RRB Paramedical Recruitment 2026 Notification Out: Apply For 590 Posts; Check Eligibility & Other Details Here

RRB Paramedical Recruitment 2026 Eligibility Criteria 

Candidates must check the complete eligibility criteria listed below:

Nationality

• Candidates must be a citizen of India 

Age Limit (Post-wise)

• Nursing Superintendent: 20–40 years

• Dialysis Technician: 20–33 years

• Health & Malaria Inspector Gr II: 18–33 years

• Audiologist & Speech Therapist: 21–30 years

• Pharmacist (Entry Grade): 20–35 years

• Radiographer X-Ray Technician: 19–33 years

• ECG Technician: 18–33 years

• Optometrist: 18–33 years

• Lab Assistant Gr II: 18–33 years

Age Relaxation

• SC/ST: 5 years

• OBC (Non-Creamy Layer): 3 years

• PwBD: 10 years (UR/EWS), 13 years (OBC-NCL), 15 years (SC/ST)

• Ex-servicemen: 3/6/8 years depending on category, after deducting service length

• Serving Group C/erstwhile Group D railway staff with 3+ years' service: up to 40/43/45 years depending on category

• Widowed, divorced, or judicially separated women (not remarried): up to 35/38/40 years depending on category

Educational Qualification (Post-wise)

• Nursing Superintendent: Registered Nurse and Midwife certificate (3-year GNM course) or B.Sc Nursing

• Dialysis Technician: B.Sc plus Diploma in Haemodialysis, or 2 years' hands-on haemodialysis experience/training

• Health & Malaria Inspector Gr II: B.Sc with Chemistry, plus 1-year Diploma or NTC in Health/Sanitary Inspector

• Audiologist & Speech Therapist: Bachelor in Audiology, Speech Language Pathology (BASLP), registered with RCI

• Pharmacist (Entry Grade): B.Pharm or Pharm.D, registered as Pharmacist under the Pharmacy Act, 1948

• Radiographer X-Ray Technician: 10+2 with Physics and Chemistry plus 2-year Diploma in Radiography/X-Ray Technician

• ECG Technician: 10+2 or graduation in Science with Certificate/Diploma/Degree in ECG Lab Technology or Cardiology Technician

• Optometrist: B.Sc in Optometry or Diploma in Ophthalmic Technician (3–4 years), registered with the concerned council

• Lab Assistant Gr II: 10+2 in Science plus Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (DMLT) or equivalent certificate course

RRB Paramedical Recruitment 2026 Vacancy Details 

The Railway Recruitment Board has announced a total of 590 vacancies for various paramedical posts under CEN 05/2026. Nursing Superintendent has the highest number of vacancies among all posts, followed by Pharmacist (Entry Grade). Candidates can check the post-wise vacancy details, pay level, and age limit in the table below.