Railway Recruitment 2021: Last Chance To Apply For Over 2200 Posts, Know Details

The East Central Railway recently invited applications for the engagement of Apprentices for Apprenticeship Training under the Apprentices Act’ 1961. 

Interested and eligible candidates, who are yet to apply, need to brace up now as the deadline to apply for the same is November 5 (5 PM).

Candidates can submit applications for various positions like Fitter, Turner, Mechanist, Painter, Electrician, Wireman, Carpenter and Welder among others.

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Railway Recruitment 2021 Vacancy Details

Age Limit: Candidates applying should have completed 15 years of age and should not have completed 24 years of age as on 01.01.2021. Relaxation in upper age limit is applicable.

Educational Qualification: 

Matric/10th class examination or its equivalent (under 10+2 examination system) with minimum 50% marks in aggregate, from recognised Board and ITI in relevant trade (i.e. National Trade Certificate in the notified trade issued by National Council for Vocational Training or Provisional Certificate issued by National Council for Vocational Training/State Council for Vocational Training).

Application Fee: Candidates will have to shell out Rs 100 (non-refundable) online as Application fees. SC/ ST/ PwBD/ Women candidates have been exempted from making the payment.

Selection Process: 

Selection for Apprenticeship training will be on the basis of merit list prepared in respect of all the candidates who apply against the notification for a particular Division/Unit. 

The merit list will be prepared taking the average of the percentage marks obtained by the candidates in both Matriculation (with minimum 50% aggregate marks) and ITI examination giving equal weightage to both.

For the purpose of calculation of the percentage of Matriculation, marks obtained by the candidates in all subjects will be reckoned and not on the basis of marks of any subject or a group of subjects.

In case of two candidates having the same marks, the candidate with older age shall be preferred. In case the dates of birth are also same, then the candidate who passed Matriculation exam earlier shall be considered first.

Candidature of finally enlisted candidates for Apprenticeship Training will be subjected to verification of original documents and being found fit in appropriate Medical Examination.

Visit the official site of East Central Railway for details.