RITES Recruitment 2026: RITES Limited, the Navratna consultancy arm of the Ministry of Railways, is hiring niche marine and coastal engineering talent this cycle — not the usual civil engineering generalist role. The company needs one Senior Manager (Ports & Waterways) and four Assistant Managers split across Ports & Waterways and Coastal Modelling, to work on quay walls, jetties, breakwaters, and numerical coastal-process modelling.
It’s a small vacancy count — just 5 posts — but the pay scales and lateral-entry structure make this attractive to engineers already working in marine/coastal design roles in government, PSU, or private practice. Applications opened 16 September 2026 and close in about three weeks, so anyone eligible needs to move fast.
RITES Recruitment 2026 Overview
Particulars
Details
Organisation
RITES Limited (Navratna CPSE, Ministry of Railways)
Base qualification (all posts): Full-time Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering plus a relevant Master’s — Marine Engineering & Management/Ocean Structures/Structural Engineering for the Ports & Waterways posts, or Coastal Engineering/Marine Engineering & Management/Ocean Structures for Coastal Modelling.
Experience: 8 years post-qualification for Senior Manager (minimum 5 years hands-on in marine/coastal structure design); 2 years for both Assistant Manager posts, in marine structure design or coastal/ocean numerical modelling respectively.
Marks: First class or 60% for UR/EWS (and others applying against unreserved posts); 50% for SC/ST/OBC-NCL/PwBD against reserved posts.
Serving govt/PSU employees: Need 8 years’ total experience with at least 2 years at IDA scale ₹50,000–1,60,000 (or CDA Level 9 equivalent).
Private sector candidates: Need 8 years’ experience and a current annual CTC of at least ₹20.16 lakh.
Pay Scale
Post
Pay Scale
Sr. Manager (Ports & Waterways)
₹60,000 – ₹1,80,000
Asst. Manager (Ports & Waterways)
₹40,000 – ₹1,40,000
Asst. Manager (Coastal Modelling)
₹40,000 – ₹1,40,000
Beyond basic pay, selected candidates get company leave rules, maternity/paternity leave, medical facility, group insurance, and leave encashment.
Application Fee
Category
Fee
General / OBC
₹600 + taxes
EWS / SC / ST / PwBD
₹300 + taxes (refunded on participation in selection)
Selection Process
Written test: 125 objective questions, 2.5 hours, no negative marking. Qualifying marks: 50% (UR/EWS), 45% (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/PwBD).
Document scrutiny for shortlisted candidates, called at 1:6 ratio to vacancies.
Interview: weighted 40% overall (30% technical/professional, 10% personality/communication), against 60% for the written test. Qualifying marks: 60% (UR/EWS), 50% (reserved categories) — no separate aggregate cutoff.
Medical examination for final selects.
How to Apply
Go to the Career section at rites.com and register — note your Registration Number for all future logins.
Fill the application form completely under “Fill/Modify Application Form.”
Upload documents: DOB proof, degree/mark sheets, category certificates, PAN, ID/address proof, and a single chronological PDF of experience proof.
Pay the fee online — an unpaid application is treated as incomplete and rejected outright.
Download your final submitted form and keep it for future selection stages.
Q1. How many posts does this RITES notification cover?
5 — 1 Senior Manager (Ports & Waterways) and 4 Assistant Managers split between Ports & Waterways and Coastal Modelling.
Q2. What’s the last date to apply?
8 October 2026, online only via rites.com.
Q3. What qualification is required?
A Civil Engineering Bachelor’s plus a relevant Master’s (marine/coastal/ocean/structural engineering), with 2 to 8 years of matching experience depending on the post.
Q4. Is there a written exam?
Yes — 125 objective questions in 2.5 hours with no negative marking, tentatively on 25 October 2026, common for all three posts.
Q5. What’s the pay for these roles?
₹60,000–1,80,000 for Senior Manager, and ₹40,000–1,40,000 for both Assistant Manager posts.
Practical Tip
Because RITES treats teaching, PhD, internship, and fellowship time as non-qualifying experience, go through your resume line by line and count only genuine hands-on design/analysis years before applying — an inflated experience claim gets caught at document verification and can disqualify you at that late stage rather than upfront.
