Employment Notice No. 0106
Group ‘D’ Recruitment

Date of Issue: 25.09.2006 
CLOSING DATE: 20.11.2006
Time: Upto 17.00 Hrs.

1. Applications, on plain paper, in the given format, are invited from the citizens of India and from such other persons declared eligible by Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, for filling up posts in specified Gr. ‘D’ categories of Eastern Railway, as listed below.  The Application, in prescribed format, may be sent by ordinary post to the “Assistant Personnel Officer (Recruitment), Post Box No.7880, Bowbazar Post Office, Kolkata – 700 012” or, dropped in the Application Box kept in the Office of Railway Recruitment Cell, Eastern Railway, 56 C.R.Avenue   (Metro Railway- Central Station), Kolkata – 700 012, upto 17:00 hrs. of the Closing Date i.e. 20.11.2006 (Monday).

For candidates belonging to Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshdweep Islands, the last date will be 15 days beyond the closing date (i.e.05.12.2006) upto 17:00 hrs.  Applications received after closing date and time will not be entertained.  The envelope containing application should be clearly superscribed “Application for Group ‘D’ Post – Eastern Railway” along with the community as applicable (i.e. SC/ST/OBC/UR/Ex-Serviceman).  A Candidate should submit only one application form, even if he/she intends to be considered for more than one or all categories.  Candidate submitting more than one application form will not be considered.  Even if such a candidate gets selected inadvertently, he/she will not be offered appointment and where detected at a later stage, will be liable for summary termination from service. 

The recruitment will be conducted by the Railway Recruitment Cell, Eastern Railway, (hereinafter referred as RRC-ER).  Number of posts to be filled on Eastern Railway with community-wise distribution, scale of pay and medical classification are indicated below: -
 

Note:
1.1.Vacancies of Ex- Servicemen given in the table are not separate but included in the total number of vacancies. 
1.2. Vacancies indicated above are only tentative and are subject to change. 
1.3. Candidates for Sl. No.1 must meet the standard for Vision and colour vision specified in Annexure-III. They should have their vision checked by competent eye specialist and obtain certificate as in Annexure-III, an attested xerox copy of which should be attached with the application form.

2. ABBREVIATIONS USED

(2.1) RRC-ER – Railway Recruitment Cell, Eastern Railway
(2.2) ER-Eastern Railway
(2.3) SC-Scheduled Caste
(2.4) ST-Scheduled Tribe
(2.5) OBC- Other Backward Classes
(2.6) UR-Un-Reserved
(2.7) ESM-Ex-Servicemen
(2.8) SRE-Serving Railway Employee
(2.9) PET-Physical Efficiency Test.
(2.10) Elect.- Electrical
(2.11) Mech. - Mechanical
(2.12) S&T – Signal & Telecommunication
(2.13) Comml. – Commercial
(2.14) Transp. – Transportation
(2.15) Engg. – Engineering
(2.16) AF – Application Form
(2.17) PDS – Personal Data Sheet

3. MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: 

3.1 The candidate should be minimum 8^th Class Pass on the date of application. Candidates appearing at and/or awaiting results of final examination of Class 8^th are not eligible. 
3.2 Candidates having higher qualification may also apply.
 

4. AGE LIMIT and RELAXATION:

4.1 For all the above vacancies, the age limit will be 18 to 33 years and will be reckoned as on 01-01-2007. 

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

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

4.2.2. Serving railway employees, including casual labours and substitutes, who have put in a minimum of THREE YEARS service will be given age relaxation subject to the age limit not exceeding 40, 43 and 45 years in case of General, OBC and SC/ST candidates respectively.

4.2.3. In case of staff of Quasi Administrative Offices of Railway Organization such as Railway Canteens, Railway Institutes and Railways Cooperative societies, 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.

4.2.4. Widows and Divorced Women who have judicially separated from their husbands and are 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.

4.2.5. BY FIVE years to the candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the Kashmir Division of the State of Jammu and Kashmir during the period from the Ist 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.

