INTEGRAL COACH FACTORY, CHENNAI- 600 038

(Ministry of Railways)
WEBSITE: https:/Ipb.icf.gov.in

Employment Notice NO.PB/RR/39/CulturaI/03/2023-24 Dated: 22.04.2024.

RECRUITMENT AGAINST CULTURAL QUOTA FOR THE YEAR 2023-24

This being recruitment against CUl rURAL Quota, candidates, who are
having the required Cultural norms, only eligible to apply.
Integral Coach Factory invites ONLINE applications from outstanding
Cultural persons, who are Indian citizens for Recruitment to posts in Pay Level-2
of yth Central Pay Commission (CPC) against Cultural Quota for the year 2023-24
in the discipline specified vide Para 1.0.
Only 'ONLINE' applications are accepted and the address for
submission of online application is https:/Ipb.icf.gov.in
Opening date and time for receipt of applications 22.04r2024 @ 10.00 hrs.
Closing Date & Time for receipt of applications a1.05;a024 @ 23.59 hrs.
The date of the written test is fixed on 06.06.2024
Practical demonstration is fixed on 07.06.2024
List of eligible candidates will be uploaded in the website I 30.05.2024
The dates indicated for publishing the 'Eligibl~ candidates' list, Written Test and
Practical Demonstration are tentative and likely to undergo change/s due to
administrative exigencies.
NOTE: Normally, Document verification will be dqne one day prior to the date of Written
Test. Eligible candidates are advised to report at 09.00 Hrs. on previous day.
1.0 RECRUITMENT TO POSTS OF LEVEL-2
Discipline No of Posts
1.1 Hlndustanncamatlc Vocal (Female) 1

1.2 Tabla 1
Note: The posts against this quota are open to all candidates. The candidates,
who ~~!ongs to SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/Ex-Servicemen categories are extended
relaxation in upper age limit, as admissible in general open market recruitments.
2.0 EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
The Administration reserves the right of allotment of posts to the selected
2.1 candidates according to its requirement irrespective of the .qualification of the
candidates..
The decision of the Administration is final and request for change of post Itrade
2.2
at a later date will not be entertained.
Junior Clerk:
12th(+2 stage) or its equivalent examination with not
less than 50% marks in the aggregate. 50% marks will
Junior Clerk: not be insisted upon in case of SC I ST IPwBDI Ex-
2.3 Servicemen.
and
Those persons selected as Junior Clerk are required to
acquire proficiency in Typewriting of 30 w.p.m in
English or 25 w.p.m in Hindi within a _f>_eriod
of TWO
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years from the date of appointment and their

appointment will be provisional subject to acquiring the
prescribed typing qualification within the stipulated
period.
Pass in Matriculation or its equivalent from a
2.4 Technician Grade III recognized Board and having ITI / Act Apprenticeship
in relevant trades.
Educational Boards / Schools set up by the Council of Boards of School
2.5 Education (COBSE) is not recognized one, as per Railway Board's letter No.
RBE No.114.2017dated 31.08.2017.
Further, the Certificates / Degrees issued from Jharkhand State Open School,
Ranchi is also not recognized one for the purpose of employment / promotion in
2.6
Railways, as per Railway Board's letter No.E(NG)II/2021/RR-1/41 dated
29.09.2021.
3.0 Cultural Norms - Essential qualifications:
(i) Hindustani/Carnatic Vocal (Female):- Possession of Degree 1 Diploma 1
Certificate in Hindustani/Carnatic music from Govt. recognized Institute.
3.1
(ii) Tabla: - Possession of Degree 1 Diploma 1 Certificate in music (Tabla) from
Govt. recognized Institute.
Desirable Qualification:
3.2 a) Experience in the field and perforrnance'given on AIR 1 Doordarshan etc.,

b) Prizes won at National level.

c) Ability to sing light music.
3.3 Preferable Qualification:
Central Government Scholarship (Hindustani/Carnatic Music/Tabla)
4.0 Age Limit:
4.1 (i) 18 to 30 years as on 01.07.2024.
(ii) The upper age is relaxable by 03 years for candidates belonging to OBC
communities and by 05 years for candidates belonging to SCIST
communities.
4.2 Age will be reckoned as on 01/07/2024 and the cut off date for age is mentioned
below:
UR aBC SC&ST
02/07/1994 02/07/1991 02/07/1989
Born
to to to
between
01/07/2006 01/07/2006 01/07/2006
Note: The upper age limit is relax able for special categories as indicated from
a) to e) below. Prescribed certificates should be enclosed by the candidates for
claiming age relaxation, without fail. Otherwise, age relaxation will not be
granted.
Upto the extent of service in Defence plus 03 years for Ex-Servicemen provided
a)
they have put more than 06 months service after attestation.
By 10 years for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (13 years for OBC and 15
b)
years for SC/ST)
Upper age limit for widows, divorced women and women judicially separated
c) from husband but not remarried shall be 35 years for UR, 38 years for aBC and
40 years for SC 1 ST.
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For serving Railway Staff, Casual labourers and Substitutes, the upper age limit
d) will be 40 years for UR, 43 years for aBC and 45 years for SC/ST, provided
they have put in a minimum of 03 years service.

