The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has officially released the RRB Group D Exam Date 2025 for Level 1 posts under CEN 08/2024. According to the schedule available on the RRB Bhubaneswar official website, the RRB Group D CBT Exam 2025 is expected to take place in multiple phases from 17th November to 31st December 2025.
As per the official notice, the RRB Group D Exam 2025 is likely to start from 17th November 2025. There has been no update or change in the announced schedule so far. The RRB city intimation slip and admit card will be released once the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) provides an official confirmation of the exam dates. Candidates are advised to keep checking the official RRB website regularly for the latest notifications.
The RRB Group D Exam 2025 has drawn massive attention, with over 1.08 crore applicants registering for the recruitment process, highlighting the intense competition for these posts. The selection process will be conducted in four stages, beginning with the Computer-Based Test (CBT), followed by the Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Document Verification, and finally the Medical Examination.
Candidates can check the complete schedule of key dates in the table below for better clarity and planning.
Events | Dates |
Notification Release Date | 22nd January 2025 |
Online Application Dates | 23rd January to 1st March 2025 (till 11:59 PM) |
Last Date to Pay Application Fee | 3rd March 2025 (till 11:59 PM) |
Correction & Modification Window | 4th to 13th March 2025 (till 11:59 PM) |
RRB Group D Application Status 2025 | 23rd September 2025 |
RRB Group D City Intimation 2025 | 10 days before the exam date |
RRB Group D Admit Card 2025 | 4 days before the exam date |
RRB Group D Exam Date 2025 | 17th November to 31st December 2025 |
The official shift timings for the RRB Group D Exam 2025 will be announced along with the city intimation slips on the respective RRB websites. Based on previous exam patterns, it is expected that the RRB Group D 2025 exam will be conducted in three shifts per day to accommodate the large number of candidates.
The Computer-Based Test (CBT) will be held on multiple days across different exam centers in India. Once the official shift timings are released, the updated schedule will be shared here for candidates’ reference.
The RRB Group D 2025 CBT will consist of 100 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) covering four main sections, Mathematics, General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Science, and General Awareness & Current Affairs. Each question carries one mark. There will be a negative marking of 1/3 mark for every incorrect answer.
The total duration of the exam will be 90 minutes for general candidates and 120 minutes for PwBD candidates using a scribe. Check the table below for the exam pattern:
Subjects | No. of Questions | Duration |
General Awareness & Current Affairs | 20 | 90 minutes (120 minutes for PwBD candidates) |
General Intelligence & Reasoning | 30 | |
Mathematics | 25 | |
General Science | 25 | |
Total | 100 |
The RRB Group D Exam 2025 will be conducted across more than 200 cities in India to accommodate the large number of applicants. The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) will release the exam city details approximately four days before the exam through the RRB Group D admit card 2025. Candidates can check their assigned exam centre, date, and shift details by logging into the official website of their respective RRBs once the city intimation link becomes active.
States/UTs | Exam City/Districts |
Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair |
Andhra Pradesh | Amalapuram, Anantapur, Bhimavaram, Challapalli, Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Gooty, Gudivada, Gudur, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kanchikachera, Kavali, Kurnool, Nandyal, Narasapuram, Narasaraopet, Nellore, Ongole, Proddatur, Puttur, Rajahmundry, Rajam, Rajampet, Srikakulam, Surampalem, Tadepalligudem, Tekkali, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar, Naharlagun |
Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Kokrajhar, Silchar, Tezpur |
Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Bihar Sharif, Darbhanga, Gaya, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Siwan |
Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
Chhattisgarh | Bilaspur, Durg, Bhilai Nagar, Raipur |
Delhi/NCR | Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, New Delhi, Noida |
Goa | Verna |
Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Dadra, Gandhinagar, Godhra, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Mehsana, Nadiad, Navsari, Rajkot, Silvassa, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara, Valsad, Vapi |
Haryana | Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mohindergarh, Panchkula, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar |
Himachal Pradesh | Baddi, Bilaspur, Dharamsala, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Palampur, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, Sundernagar, Una |
Jammu & Kashmir | Anantnag, Awantipora, Baramulla, Jammu, Kathua, Pulwama, Samba, Srinagar, Udhampur |
Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
Karnataka | Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bellary, Bengaluru, Bidar, Bijapur, Chikballapur, Chikmagaluru, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Kolar, Mangalore, Mysore, Puttur, Shimoga, Surathkal, Tumkur, Udupi, Uttara Kannada |
Kerala | Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thrissur, Trivandrum |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain |
Maharashtra | Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Beed, Bhandara, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Madgaon, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nandurbar, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Pandharpur, Parbhani, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sangamner, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Sindhudurg, Thane, Wardha, Washim, Yavatmal |
Manipur | Imphal |
Meghalaya | Shillong, Ri-Bhoi |
Mizoram | Aizawl |
Nagaland | Dimapur, Kohima |
Odisha | Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Baripada, Berhampur-Ganjam, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jeypore, Jharsuguda, Khurda, Rayagada, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
Puducherry | Puducherry |
Punjab | Abohar, Amritsar, Banur, Barnala, Bathinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Khanna, Ludhiana, Malout, Moga, Mohali, Muktsar, Nawanshahr, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara, Ropar, Sangrur |
Rajasthan | Abu Road, Ajmer, Alwar, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Chittorgarh, Dungarpur, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Kota, Pali Marwar, Sikar, Sri Ganganagar, Tonk, Udaipur |
Sikkim | Bardang, Gangtok |
Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Kanyakumari, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Namakkal, Salem, Thanjavur, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupur, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar |
Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kodad, Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Ranga Reddy, Secunderabad, Siddipet, Warangal |
Tripura | Agartala, Bishramganj, Khowai, Teliamura, Udaipur |
Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Amroha, Banda, Barabanki, Bareilly, Bijnor, Bulandshahr, Faizabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Kaushambi, Lucknow, Mathura, Sitapur, Sultanpur, Varanasi |
Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Nainital, Roorkee, Rudrapur, Udham Singh Nagar |
West Bengal | Asansol, Bankura, Berhampore, Bishnupur, Burdwan, Durgapur, Haldia, Hooghly, Howrah, Kalyani, Kolkata, Krishnanagar, Siliguri |
