RRC North Central Railway GDCE Recruitment 2026 Notification Out - Apply Online for 656 JE, ALP, Clerk, Technicians and More Posts

The notification gives the following dates for the NCR GDCE online application. The dates of the CBT and other stages are not specified and will be communicated through the official website of RRC/NCR.

The NCR GDCE vacancy 2026 covers 28 post categories across the Electrical, Mechanical, Engineering, Signal and Telecommunication, Commercial and Personnel departments. The tables below follow the Annexure-E post-wise vacancy table. The number of posts is shown as the total, followed by the community-wise break-up (UR, OBC, SC, ST). The serial number is the category number given in the notification. Annexure-E also lists PwBD vacancies under four categories: VI (Blindness and Low Vision), HI (Deaf and Hard of Hearing), LD (Locomotor Disability) and MD (Multiple Disabilities). NA means Not Applicable, as shown in the notification. Where the notification shows 1(HH), the vacancy is marked for Hard of Hearing. Vacancies in the notification are provisional. They may increase, decrease or even become NIL in total or in specific units, communities or posts at a later stage depending on the actu

Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) Vacancy

Technician (All Departments) Vacancy

Junior Engineer (All Departments) Vacancy

NTPC (Non-Graduate Quota) Vacancy

NCR GDCE 2026 Vacancy Summary

PwBD Vacancies (Horizontal Reservation)

Eligible and serving regular employees (except RPF/RPSF) having lien in North Central Railway can apply against the GDCE quota. All eligible regular and serving railway employees of NCR can fill the online application form. No minimum service condition is prescribed, as per RBE 72/2024 dated 02.08.2024. Regular and eligible NCR employees who have the prescribed educational qualification for Direct Recruitment and work in grades lower than the grade/pay scale for which GDCE is being conducted can appear for all categories. Regular and eligible employees with the prescribed educational qualification for Direct Recruitment who work in the same grade/pay scale for which GDCE is being conducted can appear for selection from Non-Safety to Safety category posts as well as Safety to Safety category posts. Candidates must fulfil all notified eligibility criteria on or before the closing date for

Candidates must hold the minimum educational qualification for the post from a recognized Board/ University/ Institute as on the closing date for online application submission, as per Annexure-F. The qualification must also be endorsed in the Service Record of the employee, otherwise the candidature will be rejected. Those awaiting results of the final examination of the prescribed qualification should not apply. Qualification notes from the notification: for JE and ALP posts, higher qualifications such as B.E./B.Tech are also acceptable in lieu of a three-year Diploma in Engineering in the same disciplines. Diploma/Degree in Engineering will not be accepted in lieu of Course Completed Act Apprentices/ITI for the post of Technicians in Pay Level-2 unless otherwise specified, and a Graduate Act Apprentice will not be accepted in lieu of Course Completed Act Apprenticeship (CCAA), as per R

ALP and Technician Qualification

Junior Engineer (JE) Qualification

Commercial cum Ticket Clerk and Junior Clerk cum Typist Qualification

ITI Trade and JE Exam Group Mapping

ITI Trade and JE Exam Group Mapping

The upper age limit for UR candidates is 42 years, for OBC candidates 45 years and for SC/ST candidates 47 years. The lower and upper age limits are reckoned as on 01.01.2027 (both dates inclusive). The lower limit is 18 years for all communities/categories. Note on a discrepancy in the notification: the age-group table in the notification labels the OBC column as "18 to 47 Years", while clause 2.1 and the OBC date of birth (02.01.1982) point to an upper limit of 45 years. The table above follows clause 2.1 and the date of birth; candidates should confirm this with the official notification. No age relaxation is allowed to SC/ST/OBC-NCL (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates applying against unreserved vacancies. Proof of age: any one of the Birth Certificate issued by the competent authority, OR the Class 10th (or equivalent) Certificate/Mark Sheet indicating the date of birth, OR the School Lea

Vertical reservation for SC, ST and OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) is admissible wherever applicable. SC/ST candidates must furnish a Caste Certificate in the format at Annexure-G, and OBC-NCL candidates in the format at Annexure-H, at the time of Document Verification. OBC-NCL candidates must also furnish a declaration in the format at Annexure-H (1) that they do not belong to the creamy layer. The certificate should not be older than one year at the time of Document Verification. If these stipulations are not complied with, the OBC-NCL claim will not be entertained and the candidate, if otherwise fulfilling the General (UR) conditions, will be considered under General (UR) vacancies only. There is no separate reservation of posts for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), as per Railway Board's letter No. E(NG)I-2018/PM1/23 dated 02/05/2019 (RBE No. 72/2019). The crucial date for the claim of SC/

The notification does not specify the salary or pay amount for the posts. It gives only the 7th CPC pay level of each post. During any prescribed training, payment will be regulated as per extant rules. The medical standards are indicative and not exhaustive. Candidates should read Chapter 5 of the Indian Railway Medical Manual (IRMM) Volume I, which can be accessed at www.indianrailway.gov.in. A candidate who fails to pass the prescribed medical fitness for the post will not be considered suitable for empanelment. Annexure-F shows the suitability of each post for persons with benchmark disabilities. The table below lists the entries as given in the notification. "No" means the post is not marked suitable for that disability category. Abbreviations as given in the notification: AAV = Acid Attack Victim, B = Blind, BL = Both Legs, D = Deaf, DW = Dwarfism, HH = Hard of Hearing, HI = Hearin

PwBD Suitability of Posts

Only a single online application has to be submitted. The selection process involves a single-stage Computer Based Test (CBT) and Aptitude Test (wherever applicable), followed by Document Verification and Medical Examination. Selection is made strictly on merit based on these stages. The date, time and venue of all activities will be fixed by RRC and intimated to eligible candidates in due course. Requests for postponement or change of venue, date and shift will not be entertained under any circumstances. The CBT has questions and answer options only in English and Hindi. There is negative marking in the CBTs for all categories of posts: 1/3rd of the marks allotted for each question is deducted for each wrong answer. There is no supplementary exam for absentee candidates under any circumstances. Candidates absent on the scheduled date and session will be disqualified without further noti

NCR GDCE CBT Exam Pattern

Minimum Qualifying Marks and Merit

Applications are to be submitted online only through the link on www.rrcpryj.org. Candidates are advised to beware of fake websites and job racketeers. RRC does not appoint any agent or coaching centre for recruitment. Candidates must have their own valid and active mobile number and personal e-mail ID for the entire examination process. RRC will not entertain any request to change the mobile number or e-mail ID after submission of the application. Candidates should register well before the closing date to avoid last-minute load on the website. RRC will not bear responsibility if a candidate cannot register within the last date and time. Post preference, once opted, is treated as final and no change is permissible. Candidates with partial options are considered only for the posts/categories they opted for. Not giving an option for certain posts/categories is treated as unwillingness for