DFCCIL MTS Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Eligibility

There's no sectional cut-off.

Minimum qualifying marks

Ex-servicemen and PwBD candidates follow their community, with a 2 per cent relaxation for PwBD if there's a shortage. Clearing the minimum doesn't guarantee shortlisting.

Physical Efficiency Test (MTS only)

• One chance at each event. Mandatory, qualifying, no marks.
• PwBD candidates and ex-servicemen are exempt, but must pass their prescribed medical.
• Transgender candidates get the female standards; status is verified at the medical, and a false claim can cancel the candidature.
• A pregnant candidate is declared temporarily unfit, the vacancy is held, and she's re-examined six weeks after confinement.
• You're responsible for being fit enough to attempt it; DFCCIL isn't liable for injuries.

Normalisation, ties and objections

Multi-shift papers are normalised by percentile. Ties go to the older candidate, then alphabetical order. Answer key objections cost ₹100 per question, online only, and are refunded if the objection is upheld. A wrong or ambiguous question is dropped and the paper rescaled (99 questions scaled to 100). There's no re-evaluation.

1st Stage CBT, the same for every post

The split is indicative.

2nd Stage CBT, Annexure-IV, post code 31

One list, 120 questions, no published split: General Knowledge, Numerical and Mathematical Ability, General Intelligence, Logical Reasoning, General Science, and Knowledge about Railways and DFCCIL. Executive posts get 24 general and 96 technical questions; MTS has no trade or technical part, even though the entry qualification is an ITI.

For the Railways and DFCCIL section: DFCCIL is a Schedule A PSU under the Ministry of Railways; its first phase is the Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridors; its field units are at Ambala, Meerut, Tundla, Prayagraj, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar, Kolkata, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Ajmer, Jaipur and Noida.

Qualification

Matriculation plus a course-completed Act Apprenticeship or ITI of at least one year, approved by NCVT or SCVT, with not less than 60 per cent in the ITI. The 60 per cent is for the ITI, not matriculation, and an apprenticeship still in progress doesn't count.

Age, as on 1 July 2025

18 to 33 years (Junior Manager and Executive are 18 to 30).

No one can exceed 56 years with all relaxations. PwBD relaxation applies even to unreserved posts if the post suits the disability. Only the date of birth on your Matriculation certificate is accepted.

Reservation on the 464 posts

PwBD and ex-servicemen posts are horizontal, counted within the totals. MTS suits PwBD categories LV, D, HH, OA, OL, LC, Dw and AAV. Medical standard is A-2, the only A-2 post in the advertisement.

DFCCIL doesn't check eligibility until document verification. A claim you can't back up there cancels your candidature, and false information can end your service even after joining.

1. 1st Stage CBT, screening only. 20 times the community-wise vacancies go through.
2. 2nd Stage CBT, which alone forms the merit. 3 times the vacancies go to the PET.
3. Physical Efficiency Test, qualifying.
4. Document Verification and Medical Test, called equal to the vacancies.

Against 464 posts, that's roughly 9,280 at the 2nd CBT and 1,392 at the PET. Everyone tied on a community's cut-off is called, and DFCCIL can change the numbers. Reserved candidates stay in their category at every later stage.

No stand-by list is kept. DFCCIL may go down the merit list if there's a shortfall, but that's its call alone. At verification there's no extra time for missing originals, and your signature must match at every stage.

MTS is N-1 on the IDA pattern, ₹16,000 to 45,000. As a PSU, DFCCIL uses a scale with a floor and ceiling rather than a 7th CPC pay level.

• Pay is basic plus IDA dearness allowance, HRA, and Cafeteria Approach perks, with medical cover, gratuity and leave encashment.
• Posting anywhere in India, transferable at the Management's discretion.
• A service bond at joining.
• Two years' probation, during which you can be discharged without reasons.
• Pay protection for serving PSU or government staff, but not for ex-servicemen.
• Promotion follows the company's Promotion Policy.

Apply online on the DFCCIL website only, in English. Register with the post, name, mobile and email (OTP verified). Registration is complete only when the fee is paid. Registering twice for the same post can get you cancelled without notice. If there's no vacancy in your category, you're considered as Unreserved.

The fee rules are at Para 14 of the advertisement. Exempted candidates still declare the category and upload the certificate. Pay online by UPI, card or net banking. The fee isn't refunded; a failed transaction comes back in 15 to 20 working days.

A correction window follows the closing date (first notified as 23 to 27 February 2025), but the post, post code, email and mobile can't be changed. No requests to change venue, date or shift are accepted.

