The RRB Technician Total Form Fill-Up 2026 shows the number of valid applications received for Technician Grade I Signal and Technician Grade III posts under CEN No. 02/2025. A total of 8,41,524 applications were submitted, including 1,06,084 for Grade I Signal and 7,35,440 for Grade III. These figures can help candidates understand the demand for each post and the level of competition across different RRB regions. However, the number of applications alone does not decide the cutoff or final selection.
What is RRB Technician Total Form Fill-Up 2026?
RRB Technician Total Form Fill-Up 2026 refers to the number of valid applications accepted for the Railway Technician Recruitment conducted under CEN No. 02/2025. The application figures cover:
- Technician Grade I Signal posts
- Various Technician Grade III posts
- All participating Railway Recruitment Boards
- UR, SC, ST, OBC-NCL and EWS categories
- Ex-Servicemen and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities applications
The figures represent valid applications after the initial application process and scrutiny. Candidates should note that this article concerns the application statistics for CEN 02/2025, even though the data was released in 2026.
How many applications were received for RRB Technician CEN 02/2025?
A total of 8,41,524 valid forms were received for both Technician levels. Technician Grade III accounted for more than 87% of the overall application volume.
| Technician post | Valid applications | Share of total applications |
| Technician Grade I Signal | 1,06,084 | 12.61% |
| Technician Grade III | 7,35,440 | 87.39% |
| Total | 8,41,524 | 100% |
RRB Technician Application Data at a glance
The following table summarises the major findings from the post-wise and RRB-wise application figures:
| Particular | Application data |
| Total valid applications | 8,41,524 |
| Technician Grade I Signal applications | 1,06,084 |
| Technician Grade III applications | 7,35,440 |
| Highest Grade I application count | Bhopal – 19,859 |
| Highest Grade III application count | Chennai – 1,40,671 |
| Highest combined application count | Chennai – 1,54,496 |
| Largest Grade III category | OBC-NCL – 3,11,145 |
| Grade III Ex-Servicemen applications | 2,780 |
| Grade III PwBD applications | 6,507 |
What is the Category-Wise RRB Technician Application Data for Grade III?
The official Grade III statistics provide a community-wise breakup of the 7,35,440 valid applications received across the participating RRBs.
| Category | Valid applications |
| UR | 1,08,129 |
| SC | 1,95,899 |
| ST | 74,253 |
| OBC-NCL | 3,11,145 |
| EWS | 46,014 |
| Total | 7,35,440 |
| Ex-Servicemen | 2,780 |
| PwBD | 6,507 |
What is the RRB-Wise Technician Grade III Total Form Fill-Up?
RRB Chennai received the highest number of Technician Grade III applications, followed by Mumbai and Kolkata. The RRB-wise figures are provided below.
| Applied RRB | Grade III applications |
| Ahmedabad | 45,966 |
| Ajmer | 19,623 |
| Bengaluru | 20,883 |
| Bhopal | 42,502 |
| Bhubaneswar | 6,613 |
| Bilaspur | 13,520 |
| Chandigarh | 51,851 |
| Chennai | 1,40,671 |
| Gorakhpur | 8,714 |
| Guwahati | 15,321 |
| Jammu-Srinagar | 42,317 |
| Kolkata | 1,06,249 |
| Malda | 3,429 |
| Mumbai | 1,17,474 |
| Muzaffarpur | 0 |
| Patna | 159 |
| Prayagraj | 33,026 |
| Ranchi | 7,287 |
| Secunderabad | 30,682 |
| Siliguri | 16,700 |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 12,453 |
| Total | 7,35,440 |
What is the RRB-Wise Technician Grade I Signal Total Form Fill-Up?
A total of 1,06,084 valid applications were received for Technician Grade I Signal. Bhopal recorded the highest number, narrowly followed by Mumbai.
| Applied RRB | Grade I Signal applications |
| Ahmedabad | 3,148 |
| Ajmer | 2,067 |
| Bengaluru | 8,529 |
| Bhopal | 19,859 |
| Bhubaneswar | 1,707 |
| Bilaspur | 2,964 |
| Chandigarh | 10,444 |
| Chennai | 13,825 |
| Gorakhpur | 0 |
| Guwahati | 6,238 |
| Jammu-Srinagar | 1,552 |
| Kolkata | 263 |
| Malda | 3,660 |
| Mumbai | 19,025 |
| Muzaffarpur | 1,583 |
| Patna | 0 |
| Prayagraj | 1,378 |
| Ranchi | 4,997 |
| Secunderabad | 0 |
| Siliguri | 1,035 |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 3,810 |
| Total | 1,06,084 |
Which RRBs Received the Highest Combined Applications?
When Grade I Signal and Grade III figures are added, Chennai records the highest overall application volume. The following calculation is based on the published post-wise RRB data.
| Rank | RRB | Grade I | Grade III | Combined applications |
| 1 | Chennai | 13,825 | 1,40,671 | 1,54,496 |
| 2 | Mumbai | 19,025 | 1,17,474 | 1,36,499 |
| 3 | Kolkata | 263 | 1,06,249 | 1,06,512 |
| 4 | Bhopal | 19,859 | 42,502 | 62,361 |
| 5 | Chandigarh | 10,444 | 51,851 | 62,295 |
Does a Higher RRB Technician Form Fill-Up mean a higher Cut Off?
No. A higher number of applications may increase competition, but it does not automatically result in a higher RRB Technician Cut Off. The final cutoff can also be affected by:
- Number of vacancies in the selected RRB and category
- Number of candidates who actually appear
- Difficulty level of the examination
- Normalisation of marks across shifts
- Category-wise performance
- Number of candidates qualifying for subsequent stages
- Applicable qualifying and medical standards
FAQs
It is the total number of valid applications received for Technician Grade I Signal and Technician Grade III posts under CEN No. 02/2025.
A total of 8,41,524 valid applications were received for the two Technician levels.
The Railway Recruitment Boards received 1,06,084 valid applications for Technician Grade I Signal.
A total of 7,35,440 valid applications were received for various Technician Grade III posts.
RRB Chennai received the highest number of Grade III applications, with 1,40,671 valid forms.
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