The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) have extended the application deadline for the RRB Ministerial & Isolated Categories Recruitment 2025 to February 16, 2025. The fee payment deadline is now February 17, while the modification window will be open from February 19 to February 28. The selection process includes a Single Stage CBT, skill tests, and document verification. The CBT will have 100 questions covering Professional Ability, General Awareness, Reasoning, Mathematics, and General Science, with a 1/3 mark deduction for wrong answers. Interested candidates can apply through the official RRB website by following the given steps.
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