Government transporter on a massive recruitment drive

Seeking applications to fill over 90,000 vacancies

By SVS, @svs037, INN, Chennai; 

Indian Railways is on a massive recruitment drive to fill up various vacancies in Group C Level I (Erstwhile Group D) and Level II that exist in its establishment across the nation. The applications are being invited from suitable candidates to fill 90,000 vacancies in these levels and according to sources about 4,000 to 5,000 of them are said to be in Southern Railway.

A release from the government transporter says the vacancies to be filled in Level 1 are track maintainer, points man, helper, gateman, porter and those to be filled up in Level II are assistant loco pilots (ALP), technicians (fitter, crane driver, blacksmith, carpenter) through Railway Recruitment Boards websites.

Selection procedure only includes Computer Based Test without interviews. Largest Computer based test in the World is scheduled tentatively in April – May 2018.

This recruitment drive is open for candidates who have passed Class 10th and ITI for Group C Level I posts and Class 10th and ITI or diploma in engineering or a graduation in engineering for Group C Level II posts like Assistant Loco Pilots, Technicians and aspire to join Indian Railways.

Ministry of Railways has published a notification no. CEN 01/2018 for Group C Level II categories posts for the candidates in the age group of 18-28 years who have passed Class X and have an industrial training certificate (ITI) or diploma in engineering or a graduation in engineering.

The notification no. CEN 02/2018 about Group C Level I (Erstwhile Group D) posts for candidates in the age group of 18-31 years and who have passed Class X and have an industrial training certificate (ITI). The notifications have already been uploaded on RRB Websites. The link of the website is  http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,1244

For Group C level II posts, the monthly salary along with allowances as per the Seventh Pay Commission (level 2) Scale (19,900-63,200) will be given to the selected candidates. For Group C Level I (Erstwhile Group D) posts, the monthly salary along with allowances as per the Seventh Pay Commission (level 1) Scale (18,000- 56,900) will be given to the selected candidates.

Applications for Group C Level II posts will be accepted till 5 March 2018 and for Group C Level I (Erstwhile Group D) posts will be accepted till 12 March 2018. Free sleeper class railway pass facility shall be available for SC/ST candidates for computer based aptitude tests, physical efficiency tests, document verification during the recruitment stages.