RRB Paramedical Categories Recruitment 2026 – CEN 05/2026 Apply Online for 590 Posts

he Rail­way Recruit­ment Boards (RRBs) have announced the RRB Para­med­ical Cat­e­gories Recruit­ment 2026 under Cen­tralised Employ­ment Notice CEN 05/2026. This recruit­ment dri­ve offers 590 vacan­cies for var­i­ous med­ical and para­med­ical posts, includ­ing Nurs­ing Super­in­ten­dent, Phar­ma­cist, Health and Malar­ia Inspec­tor, Radi­og­ra­ph­er, Lab Assis­tant, ECG Tech­ni­cian, and oth­er positions.

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Eli­gi­ble can­di­dates can sub­mit their online appli­ca­tions from 15 Sep­tem­ber 2026 to 14 Octo­ber 2026 through the offi­cial RRB appli­ca­tion por­tal. Appli­cants should read the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion care­ful­ly to check the post-wise edu­ca­tion­al qual­i­fi­ca­tion, age lim­it, appli­ca­tion fee, vacan­cy details, selec­tion process, salary, and oth­er impor­tant conditions.

For the lat­est rail­way recruit­ment updates, gov­ern­ment job noti­fi­ca­tions, admit cards, results, answer keys, and exam prepa­ra­tion mate­ri­als, vis­it TillEx­am.

RRB Paramedical Recruitment 2026 – Overview

Par­tic­u­larsDetails
Recruit­ing OrganizationRail­way Recruit­ment Boards
Recruit­ment NameRRB Para­med­ical Cat­e­gories Recruit­ment 2026
Cen­tralised Employ­ment NoticeCEN 05/2026
Total Vacan­cies590 Posts
Appli­ca­tion ModeOnline
Job Loca­tionIndi­an Railways
Appli­ca­tion Start Date15 Sep­tem­ber 2026
Last Date to Apply14 Octo­ber 2026
Last Date to Pay Exam­i­na­tion Fee16 Octo­ber 2026
Cor­rec­tion Window17–26 Octo­ber 2026
Exam DateAs per RRB schedule
Admit CardBefore the examination

Important Dates

  • Online Appli­ca­tion Begins: 15 Sep­tem­ber 2026
  • Last Date to Apply Online: 14 Octo­ber 2026
  • Last Date for Exam­i­na­tion Fee Pay­ment: 16 Octo­ber 2026
  • Appli­ca­tion Cor­rec­tion Win­dow: 17 Octo­ber to 26 Octo­ber 2026
  • Com­put­er Based Exam­i­na­tion: As per the offi­cial schedule
  • Admit Card Release: Before the examination

Can­di­dates should com­plete the appli­ca­tion process well before the clos­ing date to avoid last-minute tech­ni­cal problems.

Application Fee

  • Gen­er­al / OBC / EWS: ₹500
  • SC / ST / PwBD: ₹250
  • All Cat­e­go­ry Female Can­di­dates: ₹250

Examination Fee Refund

After appear­ing in the Stage I examination:

  • Gen­er­al / OBC / EWS can­di­dates may receive a refund of ₹400.
  • SC / ST / PwBD and female can­di­dates may receive a refund of ₹250.

The exam­i­na­tion fee can be paid through the avail­able online pay­ment meth­ods, includ­ing deb­it card, cred­it card, net bank­ing, or oth­er options pro­vid­ed on the appli­ca­tion portal.

Age Limit

The age lim­it varies accord­ing to the post. The age will be cal­cu­lat­ed as on 01 Jan­u­ary 2027.

  • Min­i­mum Age: 18 to 21 years, accord­ing to the post
  • Max­i­mum Age: 30 to 40 years, accord­ing to the post
  • Age Relax­ation: Applic­a­ble relax­ation will be pro­vid­ed to eli­gi­ble reserved-cat­e­go­ry can­di­dates as per Rail­way Recruit­ment Board rules.

