RRB Isolated Categories 2026 Notification

RRB Isolated Categories 2026 vacancy details

CEN No. 09/2026 brings 191 vacancies across seven posts. Junior Translator / Hindi has the most, 79, followed by Lab Assistant Grade III (Chemist & Metallurgist) with 36, Staff and Welfare Inspector with 27, Public Prosecutor with 21, Chief Law Assistant with 17, Senior Publicity Inspector with 8 and Scientific Assistant (Training) at RDSO with 3. The community split is 98 unreserved, 26 SC, 14 ST, 41 OBC-NCL and 12 EWS. The posts are spread over 16 RRBs; Chandigarh and Kolkata have 31 each and Guwahati 30, while Bilaspur and Patna have one each. The notice says the vacancies are provisional and may increase or decrease.

Eligibility and age limit post-wise

Each post has its own qualification and upper age limit, counted on 1 January 2027 with a minimum of 18. Lab Assistant Grade III needs 12th with Physics and Chemistry and has an upper limit of 30. Public Prosecutor needs a law degree and five years' standing as an advocate, with a limit of 32. Chief Law Assistant needs a law degree with three years' practice at the Bar and allows up to 40. Senior Publicity Inspector, Junior Translator and Staff and Welfare Inspector go up to 33, and Scientific Assistant (Training), which needs a Master's in Psychology with 50% marks, up to 35. The qualification must be held by 4 December 2026.

Exam pattern and syllabus

Selection rests on one computer-based test of 100 questions in 90 minutes. For six of the posts, half the paper is Professional Ability on the post's own syllabus (labour laws for Staff and Welfare Inspector, law subjects for Chief Law Assistant, communication and public relations for Senior Publicity Inspector, testing of materials for Lab Assistant, psychology for Scientific Assistant). The rest is General Awareness 15, Reasoning 15, Mathematics 10 and General Science 10. Junior Translator candidates instead face 50 language questions, 30 Hindi and 20 English, plus 50 general questions, and those called for the translation test must score 60% in it. Every paper carries a one-third negative mark.

Application fee and refund

General candidates pay ₹500 and get ₹400 back after appearing in the CBT. SC, ST, ex-servicemen, PwBD, female, transgender, minority and Economically Backward Class candidates pay ₹250 and get all of it back after the CBT. Refunds go to the bank account seeded with your Aadhaar, minus bank charges. The EBC concession is only for a family income below ₹50,000 a year and needs a valid certificate, BPL card or Izzat MST on the date of applying; it is not the same as OBC or EWS.

Salary and pay level

The two law posts, Chief Law Assistant and Public Prosecutor, are at Level 7 of the 7th CPC pay matrix with an initial pay of ₹44,900. Senior Publicity Inspector, Junior Translator / Hindi, Staff and Welfare Inspector and Scientific Assistant (Training) are at Level 6 with ₹35,400. Lab Assistant Grade III is at Level 2 with ₹19,900. Selected candidates are posted in the Railway zone or production unit allotted by merit and preference, and only a stipend is paid during any prescribed training.

Important dates and how to apply

The online form at rrbapply.gov.in opens on 5 November 2026 and closes on 4 December 2026 at 11:59 pm, and the fee can be paid until 6 December. Corrections are allowed from 7 to 16 December 2026 at ₹250 each. Apply to one RRB only and list your post and zone preferences carefully, since options cannot be changed later. The CBT dates will be announced on the RRB websites, the exam city about 10 days before and the e-call letter about 4 days before the test.