upload GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

RAILWAY RECRUITMENT CELL, CENTRAL RAILWAY

CPM Conversions Office Bldg., P.DMello Road, Wadibunder,
Mumbai 400 010.

EMPLOYMENT NOTICE No. RRC/CR/01/2017 DATED 11/11/2017

RECRUITMENT AGAINST OPEN ADVERTISEMENT SCOUTS AND GUIDES

QUOTA IN CENTRAL RAILWAY FOR THE YEAR 2017-18

Opening Date and Time for Online Applications 16/11/2017 at 11.00 Hrs.
Closing Date and Time for Online Applications 30/11/2017 at 17.00 Hrs.

1. Central Railway invites ONLINE applications from the following for filling up
Two (02) posts in level 2 (Rs. 19,900-63,200) and Ten (10) posts (i.e. 02
posts each for Mumbai, Bhusawal, Nagpur, Pune and Solapur Division) in
level 1 (Rs. 18,000-56,900) against Scouts and Guides Quota for the year
2017-18 over Central Railway. The posts are open to all regardless of
Community and there is no reservation for any community. Further, only the
candidates qualified in the Written Test shall be called for Scouting Skill
Assessment.

1.1 A candidate for appointment to Railway Services must be:

(a) a citizen of India , or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962,
with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri
Lanka, the East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda and the United
Republic of Tanzania or from Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and
Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India:

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above
shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued
by the Government of India.

1.1.1 A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary can be

admitted to the examination but, if selected, the offer of appointment will be
given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to
him/her by the Government of India.

1.1.2 Applicant can apply for both categories i.e. level 2 and level 1 subject to
fulfilling eligibility conditions given below in S.No.2. Separate application for
level 2 and level 1 post is to be filled online along with prescribed fee.
Separate examination will be conducted for level 2 and level 1.
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2. ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS

2 (a) Minimum Educational Qualification:

S. Post Minimum Educational Qualification:

No
1 Level 2 Passed 12th (+2 stage) or its equivalent
(Rs. 19,900-63,200) examination with not less than 50% marks in the
aggregate. 50% marks is not to be insisted upon
in case of SC / ST / Ex-servicemen
OR
Passed Matriculation plus Course Completed Act
Apprenticeship
OR
Passed Matriculation plus ITI approved by
NCVT/SCVT.

Note: Diploma in Engineering will not be

considered as an alternative higher qualification.
2 Level 1 10th passed OR ITI OR equivalent OR National
(Rs. 18,000-56,900) Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by
NCVT
OR
th
10 passed plus National Apprenticeship
Certificate (NAC) granted by NCVT
OR
10th passed plus ITI
NOTE: Persons if appointed to the category of Clerk-
cum-Typist should acquire Typing proficiency of
30 w.p.m. in English or 25 w.p.m. in Hindi within a
period of two years from the date of appointment
and till such time their appointment to this
category will be provisional.

2 (b) Scouts and Guides Qualifications: (For level 2 and level 1 both)

i) A President Scout/Guide/Rover/Ranger OR Himalayan Wood Badge (HWB)

holder in any Section;

ii) Should have been an active member of a Scouts Organization for the last 5
(Five) years i.e. 2012-13 onwards. The Certificate of Activeness should be
as per the Annexure A enclosed, and

iii) Should have attended two events at National Level OR All Indian Railways
level AND Two events at State level.

3. AGE LIMIT

3.1 The lower and upper age limit will be reckoned on 01/01/2018. The upper
age limit is relaxable as under, subject to submission of requisite certificates:
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3.2 By 5 years for SC/ST Candidates.

3.3 By 3 years for OBC candidates.

3.4 For Ex-Servicemen up to the extent of service rendered in Defence + 3

years, provided they have put in more than 6 months service after
attestation.

3.5 By 5 years for candidates who have ordinarily been domiciled in the State of
Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1/1/1980 to 31/12/1989.

3.6 By 10 years for UR persons with disabilities (PWD), 13 years for OBC
Persons with Disabilities and 15 years for SC and ST Persons with
Disabilities (PWD).

3.7 Upper age limit in case of widows, divorced women and women judicially
separated from husband but not remarried shall be 35 years for Unreserved,
38 years for OBC and 40 years for SC/ST candidates.

3.8 For serving employees in level 2 and level 1, Casual Labour and Substitutes,
the upper age limit will be upto 40 years for Unreserved candidates, 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, Co-operative Societies and
Institutes, the relaxation in upper age limit will be upto the length of service
rendered, subject to a maximum of 5 years.

3.9 The date of birth of candidates should be between the dates given below
(both days inclusive)

For Level 2 (Rs. 19,900 - 63,200)

Age group Upper Date of Birth Lower Remarks

Date of
UR OBC SC/ST Birth for
all

18 to 28 (for UR) 01/01/1990 01/01/1987 01/01/1985 01/01/2000 Age

Plus relaxation for
5 years for SC/ST categories
3 years for OBC listed in Para
3.5 to 3.8 as
indicated
against each
will be
applicable.

