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RRB JE rank estimator

Enter your expected CBT 1 marks to get an estimated percentile and rank. This is a scenario tool: you can change the number of candidates, the shortlist size and the cut-off it is anchored on, and see how the rank moves.

It is clearly an estimate. The first stage of RRB JE has no published all-India rank, and your normalised score decides the real result.

✓ Data verified 4 Nov 2026

Enter your marks and the cut-off you want to anchor on to see the estimate.

How this works. The last shortlisted candidate is placed at rank 60,435 out of 3,44,641. Scores are assumed to follow a bell curve, so every other mark gets a percentile and a rank from that one anchor. Rank = candidates appeared × (1 − percentile).

Candidates are shortlisted for CBT 2 at 15 times the community-wise vacancies (4,029 in CEN 04/2026), per our exam page, and the board can change this ratio. The applicant count (5,74,402) is from the previous cycle, CEN 05/2025, and the attendance figure is an assumption. Edit both.

Cut-offs are zone-wise and post-category-wise, and a JE shortlist is made per post category, so an all-India rank is a rough guide only. The reference points on file are RRB Chandigarh figures.

This is a planning estimate. The official body does not publish all-India ranks, and your normalised score decides the real outcome. For a go or no-go call, use the score calculator and the cutoffs page.

RRB JE rank estimator: FAQs

Does the board publish an all-India rank?

The boards publish result lists and scorecards, but they do not generally publish an all-India rank for the first stage. So any rank shown here is an estimate, not a fact.

How is the rank worked out?

You give the number who appear, the number shortlisted and the score of the last shortlisted candidate. The estimator places that candidate at the shortlist rank, assumes scores follow a bell curve, and reads your percentile off it. Rank is candidates appeared times one minus the percentile.

Which numbers are assumptions?

Candidates are shortlisted for CBT 2 at 15 times the community-wise vacancies (4,029 in CEN 04/2026), per our exam page, and the board can change this ratio. The applicant count (5,74,402) is from the previous cycle, CEN 05/2025, and the attendance figure is an assumption. Edit both. Cut-offs are zone-wise and post-category-wise, and a JE shortlist is made per post category, so an all-India rank is a rough guide only. The reference points on file are RRB Chandigarh figures.

What should I use this for?

For planning and motivation, for example to see how many marks move your rank by thousands. For a go or no-go call, compare your marks with past cut-offs in the score calculator.

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