RRB JE Exam 2019- An Introduction
The RRB (Railway Recruitment Board), India has invited online applications for the post of JE, JE (IT), DMS and CMA in
different Railway Zonal Regions & Indian Railways production units. Following check out the details of the vacancies:
| S.No. | Post | Vacancies |
| 1 | Junior Engineer (JE) | 13034 |
| 2 | Junior Engineer (Information Technology) | 49 |
| 3 | Depot Material Superintendent | 456 |
| 4 | Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant | 494 |
| Total | 14033 |
RRB JE Exam 2019 Notification
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has released the official notification for 14,033 vacancies in the Indian Railways on
29th December 2018 including 13034 vacancies for the JE's. The online application process will start from 2nd January 2019
and will be open till 31st January 2019.
To check the official notice refer to Indian Railways official website http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/ CEN no. 03/2018.
RRB JE Exam 2019 Pattern
The RRB JE exam shall be conducted in 2 stages:
- Written Exam (CBT)
- Documentation/Medical Examination
| Stage | Paper | No. of Questions | Duration |
| 1 | Computer Based Test | 150 | 120 minutes |
| 2 | Medical Examination | | |
Paper I- Written Exam (CBT)
The Computer based written exam will be objective type having question from multiple streams, the test will be total of 150
questions having equal value thus making total exam value of 150 marks:
| S. No. | Sections | Maximum Marks | Total Questions | Duration |
| 1 | General Intelligence and Reasoning | 60 | 60 | 120 minutes |
| 1 | General Awareness | 60 | 60 | 120 minutes |
| 1 | Arithmetic | 60 | 60 | 120 minutes |
| 1 | Technical Subjects | 90 | 60 | 120 minutes |
| | Total | 150 | 150 | 120 minutes |
Note: Negative Marking is also applicable in RRB JE written Examination for every wrong attempted answer. 1/3rd of the
marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.
Paper II- Medical Standards
Selected candidates in the CBT exam further need to fulfill the medical standards prescribed by the RRB for various posts.
Candidates are advised to check the detailed CEN publication: CEN 03/2018 on RRBs official websites.
RRB JE Exam 2019 Dates
| Opening date for online application registration | 02.01.2019, 10.00 hrs. |
| Closing date for online application registration | 31.01.2019, 23.59 hrs. |
Closing date for application fee payment through
- Online payment/net banking/credit card/debit
- card/UPI
- SBI Bank Challan
- Post Office Challan
| 05.02.2019, 22.00 hrs.
04.02.2019, 13.00 hrs.
04.02.2019, 13.00 hrs. |
| Availability of admit card | 10 days prior to the exam date |
| RRB JE/SSE 2018 Exam Date | Not declared yet, will be updated soon |
| Result declaration | Not declared yet, will be updated soon |
RRB JE Exam online application
Only online applications at http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/ will be accepted by the Railway Recruitment Board for RRB JE
Exam 2019. The candidates are advised to check online application form with following RRBs official website and fill the form
with these websites only:
- http://www.rrbahmedabad.gov.in/
- http://rrbajmer.gov.in/
- http://rrbald.gov.in/
- http://www.rrbbnc.gov.in/
- http://www.rrbbpl.nic.in/
- http://www.rrbbbs.gov.in/
- http://www.rrbbilaspur.gov.in/
- http://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/
- http://www.rrbchennai.gov.in/
- http://www.rrbgkp.gov.in/
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- http://www.rrbguwahati.gov.in/
- http://www.rrbjammu.nic.in/
- http://www.rrbkolkata.gov.in/
- http://www.rrbmalda.gov.in/
- http://www.rrbmumbai.gov.in/
- http://www.rrbmuzaffarpur.gov.in/
- http://www.rrbpatna.gov.in/
- http://rrbranchi.gov.in/
- http://rrbsecunderabad.nic.in/
- http://www.rrbsiliguri.org/
- http://rrbthiruvananthapuram.gov.in/
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RRB JE 2019 Examination Fee
Check out the following table to know more about applicable examination fee for RRB JR Exam 2019. The certain amount of
fees will be refunded after candidate appears in the 1 st stage of CBT exam. The candidates can opt to pay the examination fee
through any of the following methods:
- Online Payment (Net banking/Credit Card/Debit card/UPI)
- SBI Bank Challan
- Post Office Challan
| S.No. | Category | Fees | Refundable amount |
| 1 | General Category | Rs. 500 | Rs. 400 |
| 2 | ST/SC/Ex-Serviceman/PWD/Women/Trasngenders/Minorities/Economic Backward Class | Rs. 250 | Rs. 250 |
RRB JE 2019 Eligibility Criteria
RRB JE examination has a very stringent set of criteria, which a candidate is bound to fulfill to get selected with the RRB JE.
Following check out this in details:
Age Limit:
The candidate age should be between 18-33 years as on 01.01.2019
Note: The upper age limit relaxation is applicable for eligible candidates as per CEN No. 03/2018, visit any RRBs official
website to check further details.
Educational Qualification:
Following check out the prescribed educational qualification criteria for various posts:
| S.No. | Post | Degree/Diploma |
| 1 | Junior Engineer | Diploma/Degree in a relevant engineering discipline as
specified in detailed Annexure-A in CEN no. 08/2018 |
| 2 | Junior Engineer (Information Technology) | Diploma/Degree in any Engineering discipline |
| 3 | Depot Material Superintendent | PGDCA/B.Sc.(Comp. Science)/ BCA/B.Tech
(IT)/B.Tech.(Comp. Science)/3-year DOEACC 'B' level
course(or any other equivalent course from a recognized
university) |
| 4 | Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant | BS/B.Sc with physics & chemistry with a minimum of
aggregate 45% marks. |
Note: Candidates awaiting for the results for required educational qualification degree/diplomas need not apply. They are
not eligible.
For any further assistance in applying for RRB JE current vacancies, you can check the http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/
website. And for any inquiry or knowledge share about RRB JE exam coaching classes in Chandigarh or RRB JE exam
preparations contact Engineers Career Group helpdesk.