East Central Railway Instructor Recruitment 2026 — 7 Posts, Apply by 15 Oct

East Central Railway (ECR) has released a departmental notification for 7 Instructor/P.Way posts at the Zonal Railway Training Institute (ZRTI), Muzaffarpur — an ex-cadre position restricted to eligible serving regular employees of ECR's Engineering Department. This is not open recruitment for outside candidates; clerical employees are also not eligible. Applications must be forwarded through the proper departmental channel via e-Office by 15 October 2026. Selected Instructors will be posted at ZRTI, Muzaffarpur, on a tenure basis for up to 5 years, teaching P.Way subjects to railway trainees, with their lien maintained in their parent department. The selection process is a Computer-Based Test (75 marks, objective, 1/3rd negative marking) and a Classroom Lecture Trial (25 marks), totalling 100 marks with a minimum qualifying score of 60%. Pay for East Central Railway Instructor 2026 is Level 7 (7th CPC) with Grade Pay ₹4,600 (6th CPC), plus a Teaching Allowance of 12% of Basic Pay while serving as Instructor. Candidates for East Central Railway Instructor Recruitment 2026 must obtain the prescribed application form from their department, complete it with service, grade and employment details, and submit it to their controlling/Personnel Department, which will verify eligibility and forward it through e-Office to the competent authority by 15 October 2026. Candidates must read the complete official notification PDF before applying, since employees who previously served as Instructor can only reapply after completing 1 year from leaving the training centre, and MACP financial upgradation is not counted as substantive grade for eligibility.

Must be a serving regular employee of ECR's Engineering Department, at Grade Pay ₹4,600/Level 7 (or Grade Pay ₹4,200/Level 6 with 2 years' service, if Level 7 candidates unavailable). Clerical employees not eligible.

Below 58 years, as on the date of notification issue

Instructor/P.Way (7 posts) — Only regular employees working in the Engineering Department of East Central Railway are eligible; clerical employees are not eligible; employees working in Grade Pay ₹4,600/Level 7 are eligible; if unavailable, employees in Grade Pay ₹4,200/Level 6 may be considered, provided they have completed at least 2 years' regular service one grade/level below the advertised post Common Condition — Financial upgradation received under MACP will NOT be treated as the substantive grade for deciding eligibility; employees who previously worked as Instructor can reapply only after completing 1 year from the date they left the training centre Age Limit — Below 58 years, as on the date of notification issue, per RBE No. 104/2023 dated 4 September 2023 Job Type — Ex-cadre departmental post; tenure posting at ZRTI Muzaffarpur for up to 5 years; lien maintained in parent department/division/railway; unsatisfactory performance may result in early return to parent unit Pay — Level 7 (7th CPC), Grade Pay ₹4,600 (6th CPC), plus Teaching Allowance of 12% of Basic Pay while serving as Instructor Selection Process — Computer-Based Test (75 marks, objective, 1/3rd negative marking per wrong answer) + Classroom Lecture Trial (25 marks); total 100 marks; minimum qualifying 60% Zonal Railway Training Institutes like ZRTI Muzaffarpur train Indian Railways' technical and supervisory staff in engineering disciplines, and Instructor posts here draw on experienced Engineering Department employees to pass on field knowledge to the next generation of railway workers

Level 7 (7th CPC), Grade Pay ₹4,600 (6th CPC) — ₹44,900–₹1,42,400/month + Teaching Allowance (12% of Basic Pay)

1. Confirm you are a regular employee of East Central Railway's Engineering Department, at the eligible grade pay/level.
2. Obtain the prescribed application form from your department.
3. Complete the application with correct service, grade and employment details.
4. Submit the application to the concerned controlling department or Personnel Department.
5. The department will verify your service particulars and eligibility.
6. Verified applications must be forwarded to the competent authority through e-Office.
7. Ensure the concerned department completes the forwarding process by 15 October 2026 — applications sent directly by employees, or received after this date, may not be considered.
8. Prepare for the Computer-Based Test and Classroom Lecture Trial once shortlisted, referring to the prescribed syllabus enclosed with the departmental notification.