Rrb Recruitment Exams 2026 Railway Vacancies Vaishnaw Review

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The RRB conducts one of the largest examinations in India for the Railways—the country’s biggest employer, with a workforce of around 12.5 lakh.

Officials said that the minister reviewed the progress made in shifting departmental examinations to computer-based test (CBT) mode and stressed that more tablet-based examinations should be introduced wherever feasible so that recruitment is faster, more efficient, and user-friendly.

Officials said that the Railways is set to hold examinations for 55,229 posts in six categories in the next six months to a year. The upcoming examinations are of Level-1 (32,438 posts), assistant loco-pilots (10,970 posts), non-technical popular categories at the graduate level (5,810 posts), non-technical popular categories at the undergraduate level (3,058 posts) and section controller (368 posts).

Vaishnaw directed the RRB to improve communication with candidates and different stakeholders. “The minister said that misinformation should be countered promptly with correct information, so that candidates receive accurate updates and confidence in the recruitment process remains strong,” a railway official said.

Railways recruited 43,781 candidates across six major categories in the 2025-26 financial year. This includes recruitments of 17,193 assistant loco pilots, 13,416 technicians, 7,333 junior engineers, 4,205 constables, 1,184 paramedical personnel, and 450 sub-inspectors.

The Railways faced a major examination irregularity in 2010 during a test for assistant loco-pilots and assistant station masters. In this case, former RRB Mumbai chairman Satendra Mohan Sharma and nine others were convicted by a CBI court in Hyderabad in 2024 and sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment with fines. The Telangana High Court later granted bail to Sharma.

Dheeraj Mishra is a Principal Correspondent with the Business Bureau of The Indian Express. He plays a critical role in covering India's massive infrastructure sectors, providing in-depth reporting on the connectivity lifelines of the nation. Expertise & Focus Areas: Mishra’s journalism is focused on two of the country's most capital-intensive and public-facing ministries: Ministry of Railways: Tracking the operations, safety, and development of India's vast railway network. Ministry of Road Transport & Highways: Covering policy decisions, infrastructure projects, and highway development. What sets Mishra apart is his rigorous use of the Right to Information (RTI) Actas a primary tool for news gathering. By relying on official data and government records, he ensures a high degree of accuracy and trustworthiness in his reporting. This data-driven approach has resulted in numerous impactful reports that hold public institutions accountable and bring transparency to government operations. Find all stories by Dheeraj Mishra here ... Read More