What change in recruitment policy has the Railway Board made for the post of Station Master?
- A.The post will be filled only by promotion from within the Railways
- B.The post will be notified separately from 2026 onwards
- C.The post will require a postgraduate degree
- D.The post will be recruited through a single zonal board
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Explanation
The correct answer is that the post will be notified separately from 2026 onwards. The Railway Board has decided that Station Master recruitment will no longer ride along with other graduate-level posts in a combined notice, so candidates now get a dedicated document setting out the eligibility conditions, the examination procedure and the board-wise distribution of vacancies for this post alone. Option A is wrong because the current round is an open recruitment inviting applications from outside the organisation. Option C is wrong because the qualification prescribed is any graduate degree, not a postgraduate one. Option D is wrong because the vacancies are distributed across many Railway Recruitment Boards and zones, with Mumbai, Jammu-Srinagar and Chennai holding the three largest shares, rather than being routed through one board.
Read the full article: Indian Railways to Recruit 1,265 Station Masters Under CEN 08/2026
Practice Questions
How many Station Master vacancies has Indian Railways notified under CEN No. 08/2026?
- A.1,065
- B.1,265
- C.1,562
- D.2,165
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That is the board-wise total of Station Master vacancies notified under Centralised Employment Notice No. 08/2026, spread over the various Railway Recruitment Boards and zones of Indian Railways.
Read the full explanation →Which Railway Recruitment Board has notified the highest number of Station Master vacancies?
- A.Chennai
- B.Jammu-Srinagar
- C.Mumbai
- D.Secunderabad
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The correct answer is Mumbai, whose Railway Recruitment Board carries 177 of the posts, the largest share of any board in this round.
Read the full explanation →Under which Act were the rules creating the Concessional Local Pass notified?
- A.The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
- B.The Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002
- C.The National Highways Act, 1956
- D.The National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988
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The amendment creating the pass has been issued as the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2026, framed under powers that this Act confers on the Central Government, and the fee rules that govern tolling on national highways flow from the same source.
Read the full explanation →What is the annual charge for a Concessional Local Pass at a fee plaza located outside a municipal or local town area?
- A.Rs 1,000
- B.Rs 1,500
- C.Rs 3,000
- D.Rs 5,000
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The charge is set by where the plaza stands: a plaza outside a municipal or local town area costs that much for a year, while a plaza inside those limits costs twice as much.
Read the full explanation →Within what distance of a national highway fee plaza must a vehicle owner live to be eligible for the Concessional Local Pass?
- A.10 km
- B.20 km
- C.25 km
- D.50 km
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The pass is offered to owners of non-commercial vehicles whose residence lies within a 20 km range of the fee plaza they use, and who hold a valid and working FASTag.
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