SPECIAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE FOR PWD and SC/ST/OBC
CENTRALISED EMPLOYMENT NOTICE No. 10/2010 (SRD) for Technicians
PART-I (Special Recruitment Drive
for Person With Disabilities - PWD)
CATEGORY Nos. 01 TO 21
PART-II (Special Recruitment Drive
for SC/ST/OBC)
CATEGORY Nos. 22 TO 47
Applications are invited in the prescribed format as enclosed ( on a good quality A-4 size bond paper of 80
GSM using one side only) from eligible Indian Nationals for the following posts of Technicians.
Applications complete in all respects along with required enclosures should be sent by post to the
concerned Railway Recruitment Board as mentioned in para 15 of this notification, so as to reach on or
before 29.11.2010 up to 17.30 Hrs. The applications can also be dropped in the box kept at the premises of
concerned RRB offices, till the closing date. For candidates residing in Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur,
Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Lahaul & Spiti districts and
Pangi sub-division of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman, Nicobar and Lakshwadeep
islands and for candidates residing abroad, the closing date for receipt of applications by posts will be
14.12.2010 up to 17.30 Hrs.
1) Written Examination will be held on the same day by all participating RRBs.
2) Participating RRBs have given choice of Local Language. Candidates have got the option to choose
any one of the local languages at the time of applying. 3) No examination fee for SC/ST/Ex-Servicemen /
Physically Handicapped/ Women/ Minorities / Economically backward classes candidates having annual
family income less than Rs. 50,000/-
1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1.01 Before applying for any post, the candidates should ensure that he/she fulfills all the eligibility norms. The candidate should have the requisite Educational/Technical qualifications from recognized
University/Institute as on the closing date of submission of the application. Those awaiting results of the final examination need not apply. RRB may reject the applications of candidates at any stage of
recruitment process in case the candidate is not fulfilling the requisite criteria, and if appointed, such candidates are liable to be removed from service summarily.
1.02 The candidates who have been debarred for life from all RRB examinations or the candidates who have been debarred for a specified period which is not yet completed, need not apply in response to this
Employment Notice. Their candidature will be rejected during any stage of recruitment as and when detected.
1.03 Candidates should fill up the application in his/her own handwriting and must sign as well as put their left hand thumb impressions at the prescribed places. Applications should be filled either in
English or in Hindi. Application should be on a good quality A4 size bond paper (80 GSM) using one side only. Newspaper cuttings should not be used as application. The candidates purchasing printed
application from the market should ensure that it conforms to the prescribed format published in the Employment Notice. The candidates can also make photocopy of the application format as given in the
Employment News/Rozgar Samachar and then fill up the details. They can also download the application format from the website of the RRBs. The detailed Centralised Employment Notice has also been
displayed on the notice board in the offices of RRBs. The candidates should send their application sufficiently in advance before the closing date. RRBs will not be responsible for any postal delay/wrong
delivery at any stage of the selection process.
1.04 The candidates are required to sign in English or in Hindi in the prescribed places provided in Application Form and Information Sheet. The signatures on Application Form, Information sheet, Answer
Sheet, Question Booklet and other places should be identical. The signatures must be in running hand and not in block capital or disjointed letters. Signatures at the time of application, written examination
and document verification in different style or language may result in cancellation of candidature.
1.05 (a) Candidates may note that wherever it is mentioned to submit separate application, they should send separate application, postal order/DD and all other necessary enclosures in separate envelope.
(b) Wherever it is prescribed to submit single application for more than one category candidate can apply for more than one post in a single application and their order of preference of posts can be
mentioned in the item no. 1 of application. (c) Candidates should however note that RRBs will hold written examinations for the posts notified in the notification simultaneously on the same day. Candidates
are advised to apply accordingly.
1.06 Candidates submitting more than one application for the same category to the same RRB will be summarily rejected & also debarred from RRB examinations as per para given below..
1.07 Candidates should note that the Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation/High School Examination Certificate or an equivalent Certificate as on the date of submission of applications will only be
accepted by the RRB.
1.08 Serving Defence Personnel likely to be released within one year of the closing date can also apply against Ex-Servicemen vacancies.
1.09 Vacancies of Ex-Servicemen and persons with disability given in the above table are not separate but included in the total number of vacancies.
