RRC NCR GDCE Recruitment 2026: Correction Window Open for 656 Posts, Edit Form Till 16 November 2026

The RRC NCR GDCE correction window 2026 is open from 10 November 2026 to 16 November 2026 (11:59 PM). The Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC), North Central Railway (NCR), Prayagraj opened this correction/modification window for GDCE Notification No. RRC/NCR/GDCE-01/2026, under which 656 posts of Assistant Loco Pilot, Technician, Junior Engineer, Commercial cum Ticket Clerk and Junior Clerk cum Typist are to be filled. The online application window closed on 30 October 2026, so no fresh registration is possible now — but candidates who submitted their form can correct it, and candidates who registered but could not submit can still complete and submit their application during this window. The recruitment is open only to serving regular employees of North Central Railway; it is not open to the general public. All details below are from the official notification and the correction notice on rrcpryj.org. Candidates tracking other railway recruitments can also read our RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 guide.

RRC NCR GDCE Recruitment 2026 – Overview

RRC NCR GDCE Recruitment 2026 – Important Dates

The correction window is the last chance to fix the application. After 16 November 2026, 11:59 PM, no correction of any kind will be allowed, and the information in the application will be treated as final.

RRC NCR GDCE Correction Window 2026 – Dates and Rules

The RRC NCR GDCE correction window 2026 runs from 10 November 2026 to 16 November 2026 (11:59 PM), as per the notice dated 9 November 2026 on rrcpryj.org. The correction link is available on the official website of RRC/NCR, Prayagraj (rrcpryj.org) during this period.

Who can use the window. Candidates who submitted their online application by 30 October 2026 can correct or modify the details in it. Candidates who completed online registration but could not submit the application by the last date can also complete and submit their application during the window. This is the one point most summaries miss: an incomplete registration is not a dead end until 16 November 2026.

What happens after the window. After 16 November 2026, no candidate will get any further opportunity to correct the online application in any way. The information filled in the application will be treated as final, and the candidate alone will be responsible for any error left in it.

Two corrigenda to check before correcting. Corrigendum-1 (16 October 2026) made all eligible serving and regular employees of Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi eligible to apply under this notification. Corrigendum-2 (26 October 2026) revised the OBC upper age limit from 47 years to 45 years. Candidates correcting their form should check their age and post eligibility against these two changes.

RRC NCR GDCE Vacancy 2026 – Post-Wise Details

The 656 vacancies are spread across five post groups. Assistant Loco Pilot alone accounts for 428 posts, and Junior Engineer (P Way) is the largest single JE category with 28 posts. The full break-up from Annexure-E of the official notification is given below (the notification prints no separate grand-total row; the total of 656 is the sum of the post-wise figures):

Category-wise split (where the notification prints it). Assistant Loco Pilot: UR 245, OBC 112, SC 49, ST 22. Commercial cum Ticket Clerk: UR 65, OBC 8, SC 18, ST 13. Junior Clerk cum Typist: UR 1, OBC 1, SC 1. The full community-wise split for every Technician and JE post is given in Annexure-E of the notification. All vacancies are provisional and may increase, decrease or become NIL.

RRC NCR GDCE Eligibility Criteria 2026

Age limit (as on 1 January 2027). UR candidates must be 18 to 42 years, OBC candidates 18 to 45 years and SC/ST candidates 18 to 47 years. The OBC upper limit was 47 years in the original notification and was revised to 45 years by Corrigendum-2 dated 26 October 2026. In date-of-birth terms: UR candidates must be born on or after 2 January 1985, OBC candidates on or after 2 January 1982 and SC/ST candidates on or after 2 January 1980; no candidate may be born after 1 January 2009. No age relaxation is allowed to SC/ST/OBC-NCL candidates applying against unreserved vacancies.

Who is eligible. Only serving regular employees of North Central Railway having lien in NCR can apply, except RPF/RPSF personnel. There is no minimum service condition. Employees working in a grade lower than the notified post, and employees working in the same grade as the notified post (for Non-Safety to Safety and Safety to Safety category posts), are eligible. Employees of Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi are also eligible under Corrigendum-1.

Who is not eligible. Employees in a higher grade than the notified post; trainees and substitutes who have not been regularised; RPF/RPSF personnel; Law Assistant, Catering Inspector and Accounts cadre employees; candidates awaiting the final result of the minimum qualification; and any employee applying for the same post on which he or she is presently working. Employees who resign or are transferred out of North Central Railway at any stage of the selection process lose eligibility.

Post-wise qualification (in brief, from Annexure-F).

