Konkan Railway Recruitment 2026 – 201 Vacancies

Organization: Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL)
Ministry: Ministry of Railways, Government of India
Notification No.: CO/P-R/02/2026
Notification Date: 31 July 2026
Recruitment: Various Non-Executive Posts
Total Vacancies: 201
Application Mode: Online
Application Start: Last week of August 2026 – Tentative
CBT: September 2026 – Tentative
Job Region: Konkan Railway jurisdiction / Maharashtra, Goa & Karnataka

Post-wise Vacancies

The post-wise total of 201 and the notified pay levels match the detailed notification data surfaced from Employment Notification CO/P-R/02/2026.

Educational Qualification

Qualification differs by post.

Track Maintainer-IV: 10th/Matriculation qualification as prescribed.

Assistant Loco Pilot: Matriculation/SSLC + prescribed NCVT/SCVT ITI trade, or Course Completed Act Apprenticeship, or 3-year Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics/Automobile Engineering or permitted equivalent. Relevant Engineering Degree is also accepted in lieu of the Diploma.

Technician-III Mechanical: Matriculation/SSLC + prescribed ITI/CCAA trade.

Junior Engineer: Relevant 3-year Engineering Diploma or permitted equivalent qualification.

Senior Section Engineer: Relevant Engineering Bachelor's Degree in the discipline specified for the post.

Station Master / Commercial Supervisor and other graduate-level posts: Graduation from a recognized university as specified for the individual position.

Who Can Apply

This recruitment has an important eligibility restriction. It is not an unrestricted all-India Railway recruitment.

Subject to the detailed conditions, eligible applicants include land-loser candidates connected with KRCL projects, candidates registered with Employment Exchanges along the Konkan Railway route, candidates domiciled in Maharashtra, Goa or Karnataka, and eligible serving KRCL employees.

Therefore, for your career page, the location/eligibility should be shown as:

Location: Maharashtra, Goa & Karnataka / Konkan Railway jurisdiction

rather than simply Pan India.

Salary

The notified initial basic pay ranges from ₹18,000 to ₹44,900, depending on the post.

Level 7 – ₹44,900: Senior Section Engineer posts

Level 6 – ₹35,400: Junior Engineer, Section Controller, Station Master and Commercial Supervisor

Level 5 – ₹29,200: Goods Train Manager

Level 2 – ₹19,900: Assistant Loco Pilot, Technician-III and ESTM-III

Level 1 – ₹18,000: Track Maintainer-IV.

Applicable allowances and benefits are additional according to KRCL/Railway rules.

Selection Process

Selection varies by post and can involve:

Computer Based Test (CBT)

Computer-Based Aptitude Test (CBAT) for applicable posts

Physical Efficiency Test (PET) for applicable posts

Document Verification

Medical Examination

The exact stages depend on the position applied for.

Medical Standards

Different posts have different Railway medical categories, including:

A-1: Assistant Loco Pilot

A-2: Section Controller, Station Master and Goods Train Manager

A-3: Junior Engineer Civil, Track Maintainer and specified engineering posts

B-1: ESTM-III and Technician-III Mechanical

Other posts follow the medical category specified in the notification.

Important Dates

Notification Released: 31 July 2026

Tentative CBT: September 2026

The notification says the precise application schedule will be published on the KRCL website separately, reportedly at least seven days before online registration begins.

Official Konkan Railway Current Notifications

Official KRCL Employment Notification CO/P-R/02/2026