1.10 The number of vacancies indicated in this Employment Notice is provisional and may increase or decrease or even become nil depending upon the actual needs of the Railway Administration. The
Administration also reserves the right to cancel the notified vacancies at its discretion and such decision will be final and binding on all. In the event of cancellation of notified vacancies, the examination fee
paid by the candidates will not be refunded.
1.11 Dates of all examinations and results are published in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar and local dailies. These are also given in the website of the concerned Railway Recruitment Boards. Call
letters for written examinations are sent to candidates by post. The candidates whose applications are rejected are also intimated through post along with the cause of rejection. The details of eligible as
well as ineligible candidates for a particular post are also put on the website of the concerned Railway Recruitment Boards at least one week prior to the written examination for that post. RRB will not be
responsible for any postal delay/ wrong delivery of call letters / rejection letters. RRBs do not intimate candidates who are not selected in written examination or any other test.
1.12 Selection by RRB does not confer upon candidates any right of appointment in Railway. The function of the RRB is to recommend names of suitable candidates to the Chief Personnel Officer of the
concerned Zonal Railway / Production Unit who in turn issues the offer of appointment letter subject to the availability of vacancies and candidates being found medically fit and satisfying all eligibility criteria.
1.13 Selected candidates will have to undergo training wherever training is prescribed for the post.
1.14 Emoluments on initial appointment will be minimum pay of the Pay band plus Grade pay plus other allowances admissible at that time. During the training period only stipend will be paid as
applicable. Candidate may have to give security deposit and execute indemnity bond wherever necessary.
1.15 Against the vacancies earmarked for specific community (SC/ST/OBC/PWD), only candidates belonging to that community/group will be considered. For this purpose, SC/ST/OBC candidates should
furnish Caste Certificate from competent authorities as per the formats given at Annexure 3 (for SC/ST candidates) and Annexure 4 (for OBC candidates). Further, in case of OBC candidates, the certificates
should specially indicate that the candidate does not belong to the Persons/Sections (Creamy Layer) mentioned in Col.3 of the Schedule of the Government of India, Department of Personnel and Training
O.M. No.3601 2/22/9-Estt. (SCT) dated 08.09.93 & its subsequent revision through O.M.No.36033/3/2004-Estt. (Res.) dated 09.03.2004. The OBC candidate should enclose self declaration of non-creamy
layer status in the proforma as given in Annexure-5. The candidates who indicate their community as SC or ST or OBC in their application form but do not enclose the caste certificate in the prescribed
format will not be considered as eligible to appear for the examination. PWD candidates must submit Medical Certificate in the prescribed format (Annuxre - 9) The Visually handicapped candidates who
wants to utilise the services of scribe must make the request in prescribed format (Annexure-10) has to submit a declaration with the details of scribe to be engaged for the examination (Annxure - 10)
1.16 Free Second Class Railway Pass as and when admissible will be issued to the candidates belonging to SC/ST communities when they are called for written examination /document verification provided
they submit valid caste certificate.
1.17 Selected male candidates who are finally appointed are liable for active service in Railway Engineer’s Unit of Territorial Army.
1.18 Female candidates are also eligible. However, it may be noted that some categories involve duties which are arduous in nature and call for working in shifts at odd hours, at road side station also away
from headquarters.
1.19 Any subsequent changes in the terms and conditions of this Employment Notice as per extant rules will stand good. RRBs reserve the right to consider/incorporate any subsequent
changes/modifications/additions in the terms & conditions to recruitment under this Employment Notice necessitated and applicable.
1.20 A Candidate shall be free to apply to more than one RRB but he/she will be doing so at his/her own risk as the examination will be held by all RRBs on the same date. Examination for more than one
category/group may also be held simultaneously based on administrative convenience.
1.21 Andaman & Nicobar Islands Candidates : Candidates belonging to Andaman & Nicobar Islands applying for the posts notified by RRB/Kolkata or Chennai may be allotted examination centre at Port
Blair provided sufficient number of eligible candidate apply. Such candidates should enclose a certificate of domicile in Andaman & Nicobar Islands from a competent officer of the Andaman & Nicobar
Islands administration or a certificate from the school/college last attended in Andaman & Nicobar Islands certifying that the candidate had passed his examination from the school/college situated in
Andaman & Nicobar Islands. If sufficient numbers of candidates are not there, exam centre will be allotted as per the administrative convenience of RRB.
