Railway Group-D Jobs: How much work, how much salary and who can apply? Know everything..
Shikha Saxena August 22, 2025 12:15 PM

India's rail network is considered to be the fourth-largest rail network in the world. You must have often heard about the Group D examinations of the Railways. Then this question must have come to mind, what kind of work the Group D employees do in the Railways and how much salary they get, let us tell you now…..

Retired Railway officer SK Srivastava said that in the Railways, the posts of trackmen, employees working in the depot, track maintainers, helpers, assistants, pointsmen, carpenters, some employees of the parcel department, porters, and station cleaning staff are Group D posts. Whose main job is to ensure the smooth operation of the railways as well as their maintenance.

This is how Railway Group D employees work.

Group D employees of the Railway Department do work such as maintenance and repair of railway tracks. Not only this, Group D employees have to do work like cleaning railway stations and trains, helping in the Railway department, and maintenance of railway signals and points. While the gateman operates the gate of the railway crossing and ensures security, the helper assists in other departments, including the loco and car shed. The porter handles the luggage of passengers at railway stations and helps them.

How much salary does a Group D get?

He said that according to the seventh pay matrix, the basic salary of RRB Group D employees is Rs 18 thousand. Where the salary of Group D includes basic salary, pay scale, HRA, travel allowance, deductions, etc. Due to this, the monthly salary of RRB Group D employees ranges from Rs 25,560 to Rs 27,920.

This eligibility is necessary for the Railway Group D.

The Railway Department brings out the vacancies of Railway Group D from time to time. To apply for it, the candidates must have passed at least the tenth. The age should be between 18 years and 36 years, although in terms of age, the railway also gives relaxation in age limit for reserved categories.


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