RRB Group D Vacancy 2025: Check Post-Wise 32,438 Vacancies List Here

Railway Recruitment Board Group D 2024 ( RRB Group D )

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Registration: 23 Jan '25 - 22 Feb '25

Anangsha Patra

Anangsha PatraDeputy Manager – Editorial

Updated on Jan 3, 2025 13:17 IST

RRB Group D Vacancy 2025: Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) released RRB Group D 2025 vacancies along with the notification. A total of 32,438 vacancies were announced for the exam. RRB Group D notification 2025 was released in PDF and comprises details related to the number of vacancies. The vacancies are released to select candidates for RRB Group D Level 1 posts. The posts filled through RRB Group D vacancies are Track Maintainer Grade-IV, Helper/Assistant in various technical departments (Electrical, Mechanical, and S&T departments), Assistant Pointsman, Level-1 posts in other departments of Indian Railways. In 2022, 1,03,769 vacancies were announced for the exam.

RRB Group D selection process comprises Computer Based Tests, Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Document Verification, and Medical Examination. Read below for more details on RRB Group D vacancy including zone-wise and category-wise vacancy break-up. 

Also Read: RRB Group D Dates 

Q:   What is RRB Group D selection process?

A:
RRB Group D selection process comprises CBT, PET/PST, document verification and medical exam. The transgender candidates are given relaxation in the PET. CCAAs trained in railway establishment are given due weightage of marks obtained in their NCVT exam in preparation of final merit list after the conduct of CBT. Based on the performance of candidates in CBT subject to their qualifying in PER, candidates are called for document verification as per their merit and options. In case of two or more candidates secure same marks, their merit position is determined by age criteria i.e., older person is placed at higher merit and in case age is same, then alphabetical order (A to Z) of the name is taken into account to break the tie. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to their passing requisite Medical Fitness Test conducted by the Railway Administration, final verification of educational and community certificates and verification of antecedents/character of the candidates. All candidates clearing the DV are called for medical exam. RRBs/RRCs only recommend names of the empanelled candidates and appointment is offered only by the respective Railway Administrations.
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Q:   How many vacancies were announced for RRB Group D 2022 exam?

A:

A total of 1,03,769 vacancies were announced for RRB Group D 2022 exam. A total of 42,355 vacancies were announced for General category, 15,559 for OBC category, 15,559 for SC and 7,984 for ST. The vacancy break-up is given below.

RailwayTotal Vacancy

Central Railway

9345

East Central Railway

3563

East Coast Railway

2555

Eastern Railway, CLW, & Metro

10873 10514

North Central Railway and DLW

4730

North Eastern Railway, MCF and RDSO

4002

North Western Railway

5249

Northeast Frontier Railway

2894

Northern Railway, DMF and RCF

13153

South Central Railway

9328

South East Central Railway

1664

South Eastern Railway

4914

South Western Railway and RWF

7167

Southern Railway and ICF

9579

West Central Railway

4019

Western Railway

10734

Total Vacancies

103769

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Q:   How many vacancies have been announced for RRB Group D in previous years'?

A:

The year-wise total recruitment done through RRB Group D is given below.

YearGroup ‘C’ Level 1 (Erstwhile Group D) Through RRCs

2016-2017

6731

2017-2018

5362

2018-2019

4766

2019-2020

55942

2020-2021

3327

Total

76128

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Q:   In how many languages RRB Group D question paper will be framed?

A:

The question paper of RRB Group D CBT is formulated in 15 languages Hindi English Urdu, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipur, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu. The RRB paper, or Railway Recruitment Board paper, can be in various languages depending on the region or the specific examination. However, the majority of RRB papers are in the official language of the state in which the examination is taking place. For example, if the examination is taking place in Tamil Nadu, the paper is likely to be in Tamil. Likewise, if the exam is taking place in Kolkata, the language of the question paper will be in Bengali. Candidates can opt to choose the exam language while filling the application form.

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RRB Group D Vacancy 2024

RRB Group D vacancy 2024 is available now. The post-wise and category-wise vacancy break-up is given below.

RRB Group D Vacancy 2024 (Post-wise distribution)

Category

Department

Vacancies

Pointsman-B

Traffic

5058

Assistant (Track Machine)

Engineering

799

Assistant (Bridge)

Engineering

301

Track Maintainer Gr. IV

Engineering

13187

Assistant P-Way

Engineering

247

Assistant (C&W)

Mechanical

2587

Assistant TRD

Electrical

1381

Assistant (S&T)

S&T

2012

Assistant Loco Shed (Diesel)

Mechanical

420

Assistant Loco Shed (Electrical)

Electrical

950

Assistant Operations (Electrical)

Electrical

744

Assistant TL & AC

Electrical

1041

Assistant TL & AC (Workshop)

Electrical

624

Assistant (Workshop) (Mech)

