RRB Station Master 2026: 1,265 graduate posts, apply by November 25

Indian Railways is taking online applications for 1,265 Station Master posts for graduates under Centralised Employment Notice (CEN) No. 08/2026, and the window closes on Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Railway Ministry has said. Applications opened on Tuesday, 27 October 2026, and are made through the Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs). As of Wednesday, 4 November 2026, applicants have three weeks left. RRB Mumbai has notified the largest number of vacancies, 177, followed by RRB Jammu-Srinagar with 122 and RRB Chennai with 119, according to reports of the notice.

A Station Master is the railway official in charge of a station's train operations: the person who controls the movement of trains through the station and keeps it running safely. This notice is open to graduates, which makes it an option for many young people finishing college.

This notice comes in a busy season of railway recruitment. Other graduate and undergraduate railway notices have their own deadlines in November, so young job-seekers may be weighing more than one form at the same time. Each notice has its own eligibility rules and its own last date, and the Station Master window is the longest-running of the current set, closing on 25 November.

The distribution of posts also matters. Because applicants apply through a particular Railway Recruitment Board, where the vacancies sit can shape a candidate's chances and where they may be posted. RRB Mumbai, RRB Jammu-Srinagar and RRB Chennai together account for about a third of all posts, according to the reported figures, so candidates in those regions have the largest pools to compete for, while smaller boards have fewer seats.

What to do next: read the full CEN 08/2026 notice on the official RRB website, check the age limit, qualifying degree, fee and vacancy table for your board in that notice, and submit the online form well before 25 November 2026, rather than leaving it to the last day. Do not rely on unofficial job sites for the age limit or category-wise vacancies; the official notice is the only binding text.

Peepals calculation: The three largest boards together have 418 posts (177 + 122 + 119), which is about 33% of the 1,265 vacancies (418 / 1,265 ≈ 0.33). The application window runs for 30 days in all (27 October to 25 November, counting both days), and from 4 November there are 21 days left (25 - 4). Our calculation from the reported figures.

Short-term: Graduate job-seekers have until 25 November 2026 to apply for 1,265 Station Master posts.

Long-term: Filling the posts adds to the staff who manage train movement at stations, a role directly tied to safe and punctual operations.

Who is affected: Graduates looking for central government jobs, candidates preparing for railway exams, and coaching centres that train them.

What to watch next: The closing date of 25 November 2026 and the RRBs' later announcements on the examination schedule.

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