14.03
2. AGE LIMIT The lower and upper age limit indicated will be reckoned as on 01.01.2011. The upper age limit is relaxable as under subject to submission of requisite certificate.
2.01 By 5 years for SC/ST candidates.
2.02 By 3 years for OBC candidates.
2.03 For Ex-Servicemen, up to the extent of service rendered in defence plus 3 years provided they have put in more than 6 months service after attestation.
2.04 By five years to candidates who have ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989.
2.05 By 10 years for Persons with Disabilities (UR/PWD), 13 years for OBC/PWD and 15 years for SC&ST/PWD.
2.06 For the serving Group ‘C’ and Group ‘D’ Railway Staff and casual labours/substitutes, the relaxation in upper age limits will be up to 45 years for SC/ST candidates and 43 years for OBC candidates,
provided they have put in a minimum of 3 years service (continuous or in broken spells). For those working in Quasi-Administrative offices of the Railway organization such as Railway Canteens, Cooperative
Societies and Institutes, the relaxation in upper age limits will be up to the length of service rendered subject to maximum 5 years.
2.07 Upper age limit in case of widows, divorced women and women judicially separated from the husband but not remarried shall be relaxed up to 38 years for OBC and 40 years for SC/ST candidates.
2.08 (a) The upper age limit in case of course completed Act Apprentices applying for those posts whose minimum qualification is ITI/Course completed Act apprentice shall be relaxed to the extent of
apprentice training undergone by them under the Apprenticeship Act 1961. (b) Upper age limit for the Course Completed Act Apprentice will be 35 years if he/she had commenced Act Apprenticeship under
the Apprenticeship Act before attaining the age of 25 years. In addition the candidates belonging to SC/ST & OBC are eligible for normal relaxation of 5 years and 3 years respectively.
2.09 The date of birth for the candidates for the different age group should be between the dates given below: (Both dates inclusive)
3. EXAMINATION FEE:
3.01 No examination fee for SC/ST/Ex-Servicemen /Physically Handicapped /Women/Minorities / Economically Backward classes candidates having annual family income less than Rs. 50,000/-
3.02 For OBC Male candidates (who is not coming within the purview of minority/Economically backward communities) Rs.40/- for Technician Gr.III categories. Candidates should send separate application
for each RRBs.
3.03 The examination fee is non-refundable. It should be paid in the form of a crossed Demand Draft valid for a period of six months to be drawn at the main branch of any of the Nationalized Banks, or in
the form of Crossed Indian Postal Order drawn in favour of ‘Assistant Secretary or Secretary or Member Secretary or Chairman, Railway Recruitment Board' of concerned RRB as mentioned in the para 15
given below. The Bank Drafts/Indian Postal Orders should be payable at the place where the Railway Recruitment Board is situated. The Indian Postal Order/Bank Drafts should not be obtained earlier to the
date of issue of this Employment Notice or after the closing date of receipt of application.
3.04 The candidates should write the Employment Notice No., Name of the post/s applied for, Category Number of the post/s and their name and postal address on the reverse side of the Bank Draft/Front
side at the space provided in the Indian Postal Order.
3.05 Remittance of examination fee in any other form except Bank Draft/Indian Postal Order will not be accepted.
3.06 The particulars of Bank Draft/Indian Postal Order submitted as examination fee should also be indicated at the prescribed place in the application form. (Item No. 5 of information sheet)
3.07 An application not accompanied with Bank Draft/Indian Postal Order of requisite amount, wherever required, towards examination fee, will be summarily rejected.
3.08 Minorities mean Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Zorastrians (Parsis). For claiming waiver of examination fee., Minority candidates should furnish 'self declaration' as mentioned in
annexure-08 along with application form. At the time of document verification such candidates claiming waiver of examination fee will be required to furnish 'minority community declaration' affidavit on
non-judicial stamp paper that he/she belongs to any of the above minority community. If the affidavit is not produced during document verification, the candidature will be rejected.
