
The RRB JE Exam is good news for engineers looking to secure a central government job. As per RRB JE Notification, a bunch of new vacancies were announced in the year 2021. RRB jobs are one of the most prestigious jobs in India besides the employees of RRB enjoy many other benefits. Moreover, the RRB employees will be enjoying a salary hike after the 7 pay commission. There is also an amazing opportunity for growth within the departments of RRB.
RRB JE is the exam conducted by Railway Recruitment Board to hire Junior Engineers in mainly two departments. The depts are Railway Engineering Dept and Railway Mechanical Dept. Entrants must check the eligibility criteria as specified by the RRB. The Entrants should be able to apply for RRB JE online through the official website. We would now look at the latest RRB JE Notification for 2021.
Groups | Job Post Numbers |
(Ex-Servicemen) Ex-SM. | 1254 |
(Other backward class) OBC. | 3403 |
R-HI. | 81 |
R-LD. | 259 |
R-MD. | 05 |
(Scheduled cast) SC. | 1958 |
(Scheduled Tribe) ST. | 1048 |
(Unreserved category) UR. | 7073 |
The details of state or region wise vacancies are yet to be released however, now we would take a quick look into the RRB JE Eligibility criteria for RRB JE Exam 2021.
The eligibility criteria for appearing in RRB JE consists of three important aspects. The aspects are Educational skill, Nationality, and Age limit of the candidates. At first, we would discuss the educational skill so let’s have a quick look into the aspect:
Educational skill Required | Job Posts of RRB |
Required Degree or Diploma on the relevant stream as per job post, from any Recognized University. | Junior Engineer (JE). |
Required to have Matric or equivalent degree and State Level Diploma or All India Accepted Certificate of Printing Press Technology or Equivalent from any recognized university or Institute. | Junior Engineer (JE) For Printing Press. |
Required to have a Degree or Diploma on the relevant stream as per job post, from any Recognized University. | Depot Material Superintended (DMS). |
Requires to have Post Graduate Degree in:
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Junior Engineer info Technology (JE IT). |
Required to have a BSC Degree with subjects namely Physics and Chemistry, should have passed with a minimum of 45% score. | Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA). |
We know about the education skill required for various posts of RRB JE. Next, we would look into another equally important aspect that is the Nationality of the candidates who want to appear for the exam.
The Entrants looking forward towards appearing for the RRB JE exam must be a citizen of India. Moreover, Entrants from specific neighbouring countries (Nepal and Bhutan) are also eligible to appear for this exam. Not to forget those people who took refuge in India before 1st January 1962, to settle down permanently are also considered eligible candidates for the RRB JE exam.
All Entrants should be between the age group of 18 years to 33 years as in the present year 2021. However, age relaxation is also applicable for candidates under reserved groups like Sc, ST, OBC, etc.
In brief, now we are also aware of the eligibility criteria for the RRB JE exam. We would furthermore, look into the RRB JE Exam Pattern for 2021.
It’s important to know about the upcoming exam pattern of the RRB JE. The knowledge of exam pattern will not only help the candidates to prepare themselves correctly but also will make them aware of the marks deduction scheme for the exam. The exam is basically conducted in two phases and both of them are computer-based tests. Both phases will be consisting of objective type questions, so let us have at the table below that suggest the patter of the exam:
Name of Subjects | Maximum Marks per Subject | Number of Questions per Subject |
General Awareness | 15 | 15 |
General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 25 |
General Science | 30 | 30 |
Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
Total | 100 | 100 |
Name of Subjects | Maximum Marks per Subject | Number of Questions per Subject |
General Awareness | 15 | 15 |
Basics of Environment and Pollution Control | 10 | 10 |
Physics and Chemistry | 15 | 15 |
Technical Abilities | 100 | 100 |
Basics of Computer and Applications | 10 | 10 |
Total | 150 | 150 |
Note: One mark is awarded for each right answer while 1/3rd is deducted for each wrong answer in both CBT Phase I & II. Moreover, each candidate is allowed 90 mins to complete their CBT Phase-I while 120 mins are allowed for candidates to complete CBT Phase-II.
Now that we are aware of the RRB JE Exam Pattern, we would be moving forward to check the step by step online application process of the RRB JE Exam.
To begin with, I must say, it is absolutely important to know the correct process of submitting an application online or else the application might get rejected. Its also to be noted in RRB JE the online application has to be right in the first place there would not be any scope of correcting it afterwards. So, let’s have a look into the detailed step by step process of online application:
So, what is the application fee for RRB JE? That would be the first question that a candidate may think of, after going through the application process. Let’s have a look at the application fee for various groups of candidates.
Moving forward we would look into the process of downloading the admit cards for the candidates. Most importantly, the admit card contains very important details like reporting time, name of the city, address of the exam centre, exam date and regulation to be followed by the candidates during the exam.
The candidates must check all the details. In case they find any issues with the info provided in the admit card, they must report to the exam conducting authority and get the info corrected. Lastly, candidates should carry the admit card to the exam centre or else they will not be allowed to appear for the exam.
All admit cards or hall tickets will be released on the official website of RRB JE. However, the exact admit card release date for RRB JE 2021 has not yet been declared. Whatsoever, we would have a look into the process of downloading the admit card:
• Firstly, log in to the official website of RRB JE.
• Secondly, browse for the admit card download link within the website.
• Once you click on the download link, you will get an option to put your password or registration number or some other details. Fill in the info and submit.
• You will now be able to view your admit card and download it from within the website.
• Now you can get it printed, thereafter keep it safe to carry it in the exam centre.
Now that we are all aware of the admit card gaining process, we would now check out some important web links for RRB JE Exam updates (region-wise).
Web Address | Regions |
www.rrbald.gov.in | Allahabad. |
www.rrbsecunderabad.nic.in | Secunderabad. |
www. RRB Jammu. nic. in | Jammu and Srinagar. |
www.rrbmalda.gov.in | Malda. |
www.rrbmumbai.gov.in | Mumbai. |
www.rrbkolkata.gov.in | Kolkata. |
www.rrbgkp.gov.in | Gorakhpur. |
www.rrbsiliguri.gov.in | Siliguri. |
www.rrbahmedabad.gov.in | Ahmedabad. |
www.rrbbpl.nic.in | Bhopal. |
www.rrbchennai.gov.in | Chennai. |
www.rrbbilaspur.gov.in | Bilaspur. |
www.rrbpatna.gov.in | Patna. |
www.rrbajmer.org | Ajmer. |
www.rrbbnc.gov.in | Bangalore. |
www.rrbbbs.gov.in | Bhubaneswar. |
www.rrbthiruvananthapuram.gov.in | Thiruvananthapuram. |
www.rrbmuzaffarpur.gov.in | Muzaffarpur. |
www.rrbranchi.gov.in | Ranchi. |
www.rrbcdg.gov.in | Chandigarh. |
www.rrbguwahati.gov.in | Guwahati. |
Lastly, we would look at how the selection of the candidates will be conducted.
Follow, RRB JE Syllabus for details of the exam subject and topic.
The payable application fees for all reserved category candidates is Rs 250/-.
The probable time within which the CBT Phase-I of RRB JE will be conducted is either, the month of April 2021 or May 2021.
Yes, and the transgender candidates also enjoy special reservation.
A total of 14,033 job vacancies are to be released in RRB JE 2021. Follow the RRB JE Salary 2021 page for update RRB JE job post's revised salary
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