The Railway Recruitment Board mentions the RRB JE syllabus and exam pattern 2026 clearly in the released notification. Candidates can download the RRB JE Syllabus 2026 from the official regional websites. The board released the RRB JE 2026 exam pattern in a PDF format. The RRB JE exam contains an electrical and a mechanical syllabus separately. The RRB JE exam pattern 2026 contains 100-mark questions, and the exam has a duration of 90 minutes.
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The RRB JE syllabus is divided into CBT 1 and CBT 2 for both mechanical and electrical. The RRB JE exam is conducted in CBT 1 for 100 marks, whereas the RRB JE CBT 2 exam, 2026, is conducted for 150 marks. To know more about the RRB JE 2026 syllabus and exam pattern, read the article below.
The board specifies the syllabus in the RRB JE 2026 notification PDF. As per the syllabus, the mechanical and electrical subjects will be different. The subjects and topics in the RRB JE syllabus 2026 for mechanical and electrical are provided in the tables below.
Subjects | Topics |
General Awareness |
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Mathematics |
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Physics & Chemistry |
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Basics of computer & applications |
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Basics of Environment & Pollution control |
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The important topics covered in the RRB JE 2026 mechanical syllabus are listed here. Check the table below to see the topic-wise syllabus.
Subject | Topics |
Engineering Mechanics | Newton’s laws of motion, laws of forces, friction, moment of inertia, and kinematics. |
Material Science | Mechanical properties of engineering materials, steel classifications, and heat treatment processes |
Thermal Engineering | Laws of thermodynamics, IC engines, air compressors, and refrigeration cycles. |
Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machinery | Fluid properties, Bernoulli's equation, flow measuring devices, and centrifugal/submersible pumps. |
Manufacturing & Machining Processes | Welding processes (MIG, TIG), lathe operations, shaper, planer, slotter, and grinding/finishing processes. |
Strength of Materials (SOM) | Stress/strain diagrams, shear force (SF) and bending moment (BM) diagrams, torsion, and springs. |
Industrial Management | Production planning, PERT and CPM, economic order quantity (EOQ), and break-even analysis. |
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The important topics covered in the RRB JE 2026 electrical syllabus are listed here. Check the table below to see the topic-wise syllabus.
Subjects | Topics |
Basic Electrical Concepts & Circuit Laws | Resistance, inductance, capacitance, Kirchhoff's laws, and network theorems |
Magnetic Circuits | Flux, MMF, reluctance, magnetic materials, and electromagnetic induction (self and mutual) |
AC Fundamentals | Sinusoidal waveforms, RMS/average values, R.L. and C circuits, resonance, and polyphase systems |
Electrical Machines | DC Machines Transformers Induction Motors & Synchronous Machines |
Generation, Transmission, and Distribution | Power stations, power factor improvement, tariffs, fault analysis, switchgear, protection systems (relays, circuit breakers, lightning arresters), and cable ratings |
Estimation & Costing | Wiring schemes, earthing practices, and relevant Indian Electricity (IE) rules. |
Utilization of Electrical Energy | Basics of illumination, electric heating, electric welding, electroplating, and electric drives |
The RRB JE exam 2026 is conducted annually to fill junior engineer posts in both electrical and mechanical engineering. The RRB JE exam pattern 2026 is divided into CBT 1 and CBT 2. The stages of the RRB JE exam 2026 are as follows:
Computer-Based Test (CBT 1)
Computer-Based Test (CBT 2)
Document Verification
Medical Examination
Candidates who are preparing for the upcoming RRB JE exam are required to understand the RRB JE 2026 exam pattern. The table below shows the detailed information about the RRB JE exam pattern for both CBT 1 and CBT 2.
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The CBT 1 exam is conducted for a total of 100 questions with a duration of 90 minutes. The RRB JE CBT 1 is of a screening nature and contains multiple-choice questions.
Subjects | No of Questions | Marks (CBT 1) | Duration |
Mathematics | 30 | 30 | 90 Minutes |
General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25 | 25 | |
General Awareness | 15 | 15 | |
General Science | 30 | 30 | |
Total | 100 | 100 |
The CBT 2 exam is conducted for a total of 150 questions with a duration of 120 minutes. Candidates who have been shortlisted in CBT 1 are only allowed to take the CBT 2 exam.
Subjects | No of Questions | Marks (CBT 2) | Duration |
General Awareness | 15 | 15 | 120 Minutes |
Physics & Chemistry | 15 | 15 | |
Basics of Computers and Applications | 10 | 10 | |
Basics of Environment and Pollution Control | 10 | 10 | |
Technical Abilities | 100 | 100 | |
Total | 150 | 150 |
RRB JE Negative Marking: The RRB JE exam 2026 has negative marking in CBT 1 and CBT 2. The RRB JE exam has ⅓ negative marking for each wrong answer. Unattempted answers will not deduct any extra marks.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
A few topics included in the RRB JE Mechanical syllabus are engineering mechanics, materials science, thermal engineering, fluid mechanics, and others.
Yes, there is a negative marking scheme in the RRB JE examination; every wrong answer will be deducted ⅓ of the marks.
Yes, there is a difference between the RRB JE CBT 1 and CBT 2 exam pattern 2026. RRB JE CBT 2 exam pattern consists of 150 marks.
On Question asked by student community
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Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) releases the RRB JE general eligibility criteria for all aspiring aspirants wanting to get recruited as Junior Engineer in different departments of Indian railways. Eligibility criteria of RRB JE is based on age, education qualification, nationality, etc. All the candidates applying for RRB
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