Indian Railways has released a notification for the recruitment of Station Master. The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) under the Ministry of Railways has released a separate notification for the recruitment of Station Master for the first time. Earlier the posts of Station Master were filled with NTPC. The application process has started as soon as the notification is out. Application can be done online. Last date to apply is fixed as 25 November 2026. Earlier RRB released a short notification for the recruitment of Station Master, in which the recruitment schedule was released. Now the official notification has been released. With this the application process has started.
Come, let’s know the Indian Railway Station Master Recruitment Process in detail. Know how many posts have been invited for recruitment. Let’s know how the selection will be done and who can apply.
Fees can be deposited till 27th November
Railway Recruitment Board has invited applications for recruitment to the post of Station Master. Online application can be done till 25 November 23:59 hrs. Railway Recruitment Board Application Official Website rrbapply.gov.in This can be done by visiting. A login account must be created to apply. After completing the application process, the fee can be deposited till 27th November. The correction window will open on 28th November, through which changes can be made in the application form till 7th December.
Recruitment for 1215 Vacancies, Know Who Can Apply
Railway Recruitment Board has issued notification for recruitment to the post of Station Master, under which applications are invited for recruitment to a total of 1215 posts. All these posts will be filled as per gene. Zone wise post details are given in the notification.
Graduate candidates from any discipline can apply for these posts. The minimum age has been fixed at 20 years. So the maximum age limit for general category candidates is fixed at 33 years. OBC creamy layer, EWS, SC, ST, Ex-servicemen will get relaxation in age 3 to 8 years. Age limit will be calculated on the basis of 1 January 2027. For detailed information notification see
What will be the selection process?
For the first time Railways is recruiting Station Master separately. In such a situation candidates want information about the selection process. In this regard, the recruitment board has given detailed information in the notification. Under which the computer test will be conducted in two stages. Computer Based Test (CBT) will be conducted in the first phase. In which 100 questions will be asked, 120 minutes will be given to solve them. This will have negative marking. So shift wise normalization formula will also apply.
Out of the candidates who have appeared in CBT, 8 times the number of candidates will be shortlisted for Computer Based Ability Test (CBAT), according to the post. CBAT will have question and answer options in English and Hindi language. Merit list will be prepared only from those candidates who qualify CBAT, which will include 70% weightage of marks obtained in CBT and 30% weightage of marks obtained in CBAT.
Correct details in Aadhaar card
Along with issuing a short notice for recruitment to the post of Station Master, Indian Railways also released an advisory for candidates, advising candidates to correct the information entered in the Aadhaar card by making the name and date of birth recorded in the Aadhaar card as per 10th certificate. So, it was also advised to replace the photograph registered in the Aadhaar card with the latest photograph.
