Masterstroke of Railways, now direct recruitment will be done on promotion seats also, thousands of posts of level 6 and 7 will open the box of jobs.

News India Live, Digital Desk: A golden opportunity is about to come for the candidates looking for a government job in Railways. Railway Board has decided that the promotion quota seats within the department which have been lying vacant for a long time, will now be filled. Direct Recruitment Will be filled through. This decision especially Level-6 and Level-7 The way has been cleared for new vacancies on those posts in which till now the provision of direct recruitment was limited.

Why was this decision taken?

Many important posts related to safety and operations in Railways come under promotion quota. Due to delay in departmental promotions or lack of eligible candidates, these seats remain vacant for years, thereby increasing the workload.

Safety Paramount: To ensure that operations are not affected due to vacant posts, the Railway Board has decided to convert these seats into ‘direct quota’.

Focus on Levels 6 and 7: This will mainly include supervisory and technical posts, whose pay scale is quite attractive under the 7th Pay Commission.

On which posts will there be recruitment?

In the coming time under this new policy NTPC (Graduate) And SSE (Senior Section Engineer) A large number of posts can be added in categories like:

Senior Section Engineer (SSE): 20% quota on these Level-7 posts can now be diverted towards direct recruitment.

Station Master and Chief Commercial Supervisor: The vacancies for these Level-6 posts may also increase.

Section Controller: The possibility of direct recruitment on these security category posts has also increased.

What will be the benefit to the candidates?

Increase in the number of posts: The number of vacancies in the upcoming RRB recruitment calendars will be much more than expected.

Direct opportunity to higher positions: Youth will now get an opportunity to start careers directly at higher pay grades (Level 6 and 7).

Speeding up the recruitment process: The posts will be filled quickly if recruitment is done through transparent examination through RRB instead of departmental processes.

When will the notification come?

According to sources, the Railway Recruitment Board is preparing to include these additional posts in its annual calendar (2026-27). These ‘Promotion Quota’ seats can also be added in the upcoming advertisements of RRB NTPC and technical posts.