3.09 Economically backward classes mean the candidates whose annual family income is less than Rs 50,000/-. They have to submit income certificate at the time of applying in the prescribed format as
shown in the annexure -7 and on the letter head of the issuing authority as mentioned in annexure-7
4. HOW TO APPLY
4.01The application format as per Annexure 1 & 2 should be filled up by the candidate in his/her own handwriting, with blue or black ball point pen (not in pencil, fountain pen or gel pen) dated and signed.
Only international numerical i.e. 1,2, 3 etc. should be used. The application form should be filled up in English or in Hindi only, strictly observing all the instructions given in this Employment Notice. The
candidates should affix his/her normal signature in English or in Hindi in the application form. Applications signed in capital letters/spaced out letters will be treated as invalid.
4.02 The candidate's Name, Address with Pin Code, Date of Birth, Father's Name and nearest Railway Station should be written legibly in English in bold capital letters, even if the candidate fills up the application form in Hindi.
4.03 Photographs: One recent (not earlier than three months from the date of application) colour passport size photograph with clear front view of the candidate without cap and sunglasses should be pasted
on the application form in the space provided. Xerox copy of photographs is not permitted. The candidates should sign in the space provided in the box below the photograph. One identical extra colour
passport size photograph should be enclosed with the application, indicating candidate's name and category number on the reverse of the photograph. Candidates may note that the RRB may reject at any
stage for pasting old/unclear photograph on the application or for any significant variations between photograph pasted in the application and the actual physical appearance of the candidate.
4.04 In item No.9 of application form, the candidates should indicate any clear visible marks of identification on their body like a mole on the nose, cut-mark on the forehead in the left side or a scar mark
below the left arm, etc. The application form of the candidate is liable to be rejected if he/she does not indicate clear identification marks or identification mark column not filled up.
4.05 The candidate should copy the paragraph at item No.14 of the information sheet in English/Hindi in their own running handwriting (not in capital/spaced out letters), otherwise their applications will be rejected.
4.06 The candidate should put their Left Hand Thumb impression at the designated places in the Application Form and in the Information Sheet. The Thumb impressions must be clear and complete. Ridges
of the Thumb impressions must be clearly visible.
4.07 Applications which are illegible, incomplete, unsigned, signed in capital letters, not in prescribed format, without photo of candidate, not having IPO/DD or having IPO/DD purchased before date of issue
of and after closing date of Employment Notice are liable to be rejected.
4.08 The envelope containing the application should be clearly super-scribed "Application for the Post/s of ______________________Category No/s.__________ Employment Notice No._________ &
Community (SC/ST/OBC/PWD/Ex-SM)". If the post/s and category number/s is/ are not indicated on the top of the envelope containing application, the same will not be entertained.
4.09 Candidates must apply as per the table given below.
5. ENCLOSURES:
5.01 Application form in the prescribed format (as given in Annexure-1).
5.02 Information sheet in the prescribed format (as given in Annexure-2).
5.03 A valid Indian Postal Order or the Bank Draft for the amount as prescribed in the Employment Notice, wherever required.
5.04 One copy of identical passport size colour photograph firmly stitched to the application (apart from one copy pasted on the form).
5.05 Self Attested copy of Matriculation/High School Examination Certificate or an equivalent Certificate indicating date of birth.
5.06 Self Attested copy of educational and/or professional qualification prescribed for the post being applied.
5.07 Self Attested Photostat copy of caste certificate from competent authority in the case of SC/ST candidates (as given in annexure-3) & OBC candidates (as given in annexure-4). Self declaration from OBC
candidates regarding non-creamy layer status in the proforma as given in Annexure -5.
5.08 Disability Certificate in prescribed format by persons with disabilities (as given in Annexure-9).
5.09 Declaration form by the visually handicapped /those whose writing speed by cerebral palsy candidates and scribe to be engaged for writing the examination (as given in Annexure-10).
5.10 Ex-Servicemen candidates should submit self attested Photostat copy of the discharge certificate. They should also enclose the appropriate certificate issued by the competent authority for the
equivalence of their educational/technical qualifications.
5.11 No Objection Certificate from the competent authority, if already employed in Railways or any Government department / public sector undertakings.
5.12 Self attested Photostat copy of requisite certificates in case of candidates claiming any other type of age relaxation.
5.13 Income certificate on the letter head in the prescribed format as shown in annexure-7 for Economically Backward classes candidates for waiver of the examination fee.
