New Government Jobs Digest: 31 October 2026 - South Eastern Railway Sports Quota (54 Posts)

Lead item: South Eastern Railway Sports Quota (Open Advertisement) 2026-27 - 54 posts. Eligibility: sportspersons aged 18 to 25 years as on 01.01.2027 (no age relaxation), with the sports achievement and educational qualification prescribed for each level. Last date to apply online: 30 November 2026 (23:59 hrs).

The Railway Recruitment Cell, South Eastern Railway (Garden Reach, Kolkata) has invited online applications for the recruitment of sportspersons against the sports quota for 2026-27 under Employment Notice No. SER/Pers/Sports Quota/OA/2026-27. Applications opened today, 31 October 2026.

Freshness note: this digest covers a recruitment notified and opened on 31 October 2026, verified against the official notification PDF on the Railway Recruitment Cell, South Eastern Railway website. It is a single-item digest: no second newly-announced recruitment could be verified against its issuing organisation's official notification today, so none is padded in. SSC CHSL is excluded by house rule.

SER Sports Quota 2026-27 - 54 posts

Vacancies: 54 in total - 5 posts in Group C Level-4/Level-5, 16 posts in Group C Level-2/Level-3 and 33 posts in Level-1 of the 7th Central Pay Commission, across units of South Eastern Railway.
Disciplines: sports disciplines with specified playing positions and championship norms are listed in the notification (for example athletics and weightlifting, among others); apply only in the discipline and position notified.
Eligibility: age 18-25 as on 01.01.2027 with no relaxation, upper or lower. Educational qualification varies by level (from class 10 to 10+2 or apprenticeship/ITI as prescribed). Sports achievement certificates must meet the notified norms and be issued by the competent authority within the prescribed period.
Application window: 31 October 2026 to 30 November 2026 (23:59 hrs), online only at www.rrcser.co.in.
Fee: Rs 500 for UR/OBC candidates and Rs 250 for other eligible categories; the refundable portion (Rs 400 or Rs 250 as applicable) is returned to candidates who attend the sports trials.
Selection: performance in sports trials followed by certificate (sports and educational) verification by the RRC recruitment committee; trial dates will be announced on rrcser.co.in.

Apply smart

Use only the official website www.rrcser.co.in for the notification, application and trial updates. Avoid lookalike job portals and paid "guaranteed selection" offers.
Check your sports achievement certificate against the notified norms and its issue date before paying the fee; candidates awaiting results of final examinations are not eligible.

Sources: Railway Recruitment Cell, South Eastern Railway, official notification SER/Pers/Sports Quota/OA/2026-27 (https://rrcser.co.in/pdf/Notification Sports Quota OA 2026-27 SER.pdf); applications and updates on www.rrcser.co.in. Candidates should rely only on the official notification for eligibility and dates.