RRB JE 2026 Exam Date (CBT 1: 27, 28 and 30 October), Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Vacancies and Free Mock Tests

How the two stages divide

• CBT 1 — mathematics, general intelligence and reasoning, general awareness and general science. A screening paper with no technical content at all.
• CBT 2 — general awareness, physics and chemistry, basics of computers and applications, basics of environment and pollution control, and Technical Abilities — which alone carries two thirds of the paper.

Other conditions

• Fee — The examination fee is ₹500 for general candidates, of which ₹400 is refunded (less bank charges) to those who appear in the first CBT; SC, ST, ex-servicemen, PwBD, female, transgender, minority and Economically Backward Class candidates pay ₹250, refunded in full on appearing. The refund goes only to the bank account seeded with the candidate’s Aadhaar, so the account has to be linked before the application is submitted.
• Medical — Standards by post in Annexure A — B1 for CMA and most JE posts, with the other standards as listed for each post; examined after verification.
• One RRB — Apply to one RRB and rank its posts and zones; multiple applications are all rejected. Candidates with qualifications not in the mapping who are eligible for DMS choose an exam group at registration.

The RRB JE process, from account to appointment

1. Create an account on rrbapply.gov.in One account serves every RRB notification: mobile number, e-mail, name, parents’ names and date of birth exactly as on the matriculation certificate, and Aadhaar verification. Details in the account form — and the RRB chosen — cannot be changed later, even in the paid modification window, so they must be right at this step.
2. Choose one RRB and rank the posts You apply to one Railway Recruitment Board only, and are examined and considered against that RRB’s vacancies; a second application to any RRB cancels all of them. Inside the chosen RRB you rank every post and zone you are eligible for and willing to join — posts left without a preference are treated as declined, and preferences are final.
3. Fill the form with a live photograph The form asks for qualification, category and the certificates you will produce at verification, captures a live photograph through the webcam or phone camera at the time of application, and takes uploads of the photograph, signature and any category certificates to the CEN’s specification.
4. Pay the fee The examination fee is ₹500 for general candidates, of which ₹400 is refunded (less bank charges) to those who appear in the first CBT; SC, ST, ex-servicemen, PwBD, female, transgender, minority and Economically Backward Class candidates pay ₹250, refunded in full on appearing. The refund goes only to the bank account seeded with the candidate’s Aadhaar, so the account has to be linked before the application is submitted.
5. Use the modification window if you must A ten-day window opens after applications close in which any field other than the account details and the chosen RRB can be corrected on payment of ₹250 per occasion, which is not refunded.
6. Application status, city intimation, then the e-call letter The RRBs publish a notice for checking whether your application was accepted. About ten days before your date the exam city and date, and the travel authority for SC and ST candidates, become visible in the login; the e-call letter itself is released about four days before the examination. Aadhaar-linked biometric authentication is done at the centre, so carry the original Aadhaar card and the same photo identity document named in the application, and keep Aadhaar biometrics unlocked.
7. The computer-based test Objective questions in the language chosen at application, with a separate scribe-eligible duration. There is no sectional timing; the whole paper is one clock. Mock tests to familiarise candidates with the interface are put on the RRB website before the examination.
8. Results, scores and the objection tracker After each CBT the question paper, responses and provisional answer key are opened in the login with an objection window; results are published RRB by RRB as PDF lists of roll numbers with category-wise normalised cut-offs, and individual scores can be viewed in the login for a limited period.
9. CBT 1 result and the 15-times shortlist Each RRB publishes the roll numbers shortlisted for CBT 2 — 15 times the community-wise vacancies notified against it, on normalised marks above the minimum qualifying percentage, considering post preferences — with cut-offs, and opens individual scores in the login. Candidates who used a reservation continue in that category.
10. CBT 2 in your exam group One hundred and fifty questions in two hours, of which 100 are technical abilities in the exam group fixed by your qualification at application. Normalised CBT 2 marks are the merit list.
11. Document verification, medical and allotment Candidates equal to the vacancies are called on CBT 2 merit with post and zone preferences; ties go to the older candidate, then alphabetical order. Originals of the diploma or degree with date of issue or semester mark sheets, age, category and NOC where employed are verified, the medical examination follows, and the RRB allots the zone or production unit by merit and preference. The railway issues the appointment as Junior Engineer on Level 6.

A five-month plan

1. Months 1–2: the technical syllabus of your exam group Work through the exam-group syllabus in Annexure VIII topic by topic with previous years’ technical questions alongside — the strength of materials, fluids, machines, thermodynamics and production sequence for mechanical; circuits, machines, measurement, power systems and electronics for electrical; surveying, building materials, soils, hydraulics, RCC and steel, estimating and transportation for civil.
2. Month 3: CBT 1 general sections Arithmetic and algebra to speed, the reasoning families, class-10 science and a general awareness spine with current affairs; a 100-question, 90-minute mock every week.
3. Month 4: CBT 2 mocks and the small sections A 150-question, two-hour mock every week with a third off per error and an error log by topic; the 50 non-technical marks — physics and chemistry to class 10, computer basics, environment and pollution control, general awareness — revised from short notes because they are recall.
4. Month 5: revision and the examination Formula sheets and the error log; taper mocks in the final ten days; confirm the exam group and preferences you submitted.

What the pattern means for the attempt

• CBT 2: 100 technical questions in about 80 minutes — Leave the 50 general questions 40 minutes and give the technical section the rest; accuracy at a third off per error decides the merit.
• CBT 1: science and mathematics are 60 of 100 — The two most learnable sections; a strong score there clears the 15-times shortlist comfortably.
• The environment and computer sections are cheap marks — Twenty questions from a short, fixed syllabus; do not skip them for lack of glamour.

Official documents

CEN 04/2026 — JE and DMS detailed notification (13 August 2026) CEN 04/2026 corrigendum 1 — additional JE and CMA vacancies (18 August 2026) CEN 04/2026 frequently asked questions (13 August 2026) CEN 05/2025 — JE, DMS and CMA detailed notification (28 October 2025) CEN 05/2025 CBT 1 result and cut-off, RRB Chandigarh (8 May 2026) CEN 04/2026 CBT 1 tentative schedule — 27, 28 and 30 October 2026 (16 September 2026) CEN 05/2025 CBT 2 result — cut-off merit index for document verification, RRB Chennai (16 September 2026) CEN 05/2025 CBT 2 schedule (21 May 2026) RRB portal — notices, results and e-call letters RRB application portal