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For Level 1 (Rs. 18,000 56,900)

Age group Upper Date of Birth Lower Remarks

Date of
UR OBC SC/ST Birth for
all

18 to 31 (for UR) 01/01/1987 01/01/1984 01/01/1982 01/01/2000 Age

Plus relaxation for
5 years for SC/ST categories
3 years for OBC listed in Para
3.5 to 3.8 as
indicated
against each
will be
applicable.

4. EXAMINATION FEE

(i) For all candidates except those Rs.500/- (Rupees Five Hundred Only)
mentioned in sub-para (ii) below (NON-REFUNDABLE)

(ii) For candidates belonging to SC/ Rs.250/- (Rupees Two Hundred Fifty
ST/Ex-Servicemen/ Persons Only) with a provision for refunding the
with same to those who are found eligible as
Disability/Women/Minorities* per notification and actually appear in the
and Economically Backward Written Test. Candidates in this category
Class** should check their eligibility thoroughly
before applying. Fee in respect of
candidates who are ineligible, but still
apply, shall not be refunded.

4.1 Fee payment will have to be made online through payment gateway as part
of online application process.

4.2 After ensuring the correctness of the particulars in the application form,
candidates are required to pay fees through the payment gateway which
has been integrated with the online application. No change/edit will be
allowed thereafter.

4.3 The payment can be made by using debit card / credit card / Internet Banking
etc by providing information as asked on the computer screen. Transaction
charges levied by the Bank for online payment, if any, will be borne by the
candidates.

4.4 On successful completion of the transaction, e-receipt with the date entered
by the candidate will be generated which should be saved/printed and
retained by the candidate.

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4.5 If the online transaction is not successfully completed, please make payment
online again.

5. FEE EXEMPTIONS:

5(a) For claiming exemption/refund from the examination fee, Minority candidates
should submit self declaration as mentioned in Annexure - B at the time of
document verification.
*Minorities mean Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Zoroastrians
(Parsis).

At the time of document verification such candidates claiming exemption of

examination fee will also 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.

5(b) ** Economically Backward Classes (EBC) will mean the candidates

whose Family Income is less than Rs. 50,000/- Per Annum.
The following authorities are authorized to issue income certificate for the
purpose of identifying Economically Backward Classes (EBC):

(i) District Magistrate or any other Revenue Officer up to the level of

Tehsildar.

(ii) Sitting Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha for persons of their own
constituency.

(iii) BPL card or any other certificate issued by the Central Government
under a recognized poverty alleviation programme or Izzat MST issued
by Railways.

(iv) Union Minister may also recommend for any persons from anywhere in
the country.

(v) Sitting Members of Parliament of Rajya Sabha for persons of the district
in which these MPs normally reside.

The Income Certificate issued by the Authorities mentioned above have

to be in Annexure C, to be produced at the time of document
verification.

6. RECRUITMENT PROCESS (FOR BOTH LEVELS)

6.1(a) The candidates, who apply in response to the Notification and are found
eligible, will be called for written examination. Candidates to the extent of
only 2.5 times of the vacancies, who have scored minimum 40% marks in
the Written Test, shall be called for Scouting Skill Assessment (B) and for
marks on certificates (C). The merit list of the Written Test (A) shall be
criterion for shortlisting:
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 (A) Written Test 50 Marks
The Written Test will consist of 40 Objective Questions (40
marks) & 1 Essay Type Question (10 marks) relating to
Scouts and Guides Organisation and its activities and
General Knowledge.
(Minimum 40% marks are required for qualifying for Scouting
Skill Assessment). There will be negative marking in the
written test and 1/3rd of the marks allotted for the
Objective Type Question will be deducted for every
wrong answer. Written test will be conducted on OMR
sheet.
(B) Scouting Skill Assessment 10 Marks
A Scouting Skill Assessment Committee will assess the
practical ability of the candidates.
(C) Marks on Certificates 40 Marks
(i) Participation/Service rendered in National 10 Marks
Events/National Jamboree (including All Indian
Railway Events) :
First Two certificates (i.e. minimum eligibility Nil
qualification)
One additional event 07 Marks
Two or more additional events 10 Marks
(ii) Participation/Service rendered in State Events/Rallies 10 Marks
First Two certificates (i.e. minimum eligibility Nil
qualification )
One additional event 07 Marks
Two or more additional events 10 Marks
(iii) Specialized Scout/Guides course organised at 10 Marks
National/State/All Indian Railways level:
One course 07 Marks
Two or more Courses 10 Marks
(iv) Participation in District Rallies : 10 Marks
One certificate Nil
Two certificates 07 Marks
Three certificates 10 Marks
Total 100 Marks

Tentative date of written examination 04/02/2018

6.1(b) SYLLABUS OF WRITTEN TEST (for both levels)

History of Scouting/Guiding; Law & Promise; OrganizationDistrict & State

Level; Training Centre - District & State Level; knowledge of Books;
Scouting for Boys/Guiding for Girls in India; Motto left hand shake; Salute;
Prayer; Flag Song; National Anthem; Know the National & Scouting flags;
Social Services at various occasions; Hiking; Proficiency Badges, How
these are earned? Stages in Scouting/Guiding: Thinking Day; Progressive

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 Training of Scouts/Guides/Rovers/Rangers; Pioneering; Handicrafts; Indian
Railway Jamborette; National Jamboree; Jamboree on the Air.

