South Western Railway Sports Quota Recruitment 2025-26 Application Form

South Western Railway invites online applications from eligible candidates for recruitment to Group C categories in Level-5/4 and Level-3/2 and erstwhile Group D categories in Level-1 of the Railway Services Rules, 2016 in Sports Quota under the Open Advertisement scheme for the year 2025-26.

Name of the Post and Number of Vacancies Advertised: 46 Sports Quota Positions

Posts in Level-4/5: 05 Vacancies

Athletics (Men): 01 Vacancy
Basketball (Women): 01 Vacancy
Cricket (Men): 01 Vacancy
Cricket (Women): 01 Vacancy
Golf (Men): 01 Vacancy

Posts in Level-2/3: 16 Vacancies

Athletics (Men): 01 Vacancy
Athletics (Women): 02 Vacancies
Basketball (Women): 01 Vacancy
BodyBuilding (Men): 02 Vacancy
Cricket (Men): 01 Vacancy
Cricket (Women): 02 Vacancies
Chess (Men): 01 Vacancy
Hockey (Men): 01 Vacancy
Swimming (Men): 01 Vacancy
Volleyball (Men): 02 Vacancies
Weightlifting (Men): 02 Vacancies

Posts in Level-1: 25 Vacancies

Head Quarter Quota: 10 Vacancies

Ball Badminton (Men): 04 Vacancies
Cricket (Men): 01 Vacancy
Golf (Men): 01 Vacancy
Water Polo (Men): 02 Vacancies
Volleyball (Men): 02 Vacancies

Bengaluru Division Quota: 05 Vacancies

Athletics (Men): 01 Vacancy
Athletics (Women): 01 Vacancy
Cricket (Women): 03 Vacancies

Hubballi Division Quota: 05 Vacancies

Athletics (Women): 03 Vacancies
Hockey (Men): 02 Vacancies

Mysore Division Quota: 05 Vacancies

Basketball (Women): 01 Vacancy
Chess (Men): 01 Vacancy
Swimming (Men): 01 Vacancy
Table Tennis (Men): 02 Vacancies

Important Dates:
Commencement of Online Applications: 21-10-2025
Last Date of Online Application: 20-11-2025

Eligibility Criteria: The candidate must have fulfilled the minimum eligibility criteria as required educational and professional qualification, experiences if any, sports eligibility, and other important guidelines as suggested in the official advertisement to be eligible for consideration for said post.

Age Limit: Candidates must have attained the minimum age of 18 years and must not have crossed the maximum age of 25 years as of 01-01-2026. However, relaxation in the upper age limit is applicable per government rules.

Selection Process: Candidates will be selected based on performance during trials, assessment of sports achievements & educational qualification. The candidates who are found FIT in trials only will be considered for next stage of recruitment process.

Pay Scale: Level-5/4 (Grade Pay 2800/2400)
Level-3/2 (Grade Pay 2000/1900)
Level-1 (Grade Pay 1,800)

Application Fee: Rs.500 for General, EWS, OBC categories candidates
Rs.250 for SC/ ST/ Ex-Servicemen/ PwBD/ Women/ Minorities and EBC candidates.
Candidates are suggested to pay the application fee online.

How to Apply: Candidates are suggested to apply online through the official website of the South Western Railway at https://swr.indianrailways.gov.in

For complete details on this recruitment, please go through the official recruitment page of the South Western Railway at https://www.rrchubli.in/Sports-Quota-Recruitment