Qualifications must have been held as on the closing date, 30 October 2026, and must be endorsed in the service record. A Diploma or Degree in Engineering is not accepted in place of ITI or Course Completed Act Apprenticeship for Technician Level-2 posts. For JE and ALP posts, a BE/BTech is acceptable in place of the 3-year diploma. Reservation is available for SC, ST and OBC-NCL candidates; there is no separate EWS reservation in GDCE, and horizontal reservation for persons with benchmark disabilities applies.

RRC NCR GDCE Application Fee 2026

The notification prescribes no application fee. No fee table or fee clause appears anywhere in the 38-page GDCE notification, so no fee amount is given in this article. GDCE is a departmental examination for serving railway employees, and the notification asks for no payment at any stage of the application or the correction window. Candidates should be careful about fake websites and job racketeers asking for money in the name of this recruitment — the notification itself warns applicants to use only rrcpryj.org.

How to Use the RRC NCR GDCE Correction Window 2026

1. Open the official website of RRC/NCR, Prayagraj at rrcpryj.org.
2. Open the link for correction/modification of the GDCE 01/2026 application, available on the website from 10 November 2026 to 16 November 2026.
3. Log in with your registration credentials used for the GDCE 01/2026 application.
4. Check every field carefully — personal details, post preferences, trade or exam group, qualification and service details — against your service record and certificates.
5. Correct the errors and re-check the form, because no further correction will be allowed after the window closes.
6. Submit the corrected application before 11:59 PM on 16 November 2026 and keep a printout of the submitted form for the later stages.
7. Candidates who registered but could not submit by 30 October 2026 should complete all pending steps and submit the full application within the same window.

Documents to keep ready. A colour passport-size photograph of 3.5 cm x 4.5 cm, not older than three months, in JPEG format between 15 kb and 70 kb; a signature on white paper with a black ink pen in running handwriting, in JPG/JPEG format between 10 kb and 40 kb; and the Employee Service Certificate in the format at Annexure-I, filled by the applicant and verified by the immediate supervisor with signature, seal and mobile number. The notification also requires the date of birth and educational qualifications to be updated in the service record and in HRMS. For queries, the notification lists [email protected].

RRC NCR GDCE Exam Pattern 2026

The selection is through a single-stage Computer Based Test, with a Computer Based Aptitude Test for Assistant Loco Pilot only, followed by Document Verification and Medical Examination. There is negative marking of 1/3rd mark for every wrong answer in the CBT for all posts, and CBT questions are in English and Hindi only. The minimum qualifying marks in the CBT are UR 40%, EWS 40%, OBC (NCL) 30%, SC 30% and ST 25%.

PwBD candidates using a scribe get 120 minutes for the Technician and NTPC papers and 160 minutes for the JE paper. The section-wise distribution is indicative and may vary in the actual paper. A virtual calculator is provided on screen for the JE paper. For Junior Clerk cum Typist, a Computer Based Typing Skill Test of qualifying nature follows the CBT — 30 words per minute in English or 25 words per minute in Hindi on a personal computer, without editing tools or spell check; its marks are not added to the merit. The CBT date has not been announced and will be published on rrcpryj.org; e-call letters are downloaded only from the official website and are not sent by post.

RRC NCR GDCE Selection Process 2026

Stage 1 – Computer Based Test. A single-stage CBT for all posts. The marks scored in the CBT are used for shortlisting candidates for the further stages, and the merit list is drawn on CBT performance.

Stage 2 – Computer Based Aptitude Test (ALP only). Candidates equal to 8 times the number of ALP vacancies in each community are shortlisted for the CBAT on the basis of CBT marks. Every test battery must be cleared separately, with a minimum T-score of 42 in each battery, and there is no negative marking in the CBAT. The final merit for ALP gives 50% weightage to CBT marks and 50% to the CBAT score.

Stage 3 – Document Verification and Medical Examination. Candidates equal to the number of vacancies are called for document verification on the basis of CBT merit and post preference. Appointment is subject to passing the prescribed medical fitness test for the post, verification of educational and community certificates, and verification of antecedents and character. There is no supplementary examination for absentees at any stage.

RRC NCR GDCE Salary 2026

The notification gives only the 7th CPC pay levels for the posts — Assistant Loco Pilot Level 2, Technician-I Level 5, Technician-III Level 2, Junior Engineer Level 6, Commercial cum Ticket Clerk Level 3 and Junior Clerk cum Typist Level 2 — and publishes no rupee salary figures. The notification fixes only the pay levels, so no exact in-hand salary figure is given here; in-hand amounts shown on unofficial websites are estimates that vary with the current DA, HRA and posting location.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is the last date of the RRC NCR GDCE correction window 2026?

