Educational Qualification for Railway Recruitment Cell

3. Educational Qualification for Railway Recruitment Cell :

Minimum 8th Class Pass.

Those candidates who are appearing in and / or awaiting results of final examination of class 8th are not eligible. Academic qualification must be from recognized Educational Institution / Board, otherwise candidature will be rejected.

4. Age Limit for RRB Including Relaxation Provisions:

4.1 For all the above vacancies, the age limit will be 18 to 33 years and will be reckoned as on 01/01/2008.

4.2 The upper age limit will be relaxed as under, subject to the production of requisite certificates.

By FIVE years for SC / ST and by THREE years for OBC candidates in possession of valid certificates issued by the appropriate authority.

By Ten years (15 years for SC / STs and 13 years for OBCs) for persons with disability in possession of valid disability certificate issued by medical board duly constituted by the central or state government.

Casual laborers or substitutes, if any, working in Railways who have put in a minimum of Three Years service will be given age relaxation to the extent of length of service rendered by them, subject to the age limit not exceeding 40,43 & 45 years in case of General, OBC and SC / ST candidates, respectively.

In case of staff of Quasi Administrative Offices of Railway Organisation such as Railway Canteens, Railway Institutes and Railway Co-operative societies who have put in 3 years service, relaxation of age will be given to the extent of service rendered by them subject to a maximum of 05 years and upper age limit of 35 years.

Widows and Divorced women who have judicially separated from their husbands and not remarried, will be given relaxation in age up to 35,38 and 40 years in case of General, OBC and SC / ST candidates, respectively.

Relaxation of FIVE years will be given to the candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the Kashmir division of the State of Jammu and Kashmir during the period from the 1st day of Jan.,’80 to the 31st day of Dec.,’89, subject to production of a residential certificate from the appropriate authority of the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

The upper age limit is relaxable for Ex-servicemen up to the extent of service rendered in Defence Forces plus 3 years provided they have put in a minimum of 6 months attested service. Ex-Servicemen who have already joined the Govt. service on civil side after availing of other benefits given to them as Exservicemen for further employment cannot claim Ex-Servicemen status for the purpose of this recruitment and such a person will be deemed to be civil employee and will accordingly be entitled to only such of the benefits like relaxation of age etc. as admissible to Civil Employees. Sons / Daughters / Wards of Ex-servicemen are not eligible to apply for the posts reserved for Ex-servicemen.

No age relaxation is allowed to SC / ST / OBC candidates applying against unreserved posts.

4.3 Proof of Age

• Birth Certificate issued by appropriate authority or
• Acertificate issued by educational authority for VIII th standard or
• Matric certificate issued by Board or
• School leaving certificate counter signed by Inspector of Schools / District Educational Officer etc.

4.4 Proof of Age

• Birth Certificate issued by appropriate authority or
• Acertificate issued by educational authority for VIII th standard or
• Matric certificate issued by Board or
• School leaving certificate counter signed by Inspector of Schools / District Educational Officer etc.

5. Examination Fees for Railway Recruitment Cell:

5.1 The Examination fee for unreserved and OBC candidates is Rs.40/- (Rs. Forty only).Candidates belonging to SC / STs, Ex-Servicemen and PH category are fully exempted from payment of examination fees.

5.2 The Examination fee should be paid in the form of Account Payee Demand Draft from any Nationalised Bank or Indian Postal Order from any Post Office drawn in favour of ‘Asstt. Personnel Officer (Recruitment), RRC, E.C. Railway’ and payable at Patna. Validity of Bank draft / Pay order should be of at least six months.

5.3 Applications received with cash / cheque / Central Recruitment stamps and Money orders will be rejected and amount forfeited.

5.4 Postal orders / Bank drafts issued before the date of issue of Employment Notice (i.e.21/07/07) will not be accepted and such application forms will be rejected and amount forfeited.

5.5 The candidates are advised to write their Name and Address on the backside of the Original Bank draft / IPO and enclose it with the application form. The complete details of examination fee should be written in column no.18 of Personal Data Sheet. Examination fee is not refundable and it cannot be adjusted for another examination under any circumstances.

Educational Qualification for Railway Recruitment Cell