For those working in Quasi-Administrative offices of the Railway, the upper age
e)
relaxation will be up to the length of service, subject to a maximum of 05 years.

5.0 Procedure for Recruitment:

(i) The candidates who apply in response to this notification and are found
eligible for consideration for appointment against cultural quota will be
assessed based on their performance in Written Test and Practical
demonstration.
(ii) The eligible candidates will be called for document verification one day
before the Written Test.
5.1 Documents to be ~roduced at the time of Document Verification:
>- Online application printout.
>- Production of original documents of Date of Birth (as indicatt3d in Para
4.1)
>- All Educational Qualification (as indicated in Para 2).
>- Cultural achievements (as indicated in Para 3).
>- Self-attested copy of caste / community certlflcate. in prescribed format
issued by the competent authority for SC/STtOBC/EWS candidates,
wherever applicable.
>- Self-attested copies of relevant certificates namely Community certificate
for SC/ST, Affidavit for Minority c.smmunity, Income certificate of EBC,
Discharge certificate for Ex-Seryfge('rten, PwBD certificate for PwBD
candidates as proof of claiming fe~$,exemption.
'» 2 recent passport size photos,
>- 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. The same should be
produced at the time of Written test/Document Verification.
". Valid photo 10 (viz., Aadhaar card / Driving license / PAN card /
Passport) in original on the day of document verification is mandatory,
failing which he/she may be disqualified and will not be allowed to
appear in the written test.
>- For serving Government employees, Self-attested copy of NOC from
employer.
Note:
Certificates in languages other than English or Hindi should be accompanied by
a self-attested translation in English/Hindi.
6.0 Mode of Selection:
The eligible candidates will be assessed on the following basis:
6.1 a) Written Test 50 Marks
Note: The written test will consist of Objective type questions.
b) Assessment of Talent in the relevant field on
(i) The basis of Practical Demonstration 35 marks
(ii) Testimonials / Prizes etc. 15 marks
Total 100 marks
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Note: Only those candidates who secure the qualifying marks in the
written test will be called for "Assessment of Talent" in the relevant field.
Panel will be prepared in order of merit according to marks obtained out
of 100.

7.0 Medical Examination:

Selected candidates will have to undergo medical examination and found fit for
the medical classification prescribed for the post for which, he/she is being
considered.
8.0 Fees:
8.1 i) Examination fee should be paid online through Internet Banking or Debit or
Credit Cards (service charges for payment of fees will be borne by the
candidates).
ii) Fee of f 500/- for aN candidates, except the Fee concession categories
mentioned at SI.No (iii) below.
iii) Fee f 250/- for candidates belonging to SC/ST/Ex-servicemen/Persons with
Benchmark Disability (PwBD), Women, Minorities and Economically
Backward Classes with a provision for refunding the same, duly deducting
bank charges, if any, to those candidates while appearing in the Written test
1 Practical Demonstration. (Original Community 1 Relevant Certificates in the
prescribed annexure should be provided at the time of document verification
for fee exemption).
iv) Economically Backward Candidates means those whose annual family
income is less than Rs.50,000/-. They have to submit income certificate at
the time of applying in prescribed format as given in Annexure on the letter
head of the issuing authority.
v) If proof is not enclosed such candidates will be considered as Unreserved
candidates, subject to payment of ~ 5001- towards the fee.
vi) The applications of the candidates claiming concession under Economically
Backward clause, but not enclosed the prescribed certificate from the
correct authority or not paid Rs.5001- towards the Fees, their applications
will be rejected.
vii) After successful payment of processing fee through online, a unique
Transaction 10 starting with 'OU' will be sent by payment gateway system to
the registered mobile number. Candidates should preserve this
Transaction 10 for future references of payment detail.
8.2 Minorities meaning Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Zorastrian
(Parsls), For claiming waiver of examination fee, Minority candidates should
furnish "Self Declaration" as mentioned in the Annexure, along with application
form. At the time of written test, such candidate claiming waiver of examination
will be required to furnish "Minority community declaration" affidavit on Non-
judicial stamp paper that they belong to any of the above communities. If the
affidavit is not produced during written test, their candidature will be
rejected.
9.0 Training:

In case, the candidates are found suitable and are appointed in ICF, they have
to undergo training prescribed for the particular post in which they will be offered
appointment, in case training is necessary for the particular post.
10.0 HOW TO APPLY:
10.1 Facility for submission of online application will be available from 22/04/2024 to
21/05/2024 till 23:59 hrs on ICF website https:llpb.icf.gov.in
10.2 Application will be accepted only through Online mode.

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10.3 Candidates who wish to apply need to log on to the ICF web portal
httI2S://l2b.icf.gov. in
10.4 Candidates should read the notification thoroughly and fill in the online
application form correctly & submit. Before filling the application form,
candidates should keep ready all the relevant documents/certificates and image
of recent passport size photograph (not more than 200 KB) in JPG format to fill
the required data and to upload the photograph with clear front view of the
candidate without cap and sunglasses.
10.5 The applicant has to sign and affix LTI/RTI (lines on finger should be
clear/visible and should not be smudged) on white paper with Black Ink within a
box of size 50 mm x 20 mm respectively and upload. The images should be in
JPG format scanned with 100 dpi resolution, size of file should be between 10-
40 KB.
10.6 System generated registration number is the candidate's individual
Registration ID. The password to generate application printout is the Date of
Birth.

