RRB Group D: railway-trained apprentices must enter their NCVT marks between 22 and 28 October, or get zero weightage

The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) have issued a notice, dated 16 October 2026, for Course Completed Act Apprentices (CCAAs) trained in railway establishments who applied for Level 1 posts (Group D) under CEN 09/2025. An application modification window will be open from 12:01 am on 22 October to 11:59 pm on 28 October 2026 so that these candidates can enter their NCVT certificate details and marks.

Who must use this window

The window is only for CCAA candidates who meet all three of these conditions:

• they appeared in the CBT, held from 3 to 25 August 2026;
• they did not enter their NCVT marks in the online application; and
• they gave the date of their last NCVT exam in the form.

To count as having completed the apprenticeship, you must have sat the NCVT exam before the closing date for applications, 9 March 2026, even if its result came later. The notice says you will not be treated as a railway-trained CCAA with a National Apprenticeship Certificate if you skip the window. Requests sent later, or by any other route, will not be considered.

Why the marks matter so much

• One third of your final merit score comes from your NCVT marks. The other two thirds come from the CBT.
• If your CBT score alone is higher than the combined figure, RRBs use the higher of the two.
• If you do not enter your marks, you get zero for the NCVT part, and the merit list is drawn up that way.
• CCAAs trained in railway establishments are exempt from the Physical Efficiency Test.
• You must show the NCVT-issued National Apprenticeship Certificate at document verification. Without it you lose the CCAA reservation.

Where the recruitment stands

Stage	Date or figure
Vacancies notified in CEN 09/2025 (31 January 2026)	22,195 Level 1 posts, starting pay ₹18,000
Applications received (RRB notice of 25 August 2026)	52,39,760, including 1,17,165 from CCAAs
RRB Ahmedabad applications	3,18,548, including 12,926 from CCAAs
Computer-based test	3 to 25 August 2026
Answer key objections	7 to 17 September 2026 (closed)
CCAA marks window	22 October (12:01 am) to 28 October 2026 (11:59 pm)
CBT result	Not yet announced

When results come, each railway will shortlist about three times its vacancies for the PET, based on CBT merit. Document verification and medical tests follow at one candidate per vacancy. As of 20 October 2026, the RRBs had not announced a result date. Ignore any date you see that is not on an RRB website.

What to do

1. Keep your NAC and NCVT marksheet ready before 22 October.
2. Log in through the application portal (rrbapply.gov.in) with the account you used to apply, and enter the certificate details and marks exactly as printed.
3. Save or print the updated form. The details will be checked at document verification.

Other railway recruitments are also open. Read our reports on the 5,236-post NTPC drive and the Technician answer keys.

CareerBox News Desk, reporting on the Railway Recruitment Boards notice of 16 October 2026 on the modification window for Course Completed Act Apprentices under CEN No. 09/2025, CEN 09/2025 of 31 January 2026 with Corrigendum No. 4 of 2 March 2026, and the RRB notices of 25 August and 7 September 2026. Official portal: rrb.indianrailways.gov.in/ahmedabad. Dates and eligibility change; confirm them on the official portal before you act.