Organization at National Level; National Training Centres,

WAGGGS/WOSMUprashtrapati Award Competition; Prime Minister Shield
Competition; Community Development Programmes; Aims and Methods of
Scouting; How Scouting is useful in producing better citizens?

6.2 The date, time and venue of written examination, scouting skill
assessment/document verification will be fixed by the RRC and will be
intimated to the eligible candidates in due course. Request for
postponement of the examination/scouting skill assessment /document
verification will not be entertained under any circumstances.

6.3 The question paper shall be of Objective Multiple Choice Type for 40 Marks
and an Essay Type Question for 10 marks relating to Scouts and Guides
Organisation and its activities and General Knowledge. The question paper
will be in English and Hindi.

6.4 The written test shall be of 60 Minutes duration.

6.5 RRC at its discretion may hold Written Test, if considered necessary, for all
or for a limited number of candidates as may be deemed fit by RRC.

6.6 Candidates should read the instructions on the e-Call letter carefully and
follow them scrupulously. Failure to comply with the instructions may lead to
cancellation of their candidature.

6.7 There will be no interview.

7. ONLINE APPLICATION

7.1 Candidates are required to apply ONLINE by visiting www.rrccr.com

Detailed instructions for filling up ONLINE applications will be available on
the website.

7.2 Candidates are required to log on to the RRC/CR website www.rrccr.com

for filling ONLINE application for recruitment against Scouts and Guides
quota and fill up the personal details/Bio-data etc carefully.

NOTE-I: Candidates should be in possession of Aadhaar Card. At the time

of registration, candidates have to fill 12 digits Aadhaar Card number. The
candidates not having Aadhaar number and have enrolled for Aadhaar but
have not received Aadhaar Card can furnish 28 digits Aadhaar Enrolment
ID printed on the Aadhaar Enrolment slip.

This provision is applicable to the candidates of all states and Union

Territories except the state of Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya and Assam.
Applicants from these states can enter in the online application form, their

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 voter ID number, valid passport number, driving license number or any
other valid Government identity card at the time of online application.

Candidates have to produce original Aadhaar card or document mentioned

above, at the time of document verification.

NOTE-II: Candidates should ensure their name, fathers name, date of birth
etc. should exactly match as recorded in Matriculation or equivalent
certificate. Any deviation found during Document Verification will lead to
cancellation of candidature and also debarment. In case the candidate has
changed his/her name then Gazette Notification or any other legal document
as applicable should be submitted at the time of document verification. Such
candidates should indicate their changed name in the ONLINE application.
However, other details should match with the HSC/SSC or equivalent
certificate. Date of such change should be prior to the date of submission of
application.

NOTE-III: Candidates are advised to indicate their current active mobile

number and valid e-mail ID in the ONLINE application and keep them active
during the entire recruitment process as all important messages of the RRC
will be sent by email/SMS which will be treated as deemed to have been read
and understood by the candidates.

7.3 Applicant has to submit only one application separately for each category i.e.
Level 2 and Level 1 against the notification as per his eligibility and
submitting more than one application in one category i.e. Level 2 and Level 1
with different particulars like Name/Fathers name/Community/Photo
(face)/educational and or technical qualification etc or with different e-mail
ID/Mobile number are informed that all such applications will be summarily
rejected.

7.4 During submission of ONLINE application, a Registration ID will be issued to

each applicant. Candidates are advised to preserve/note their Registration ID
for further stages of recruitment process/correspondence with RRC.

NOTE-I To avoid last minute rush, candidates are advised in their own
interest to submit ONLINE application much before the closing date to avoid
possible inability/failure to log on to the website of RRC on account of heavy
load on the internet or website jam during the last few days.

NOTE-II RRC does not accept any responsibility for the candidates not being
able to submit their application within the last day on account of aforesaid
reasons or any other reason.

7.5 Candidate need not send any application printouts or certificates or copies
to RRC by post. The candidature of the candidates will be considered only
on the strength of the information furnished in the ONLINE application,
which is subject to verification at a later date. Any deviation what so ever
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 found in the particulars filled in the online application with the documents
produced will result in disqualification of candidate at any stage of detection.

7.6 Candidates are advised to take printout of their application which is required
to be produced at the time of Scouting Skill Assessment.

