Railway Recruitment Board (RRB).
Last Date: 19/01/2026.
Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), Ministry of Railways, Govt. of India has invited employment notification CEN No. 08/2025 for the recruitment of 312 Posts of Isolated Category in various RRBs. The online application process for RRB Isolated Category Vacancy 2026 has been started from 30th December 2025 to 29th January 2026.
Interested and eligible candidates may read the advertisement and apply online here.
RRB Ministerial & Isolated Category Recruitment 2026
Name of post: Isolated Category
No of posts: 311 posts
No of posts under RRB Guwahati: 19 posts
Advertisement No: CEN: 08/2025
Pay scale: Level 02, 06 & 07 of 7th CPC Pay Matrix plus other allowances as admissible.
Helpline: Email: rrb.help@csc.gov.in, Phone: 9592001188, 01725653333
Eligibility Criteria of RRB Recruitment
Age Limit & Educational Qualification: Post-wise Age Limit & Educational Qualification is as follow. (For details, pl check official notification)
| Name of posts | Educational Qualification | Age Limit (as on 01/01/2026) |
|---|
| Chief Law Assistant | A University Degree in Law with 3 years standing practice as a Pleader at Bar
Serving Railway employees who are Law Graduates are also eligible to apply for these posts |
18 to 40 years |
| Public Prosecutor | Graduate with Bachelor degree in Law from recognized University and with five year standing as an advocate at Bar | 18 to 32 years |
| Scientific Assistant/Training | Second Class Masters Degree in Psychology
One year experience in Administration of Psychological tests.
Desirable: (1) Knowledge of Computers and Statistics
(2) Specialization in Industrial / Organizational Psychology. |
18 to 35 years |
| Junior Translator (Hindi) |
Master's Degree of in Hindi or English with English or Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject or as a medium of examination at Degree level (OR)
Master's Degree of a recognized University or equivalent in any subject other than Hindi or English, with Hindi or English medium and English or Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject or as a medium of examination at Degree level (OR)
Master's Degree of a recognized University or equivalent in any subject other than Hindi or English, with Hindi and English as a compulsory or elective subjects of either of the two as medium of examination and other as a compulsory or elective subject at Degree level
Recognized Diploma or Certificate Course in translation from Hindi to English and vice - versa or 2-years experience of translation work from Hindi to English and vice-versa in Central or State Government offices, including Government of India Undertaking |
18 to 33 years |
| Senior Publicity Inspector | Degree from recognized University and Diploma in Public Relations / Advertising / Journalism / Mass Communication from a recognized institution / University
Desirable: 2 years experience in related fields. |
18 to 33 years |
| Staff & Welfare Inspector |
Graduation plus any one of the following qualifications
(A) Diploma in Labour/ Social Welfare
(B) Diploma in Labour Laws
(C) LLB with papers in Labour Laws
(D) PG Diploma in Personnel Management
(E) MBA with papers in Personnel Management awarded by an Institution of the Govt. of India
(F) MBA/HR awarded by an institution recognized by the Govt. of India
(G) PG Diploma in Human Resource Management provided that its curriculum includes relevant papers in Personnel Management awarded by an institution recognized by the Govt of India. |
18 to 33 years |
| Lab Assistant Grade 3 (Chemist and Metallurgist) | 12th(+2 stage) or its equivalent examination with Science (Physics and Chemistry) as subjects or its equivalent. | 18 to 30 years |
Scientific Supervisor /
Ergonomics
And Training |
(A) Second Class Masters Degree in Psychology or
Physiology.
(B) Two years experience in Administration of
Psychological Tests of Mental abilities and
Personality. OR Two years research in
Work Psychology. OR Two years experience in
Developing Training Module or Conducting Training
Programme. Desirable: Specialization in Industrial
Psychology, Ergonomics / Counseling with
knowledge of Statistics and Computers |
18 to 35 years |
Age Relaxation: The relaxation of upper age limit for reserved categories are as follows:
| Category | Age Relaxation |
|---|
| OBC-NCL | 3 years |
| SC/ST | 5 years |
| PwBD | 10 years |
Application Fee: Candidates have to pay an application fee as mentioned below:
| Category | Fee |
|---|
SC / ST / Ex-Serviceman / PWDs / Female / Transgender / Minorities / Economically backward class.
(The fee for these categories shall be refunded after deducting bank charges as applicable, on appearing in First Stage CBT.) | Rs. 250 |
| Others | Rs. 500 |
How to Apply for RRB Recruitment ?
Interested and eligible candidates may apply online for these posts by visiting the official portal of RRB. They may follow below mentioned steps.
a) Scroll down, go to Important Web-Links section.
b) Click on Online Application Form link.
c) A new webpage will be opened.
d) Enter all your personal and educational details as required.
e) Upload your passport sized photograph and signature and other required documents.
f) Pay the examination fee as per your category and at the end click on submit button .
g) Don't forget to take a print of submitted application form.
Important Dates of RRB Recruitment 2026
- Starting date of submission of online application: 30th December 2025
- Last date of submission of online application: 29th January 2026
Important Web-Links of RRB Vacancy
Selection Process of RRB Recruitment
The recruitment process of RRB Ministerial & Isolated Categories posts shall involve Single Stage CBT, Performance Test/Teaching Skill Test, Translation Test (as applicable) and DV/Medical Examination.
Computer Based Test
Name of exam: Computer Based Test (CBT)
Date of exam: To be updated later
Mode of exam: Online (CBT)
Duration of exam: 90 minutes (120 minutes for PwBD candidates who are availing the Scribe facility)
Total no. of questions: 100 nos
Type of questions: Multiple Choice Question
Standard of questions: The standard of questions for the Single Stage CBT will be generally in conformity with the educational standards prescribed for the posts
Negative marking: There shall be negative marking @1/3rd marks for each wrong answer.
Pass marks: Minimum percentage of marks for eligibility in various communities: UR-40%, EWS-40%, OBC(Non Creamy Layer)-30%, SC-30% and ST-25%. These percentages of marks for eligibility may be relaxed by 2 marks for PwBD candidates in case of shortage of PwBD candidates against vacancies reserved for them.
Normalization: The normalized marks scored by the candidate in the CBT shall be used for shortlisting the candidates for Performance Test/Teaching Skill Test, Translation Test, DV (as applicable) for the posts.
Syllabus of CBT
Section wise number of questions and marks for all the posts except Junior Translator/Hindi are detailed below:
| Subject | Number of questions | Marks allotted |
|---|
| Professional Ability | 50 | 50 |
| General Awareness | 15 | 15 |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 15 | 15 |
| Mathematics | 10 | 10 |
| General Science | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
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