RRB Exam Calendar 2026-27 Out, Check Exam Schedule for NTPC, ALP, JE, and Others

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Railway has officially released the RRB Exam Calendar 2026-27 for RRB Recruitments. Aspirants who are preparing for any railway exam, such as ALP, Section Controller, NTPC, or Group D, can plan their preparation accordingly. This official document, released on 05.12.2025, provided a clear timeline of when vacancy assessments will happen and, more importantly, when the draft notifications (CEN) will be proposed. If you are a railway exam aspirant, then you are strongly advised to read and save this blog so that you can be aware of the Railway exam timelines.

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RRB Exam Calendar 2026-27

The Railway Board has divided the recruitment cycle into four distinct periods. This helps streamline the process for massive exams like ALP, Technicians, JE, and NTPC. Below is the schedule based on the official notification No. 2024/E(RRB)/25/38.

Period	Exam Name	Assessment of Vacancies Upto	Assessment of Vacancy in OIRMS	Indenting of Vacancies in OIRMS After Approval	Proposal for Draft CEN
January-March	Assistant Loco Pilot	30th June 2027	December 2025	January 2026	February 2026
April-June	Technicians	30th June 2027	January 2026	February 2026	March 2026
April-June	Section Controller	30th June 2027	February 2026	March 2026	April 2026
July-September	Junior Engineers / Depot Material Superintendent / Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant	30th September 2027	May–June 2026	June–July 2026	July 2026
July-September	Paramedical Categories	–	–	–	–
July-September	Non-Technical Popular Categories – Graduate (Level 4, 5 & 6) and Undergraduate (Level 2 & 3)	30th September 2027	June 2026	July 2026	August 2026
October-December	Ministerial & Isolated Categories	31st December 2027	August 2026	September 2026	September 2026
October-December	Level 1	31st December 2027	–	–	October 2026

Nodal RRBs: Who is Conducting Your Exam?

For the 2026 cycle, the Railway Board has assigned specific “Nodal RRBs” to manage the recruitment for each category. Knowing this helps you understand which board is leading the process.

Category	Nodal RRB
Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP)	RRB/Jammu
Technicians (Gr.-I Signal & Gr.-III)	RRB/Thiruvananthapuram
JE / DMS / CMA	RRB/Bhubaneswar
NTPC (Graduate)	RRB/Prayagraj
NTPC (Under Graduate)	RRB/Ahmedabad
Paramedical Categories	RRB/Bilaspur
Level-1 (Group D)	RRB/Chandigarh
Ministerial & Isolated Categories	RRB/Guwahati
Section Controller	RRB/Mumbai

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FAQs: RRB Exam Calendar 2026-27

When was the RRB Exam Calendar 2026-27 officially released?

The Railway Board released the official RRB Exam Calendar 2026-27 on 05.12.2025 for all recruitment categories.

Which exams are included in the RRB 2026-27 calendar?

The calendar covers ALP, Section Controller, NTPC, Technicians, JE, Level-1, Paramedical, and Ministerial & Isolated Categories exams.

What is the purpose of dividing the recruitment cycle into four periods?

Dividing the cycle streamlines vacancy assessment, indenting, and draft CEN proposals for large-scale recruitment efficiently.

When will the draft notification (CEN) for ALP be proposed?

For ALP, the draft CEN proposal is scheduled for February 2026, as per the official calendar.

Which RRB conducts the NTPC Graduate exam in 2026-27?

The NTPC Graduate exam will be conducted by RRB Prayagraj, the nodal RRB assigned by the Railway Board.

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