RRB JE 2026: admit card, answer key and result
This page explains how the admit card, the answer key and the result work for RRB JE, which is conducted by Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs). The official portal is rrbapply.gov.in, and everything here should be checked against the notice for your cycle.
✓ Data verified 6 Oct 2026
Where the 2026 cycle stands
CEN 04/2026 is the running cycle. Applications closed on 13 September 2026 (modification window ran 16 to 25 September with a ₹250 fee per occasion). CBT 1 is scheduled for 27 and 28 October 2026 — originally 27, 28 and 30 October, then revised through the schedule notice dated 2 October 2026. City and date intimation is expected about 10 days before the exam and e-call letters about 4 days before. CBT 2 has not been scheduled yet. Note that the CEN was published with 3,993 vacancies and Corrigendum-1 dated 18 August 2026 added 1 JE/Electrical/TRS vacancy and the CMA post with 35 vacancies, taking the total to 4,029.
Status as last verified on 6 Oct 2026. See the important dates for the full list.
Admit card
Where: Links on the official RRB websites (rrb.indianrailways.gov.in). The centre, date and shift on the e-call letter are final; change requests are not entertained..
When: Exam city and date link about 10 days before the CBT; e-call letter download from about 4 days before.
- 1Open your RRB's official website and open the exam city and date link about 10 days before the CBT. SC/ST candidates also see their free travel authority here.
- 2Download the e-call letter from about 4 days before the exam and print it clearly.
- 3Check your name, centre, date and shift. These are final, so contact the RRB at once if something is wrong.
- 4Keep your Aadhaar updated and unlocked in the UIDAI system, because Aadhaar-linked biometric authentication is done at the centre.
What to carry
- The printed e-call letter
- Your original Aadhaar card, or an e-verified printout of it, for the biometric check at the centre
No phones, watches, calculators, bags or food are allowed inside; pens are provided.
Answer key
After each CBT the RRBs open a window to view your questions, responses and the provisional answer keys, and to raise objections online. For CEN 05/2025 the CBT 1 window ran from 5 March 2026, 4 pm to 11 March 2026, 11:59 pm.
- Log in on your RRB's website with your application credentials when the answer key link opens.
- Compare your responses with the provisional answer key, question by question.
- Raise objections online and pay the fee per question before the window closes.
- The RRBs' decision on objections is final. Watch your RRB website and registered email/SMS for the exact dates of your cycle.
Objection fee: ₹50 plus bank charges per question, refunded to the paying account if the objection is found correct.
Result and scorecard
The CBT 1 result is announced RRB-wise as a normalised-score cutoff for CBT 2 shortlisting. The final shortlist for document verification is built only from CBT 2 marks, expressed as a Merit Index between 350 and 900 so that different branches compete on one scale.
| Stage | What the result means |
|---|---|
| CBT 1 | Common screening paper of 100 questions in 90 minutes with 1/3 negative marking (Mathematics 30, General Intelligence and Reasoning 25, General Awareness 15, General Science 30). Shortlists for CBT 2 at 15 times the community-wise vacancies of the RRB. Minimum qualifying: UR/EWS 40%, OBC-NCL and SC 30%, ST 25%. CEN 04/2026 CBT 1: 27 and 28 October 2026 (revised schedule). |
| CBT 2 | 150 questions in 120 minutes with 1/3 negative marking; a virtual calculator is provided on screen. General Awareness 15, Physics and Chemistry 15, Basics of Computers and Applications 10, Basics of Environment and Pollution Control 10, Technical Abilities 100 from your Exam Group. Same minimum qualifying percentages as CBT 1. |
| Document verification | Candidates are shortlisted at 1:1 of the vacancies on normalised CBT 2 merit and post options; ties are broken by age (older first) and then alphabetically by given name. Before DV, photo and signature scans are uploaded on the orims-ir.gov.in/rbdv portal where the RRB asks for it. Original certificates checked at DV include Class 10 for date of birth, diploma/degree or B.Sc with marksheets, category certificates in the central format, EBC/BPL/Izzat MST documents if claimed, ex-servicemen and PwBD certificates, and an NOC from serving government or PSU employees. |
| Medical examination | Railway medical against the standard of the allotted post (most JE posts B-1 or B-2, some design posts A-3, CMA B-1). A-3 posts require colour, binocular, night and mesopic vision tests, and LASIK or similar refractive surgery makes candidates ineligible for them. A one-time medical appeal with prescribed charges is allowed under the laid-down conditions. |
Scorecard: Marks and cutoffs are published RRB-wise on the official RRB websites; candidates log in with their registration number and date of birth to view their score.
Once the result is out, compare your score with the official cutoffs.
Source basis: Detailed CEN 04/2026 (application and fee rules: ₹500 with ₹400 refunded after appearing in CBT 1, ₹250 for SC, ST, ex-servicemen, PwBD, female, transgender, minority and EBC candidates fully refunded after appearing; one RRB and one common application per candidate; account details cannot be changed after creation): https://rrb.indianrailways.gov.in/-/image/1787058904504CEN_04_2026_JE_DMS_English.pdf/examsDocuments; Objection-fee and e-call-letter timings per official RRB notices for CEN 05/2025 on rrb.indianrailways.gov.in; orims-ir.gov.in/rbdv for document verification uploads. Always follow the notice and the official website for your cycle.
RRB JE admit card, answer key & result: FAQs
Where do I download the RRB JE admit card?
Links on the official RRB websites (rrb.indianrailways.gov.in). The centre, date and shift on the e-call letter are final; change requests are not entertained.. Exam city and date link about 10 days before the CBT; e-call letter download from about 4 days before.
Is the RRB JE answer key released, and can I challenge it?
After each CBT the RRBs open a window to view your questions, responses and the provisional answer keys, and to raise objections online. For CEN 05/2025 the CBT 1 window ran from 5 March 2026, 4 pm to 11 March 2026, 11:59 pm. ₹50 plus bank charges per question, refunded to the paying account if the objection is found correct.
How do I check the RRB JE result?
The CBT 1 result is announced RRB-wise as a normalised-score cutoff for CBT 2 shortlisting. The final shortlist for document verification is built only from CBT 2 marks, expressed as a Merit Index between 350 and 900 so that different branches compete on one scale. Marks and cutoffs are published RRB-wise on the official RRB websites; candidates log in with their registration number and date of birth to view their score.