Indian Railway Board

RRB Ahmedabad

Railway Recruitment Board, Ahmedabad traces its origin to 1983, when it was established as a Railway Service Commission to meet the recruitment needs of Western India. In January 1985, all Railway Service Commissions were renamed as Railway Recruitment Boards, formally integrating them into the present RRB framework. 

Initially located at Kalupur railway station, the Board office was  shifted in 2021 into a new building near Divisional Railway Manager’s Office, Ahmedabad. Over the years, it has evolved from traditional recruitment methods to transparent, technology-driven processes, including computer-based examinations. 

The Board plays a key role in recruiting personnel for various units of the Western Railway which include Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Rajkot, and Vadodara Divisions and Workshops at Bhavnagar, Dahod, Pratapnagar, and Sabarmati of Western Railway. 

RRB Ajmer

Railway Service Commission, Ajmer which was set up in 1983 was renamed as Railway Recruitment Board Ajmer in 1985.It was shifted in the present building in March 1988. Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), Ajmer functions under the Ministry of Railways, Government of India. It is primarily responsible for recruiting the working and supervisory staff (Group 'C') required for Ajmer, Jaipur, Jodhpur and Bikaner Divisions of North-Western Railway and Kota Division of West-Central Railway. RRB Bhopal is carrying out recruitment for JBP division, Bhopal Division, Bhopal Workshop, WCR HQ & Ratlam Division (WR).

RRB Bengaluru

Railway Recruitment Board(RRB) Bengaluru was set up in April,1982. RRB Bengaluru is housed in an independent office building in No.18, Millers Road, Bengaluru Cantt. – 560046. Satellite Office of Railway Recruitment Board(RRB), Bengaluru was set up at Hubballi on 17.12.2019. Satellite office of RRB Bengaluru is housed in Old GM Office Complex, Club Road, Keshwapur, Hubballi-580023. 

RRB Bhopal

Railway Recruitment Board, Bhopal was established on 23.09.1982. In January 1985, Railway Service Commission was renamed as Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) and in the year 1998, all RRB came under the control of the Railway Recruitment Control Board (RRCB), which was set up in the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) to coordinate and streamline the working of RRBs. 

RRB Bhubaneshwar

Railway Service Commission, Bhubaneswar was established in the year 1983 and started its functioning from IRC Village, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar. In January, 1985 Railway Service Commission was renamed as Railway Recruitment Board (RRB). In the year 1990, the office of Railway Recruitment Board, Bhubaneswar was shifted and started functioning at Odisha Forest Development Corporation Building near Railway Station, Bhubaneswar. At present, it is functioning at D-79/80, Rail Vihar, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar since 01.06.2000. 

RRB Bilaspur

Railway Recruitment Board, Bilaspur was established in September, 2008 as the twentieth Railway Recruitment Board of the country. This organization works under the Railway Recruitment Control Board, New Delhi. RRB Bilaspur is primarily responsible for recruiting the working and supervisory staff (Group 'C') required for divisions of SECR zone and Nagpur Division of Central Railway. 

RRB Chandigarh

Railway Recruitment Board was initially known as Railway Service Commission but in January 1985 it was renamed as Railway Recruitment Board(RRB). Railway Recruitment Board, Chandigarh started its working in the year 1983. RRB Jat caters to Jammu division & PLW also. 

RRB Chennai

Railway Recruitment Board was initially known as Railway Service Commission. In 1985, Railway Service Commission Madras was renamed as Railway Recruitment Board Madras. In 1996, Madras city was official renamed as Chennai, since then it is functioning in the name of Railway Recruitment Board Chennai under the Ministry of Railways, Government of India. It is primarily responsible for recruiting the working and supervisory staff (Group 'C') required for Headquarters offices of Southern Railway (SR), Chennai, Salem & Tiruchirappalli divisions of Southern Railway. It also responsible for recruiting working and supervisory staff (Group 'C') required for Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai.

RRB Gorakhpur

Railway Service Commission, Gorakhpur was established on 14 July, 1984. Initially this RRB along with RRB Muzaffarpur was catering requirement of North Eastern Railway. In January, 1985 Railway Service Commission was renamed as Railway Recruitment Board (RRB). In the year 1998, all RRB came under the control of the Railway Recruitment Control Board (RRCB) which was set up in the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), New Delhi to coordinate and streamline the working of RRBs. RRB GKP catering to LJN, BSB, IZN Divisions of North Eastern Railway & NER HQ, and RDSO & MCF/RBL as well. 

RRB Guwahati

Railway Service Commission, Guwahati was established in 1979. It was later renamed as Railway Recruitment Board, Guwahati in the year 1985. It is functioning under the administrative control of Railway Recruitment Control Board, Railway Board, New Delhi. RRB GHY is primarily responsible for recruiting the working and supervisory staff (Group 'C') required for Rangiya, Lumding and Tinsukia Divisions and Head quarter office of North East Frontier Railway. 

