There are currently 21 Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) in India. These boards function under the Railway Recruitment Control Board (RRCB), which is a government recruitment agency responsible for the selection and appointment of non-gazetted civil service and engineering posts in the Indian Railways .
The 21 Railway Recruitment Boards are:
- Ahmedabad
- Ajmer
- Allahabad
- Bangalore
- Bhopal
- Bhubaneswar
- Bilaspur
- Chandigarh
- Chennai
- Gorakhpur
- Guwahati
- Jammu & Srinagar
- Kolkata
- Malda
- Mumbai
- Muzaffarpur
- Patna
- Ranchi
- Secunderabad
- Siliguri
- Thiruvananthapuram .
RRB Regions Name and Official Website
RRB’s Region Name | Official Website |
RRB Allahabad | www.rrbald.gov.in |
RRB Jammu and Srinagar | www.rrbjammu.nic.in |
RRB Mumbai | www.rrbmumbai.gov.in |
RRB Kolkata | rrbkolkata.gov.in |
RRB Malda | www.rrbmalda.gov.in |
RRB Secunderabad | rrbsecunderabad.nic.in |
RRB Bhopal | www.rrbbpl.nic.in |
RRB Siliguri | www.rrbsiliguri.org |
RRB Ajmer | www.rrbajmer.org |
RRB Ahmedabad | rrbahmedabad.gov.in |
RRB Gorakhpur | www.rrbgkp.gov.in |
RRB Bilaspur | www.rrbbilaspur.gov.in |
RRB Chennai | www.rrbchennai.gov.in |
RRB Muzaffarpur | rrbmuzaffarpur.gov.in |
RRB Patna | www.rrbpatna.gov.in |
RRB Bhubaneswar | www.rrbbbs.gov.in |
RRB Bangalore | www.rrbbnc.gov.in |
RRB Ranchi | www.rrbranchi.org |
RRB Thiruvananthapuram | rrbthiruvananthapuram .gov.in |
RRB Chandigarh | www.rrbcdg.gov.in |
RRB Guwahati | rrbguwahati.gov.in |
RRC Jaipur | RRC Jaipur |
Q.1. What is the full form of RRB?
Ans. RRB stands for Railway Recruitment Board. It is managed by the Ministry of Railways Government of India under Railway Recruitment Control Board.
Q.2. What is the work of the Railway Recruitment Board?
Ans. The Railway Recruitment Board conducts recruitment examinations for Junior Engineers, Assistant Loco Pilot, Non-technical and popular category, Group C/Group D, and other posts in departments and offices of Indian railways.
Q.3. Currently, how many RRB zones are functional in the country?
Ans. With the headquarters of the Railway Recruitment Board in New Delhi, there are 21 zonal RRBs functional all over India.
Q.4. What is the full form of NTPC and for which post is this exam conducted?
Ans. The full form of NTPC is Non- Technical Popular Categories. This exam is conducted all over India to appoint candidates as Commercial Apprentice, Traffic Apprentice, Traffic Assistant, Goods Guard, Assistant Station Master, etc.
Q 5. What is the minimum education qualification required to appear for the exams conducted by the Railway Board?
Ans. The education qualification for different RRB exams is different:
RRB Group D/ RRC Level 1 Exam – 10th pass (OR) ITI from institutions recognised by NCVT/SCVT
RRB Junior Engineer Exam – minimum education – Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
RRB NTPC Exam – Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university (different for various posts)
RRB Assistant Loco Pilot exam – Matriculation pass or diploma in Engineering