RRC South Central Railway GDCE Recruitment 2026 - Apply Online for 33 CCTC, Nursing Superintendent, Health & Malaria Inspector Posts

The Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC), South Central Railway, Secunderabad, has released GDCE Notification No. RRC/SCR/GDCE-02/2026, dated 17.09.2026, inviting online applications from eligible serving regular employees of the erstwhile South Central Railway (including BZA, GTL, GNT Divisions and RYPS, TPYS workshops, excluding RPF/RPSF employees) for filling up posts against the GDCE (General Departmental Competitive Examination) Quota.

Only serving regular/permanent employees of erstwhile South Central Railway (drawing pay on a substantive basis, excluding MACP/Ad-hoc promotion, etc.), working in all Departments/Branches of Hd.Qrs./Divisions/Workshops/Units. | Candidates working in a grade pay/level lower than the grade pay/level of the notified posts are eligible. Candidates already working at the same grade pay/level as the notified Non-Safety category posts are NOT eligible to appear under GDCE (online mode) - as per RBE No. 72/2017 dated 24.07.2017. | Candidates cannot apply for the same post they are presently working on. | Employees working in a 7th CPC Level lower than the Grade Pay/Scale for which GDCE is being conducted are eligible to appear. | Candidates must remain on the rolls of the SCR Zone till completion of the selection process - if a candidate is transferred to another Zone at any point during selection, the candidature will be summarily rejected, with no claim entertained in this regard. | RPF/RPSF personnel, Law Assistants, and Catering Supervisors are NOT eligible to apply against this GDCE scheme. | Employees appearing in, or awaiting the result of, the final examination for the minimum qualification at the time of application are NOT eligible.

Age is reckoned as on 01.01.2027, per RBE No. 165/2001. UR OBC SC/ST Upper Age Limit (Date of Birth on/after) 01.01.1985 01.01.1982 01.01.1980 Age Group (Max. Age) 42 years 45 years 47 years Upper Age Limit for PwBD 01.01.1975 01.01.1972 01.01.1970 Age Group for PwBD (Max. Age) 52 years 55 years 57 years No age relaxation is allowed to SC/ST/OBC-NCL candidates applying against unreserved vacancies. Proof of age must be submitted as a copy of the Birth Certificate, Class 10th (or equivalent) Certificate/Mark Sheet, or School Leaving Certificate clearly showing the date of birth.

1. Only a single application for all three categories of notified posts has to be submitted by the candidate through the official RRC website link.
2. Question papers are Objective Multiple Choice Type, available in English, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Marathi, and Urdu.
3. Negative Marking: 1/3rd of the marks allotted to a question is deducted for each wrong answer.
4. Minimum qualifying marks: UR – 40%, OBC – 30%, SC – 30%, ST – 25%. These percentages may be relaxed by 2% for PwBD candidates in case of a shortfall against reserved vacancies.
5. In case of a tie in marks, the older candidate is ranked higher; if age is also equal, alphabetical order of name (a to z) is used to break the tie.
6. Candidates equal to the number of vacancies are called for Document Verification based on CBT merit and post options exercised.
7. Appointment is subject to passing the requisite Medical Fitness Test conducted by the Railway Administration, and final verification of educational and community certificates and antecedents/character.
8. Normalisation of marks (for multi-session CBT) follows the methodology notified by the Railway Recruitment Boards' Chairpersons on 09.02.2026.