The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) announced the Technician recruitment for 9144 vacancies. Candidates who applied for these vacancies can download their admit card before the examination. The board has not released the date of examination yet, it will be provided soon on the board’s official website.
The online application was started on 09 March 2024 and closed on 08 April 2024. Now, applicants are waiting to get the RRB Technician Admit Card 2024. The selection will be based on the CBT (Computer-Based Test) following document verification and medical examination.
Candidates who want to become technicians at Indian Railways can get the admit card to appear in the examination for selection. It will be published on the official website of the RRB i.e. indianrailways.gov.in and applyrrb.gov.in. Candidates are advised to take a hard copy of the admit card.
RRB Technician Admit Card 2024
| Recruiter | Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) |
| Post Name | Technician |
| Total Vacancies | 9144 |
| Exam Date | To be announced |
| Admit Card | To be released |
| Official Website | indianrailways.gov.in |
Examination Schedule
According to the board’s official notice, the examination will be conducted in October 2024. The board has not announced the exact date of the examination. Applicants will be called for the first stage, which will be a Computer Based Test (CBT)-1 after finishing the registration process. It is necessary to clear the first phase to move on to the next selection phase.
RRB Technician Selection Process
The board will conduct three phases of the selection process to choose the most capable candidates for technician positions. Candidates will be selected based on their performance in these phases. After clearing all phases, the candidates will be appointed as Technicians in Indian Railways under RRB. These phases are given below:
- CBT Stage-1
- CBT Stage-2
- Document Verification
- Medical Examination
RRB Technician CBT Stage-1 Exam Pattern
The board will take two papers for technician positions. Paper 1 will be for technician grade 1 positions and Paper 2 will be for technician grade 2 positions. The exam schemes for each paper are described below:
- Each paper has several sections, which will be conducted in CBT mode.
- Each paper has 100 multiple-choice questions.
- Each correct answer carries a 01 mark.
- Candidates have to clear each paper in 90 minutes.
- 1/3rd of marks will be deducted for incorrect answers.
| Technician Grade 1 Exam Pattern | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subjects | Number of Question | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| General Awareness | 10 | 10 | 90 minutes |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 15 | 15 | |
| Basics of Computers and Applications | 20 | 20 | |
| Mathematics | 20 | 20 | |
| Basic Science and Engineering | 35 | 35 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 90 minutes |
| Technician Grade 3 Exam Pattern | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subjects | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Mathematics | 25 | 25 | 90 minutes |
| General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 25 | |
| General Science | 40 | 40 | |
| General Knowledge | 10 | 10 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 90 minutes |
The board has announced the minimum qualifying marks as per the candidate’s categories. Candidates who belong to the UR/EWS categories have to get 40% marks to be selected for technician positions, candidates who belong to the OBC/ SC categories have to get 30% marks and those who are from the ST category have to get 25% marks as minimum qualifying marks.
Details of the RRB Technician Admit Card
After announcing the exam date, the board will issue the admit card on the official website of the board i.e. indianrailways.gov.in. Candidates will be able to download the admit card after issuing it. Candidates must check the details mentioned on it to avoid discrepancies. If you find any discrepancies while checking, you have to contact the examination authority immediately.
It contains the candidate’s personal information such as thier name, roll number, date of birth, gender, category and parent’s details. Along with it, it shows the exam date, exam centre and exam time with important instructions. Candidates are advised to take at least two hard copies of the admit card with two ID proofs.
Steps to Download the RRB Technician Admit Card 2024
Candidates must follow the steps carefully to download the “RRB Technician Admit Card 2024”, if you fill in the wrong details, you cannot get the admit card. So, filling in the correct details is necessary to get the admit card. The downloading steps are given below:
- Candidates must visit the official website of the Railway Recruitment Board i.e. indianrailways.gov.in.
- Go to the “Zonnal Railways” tab and choose your zone by clicking the relevant site.
- After selecting the zone, find the “RRB Technician Admit Card 2024” link.
- Click on the link and fill in all required details and submit it.
- After submitting, wait a few seconds, the admit card will be in front of you.
- Download it and take at least two copies of the admit card to enter the examination hall.