RRB Full Form

RRB Full Form


The full form of RRB is “Railway Recruitment Board". Railway Recruitment Board conducts computer-based examination for the recruitment of ALP and Technician posts. Now we will discuss here about the RRB details. In the year 1945, service commissions were set up in Bombay, Calcutta, Madras and Lucknow, in 1948, the Indian Railway Inquiry Committee reviewed the work of the commissions, in 1949, recruitments in the Indian Railways were banned due to financial constraints Therefore, the number of commissions became one centrally located in Bombay. When the economic condition of the Indian Railways improved in 1953–54, four service commissions were re-established in Bombay.  Madras, Allahabad and Calcutta. In 1956, the Committee of Estimates generally approved the method of recruitment by the Constitution of Railway Service Commissions.

In 1983, to meet the needs of areas neglected due to the locations of the existing commissions, seven more commissions were set up, sitting at Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Jammu and Srinagar at Leh and Trivandrum. There are two more Service Commissions that is malda and gorakhour, it was established in 1984. Presently there are total 21 Railway Recruitment Boards, which are functioning. For the examinations conducted by RRB (Railway Recruitment Board) only candidates between 18 years to 30 years can apply. So if you fall under this age limit then you are eligible candidate to apply for these posts. The examinations conducted by RRB (Railway Recruitment Board) are for different groups. Therefore, different educational qualifications are sought for everyone. Following are the qualifications sought by RRB (Railway Recruitment Board) for different posts is 10th Passed, 12th Passed and Graduated.