Railway RRB Paramedical Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online for 590 Posts (CEN 05/2026)

The Rail­way Recruit­ment Boards (RRBs) have announced the RRB Para­med­ical Cat­e­gories Recruit­ment 2026 under Cen­tralised Employ­ment Noti­fi­ca­tion (CEN) No. 05/2026. The recruit­ment cov­ers var­i­ous health­care and para­med­ical posi­tions, includ­ing Nurs­ing Super­in­ten­dent, Phar­ma­cist, Health and Malar­ia Inspec­tor, Lab Assis­tant and oth­er posts.

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Eli­gi­ble can­di­dates can check the avail­able vacan­cies, edu­ca­tion­al qual­i­fi­ca­tions, age lim­its, appli­ca­tion fees and selec­tion-relat­ed updates before apply­ing online. Read the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion care­ful­ly to con­firm the require­ments for your pre­ferred post.

Vis­it TillExam.com for the lat­est rail­way recruit­ment noti­fi­ca­tions, admit cards, exam­i­na­tion updates, results and online prac­tice resources.

Railway RRB Paramedical Recruitment 2026 – Overview

Par­tic­u­larDetails
Recruit­ing OrganisationRail­way Recruit­ment Boards (RRBs)
Recruit­ment NameRRB Para­med­ical Cat­e­gories Recruit­ment 2026
Noti­fi­ca­tion NumberCEN 05/2026
Post Cat­e­go­ryPara­med­ical and Health­care Posts
Report­ed Vacancies590 Posts
Appli­ca­tion ModeOnline
Appli­ca­tion Start Date15 Sep­tem­ber 2026
Last Date to Apply14 Octo­ber 2026
Last Date for Fee Payment16 Octo­ber 2026
Cor­rec­tion Window17–26 Octo­ber 2026
Exam­i­na­tion DateAs per the offi­cial schedule
Admit CardBefore the examination
Offi­cial Websitehttps://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/

Important Dates

EventDate
Online Appli­ca­tion Begins15 Sep­tem­ber 2026
Last Date to Sub­mit Application14 Octo­ber 2026
Last Date to Pay Exam­i­na­tion Fee16 Octo­ber 2026
Appli­ca­tion Cor­rec­tion Window17–26 Octo­ber 2026
Exam­i­na­tion DateTo be announced as per schedule
Admit Card ReleaseBefore the examination

Can­di­dates should check the offi­cial RRB por­tal reg­u­lar­ly for any changes to the appli­ca­tion sched­ule or exam­i­na­tion dates.

Application Fee

Cat­e­go­ryFee
Gen­er­al / OBC / EWS₹500
SC / ST / PwBD₹250
Female Can­di­dates of All Categories₹250

Fee refund infor­ma­tion pro­vid­ed in the source:

  • Gen­er­al / OBC / EWS can­di­dates: ₹400 refund after appear­ing in the Stage I examination.
  • SC / ST / PwBD and female can­di­dates: ₹250 refund after appear­ing in the Stage I examination.

The refund is sub­ject to the applic­a­ble offi­cial recruit­ment rules. Can­di­dates should con­firm the final fee and refund con­di­tions in the RRB notification.

Pay­ment meth­ods: Use one of the pay­ment options per­mit­ted in the appli­ca­tion por­tal, such as deb­it card, cred­it card, net bank­ing or the avail­able e‑challan facility.

Age Limit

The sup­plied noti­fi­ca­tion details spec­i­fy the age lim­it as on 1 Jan­u­ary 2027. The per­mit­ted age range dif­fers by post.

Age Cri­te­riaDetails
Min­i­mum Age18–21 years, depend­ing on the post
Max­i­mum Age30–40 years, depend­ing on the post
Age Relax­ationAs per applic­a­ble RRB recruit­ment rules

The age lim­it for each posi­tion must be checked sep­a­rate­ly. Cat­e­go­ry-based age relax­ation, where applic­a­ble, will be gov­erned by the offi­cial notification.

RRB Paramedical Vacancy Details 2026

The sup­plied infor­ma­tion reports 590 vacan­cies across the list­ed para­med­ical categories.

Post NameReport­ed Vacan­ciesEdu­ca­tion­al Qualification
Nurs­ing Superintendent365B.Sc. Nurs­ing or GNM qual­i­fi­ca­tion, along with reg­is­tra­tion as a nurse
Dial­y­sis Technician1B.Sc. with a Diplo­ma in Haemodial­y­sis or the spec­i­fied in-house train­ing experience
Health and Malar­ia Inspec­tor Grade II43B.Sc. with Chem­istry as a main or option­al sub­ject, plus the pre­scribed Health/Sanitary Inspec­tor diplo­ma or qualification
Audi­ol­o­gist and Speech Therapist1Bachelor’s degree in Audi­ol­o­gy and Speech-Lan­guage Pathol­o­gy (BASLP); RCI reg­is­tra­tion as required
Phar­ma­cist (Entry Grade)118Bachelor’s degree in Phar­ma­cy (Allo­path­ic)
Radi­og­ra­ph­er / X‑Ray Technician2510+2 with Physics and Chem­istry, plus the pre­scribed Radi­og­ra­phy, X‑Ray Tech­ni­cian or Radio­di­ag­no­sis Tech­nol­o­gy qualification
ECG Tech­ni­cian4Required sci­ence qual­i­fi­ca­tion with a cer­tifi­cate, diplo­ma or degree in ECG Lab­o­ra­to­ry Tech­nol­o­gy, Car­di­ol­o­gy or a relat­ed spec­i­fied discipline
Optometrist2B.Sc. in Optom­e­try or the pre­scribed Diplo­ma in Oph­thalmic Tech­ni­cian qualification
Lab Assis­tant Grade II3110+2 in Sci­ence with a Diplo­ma in Med­ical Lab­o­ra­to­ry Tech­nol­o­gy (DMLT)

Impor­tant: These are the fig­ures and qual­i­fi­ca­tion sum­maries pro­vid­ed in the source mate­r­i­al. The list­ed vacan­cy fig­ures add up to 590, but can­di­dates must con­sult the offi­cial CEN 05/2026 noti­fi­ca­tion for the com­plete post-wise eli­gi­bil­i­ty con­di­tions, reg­is­tra­tion require­ments, expe­ri­ence cri­te­ria and any addi­tion­al qualifications.

