Aspiring Candidates looking to work with the Indian Railways department has tremendous opportunities ahead you. Railway recruitment board (RRB) takes care of the recruitment process of Indian railways. The RRB JE Recruitment includes recruitment to the post of Junior Engineer (JE), JE Information Technology, Depot Material Superintended (DMS), Chemical and Metallurgical Assistant (CMA). In this article let us check the RRB JE Eligibility criteria 2020.
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RRB JE Important Details
Below mentioned are few important details on the examination
| Parameter | Description |
| Name of the exam conducting organisation | Railway Recruitment Board |
| Name of the post | Junior Engineer, JE IT, DMS, CMA |
| Number of vacancies | 15000+ |
| Job Location | Across India |
| Application started on | Will be updated once released |
| Application ends on | Will be updated once released |
| Examination date | Will be updated once released |
| Official website | http://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/ |
RRB JE Eligibility Criteria 2020
Before applying to the post of RRB JE we need to check if we are eligible to the post. Let us check in detail the following four areas that has to be satisfied before we consider eligible to the post
- Nationality
- Age Limit
- Qualification
Nationality
The candidate must be either a
- Citizen of India
- A subject of Nepal
- A subject of Bhutan
- A Tibetan refugee who came to India before January 1, 1962 to permanently settle in India or
- 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
Note: For candidates other than citizen of India and falling under the rest of categories mentioned above has to present a certificate of eligibility by Government of India.
Age Limit
The minimum age to apply for RRB JE is 18 years and the maximum age is 33 years.
The age relaxation given to different categories is as follows.
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| SC/ST | 5 years |
| OBC-Non Creamy Layer | 3 years |
| PwBD – Unreserved | 10 years |
| PwBD – OBC-Non Creamy Layer | 13 Years |
| PwBD – SC/ST | 15 years |
Educational Qualification
| Posts | Educational Qualification |
| Junior Engineer | Candidates should possess Minimum Educational Qualification Diploma/ Degree in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics / Manufacturing / Mechatronics / Industrial / Machining / Instrumentation & Control / Tools & Machining / Tools & Die Making / Automobile / Production Engineering OR (b) a combination of any sub stream of basic streams of Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics / Manufacturing / Mechatronics / Industrial / Machining / Instrumentation & Control / Tools & Machining / Tools & Die Making / Automobile / Production Engineering from a recognized University/ Institute or.in any relevant disciplines |
| Junior Engineer printing Press | candidates should possess Minimum Educational Qualification i) Matric or its equivalent ii) State Diploma or All India Certificate in Printing Technology or its equivalent obtained after 3 years’ course from a recognized University/ Institute. |
| Depot material superintended (DMS) | candidates should possess Minimum Educational Qualification Diploma/ Degree in Engineering in relevant disciplines
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| Junior Engineer(IT) | Candidates should possess Minimum Educational Qualification PGDCA / B.Sc. (Computer Science) / BCA / B. Tech. ( Information Technology) / B. Tech. (Computer Science) / DOEACC ‘B’ level course of three years duration or equivalent from recognized University / Institute through regular or open and Distance Learning mode of education. |
| Chemical and Metallurgical Assistant (CMA) | candidates should possess Minimum Educational Qualification Bachelor Degree in Science with physics & Chemistry with Minimum of 45% marks |
RRB JE 2020 Selection Process
The RRB JE Exam Pattern consists of the following 4 stages:
- First Stage of CBT (computer based Test)
- Second Stage of CBT
- Document Verification / Medical Examination
- Final Selection
RRB JE 2020 Exam Pattern
The details on the exam pattern is given below
- The examination consists of objective type questions
- Each correct answer will be rewarded one mark
- For every wrong answer 0.33 of the marks will be deducted
- The normalised score qualifies candidates to the next round that is CBT 2 examination of RRB JE
- The question paper will be available in the following languages: English, Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Konkani, Odiya, Assamese, Bengali, Manipuri, and Malayalam.
RRB JE CBT 1 Exam Pattern
| Subjects | No. of Questions | Marks for each
Section |
Time |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 | 90 minutes |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 25 | |
| General Awareness | 15 | 15 | |
| General Science | 30 | 30 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
RRB JE CBT 2 Exam Pattern
Only the qualified candidates in stage 1 examination will appear for the stage 2 examination.
- The examination consists of objective type questions
- Each correct answer will be rewarded one mark
- For every wrong answer 0.33 of the marks will be deducted
- The question paper will be available in the following languages: English, Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Konkani, Odiya, Assamese, Bengali, Manipuri, and Malayalam.
- The students will be provided with virtual screen calculator for CBT 2 exam
The CBT 2 pattern is as follows:
| Subjects | No. of Questions | Marks for each
Section |
Time |
| General Awareness | 15 | 15 | 120 minutes |
| Physics and Chemistry | 15 | 15 | |
| Basics of Computers and Applications | 10 | 10 | |
| Basics of Environment and Pollution Control | 10 | 10 | |
| Technical Abilities | 100 | 100 | |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
RRB JE 2020 Syllabus
For details on syllabus of both CBT1 and CBT 2 exams of RRB JE 2020 exam check the below link
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