RRB Jammu

Railway Recruitment Board, Jammu-Srinagar is one of the nineteen RRBs on the Indian Railways. It caters primarily to recruitment of candidates on all-India basis to group 'C' advertised posts for Firozpur Division of Northern Railway and Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala. Besides this, it also conducts joint examination for recruitment with RRB, Chandigarh for common categories of advertised group 'C' posts. 

RRB Malda

Railway Recruitment Board, Malda initially started as Railway Service Commission in the year 1984 and thereafter, it was named as Railway Recruitment Board, Malda in the year 1985. Railway Recruitment Board, RRB Malda caters recruitment of GrC  for Malda and Asansol Division of Eastern Rly and Adra Division  of South Eastern Rly. The office is headed by Chairman, Assistant Secretary and other staff constitute office of RRB, Malda.  

RRB Kolkata

Railway Recruitment Board Kolkata, earlier known as the Railway Service Commission, was established in 1982 as part of the recruitment system of Indian Railways. It was created to ensure fair and transparent recruit for railway posts in the eastern region. Over the years, RRB Kolkata has evolved with reforms in examination processes, including computer-based tests and centralized recruitment procedures.  

RRB Mumbai

Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), Mumbai functions under the Ministry of Railways, Government of India. It is primarily responsible for recruiting the group 'C' staff. Railway Recruitment Board, Mumbai, is carrying out recruitment for Mumbai Division & HQ of Western Railway, i.e ., Mumbai, Nagpur, Solapur, Pune, Bhusawal Division and HQ of Central Railway, Nanded Division of South Central Railway and Nagpur Division of South East Central Railway. Earlier, RRB Mumbai (then Known as Railway Service Commission) was located at Churchgate. In February 1986, it was shifted to Mumbai Central.  

RRB Muzaffarpur

Railway Service Commission, Muzaffarpur, fifth Railway Service Commission in India, was established in the year 1973. In January 1985, Railway Service Commission was renamed as Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) and in the year 1998, all RRBs came under the control of Railway Recruitment Control Board (RRCB).  

RRB Patna

Railway Recruitment Board, Patna dates back to 1961 when a small office of Railway Service Commission was established at Danapur which had an Assistant secretary and a few class III and class IV staff. This sub office continued up to 1981 assisting the Railway service commission, Calcutta, Allahabad and Muzaffarpur in recruiting the candidates of all communities of Bihar State. 

RRB Prayagraj

Railway Service Commission, Allahabad, was set up in 1953. In 1985, it was renamed as Railway Recruitment Board, Allahabad. In 2018, Allahabad city was renamed as Prayagraj, since then it is functioning in the name of Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), Prayagraj. This Board caters to the recruitment needs of all the divisions (Prayagraj, Jhansi, and Agra), workshops and the headquarters office of Northern Central Railway, Lucknow and Moradabad divisions of Northern Railway and Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi.

Railway Service Commission, Prayagraj was originally housed in a large rented accommodation on Sardar Patel Marg, which was a well known landmark of Civil Lines, Prayagraj. In January, 1985 Railway Service Commissions were renamed as Railway Recruitment Boards(RRBs). In 1990 the RRB had to give up the campus on Sardar Patel Marg, and move to DRM Office Annexe. In 1998 all RRBs came under the control of the Railway Recruitment Control Board (RRCB) which was set up in the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) to coordinate and streamline the working of RRBs.

RRB Secunderabad

Railway Recruitment Board, Secunderabad was established in the year 1978. This Board caters to the recruitment needs of all the divisions, workshops and Headquarter Office( SCR ) of South Central Railways, Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications, Secunderabad (IRISET). Subsequently the recruitment for Visakhapatnam division of South Eastern Railway ( later newly formed East Coast Railway) was attached to this Railway Recruitment Board with effect from 27.10.1994. Further Indian Railway Institute of Financial Management (CTI for finance officers) are also attached to RRB 

RRB Ranchi

Railway Recruitment Board, Ranchi was opened as Branch Office of Calcutta Service Commission in 1973 and was known as Railway Service commission, Ranchi. In 1981, the branch office was put under the administrative control of Patna Railway Service commission.  In 1984, Railway Service commission, Ranchi was made an independent RRB to recruit exclusively Schedule Tribecandidates.  When all Railway Service commission were renamed as Railway Recruitment Board in 1985, the Railway Service Commission, Ranchi was also renamed as Railway Recruitment Board, Ranchi

RRB Siliguri

Railway Recruitment Board, Siliguri came into existence during Financial Year 2009-10 as 21st RRB of Indian Railways. It is functioning under the administrative control of Railway Recruitment Control Board, Ministry of Railways, Railway Board, New Delhi. RRB Siliguri is primarily responsible for recruiting the working and supervisory staff (Group 'C') required for Alipurduar and Katihar Divisions of Northeast Frontier Railway. 

RRB Thiruvananthapuram

Railway Recruitment Board, Thiruvananthapuram was constituted in March, 1983 under the name of Railway Service Commission, Thiruvananthapuram. It was renamed as Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) in January,1985. The Board is primarily responsible for recruitment of Group 'C' staff for three divisions of Southern Railway i.e. Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad and Madurai. However, the candidates recruited by this Recruitment Board are liable to be posted anywhere on Southern Railway.