RRB Isolated Categories Vacancy 2026: 191 Posts, RRB-wise & Zone-wise Vacancy (CEN 09/2026)

RRB Isolated Categories Vacancy 2026

The Railway Recruitment Boards have notified 191 vacancies under CEN 09/2026 for seven Isolated Categories posts. The vacancies are spread over 16 RRBs and 24 Railway zones and production units, and they are provisional.

RRB Isolated Categories 2026 Vacancy Overview
Details	Information
Notification No.	CEN 09/2026 (Isolated Categories)
Total Vacancies	191
Number of Posts	7
Number of RRBs	16
Zones / Production Units	24
Ex-Servicemen (ExSM) Vacancies	11
PwBD Vacancies	17 (VI 10, LD 7)
Highest Vacancy Post	Junior Translator / Hindi (79)
Highest Vacancy RRB	RRB Chandigarh and RRB Kolkata (31 each)

RRB Isolated Categories Post-wise Vacancy 2026

The table shows the category-wise vacancy for each post. Junior Translator/Hindi has the highest number of vacancies (79).

Post Name	UR	SC	ST	OBC-NCL	EWS	Total
Chief Law Assistant	9	2	0	5	1	17
Public Prosecutor	9	4	3	4	1	21
Senior Publicity Inspector	6	0	0	2	0	8
Junior Translator / Hindi	35	12	8	19	5	79
Staff and Welfare Inspector	17	3	2	4	1	27
Scientific Assistant (Training)	2	0	0	1	0	3
Lab Assistant Gr. III (Chemist & Metallurgist)	20	5	1	6	4	36
Total	98	26	14	41	12	191

RRB Isolated Categories Post Details and Pay Level

Cat. No.	Post Name	Pay Level	Initial Pay	Medical Standard	Age Limit	Vacancies
1	Chief Law Assistant	Level 7	Rs. 44,900	C1	18-40 years	17
2	Public Prosecutor	Level 7	Rs. 44,900	C1	18-32 years	21
3	Senior Publicity Inspector	Level 6	Rs. 35,400	C1	18-33 years	8
4	Junior Translator / Hindi	Level 6	Rs. 35,400	C2	18-33 years	79
5	Staff and Welfare Inspector	Level 6	Rs. 35,400	C1	18-33 years	27
6	Scientific Assistant (Training)	Level 6	Rs. 35,400	B1	18-35 years	3
7	Lab Assistant Gr. III (Chemist & Metallurgist)	Level 2	Rs. 19,900	B1	18-30 years	36

RRB Isolated Categories ExSM and PwBD Vacancy 2026

Ex-Servicemen (ExSM) and PwBD vacancies are included in the total vacancies. PwBD vacancies are available only for Visual Impairment (VI) and Locomotor Disability (LD).

Post Name	Total	ExSM	PwBD: VI	PwBD: LD
Chief Law Assistant	17	0	4	0
Public Prosecutor	21	3	3	0
Senior Publicity Inspector	8	0	0	3
Junior Translator / Hindi	79	6	3	1
Staff and Welfare Inspector	27	0	0	2
Scientific Assistant (Training)	3	0	0	0
Lab Assistant Gr. III (Chemist & Metallurgist)	36	2	0	1
Total	191	11	10	7

RRB Isolated Categories RRB-wise Vacancy 2026

Candidates can apply to only one RRB. Check the vacancy of the RRB and the post before choosing, because the choice cannot be changed after submitting the application.

RRB	UR	SC	ST	OBC-NCL	EWS	Total	ExSM
RRB Ajmer	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
RRB Bengaluru	3	0	0	1	0	4	0
RRB Bhopal	2	1	0	0	0	3	0
RRB Bhubaneswar	4	1	1	0	0	6	0
RRB Bilaspur	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
RRB Chandigarh	13	4	1	10	3	31	2
RRB Chennai	4	3	3	1	0	11	0
RRB Gorakhpur	7	2	1	4	1	15	1
RRB Guwahati	13	4	3	8	2	30	3
RRB Jammu-Srinagar	6	1	1	0	0	8	0
RRB Kolkata	17	3	1	7	3	31	2
RRB Mumbai	5	2	1	3	1	12	0
RRB Patna	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
RRB Prayagraj	4	2	1	0	0	7	0
RRB Secunderabad	12	2	1	5	1	21	2
RRB Siliguri	4	1	0	2	1	8	1
Total	98	26	14	41	12	191	11

RRB Isolated Categories RRB-wise and Post-wise Vacancy 2026

The table shows how many vacancies of each post are available in each RRB. A dash (-) means no vacancy.

