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A short notice regarding Group D Recruitment 2024 of Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is going viral on social media. It has been claimed that the online application process for recruitment to 32,438 posts will start from January 23, 2025. This notice seems to be taken from employment news, but no notification in this regard has been issued yet on the official website of RRB.
Viral notice details
- Total Posts:
- 32,438 vacancies.
- Online Application Start:
- 23 January 2025.
- Last date of application:
- 22 February 2025.
- Relaxation in age limit:
- Relaxation in upper age limit by 3 years due to Covid pandemic.
- Maximum age limit now increased from 33 years to 36 years.
Details of posts as per viral notice
| Department | Post | vacancy |
|---|---|---|
| Traffic Pointsman-B | 5058 | |
| Engineering Assistant (Track Machine) | 799 | |
| Track Maintainer Grade IV | 13,187 | |
| assistant bridge | 301 | |
| Mechanical Assistant (C&W) | 2587 | |
| Assistant Loco Shed (Diesel) | 420 | |
| Assistant (Workshop) (Mechanical) | 3077 | |
| S&T Assistant (S&T) | 2012 | |
| Electrical Assistant TRD | 1381 | |
| Assistant Loco Shed (Electrical) | 950 | |
| Assistant Operation (Electrical) | 744 | |
| Assistant TL&AC | 1041 | |
| Assistant TL&AC(Workshop) | 624 | |
| total vacancies | 32,438 |
Age Limit and Qualification
- Age Limit:
- 18 to 36 years (as on 1 July 2025).
- SC/ST: 5 years relaxation.
- OBC: 3 years relaxation.
- Ability:
- 10th pass or NCVT certificate.
application fee
- General/OBC: ₹500 (₹400 refunded if appearing in CBT).
- SC/ST/EBC/Female/Transgender: ₹250 (Full fee refunded if attending CBT).
Why did the youth get angry?
In the last recruitment (2019), 1.03 lakh posts were released, whereas this time only 32,438 vacancies have been claimed.
- Unemployed youth say that when lakhs of posts are vacant in Railways, then what is the point of recruitment on only 32,000 posts?
- Hashtags like #railway_vacancy and #RRBGroupD are trending on social media.
- The candidates are tagging Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav and demanding more vacancies.
Important question: What is the truth of the viral notice?
- Is this notice genuine?
Till now this notice is viral only on social media. There is no information regarding this on the official website of RRB. - When will official information be available?
Candidates are advised to get updates from RRB official website or employment news only.