RRB JE 2026 preparation

RRB JE 2026: Overview

RRB JE is the Indian Railways recruitment exam for Junior Engineer (JE), Depot Material Superintendent (DMS) and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA) posts. It is held by the Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) under the Ministry of Railways through one Centralised Employment Notice (CEN) for all RRBs. All three posts are in Pay Level 6. JEs work in departments such as Civil (Engineering), Mechanical, Electrical and Signal & Telecommunication; DMS posts are in the Stores department.

Current status (as of 4 November 2026)

• CEN 04/2026 (3,993 posts in the detailed notice; later news reports say 4,029): applications closed on 13 September 2026. CBT-1 was held on 27 and 28 October 2026. The 28 October exam at some Andhra Pradesh centres was deferred because of Cyclone Arnab.
• CEN 05/2025 (2,569 posts at notification): CBT-1 (Feb 2026) and CBT-2 (2 July 2026) are over. The CBT-2 result and DV/medical shortlist came on 16 September 2026.

Selection stages

1. CBT-1 (screening, qualifying)
2. CBT-2 (marks decide merit)
3. Document Verification (DV)
4. Medical Examination

Key facts

Use the tabs above for the notification, how to apply, exam pattern, syllabus, dates, salary, admit card, result and cut-off.

Source: CEN 04/2026 detailed notice (copy of RRB PDF), RRB Secunderabad – CEN 04/2026 notices, CEN 05/2025 detailed notice (RRB Ranchi), Free Press Journal – JE 2026 applications, CareerIndia – JE CBT-1 dates, CareerIndia – AP centres deferred, Careers360 – JE CBT-2 result, Dainik Bhaskar English – JE 2026 vacancies