Mechanical

3077

Total

32438

RRB Group D Vacancy 2024 (Railway/PU wise distribution)

Railway Vacancies

Central Railway

3244

CLW

42

PLW

86

ECR

1250

ECOR

964

ER

1775

ICF

445

MCF

38

NAIR

--

NCR

2020

NER

1332

NWR

1433

NFR

2048

NR

4586

RCF

112

RWF

13

RWP

01

SCR

1642

SECR

1337

SER

1044

SWR

490

SR

2249

WCR

1614

WR

4672

Total Vacancies

32438

RRB Group D 2025 Dates

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of RRB Group D 2024 exam

DatesUpcoming Exam Dates

23 Jan '25 -

22 Feb '25

RRB Group D 2024-25 application form

25 Feb '25 -

06 Mar '25

RRB Group D 2025 application form correction window

DatesPast Exam Dates

19 Jan '23

PET Date for Chennai

03 Jan '23

RRB Group D PET admit card

11 Oct '22

RRB Group D Phase 5 exam date

RRB Group D Last Year Vacancy

The previous year's RRB Group D vacancy helps candidates to know how many vacancies are announced every year for the RRB Group D recruitment exam. The railway authorities release a large number of vacancies for RRB Group D exam. Candidates need to follow a good RRB Group D preparation to crack the exam. Candidates can check below RRB Group D last year vacancy.

RRB Group D Vacancy 2022: Zone-Wise 

The zone-wise RRB Group D vacancy is given below.

Railway Total Vacancy

Central Railway

9345

East Central Railway

3563

East Coast Railway

2555

Eastern Railway, CLW, & Metro

10873 10514

North Central Railway and DLW

4730

North Eastern Railway, MCF and RDSO

4002

North Western Railway

5249

Northeast Frontier Railway

2894

Northern Railway, DMF and RCF

13153

South Central Railway

9328

South East Central Railway

1664

South Eastern Railway

4914

South Western Railway and RWF

7167

Southern Railway and ICF

9579

West Central Railway

4019

Western Railway

10734

Total Vacancies

103769

Also Read: 

RRB Group D Syllabus 

RRB Group D Pattern 

RRB Group D Vacancy 2022: Category-Wise

Candidates can check below the category-wise RRB Group D zone wise vacancy 2022 for different categories :

Vacancies for UR & OBC 

Railway UR OBC

Central Railway

3,597

1,398

East Central Railway

1,369

555

East Coast Railway

1,034

412

Eastern Railway, CLW & Metro

4,926

1461

North Central Railway & DLW

2,080

678

North Eastern Railway, MCF &  RDSO

1,570

615

North Western Railway

2,132

814

Northeast Frontier Railway

1,119

449

Northern Railway, DMW and RCF

5,144

2,017

South Central Railway

3,663

1432

South East Central Railway

797

219

South Eastern Railway

1,933

738

South Western Railway and RWF

2,745

1,138

Southern Railway and ICF

4,363

1,353

West Central Railway

1,596

633

Western Railway

4,287

1,647

Total

42,355

15,559

RRB Group D zone wise Vacancy 2022 for SC, ST & EWS

Railway SC ST EWS

Central Railway

1,398

759

935

East Central Railway

555

325

358

East Coast Railway

412

198

258

Eastern Railway, CLW & Metro

1461

775

1,087

North Central Railway & DLW

678

317

474

North Eastern Railway, MCF & RDSO

615

307

403

North Western Railway

814

384

526

Northeast Frontier Railway

449

226

291

Northern Railway, DMW and RCF

2,017

1,031

1,317

South Central Railway

1432

722

934

South East Central Railway

219

115

167

South Eastern Railway

738

361

482

South Western Railway and RWF

1,138

557

715

Southern Railway and ICF

1,353

787

958

West Central Railway

633

308

402

Western Railway

1,647

812

1,074

Total

15,559

7,984

10,381

Note: Besides these, the total number of vacancies reserved for PwBD is 4,326, ExSM/CCAA is 20,734 and Backward PwBD is 112. 

RRB Group D Revised Vacancy 2022 for South East Central Railway

RRB Group D vacancy has been revised for South East Central Railway. The vacancy break-up is given below.

Post Total

Assistant (Workshop)

76

Assistant C& W

124

Assistant Depot(Stores)

0

Assistant Loco Shed(Electrical)

25

Assistant Pointsman

609

Assistant Signal & Telecom

42

Assistant Track Machine

176

Assistant TL and AC

23

Assistant TRD

47

Assistant Works

0

Track Maintainer Grade -IV

542

RRB Group D Revised Vacancy 2022 for Central Railway

RRB Group D vacancy for Central Railway has been revised. The vacancies have been revised to 9345. 

