Candidates interested in RRB JE Recruitment 2025 for 2570 (expected) vacancies must ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility criteria prescribed by the  Railway Recruitment Board (RRB). RRB Eligibility Criteria 2025 is determined in terms of candidates’ educational qualification, age limit, and medical standards. Candidates must meet the prescribed requirements before submitting their application forms.
RRB JE Eligibility Criteria 2025
To be eligible for the RRB JE 2025  exam, candidates must have completed a Diploma/Degree in Engineering. The RRB JE age limit varies from 18 to 33 years, depending on the post, with age relaxations applicable for SC/ST, OBC, PwBD, Ex-servicemen, and other reserved categories. A few factors that are taken into consideration while determining the candidate’s eligibility for Junior Engineer posts in the Railway are mentioned below:-
- Age limit
- Educational Qualifications
- Medical Standards
- Nationality
RRB JE Age Limit 2025
If you wish to become a Junior Engineer in the Railway sector, then the candidates must fall between 18 to 33 years, and between 18 to 36 years as per the CEN course. Check out the maximum age limit for the CEN course from the table below.
| Course-Wise | Minimum Age Limit | Maximum Age Limit |
| CEN Course | 18 | 36 |
| Normal Course | 18 | 33 |
RRB JE Age Relaxations
Candidates belonging to special reserved categories, such as SC, ST, OBC, and other categories, are entitled to receive some years of age relaxation in the upper age limit. Have a look at the upper age limits for reserved categories from the table below.
| Categories | Age Relaxations |
| OBC | 3 years |
| SC/ST | 5 years |
| Female candidates who are widowed, divorced, or judicially separated from husbands but not remarried. | SC/ST:- 40 years OBC:- 38 years UR & EWS:- 35 years |
| Ex-Servicemen who have put in more than 6 months of service after attestation. | SC/ST:- 8 years OBC:- 6 years UR & EWS:- 3 years |
| Candidates serving Group ‘C’, erstwhile Group ‘D’ Railway staff & Substitutes with minimum 3 years of service in railways (continuous or in broken spells) | SC/ST:- 45years OBC:- 43 years UR & EWS:- 40 years |
| Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) | SC/ST:- 15years OBC:- 13 years UR & EWS:- 10 years |
| Candidates working in Railway Quasi-Administrative offices such as Railway Canteens, Co-operative Societies & Institutes. | Up to the length of service rendered or 5 years whichever is less. |
Note:- Make sure to enter the same date of birth in the application form as mentioned on your SSLC/Matriculation or any other equivalent certificate.
RRB JE Educational Qualifications
While filling out the application form for RRB JE Vacancy 2025, candidates need to have completed some minimum educational qualifications as prescribed by the Railway Recruitment Board. The candidates must have completed an Engineering diploma/degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics Engineering/Production Engineering/Automobile, or any other relevant engineering discipline.
RRB JE Nationality
Apart from the candidate’s age and qualifications, the candidate’s citizenship/nationality is another parameter for evaluating the eligibility for Junior Engineer posts. candidate should be one of the following:
(i) an Indian citizen;
(ii) a citizen of Nepal;
(iii) a subject of Bhutan;
(iv) a Tibetan refugee who entered India before January 1, 1962, to settle there permanently; or
(v) an Indian national who has immigrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka; East African countries such as Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania; Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam to settle in India permanently.
RRB JE Medical Standards
Candidates must be medically fit for RRB Junior Engineer posts as per the norms prescribed by official authorities. There are different vision standards specific to A-3, B-1, B-2, and C1 medical standards which are tabulated below.
| Medical Standards | Vision Standards |
| A-3 | (i)Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/9 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 2D), (ii)Near Vision: Sn:0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses, and (iii) Must pass the test for Colour vision, Binocular vision, Night vision, and Mesopic vision. |
| B-1 | (i) Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D). (ii)Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and (iii) Must pass the test for Colour vision, Binocular vision, Night vision, and Mesopic vision. |
| B-2 | (i)Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D). (ii)Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and (iii) Must pass test for Binocular vision. |
| C-1 | (i) Distance Vision: 6/12, 6/18 with or without glasses and (ii) Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close |
Note:- If any candidate has undergone LASIK or any other surgery for correction of refractory error are not eligible to apply for Junior Engineer posts that require medical standards A-3.
