RRB Junior Engineer (JE):

The Railways Recruitment Board conducts the RRB JE Exam in order to recruit candidates with science and engineering backgrounds to fill in the various technical posts available in the Indian Railways. Interested and Eligible candidates can apply online for the RRB JE exam through the official website  http://www.rrbcdg.gov.in.

Eligibility Criteria for RRB JE:

Education Qualification: 

Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from a recognized university.

Age Limit:

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Maximum Age: 33 Years

Age Relaxation:

Age relaxation for RRB JE for different categories:

RRB JE Selection Process:

The Selection Process of RRB JE consists of 4 stages. These four stages are as fellow - 

1. First Stage of CBT
2. Second Stage of CBT
3. Document Verification 
4. Medical Examination

Exam Pattern for RRB JE:

Railway JE Exam Pattern for First Stage CBT:

The RRB JE CBT 1 exam pattern is as follows:

RRB JE Exam Pattern for Second Stage CBT:

 The exam pattern of CBT 2 is as follows:

RRB JE Document Verification (DV):

 All the candidates qualified in the RRB JE CBT-2 will be called for their original document verification. The original document of the candidates is verified in accordance with the claims made in the RRB JE online application form. In case of any discrepancy found during the DV Stage, the candidature of the candidate stands canceled.

Medical Standards for RRB JE:

Candidates called for Document Verification will have to pass a requisite medical fitness test(s) conducted by the Railway Administration to ensure that the candidates are medically fit to carry out the duties connected with the post(s) opted by them. Visual Acuity Standard is one of the important criteria of the medical fitness of railway staff. The medical requirements against different Medical Standards for different categories are outlined below:

RRB JE Syllabus:

RRB JE Syllabus for CBT 1:

 RRB JE Syllabus for CBT 2:

In accordance with the RRB JE Syllabus, the topics for the second stage of CBT is given in the table below:

RRB JE Syllabus for Technical Abilities:

Electronics Engineering:

Electronic Devices, Energy Bands, Wireless Communication, Signal and Systems

Carrier Transport in Silicon: Drift Current, Diffusion Current, Mobility, and Resistivity, Generation and Recombination of Carriers, Tunnel, Junctions, Control System, Diodes, EMFT, Communication, Basics of Signal and Systems, Analog and Digital Circuits.

Electrical Engineering:

Machines, Basics of Circuit and Power Electronics, Electrical and Electronic Measurements, Analog and Digital Electronics, Power and Control Systems, Signals and Systems, Circuits and Measurement Systems.

Computer Engineering:

Computer Fundamentals, Languages, Database, MS Office, Software Engineering

DBMS, Algorithms, Information Systems, Operating Systems, Web Technology and Programming, Computer Networks, Network Communication, System Programming.

Civil Engineering:

Estimating, General Civil Engineering, Costing, Valuation, Construction or Structure Engineering and Drawing, Soil Mechanics, Building Materials, Structural Analysis, Concrete Structures, Mechanics, Steel Structures, Water Requirements, Construction, Highway Planning, Hydraulics Hydrology, Projections, Surveying, Traffic Engineering, Errors and Adjustments, Environmental Engineering, Curves, Coordinate System, Measurements of Distance and Directions.

Instrumentation & Measurement Engineering:

Basics of Measurement Systems, Transducers, Mechanical Measurement, Circuits, Analog or Digital Electronics, Process Instrumentation, Industrial Instrumentation.

Information Technology:

Computer Fundamentals and Organization, Operating Systems, Information Systems, MS Offices, C, C++, and Java Language, System Programming, DBMS, Software Engineering, Web Technology and Programming, SAD, UNIX, Data and Network Communication.

Mechanical Engineering:

Strength of Materials, Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Theory of Machines, Engineering Mechanics, Kinematics of Machine, Thermodynamics, Machining, and Machine Tool Operations, Power Engineering, Casting, Stream Tables, Thermodynamics Cycles, IC Engine Cycles, Metrology, and Inspection.

Chemical Engineering:

Basic Concepts of Fuel, Applied Chemistry, Thermodynamics, Computers, Polymers, Material Science, Instrumentation and Measurement, Environment and Pollution Control.

RRB JE Salary:

Pay Scale of RRB Junior Engineer (JE) after the 7th Pay Commission:

Pay Scale for Junior Engineer (JE), Junior Engineer (Information Technology) [JE(IT)], Depot Material Superintendent (DMS), and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA) is Level 06 as per 7th CPC Pay Matrix with initial pay of Rs. 35400/-, plus other allowances admissible at that time.

RRB JE Salary Allowances:

The allowances apart from basic pay in the salary structure are as follows:

1. Dearness Allowance

2. House Rent Allowance

3. Transport Allowance

4. City Compensatory Allowance (CCA)

5. Railway Pass

6. Educational Allowance

7. Medical Insurance

8. Special Allowance

RRB JE – Career Growth

The fruitful career growth of an RRB Junior Engineer is as follows:

1. Senior Section Engineer
2. Assistant Divisional Engineer
3. Divisional Engineer
4. Senior Divisional Engineer