RRB	Chief Law Asst.	Public Prosecutor	Sr. Publicity Insp.	Jr. Translator / Hindi	Staff & Welfare Insp.	Sci. Asst. (Training)	Lab Asst. Gr. III	Total
RRB Ajmer	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	2
RRB Bengaluru	-	-	-	1	1	-	2	4
RRB Bhopal	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	3
RRB Bhubaneswar	-	3	1	-	-	-	2	6
RRB Bilaspur	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1
RRB Chandigarh	2	-	1	14	3	-	11	31
RRB Chennai	-	-	-	7	4	-	-	11
RRB Gorakhpur	2	6	1	1	1	1	3	15
RRB Guwahati	3	5	1	15	4	2	-	30
RRB Jammu-Srinagar	-	-	-	-	5	-	3	8
RRB Kolkata	4	-	-	24	-	-	3	31
RRB Mumbai	3	-	-	3	1	-	5	12
RRB Patna	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
RRB Prayagraj	-	2	-	2	3	-	-	7
RRB Secunderabad	3	5	4	9	-	-	-	21
RRB Siliguri	-	-	-	-	3	-	5	8
Total	17	21	8	79	27	3	36	191

RRB Isolated Categories Zone-wise Vacancy 2026

Vacancies are also distributed among Railway zones and production units. The candidate gives the zone preference within the chosen RRB.

Zone / Unit	Full Name	UR	SC	ST	OBC-NCL	EWS	Total
NFR	Northeast Frontier Railway	17	5	3	10	3	38
NR	Northern Railway	16	5	1	10	3	35
ER	Eastern Railway	13	2	1	7	3	26
SCR	South Central Railway	8	2	1	4	1	16
NER	North Eastern Railway	5	2	1	2	1	11
WR	Western Railway	3	1	1	2	1	8
ECoR	East Coast Railway	4	1	1	0	0	6
SR	Southern Railway	1	2	3	0	0	6
ICF	Integral Coach Factory	3	1	0	1	0	5
SCoR	South Coast Railway	4	0	0	1	0	5
CR	Central Railway	2	1	0	1	0	4
PLW	Patiala Locomotive Works	2	1	1	0	0	4
SWR	South Western Railway	3	0	0	1	0	4
CLW	Chittaranjan Locomotive Works	3	0	0	0	0	3
NCR	North Central Railway	2	1	0	0	0	3
RDSO	Research Designs and Standards Organisation	2	0	0	1	0	3
WCR	West Central Railway	2	1	0	0	0	3
BLW	Banaras Locomotive Works	1	0	1	0	0	2
NWR	North Western Railway	2	0	0	0	0	2
RCF	Rail Coach Factory	2	0	0	0	0	2
SER	South Eastern Railway	1	1	0	0	0	2
ECR	East Central Railway	1	0	0	0	0	1
MCF	Modern Coach Factory	0	0	0	1	0	1
SECR	South East Central Railway	1	0	0	0	0	1
Total		98	26	14	41	12	191

RRB Isolated Categories RRB, Zone and Post-wise Vacancy 2026

The detailed distribution given in Annexure B of the official notification is shown below. Each row gives the RRB, post and Railway zone or unit.

