RailTel Shares Rise After Rs 320 Million Education Project Win

07 Nov 2025 CW Team

RailTel Corporation of India Ltd saw its share price rise in early trade on 3 November after the company announced a new order from the Rajasthan Council of School Education.

At 09:20 a.m., the stock was trading at Rs 372.05, up Rs 3.45 or 0.94 per cent on the BSE.

In an official release, RailTel stated it had received a Letter of Acceptance worth Rs 324.3 million (Rs 32.43 crore) for providing Aadhaar enrolment and updation services.

This comes shortly after RailTel received a Rs 1.36 billion (Rs 136 crore) work order on 31 October from a defence sector client, to be executed by 29 January 2027.

For the second quarter of FY2025–26, the company reported a 4.7 per cent year-on-year rise in net profit at Rs 760.7 million (Rs 76.07 crore), compared with Rs 726.4 million (Rs 72.64 crore) in the same period last year. Revenue climbed 12.78 per cent to Rs 9.51 billion (Rs 951.36 crore) from Rs 8.43 billion (Rs 843.49 crore).

The stock has traded between a 52-week high of Rs 478.80 on 10 June 2025 and a 52-week low of Rs 265.30 on 3 March 2025. It currently stands 22.3 per cent below its yearly high and 40.24 per cent above its low.

RailTel’s market capitalisation is estimated at Rs 119.4 billion (Rs 11,940.51 crore).

The company’s recent project wins and consistent earnings growth underline its strengthening position as a leading ICT and broadband network provider in India’s digital infrastructure landscape.

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