8. SCANNED PHOTOGRAPH/SOFT COPY OF PHOTOGRAPH

Candidates are required to upload their colour photograph (size 3.5 cm x

3.5 cm, which should not be older than three months from the date of
application in colour, JPG/JPEG format, 100 DPI, size of the file should be
between 20 kb and 70 kb) with clear front view of the candidate without
sunglasses. Candidates may note that RRC may, at any stage, reject the
applications for uploading old/unclear photograph or for any significant
variations between photograph uploaded in the Application Form and the
actual physical appearance of the candidate. Candidates are advised to
keep two additional copies of the same photograph ready with them for
bringing at the time of Document Verification.

9. SCANNED SIGNATURE/SOFT COPY OF IMAGE OF SIGNATURE

Candidates are also required to upload their signature (size 3.5 cm x 2.5
cm, JPG/JPEG format, 100 DPI, size of the file should be between 20 kb
and 30 kb). Scanned signature should be, either in English or Hindi, and in
running hand and not in block/capital or disjointed letter.

10. DOCUMENTS TO BE UPLOADED (LEGIBLE)

Candidates are required to upload the following legible documents:

10.1 Scanned copy of a President Scout/Guide/Rover/Ranger or Himalayan

Wood Badge (HWB) holder in any section, as the case may be.

10.2 Scanned copy of Minimum Educational Qualification mark sheet /

certificates as prescribed in Para 2 (a) of the Notification.

10.3 Scanned copy of certificate of qualification in Scouts & Guides as

mentioned in para 2(b) of the Notification.

10.4 Certificate for proof of date of birth (Standard 10 or its equivalent certificate
or mark sheet indicating date of birth or school leaving certificate indicating
date of birth).

10.5 Scanned copy of caste certificate, for SC/ST/OBC candidates, wherever

applicable.

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11. HALL TICKET (e-CALL LETTER) FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATION
11.1 Eligibility status of the candidate shall be made available on RRCs website.
Candidates can verify their eligibility from the website of RRC. SMS and e-
mail will be sent to all eligible candidates. Candidate should keep their mobile
number and e-mails active till the end of recruitment process. RRC will not
entertain any request for change of mobile number and e-mail address at any
stage.

11.2 The e-call letter to the eligible candidate (along with e-call letter for scribe,
wherever applicable) shall be available about TWO WEEKS before
commencement of Written Test on the RRCs website for downloading. No
admit card will be sent to candidate by post. However, in case of SC/ST
candidates who have uploaded their proper community certificate for availing
the benefit of free travel authority (Second Class Railway Pass), the e-call
letter for Written Test will contain the free travel authority and such
candidates will be allowed to book ticket on submission of self-attested copy
of e-call letter and SC/ST certificate. During the journey, these candidates
should carry original SC/ST certificate and one original prescribed proof of
identity for undertaking journey failing which they will be treated as traveling
without ticket and charged accordingly.

11.3 Candidates must bring their e-call letter along with a valid photo ID (viz. Voter
Card, Aadhaar Card, e-Aadhaar, Driving License, PAN Card, Passport,
Identity Card issued by his/her Employer in case the candidate is a
Government Employee, School/College/University Photo ID card etc) in
ORIGINAL into the examination hall, failing which candidates shall NOT be
allowed to appear for the written test.

11.4 Candidates must also bring one colour Photograph (of size 3.5 cm x 3.5 cm),
with clear front view of the candidate without sunglasses for appearing in the
written examination (refer Para 8).

11.5 RRC will not entertain any request for any change in examination centre,
date and session allotted to provisionally eligible candidate(s).

11.6 Candidates should ensure that they are carrying the following documents
while coming for the written examination:
i) e-Call letter
ii) Aadhaar card or photo ID as mentioned in Note-I of para 7.2
iii) One passport size photograph
iv) SC/ST/OBC Certificate, wherever applicable
12. HELP DESK
For any problems in the Online submission and printing of Application, the
candidates can call on helpline No. 8291764745 & 8291764740 from 10:00
a.m. to 17:00 p.m. (except Sundays and Holidays), during the dates of online
application process.

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13. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

13.1 Candidates to ensure their eligibility before applying: - The candidates should
ensure that they fulfil all eligibility conditions prescribed for the
post/examination. Eligibility of the candidates for the post notified in this
notification would be decided on the basis of the information furnished by
them in the ONLINE application. If at any stage of recruitment or thereafter, it
is found that any information furnished by the candidate in his/her application
is false/incorrect or the candidate has suppressed any relevant information or
the candidate otherwise does not satisfy the eligibility criteria for the post,
his/her candidature will be cancelled forthwith.