Name of the Post No. of Vacancies

ASSISTANT (WORKSHOP)

144

ASSISTANT BRIDGE *

53

ASSISTANT C and W

870

ASSISTANT DEPOT (STORES) &

69

ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (DIESEL)

105

ASSISTANT LOCO SHED (ELECTRICAL)

90

ASSISTANT OPERATIONS (ELECTRICAL)

4

ASSISTANT POINTSMAN

1282

ASSISTANT SIGNAL and TELECOM

621

ASSISTANT TRACK MACHINE

377

ASSISTANT TL and AC

363

ASSISTANT TL and AC (WORKSHOP)

288

ASSISTANT TRD

385

ASSISTANT WORKS ***

180

HOSPITAL ASSISTANT

112

TRACK MAINTAINER GRADE IV

4402

Total

9345

RRB Group D Revised Vacancy 2022 for Eastern Railway, CLW, **amp; Metro

RRB Eastern Railways have revised RRB Group D vacancy for Eastern Railway, CLW & Metro. Total vacancies have been reduced to 10514. Earlier, the total number of vacancies was 10873. Total 359 vacancies have been reduced. While revising the vacancies it has been ensured that the total number of reserved vacancies, both vertical and horizontal for each community as well as for each sub-category within PwBD has not been reduced.

RRB Group D Central Railway Vacancy 2022

Category No. of RRB Group D Vacancy

UR

3597

SC

1398

ST

759

OBC

2656

EWS

935

Total

9345

RRB Group D East Central Railway Vacancy 2022

Category No. of RRB Group D Vacancy

UR

3597

SC

555

ST

325

OBC

956

EWS

358

Total

3563

RRB Group D East Coast Vacancy 2022 

Category No. of RRB Group D Vacancy

UR

1034

SC

412

ST

198

OBC

653

EWS

258

Total

2555

RRB Group D Eastern Railway, CLW, & Metro Vacancy 2022

Category No. of RRB Group D Vacancy

UR

4926

SC

1461

ST

775

OBC

2619

EWS

1087

Total

10873

RRB Group D North Central Railway and DLW Vacancy 2022

Category No. of RRB Group D Vacancy

UR

2080

SC

678

ST

317

OBC

1175

EWS

474

Total

4730

RRB Group D North Eastern Railway, MCF and RDSO Vacancy

Category No. of RRB Group D Vacancy

UR

1570

SC

615

ST

307

OBC

1107

EWS

403

Total

4002

RRB Group D North Western Railway Vacancy 2022

Category No. of RRB Group D Vacancy

UR

2132

SC

814

ST

384

OBC

1393

EWS

526

Total

5249

RRB Group D Northeast Frontier Railway Vacancy

Category No. of RRB Group D Vacancy

UR

1119

SC

449

ST

226

OBC

809

EWS

291

Total

2894

RRB Group D Northern Railway, DMF and RCF Vacancy

Category No. of RRB Group D Vacancy

UR

5144

SC

2017

ST

1031

OBC

3644

EWS

1317

Total

13153

RRB Group D South Central Railway Vacancy 2022

Category No. of RRB Group D Vacancy

UR

3663

SC

1432

ST

722

OBC

2577

EWS

934

Total

9328

RRB Group D South East Central Railway Vacancy 2022

Category No. of RRB Group D Vacancy

UR

797

SC

219

ST

115

OBC

366

EWS

167

Total

1664

RRB Group D South Eastern Railway Vacancy 2022

Category No. of RRB Group D Vacancy

UR

1933

SC

738

ST

361

OBC

1305

EWS

482

Total

4914

RRB Group D South Western Railway and RWF Vacancy 2022

Category No. of RRB Group D Vacancy

UR

2745

SC

1138

ST

557

OBC

2006

EWS

715

Total

7167

RRB Group D Southern Railway and ICF Vacancy 2022

Category No. of RRB Group D Vacancy

UR

4363

SC

1353

ST

787

OBC

2118

EWS

958

Total

9579

RRB Group D West Central Railway Vacancy 2022

Category No. of RRB Group D Vacancy

UR

1596

SC

633

ST

308

OBC

1080

EWS

402

Total

4019

RRB Group D West Railway Vacancy 2022

Category No. of RRB Group D Vacancy

UR

4287

SC

1647

ST

812

OBC

2914

EWS

1074

Total

10734

RRB Group D Salary

RRB Group D salary is decided by the railway authorities as per the 7th pay commission. According to RRB Group D salary, the salary ranges between INR 22,000 to 25,000 per month with the basic pay of INR 18,000. Besides, candidates are entitled to various perks and allowances. The salary structure of RRB Group D is given below.

Highlights RRB Group D Salary
Pay-Level of posts Level-1
Pay Matrix 7th CPC 
Pay Scale INR 5,200-20,200
Basic Pay INR 18,000
Grade Pay INR 1,800
HRA 8% to 24%
DA INR 3,060
Travel Allowances Depend upon location
Gross Salary INR 22,500-25,380

RRB Group D Vacancies 2025 FAQs

Candidates can check below RRB Group D vacancies FAQs.

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