Railway Recruitment
The criteria for RRB eligibility is set by the Railway Recruitment Board. The eligibility criteria for the RRB exams ensure that the best candidates are recruited for the various posts available in the Indian Railways.
Candidates will be a part of the recruitment process for the RRB Exams only when they fulfil specific RRB eligibility criteria like age, nationality, educational qualification etc.
We will discuss the RRB eligibility for the following RRB Exams:
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RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) Exam
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RRB Junior Engineer (JE) Exam
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RRB Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) Exam
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RRB Group D Exam/RRC Level 1 exam
Eligibility
Candidates who are applying for the various RRB Exams to be conducted this year must go through the RRB eligibility criteria set for various exams carefully.
The Railway exam eligibility set by RRB for different exams may vary, but the common factors of RRB eligibility criteria always include nationality, age limit, and educational qualifications.
RRB Eligibility | Age Limit
One of the RRB eligibility criteria is the age limit. The average age limit for the various exams is at 18 minimum and about 32-33 years at maximum.
RRB Eligibility | Nationality
The nationality criteria for all the RRB Exams are the same. They are as follows:
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A citizen of India
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A subject of Nepal
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A subject of Bhutan
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A Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 to permanently settle in India
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A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam with to permanently settle in India.