13.2 Production of original documents of Date of birth, Educational Qualification

and Scouts and Guides etc on the day of Scouting Skill Assessment is
mandatory without which they will not be allowed to appear in the Scouting
Skill Assessment. Certificates in languages other than English or Hindi
should be accompanied by an attested translation in English/Hindi.
Photocopy of all documents should be self attested. No
TA/DA/Accommodation will be given for appearing in the Written Test/
Scouting Skill Assessment. Applicants will have to bring their own Scouts
and Guides Kit and also four-passport size photographs. They may also be
required to stay during the Scouting Skill Assessment for 2-3 days, for
which they have to make their own arrangements. The Railway
administration has all rights reserved to fix any date/place or postpone
Scouting Skill Assessment or cancel due to unforeseen causes against
which no claim will be accepted.

13.3 Candidates should be in readiness to appear for the written examination,

Scouting Skill Assessment etc at a short notice after the last date for
submission of application is over. Selected candidates will be posted
anywhere on Central Railway.

13.4 Ordinarily, a Railway servant shall be employed throughout his service on

the Railway or Railway establishment to which he/she is posted on first
appointment and shall have no claim as of right for transfer to another
Railway or another establishment. In the exigencies of service, however, it
shall be open to the competent authority to transfer the Railway servant to
any other department or division/unit or Railway or Railway establishment
including a project in or out of India.

13.5 Selected candidates will have to undergo training wherever training is

prescribed for the post.

13.6 Emoluments on initial appointment will be minimum pay of the level of pay
plus other allowances as admissible at that time. During training period only
stipend will be paid as applicable. Candidates may have to give security
deposit and execute indemnity bond, wherever necessary.

13.7 Selected male candidates who are finally appointed are liable for active
service in Railway Engineers Unit of Territorial Army.
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13.8 The number of vacancies indicated in this notification is provisional and may
decrease or even become NIL at a later stage depending upon the actual
needs of the Railway administration. The Railway 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.
13.9 Appointment of selected candidates is subject to their passing requisite
Medical Fitness Test to be conducted by the Railway administration, final
verification of educational and community certificate and verification of
antecedents/character of the candidates.

13.10 Candidate those who are already in service of PSU/Government

Organizations and are eligible for the above should produce No Objection
Certificate for the same from their employer at the time Scouting Skill
Assessment.
13.11 Candidates admission at all stages of the recruitment will be purely
provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere
issue of Call Letter/e-admit card to the candidates will NOT imply that their
candidature has been finally accepted by the RRC.
13.12 Candidates recruited against Scouts and Guides quota shall be terminated
from service, if the information and documents furnished by him/her for
recruitment, are found incorrect/fake at any stage.

13.13 The decision of selection committee/administration in all matters relating to

eligibility, acceptance or rejection of application etc. will be final and binding
on the candidates and no inquiry or correspondence will be entertained in
this connection.

13.14 Candidates who have been debarred for life from any RRB/RRC
examinations or candidates who have been debarred for a specific period
which is not yet completed need NOT apply in response to this notification.
Their candidature will be rejected during any stage of recruitment as and
when detected.

13.15 Scanned signature of the candidate, either in English or Hindi, must be in

running hand and not in block/capital or disjointed letter. Signatures in
different style or language at the time of written examination, document
verification etc may result in cancellation of candidature.
13.16 SC/ST candidates who want to avail the facility of free travel authority
(second class Railway Pass) for Written Test should upload their Caste
Certificate (as per Annexure D) issued by the competent authority. At the
time of obtaining reservation and travelling the Reservation Clerk and/or
Ticket Checking staff will ask for the original SC/ST certificate for
verification of genuineness of the candidate.

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13.17 Serving Defence Personnel likely to be released within one year of the
closing date i.e. 30/11/2017 can also apply.

13.18 RRC is only recommending the names of successful candidates. The

process of appointment thereof is managed by the Chief Personnel Officer,
Central Railway.
14. ELECTRONIC GAGETS BANNED

14.1 Mobile phones, Pagers, Laptops, Calculators, Bluetooth devices or any

other communication devices are not allowed inside the premises where the
examination is being conducted. Any infringement of these instructions shall
entail disciplinary/judicial action including banning from future examinations.

14.2 Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned
items including mobile phones/pagers to the venue of the examination, as
arrangement for safe-keeping cannot be assured.
15. INVALID APPLICATIONS / REJECTIONS

Candidates are requested to read all instructions thoroughly before

submitting ONLINE application; otherwise their applications may get
rejected on one or more of the following reasons:

15.1 Application without scanned signature/scanned signature in capital letters.

15.2 Application without scanned photograph.

15.3 Application with scanned photo but wearing Goggles or disfigured/small

size or unrecognizable.

15.4 Not possessing the prescribed Educational and Scouts/Guides Qualification

for the post on the date of submission of application.

15.5 Over-aged or under-aged, date of birth not filled or wrongly filled.

15.6 Candidates name figuring in the debarred list.

15.7 Multiple applications with varied details for same post.

15.8 Applications without examination fee of Rs. 500/- or Rs. 250/-, wherever
applicable or less fee.

15.9 Any other form of irregularities found.

16. GENERAL CONDITIONS:

16.1 Canvassing in any form shall disqualify the candidate.

16.2 Candidates are required to obtain caste certificates in the proper Proforma
from the appropriate authority and produce the original certificate at the time
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 of verification, failing which he/she may be disqualified. This is strictly
required as per Chapter 13 of the Brochure (published by Govt. of India,
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance & Pensions Department of
Personnel Training, New Delhi) on verification of the claims of Schedule
Castes and Schedule Tribes.

