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RRB Group D Eligibility Criteria
Before applying for any post under the Railway Recruitment Group D exam, you must ensure your eligibility. There is certain RRB Group D eligibility prescribed by the board (which is mandatory to be followed). Some of the very important eligibility requirements are Age criteria, Nationality, Educational Criteria, Physical efficiency test and medical standard test.
RRB Group D Educational Criteria
This educational qualification is for various posts under the Railway's recruitment board. i.e. Assistant pointsman, Assistant Bridge, Track maintainer Grade IV, Hospital attendant, Assistant (Signal and Telecom) along with various other posts. Complete details on RRB Group D educational criteria 2025 is given below in the table.
| Name of the Post | Educational Qualification |
|---|---|
| Railways Group D | 10th pass or ITI or equivalent or National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by NCVT. |
Note: Diploma/ Degree holders in Engineering applications are not eligible to apply for any post.
RRB Group D Age Criteria
The age limit to apply for the Railways Recruitment Group D posts is 18 to 36 years as on the date mentioned in the official notification. Applicants who fall under this age criteria are eligible to apply for the post. For complete details related to the RRB Group D age limit, please refer below.
| Post | Prescribed age in normal course (as on 01.01.2025) | Age as applicable to this CEN (as on 01.01.2025) Prescribed age in normal course (as on 01.01.2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Railways Group D (Level 1) | 18 to 33 years | 18 to 36 years |
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*To provide relief to many candidates who may have exceeded the age limit and missed the opportunity to participate in Railway recruitment due to the Covid -19 pandemic, it has been decided to grant a one-time age relaxation of 3 years beyond the prescribed upper age limit for the posts in Level-1. |
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RRB Group D Age Relaxation
The relaxation in the upper age limit is provided to certain groups of communities like OBC (Non-creamy layer), SC/ST, PwBD, women candidates who are widowed/divorced for RRB Group D Exam as per government norms. In case you want to seek age relaxation, you need to present valid certificates at the time of document verification. You can refer to the below table for further information.
| Community / Categories | Relaxation In Upper Age Limit (or) Maximum Upper Age | |
|---|---|---|
| OBC-Non Creamy Layer(NCL) | 3 Years | |
| SC/ST | 5 Years | |
| Ex-Servicemen candidates who have put in more than 6 months of service after attestation | UR & EWS | 3 years (after deduction of length of service from age) |
| OBC-NCL | 6 years (after deduction of length of service from age) | |
| SC/ST | 8 years (after deduction of length of service from age) | |
| PwBD | UR & EWS | 10 Years |
| OBC-NCL | 13 Years | |
| SC/ST | 15 Years | |
| Candidates who are serving Group 'C' and erstwhile Group 'D' Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes and have put in minimum 3 years of service (continuous or in broken spells). | UR & EWS | 40 Years of age |
| OBC-NCL | 43 Years of age | |
| SC/ST | 45 Years of age | |
| Candidates who are working in QuasiAdministrative offices of the Railway organization such as Railway Canteens, Cooperative Societies and Institutes. | Up to the length of service rendered or 5 years whichever is less | |
| Course Completed Act Apprentices applying for the posts for which minimum qualification is ITI/Course Completed Act Apprenticeship. | UR & EWS | Shall be relaxed to the extent of Apprentice Training undergone by them under the Apprentice Act 1961. (Maximum 3 years |
| OBC-NCL | Shall be relaxed to the extent of Apprentice Training undergone by them under the Apprentice Act 1961. (Maximum 6 years inclusive of age relaxation for OBC- NCL category) | |
| SC/ST | Shall be relaxed to the extent of Apprentice Training undergone by them under the Apprentice Act 1961. (Maximum 8 years inclusive of age relaxation for SC/ST category) | |
| Candidates (canteen staff of MB Division NR) for compliance of Hon’ble Supreme Court order dated: - 12.07.2016 in Review Petition (Civil) Nos. 1954-1955 of 2016 in Civil Appeal Nos. 5874-5875 of 2015 titled as Mohan Singh & others V/s Chairman, Railway Board & others, Judgement dated 03.08.2015 passed by Hon’ble Supreme Court, New Delhi. | Candidates (canteen staff of MB Division NR) for compliance of Hon’ble Supreme Court order dated: - 12.07.2016 in Review Petition (Civil) Nos. 1954-1955 of 2016 in Civil Appeal Nos. 5874-5875 of 2015 titled as Mohan Singh & others V/s Chairman, Railway Board & others, Judgement dated 03.08.2015 passed by Hon’ble Supreme Court, New Delhi. | |
RRB Group D Medical Standard
You will be called out for Document verification, Physical efficiency test and medical test if you qualify the RRB Group D online exam. It is advised to ensure your eligibility for the post you opted for. Any alternative appointment shall not be given to any candidate if he/she fails in the medical standard test for the opted post, therefore, it is advised to be very careful while filling out the application for the desired post. The medical tests will be there to test your medical fitness needed for the opted post in the Railways Recruitment Group D exam. Complete details on the Medical standard test are provided in the table.
| Medical Standard | General Fitness | Visual Acuity |
|---|---|---|
| A-2 | Physically fit in all respects | Distant Vision: 6/9, 6/9 without glasses(No fogging test) Near Vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 without glasses and Must pass tests for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Night Vision, Mesopic vision, etc. |
| A-3 | Physically fit in all respects | Distant Vision: 6/9, 6/9 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 2D). Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses and Must pass test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Night Vision, Myopic vision etc. |
| B-1 | Physically fit in all respects | Distant Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D), Near Vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and Must pass test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Night Vision, Mesopic vision etc. |
| B-2 | Physically fit in all respects | Distant Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D). Near Vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and must pass test for Binocular Vision etc. |
| C-1 | Physically fit in all respects | Distant Vision: 6/12, 6/18 with or without glasses. Near Vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required. |
| C-2 | Physically fit in all respects | Distant Vision: 6/12, NIL with or without glasses. Near Vision: Sn. 0.6 combined with or without glasses where reading or close work is required. |