RRB	Post Name	Zone / Unit	UR	SC	ST	OBC-NCL	EWS	Total	ExSM
RRB Ajmer	Lab Assistant Gr. III (Chemist & Metallurgist)	NWR	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
RRB Ajmer	Staff and Welfare Inspector	NWR	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
RRB Bengaluru	Lab Assistant Gr. III (Chemist & Metallurgist)	SWR	1	0	0	1	0	2	0
RRB Bengaluru	Junior Translator / Hindi	SWR	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
RRB Bengaluru	Staff and Welfare Inspector	SWR	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
RRB Bhopal	Junior Translator / Hindi	WCR	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
RRB Bhopal	Staff and Welfare Inspector	WCR	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
RRB Bhubaneswar	Senior Publicity Inspector	ECoR	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
RRB Bhubaneswar	Lab Assistant Gr. III (Chemist & Metallurgist)	ECoR	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
RRB Bhubaneswar	Public Prosecutor	ECoR	1	1	1	0	0	3	0
RRB Bilaspur	Junior Translator / Hindi	SECR	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
RRB Chandigarh	Senior Publicity Inspector	NR	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
RRB Chandigarh	Lab Assistant Gr. III (Chemist & Metallurgist)	NR	5	2	0	2	2	11	1
RRB Chandigarh	Chief Law Assistant	NR	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
RRB Chandigarh	Junior Translator / Hindi	NR	6	2	1	4	1	14	1
RRB Chandigarh	Staff and Welfare Inspector	NR	2	0	0	1	0	3	0
RRB Chennai	Junior Translator / Hindi	ICF	2	1	0	0	0	3	0
RRB Chennai	Staff and Welfare Inspector	ICF	1	0	0	1	0	2	0
RRB Chennai	Junior Translator / Hindi	SR	0	2	2	0	0	4	0
RRB Chennai	Staff and Welfare Inspector	SR	1	0	1	0	0	2	0
RRB Gorakhpur	Lab Assistant Gr. III (Chemist & Metallurgist)	NER	1	1	0	1	0	3	0
RRB Gorakhpur	Chief Law Assistant	NER	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
RRB Gorakhpur	Staff and Welfare Inspector	NER	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
RRB Gorakhpur	Public Prosecutor	NER	2	1	1	1	1	6	1
RRB Gorakhpur	Senior Publicity Inspector	RDSO	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
RRB Gorakhpur	Chief Law Assistant	RDSO	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
RRB Gorakhpur	Scientific Assistant (Training)	RDSO	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
RRB Gorakhpur	Junior Translator / Hindi	MCF	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
RRB Guwahati	Senior Publicity Inspector	NFR	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
RRB Guwahati	Chief Law Assistant	NFR	1	1	0	1	0	3	0
RRB Guwahati	Junior Translator / Hindi	NFR	6	2	2	4	1	15	2
RRB Guwahati	Staff and Welfare Inspector	NFR	1	1	0	1	1	4	0
RRB Guwahati	Public Prosecutor	NFR	2	0	1	2	0	5	1
RRB Guwahati	Scientific Assistant (Training)	NFR	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
RRB Jammu-Srinagar	Lab Assistant Gr. III (Chemist & Metallurgist)	PLW	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
RRB Jammu-Srinagar	Staff and Welfare Inspector	PLW	1	1	1	0	0	3	0
RRB Jammu-Srinagar	Lab Assistant Gr. III (Chemist & Metallurgist)	RCF	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
RRB Jammu-Srinagar	Staff and Welfare Inspector	NR	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
RRB Kolkata	Lab Assistant Gr. III (Chemist & Metallurgist)	ER	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
RRB Kolkata	Chief Law Assistant	ER	1	0	0	0	1	2	0
RRB Kolkata	Junior Translator / Hindi	ER	11	2	1	7	2	23	2
RRB Kolkata	Chief Law Assistant	SER	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
RRB Kolkata	Lab Assistant Gr. III (Chemist & Metallurgist)	CLW	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
RRB Kolkata	Junior Translator / Hindi	CLW	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
RRB Mumbai	Junior Translator / Hindi	CR	1	1	0	1	0	3	0
RRB Mumbai	Staff and Welfare Inspector	CR	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
RRB Mumbai	Chief Law Assistant	WR	2	0	0	1	0	3	0
RRB Mumbai	Lab Assistant Gr. III (Chemist & Metallurgist)	WR	1	1	1	1	1	5	0
RRB Patna	Lab Assistant Gr. III (Chemist & Metallurgist)	ECR	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
RRB Prayagraj	Junior Translator / Hindi	BLW	1	0	1	0	0	2	0
RRB Prayagraj	Public Prosecutor	NCR	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
RRB Prayagraj	Staff and Welfare Inspector	NCR	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
RRB Prayagraj	Staff and Welfare Inspector	NR	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
RRB Secunderabad	Senior Publicity Inspector	SCoR	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
RRB Secunderabad	Chief Law Assistant	SCoR	2	0	0	1	0	3	0
RRB Secunderabad	Junior Translator / Hindi	SCR	4	1	1	2	1	9	1
RRB Secunderabad	Public Prosecutor	SCR	3	1	0	1	0	5	1
RRB Secunderabad	Senior Publicity Inspector	SCR	1	0	0	1	0	2	0
RRB Siliguri	Staff and Welfare Inspector	NFR	2	0	0	1	0	3	0
RRB Siliguri	Lab Assistant Gr. III (Chemist & Metallurgist)	NFR	2	1	0	1	1	5	1

Total: 191 vacancies. Source: Annexure B of CEN 09/2026.

Important Points about the Vacancy

The vacancies are provisional. They can increase, decrease or even become NIL in some units. A revised vacancy table will be published if the numbers change.
Railways can add more posts at a later stage.
The Railway administration can cancel the notified vacancies. In that case the fee is not refunded, except to candidates who appeared in the CBT.
SC and ST candidates are given a free sleeper class pass for CBT, DV and medical, if opted in the application.
Candidates who choose partial options are considered only for the zones and posts they have chosen.

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