16.3 Xerox copy of Caste Certificate issued by the Competent Authority, not
below the rank of Tehsildar, in case of SC/ST/OBC Candidates. OBC
candidates shall also submit OBC Non-Creamy-Layer Certificate in
Central Government format issued on or after 01/04/2017 by the
Competent Authority at the time Scouting Skill Assessment. Certificates
should contain Caste, Date of Issue etc and bear the Seal of the Issuing
Authority. Format of caste certificate for SC/ST shall be as per
Annexure - D and for OBC Annexure E.

(Format of Caste Certificate for SC/ST/OBC candidates is also available

on RRC Website: www.rrccr.com)

17. IMPERSONATION/SUPPRESSION OF FACTS WARNING

17.1 No candidate should attempt impersonation or take the help of any

impersonator at any stage of selection process. Such candidates will
be debarred for life from appearing in all RRB/RRC examination as
well as debarred from any appointment in Railways. In addition, legal
action may also be taken against the candidate.

17.2 Any candidate using unfair means in the examination or sending someone
else in his/her place to appear in the examination will be debarred from
appearing in all the examinations of RRBs/RRCs for lifetime. He/she will
also be debarred from getting appointment in Railways. Such candidates
are also liable for prosecution.

17.3 Furnishing of any false information to the RRC or deliberate suppression of

any information at any stage will render the candidate disqualified and
debarred from appearing at any selection or examination for appointment
on the Railways or to any other Government Service and if appointed, the
service of such candidate is liable to be terminated.

17.4 Any material suppression of facts or submitting of forged certificate/Caste

Certificate by a candidate for securing eligibility and/or obtaining privileges,
including free travel for appearing in the examination shall lead to rejection
of his/her candidature for the particular recruitment for which he/she has
applied. Further he/she will also be debarred from all examination
conducted by all RRBs/RRCs all over the country for a period of 2 years
and legal action can be initiated, if warranted.

17.5 A candidate will be debarred from examinations of all RRBs/RRCs for a

specified period/life time if (i) the candidate submits multiple applications
with different community, (ii) The candidate submits multiple application
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 with different photo (face) and (iii) The candidate submits multiple
application with different documents.

18. OTHER MATTERS

18.1 Any subsequent change(s) in the terms and conditions of this notification as
per extant rules will stand good. RRC reserves the right to incorporate any
subsequent changes/modifications/additions in the terms and conditions to
recruitment under this notification as necessitated and applicable.
18.2 Candidate should ensure that he/she is required to produce all necessary
documents along with his/her downloaded application. No document shall
be entertained at the further stage of recruitment and the RRC/CR reserves
rights to reject any application, not fulfilling the eligibility condition/conditions,
at any stage of recruitment.

18.3 The selection of the candidate by the Railway Administration does not confer
any prescriptive right on the candidate for the post.

18.4 If there is any change in the address, the candidate in his own interest should
arrange with the Post Office concerned for redirection of the communication
from old to new address.

18.5 The decision of the Railway Administration in all the matters relating to
eligibility, acceptance or rejection of the applications, issue of free passes,
penalty for false information, mode of selection, conduct of Scouting Skill
Assessment, allotment of posts to selected candidates, etc. will be final and
binding on the candidates and no enquiry or correspondence in this regard
will be entertained by the Railway Administration.

18.6 The Railway Administration is not responsible for any delay in delivery of
e-mail or SMS. Candidates should also check their spam email folder.

18.7 Candidates recommended for appointment will have to pass the requisite
Medical Fitness Test as per the standards prescribed for the selected post.

18.8 The Railway administration reserves rights to rectify inadvertent error or

omission at any stage of recruitment and an erroneously appointed candidate
shall be liable to be summarily removed from Railway Service.

19. MISCELLANEOUS

19.1 The notification alongwith all Annexures will also be available on the web
site of RRC.
19.2 RRC reserves the rights to conduct additional examination/document
verification at any stage. RRC also reserves the rights to cancel part or
whole of any recruitment process at any stage for any of the post notified in
this Employment Notice.

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19.3 The decision of RRC in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or
rejection of ONLINE applications, penalty for false information, issue of free
Rail Passes, mode of selection, conduct of written examination, allotment of
examination centres, selection, allotment of posts to selected candidates
etc. will be final and binding on the candidates and no enquiry or
correspondence will be entertained by the RRC in this regard.
19.4 RRC will not be responsible for any inadvertent errors.
19.5 In the event of any dispute about interpretation, the English version will be
treated as final.
19.6 Candidates are advised to visit the website of RRC regularly for any
change(s) and updation of information/schedule of examination etc.

