Over 5,100 Doctors Recruited in Indian Railway Health Service During 2014\u20132025 Compared to 2,277 During 2004\u20132013; Indent for 620 Doctors Placed on UPSC for the Year 2025 and 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Railways Provides 41,343 Jobs So Far in FY 2025\u201326, Boosting Employment<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recruitment for Technicians, Junior Engineers, ALPs, RPF and Paramedical Staff Underway Across Multiple Stages<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Posted On: 13 MAR 2026 7:26PM by PIB Delhi
Indian Railways provide comprehensive healthcare to Railway employees, both serving and retired along with their eligible dependents. The healthcare facilities are provided through a network of railway health institutes. Presently, there are 582 Health Units and 128 Railway Hospitals existing on Indian Railways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These Railway hospitals have required infrastructure, essential medical equipment and trained healthcare personnel to provide comprehensive healthcare to Railway beneficiaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Occurrence and filling up of vacancies including those of medical staff are continuous processes on Indian Railways considering its size, spatial distribution and criticality of operation. Adequate and suitable manpower is provided to cater to the regular operations, changes in technology, mechanisations and innovative practices. The vacancies are filled up primarily by placement of indents by Railways with Recruitment agencies as per operational and technological requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recruitments in Indian Railway Health Service (IRHS) are made through Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for the Ministry as a whole. During the periods 2004\u20132013 and 2014\u20132025, a total of 2277 and 5,140 doctors, respectively, were recruited. In addition, indent for 620 doctors was placed on UPSC for the year 2025 and 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Railways, being Central Government organization conduct recruitment for non-gazetted personnel on all India basis. Presently, recruitment against 1,43,086 vacancies of non-gazetted personnel has been taken up on Indian Railways as per Annual Calendar 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During January to December 2024, ten Centralized Employment Notifications (CENs) for 92,116 vacancies were notified for which first stage\/Single stage Computer Based Tests (CBTs) details are as under:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Exam<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Candidates<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cities<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Languages<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1st Stage CBT for the post of ALP (18,799 vacancies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
18,40,347<\/p>\n\n\n\n
156<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CBT for the post of Technician (14,298 vacancies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
26,99,892<\/p>\n\n\n\n
139<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1st Stage CBT for the post of JE\/DMS\/CMA (7,951 vacancies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11,01,266<\/p>\n\n\n\n
146<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CBT for the post of RPF-SI (452 vacancies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15,35,635<\/p>\n\n\n\n
143<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CBT for the post of RPF-Constable (4,208 vacancies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
45,30,288<\/p>\n\n\n\n
147<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CBT for Paramedical Categories (1,376 vacancies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7,08,321<\/p>\n\n\n\n
143<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1st Stage CBT for Non-Technical Popular Categories (Graduate) (8,113 vacancies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
58,41,774<\/p>\n\n\n\n
141<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1st Stage CBT for Non-Technical Popular Categories (Under Graduate) (3,445 vacancies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
63,27,473<\/p>\n\n\n\n
157<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CBT for Ministerial & Isolated Categories (1,036 vacancies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4,46,013<\/p>\n\n\n\n
139<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CBT for Level-1 post (32,438 vacancies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1,08,28,261<\/p>\n\n\n\n
152<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Total Candidates<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3,58,59,270<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2nd stage CBTs for the following posts has also been completed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Exam<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Candidates<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cities<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Languages<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2nd Stage CBT for the post of ALP (18,799 vacancies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2,66,363<\/p>\n\n\n\n
112<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2nd Stage CBT for the post of JE\/DMS\/CMA (7,951 vacancies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1,17,339<\/p>\n\n\n\n
118<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2nd Stage CBT for Non-Technical Popular Categories (Graduate) (8,113 vacancies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1,21,931<\/p>\n\n\n\n
129<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2nd Stage CBT for Non-Technical Popular Categories (Under Graduate) (3,445 vacancies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
51,978<\/p>\n\n\n\n
79<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Total Candidates<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5,57,611<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT) for the post of ALP and Non-Technical Popular Categories (Graduate) and Computer based Skill Test for the post of Non-Technical Popu\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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