RRB Paramedical Zone-Wise Vacancy Details

The fol­low­ing zone-wise fig­ures are repro­duced from the sup­plied infor­ma­tion. Check the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion for the final cat­e­go­ry-wise dis­tri­b­u­tion and the vacan­cies applic­a­ble to your select­ed RRB.

RRB ZoneUREWSOBCSCSTTotal
Ahmed­abad600017
Ajmer6021211
Ben­galu­ru7154118
Bhopal11235021
Bhubaneswar301015
Bilaspur12222018
Chandi­garh300216
Chen­nai1951913965
Gorakh­pur15346533
Guwa­hati12274429
Jammu–Srinagar101226
Kolkata401012201698
Mal­da13247228
Mum­bai2931213461
Muzaf­farpur9241319
Pat­na5147421
Praya­graj17356233
Ranchi10053221
Secun­der­abad288188971
Silig­uri9252119
Thiru­vanan­tha­pu­ramNot spec­i­fiedNot spec­i­fiedNot spec­i­fiedNot spec­i­fiedNot spec­i­fiedNot spec­i­fied

Note: The sup­plied zone-wise fig­ures require ver­i­fi­ca­tion against the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion. Do not rely on this table alone to select an RRB or deter­mine cat­e­go­ry-wise vacancies.

Educational Qualification and Eligibility

Can­di­dates must pos­sess the qual­i­fi­ca­tion pre­scribed for the post they wish to apply for. Depend­ing on the posi­tion, eli­gi­bil­i­ty may include:

  • B.Sc. Nurs­ing or GNM qual­i­fi­ca­tion and valid nurs­ing reg­is­tra­tion for Nurs­ing Superintendent.
  • A rel­e­vant phar­ma­cy degree for Phar­ma­cist posts.
  • A pre­scribed degree and diplo­ma com­bi­na­tion for Health and Malar­ia Inspector.
  • A rel­e­vant qual­i­fi­ca­tion in Audi­ol­o­gy and Speech-Lan­guage Pathol­o­gy for Audi­ol­o­gist and Speech Therapist.
  • A recog­nised radi­og­ra­phy or X‑ray-relat­ed qual­i­fi­ca­tion for Radi­og­ra­ph­er posts.
  • The spec­i­fied ECG, Car­di­ol­o­gy, Optom­e­try or Med­ical Lab­o­ra­to­ry Tech­nol­o­gy qual­i­fi­ca­tion for the rel­e­vant tech­ni­cal positions.

The exact qual­i­fi­ca­tion, recog­nised insti­tu­tion require­ments, pro­fes­sion­al reg­is­tra­tion, expe­ri­ence and age cri­te­ria may vary by post. Read the detailed offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion before sub­mit­ting the application.

RRB Paramedical Recruitment 2026 – Selection Process

The selec­tion pro­ce­dure will be gov­erned by the offi­cial RRB noti­fi­ca­tion. Can­di­dates should check the CEN 05/2026 doc­u­ment for details regarding:

  1. Com­put­er-Based Test (CBT), where prescribed.
  2. Doc­u­ment verification.
  3. Med­ical fit­ness examination.
  4. Final selec­tion and appoint­ment formalities.

The applic­a­ble stages and qual­i­fy­ing require­ments may dif­fer accord­ing to the post. Fol­low the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion for the con­firmed selec­tion procedure.

How to Apply Online for RRB Paramedical Recruitment 2026

Can­di­dates can fol­low these gen­er­al steps to sub­mit an online application:

  1. Vis­it the offi­cial Rail­way Recruit­ment Board web­site or the des­ig­nat­ed appli­ca­tion portal.
  2. Open the recruit­ment sec­tion for RRB Para­med­ical Cat­e­gories CEN 05/2026.
  3. Read the noti­fi­ca­tion care­ful­ly and con­firm your eli­gi­bil­i­ty for the select­ed post.
  4. Com­plete the required reg­is­tra­tion and enter the request­ed per­son­al, edu­ca­tion­al and con­tact details.
  5. Select the applic­a­ble RRB and post accord­ing to the offi­cial instructions.
  6. Upload the required pho­to­graph, sig­na­ture and oth­er doc­u­ments in the pre­scribed format.
  7. Pay the appli­ca­tion fee using an avail­able pay­ment method, if applicable.
  8. Review the com­plete appli­ca­tion form before sub­mit­ting it.
  9. Save or print the final sub­mit­ted appli­ca­tion and pay­ment receipt for future reference.

Use only the offi­cial appli­ca­tion por­tal, and nev­er share your pass­word or one-time pass­word with an unau­tho­rised person.

Important Links

ResourceLink
Online Appli­ca­tionVis­it the offi­cial RRB appli­ca­tion portal
Offi­cial RRB Websitehttps://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/

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