Appli­cants must check the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion for the exact age require­ment for their select­ed post.

RRB Paramedical Vacancy Details

A total of 590 vacan­cies have been announced for dif­fer­ent para­med­ical and med­ical-relat­ed posts.

Post NameTotal PostsEdu­ca­tion­al Qual­i­fi­ca­tionAge Lim­it
Nurs­ing Superintendent365B.Sc Nurs­ing or GNM qual­i­fi­ca­tion with reg­is­tra­tion as a Nurse20–40 Years
Dial­y­sis Technician01B.Sc with Diplo­ma in Haemodial­y­sis or two years of sat­is­fac­to­ry in-house training20–33 Years
Health and Malar­ia Inspec­tor Grade II43B.Sc with Chem­istry as a main or option­al sub­ject, along with the required Health/Sanitary Inspec­tor qualification18–33 Years
Audi­ol­o­gist and Speech Therapist01Bachelor’s degree in Audi­ol­o­gy and Speech-Lan­guage Pathol­o­gy, such as BASLP; RCI reg­is­tra­tion required21–30 Years
Phar­ma­cist – Entry Grade118Bachelor’s Degree in Phar­ma­cy, prefer­ably Allo­path­ic Phar­ma­cy as prescribed20–35 Years
Radi­og­ra­ph­er / X‑Ray Technician2510+2 with Physics and Chem­istry and Diplo­ma in Radi­og­ra­phy, X‑Ray Tech­ni­cian, or Radio­di­ag­no­sis Technology19–33 Years
ECG Tech­ni­cian0410+2 or Sci­ence grad­u­a­tion with the required ECG, Car­di­ol­o­gy, or relat­ed cer­tifi­cate, diplo­ma, or degree18–33 Years
Optometrist02B.Sc in Optom­e­try or Diplo­ma in Oph­thalmic Technician18–33 Years
Lab Assis­tant Grade II3110+2 in Sci­ence with Diplo­ma in Med­ical Lab­o­ra­to­ry Tech­nol­o­gy, such as DMLT18–33 Years
Total590Post-wise qual­i­fi­ca­tion appliesPost-wise

Can­di­dates should refer to the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion for detailed qual­i­fi­ca­tion require­ments, reg­is­tra­tion con­di­tions, expe­ri­ence require­ments, and equiv­a­len­cy rules.

RRB Zone-Wise Vacancy Details

The recruit­ment includes vacan­cies under dif­fer­ent Rail­way Recruit­ment Boards. The cat­e­go­ry-wise vacan­cy dis­tri­b­u­tion is giv­en below:

RRBUREWSOBCSCSTTotal
Ahmed­abad060000000107
Ajmer060002010211
Ben­galu­ru070105040118
Bhopal110203050021
Bhubaneswar030001000105
Bilaspur120202020018
Chandi­garh030000020106
Chen­nai190519130965
Gorakh­pur150304060533
Guwa­hati120207040429
Jam­mu-Sri­na­gar010001020206
Kolkata401012201698
Mal­da130204070228
Mum­bai290312130461
Muzaf­farpur090204010319
Pat­na050104070421
Praya­graj170305060233
Ranchi100005030221
Secun­der­abad280818080971
Silig­uri090205020119
Thiru­vanan­tha­pu­ramNANANANANANA

Eligibility Details

The edu­ca­tion­al qual­i­fi­ca­tion depends on the post select­ed by the can­di­date. The major require­ments include:

  • B.Sc Nurs­ing or GNM for Nurs­ing Superintendent.
  • Phar­ma­cy degree for Phar­ma­cist posts.
  • B.Sc with the required Chem­istry and Health Inspec­tor qual­i­fi­ca­tion for Health and Malar­ia Inspector.
  • Radi­og­ra­phy or X‑Ray Tech­ni­cian diplo­ma for Radi­og­ra­ph­er posts.
  • Med­ical Lab­o­ra­to­ry Tech­nol­o­gy diplo­ma for Lab Assis­tant posts.
  • Rel­e­vant ECG, Car­di­ol­o­gy, Optom­e­try, Audi­ol­o­gy, or Speech-Lan­guage Pathol­o­gy qual­i­fi­ca­tion for spe­cial­ized posts.
  • Required pro­fes­sion­al reg­is­tra­tion wher­ev­er men­tioned in the notification.

