upload GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

RAILWAY RECRUITMENT CELL, CENTRAL RAILWAY

CPM Conversion’s Office Bldg., P.D’Mello Road, Wadibunder,
Mumbai – 400 010.

EMPLOYMENT NOTICE No. RRC/CR/01/2022 DATED 26/11/2022

RECRUITMENT AGAINST OPEN ADVERTISEMENT SCOUTS AND GUIDES

QUOTA IN CENTRAL RAILWAY FOR THE YEAR 2022-23

Opening Date and Time for Online Applications 28/11/2022 at 10.00 Hrs.
Closing Date and Time for Online Applications 12/12/2022 at 18.00 Hrs.

1. Central Railway invites ONLINE applications from the following for filling up Two
(02) posts in level 2 and Ten (10) posts (i.e. 02 posts each for Mumbai,
Bhusawal, Nagpur, Pune and Solapur Division) in level 1 against Scouts and
Guides Quota for the year 2022-23 over Central Railway. The posts are open to
all regardless of Community and there is no reservation for any community.

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.
2. ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS

2 (a) Minimum Educational Qualification:

S. Post Minimum Educational Qualification:

No
1 Level 2 Passed 12th (+2 stage) or its equivalent
examination with not less than 50% marks in the
aggregate. 50% marks are 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 pass OR ITI OR equivalent OR National
Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by
NCVT
OR
10th pass plus National Apprenticeship Certificate
(NAC) granted by NCVT
OR
th
10 pass 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. 2017-18 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 Railway’s level
AND Two events at State level.
3. AGE LIMIT

3.1 The lower and upper age limit will be reckoned on 01/01/2023. The upper age
limit is relaxable as under, subject to submission of requisite certificates.

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 Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD), 13 years for
OBC Persons with Benchmark Disabilities and 15 years for SC and ST Persons
with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD).

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 those working in Quasi-Administrative Offices of the Railway organization

such as Railway Canteens, Co-operative Societies and Institutions, the relaxation
in upper age limit will be upto the length of service rendered in broken spells
subject to maximum of 5 years.

For serving Casual Labour and Substitutes, applying for Level-2, the upper age
limit will be upto 40 years for UR 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).

3.9 For Course Completed Act Apprentices (CCAA), applying for Level-1 posts, age
limit will be 33 years for UR candidates, 36 years for OBC candidates and 38
years for SC/ST candidates plus extent of Apprentice Training undergone by them
under the Apprentice Act, 1961, subject to maximum of three (3) years.

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

For Level 2
Age group 18 to 30 (for UR) Plus 5 years for SC/ST and 3 years for OBC

Upper Date of UR OBC SC/ST

Birth
01/01/1993 01/01/1990 01/01/1988

Lower Date of 01/01/2005

Birth for all
Remarks Age relaxation for categories listed in Para 3.5 to 3.8 as indicated
against each will be applicable.
 For Level 1
Age group 18 to 33 (for UR) Plus 5 years for SC/ST and 3 years for OBC

Upper Date of UR OBC SC/ST

Birth
01/01/1990 01/01/1987 01/01/1985

Lower Date of
Birth for all 01/01/2005

Remarks Age relaxation for categories 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/- (Rs. Five Hundred Only) with a
mentioned in sub-para (ii) below provision for refunding Rs.400/- (Rs. Four
hundred only) to those who are found
eligible as per notification and actually
appear in the Written Test (after deducting
bank charges).
(ii) For candidates belonging to SC/ Rs.250/- (Rupees Two Hundred Fifty Only)
ST/Ex-Servicemen/Persons with a provision for refunding the same to
with Benchmark those who are found eligible as per
Disability/Women/Minorities* notification and actually appear in the
and Economically Backward Written Test (after deducting bank
Class** charges). Candidates in this category
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.

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 Test. 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 further stage of recruitment process of marks on certification.

