Eligibility Criteria
Note: Taking reference from RRB Group D Official notification of 2025
Nationality/ Citizenship: A candidate must be either:
(a.) a citizen of India, or
(b.) a subject of Nepal, or
(c.) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d.) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(e.) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
(f.) Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
Age Limit: 18 to 33 years.
The lower and upper age limit indicated for a particular post(s) in the vacancy table will be reckoned as on 01.07.2019.
- The relaxation in upper age limit / maximum upper age for the following categories/communities in the table below is applicable subject to submission of requisite certificates.
| Sl No | COMMUNITY/CATEGORIES | RELAXATION IN UPPER AGE LIMIT (Or) MAXIMUM UPPER AGE |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OBC-Non Creamy Layer(NCL) | 3 Years |
| 2 | SC/ST | 5 Years |
| 3 | Ex-servicemen with at least 6 months service after attestation | |
| UR&EWS | 3 years (after deduction of length of service from age) | |
| OBC-NCL | 6 years (after deduction of length of service from age) | |
| SC/ST | 8 years (after deduction of length of service from age) | |
| 4 | Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) | |
| UR&EWS | 10 Years | |
| OBC-NCL | 13 Years | |
| SC/ST | 15 Years | |
| 5 | Candidates who are serving Group ‘C’ and erstwhile Group ‘D’ Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes and have put in minimum 3 years of service | |
| UR&EWS | 40 Years of age | |
| OBC-NCL | 43 Years of age | |
| SC/ST | 45 Years of age | |
| 6 | Candidates who are working in Quasi-Administrative offices of the Railway organization such as Railway Canteens, Co-operative Societies and Institutes | Up to the length of service rendered or 5 years whichever is less |
| 7 | Course Completed Act Apprentices applying for the posts for which minimum qualification is ITI/Course Completed Act Apprenticeship | |
| UR&EWS | Shall be relaxed to the extent of Apprentice Training undergone by them under the Apprentice Act 1961. (Maximum 3 years) | |
| OBC-NCL | Shall be relaxed to the extent of Apprentice Training undergone by them under the Apprentice Act 1961. (Maximum 6 years inclusive of age relaxation for OBC-NCL category) | |
| SC/ST | Shall be relaxed to the extent of Apprentice Training undergone by them under the Apprentice Act 1961. (Maximum 8 years inclusive of age relaxation for SC/ST category) | |
| 8 | Candidates (canteen staff of MB Division NR) for compliance of Hon’ble Supreme Court order dated: - 12.07.2016 in Review Petition (Civil) Nos. 1954-1955 of 2016 in Civil Appeal Nos. 5874-5875 of 2015 titled as Mohan Singh & others V/s Chairman, Railway Board & others, Judgement dated 03.08.2015 passed by Hon’ble Supreme Court, New Delhi | 5 years (After deduction of length of service from age) Maximum age up to 60 years |
- Date of birth of candidates should be between the dates given below (Both dates inclusive) :
| SI No | Age Group | Upper limit of Date of Birth (Not earlier than) - UR & EWS | Upper limit of Date of Birth (Not earlier than) - OBC-Non Creamy Layer | Upper limit of Date of Birth (Not earlier than) - SC/ST | Lower limit of Date of Birth (Not later than) | Remarks* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 to 36 | 02.01.1989 | 02.01.1986 | 02.01.1984 | For all communities / categories | Candidates belonging to communities/categories in the table at shall be eligible for age relaxation as applicable. Note - The date of birth limits for SC/ST & OBC-NCL given in this table includes community age relaxation. |
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If a candidate is eligible for relaxation of age on more than one ground, he/she would be accorded the highest of the age relaxations (not cumulative) for which he/she is eligible.
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No age relaxation is allowed to SC/ST/OBC-NCL (Non Creamy Layer) candidates applying against unreserved vacancies.
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PwBD candidates applying against UR vacancies will be allowed age relaxation applicable for UR PwBD only.
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Candidates should note that the date of birth filled in the application should be same as recorded in the Matriculation /SSLC or an equivalent certificate. No subsequent request for its change will be considered.
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