Indian Railway has released the Section Controller recruitment under CEN 04/2025 with 368 vacancies across RRBs, open to graduates aged 20–33 years as on 01.01.2026; the application window runs from 15.09.2025 to 14.10.2025, fee payment till 16.10.2025, and later stages include a single CBT, a mandatory CBAT, followed by document verification and medical (A‑2 standard; LASIK not allowed), with fees of ₹500 for general candidates (₹400 refundable after CBT) and ₹250 for women/SC/ST/EBC/Minority/ExSM/PwBD (refundable after CBT), and zone-wise/category-wise vacancies are provided, along with strict rules on eligibility, reservations, age relaxations, and scribe registration timelines as per the official notice.
Railway Section Controller Recruitment 2025 Important Dates
Item
Details
Notification (Indicative)
23.08.2025
Publication on RRB websites
14.09.2025
Application Start Date
15.09.2025
Last Date For Registration
14.10.2025 (23:59 hrs)
Last Date For Fee Payment
16.10.2025 (23:59 hrs)
Modification Window
17.10.2025 to 26.10.2025
Scribe Details Window
27.10.2025 to 31.10.2025
Admit Card Release
To be notified
Exam Date (CBT/CBAT)
To be notified
Application Fee
Category
Fee & Refund
General/OBC/EWS
₹500; ₹400 refunded after appearing in 1st stage CBT (less bank charges)
Female/Transgender/ExSM/SC/ST/Minority/EBC/PwBD
₹250; fully refundable after appearing in 1st stage CBT (less bank charges)
Payment Mode
Online only: Net banking/Debit/Credit/UPI; no offline mode
Fee Payment Cut-off
Allowed till 23:59 hrs of 16.10.2025 for timely registrants
Age Limit Details
Criteria
Details
Minimum Age
20 years as on 01.01.2026
Maximum Age
33 years as on 01.01.2026
DOB Range (UR/EWS)
02.01.1993 to 01.01.2006 (both inclusive)
DOB Range (OBC‑NCL)
02.01.1990 to 01.01.2006 (includes community relaxation)
DOB Range (SC/ST)
02.01.1988 to 01.01.2006 (includes community relaxation)
Age Relaxation
OBC‑NCL: 3 yrs; SC/ST: 5 yrs; ExSM: as per service; PwBD: 10/13/15 yrs; other relaxations as notified
Graduate degree (University or equivalent) as on 14.10.2025; final-result awaiting not eligible
Medical
A‑2: Distant vision 6/9, 6/9 without glasses; near vision Sn 0.6/0.6 without glasses; pass color/binocular/night/myopic tests; LASIK/corrective surgery not permitted
Other Key Conditions
One application to one RRB only; details in Create Account cannot be modified; eligibility verified at DV
Category Wise Vacancy Details
Category
Vacancies (All RRBs Total)
UR
174
SC
56
ST
34
OBC
80
EWS
24
Total
368
Horizontal
ExSM: 36; PwBD (LD): 15
State/Zone Wise Vacancy Details
RRB/Zone
Total
Ahmedabad (WR)
15
Ajmer (NWR + WCR)
30 + 3 = 33
Bangalore (SWR)
24
Bhopal (WCR + WR)
4 + 2 = 6
Bhubaneswar (ECoR)
17
Bilaspur (CR + SECR)
1 + 26 = 27
Chandigarh (NR)
7
Chennai (SR)
5
Gorakhpur (NER)
9
Guwahati (NFR)
16
Jammu–Srinagar (NR)
10
Kolkata (ER + SER)
25 + 3 = 28
Malda (ER)
14
Mumbai (CR + WR + SCR)
24 + 18 + 2 = 44
Muzaffarpur (ECR)
21
Patna (ECR)
5
Prayagraj (NCR + NR)
16 + 7 = 23
Ranchi (ECR + SER)
6 + 9 = 15
Secunderabad (ECoR + SCR)
7 + 18 = 25
Siliguri (NFR)
5
Thiruvananthapuram (SR)
19
Grand Total
368
Important Documents Required
Document
Details
Identity & Photo
Live photo upload as per specs; valid ID; uniform signature in running hand
Educational Certificates
Degree and proof meeting cutoff date; no final-result awaiting allowed
Category Certificates
SC/ST/OBC‑NCL/EWS formats as per annexures with date validity rules; OBC‑NCL on/after 01.04.2025 and before closing date; EWS per Annexure III
PwBD Documents
Disability certificate in Form V/VI/VII per updated RPwD rules; UDID; suitability per Annexure A
Ex‑Servicemen
Employment certificate and undertaking as per Annexure VII/VII(A)
EBC/Minority Fee Concession
Valid EBC certificate/BPL/Izzat MST; Minority affidavit at DV for fee waiver
