RRB Station Master Recruitment 2026

Current status: Applications open | Last date: 25 November 2026, 11:59 PM | 1,265 provisional posts | CEN 08/2026

Applications are open for 1,265 provisional Station Master vacancies under CEN 08/2026. Submit the online form by 25 November 2026, 11:59 PM. The corrected vacancy total is from Corrigendum No. 1 dated 27 October 2026.

Planning to apply for a Station Master post? Check the A-2 medical requirements and choose your RRB carefully before submitting. This is a separate CEN 08/2026 recruitment, with a single CBT followed by CBAT, document verification and medical examination. Graduation must be completed by the closing date, and the normal age range is 20–33 years as on 1 January 2027, with the notified concessions.

Current Status at a Glance

• Authority: Railway Recruitment Boards, Ministry of Railways.
• Post and reference: Station Master, CEN 08/2026 — Level 6, initial basic pay Rs 35,400 (before applicable allowances).
• Vacancies: 1,265 provisional posts across 21 RRBs (Annexure B of the CEN).
• What changed: Corrigendum No. 1 dated 27 October 2026 corrects the total printed in the original summary (1,215) to 1,265. This is a correction, not 50 additional posts; Annexure B already totals 1,265.
• Selection: single CBT → CBAT → document verification → medical examination.
• Last verified: 29 October 2026. Sources: detailed CEN 08/2026, official FAQ and Corrigendum No. 1, listed on the official RRB CEN 08/2026 page, and the Ministry of Railways release of 27 October 2026.
• Candidate action: read the official notice, check your medical eligibility and apply on the official RRB portal by 25 November 2026.

Important Dates

Fee Date Clarification

The Important Dates table (printed page 3) and FAQ Q3 both give 27 November 2026 as the last date for fee payment for submitted applications. Paragraph 19.6 of the CEN refers to 25 November 2026 in the same sentence that gives the 28 November–7 December modification period. Where possible, pay the fee when you submit by 25 November, and follow any later official correction or portal instruction. The 27 November date is for fee payment only; it is not an extension of the application deadline.

Medical Requirements

Station Master needs medical standard A-2: distant vision 6/9, 6/9 without glasses; near vision Sn 0.6, 0.6 without glasses; and the prescribed colour vision, binocular vision, night vision and myopic vision tests. Paragraph 6 of the CEN says this standard is indicative, not exhaustive. As a general rule, candidates who have had LASIK or any other surgery to correct refractive error are not eligible; separate ex-servicemen standards and Annexures VI A/VI C apply. A candidate who fails the required medical standard gets no alternative post. Annexure A marks the listed PwBD suitability categories as “No” for this post.

CBAT Vision Certificate

All candidates must bring the prescribed original vision certificate (Annexure VI; ex-servicemen use Annexure VI A) to the CBAT; without it they are not allowed to appear. FAQ Q66 describes the online Self-Screening Medical Declaration and its generated report: the certificate must be signed by a General Physician and an Eye Specialist from a Central/State Government hospital or medical college.

Selection and Exam Pattern

The CBT has 100 questions in 120 minutes, with one-third mark deducted for each wrong answer. Scores of multiple shifts are normalised. Minimum qualifying marks: UR/EWS 40%, OBC-NCL/SC 30%, ST 25% — these are qualifying thresholds, not predicted cut-offs.

English Comprehension

Reading Comprehension passages are given in English as part of Logical Capability. The pattern is new for this post and is not the NTPC General Awareness pattern.

CBAT shortlisting is normally 8 times the RRB-wise vacancies, community-wise. CBAT questions and options are in English and Hindi; every battery needs a T-score of at least 42, with no category relaxation and no negative marking. Final merit among CBAT-qualified candidates uses 70% CBT and 30% CBAT. Candidates equal to the vacancies are called for document verification according to merit and railway options. Ties are broken by age (older first), then alphabetical order of the given name. RRB recommends candidates; the Railway Administration offers appointment.

RRB-wise Vacancy Highlights

Largest combined RRB totals: Mumbai 177, Jammu-Srinagar 122, Chennai 119, Thiruvananthapuram 114 and Prayagraj 112. Ajmer has 61 across NWR and WCR. Railway-zone rows under one RRB are not separate applications. The full table is in the Vacancy Details tab; ExSM figures are included in the totals, not additional seats.

Not Part of NTPC

Station Master is a separate recruitment under CEN 08/2026. It is not part of RRB NTPC Graduate (CEN 06/2026) or RRB NTPC Undergraduate (CEN 07/2026), and the older NTPC CEN 06/2025 result does not apply to it.

Preparation and Work Profile

Build practice around the new syllabus: arithmetic and basic science, interpreting tables and charts, logical puzzles, English comprehension and mental reasoning. For CBAT familiarisation, use the RDSO psychology candidate’s corner (RDSO → Verticals → Traffic and Psychology). The RRB ALP preparation guide also explains how CBAT batteries work. Station Master is an operational railway role that needs medical suitability; the CEN does not promise a home-state posting, take-home pay, promotion timeline or cut-off.

Track all railway dates on the exam calendar.

Sources: detailed CEN 08/2026 (printed pages 3, 10–15, 20–26, 31–32), official FAQ (Q1–4, Q40, Q59, Q66), Corrigendum No. 1 dated 27.10.2026 and the Ministry of Railways release dated 27.10.2026. Last verified on the official RRB website on 29 October 2026.

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