How to Get Railway Jobs in India – Eligibility Criteria and Exams
Indian railway is one of the best employers in the country. As an employee of the railway, you will have access to many benefits like you will get free training to enhance your skill set. The journey through train will be free for you and your family. If you are a sports person then you can participate in the games organized by Indian railway. The most important of all if some mishappening takes place during the term of your service, a stable job position will be offered to your child or any relative on compassionate grounds.
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All of these benefits and many more wait for you when you join the railway services. But first, you ought to know about the eligibility and the procedure of the exam set by Railway Recruitment Board.
Basic Eligibility Criteria for Railway Jobs in India
The Indian railway services are divided into two cadres – technical and non-technical. They are then further divided into four groups- A, B, C and D.
- Among these groups, group A and group B are the official cadre posts. The medical staff, engineering staff, and the officials come under group A and group B. The exams for group A are conducted by Union Service Public Commission. There is Special Class Railway Apprenticeship Examination (SCRA) that is conducted separately for the youth who is interested to get into railway services right after HSC.
- Group C is the subordinate staff positions like supervisors, clerks, and skilled labor. Group D consists of unskilled labors. The exams for group C and group D are conducted by the Railway Recruitment Control Board.
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Eligibility Criteria for Group A, Group B, Group C, and Group D Railway Jobs
GROUP A: One can apply for group A posts if one has a bachelor’s degree in engineering (Master of Science), medical (MBBS) or any other relevant stream. For SCRA, the eligibility is HSC with PCM or equivalent.
Age limit: 32 years (relaxation for OBC/SC/ST candidates)
GROUP B: One cannot apply for the group B posts, there is no exam for group B because the group B officials are promoted from the group C cadre by the railway. When there has been a specific time for which the employee has been serving the railway in group C then he is promoted to group B.
GROUP C: For group C, the eligibility is 10th or equivalent for the ALP or technician, 10+2 or equivalent for ticket collector and graduation or equivalent for goods guard or Assistant Station Master. The eligibility of age varies from 30-33 years depending upon the social status of the person.
GROUP D: For group D, the staff consists of porters, gatemen, trackmen, etc. Group D railway job vacancies are advertised on the website of RRB and all the main national newspapers.
How to Get Railway Jobs after 12th
After having completed +2 and wishing to join in Railways is possible as you would need to write the entrance exam for joining in Railways and the exam which you need to write is the RRB Exam which stands for Railway Recruitment Board. For folks with no college degrees, the following job positions are available within the Indian Railways:
How to Get Railway Jobs after B.Tech or BE
Railway jobs options for final year B.Tech (or BE students) have increased over time. Central government departments and institutions and departments of many state governments hire candidates in technical departments for which BTech final year students are eligible to apply. Most of the vacancies in technical departments of Railways demand minimum 55% marks in BE or BTech.
After clearing B.Tech, you can appear for the following exams:
- RRB ALP
- RRB JE SSE
- RRB NTPC
- RRC Group D Exam
- Indian Services Examination (IES), conducted by UPSC
- Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
Railway Jobs for B.Tech Final Year Candidates and Engineering Graduates
- Indian Railways Traffic service
- Indian Railways Personnel service
- Indian Railways store service
- Indian Railways Electrical engineer
- Sr. section engineer
- Junior engineer
- Senior P- way supervisor
- Chief Depot Material Superintendent
- Depot Material Superintendent etc
- Indian Railway Service of Engineers
- Central Engineering Service
- Assistant Executive
- Indian Ordnance Factories Service
- Assistant Station Master (ASM)
- Sr. Section Engineer
- Station Master
- Database Administrator
- Additional General Manager
- Telecommunication Engineer
- Deputy General Manager
- Station Controller
- Junior computer operator
- Customer Relations Assistant
- Junior Engineer etc
- Executive Engineers
- Assistant Executive Engineers
- Superintendent Mechanical Engineers
Railway Jobs after MBBS
For MBBS graduates having age less than 32 years (age relaxation for OBC/SC/ST), the Indian Railways sector has got many job opportunities. They can go for IRMS: Medical Service after clearing Combined Medical Services Examination (CMSE) conducted by UPSC. MBBS graduates will be recruited as Group A (Class I) staff.
RRB NTPC EXAM PATTERN 2018-2019
The procedure of selection for RRB NTPC include the four stages-
Stage 1 is a Computer-based Test. The test is 120 minutes long. A total number of questions is 100 and they are divided as 40 questions of general awareness, 30 questions of maths and 30 questions of reasoning.
Stage 2 is again a Computer based test with the same duration 120 minutes but different questions, a Total number of questions is 120. The general awareness questions are 50, mathematics is 35 and reasoning is 35.
Stage 3 is Typing skill test for the post of senior clerk, junior accounts assistant and account clerk. Here, the eligibility to clear the test is to be able to type at least 30 WPM in English or 25 WPM in Hindi. Marks of the typing skill test are not added for making merit.
Stage 4 is document verification and medical test. Based on the total score of the Computer-based Test, the qualifying candidates will be called further for the medical test and the document verification. This is the last stage of the test.
Syllabus for NTPC RRB 2018-2019
The syllabus of mathematics will be- Simplification, percentage, interest, ratio and proportion, average, speed distance and time, algebra, profit and loss, mensuration, number series, time and work, and mixture problems.
The syllabus of general intelligence and reasoning will be – classification, series, blood relations, analogy, coding-decoding, ordering and ranking, clock and calendar, Venn diagram, missing numbers, puzzles, and non-verbal reasoning.
The syllabus for general awareness includes- natural resources, current affairs, natural resources, disease reasons and cures and miscellaneous.
So, the age criteria of 2019 NTPC RRB exams is 30 years of age. For SC/ ST and OBC, these criteria of age are extended to be 33 years.
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