RRB Group D 2026 (CEN 09/2025): Result, Cut Off, PET and What Happens Next
RRB Group D 2026 (CEN 09/2025): Result, Cut Off, PET and What Happens Next
The exam is finished. The answer key came on 7 September and the objection window shut on 15 September. As of today, 23 September 2026, the only thing standing between 22,195 posts and the candidates who sat that CBT is the result, and no RRB has announced a date for it.
This page is the map of the whole recruitment. Where the process stands, how the cut off gets fixed, what the PET actually demands, and what follows after that. Each stage links out to a full guide if you want the detail.
RRB Group D 2026 at a glance
Where the process stands today
Objections are processed before the final key is locked, which is one reason the gap between the objection deadline and the result runs into weeks rather than days.
RRB Group D Result 2026: what to expect
Results are published zone by zone, not on one national date. In the previous cycle the 16 RRBs released over a spread of days, so your RRB is the only site worth watching.
Your scorecard opens with the registration number and date of birth, and it will carry both your raw score and your normalised score. The zone links and the scorecard walkthrough sit on our Group D result and scorecard page.
How the cut off actually gets fixed
The cut off is not a pass mark printed in the CEN. It is a rank boundary drawn after the exam, separately for every zone and every category, once the qualified candidates in that zone have been sorted by normalised score.
Four things move it: vacancies notified for the zone, how many candidates sat there, shift difficulty after normalisation, and the shortlisting ratio, which allows up to three times the community wise vacancies. The full breakdown is in the Group D cut off 2026 guide.
For a reference point rather than a prediction, the verified zone wise numbers from the last cycle are in our previous year cut off table.
Normalisation, explained without the jargon
The CBT ran across dozens of shifts with different question sets. Raw marks from two shifts are not comparable, so the RRB converts them to a common scale and ranks on that.
This means a 70 from a hard shift can finish above a 72 from an easy one, and it means no online calculator can tell you your score, because the inputs sit with the RRB. The mechanics are in our normalisation explainer.
Physical Efficiency Test: the standards you have to meet
Both tasks are compulsory and the PET is qualifying only, so finishing well under the limit earns nothing extra. Candidates with benchmark disabilities are exempted from the PET, though Document Verification and the medical still apply.
The clause that ends most attempts is the one about not putting the weight down. Grip gives out somewhere past 60 metres, and there is no second bag. A six week plan built around that is in our PET standards and training guide.
What to do in the weeks before the result
- Keep the response sheet you downloaded in September. Once the scorecard is out it is your only way to check the marks against your own answers.
- Work out your raw score honestly with the one third negative marking applied. Do not round it up.
- Start carrying weight now if that raw score is anywhere near the qualifying floor, which is 40 per cent for UR and EWS and 30 per cent for OBC-NCL, SC and ST.
- Get your certificates checked against your application printout, field by field, while there is still time to correct one.
- Bookmark your own regional RRB site rather than a news aggregator.
Document Verification and Medical
DV checks your matriculation certificate for date of birth, the qualification you claimed, and your category or EWS certificate in the prescribed format. Those three are where almost every rejection happens.
The medical is done at a railway hospital, not a clinic of your choosing, and the vision standard depends on the medical classification of your post. Details and the class wise vision table are in our DV and medical guide.
Salary and what the job actually involves
Level 1 starts at ₹18,000 basic, with DA, HRA and TA on top, putting a fresh appointee roughly in the ₹25,000 to ₹28,000 band depending on city class and deductions.
The five posts do genuinely different work. Track Maintainer is outdoor track work in all weather with night patrolling; Pointsman-B is yard and shunting on rotating shifts. Post wise duties and the promotion route are in our salary and job profile breakdown.
What if your name is not on the list
Level 1 recruitment runs in cycles and another one is expected in due course, with no vacancy figure confirmed by any official source yet. Ignore the numbers circulating on aggregator sites and wait for the CEN.
Two useful moves in the meantime. Keep the syllabus warm using our syllabus and exam pattern guide, since mathematics, reasoning and general science carry across railway exams. And check whether NTPC or ALP suits your qualification better with the Group D vs NTPC vs ALP comparison.
Your CBT admit card page has also been updated for the stage ahead, since the PET call letter is issued the same way on the same regional sites.
ExamAtlas has free Group D practice sets with topic wise accuracy reporting, which is a better use of the waiting weeks than refreshing prediction videos.
Frequently asked questions
When will the RRB Group D result 2026 be declared?
October 2026 is the expected window, but no Railway Recruitment Board has announced an official date for CEN 09/2025. The objection window closed on 15 September 2026, and objections are processed before the final answer key is locked.
Where do I check my result and scorecard?
On your own regional RRB website, using your registration number and date of birth. Results are published zone by zone rather than on a single national date, so watch the RRB you applied to.
Is the PET counted in the final merit list?
No. The PET is purely qualifying. Your rank comes from the CBT normalised score alone, so clearing the standards is all that is required.
What happens if I fail one PET task but pass the other?
Both tasks are compulsory and each carries a single attempt. Failing either the carrying task or the 1000 metre run ends your candidature for this cycle.
Why is my normalised score different from what I calculated?
Because normalisation adjusts your raw marks for how the whole shift performed, and that data sits with the RRB. Your scorecard shows both figures, and the merit list uses the normalised one.
How many candidates get called for the PET?
Up to three times the community wise vacancies, as a maximum. In the previous cycle roughly 63,475 candidates were called against 32,438 vacancies, which is about two per seat, so the full allowance was not used.
One last thing
A caution for the week the result lands. Screenshots claiming an official cut off will circulate on Telegram hours before any RRB uploads anything, and some of them will be edited. Trust only your regional RRB site.
Meanwhile the CBT is closed business. The PET is not, and it is the one stage still entirely in your hands. Borrow a sandbag, load it to 35 kg, and time yourself over 100 metres this week.