20. LEGAL MATTERS

Any legal matter arising out of this Employment Notice shall fall within the
legal jurisdiction of Central Administrative Tribunal, Mumbai only.

21. IMPORTANT ADVISORY

Railway Recruitment Cell, Central Railway has not appointed any Agents or
Coaching Centres for action on its behalf. Candidates are warned not to fall
under the lure against any such claims being made by Persons/Agencies.

Canvassing in any form to officers of Railway for ensuring appointment will

be liable to be dealt with severely.

The ONLINE application process is a serious matter for recruitment in

public service. The applicants are expected to take it in all seriousness.
Any attempt by the applicants to manipulate the process by furnishing
false information or mischief by uploading obscene/objectionable
photograph or matter shall be dealt severely and they shall be liable for
criminal action, besides other administrative action.

Chairman
Railway Recruitment Cell,
Central Railway

DA: Annexure A, B, C ,D & E.

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 ANNEXURE A

CERTIFICATE OF ACTIVENESS

This is to certify that Shri/Ms _________________________ of

___________
_________State/District/Division is an active member of ______________ Group
from ___________ to till date (the period must be inclusive of the financial year
2012-13), duly registered with the State/District Association.

Date:
Seal and Office Stamp

Signature Signature Signature

Name: Name: Name:
Group Leader (S&G) DOC (S&G) DC (S&G)

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 ANNEXURE B

Declaration for Minority Community Candidates

It is declared that
I,.................................... belong to the
............. Religion which is Minority Community. Therefore, I seek
exemption from the payment of Examination Fee. I hereby undertake to submit the
Minority Community Declaration affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper at the
time of verification of the documents, in case I am found suitable.

Signature of the Candidate

Name:________________________________
Date: ________________________________
Place: _______________________________

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 ANNEXURE C

FORMAT OF INCOME CERTIFICATE TO BE ISSUED ON LETTER HEAD AS

PER PARA 3 OF THE LETTER No. E (RRB)/2009/25/21 dated 28/10/2009.

Income certificate for the financial year 2017-2018 for waiver of examination
fees for examinations for Economically Backward Classes (E.B.C.).

1. Name of candidate :

2. Fathers / Husbands name :

3. Age :

4. Residential Address :

5. Annual Family Income :

(in figures and in words)

6. Date of issue :

7. Signature of Issuing Authority :

8. Name of Issuing Authority :

9. Stamp of issuing authority :

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 Annexure D
FORM OF CASTE CERTIFICATE FOR SC/ST CANDIDATES
The format of the certificate to be produced by Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes candidates
applying for appointment to posts under the Government of India.
1. This is to certify that Shri/Smt/Kum* ............................................................................................
Son/Daughter* of Shri /Smt ....................................................................................................... of village /town*
.................................... District/Division* ........................... of state/Union Territory*
...................... belongs to the ................. Caste/Tribe * which is recognized as Scheduled
Caste/Schedule Tribe* under:
The Constitution (Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes) order , 1950
The Constitution (Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes) (Union Territories) order, 1951 [ as amended by the
Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes Lists (Modification) Order, 1956, the Bombay Reorganization Act 1960, the
Punjab Reorganization Act, 1966, the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970, the North Eastern Area
(Reorganization) Act, 1971 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Order ( Amendment) Act, 1976 ].
The Constitution (Jammu & Kashmir) Scheduled Castes order, 1956.
The Constitution (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Scheduled Tribes order, 1959 @ as amended by the Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Act, 1976.
The Constitution (Dadra and Nagar Haveli) Scheduled Caste order, 1962
The Constitution (Dadra and Nagar Haveli) Scheduled Tribes order, 1962@
The Constitution (Pondicherry) Scheduled Caste order, 1964@
The Constitution Scheduled Tribes (Uttar Pradesh) order, 1967@
The Constitution (Goa, Daman and Diu) Scheduled Caste order , 1968@
The Constitution (Goa, Daman and Diu) Scheduled Tribes order , 1968@
The Constitution (Nagaland) Scheduled Tribes order, 1970@
The Constitution (Sikkim) Scheduled Castes order, 1978@
The Constitution (Sikkim) Scheduled Tribes order, 1978@
The Constitution (Jammu & Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes order, 1989@
The Constitution (SC) orders (Amendment) Act, 1990@
The Constitution (ST) orders (Amendment) Act, 1991@
The Constitution (ST) orders (Second Amendment) Act, 1991@
The Constitution (ST) orders (Amendment) Ordinance 1996
%2. Application in the case of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Persons who have migrated from one
State/Union Territory Administration
This certificate is issued on the basis of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe certificate issued to Shri/Smt/*
.................................................... Father/Mother of Shri /Smt./Kum*
...................................................................... of village /town* .............................. District/Division*
........................... of state/Union Territory* ............... who belongs to the
Caste/Tribe* which is recognized as a Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe in State/Union
Territory* issued by the . dated ...............
%3. Shri/Smt/Kum* and/ or his/her * family, ordinarily reside(s) in village/town*
of . District/ Division* of the State/Union Territory* of
.