4.2.6. The Upper age limit is relaxable for ex.- servicemen upto 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 ex.-servicemen for further employment cannot claim ex-servicemen status for the purpose of this recruitment, 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, in the normal course in accordance with the existing instructions in this regard subject to his fulfillment of the conditions governing the grant of such benefits. Sons/Daughters/Wards/ of Ex-servicemen are not eligible to apply for the posts reserved for ex-servicemen.

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

6. EX-SERVICEMEN CANDIDATE: This employment notice contains vacancies reserved for ex-servicemen irrespective of their community. The term ex-servicemen means a person: (a) who has served in any rank (whether as a combatant or non-combatant) in the regular Army, Navy or Air Force of the Indian Union but does not include a person who has served in the Defence Security Corps, the General Reserved Engineering force, the Lok Sahayak Sena and the Para Military Forces; and, (b) who has retired from such service after earning his/her pension, (c) who has been released from such service on medical grounds attributable to military service or circumstances beyond his control and awarded Military service or other disability pension; or, (d) who has been released otherwise than on his own request as a result of reduction in such establishment; or, (e) the persons serving in the Armed forces of the Union who, on retirement from service, would come under the category of Ex-serviceman, may be permitted to apply for re-employment one year before the completion of the specific terms of engagement and avail themselves of all concessions available to ex-servicemen, but shall not be permitted to leave the Uniform until they complete the specified terms of engagement in the Armed Forces of the Union Service Personnel who are to be discharged from Military service on or before 31.12.2005, are eligible to apply for this advertisement.

6.1 Ex-servicemen are required to clearly indicate all required particulars including community in the application form and enclose all documentary proof, as required. However, regardless of community, ex-servicemen will be considered only against the ex-servicemen quota, if available. If UR vacancies are not available, then only ex-servicemen belonging to those particular communities where vacancies are available, will be considered against the ex-servicemen Quota.

6.2 Ex- servicemen candidates who have already secured employment under the ex-servicemen quota in Central Government in Group ‘D’ will be given only age relaxation but will not be considered under ex-servicemen quota.
 

8. EXAMINATION FEE:

8.1 The Examination fee is Rs. 40/- (Rs. Forty) only.   Candidates belonging to SC/ST are exempt from payment of examination fees.

8.2 The Examination fee should be paid in the form of crossed Demand Draft/ Pay Order from any Nationalized Bank or crossed IPO from any Post Office drawn in favour of “Assistant Personnel Officer (Recruitment), Railway Recruitment Cell, Eastern Railway” payable at “KOLKATA”.  Validity of Bank Draft/Pay Order/IPO should be of minimum six months from the date of issue.

8.3 Application received with cash/cheque/Central Recruitment Stamps and Money orders will not be accepted and will be treated as rejected and amount forfeited.

8.4 Bank draft/Pay Order / IPO issued before the date of issue of Employment Notice and after closing date will not be accepted and such application form will be rejected and amount forfeited.

8.5 The candidates are advised to write their name and address on the backside of the Bank Draft/Pay Order/ IPO and enclose it with the application form in original. The details of examination fee may be written in the Application form.  Examination fee is not refundable under any circumstances including for the rejected applications.

8.6 The BANK DRAFT/PAY ORDER/IPO should be enclosed on the top of the application.
 

9. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES:

9.1 The number of vacancies shown is provisional and is liable to increase or decrease. No consequential damage/loss or refund of fee will be made to the applicant on this account.

9.2 Female candidates are also eligible. They may however, note that the nature of duties is arduous and may involve outdoor duties.

9.3 Selected candidates are likely to be posted anywhere on the concerned Zonal Railway after successful completion of training, wherever prescribed.

9.4 Candidates should send their application sufficiently in advance before the closing date to the Railway Recruitment Cell, Eastern Railway. RRC-ER will not be responsible for any postal delay/wrong delivery whatsoever at any stage of the selection process. 

9.5 The size of the column for correspondence address in Personal Data Sheet is 8 x 4 cm.  The same should not be changed under any circumstance.

9.6 All candidates irrespective of community will be considered for UR vacancy.  However, against specific community quota, only candidates of that particular community will be considered.

