Indian Railways eyes unified RRB portal to streamline recruitment course of
2 min learnJun 18, 2026 02:18 PM IST
Railway Recruitment Board: The Ministry of Railways is contemplating the launch of a unified portal that can combine all Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) platforms. The transfer goals at making the railway recruitment course of extra environment friendly and coordinated nationwide.
Talking to Indianexpress.com, Dharmendra Tiwari, Extra Director Common (Public Relations) on the Railway Board has confirmed the event. The official stated the proposal is presently beneath dialogue. “Sure, the launch of a unified RRB portal is beneath dialogue. It’s being thought of to make sure higher coordination,” he stated.
The method of recruitment for numerous posts in Railways is completed by means of RRB. Every RRB has a Chairman, a Member Secretary, an Assistant Secretary and supporting non-gazetted employees. At current, there are 21 RRBs throughout the nation answerable for dealing with recruitment of their respective areas. These are positioned in:
AhmedabadAjmer, Prayagraj, Bengaluru, BhopalBhubaneshwar, Bilaspur, Chandigarh, ChennaiGorakhpur, GuwahatiJammu, KolkataMalda, Mumbai, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Ranchi, Secunderabad, Siliguri and Trivendrum.
🏛️ All 21 RRB Places Alphabetical Order
1Ahmedabad
2Ajmer
3Prayagraj
4Bengaluru
5Bhopal
6Bhubaneshwar
7Bilaspur
8Chandigarh
9Chennai
10Gorakhpur
11Guwahati
12Jammu
13Kolkata
14Malda
15mumbai
16Muzaffarpur
17Patna
18Ranchi
19Secunderabad
20Siliguri
21Trivendrum
21 RRBs presently deal with railway recruitment throughout their respective areas in India.
RRB Recruitment Course of
Final week, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw held a high-level evaluate assembly on the RRB recruitment course of. The minister underlined the necessity for a extra clear, correct and technology-driven system.
He additionally mentioned the progress made in shifting departmental examinations to Laptop Primarily based Take a look at (CBT) mode and careworn that an increasing number of tablet-based examinations must be launched wherever possible, in order that recruitment turns into sooner, extra environment friendly and user-friendly.
The Union Minister additionally directed RRBs to strengthen communication with candidates and stakeholders. He said that the railway recruitment system should preserve evolving by means of the usage of know-how, sooner processes and larger accountability.
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In an announcement, the nationwide transporter stated: “Indian Railways has recruited 43,781 candidates in FY 2025-26 by means of accomplished recruitment cycles overlaying 47,084 vacancies throughout six main classes…These embrace 18,799 vacancies for Assistant Loco Pilots, 14,298 for Technicians, 452 for Sub-Inspectors, 4,208 for Constables, 7,951 for Junior Engineers (JE)/DMS/CMA, and 1,376 for Paramedical classes.”