Signature .
Designation
(With seal of office)
Place
Date
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(*) Please delete the words which are not applicable
(@) Please quote specific presidential Order
(%) Delete the Paragraph which is not applicable.

Note: The term* ordinarily resides* used will have the same meaning as in Section 20 of the Representation of
the Peoples Act, 1950.
** List of authorities empowered to issue Caste/Tribe certificates:

i. District Magistrate/Additional District Magistrate/Collector/Deputy Commissioner/Additional Deputy

st
Commissioner/Dy. Collector/I Class Stipendiary Magistrate/Sub-Divisional Magistrate/Extra-
Assistant Commissioner/Taluka Magistrate/Executive Magistrate.
ii. Chief Presidency Magistrate/Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/Presidency Magistrate.
iii. Revenue Officers not below the rank of Tehsildar.
iv. Sub-Divisional Officers of the area where the candidate and/or his family normally resides.
Note: ST candidates belonging to Tamilnadu state should submit caste certificate ONLY FROM THE
REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER.
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 Annexure E

The format of the certificate to be produced by OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES (OBC)

applying for appointment to posts under the Government of India.
This is to certify that Shri/Smt/Kum* ............................................................................ Son/Daughter* of
Shri/Smt ........................................................................................................................................... of village
/town* ....................................... District in ........................... State belongs to the
......................... community which is recognized as backward class under .......................................... :
(indicates Sub-caste)
th
1) Resolution No.12011/68/93-BCC(C) dated 10 September 1993, published in the Gazette of India
th
Extraordinary part 1 Section 1, No.186 dated 13 September 1993.
th
2) Resolution No.12011/9/94-BCC dated 19 October 1994, published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary
th
part 1 Section 1, No.163 dated 20 October 1994.
th
3) Resolution No.12011/7/95-BCC dated 24 May 1995, published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary part 1
th
Section 1, No.88 dated 25 May 1995.
th
4) Resolution No.12011/44/96-BCC dated 6 December 1996, published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary
th
part 1 Section 1, No.210 dated 11 December 1996.
th
5) Resolution No.12011/68/93-BCC published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary No.129 dated 8 July 1997.
st
6) Resolution No.12011/12/96-BCC published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary No.164 dated 1 Sept. 1997.
th
7) Resolution No.12011/99/94-BCC published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary No.236 dated 11 Dec 1997.
rd
8) Resolution No.12011/13/97-BCC published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary No.239 dated 3 Dec.1997.
rd
9) Resolution No.12011/12/96-BCC published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary No.166 dated 3 Aug.1998.
th
10) Resolution No.12011/68/93-BCC published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary No.171 dated 6 Aug.1998.
th
11) Resolution No.12011/68/98-BCC published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary No.241 dated 27 Oct.1999.
th
12) Resolution No.12011/88/98-BCC published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary No.270 dated 6 Dec.1999.
th
13) Resolution No.12011/36/99-BCC published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary No.71 dated 4 April 2000.
Shri/Smt/Kum*............................ and /or his/her * family ordinarily reside(s) in the
...............................................District of the ........................... State. This is also to certify that
he/she* does not belong to the persons/sections (Creamy Layer) mentioned in column 3 (of the Schedule to the
Government of India, Department of Personnel & Training OM No.36012/22/93- Estt (SCT) dated 8/9/1993) and
modified vide Government of India, Department of Personnel and Training O.M. No. 36033/3/2004/Estt.(RES.) dated
09.03.2004.
(*) Please delete the words which are not applicable
District Magistrate/
Dy. Commissioner etc.
(With seal of office)
Place
Date

(*) Please delete the words which are not applicable

a. The term Ordinarily reside(s) used will have the same meaning as in Section 20 of the Representation of
the Peoples Act, 1950.

b. Where the certificates are issued by Gazetted Officers of the Union Government or State Governments,
they should be in the same form but countersigned by the District Magistrate or Dy. Commissioner
(Certificate issued by Gazetted Officers and attested by District Magistrate/Deputy Commissioner are not
sufficient)

c. The OBC certificate from the authorities only will be accepted:-

1 District Magistrate/Additional District Magistrate/Collector/Deputy Commissioner/Additional Deputy

st
Commissioner/Dy. Collector/I Class Stipendiary Magistrate/Extra Assistant Commissioner (not
st
below the rank of I Class Stipendiary Magistrate)/ * Sub-Divisional Magistrate/ Taluka
Magistrate/Executive Magistrate.
2 Chief Presidency Magistrate/Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/Presidency Magistrate.
3 Revenue Officers not below the rank of Tehsildar.
4 Sub-Divisional Officers of the area where the candidate and/or his family normally resides.

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