(A) Written Test 60 Marks

The Written Test will consist of 40 Objective Questions (40
marks) & 1 Essay Type Question (20 marks) relating to
Scouts and Guides Organisation and its activities and
General Knowledge for Level-2 and Level-1 both.

There will be negative marking in the Objective Type Test and

1/3rd of the marks allotted for the Objective Type Questions
will be deducted for every wrong answer. Objective type test
will be conducted on OMR sheet.
(B) 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 (A) + (B) 100 Marks

Tentative date of Written Test – 14/01/2023

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

History of Scouting/Guiding; Law & Promise; Organization—District & 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 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/WOSM–

Uprashtrapati Award Competition; Prime Minister Shield Competition;
Community Development Programmes; Aims and Methods of Scouting; How
Scouting is useful in producing better citizens and General Knowledge.

6.2 The date, time, venue of Written Test and Document Verification will be fixed by
the RRC and will be intimated to the eligible candidates in due course. Request
for postponement of the Written Test/Document Verification will not be
entertained under any circumstances.

6.3 The question paper of Written Test shall be of Objective Multiple Choice Type
for 40 Marks and an Essay Type Question for 20 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 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, father’s name, date of birth etc.
should exactly match as recorded in Matriculation or equivalent certificate. Any
deviation found during Document Verification may lead to cancellation of
candidature for the existing recruitment. 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/Father’s 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 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 Document Verification.

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 cap and/or 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.

11. HALL TICKET (e-CALL LETTER) FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATION

11.1 Eligibility status of the candidate shall be made available on RRC’s 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 RRC’s 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 cap and/ or sunglasses for
appearing in the Written Test (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 Test:
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 send queries through email at [email protected].

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 Document Verification is mandatory without
which they will not be allowed to appear for the Document Verification.
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/ Document Verification. They may also be
required to stay during the Document Verification 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 Document Verification 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 Test and Document
Verification 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.

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 Documents verification.
13.11 Candidate’s 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.
13.17 Serving Defence Personnel likely to be released within one year of the closing
date i.e. 12/12/2022 can also apply.

13.18 RRC is only recommending the names of successful candidates. The process of
appointment thereof is managed by the Principal Chief Personnel Officer,
Central Railway.

14. ELECTRONIC GADGETS 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 disfigured/small size/unrecognizable photo OR wearing

Cap/Goggle.

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 Candidate’s 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 in Central Government format and produce the original
certificate at the time 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 upload OBC Non-Creamy-Layer Certificate in Central Government format
issued on or after 01/04/2022 by the Competent Authority at the time of
Document Verification. 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 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 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 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 RRCs for a specified
period/life time if (i) the candidate submits multiple applications with different
community, (ii) The candidate submits multiple applications with different photo
(face) and (iii) The candidate submits multiple applications 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, 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.

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’.

 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 2017-

18), 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)
 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: _______________________________
 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 year 2022-23 for waiver of examination fees for examinations for
Economically Backward Classes (E.B.C.).

1. Name of candidate :

2. Father’s / Husband’s name :

3. Age :

4. Residential Address :

5. Annual Family Income :

(in figures and in words)

6. Date of issue :

7. Signature : ________________________________

(Name of issuing authority)

Stamp of issuing authority

 Annexure ‘D’

FORM OF CASTE CERTIFICATE FOR SC/ST CANDIDATES

(The format of the certificate to be produced by Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
candidates applying for appointment to posts under Government of India)

This is to certify that Shri/Shrimati/Kumari*__________________________________son/daughter of

__________________________________________of village/town/* in District/Division
*_______________________________of the State/Union Territory*
belongs to the Caste/Tribes_____________________ which is recognized as a Scheduled
Castes/Scheduled Tribes* under:-

The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) order, 1950 __________________________________________

