GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES

• 1. Apply Process: Click on the Apply: (Create an Account / Already have an Account). During the ONLINE APPLICATION, candidates will be asked to ‘Create Account’. If a candidate has already created an Account for CENs notified in 2024, they should use the same account credentials to log in and apply for this CEN as well. If the candidates have not created an Account earlier, they must first ‘Create an Account’ before proceeding to fill up the application for this CEN. Candidates are advised to fill in the details required for account creation with utmost care, as corrections of any kind will not be permitted once the account is created. Details filled in the ‘Create an Account’ form (including mobile number and Email ID) cannot be modified at any stage once the account is created.
• 2. Registration Details: Enter your name, Date of Birth and Father's name as per Para 1.7 of General Instructions, Mother's Name, Aadhaar Number, SSLC/Matric Roll Number, Year of Passing, Mobile Number and email-ID and then submit for registration. Before submitting for registration, ensure and confirm that all the information furnished above are correct, as the details furnished for registration cannot be changed later. Please note that the email ID and mobile number used for the Registration must be yours and unique. Also note that both the email and mobile number will be verified during the Online Application process with a One Time Password (OTP).
• 3. Verification of email ID and mobile number through OTP: On submitting the primary details, OTPs shall be sent to the registered mobile number and email. The candidate should retrieve the OTPs from email and Mobile and then enter OTPs to proceed with the filling up of application and to make payment through OTP “Activation Link”.
• 4. Registration Number: On successful OTP activation, Registration Number will be generated and sent on registered email ID and mobile number. Candidates should note and preserve their Registration Number for later reference during the recruitment process and RRB will not entertain any request seeking registration number. Before final submission of application, candidates are advised, in their own interest to authenticate their identity using Aadhaar during the “Create an Account" stage. If they miss this step, they can still authenticate Aadhaar during the process of filling the details in online application by using the “Verify Aadhaar" facility after providing their Aadhaar details. This action will facilitate a smoother process at different stages of recruitment for the candidates.
• 5. Login and Application: Candidates can proceed with the online application by clicking on the “Candidate Login” button on the Home Page using the Registration Number and password. In the Part-I of application page, provide the details of Educational Qualification, Community i.e. UR/OBC (NCL)/SC/ST/EWS, Gender, Religion, Ex SM, PwBD, Minority, Economically Backward Class and Age Relaxation eligibility category as applicable and other details.
• 6. Payment and Bank Account Details: On completion of application details as above, the candidate will be directed to the payment page to choose payment mode i.e. Bank (Online Net Banking/Credit Card/Debit Card/UPI explained in Para 7.0 and complete the payment process. Choose the mode of payment and complete the payment process. If there is a failure of online payments, the candidate has to make another transaction. Please note the last date and time specified for each mode of payment and submit the application well in time.
• 7. Post Preferences: In the Part-II of application page, candidate has to indicate their priority/preference of the posts. Set priority / preferences for posts: If the candidate is eligible for more than one post based on his/her educational qualification and other details furnished, he/she must set the priority/preferences for these posts. The list of posts (in the chosen RRB) for which a candidate is eligible is displayed. Similarly, if the chosen RRB has vacancies for more than one Railway/Production Unit, then vacancies for all such Railways/Production Units for which a candidate is eligible, will be listed out. The candidate should fill their priority/preferences number in the textbox against each post that they are eligible for, in the RRB they are applying to.
• 8. Scribe for PwBD Candidates: Indicate option for scribe if you are a PwBD candidate and eligible for scribe. In case of persons with benchmark disabilities in the category of Blindness, Locomotor Disability (Both Arm affected – BA) and Cerebral Palsy, the facility of scribe shall be given, if so desired by the person. The candidate can avail the assistance of scribe after submission of letter of undertaking as per Annexure-V(D) at the examination centre. In case of other category of persons with benchmark disabilities, the provision of scribe can be allowed on production of a certificate to the effect that the person concerned has physical limitation to write and scribe is essential to write examination on his behalf, from the Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Medical Superintendant of a Government Health Care institution. The candidate can avail the assistance of scribe after producing the certificate as per Annexure-V(G) and submission of letter of undertaking as per Annexure-V(D) at the examination centre. The PwBD persons having less than 40% disability (covered under the definition of Section 2(s) of the RPwD Act, 2016 but not covered under the definition of Section 2(r) of the said Act) and having difficulty in writing can also avail the assistance of scribe for writing answers on their behalf after producing the certificate as per Annexure-V(E) and submission of letter of undertaking as per Annexure-V(F) at the examination centre. In case you have firmed up the scribe, then enter the details of scribe such as name, father's name, educational qualification etc. The scribe so arranged should not himself/herself be the candidate for the notification for which the candidate is appearing and same scribe should not be engaged for more than one candidate.
• 9. Detailed Educational Qualification: Furnish all the relevant information on the qualification as required in the application.
• 10. Choice of Exam Language: English is the default language. In case the candidate wishes to choose any other language, then the same can be selected from the drop down list of languages. The languages listed are Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. In case of any difference/discrepancy/dispute in the Questions between English and the opted language, the content of English version shall prevail.
• 11. Additional Information: Complete the balance fields e.g. Mother Tongue, Moles/Identification Marks, Address etc.
