RAILWAY RECRUITMENT BOARD
Direct
recruitment to posts and services in Class I and Class II in Railways
is made through Union Public Service Commission. The posts of Assistants,
Stenographers and Clerks in the Ministry of Railways are filled
through Staff Selection Commission. Recruitment to Class III posts
in various departments of Railways is done through various competitive
examinations conducted by the respective Railway Recruitment Boards.
These Boards are located at 19 important towns. They advertise the
vacancies through newspapers and Employment News. The details of
some of these posts are given in the following table:
|
No.
|
Post
|
Qualification
|
Age
|
Pay
Scale
|
Training
|
|
1.
|
Enquiry-cum-Reservation
Clerk |
Degree |
18-27yrs
|
Rs.4,000-6,000 |
3
mth
|
|
2.
|
Accounts
Clerk |
Matriculation |
18-27yrs
|
Rs.
3,050-4,590 |
|
|
3.
|
Jr.
Accounts Asst. |
Degree,
Eng. typing 30 wpm, Hindi typing 25 wpm |
18-27yrs
|
Rs.
4,000-6,000 |
5
wk
|
|
4.
|
Prob. Astt. Master Rly. |
Station Degree/Diploma in
Traffic & Managment preferred |
18-30yrs
|
Rs. 4,500-7,000 |
8mth
|
|
5.
|
Trainee Asst. |
Matriculation and
Driver (Elect/Diesel) Cert. from ITI |
18-32yrs
|
Rs. 3,050-4,590 |
..
|
|
6.
|
Apprentice |
Mechanic Dip in Elect. Engg.
(DH/Elect.) |
18-33yrs
|
Rs. 4,500-7,000 |
2yrs.
|
|
7.
|
Apprentice |
Mechanic Dip in Mech. Engg.(DH/Mech) |
18-33yrs
|
Rs. 4,500-7,000 |
2yrs.
|
|
8.
|
Apprentice Signa lInspector (Gr.
I) |
B.E. (Elect/Electro/
Telecom) |
20-35yrs
|
Rs. 6,500-10,500 |
1yr
|
|
9.
|
Apprentice Signal Inspector (Gr.
III) |
Dip.(Mech/Elect/
/ Electro/Telecom)
or B.Sc. (Physics) |
18-33yrs
|
Rs. 4,500-7,000 |
2yrs
|
|
10.
|
Skilled Artisan |
Matriculation and
ITI Cert. |
18-32yrs
|
Rs. 3,050-4,590 |
6 mth
|
|
11.
|
Stenographer
(Eng) |
Matriculation
and proficiency in Eng.Stenography 80 w.p.m. Eng. Typing 40
w.p.m.
|
18-37yrs
|
Rs.
4,000-6,000 |
..
|
|
12.
|
Trainee Elect |
BE (Mech/Elect/ Foreman Electro) |
20-37yrs
|
Rs. 6,500-10,500 |
1yr.
|
|
13.
|
Apprentice
InspectorApprent. Permanent
way Inspector (Gr.lll) |
Dip.
(Civil/Mech/Electro) |
18-30yrs
|
Rs.
4,500-7,000 |
1yr
of Works (Gr.lll)
|
|
14.
|
Apprentice
Train Examiner |
Degree |
18-28yrs
|
Rs.
4,500-7,000 |
2yrs.
|
|
15.
|
Guard |
Degree |
18-25yrs
|
Rs. 4,000-6000 |
3yrs.
|
|
16.
|
Law Asst. |
Degree in Law |
20-30yrs
|
Rs. 5,500-9,000 |
..
|
|
17.
|
Statistical Astt. |
MA/M.Sc. with
Eco/Stats/Maths |
20-30yrs
|
Rs. 5,500-9,000 |
..
|
Indian Railways have their own
schools and hospitals. RRBs also recruit teachers, physical instructors,
nurses and para-medical personnel through written tests. The pay
scales are based on the requirement of posts.
Subjects for Examination: The written test (Objective type) consists
of a paper in:
· English
· Arithmetic
· General Knowledge and General Intelligence in Hindi/English.
Candidates must possess a broad knowledge of current events and
matters of general interest particularly relating to India including
Indian Railways. Depending on the number of vacancies, candidates
Note:
(i) Normally there will be a written test and Interview. However,
Railway Recruitment Board, at its discretion, may hold additional
written test (s) and/or Interview(s) if considered necessary, for
all or a limited number of candidates as may be deemed fit.
(ii) Admission to the written examination is provisional as the
applications are fully scrutinized later. In case a candidate does
not fulfill all the requirements prescribed in the Employment Notice,
his/her candidature is liable to be rejected even at a later stage
when the deficiency is noticed.
(iii) Candidates have the option to reply in English or Hindi at
the time of Interview who satisfy the eligibility criteria are called
in order of merit for the Interview. Final selection is based on
the total marks obtained in the Written test and Interview.
Examination Fee:
For Pay scale of Rs.3050-4590: = Rs.20
For Pay scales above Rs. 3,050-4,590:= Rs.30
Apply to: The Secretary of the concerned Railway Recruitment Board
at any of the addresses given below:
Addresses of Railway Recruitment Boards
1. Railway Recruitment Board 1st Floor B.G. Railway Station Building,
PF-12, Ahmedabad- 380002
2. Railway Recruitment Board 2010, Nehru Marg, Ajmer - 305001
3. Railway Recruitment Board DRMs Office Annex. Building, Nawab
Yusuf Road, Allahabad- 211001
4. Railway Recruitment Board D-15, Machna Colony, (Near Bus Stop
No. 6)
Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal - 462001
5. Railway Recruitment Board 18, Miller Road, Bangalore - 560 046
6. Railway Recruitment Board Orissa Forest Development Corp. Bldg.,
(IInd Floor), A-84, Kharavela Nagar, Bhubaneshwar
- 750001
7. Railway Recruitment Board, Divisional Office Compound, Bombay
Central, Bombay-400008.
8. Railway Recruitment Board, M.M. Building, 4th Floor, 16 Strand
Road, Calcutta.
9. Railway Recruitment Board, S.C.0.78-79, (IInd Floor) Sector
8-C, Chandigarh - 1160018.
10. Railway Recruitment Board, Station Road, Guwahati.
11. Railway Recruitment Board, Gorakhpur - 273012
12. Railway Recruitment Board, Railway Colony (West), Jammu Tawi
- 180004.
13. Railway Recruitment Board, Cathedral Road, Madras-600086
14. Railway Recruitment Board, B.G. Road, Mokdumpur, Malda - 732103
15. Railway Recruitment Board, Muzaffarpur.
16. Railway Recruitment Board, Mehendrughat, Patna-800 004
17. Railway Recruitment Board, Ranchi
18. Railway Recruitment Board, IRISET Complex, Lallaguda, Secunderabad
- 500017.
19. Railway Recruitment Board, Thampanoor, Trivandrum - 695001.
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