DFCCIL - Mechanical Department Employees Recruitment 2026

Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) will hold a walk-in interview on 3 November 2026 (Tuesday). Reporting time is 10.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs at DFCCIL/Ambala, Old Railway Colony (Near Anand Market), Ambala Cantt, Haryana- 133001. Under Advt. No. 28/2026, DFCCIL, a Government of India (Ministry of Railways) enterprise, will form a need-based panel of retired Indian Railways employees for 10 posts in the Mechanical Department of its Ambala Unit: 08 for E0-E1 and 02 for N5-N7. These posts are for re-employment. The pay is fixed under DFCCIL's HR Policy at 50% of the last Basic Pay drawn plus applicable DA.

The official notification does not specify the minimum educational qualification or the application fee.

The notice describes Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) as a schedule 'A' Public Sector Undertaking under the administrative control of the Government of India (Ministry of Railways). DFCCIL was set up to build and operate high-capacity, high-speed rail freight corridors along the golden quadrilateral and its diagonals. Its first phase covers two Dedicated Freight Corridors: Mumbai-Delhi (Western DFC) and Delhi-Kolkata (Eastern DFC). The registered office is at 233, 2nd Floor, Tower E, World Trade Centre, Nauroji Nagar, New Delhi-110029, and the corporate office is at DFCCIL Corporate Office Complex, Sector -145, Noida, Uttar Pradesh- 201306.

The walk-in is open only to retired government employees of Indian Railways. To attend, you must have worked in the Mechanical Department (with C&W / Workshop / Loco Shed backgrounds) and retired from CDA Scale level 02 to level-07. The level you retired from decides the DFCCIL post you can be placed in. This follows HR policy No. 28/2022 dated 22.07.2022, as modified by Circular No 07/2026 dated 29.01.2026. The pay for both posts is the same: monthly remuneration at 50% of the last Basic Pay drawn plus applicable DA.

Rules on Pay Level

• Only the substantive/regular pay level or grade pay counts. The MACP pay level or grade pay held at retirement is not considered.
• Retired Indian Railways employees who held the post of SSE or a similar post, and who retired from Level-08 or Level-09 only because of post upgradation, are treated as equivalent to substantive Level-07. They can be engaged against Sr. Executive/E1 level posts.

Educational Qualification

The official notification does not specify the minimum educational qualification. Eligibility is based on the Railway service, department and pay level described above. For the discipline-specific eligibility of each post, check the official notification.

Age Limit

On the date of the walk-in interview, you must not be older than 64 years. The notice puts it this way: on the date of the advertisement, you should still have one year left before you turn 65. Under the HR policy, re-employed staff may work up to a maximum age of 65 years. Preference will be given to retired Indian Railways employees in good health.

Pay and Allowances

Pay is fixed under the HR Policy, as revised or amended from time to time. Under Circular No 28/2022, re-employed retired employees get a monthly remuneration of 50% of the last Basic Pay drawn plus applicable DA. Conveyance allowance and mobile charges follow DFCCIL's policy:

*The figure after the slash applies if you are posted in a city other than Hyderabad (UA), Delhi (UA), Bangalore (UA), Greater Mumbai (UA), Chennai (UA), Kolkata (UA), Ahmedabad (UA), Surat (UA), Nagpur (UA), Pune (UA), Jaipur (UA), Lucknow (UA) and Kanpur (UA).

The notice says no other allowance is admissible. TA/DA and lodging for travel on duty follow the existing HR policy. The HR policy attached to the notice also provides for the following:

• Staff posted for running duties (Tower Wagon Driver/Shunting) are paid Kilometrage Allowance, as per para 5.1.2 of circular No.403/2020 dated 01.07.2020. It is paid only on the dates they do running duties.
• Staff posted in field units and sent to sites or on tour are eligible for TA/DA/Hotel charges at the rates for the equivalent scales in DFCCIL.
• Staff on roster duties are eligible at the rates for the equivalent scale when they work night duty or on a national holiday.
• Retired operating officials in field units who work on train operations in station premises or yards must wear uniform on duty. They may get a uniform reimbursement of Rs.833/- per month. Other departmental staff in field units may be given a safety jacket.
• No separate vehicle is given to retired employees.

Nature and Length of Re-employment

• Selected candidates are placed on a panel and re-employed or deployed as needed, first for one year.
• The term can be extended based on requirement and the employee's performance, at DFCCIL's sole discretion.
• Either side can end the re-employment early with one month's notice.
• You get two (2) days of leave for each completed month of contract. This leave has no specific name such as CL or Earned Leave, and unused leave cannot be carried forward to the next calendar year.
• Re-employment does not give any right to regularisation in DFCCIL.
• If you are engaged full-time, you cannot take up any other assignment during your tenure with DFCCIL.

There is no separate application to submit in advance. Report to the Ambala venue on 3 November 2026 between 10.00 hrs and 12.00 hrs and bring the following:

• The prescribed proforma attached to the notice, filled in: the Application Form (for Retired Employees), with a recent self-attested passport-size photograph pasted on it
• The Working Experience proforma
• The Verification Form, with an attested photograph
• The self-declaration on D&AR/Vigilance status for re-engagement in DFCCIL
• Self-attested photocopies of the PPO (as per 7th CPC), Service Certificate, Last Pay Slip, Aadhar card, and a cancelled cheque or copy of the bank passbook
• Two recent passport-size photographs
• The original Service Certificate/PPO and other documents, for verification
• Proof of identity and residence
• Your complete bio-data, PPO no., PPF no., PAN no. and full bank account details with IFSC code, as the application form asks

You will not be allowed into the interview if you do not bring the documents on the interview date.

DFCCIL officials will first check the applications. Only those who meet the criteria in the advertisement and produce the needed documents (Service Certificate/PPO as per 7th CPC and other relevant documents, with self-certified copies) will be allowed into the interview.

Under the HR policy, a committee of three members at GGM/GM/CGM level, approved by the MD, selects retired staff for re-employment. Candidates are marked out of 40:

The qualifying mark is 60% of the 40 marks. Selected candidates get an offer of appointment as needed. They must pass a medical examination or health check-up and are re-employed only if found medically fit and they meet the other criteria. After the re-employment orders are issued, the Verification Form is sent to the concerned SPs for police verification. An adverse police report ends the service at once, and the remuneration already paid must be refunded.

• No TA/DA or journey expenses will be paid for attending the interview.
• If DFCCIL finds that you wilfully hid any material fact, your candidature will be summarily rejected and you will not be interviewed. Giving false information or hiding facts disqualifies you. If this comes to light during the engagement, the contract will be ended without notice and the remuneration paid must be refunded.
• Retired employees who worked in DFCCIL before in any capacity, and were terminated or separated for any reason or were refused an extension of re-employment, will not be considered for the interview.
• Under Para-7.9 of the DFCCIL Vigilance Manual -2012, DFCCIL will not engage the following people: those on a current "Agreed/Secret" list while in service; those involved in a current Vigilance/CBI case; and those facing disciplinary action or prosecution that is still in process.
• Also excluded are people who, while serving on the Railways, received a major penalty, or two or more minor penalties, or faced administrative action three or more times. The same applies to anyone who received one minor penalty and two administrative actions as a result of Vigilance/CBI action.
• Also excluded are people who received a minor penalty or administrative action as a result of Vigilance/CBI action in the preceding 5 years (for serving officers) or the last 5 years of service (for retired officers).
• Re-engagement depends on vigilance clearance. No payment is made until the clearance is received, and an adverse vigilance report ends the service at once without notice.
• Any dispute about re-employment under this advertisement falls only under the jurisdiction of the Court in Delhi.