Yearly, over 1.3 lakh job vacancies are open in India for Indian railways recruitment. This is a golden opportunity for job applicants to get enlisted for an Indian railway career by the largest employer in India. As Indian railways recruitment lacks 15 percent of Indian railways jobs of which about 2,35,527 are technical, non-technical, and paramedical staff posts in group A, B, C, and D cadres.
As a result, Indian railway jobs 2023 announced over 2.25 lakh Indian railways vacancies for recent railway recruitment for positions such as Safety staff, TC, Apprentice, JE, NTPC and so more in 21 Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), 17 RRC, RPF and different metro departments across India.
1.0 What are the kinds of Indian railway jobs available?
The Bhartiya railway Bharti conducts railways recruitment in different jobs categories: gazetted (A and B), non-gazetted (C and D), NTPC, JE, RPF, RPSF, Act Apprentices, Level 1 and Level 2 posts.
Indian railway jobs 2023
1.11 Indian Railways vacancy for Group A jobs
- Indian Railways Traffic Services (IRTS)
- Indian Railways Accounts Service (IRAS)
- Indian Railways Personal Service (IRPS)
- Indian Railways Protection Force (IRPF)
- Indian Railways Service of Engineers (IRSE)
- Indian Railways Stores Services (IRSS)
- Indian Railways Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME)
- Indian Railways Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE)
- Engineering Service Examination (ESE)
- Special Class Railway Apprentice (SCRA)
- Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineer (IRSSE)
- Indian Railway Medical Services (IRMS)
- IAS Allied Services (IAS)
Selection procedure for Group A jobs:
Recruitment is governed by the UPSC board to conduct appointments through viva and written mode in civil service examination, combined engineering service, and medical service examination, followed by a CBT, PET, skill test, and verification process.
1.12 Indian Railways vacancy for Group B job
- Junior Engineer (JE)
- Senior Section Officers (SSO)
- Senior Section Engineer (SSE)
- Depot Material Superintendent (DMS)
- Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA)
Selection procedure for group B jobs:
Group C employees get promoted to group B by participating in an exam that could have a written and viva phase followed by a CBT, PET, skill test, and verification process.
1.13 Indian railway vacancy for Group C jobs
- A) Non-Technical Jobs
- Ticket Collector (TC)
- Clerk
- Goods Guard
- Assistant Station Master (ASM)
- Traffic Apprentice (TA)
- Junior Accounts Assistant-cum
- Typist (JAA)
- Senior Clerk-cum-Typist (SCT)
- Commercial Apprentice (CA)
- Traffic Assistant (TA)
- Enquiry-cum-Reservation Clerk (ECRC)
- Senior Time Keeper (STK)
- b) Technical Jobs
- Civil
- Mechanical
- Electrical
- Telecommunication
Selection procedure for group C jobs:
Recruitment for Group C jobs starts with a written exam followed by a CBT, PET, skill test, and verification process.
1.14 Indian railway vacancy for Group D jobs
- Railway bungalow peon vacancy
- Porter
- Cleaner
- Assistant Pointsman
- Hospital Attendant
- Tracker
- Gunman
- Security guard
Selection procedure for Group D jobs:
Recruitment commences with a written exam followed by a CBT, PET, skill test, and verification process.
1.2 Indian railway posts and salary
Group A: Class 1 gazetted officers (Sub collector, Executive engineers, District finance officer, etc) can have a payscale that differs on a range from INR 15,600 to INR 39,100 with bonus perks such as insurance, HRA, transport, medical, etc.
Group B: Class 2 gazetted officers (Junior commissioned officers, state civil services, etc) have remunerations that vary on a scale from INR 9,300 to 34,800.
Group C: Non-gazetted officers and clerical staff (Electricians, Supervisors, Technician, etc) have a pay matrix that ranges from INR 18,000 to INR 29,200
Group D: The bottom-level government employees (Driver, Peon, Security guard, etc) have a pay band ranging from 5200- 20200.
