RRB Section Controller — CEN 03/2026

Basic eligibility paths

• ✓Hold a university degree or its equivalent by the closing date of 14 Aug 2026 — CEN 03/2026 states that candidates awaiting final results are not eligible.
• ✓Meet medical standard A-2; Section Controller is a safety-category post with vision and hearing requirements.
• ✓Apply to only one RRB; CEN 03/2026 rejects all applications of a candidate who applies to more than one RRB.
• ✓PwBD-LD candidates are eligible under CEN 03/2026 but no vacancy is reserved for them in this CEN, so they are considered against their own community.

Relaxations & certificates

• SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
• Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.

Selection stages

1. 1Single-stage computer-based test (CBT), of screening nature
2. 2Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT), for candidates shortlisted at eight times the RRB-wise vacancies
3. 3Document verification, shortlisted 1:1 on combined merit of 70% CBT and 30% CBAT
4. 4Medical examination to the A-2 standard — the stages fixed by CEN 03/2026 para 16

Syllabus snapshot

• CBT: 100 objective questions in 120 minutes — Analytical and Mathematical Capability 60, Logical Capability 20 and Mental Reasoning 20 (indicative split, CEN 03/2026).
• Analytical and Mathematical Capability covers number system, ratio and proportion, averages, percentages, profit and loss, time-speed-distance, algebra, geometry, basic probability and statistics, plus multi-source data analysis, data sufficiency and data arrangement.
• Logical Capability covers binary logic, syllogism, clocks and calendars, assumptions, blood relations and logic puzzles, and English reading comprehension; Mental Reasoning covers analogy, series completion, coding-decoding, ranking and arrangement.
• Negative marking of one-third mark per wrong answer; qualifying marks UR/EWS 40%, OBC-NCL 30%, SC 30%, ST 25%.