RRB Expands Technician Grade-III Vacancies to 7,002 for 2026 Recruitment Drive and Opens NCR GDCE to BLW Staff

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has officially revised the recruitment vacancies for Technician Grade-III posts under its 2026 notification, increasing the total count from 6,234 to 7,002 positions.

The upward revision adds 768 seats across several RRBs, responding directly to supplementary workforce requisitions submitted by regional zonal railways.

Revised Trade Breakdown and Unaltered Posts The vacancy hike concentrates on core technical and mechanical workshop disciplines:

• Expanded Trades: The additions apply to Categories 5, 12, and 15, which include high-demand operational designations such as Welder, Carriage & Wagon (C&W), and Fitter.

• Technician Grade-I Unchanged: The board noted that positions for Technician Grade-I (Signal) remain unaffected by this revision, holding steady at the originally notified 323 vacancies.

BLW Employees Granted Eligibility in NCR GDCE In an accompanying departmental recruitment update from Prayagraj:

• Eligibility Expansion: Regular employees of the Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi, have been formally permitted to apply for 694 internal promotional posts under the North Central Railway (NCR) General Departmental Competitive Examination (GDCE) 2026. Previously, eligibility was restricted exclusively to personnel serving within the NCR zone.

• Application Deadline: Eligible BLW employees must complete their online submissions by October 30. Staff who have already submitted forms under earlier notifications do not need to reapply.

Breakdown of the 694 NCR GDCE Posts:

• Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP): 428 posts
• Commercial cum Ticket Clerk: 104 posts
• Technician: 89 posts
• Junior Engineer (JE): 70 posts
• Junior Clerk: 3 posts