For login purpose, candidates should use the online registration number
generated with password as date of birth in "ddmmyyyy" format.
10.7 Before clicking the submit button, the candidate is advised to check whether the
details fed in are correct.
10.8 Candidates are NOT required to send I submit any documents including
system generated application form to ICF through Postle-maillFAXlBy
hand.
10.9 After final submission, candidates can take a printout of the online
application. They are advised to ~ring/ the printout of the online
application at the time of Document Verification.

11.0 DOCUMENTS TO BE UPLOADED:

Candidates are required to upload the following legible documents:-

11.1 Scanned self-attested copy of Educational Qualification certificate, as prescribed
in Para-2 of the notification.
11.2 Scanned self-attested copy of essential minimum prescribed Cultural
qualification certificate, as prescribed in Para 3.1 to 3.3 of the notification to be
uploaded.
11.3 Scanned self-attested copy of certificate for proof of Date of Birth (Birth
Certificate, Standard 10th / Matriculation Certificate / Equivalent Educational
Certificate / Educational Certificate mentioning date of birth).
11.4 Scanned self-attested copy of caste / community certificate in prescribed format
issued by the competent authority for SC/STIOBC/EWS candidates, wherever
applicable.
11.5 Any certificate, photograph etc, sent separately after uploading of
Application Form, will not be entertained.
12.0 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
The candidates applying for the post should ensure that they fulfil the eligibility
12.1
conditio~s at the time of submission of application.
12.2 The specific discipline should be mentioned without fail in the online application.

The decision of ICF in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of

the application, issue of free rail passes, penalty for false information, mode of
12.3
selection, conduct of written test / practical demonstration/selection, allotment of
post to selected candidates etc. will be final and binding on the candidates.
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ICF administration reserves the right to alter the stages of recruitment or cancel
12.4 part or whole or any recruitment process at any stage without assigning any
reason.
The candidate should attend the written test I practical demonstration at the
12.5 date, time & venue specified by ICF administration and any request for change
of date, time & venue will not be entertained.

The candidate will have to make their own arrangements for their stay at
Chennai for a few days while attending Document Verificationl Written test I
12.6
Practical Demonstration. No TAIDAI Accommodation will be given for appearing
in Written test I Practical Demonstration.
As the date of Written test I Practical Demonstration has been fixed, candidates
who are applying in response to this notification should be in readiness to
appear for Written test I Practical Demonstration. Candidates will have to appear
12.7
for Document Verification one day prior to the date of Written test. Eligible
candidates will be intimated of the date of Document Verification and Written
test through SMS only.
The candidates, who are recruited against Cultural Quota, shall perform Cultural
12.8 programmes in Railways, for a minimum period of 10 years, for which, they shall
execute a bond.
12.9 All SMS communications from ICF Administration will be from PBICF.
Candidates are advised to regularly check the website https:llpb.icf.gov.in for
12.10
updates.
Candidates may note that submitting fake I forged documents or any information
furnished being found false or incorrect, his I her candidature I application is
12.11 liable to be cancelled I terminated without any notice at any stage i.e. Written
test I Practical demonstration / Empanelment I after Appointment. Further, such
candidates are liable for criminal prosecution.
12.12 Canvassing in any form will result in disqualification of the candidature.
Incomplete applications and applications uploaded without requisite documents I
12.13 LTI will be summarily rejected and no correspondence will be entertained in this
regard.
Mere calling for Written Test I Practical Demonstration will not be a
12.14
guarantee for appointment.
Candidatesxbelonqinq to Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram,
Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Lahaul & Spiti Districts and Pangi sub division of
12.15
Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep
Islands, should submit Domicile certificate at the time of Document verification.
Ex~servicemen: A copy of self-attested discharge certificate should be
12.16
uploaded.
ICF Administration has not appointed any agents or coaching centres for
12.17 acting on its behalf. Beware of such persons/agencies. Recruitment is
done strictly as per merit.

12.18 Legal issues, if any, shall fall within the territorial jurisdiction of the Central
Administrative Tribunal under which this Administration is located.
The mobile number and E~Mail ID should not be changed by the
candidates till completion of selection and administration will not be
12.19
responsible for non-receipt of communication if mobile number and e-mail
ID are changed in between.
For any queries, the candidates are strictly advised to contact phone number
12.20
044~26147748only during office hours. Any violation will be viewed seriously.
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The Railway Administration is not responsible for any delay in delivery I non-
12.21
receipt of e-mail or SMS. Candidates should also check their spam e-mail folder.
Candidates applying for more than one discipline shall submit separate online
12.22 application with separate fee along with all necessary documents for each
discipline. .
Application without paying or paying less examination fee than prescribed by
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this Notification will be rejected.

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Assistant Personnel OmcerlWS
for General Manager (P)