Over 2.5 lakh Vacancies in India Railways; Agniveers to Get Reservation in Railway Jobs

Over 2.5 lakh vacancies are lying vacant in Indian Railways. Agniveers to get reservation in the various railway jobs. A total of 1,28,349 candidates have been empanelled to Group C Posts and 1,47,280 candidates have been empanelled to Level-1 posts. Read details here.

The Union Railway Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw in written reply to Rajya Sabha said that a total of 2,48,895 vacancies in all zones of Railways in Group C Post while 2070 posts are vacant in Group A & B posts. The Minister further informed that a total of 1,28,349 candidates have been empanelled (Till June 30, 2023) to Group C posts (excluding Level-1) against notifications. A total of 1,47,280 candidates have been empanelled (upto June 30, 2023) to Level-1 posts against notifications. The direct recruitment to Group A Services in Indian Railways is done by UPSC.

Offer of appointments is given to all the empaneled candidates subject to their satisfying all eligibility criteria, including verification of character and antecedents. As such no candidates are kept on the waitlist after being empanelled.

Earlier this year, the Minister had shared that as on December 23, 20233, out of the total 3.12 lakh non-gazetted posts lying vacant pan-India in Indian Railways, a total of 77,079 vacancies are under the signal and telecommunications and traffic transportation departments all across the country.

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Post-Wise Vacancies

Check below the post-wise vacancies lying vacant in Indian Railways.

Post-Wise Vacancy in Railways shared on August 4, 2023
Zonal Railway	Group 'A' & 'B' posts	Group 'C' posts (including Level-1)
Central	103	25281
East Coast	94	8114
East Central	187	12812
Eastern	216	29869
Metro	37	993
North Central	135	15962
North Eastern	79	12830
Northeast Frontier	171	12365
Northern	168	32468
North Western	108	9813
South Central	77	10338
South East Central	83	7796
South Eastern	172	13432
Southern	121	15240
South Western	54	4843
West Central	73	11142
Western	192	25597
Total	2070	248895

Reservation of Agniveers in Indian Railways

A horizontal reservation of 10 per cent in Level 1 and 5 per cent in Level 2 and above against Indian Railways direct recruitment quota of various non-gazetted posts is provided to Agniveers provided they fulfill the eligibility criteria. Besides, 10 per cent reservation is provided to Agniveers in the recruitment to the post of Constable in RPF/RPSF.

Age relaxation of five years is provided to the first batch of Agniveers and relaxation of three years has been provided to the subsequent batches of Agniveers, over and above the existing age limit. Agniveers are exempted from Physical Efficiency Test during recruitment wherever applicable including for the post of Constable in RPF/RPSF.