RRC GDCE JE Electrical Syllabus 2026, Exam Pattern, Exam Date 2026
Detail Information about RRC GDCE has published notification 2026 for the recruitment of JE Electrical vacancies. Those Candidates who are Interested to the following vacancy and completed all Eligibility Criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online. In this page we provide the Complete Syllabus of this Recruitment with Latest Update Exam Pattern and the Exam Date also.
Note:
The General Departmental Competitive Examination (GDCE) is a special recruitment drive conducted by the Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC), specifically for regular employees of the Indian Railways. GDCE recruitment is open only to candidates currently serving in a regular post within a specific Railway Zone. If you are not a current railway employee, you are ineligible to apply for the vacancies .
RRC GDCE Syllabus 2026 - Overview
| Organization Name |
Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC), Central Railway |
| Exam Name |
RRC GDCE Recruitment 2026 |
| Advertisement Number |
RRC/CR/GDCE-02/2026 |
| Post Name |
Junior Engineer Electrical |
| Total Vacancies |
32 |
| Application Mode |
Online |
| Category |
Syllabus and Exam Pattern |
| Salary |
Level 2 |
| Selection Process |
CBT, Document Verification, Medical |
| Official Website |
www.rrccr.com |
RRC GDCE JE Electrical Syllabus 2026
General Awareness :
1. Knowledge of Current affairs
2. Indian geography
3. culture and history of India including freedom struggle
4. Indian Polity and constitution
5. Indian Economy
6. Environmental issues concerning India and the World
7. Sports
8. General scientific and technological developments etc.
Physics and Chemistry: Up to 10th standard CBSE syllabus.
Basics of Computers and Applications:
1. Architecture of Computers
2. input and Output devices
3. Storage devices
4. Networking
5. Operating System like Windows
6. Unix, Linux
7. MS Office
8. Various data representation
9. Internet and Email
10. Websites & Web Browsers
11. Computer Virus.
Basics of Environment and Pollution Control:
1. Basics of Environment
2. Adverse effect of environmental pollution and control strategies
3. Air
4. water and Noise pollution
5. their effect and control
6. Waste Management
7. Global warming
8. Acid rain
9. Ozone depletion.
Technical Abilities:
1. Basic concepts: Concepts of resistance, inductance, capacitance, and various factors affecting them. Concepts of current, voltage, power, energy and their units.
2. Circuit law: Kirchhoff‘s law, Simple Circuit solution using network theorems.
3. Magnetic Circuit: Concepts of flux, mmf, reluctance, Different kinds of magnetic materials, Magnetic calculations for conductors of different configuration e.g. straight, circular, solenoidal, etc. Electromagnetic induction, self and mutual induction.
4. AC Fundamentals: Instantaneous, peak, R.M.S. and average values of alternating waves, Representation of sinusoidal wave form, simple series and parallel AC Circuits consisting of R.L. and C, Resonance, Tank Circuit. Poly Phase system – star and delta connection, 3 phase power, DC and sinusoidal response of R-Land R-C circuit.
5. Measurement and measuring instruments: Measurement of power (1 phase and 3 phase, both active and reactive) and energy, 2 wattmeter method of 3 phase power measurement. Measurement of frequency and phase angle. Ammeter and voltmeter (both moving oil and moving iron type), extension of range wattmeter, Multimeters, Megger, Energy meter AC Bridges. Use of CRO, Signal Generator, CT, PT and their uses. Earth Fault detection.
6. Electrical Machines: (a) D.C. Machine – Construction, Basic Principles of D.C. motors and generators, their characteristics, speed control and starting of D.C. Motors. Method of braking motor, Losses and efficiency of D.C. Machines. (b) 1 phase and 3 phase transformers – Construction, Principles of operation, equivalent circuit, voltage regulation, O.C. and S.C. Tests, Losses and efficiency. Effect of voltage, frequency and wave form on losses. Parallel operation of 1 phase /3 phase transformers. Auto transformers. (c) 3 phase induction motors, rotating magnetic field, principle of operation, equivalent circuit, torque-speed characteristics, starting and speed control of 3 phase induction motors. Methods of braking, effect of voltage and frequency variation on torque speed characteristics, Fractional Kilowatt Motors and Single Phase Induction Motors: Characteristics and applications.
7. Synchronous Machines: Generation of 3-phase e.m.f. armature reaction, voltage regulation, parallel operation of two alternators, synchronizing, control of active and reactive power. Starting and applications of synchronous motors.
8. Generation, Transmission and Distribution: Different types of power stations, Load factor, diversity factor, demand factor, cost of generation, inter-connection of power stations. Power factor improvement, various types of tariffs, types of faults, short circuit current for symmetrical faults. Switchgears and Protection: Rating of circuit breakers, Principles of arc extinction by oil and air, H.R.C. Fuses, Protection against earth leakage / over current, etc. Buchholz relay, Merz-Price system of protection of generators & transformers, protection of feeders and bus bars. Lightning arresters, various transmission and distribution system, comparison of conductor materials, efficiency of different system. Cable – Different type of cables, cable rating and derating factor.
9 Estimation and costing: Estimation of lighting scheme, electric installation of machines and relevant IE rules. Earthing practices and IE Rules.
10 Utilization of Electrical Energy: Illumination, Electric heating, Electric welding, Electroplating, Electric drives and motors.
11 Basic Electronics: Working of various electronic devices e.g. P N Junction diodes, Transistors (NPN and PNP type), BJT and JFET. Simple circuits using these devices.
RRC GDCE JE Electrical Exam Pattern 2026
Duration : 120 Minutes
Negative Marking : 0.33
| S.No |
Subject |
No.of Question |
Marks |
| 1 |
General Awareness |
15 |
15 |
| 2 |
Physics and Chemistry |
15 |
15 |
| 3 |
Basics of Computers and Applications |
10 |
10 |
| 4 |
Basics of Environment and Pollution Control |
10 |
10 |
| 5 |
Technical Abilities |
100 |
100 |
| |
Total |
150 |
150 |
Exam Date 2026 : Notified Soon
Starting Date of Application Form : 22nd April 2026
Last Date of Application Form : 21st May 2026
Total Post : 32
