East Coast Railway GDCE Recruitment 2026: The Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC), East Coast Railway, Bhubaneswar, is seeking eligible candidates to fill the posts such as ALP, JE, Junior Clerk, typist, and many more. The GDCE application link will be activated at rrcbbs.org.in. The EcoR GDCE application form 2026 runs from August 15 to September 14, 2026.
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The exam authority has released the EcoR GDCE notification PDF on the official website. The conducting body has released a total of 1421East coast railway GDCE vacancies 2026.
The ECoR GDCE recruitment exam fills up 25% of the net direct recruitment quota vacancies in safety and non-safety category posts, spread across 1421 posts Read the complete article to know more about the East Coast Railway GDCE Recruitment 2026
ECoR GDCE 2026 is not an open-market recruitment. Only regular and eligible employees of East Coast Railway, excluding RPF/RPSF staff, who currently hold a lien in ECoR, can apply. Candidates outside ECoR are not eligible for this notification.
Particulars | Details |
Conducting Body | Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC), East Coast Railway, Bhubaneswar |
Exam Name | General Departmental Competitive Examination (GDCE) 2026 |
Post Name | Assistant Loco Pilot, Station Master, Goods Trains Manager, Junior Engineer, Technicians, Junior Clerk cum Typist, Commercial Clerk cum Ticket Collector |
East Coast Railway GDCE Vacancy 2026 | 1421 |
Application Mode | Online |
ECoR GDCE Notification 2026 | August 7, 2026 |
Application Start Date | August 15, 2026 |
Application Last Date | September 14, 2026 |
Official Website | rrcbbs.org.in |
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The exam authority prescribes certain specifications based on age limit and educational qualification for the East Coast Railway GDCE 2026 recruitment. Candidates can also refer to the table below for the ECoR GDCE eligibility 2026.
Details | Requirements |
Age Limit | 42 years (category-wise age relaxation has been mentioned in the notification) |
Educational Qualification | Matriculation with ITI, an Engineering Diploma/Degree, or a Bachelor's Degree. |
The conducting body releases the East Coast Railway GDCE online form 2026 on August 15, 2026, on the official website. Candidates can access the ECoR GDCE recruitment direct apply link until September 14, 2026.
The East Coast Railway GDCE recruitment 2026 application fee has not been specified in the official notification. Candidates need to keep visiting the official website of ECoR regularly for the latest updates.
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The conducting body has prescribed the post wise selection process for the East Coast Railway GDCE recruitment 2026. Candidates can refer to the table below for the ECoR GDCE selection process.
Post | Exam Mode | Additional Test |
Assistant Loco Pilot | CBT (120 min, 100 questions) | Computer-Based Aptitude Test (CBAT) |
Station Master | CBT (90 min, 120 questions) | Computer-Based Aptitude Test (CBAT) |
Goods Trains Manager | CBT (90 min, 120 questions) | None |
Junior Engineer | CBT (120 min, 150 questions) | None |
Technicians | CBT (90 min, 100 questions) | None |
Junior Clerk cum Typist | CBT (90 min, 120 questions) | Computer-Based Typing Skill Test (CBTST) |
Commercial Clerk cum Ticket Collector | CBT (90 min, 120 questions) | None |
The East Coast Railway GDCE notification does not specify the salary or pay-scale figures It only states the 7th CPC Pay Level for each post.
Post Name | Pay level |
Assistant Loco Pilot and Technicians | 2 |
Commercial Clerk cum Ticket Collector | 3 |
Goods Trains Manager | 5 |
Station Master and Junior Engineer | 6 |
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The ECoR GDCE 2026 notification covers 1421 total vacancies across seven post categories, distributed among UR, SC, ST, and OBC candidates as below. One post under Junior Engineer is reserved for PwBD (Locomotor Disability).
S. No. | Post Name | No. of Posts |
1 | Assistant Loco Pilot | 1046 (UR-495, SC-197, ST-104, OBC-250) |
2 | Station Master | 12 (UR-7, SC-2, ST-1, OBC-2) |
3 | Goods Trains Manager | 284 (UR-134, SC-47, ST-24, OBC-79) |
4 | Junior Engineer | 22 (UR-14, SC-2, ST-2, OBC-4, incl. 1 PwBD) |
5 | Technicians (various trades) | 51 (UR-27, SC-7, ST-3, OBC-14) |
6 | Junior Clerk cum Typist | 4 (UR-1, SC-1, ST-1, OBC-1) |
7 | Commercial Clerk cum Ticket Collector | 2 (UR-1, OBC-1) |
Grand Total | 1421 (UR-679, SC-256, ST-135, OBC-351, PwBD-1) | |
Official Website | |
ECoR GDCE Notification PDF | |
East Coast Railway GDCE Apply link 2026 | Click here |