For verification, bring your Matriculation certificate, the ITI or apprenticeship certificate with marks, caste certificates (an OBC-NCL certificate no older than one year, or you're treated as UR), and any ex-servicemen or PwBD papers. DFCCIL also published FAQs for this advertisement.

Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited is a Schedule A PSU under the Ministry of Railways, building high capacity freight corridors along the golden quadrilateral and its diagonals. Its first phase is the Eastern and Western DFCs. Its registered and corporate office is in New Delhi, with the corporate office moving to Noida, and it has field units at Ambala, Meerut, Tundla (Agra), Prayagraj East and West, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar, Kolkata, Mumbai North and South, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Ajmer, Jaipur and Noida. Annexure-III of the advertisement lists its units and stations.

DFCCIL runs the whole recruitment itself and posts every notice under Open Market Recruitment on its website. Vacancies are provisional and can rise, fall, or become nil.

DFCCIL fixes the date, time and venue for each stage and posts them on its website. Before each CBT it publishes a city intimation notice giving reporting time, gate closing (typically an hour before the paper) and exam time. Requests to change are not entertained.

Bring the e-admit card, a valid photo ID and a coloured passport photo. A mobile phone, even switched off, counts as an unfair practice, as do calculators, digital watches, metallic wear, bangles, belts, any written material, or taking rough sheets out of the hall.

Fifteen months from registration to final score card, about three months behind the advertised schedule at every stage. DFCCIL has no fixed annual cycle; watch its website.

E-admit cards and score cards are downloaded with your own login, through links posted under Open Market Recruitment. Links close: the 1st Stage card was live 31 October to 30 November 2025, the revised 2nd Stage card 19 February to 17 March 2026, and the final MTS card 22 April to 8 May 2026. Download and save each one. Shortlisted candidates are also alerted by SMS and email.

MTS merit is the 2nd Stage CBT alone; the 1st Stage and the PET add nothing. The combined final score card for MTS was published on 22 April 2026 under Open Market Recruitment. DFCCIL doesn't reply to candidates who aren't selected, and its decision is final.

DFCCIL hasn't published category-wise cut-off marks for MTS. It publishes individual score cards per stage on a login portal for a few weeks, and the minimum qualifying marks in the advertisement (40, 30 and 25 per cent). Any future cut-off notice would appear under Open Market Recruitment.

1. Skip your trade. Both papers are general; the ITI only gets you in.
2. Drill maths and reasoning. They're 60 of the first 100 marks.
3. Learn the Railways and DFCCIL section, 10 marks that no general book covers.
4. Practise with a one-fourth penalty, not RRB's one third or none at all.
5. Use the extra time in the 2nd CBT. It's the whole merit and gives 60 seconds a question.
6. Use DFCCIL's mock test link, posted before each CBT, to learn the interface.
7. Start PET training early. A 35 kg carry over 100 m without setting it down is grip and posture as much as strength. In the last cycle the PET came nine months after the first CBT.
8. Check your ITI paperwork before applying: course-completed, one year, NCVT or SCVT, 60 per cent.
9. Sign the same way every time, and keep your phone out of the hall.

DFCCIL doesn't publish past MTS papers. It does post a mock test link before each CBT and provisional answer keys after it, both under Open Market Recruitment. The section split and syllabus are in Advertisement No. 01/DR/2025 (40 pages).

• DFCCIL Open Market Recruitment: Active and Archived Notices and Results
• Advertisement No. 01/DR/2025, 40 pages, with Annexure-III (units) and Annexure-IV (2nd Stage syllabus)
• FAQs on Advertisement No. 01/DR/2025
• Closing date extension notice, 21 February 2025
• 1st Stage score card notice and revised 2nd Stage score card notice
• PET schedule for MTS and final MTS score card notice

What qualification do I need?

Matriculation plus a one-year course-completed ITI or Act Apprenticeship with 60 per cent in it.

What is the age limit?

18 to 33 as on 1 July 2025, capped at 56 with all relaxations.

Is there negative marking?

Yes, one fourth of a mark per wrong answer.

Does the 1st Stage CBT count?

No. It only shortlists for the 2nd Stage.

Is there a trade paper?

No. Both papers are general.

Does the PET carry marks?

No. It's qualifying, one chance per event. PwBD and ex-servicemen are exempt.

Is there a waiting list?

No stand-by list is kept.

What is the fee?

₹500 for UR, OBC-NCL and EWS. SC, ST, PwBD, ex-servicemen and transgender candidates pay nothing.

Where will I be posted?

Anywhere in India.