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) order, 1950 __________________________________________
The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Union Territories order, 1951* ___________________________
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Union Territories Order, 1951* __________________________
As amended by the Scheduled 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 theScheduled 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 Castes order 1962.
The Constitution (Dadra and Nagar Haveli) Scheduled Tribes Order 1962@.
The Constitution (Pondicherry) Scheduled Castes Order 1964@
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Uttar Pradesh) Order, 1967 @
The Constitution (Goa, Daman & Diu) Scheduled Castes Order, 1968@
The Constitution (Goa, Daman & 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) Ordinance 1991@
The Constitution (ST) orders (Second Amendment) Act, 1991@
The Constitution (ST) orders (Amendment) Ordinance 1996
The Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Orders(Amendment ) Act 2002.
The Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Orders(Amendment) Act 2002.
The Constitution(Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe) Orders(Amendment) Act 2002.
The Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Order (Amendment) Act 2007.

%2. Applicable in the case of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes persons who have migratedfrom one
State/Union Territory Administration.
This certificate is issued on the basis of the Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled tribescertificate
issued to Shri/Shrimati __________________________________Father/mother
 __________________________of Shri/Srimati/Kumari* of village/town*_______________
in District/Division*_____of the State/UnionTerritory*____________________________________
who belong to the_____________Caste/Tribe which is recognized as a Scheduled Caste/Scheduled
Tribe in the State/Union Territory* issued by the
____________________dated_____________.

%3. Shri/Shrimati/Kumari 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:…………
* Please delete the words which are not applicable @
Please quote specific presidential order
% Delete the paragraph which is not applicable.

NOTE: The term ordinarily reside(s) used here will have the same meaning as in section 20 of the
Representation of the People Act, 1950.
** List of authorities empowered to issue Caste/Tribe Certificates:
(i) District Magistrate/Additional District Magistrate/Collector/Deputy Commissioner/Additional
Deputy Commissioner/Dy. Collector/1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate/Sub-Divisional
Magistrate/Extra-Assistant Commissioner/Taluka Magistrate/Executive Magistrate.
(ii) Chief Presidency Magistrate/Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/PresidencyMagistrate.
(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 Tamil Nadu state should submit caste

certificate ONLY FROM THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER.
 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)

1) Resolution No.12011/68/93-BCC(C) dated 10th September 1993, published in the Gazette of

India – Extraordinary – part 1 Section 1, No.186 dated 13th September 1993.
2) Resolution No.12011/9/94-BCC dated 19th October 1994, published in the Gazette of India –
Extraordinary – part 1 Section 1, No.163 dated 20th October 1994.
3) Resolution No.12011/7/95-BCC dated 24th May 1995, published in the Gazette of India –
Extraordinary – part 1 Section 1, No.88 dated 25th May 1995.
4) Resolution No.12011/44/96-BCC dated 6th December 1996, published in the Gazette of India –
Extraordinary – part 1 Section 1, No.210 dated 11th December 1996.
5) Resolution No.12011/68/93-BCC published in the Gazette of India – Extraordinary No.129
dated 8th July 1997.
6) Resolution No.12011/12/96-BCC published in the Gazette of India – Extraordinary No.164
dated 1st Sept. 1997.
7) Resolution No.12011/99/94-BCC published in the Gazette of India – Extraordinary No.236
dated 11th Dec 1997.
8) Resolution No.12011/13/97-BCC published in the Gazette of India – Extraordinary No.239
dated 3rd Dec.1997.
9) Resolution No.12011/12/96-BCC published in the Gazette of India – Extraordinary No.166
dated 3rd Aug.1998.
10) Resolution No.12011/68/93-BCC published in the Gazette of India – Extraordinary No.171
dated 6th Aug.1998.
11) Resolution No.12011/68/98-BCC published in the Gazette of India – Extraordinary No.241
dated 27th Oct.1999.
12) Resolution No.12011/88/98-BCC published in the Gazette of India – Extraordinary No.270
dated 6th Dec.1999.
13) Resolution No.12011/36/99-BCC published in the Gazette of India – Extraordinary No.71
dated 4th 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 ……………………

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(*) 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 Commissioner/Dy. Collector/Ist Class Stipendiary Magistrate/Extra Assistant
Commissioner (not below the rank of Ist 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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