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East Coast Railway GDCE Recruitment 2026 – Overview

Important Dates – East Coast Railway GDCE 2026

East Coast Railway GDCE Vacancy Details 2026

The detailed vacancy and post parameters, including medical standards and educational qualifications, are provided in the notification annexures. Vacancies are provisional and may be increased, decreased, become NIL or be otherwise changed according to Railway requirements.

Eligibility Criteria for East Coast Railway GDCE Recruitment 2026

Who Can Apply?

• The candidate must be a regular employee / lien holder of East Coast Railway, including erstwhile Waltair Division/SCoR.
• RPF/RPSF employees are not eligible.
• Employees who resigned or transferred to another Railway from East Coast Railway are not eligible.
• Eligible employees possessing the prescribed educational qualification for Direct Recruitment and working in a lower grade/pay scale may appear for all applicable categories.
• Eligible employees in the same grade/pay scale may apply for GDCE from Non-Safety to Safety category posts as well as Safety to Safety category posts, subject to the prescribed requirements.

Age Limit

The age limit is reckoned as on 01 January 2027. The upper age limit is 42 years for UR, 45 years for OBC and 47 years for SC/ST. The notification specifies the corresponding date-of-birth cut-offs and states that there is no age relaxation for SC/ST/OBC-NCL candidates applying against unreserved vacancies.

Educational Qualification

Candidates must possess the prescribed minimum educational/Technical qualification for the selected post as on the date of the GDCE notification, as detailed in Annexure-B. Candidates awaiting the result of the final examination of the prescribed minimum qualification should not apply.

Reservation

SC/ST/OBC-NCL candidates must produce valid community certificates in the prescribed formats during Document Verification. OBC-NCL candidates must also provide the required non-creamy-layer declaration. The notification states that there is no separate EWS reservation for these GDCE vacancies.

Salary Structure – East Coast Railway GDCE 2026

The supplied notification does not provide a single consolidated salary figure in the main GDCE notice. Pay and training-related payment are governed by the applicable Railway rules and the pay level of the respective post. Candidates should refer to the detailed post parameters and applicable Railway rules for the exact pay level and allowances of the selected post.

Selection Process for East Coast Railway GDCE Recruitment 2026

1. Computer Based Test (CBT)
2. Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT) for applicable posts such as Assistant Loco Pilot and Station Master
3. Typing Skill Test wherever applicable
4. Document Verification
5. Medical Examination

Shortlisting for CBAT/Typing Skill Test is generally up to eight times the vacancies. Candidates are shortlisted for Document Verification based on marks and merit in the applicable CBT/CBAT. Appointment is subject to the prescribed medical fitness, final verification of educational/community certificates and antecedent/character verification.

Negative marking: In CBTs, 1/3 of the marks allotted to a question is deducted for each incorrect answer. There is no negative marking in CBAT.

Minimum CBT eligibility marks: UR – 40%, OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) – 30%, SC – 30%, ST – 25%. The notification permits a 2-mark relaxation for PwBD candidates where there is a shortage against PwBD-reserved vacancies.

Scheme of Examination and Syllabus – East Coast Railway GDCE 2026

Assistant Loco Pilot – CBT

• Mathematics: Number System, BODMAS, decimals, fractions, LCM, HCF, ratio and proportion, percentages, mensuration, time and work, time and distance, simple and compound interest, profit and loss, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, elementary statistics, square root, age calculations, calendar and clock, pipes and cisterns.
• General Intelligence and Reasoning: Analogies, alphabetical/number series, coding-decoding, mathematical operations, relationships, syllogism, jumbling, Venn diagrams, data interpretation and sufficiency, conclusions and decision making, similarities/differences, analytical reasoning, classification, directions, statements, arguments and assumptions.
• Basic Science and Engineering: Engineering Drawing, units, measurements, mass, weight and density, work, power and energy, speed and velocity, heat and temperature, basic electricity, levers and simple machines, occupational safety and health, environment education and IT literacy.
• Trade Specific: Questions based on common DGT/MSDE syllabus topics for the relevant trade. Candidates with ITI/Trade Apprenticeship qualifications appear in the relevant trade section; eligible Degree/Diploma candidates select the relevant trade according to their engineering discipline.

ALP – Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT)

• Candidates up to eight times the number of ALP vacancies in each applicable category are shortlisted for CBAT based on CBT marks and reservation rules.
• Vision Certificate and prescribed self-declaration must be produced in original at CBAT.
• Each CBAT test battery/section must be cleared separately.
• CBAT is conducted in English and Hindi and has no negative marking.
• Minimum qualifying standard is a T-score of 42 in each test battery.
• For the final ALP merit list, CBT carries 50% weightage and CBAT carries 50% weightage among candidates who qualify CBAT.

Station Master – CBT

The notification states that the section-wise distribution is indicative and may vary in the actual paper. Questions are objective type with multiple choices and are generally aligned with the educational standards prescribed for the post.

• Mathematics: Number system, decimals, fractions, LCM, HCF, ratio/proportion, percentage, mensuration, time and work, time and distance, simple/compound interest, profit/loss, elementary algebra, geometry, trigonometry and elementary statistics.
• Reasoning: Analogies, number/alphabetical series, coding-decoding, mathematical operations, similarities/differences, relationships, analytical reasoning, syllogism, jumbling, Venn diagrams, puzzles, data sufficiency, statement-conclusion, courses of action, decision making, maps and graph interpretation.
• General Awareness: Current events, games and sports, Indian art and culture, literature, monuments and places, general/life science up to 10Th CBSE level, Indian history and freedom struggle, geography, polity and governance, science and technology, environment, computers, abbreviations, transport systems, Indian economy, government programmes, flora/fauna and important organizations.

Station Master candidates who qualify the CBT proceed to CBAT. The notification prescribes a minimum qualifying standard for the aptitude test; candidates should follow the detailed official instructions for the applicable CBAT requirements.

For other posts, the notification provides the respective recruitment process and detailed post-specific examination parameters in the subsequent sections/annexures. Candidates should check the official notification for the exact syllabus applicable to the post selected.

Registration and Examination Fee – East Coast Railway GDCE 2026

The supplied notification does not specify an application fee for the GDCE online application. Candidates should follow the official RRC/Bhubaneswar application instructions and any applicable portal requirements.

How to Apply for East Coast Railway GDCE Recruitment 2026?

1. Visit the official Railway Recruitment Cell, Bhubaneswar website.
2. Open the GDCE 2026 online application link for Notification No. ECoR/Pers/RRC-GDCE/2026.
3. Read the notification and verify eligibility, post requirements, medical standards and applicable educational qualifications.
4. Enter personal details, BIO-DATA, IPAS ID, HRMS ID and date of birth carefully.
5. Obtain the required “NO OBJECTION” through the controlling authority/departmental process.
6. Upload the scanned application with the signed/forwarded certification and required supporting documents as prescribed.
7. Review all information before registering. Once registered, changes are not permitted and duplicate applications are not entertained.
8. Download and print the filled application/acknowledgement for future reference.

One online application is to be submitted even when applying for multiple notified posts, subject to the applicable post preferences and eligibility conditions. Post preference once opted is final and cannot be changed.