Southern Railway Sports Quota Recruitment 2026-27

Job overview

Category

Railways

Location

All India

Employment type

Government

Qualification

Level 1: 10th; Level 2/3: 12th or equivalent (technical posts may require prescribed technical qualification); Level 4/5: Graduation + prescribed sports achievement

Vacancies

67

Recruitment details

Employment Notice RRC-02/Sports/2026-27 dated 26 September 2026 covers 67 Sports Quota posts: Level 4/5 = 5, Level 2/3 = 16 and Level 1 = 46. Disciplines include athletics, boxing, basketball, cricket, cue sports, football, hockey, volleyball and weightlifting. Age is 18-25 years as on 1 January 2027, DOB between 2 January 2002 and 1 January 2009; no upper/lower age relaxation is permitted. Online applications are open 26 September 2026 09:00 to 25 October 2026 23:59. Selection is through sports trials and assessment of recognized sports achievements/educational qualification. Minimum qualifying marks shown are 70 for Level 4/5, 65 for Level 2/3 and 60 for Level 1.

Important dates

Application start date

26 September 2026

Application last date

25 October 2026

Application fee

₹500 generally (₹400 refundable after appearing in trials); ₹250 for SC/ST/Women/Ex-Servicemen/PwBD/Minorities/EBC (refundable after appearing in trials)

Age information

18-25 years as on 01-01-2027; no age relaxation

Selection process

Sports trials (40 marks), assessment of recognized sports achievements (50 marks) and educational qualification (10 marks); merit and medical fitness

Record information

Added

26 September 2026

Last updated

26 September 2026