In a transformative push towards employment generation, the Ministry of Railways announced that more than 9,000 jobs have already been issued in Q1 of FY 2025–26, with plans to appoint over 50,000 candidates by the end of the fiscal year.
Since November 2024, the Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) have conducted Computer-Based Tests (CBTs) for over 1.86 crore candidates across seven notifications covering 55,197 vacancies.
This wave of appointments follows the issuance of twelve recruitment notifications since 2024, covering a staggering 1.08 lakh vacancies nationwide. To ensure fairness and transparency, the RRBs have implemented Aadhaar-based E-KYC authentication with a 95% success rate and deployed jammers 100% across all exam centres to curb electronic cheating.
Further efforts to allot exam centres closer to candidates’ residences—especially for women and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD)—have added momentum to the recruitment drive. The Ministry has indicated that another 50,000+ appointments are projected for FY 2026–27 as infrastructure and resources scale up.
This initiative marks one of the largest employment mobilisations in recent years, reinforcing the government’s commitment to digital transformation and equitable access in public sector hiring.
