The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has finally given some information on the Group D Level 1 exam schedule 2018. A notice released by the RRB yesterday, August 26th, states that the exam is likely to begin from September 17th, 2018.

The detailed schedule, which includes the exam city, the exam date and shift details of the RRB Group D Level 1 exam will be shared 10 days prior to the start of the test. The Railways Recruitment Board had released vacancies for 62,907 Group D positions and around 25,502 vacancies of Group C, for which around 15 million candidates have applied.

It should be noted that the date informed by the RRB – i.e. September 17th, 2018 – is a tentative one. The Board has been conducting the RRB Group C Level 1 examination and is holding 11 sittings, which will go on until September 4th. The board has already conducted seven sittings of the exam and has issued admit cards for 10 of the sittings.

The RRB had invited applications for 90,000 Group C and D positions in the month of February this year. There were around 25,500 vacancies of assistant locomotive pilots and technicians, which are Group C posts. Group D posts covered 62,907 vacancies including those for Track maintainer Grade IV (Trackman), Gateman, Pointsman, Switchman, Helpers in electrical/engineering/mechanical/signal and telecommunication department, and porter, among others.