• 12. Bank Account Details for Refund: Candidates who attend 1st Stage CBT are eligible for refund of examination fee as per details in Para 7.0. All candidates who have given the confirmation to receive their refund to the account from which they have made the application fee payment, need not fill these details and hence, this will not be visible for them. Only those candidates who do not wish to receive the refund in the account through which they paid examination fee should provide the details of Beneficiary Account in which they wish to receive the refund viz. Beneficiary Name, Account Number, Name of Bank and IFSC Code in the Online Application.
• 13. Consent for Sharing Scores: Candidates may indicate their consent or otherwise for sharing the scores obtained by them in RRB exams with other Ministries/Departments/PSUs and Private organizations, for recruitment in their organizations.
• 14. Photograph and Signature Upload:
  • Candidate will be automatically directed to “Photo and Signature Upload” part of the application.
  • Select the Upload Photo Tab and upload your color photograph. The photograph should comply with the following requirements:
  • Specification for Photograph:
    • It should be a Color Passport Photograph with white/light color background. The dress should be non-white dress, preferably in dark colour. The color photograph must not be older than two months with respect to last date for submission of the online application.
    • It should be of size 35mmX45mm or 320 x 240 pixels.
    • It should be in JPEG format scanned with minimum 100 DPI resolution.
    • The size of the photograph should be between 40-70KB.
    • The color photograph must have been taken (Latest Photograph) in a professional studio. Photographs taken using mobile and self-composed portraits may result in rejection of application.
    • The photo should have clear front view of the candidate without cap and/or Hat and sunglasses and/or Dark glasses.
    • The face should occupy at least 50% of the area of the photograph with a full face view looking at the camera directly.
    • The main features of the face must not be covered by hair of the head any cloth or any shadow.
    • Forehead, eyes, cheeks, nose, neck, chin and both shoulders should be clearly visible. Further, the area of elbow/below elbow/ below chest portion should not be visible in the photo. Expression of face should be natural (no grinning/ frowning /raised eye brows). Eyes should be clearly open and looking straight to the front side. The main features of the face must not be covered by hair of the head, any cloth, or any shadow. The photo should be clear with proper resolution, brightness & sharpness and with continuous tone quality. The photo should be free from signature/name/dates or any other marks.
    • In case the candidate wears glasses, then the photograph should not have any glare/reflections on glasses and eyes should be clearly visible.
    • All the facial features of the applicant in photograph captured at the time of CBTs, Performance Test/Teaching Skill Test, Translation Test (as applicable), Document Verification and Medical test should match with the facial features in photograph submitted at the time of online application. In case, it is found that there is a mismatch of facial features in these photographs of a candidate, his/her candidature may be cancelled. Further, legal prosecution may be initiated and candidate will be debarred for life time for Railway recruitments for RRB/RRCs. In addition to this, the facial features in photo on the Photo ID produced during the CBTs, Performance Test/Teaching Skill Test, Translation Test (as applicable), Document Verification and Medical test should be same as facial features in photograph uploaded in the online application. To ensure this, candidates are advised to get their photograph on photo ID updated with the recent photograph.
    • PwBD candidates should also upload passport photograph as per above specifications only and not the full body photograph used in the disability certificate.
    • For the purpose of Performance Test/Teaching Skill Test, Translation Test (as applicable), Document Verification and Medical test, the candidates are advised to keep at least 12 copies of photograph which was uploaded by them in their online application.
  • Specification for Signature Image:
    • The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink pen only.
    • Signature must be in running letters and NOT IN BLOCK / CAPITAL LETTERS.
    • The image should be in JPEG format with minimum of 100 DPI resolution.
    • Dimensions of 50 mm x 20 mm or 140 x 60 pixels (preferred).
    • Size of file should be between 30 KB – 70 KB.
    • Signature image should have proper resolution and complete image of signature should be visible in the centre of its box in the online application.
    • Note:
      • The signature must be of the applicant only and not of any other person.
      • The applicants' signature obtained during registration and at the time of CBTs, Performance Test/Teaching Skill Test, Translation Test (as applicable), Document Verification and Medical Test should match with the uploaded signature.
      • In case it is found that there is a mismatch of signature, the candidate may be disqualified, legal prosecution will be initiated and the candidate will be debarred for life from appearing in all railway recruitments conducted by RRBs or by RRCs).
• 15. SC/ST Certificate Upload: Candidates belonging to SC/ST community, who have opted to avail Free Rail Travel, have to upload scanned copy of their SC/ ST certificates (PDF format, up to 500 KB) also for availing the facility of Free Travel Authority (Second Class Railway Pass). The certificate should be valid, legible, clear, latest and in the prescribed format.
• 16. Submission of Application: In the end candidates have to confirm the declaration “I hereby declare that I have gone through the eligibility criteria for the post(s) applied for and meet all the requirements therein, that all the details furnished by me in the application are true and complete to the best of my knowledge & belief and nothing has been concealed or suppressed. I also understand that in case, any of the details furnished is found untrue during any stage of recruitment or thereafter, RRB shall disqualify me for the post(s) applied for and /or I shall be liable for any other action under the extant rules”. After confirming the above declaration and submission of the application, the candidate may save the file as ‘PDF’ and/or take print of the application and preserve it for reference and record.