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At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- 6,557 vacancies CEN 02/2026 notifies 323 Technician Grade-I Signal (Level 5) and 6,234 Technician Grade-III (Level 2) vacancies; eight Level-2 categories are 'merged post categories' covering several designations each.
- Education
- 10th · ITI / Diploma · Professional degree Technician Grade-I Signal: B.Sc. in Physics, Electronics, Computer Science, Information Technology or Instrumentation, or a three-year engineering diploma or degree in those streams. Technician Grade-III: Matriculation/SSLC plus a trade-relevant ITI from an NCVT/SCVT institution, or Matriculation/SSLC plus Course Completed Act Apprenticeship in that trade — per Annexure A of CEN 02/2026.
- Age
- 18–33 years for Technician Grade-I Signal and 18–30 years for Technician Grade-III, both as on 1 Jul 2026 under CEN 02/2026, before the relaxations in para 8.1. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- ₹500 for all candidates, of which ₹400 is refunded on appearing in the CBT, and ₹250 for SC, ST, ex-servicemen, PwBD, female, transgender, minority and EBC candidates, refunded on appearing in the CBT. CEN 02/2026 requires the fee to be paid separately for each pay level applied to. Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- Pay Level 5 with an initial pay of ₹29,200 for Technician Grade-I Signal and Pay Level 2 with an initial pay of ₹19,900 for Technician Grade-III, per CEN 02/2026. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2026 Central · All India / RRB-wise
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Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Current published count6,557 vacancies
Check source ↗| Scope | UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technician Grade-I Signal (Pay Level 5) | — | — | — | — | — | 323 |
| Technician Grade-III, all categories (Pay Level 2) | — | — | — | — | — | 6,234 |
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
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Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
Indicative notice in Employment News
23 May 2026
- completed
Detailed CEN 02/2026 published, applications opened
30 Jun 2026
- completed
Applications closed
29 Jul 2026 (23:59)
- completed
Last date for fee payment
31 Jul 2026 (23:59)
- current
Modification window closes
10 Aug 2026
Opened 1 Aug 2026; a ₹250 non-refundable modification fee applies per correction. - tentative
Computer-based test
Date not announced — see official portal
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Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- A separate application and a separate fee are required for each pay level, because CEN 02/2026 holds a separate CBT for each level.
- Only one RRB may be chosen per pay level, and that choice is final; applying to more than one RRB for the same level rejects all those applications.
- For Level-2 Technician posts, CEN 02/2026 does not accept an engineering diploma or degree in lieu of ITI or Course Completed Act Apprenticeship unless the post parameter says so.
- Medical standards run from A-3 to C-1 depending on the category, and CEN 02/2026 gives no alternative appointment to a candidate found medically unsuitable.
Relaxations & certificates
- SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
- Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
If your degree title, age, domicile or category certificate is unusual, mark yourself “check required” and read the official wording.
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Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Computer-based test (CBT), separately for each pay level
- 2Document verification, shortlisting RRB-wise at 1:1 of the vacancies on CBT merit
- 3Medical examination — the stages fixed by CEN 02/2026 para 16
Syllabus snapshot
- Technician Grade-I Signal CBT: 100 questions in 90 minutes — General Awareness 10, General Intelligence and Reasoning 15, Basics of Computers and Applications 20, Mathematics 20 and Basic Science and Engineering 35 (indicative split, CEN 02/2026).
- Technician Grade-III CBT: 100 questions in 90 minutes — Mathematics 25, General Intelligence and Reasoning 25, General Science 40 and General Awareness 10 (indicative split, CEN 02/2026).
- Negative marking of one-third mark per wrong answer; qualifying marks UR/EWS 40%, OBC-NCL 30%, SC 30%, ST 25%.
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Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
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Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
noticeCEN notices on the unified RRB portal (RRB Chandigarh)websiteUnified RRB recruitment portalapplyRRB online application portal (rrbapply.gov.in)
- Primary source
- Detailed Centralised Employment Notification CEN No. 02/2026 (Technician Categories), served from the unified RRB portal
- Published / changed
- Indicative notice 23 May 2026; detailed CEN 02/2026 and its FAQ published 30 Jun 2026; re-checked 4 Aug 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 19:06 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.