RAILWAY RECRUITMENT BOARD











The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB JE 2020)





       

The Railway Recruitment Board RRB JE 2020 examination is going to be conducted next year in April and May 2020. However, online application will be started in the last week of December 2019. The recruitment will be opened for the post of Junior Engineer, Junior Engineer (IT), Depot Material Superintendant and Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant in Indian Railways.

Let’s look at the important dates related to RRB Recruitment exam:

EventsDates (Expected)
Notification December Last Week 2019
Opening  date of online registration1st week of January 2020
Closing date of online registrationLast week of January 2020
Last date to pay the fee via offline mode1st week of February 2020
Last date to pay the fee online1st week of February 2020
Closing of online application 2nd week of February 2020
Release of Admit Card releasing for CBT-IApril 2020
CBT test- Phase-IApril 2020/May 2020
Result announcementSoon will be announced
Release of Admit card releasing for CBT-IISoon will be announced
CBT test- Phase-IISoon will be announced
Announcement of resultSoon will be announced
Verification of documentSoon will be announced

Eligibility criteria:
  • A candidate must be a citizen of India, subject to Nepal/Bhutan.
  • A refugee who has arrived India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of settlement. POI migrants include countries like: Sri Lanka, Burma, Pakistan, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, Vietnam and United Republic of Tanzania.
  • Age should fall between 18 Years and 33 Years as on 1st January 2020.
Educational Qualifications:
  • Junior Engineer: Candidates must possess a valid diploma/degree in the concerned stream against various posts in Annexure A of the notification published on the official website.
  • Depot Material Superintendent (DMS): Diploma in engineering from any discipline is required.
  • Chemical and Metallurgical Assistance (CMA): Applicants must have obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Science with Physics and Chemistry and have secured a minimum 55% in aggregate.
  • Junior Engineer (IT): Candidates should have done PGDCA/B.Sc (Computer Science)/BCA/B.Tech (IT)/B.Tech (Computer Science)/DOEACCB level course of 3 years duration or equivalent from a recognized university/institute.
Medical Standards:
  • Distance version: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses.
  • Near vision: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses while reading or close work is required.
  • Must have passed: The test for Color vision, Binocular vision, Night vision and Mesopic vision
Instructions about form filling:
  • Candidates may apply only via the online mode; no other mode shall be accepted.
  • Only a single application will be accepted by the board.
  • No timeline will be provided to correct the application forms, once they are submitted successfully.
  • Only those candidates will be appointed who have fulfilled the medical conditions of the concerned post.
  • An applicant should possess a valid email id and a mobile number to register for the recruitment exam.
  • Selected candidates may have to undergo training whenever prescribed and during training period, only stipend will be paid as applicable. Security or indemnity bond will also be executed, whenever necessary at the time of joining. 
  • Applicants must keep their documents handy while filling the form.
  • The scanned photograph as well as signature should be in JPEG format.
  • The form should include details like: educational details, personal information and other relevant information.
  • Applicants must provide correct information in the form, in case of wrong information, the candidature of such candidates will be cancelled immediately.
  • Candidates should enter their name, father’s name, date of birth as recorded in the Matriculation/High School examination certificate. 
Application fee amount:
  • UR and OBC category candidates need to pay Rs. 500/- as the application fee. Those from the SC/ST/PWD category must pay Rs. 250/- for the same. 
Mode of payment:
  • Credit card/debit card or SBI E-Challan or Post Office Challan.
Phases of examination: Two
Total time given to complete the test:
  • 90 minutes will be given to finish the test for phase 1
  • 120 minutes will be given to finish the test for phase 2
Details of Admit Card:
  • Candidates must download the admit card by logging into the official web portal of the RRB.
  • All the information should be cross checked printed on the admit card, and inform the authority in case any discrepancy is found.
  • Candidates should keep the printout copy of the admit card and bring it on the day of examination. 
  • The details on the hall tickets must be checked, like: centre, timing, reporting time, examination date, examination city etc.
  • A candidate is allowed to enter the venue, only after producing the admit card along with the valid ID Proof.
Examination Pattern:
  • Exam mode: Computer based test
  • Languages: Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi, English, Marathi, Konkani, Assamese, Bengali, Manipuri, Tamil, Telegu, Odiya, Malayalam, Kannada
  • Type of questions: Objective Type
  • Total Marks: 100 questions in CBT – 1 and 150 marks in CBT – 2
  • Marking Scheme: 1 mark for every correct answer
  • Negative marking: 1/3rd marks will be deducted for the incorrect answer
CBI – 1 Pattern
SubjectsNumber of questionsMaximum marks
Mathematics3030
General Intelligence and Reasoning2525
General Awareness1515
General Science3030
Total100100

CBI – 2 Pattern
SubjectsNumber of questionsMaximum marks
General Awareness1515
Physics and Chemistry1515
Basics of Computer and Applications1010
Basic of Environment and Pollution Control1010
Technical Abilities100100
Total150150

Result and Selection:
  • The result of RRB JE 2020 exam will be available on the official website of the RRB.
  • The shortlisted candidates will be displayed on the portal.
  • After clearing first phase of exam, he will be allowed to sit for the next phase of exam.
  • Candidates’ selection will strictly be done on the basis of the marks secured in the exam.
It’s almost 5 months to go, we suggest you to practice more, learn more. Understand the exam pattern and syllabus as much as possible by giving mock tests. Learn from your mistakes each time you attempt a mock test. 

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