The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) are recruiting 1,265 Station Masters across India under Centralised Employment Notice (CEN) No. 08/2026, after Corrigendum No. 1 issued on October 27 corrected the total from 1,215 — a figure the boards said was mentioned by mistake on page 3 of the notice, while the RRB-wise table in Annexure-B already added up to 1,265.
Source: GovtJobsAlert — RRB CEN 08/2026 Corrigendum No. 1
Online applications opened on October 27 and close at 11:59 pm on November 25, 2026, through the official RRB application portal. The last date for fee payment is November 27, and a correction window runs from November 28 to December 7 at Rs 250 per change, according to the notice summarised by Testbook and Jagran Josh.
Source: Testbook — RRB Station Master Recruitment 2026
Pay, eligibility and who can apply
The post carries Pay Level 6 of the 7th CPC with initial pay of Rs 35,400 a month. Applicants must hold a graduate degree from a recognised university by the closing date — candidates still awaiting their final result are not eligible — and must be aged 20 to 33 years as on January 1, 2027, with the usual relaxations for reserved categories. The medical standard is A-2, and candidates who have undergone LASIK or other refractive surgery are not eligible for the post.
Of the 1,265 vacancies, 542 are unreserved, 176 are for SC, 104 for ST, 296 for OBC and 147 for EWS candidates, with 133 posts for ex-servicemen included in the total. Among the larger allocations are Mumbai (Central Railway) with 125 posts, Jammu-Srinagar with 122, Chennai with 119 and Thiruvananthapuram with 114, as per the Annexure-B break-up.
How selection will work
Selection is through a single-stage Computer-Based Test (CBT) of 100 questions in 120 minutes — 60 questions on basic science, mathematical and analytical capability, 20 on logical capability and 20 on mental reasoning, with one-third of a mark deducted for each wrong answer — followed by a Computer-Based Aptitude Test (CBAT), document verification and a medical examination. The final merit combines 70 per cent weightage for the CBT and 30 per cent for the CBAT. The application fee is Rs 500 for general candidates, of which Rs 400 is refunded on appearing in the CBT, and Rs 250 for women, transgender, ex-servicemen, SC, ST, minority and economically backward class candidates, refunded on appearing in the CBT.
Candidates should apply only through the official RRB application portal linked from rrb.indianrailways.gov.in and check the detailed CEN 08/2026 notice for their RRB's vacancy table, eligibility and instructions before paying the fee. Beware of fake recruitment websites.