1.3 Indian Railways qualification
Candidates with a graduate or post-graduate degree in any discipline would be appropriate for recruitment to groups A and B jobs while a 10th pass, 12th pass, or a diploma in any discipline would be appropriate for recruitment to groups C and D jobs
2.0 IRCTC Recruitment 2023
The Ministry of railways recruitment is inviting candidates for about 109 vacant IRCTC hospitality jobs, 80 IRCTC computer operator jobs, and 592 booking clerk posts.
2.1 IRCTC hospitality jobs
IRCTC jobs for hotel management recruitment demand a BSc in hospitality and hotel administration or management qualification from a government-approved university or institution.
IRCTC catering jobs recruitment appeals to candidates to major in BBA/MBA in culinary from a government-aided institute or university.
Railway jobs age limit for IRCTC vacancy recruitment requires 28 years of UR with age relaxation for SC/ST by 5 years and OBC by 3 years.
2.2 IRCTC computer operator jobs
IRCTC recruitment for 80 vacant posts is scheduled for Indian railways apprentice trainee or IRCTC computer operator jobs (COPA) recruitment that would mandate applicants to be entitled to ITI certification affiliated to NCVT/SCVT. With an IRCTC job salary of 5000 – 9000, the IRCTC recruitment chooses candidates for IRCTC apprenticeship jobs that come under the age limit of 15 to 25 years.
2.3 IRCTC jobs for 12th pass
The category that falls under Indian railway jobs for the 12th pass is
- Junior clerk cum typist,
- Assistant clerk cum typist
- Junior timekeeper
- Trains clerk
- Commercial cum ticket clerk
With an Indian railways age limit of 18 – 35 years immediately qualifies candidates to gain an IRCTC clerical post for instance the booking clerk’s salary is INR 2 – 4.5 lacks.
To get chartered for IRCTC recruitment download the IRCTC job application form PDF available under the Indian Railway online form tab from the Indian Railway’s recruitment official website.
3.0 Indian railways jobs apply online
The Indian Railway official website is open for recruiting candidates. Candidates need to download the application in PDF format from the “online application form” tab. Fill in the requested personal information and qualifications. Submit your application along with an uploaded passport-size photo. Save your registration ID number and password to proceed further to print a copy of your jobs application form
Frequent questions on Indian railway jobs
What are the available modes for application payment?
Start receiving your dream Indian railway job notification by selecting the payment tab on the Indian railway’s recruitment official website and choose from the available payment modes to process payment through either the offline mode ( Post office Challan, SBI bank Challan, etc) or the online mode ( Debit or Credit card, UPI or Net banking, etc). The authorities do not sanction a refund policy.
What are the available South Indian railway jobs?
The South Indian railway jobs are the most promising job in India with available job posts open for candidates are Apprentice, Junior Engineer, Junior assistant, etc. Aspirants capable of the South Indian railway recruitment for jobs must pursue either of the following courses MBA, CA, M.Tech, B.Tech, MCA, MBBS, 12TH, or equivalent.
Where are the locations for Indian railway jobs, in Kerala positioned?
The 21 Indian metro rail stations across Kerala are Ernakulam Junction South, Thiruvananthapuram central station, Ernakulam town station, Angamaly Station, Chalakudi railway station, Charvattur railway station, Aluva railway station, Guruvayur Station, Trivandrum Pettah, Chengannur Station, Thrippunithura station, Kazhakkoottam railway station, Vatakara railway station, Bekal Fort Railway station, Pudukad railway station, Payyanur railway station, Kannur railway station, Kasargod railway station, Kollam junction railway station, Thrissur railway station, and Thalassery railway station.
What is the present vacancy for railway board jobs in 2023?
Below are some of the accessible vacancies in railway board jobs for recent railways recruitment Deputy manager (EPS), Chief Manager (Finance), Chief manager/ General Manager (AIMS), Technical examiner electrical, Deputy commissioner of railway safety (General), General manager (electrical on direct recruitment/deputation/post retirement contractual engagement basis and so on.
What are the eligibility criteria to apply for the Indian railway vacancy?
Railways recruitment considers Indian citizenship as obligated in centralized employment notice. Indian railway’s age limit scales from ages 18-40 under the general category with age relaxation for SC/ST by 5 years and OBC by 3 years for government jobs.