9.7 It may please be noted that--

a) Caste certificate from competent authority for SC/ST and OBC candidates in the prescribed format have to be produced as given in Annexure I and II respectively.

b) If the candidates wish to be considered against a specific community quota and tick the community column accordingly, their application will be rejected unless proof of community in the prescribed format is enclosed.

c) Any subsequent representation for change of community status will not be entertained under any circumstances.

9.8 Before applying to the post, the candidates should ensure that he/she fulfils the eligibility and other criteria.  RRC-ER would be free to reject any application not fulfilling the requisite criteria, at any stage of recruitment, and if erroneously appointed, such candidates shall be liable summary termination of service without notice.
 

10. HOW TO APPLY:

10.1.1 Candidates should carefully read the instructions in this Employment Notice before applying for the post.

10.1.2 Candidates are required to fill up Application Form (AF) and Personal Data Sheet (PDS) in the format given below.   Format of AF and PDS should not be changed under any circumstance.

10.1.3 Application Form (AF) and Personal Data Sheet (PDS) should be made separately on good quality, white, A-4 (210x297mm) size paper on a single sheet using ONE SIDE ONLY.

10.1.4 Candidates have to fill up required information in Black Gel Ink/Black Ball Point pen in his/her own handwriting.

10.1.5 AF and PDS should be written either in English or Hindi, not in any other Language.  The language once selected, should only be used for filling all columns.

10.1.6 AF and PDS have to be duly dated and signed by the candidate.  

10.1.7 Overwriting, cutting, erasing in the AF and PDS will lead to rejection of application.  

10.2 Application Form (AF)

10.2.1 Specific details, as required, may be mentioned in Column No. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the AF

10.2.2. Candidates are required to copy the following para (Declaration), in his/her own handwriting, in the space provided at column No. 6 in the Application Form ---

  “I hereby declare that the facts and evidences given by me in the above application are true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. In the event of any wrong statement / discrepancy in the particulars being detected at any stage my candidature/service would be cancelled/terminated without any notice.” 

10.2.3. In Column No. 7 candidates should sign in English and Hindi separately, twice, as indicated in the said column.  Signature of the applicant must be specific so that it may not be copied easily.  Signature in capital letters or open letters will not be accepted and the applications having such type of signature will be rejected summarily.

10.2.4 In column No. 8 candidate should put his/her left thumb impression (LTI) in black printer ink only.  LTI should be clear and complete; finger-print should be clearly visible and not smudged.

10.2.5 In Column No. 9 candidate should put his/her signature. 

10.3 Personal Data Sheet (PDS)

10.3.1. Candidates should write his/her name (in column no. 1), father’s/husband’s name (in column no.2) in capital letters as given in Class-VIII or Class-X certificate.  Each letter should be filled in one box as shown below; one box should be left blank between each part of the name. 

10.3.2. In column no. 3 candidate should write his/her date of birth in digits beginning with date, month and year with one digit in each box..  If any of these figures is single digit prefix zero to make it double digit, for example – if a candidate is born on 5^th June, he/ she should write 05 under dd and 06 under mm.  

10.3.3.Candidates should write Correspondence Address in column no. 4. Correspondence Address should be written in block letter.  It should be legible complete and with PIN Code No. The dimension of this column is 8 cm x 4 cm.  The same should not be changed, otherwise, address on scanning would become illegible and it is likely the correspondence may get misplaced in transit. 

10.3.4. Candidates should write his/her permanent address in column no. 5. 

10.3.5. Candidates should write his/her nearest railway station in column no. 6 and nationality in column no. 7, writing one letter in each box, leaving one box blank between two words. 

10.3.6. For filling up column no. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, candidates should mention specific code as given for each of the columns, hereunder. 

10.3.7.      In column no. 8 fill the appropriate Code for States/UT, as given below: 

 10.3.8  In column no. 9 candidates should indicate his/her religion by writing the appropriate code as given below:

 10.3.9  In column no. 10 appropriate code may be written as given below:

 10.3.10  In column no. 11 marital status may be indicted by writing the appropriate code as given below:

 10.3.11 In column no. 12 candidate may indicate his/her community by writing the appropriate code as given below: