What the RRB Group D cut-off means
Two different numbers get called the ‘cut-off’. The first is the minimum percentage fixed in the notification, which you must reach to be considered at all. The second is the PET shortlisting cut-off: the normalised CBT mark of the last candidate in your community who is called for the Physical Efficiency Test. The RRBs call three times the community-wise vacancies for PET, so this second figure is usually well above the minimum.
Minimum marks to be considered for PET
Para 14.1 of CEN 09/2025 sets a minimum percentage of marks for shortlisting in each community. The CBT carries 100 marks, so the percentages convert directly into marks. Reaching the minimum only makes you eligible. Whether you are actually called for PET depends on where your normalised marks rank within your Railway and community.
| CEN 09/2025 · community | Minimum % | Out of 100 |
|---|---|---|
| UR | 40% | 40 |
| EWS | 40% | 40 |
| OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) | 30% | 30 |
| SC | 30% | 30 |
| ST | 30% | 30 |
Source: CEN 09/2025, para 14.1. For PwBD candidates, these percentages may be relaxed by 2 marks if there aren’t enough PwBD candidates for the vacancies reserved for them. The CBT deducts one-third of a mark for each wrong answer, so guessing can pull you below the minimum.
RRB Chandigarh: PET shortlisting cut-off (CEN 08/2024)
This is the only official cut-off in our sources. On 1 July 2026, RRB Chandigarh published the normalised cut-off marks of candidates shortlisted for PET under CEN 08/2024, the previous Level 1 cycle. The marks are out of 100. Every other RRB published its own figures, and those aren’t shown here.
Exact figures from RRB Chandigarh’s CEN 08/2024 cut-off notice dated 01.07.2026: UR 72.21081, OBC 70.29683, EWS 66.68571, SC 65.85513, ST 60.69532. They apply only to RRB Chandigarh and only to CEN 08/2024. They are not a forecast for CEN 09/2025.
Open RRB Chandigarh’s cut-off notice (PDF)CEN 08/2024 and CEN 09/2025 side by side
A cut-off depends on that cycle’s vacancies, applicants and question papers, so one cycle’s figure can’t tell you the next one. This is what the official documents say about the two cycles.
What decides the cut-off
The RRBs don’t fix a Group D cut-off in advance. It is simply the normalised mark at which the PET call list for your Railway and community fills up. Four things move it:
Vacancies in your Railway
Shortlisting is Railway/RRC-wise at three times the community-wise vacancies. More seats in your community make the call list longer.
Competition in your RRB
You apply to one RRB only and compete with the others who chose it. RRB Chandigarh alone received 6,40,717 applications for CEN 09/2025 (tentative).
Normalisation across shifts
The CBT ran on 16 days in several shifts, so marks are normalised before anyone is shortlisted (para 15.0).
PET-exempt candidates
PwBD, Ex-Servicemen and CCAA candidates are exempt from PET. In CEN 08/2024, RRB Chandigarh left them out of the 3× PET count, and RRCs listed them separately.
From the PET shortlist to final merit
PET is qualifying only and adds no marks. Candidates who pass it are called for Document Verification in a 1:1 ratio to the vacancies, on CBT merit (para 14.3). When two candidates have the same marks, the older one ranks higher. If their age is also the same, the alphabetical order (A to Z) of the given name, not the surname, breaks the tie. Posts and Railway units are then allotted by merit, your post preferences, medical fitness and the vacancies available.
If there is a shortfall, the RRB/RRC can go further down the merit list, but that gives no candidate a right to appointment. The appointment itself is offered by the Railway administration after the medical exam and final verification of certificates.
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