is that the raw mark you calculate afterwards is not the figure compared against the cutoff, and comparing raw scores across shifts tells you very little.

Medical classification by post

Every railway post carries a medical standard, and safety-related roles — Assistant Loco Pilot most of all — apply strict vision and colour perception requirements. Because the medical comes last, a candidate can clear every stage and be found ineligible. Check the classification for your target posts at the start.