The RRC NCR GDCE correction window 2026 closes on 16 November 2026 at 11:59 PM. It opened on 10 November 2026, as per the notice dated 9 November 2026 on rrcpryj.org. After 16 November 2026, no correction of any kind will be allowed and the information in the application will be treated as final.

How many vacancies are there in RRC NCR GDCE Recruitment 2026?

There are 656 vacancies under GDCE Notification No. RRC/NCR/GDCE-01/2026 dated 28 September 2026: Assistant Loco Pilot 428, Technician 61, Junior Engineer 60, Commercial cum Ticket Clerk 104 and Junior Clerk cum Typist 3. The notification prints no separate grand-total row; 656 is the sum of the post-wise vacancies in Annexure-E. All vacancies are provisional and may increase, decrease or become NIL.

Who can apply for RRC NCR GDCE Recruitment 2026?

Only serving regular employees of North Central Railway having lien in NCR can apply, except RPF/RPSF personnel. There is no minimum service condition. Eligible serving regular employees of Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi can also apply under Corrigendum-1 dated 16 October 2026. The recruitment is not open to the general public, and employees cannot apply for the same post on which they are presently working.

What is the age limit for RRC NCR GDCE Recruitment 2026?

The age limit is reckoned as on 1 January 2027: UR candidates 18 to 42 years, OBC candidates 18 to 45 years and SC/ST candidates 18 to 47 years. The OBC upper limit was 47 years in the original notification and was revised to 45 years by Corrigendum-2 dated 26 October 2026. No age relaxation is allowed to SC/ST/OBC-NCL candidates applying against unreserved vacancies.

What is the qualification for RRC NCR GDCE ALP posts?

For Assistant Loco Pilot, candidates need Matriculation/SSLC plus ITI (NCVT/SCVT) in one of 15 specified trades, or Matriculation/SSLC plus Course Completed Act Apprenticeship in those trades, or Matriculation/SSLC plus a 3-year Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics or Automobile Engineering. A degree in the same engineering disciplines is also accepted in place of the diploma. The qualification must have been held as on 30 October 2026 and endorsed in the service record.

Is there any application fee for RRC NCR GDCE Recruitment 2026?

No. The GDCE notification prescribes no application fee — no fee table or fee clause appears anywhere in the 38-page notification. GDCE is a departmental examination for serving railway employees, and the notification asks for no payment at any stage of the application or the correction window. Candidates should beware of fake websites asking for money in the name of this recruitment.

What is the exam pattern for RRC NCR GDCE Recruitment 2026?

The selection is through a single-stage Computer Based Test with negative marking of 1/3rd mark for every wrong answer. Assistant Loco Pilot has 100 questions for 100 marks in 120 minutes, followed by a Computer Based Aptitude Test. Technician papers have 100 questions in 90 minutes, Junior Engineer has 150 questions for 150 marks in 120 minutes, and the NTPC Non-Graduate paper has 120 questions in 90 minutes. Junior Clerk cum Typist candidates also face a qualifying typing skill test of 30 wpm in English or 25 wpm in Hindi.

What is the selection process for RRC NCR GDCE Recruitment 2026?

Selection is through a single-stage CBT, a Computer Based Aptitude Test for Assistant Loco Pilot only, Document Verification and Medical Examination. For ALP, the final merit gives 50% weightage to CBT marks and 50% to the CBAT score, and each CBAT battery must be cleared separately with a minimum T-score of 42. Candidates equal to the number of vacancies are called for document verification on the basis of CBT merit and post preference. There is no interview in this recruitment.

What is the salary for RRC NCR GDCE posts?

The notification publishes only the 7th CPC pay levels and no rupee salary figures: Assistant Loco Pilot Level 2, Technician-I Level 5, Technician-III Level 2, Junior Engineer Level 6, Commercial cum Ticket Clerk Level 3 and Junior Clerk cum Typist Level 2. No exact in-hand salary figure is given in the notification, so in-hand amounts shown on unofficial websites are estimates that vary with the current DA, HRA and posting location.

I registered for RRC NCR GDCE 2026 but could not submit my form. Can I still apply?

Yes. The correction/modification notice dated 9 November 2026 states that candidates who completed online registration but could not submit the application by the last date of 30 October 2026 can complete and submit their application during the correction window, from 10 November 2026 to 16 November 2026 (11:59 PM), through the link on rrcpryj.org. After 16 November 2026, no further chance will be given.

For more government jobs and daily updates, browse the Active Govt Jobs page and the Latest Jobs section of New Sarkari Results, and always verify the final details in the official GDCE Notification No. RRC/NCR/GDCE-01/2026 and the correction notice dated 9 November 2026 on rrcpryj.org before acting.

Written by Ravi Singh

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