5.14 "Minority self declaration" for waiver of the examination fee for minority community candidates (as given in Annexure-8).
5.15 Self attested photostat copy of valid light/heavy driving license should be enclosed wherever required.
6.INVALID APPLICATIONS: Candidates are requested to read all instructions thoroughly before sending their applications to the RRB. Otherwise, their applications are likely to be rejected on one or more of
the following reasons. In case the application is rejected, the candidate will be intimated by post regarding the reason of rejection.
6.01 Application received after the closing date of Employment Notice.
6.02 Passage not copied in the information sheet (or) copied in capital letters.
6.03 Application without signatures (or) signatures done in capital letters (or) different type of signatures at different places of the application.
6.04 Left hand thumb impression not affixed/blurred/smudged on the application form & information sheet.
6.05 Copies of requisite certificates not enclosed. {(i)Certificate for date of birth i.e. Matriculation/High school exam or equivalent certificate, (ii) Educational and/or professional certificate,(iii) Community Certificate
for SC/ST/OBC, (iv)Discharge certificate for Ex-Servicemen candidates, (v) Disability certificate for Persons with disabilities, (vi) Income certificate by Economically backward classes candidates for waiver of
examination fee, (vii) 'Minority self declaration' by minority candidates for waiver of examination fee (viii) Declaration to be submitted by visually handicapted candidates who are engaging scribes.
6.06 OBC certificate not in the prescribed format or without self declaration of creamy layer.
6.07 Fee-postal order/DD (wherever applicable) not enclosed or less fee enclosed or invalid IPO/DD i.e. IPO/DD purchased before date of issue of and after closing date of Employment Notice.
6.08 Identification marks column not filled up.
6.09 Do not possess the prescribed qualification for the post on date of application.
6.10 Over aged or under aged or Date of Birth not filled or wrongly filled.
6.11 Double or multiple applications submitted for the same post in same RRB.
6.12 Application without colour photo (or) photo with cap, wearing goggles, disfigured, unrecognizable, or scanned or Xerox copy.
6.13 More than one application in single envelope.
6.14 Candidate's name is figuring in the debarred list.
6.15 Incomplete/illegible application.
6.16 Application not in the prescribed format.
6.17 Category/post not filled up or incorrectly filled
6.18 Application addressed to other RRBs.
6.19 Application filled in a language other than English/Hindi.
6.20 Application received before the date of publication of Employment Notice.
6.21 Any other irregularities which are considered invalid by RRB.
7. RECRUITMENT PROCESS :
The following enclosures as applicable to each individual candidate should be firmly stitched along with the application in the given order:
7.01 The selection is made strictly as per merit, on the basis of written examination. Short-listed candidates will be called for verification of the original documents according to merit, availability of vacancies
and reservation rules.
7.02 There shall be negative marking in written examinations and marks shall be deducted for each wrong answer @1/3 of the allotted marks for each question.
7.03 The syllabus for the written examination will be generally in conformity with the educational standards and/or technical qualifications prescribed for the posts. The Questions will be of objective type
with multiple answers and likely to include questions pertaining to General Awareness, Arithmetic, General Intelligence and reasoning and Language General Hindi/General English. The question paper will be
in English, Hindi, Urdu and local languages as indicated in para 15 given below and the duration of the examination will be 90 minutes with approximately 100 questions.
7.04 The Railway Recruitment Board, at its discretion may hold additional written test(s) if considered necessary for all or for a limited number of candidates as may be deemed fit by Railway Recruitment Board.
7.05 The date, time and venue of the written examination will be fixed by the RRB and will be intimated to the eligible candidates in due course. Request for postponement of the examination and change of
center/venue will not be entertained under any circumstance.
7.06 Based on the performance of candidates in the written examination, the candidates equal to the number of vacancies will be called for document verification in the main list. In addition 30% extra
candidates are also called as standby candidates and they are considered for empanelment only if there is shortfall in empanelment from the main list. During document verification, the candidates will have to
produce their original certificates. No additional time will be given and the candidature of the candidates not producing their original certificates on the date of verification is liable to be forfeited.
7.07 The appointment of selected candidates is subject to his/her passing requisite Medical Fitness Test to be conducted by the Railway Administration, final verification of educational and community
certificate and verification of antecedent/character of the candidate.
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