Can­di­dates must ensure that their qual­i­fi­ca­tion is com­plet­ed and rec­og­nized on or before the pre­scribed eli­gi­bil­i­ty date.

Selection Process

The selec­tion process for RRB Para­med­ical Cat­e­gories Recruit­ment 2026 may include the fol­low­ing stages:

  1. Com­put­er Based Test.
  2. Doc­u­ment Verification.
  3. Med­ical Examination.
  4. Final appoint­ment accord­ing to Rail­way Recruit­ment Board rules.

The exact exam­i­na­tion pat­tern, syl­labus, qual­i­fy­ing marks, and post-wise med­ical stan­dards should be checked in the offi­cial CEN 05/2026 notification.

How to Apply Online

Can­di­dates can apply for RRB Para­med­ical Cat­e­gories Recruit­ment 2026 by fol­low­ing these steps:

  1. Vis­it the offi­cial RRB appli­ca­tion portal.
  2. Com­plete the required reg­is­tra­tion or One Time Reg­is­tra­tion process.
  3. Log in using the reg­is­tra­tion details.
  4. Select the RRB Para­med­ical Cat­e­gories CEN 05/2026 recruitment.
  5. Enter per­son­al, edu­ca­tion­al, com­mu­ni­ca­tion, and oth­er required details.
  6. Select the pre­ferred RRB and eli­gi­ble post carefully.
  7. Upload the pho­to­graph, sig­na­ture, iden­ti­ty proof, and oth­er required documents.
  8. Pay the appli­ca­tion fee through the avail­able pay­ment method.
  9. Review the appli­ca­tion form care­ful­ly before final submission.
  10. Sub­mit the form and save the con­fir­ma­tion page.
  11. Keep a print­ed copy of the appli­ca­tion for future reference.

Documents Required

Appli­cants should keep the fol­low­ing doc­u­ments ready:

  • Recent pass­port-size photograph
  • Sig­na­ture
  • Aad­haar Card or anoth­er valid iden­ti­ty proof
  • Edu­ca­tion­al qual­i­fi­ca­tion certificates
  • Nurs­ing, Phar­ma­cy, Med­ical Lab­o­ra­to­ry, or oth­er pro­fes­sion­al cer­tifi­cates, as applicable
  • Reg­is­tra­tion cer­tifi­cate, wher­ev­er required
  • Cat­e­go­ry cer­tifi­cate, if applicable
  • PwBD cer­tifi­cate, if applicable
  • Address and com­mu­ni­ca­tion details
  • Oth­er doc­u­ments men­tioned in the offi­cial notification

Important Instructions

  • Read the RRB CEN 05/2026 noti­fi­ca­tion before applying.
  • Apply only through the offi­cial RRB appli­ca­tion portal.
  • Check the post-wise age lim­it and edu­ca­tion­al qualification.
  • Select the Rail­way Recruit­ment Board carefully.
  • Make sure the uploaded doc­u­ments are clear and valid.
  • Pay the exam­i­na­tion fee with­in the pre­scribed deadline.
  • Ver­i­fy all details before sub­mit­ting the application.
  • Save the final appli­ca­tion form and pay­ment receipt.
  • Vis­it TillEx­am reg­u­lar­ly for rail­way recruit­ment updates, admit cards, results, answer keys, syl­labus, mock tests, and cur­rent affairs.

Important Links

Ser­viceLink
Apply OnlineRRB Para­med­ical CEN 05/2026 Appli­ca­tion Portal
Offi­cial Rail­way WebsiteIndi­an Rail­ways Offi­cial Website

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