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The first provisional panel for CEN 05/2025 is out at RRB Bengaluru. 51 candidates have been recommended to South Western Railway and Rail Wheel Factory for appointment.
RRB Bengaluru has released the first empanelment list for CEN 05/2025, covering the JE, DMS and CMA posts. It's dated 3 November 2026 and has 51 roll numbers on it. The PDF is linked below.
If your number is here, you've made it through the hard part. These are candidates who attended document verification, were found suitable, and also passed the medical standard for their post. RRB has now sent their names to the railways that will do the actual hiring.
Most of the seats are with South Western Railway, Hubballi (40 of the 51). The other 11 go to Rail Wheel Factory, Yelahanka, which includes the 5 Chemical and Metallurgical Assistant posts. Track Machine has the biggest share at 12, then Carriage & Wagon with 9 and Diesel Mechanical with 7. Several categories have just one name, so check the PDF for your own.
The list only has roll numbers, not names. Use Ctrl + F (or "Find in page" on your phone) to search for yours. Within each category the numbers are simply sorted in ascending order. Being first or last means nothing about your rank.
On the list? Well done. It's still a provisional panel, though. RRB can cancel a candidature if it finds a mismatch in what you filled in your online application, and the panel on its own isn't an appointment letter. That comes from SWR or RWF, and they'll contact you using the details from your application. So make sure that phone number and email still work, and keep your original certificates in one place.
Not on it? Don't lose hope yet. RRB calls this a "part panel" and "List 01", which means more lists should follow for CEN 05/2025. We'll post each one here.
And ignore anyone who says they can get you selected for money. RRB says it plainly in the notice: the process is computerised and goes by merit.