ONLINE applications are invited from eligible candidates for engagement as Apprentices for imparting training under the Apprentices Act, 1961 in the designated trades at various Divisions/Workshops/Units in the jurisdiction of Southern Railway. Candidates residing in the following locations/areas falling within the Geographical Jurisdiction of Southern Railway
alone are eligible to apply.
1. Whole State of Tamil Nadu
2. Whole Union Territory of Puducherry
3. Whole State of Kerala
4. Whole Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands
5. ONLY the two districts of Andhra Pradesh, namely, SPSR Nellore and Chittoor.
6. ONLY one district of Karnataka, namely, Dakshina Kannada.
Applications complete in all respects should be submitted ONLINE till the closing date, by
visiting website www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in - News & Updates Personnel Branch
Information.
2. Definition of Disabilities:
a) Blindness: Blindness refers to a condition where a person suffers from any of the
following conditions, namely
(i) Total absence of sight; or
(ii) Visual acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with
correcting lenses.
(iii) Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of 20 degree or worse.
b) Low Vision : “Person with low vision” means a person with impairment of visual
functioning even after treatment or standard refractive corrective but who uses or is
potentially capable of using vision for the planning or execution of a task with
appropriate assistive device
c) Hearing impairment: ‘Hearing Impairment” means loss of sixty decibels or more in
the better ear in the conversational range of frequencies. Hearing impairment would
also include persons who are deaf & dumb.
d) Loco motor disability: “Loco motor disability” means disability of the bones, joints
or muscles leading to substantial restriction of the movement of the limbs or any
form of cerebral palsy.
e) Cerebral palsy:- Cerebral palsy means a group of non-progressive conditions of a
person characterized by abnormal motor control posture resulting from brain insult
or injuries occurring in the prenatal, peri-natal or infant period of development.
All the cases of orthopedically handicapped persons would be covered under the category of
Loco motor disability or Cerebral palsy.
|
S.NO |
Trade |
Academic Qualification |
|
1 |
Fitter, Painter &
Welder |
Should have passed 10th
Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks)
under 10, +2 System of education or its
equivalent. |
|
2 |
Medical Laboratory
Technician (Radiology, Pathology, Cardiology
) |
Should have passed 12th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks) under 10, +2 system of education with Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
Ex.ITI Category:
|
S.NO |
Trade |
Academic Qualification |
|
1 |
Fitter, Machinist, MMV, Turner, Diesel Mechanic, Carpenter, Painter, Welder(G&E), Wireman, Advance Welder & R&AC |
Should have passed 10th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks) under 10 +2 System of education and ITI course in the relevant trade in Government recognized ITI |
|
2 |
Electrician |
Should have passed 10th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks)under 10 +2 System of education with Science as one of the subjects or its equivalent and ITI course in the relevant trade in Government recognized ITI |
|
3 |
Electronics Mechanic |
Should have passed 10th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks) under 10 +2 System of education with Science (Physics and Chemistry) and Mathematics or its equivalent and ITI course in the relevant trade in Government recognized ITI |
|
4 |
PASAA |
Should have passed 10th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks) under 10 +2 System of education & National Trade Certificate issued by
National Council for Vocational Training in “Computer Operator and Programming Assistant” |
Note: i) Minimum 50% marks in SSLC not
applicable for SC/ST/PwBD Candidates.
ii) Course Completed Act Apprentices,
Engineering Graduates and Diploma
holders are
NOT eligible to apply.
PERIOD OF TRAINING:
|
S.NO. |
Trade |
Period of Training |
|
1 |
Welder |
1 Year 3 months |
|
2 |
Fitter & Painter |
2 Years |
|
3 |
Medical Laboratory Technician (Cardiology ,Radiology & Pathology) |
1 Year 3 months |
Ex.ITI Category
In respect of Ex.ITI candidates, rebate in the
duration of training will be given as per
the
Schedule-I of Apprentices Rules 1992, as amended time to time.
RATE OF
STIPEND:
|
1 |
Fresher’s - X std |
Rs.6000/- (per month) |
|
2 |
Fresher’s - 12thstd |
Rs.7000/- (per month) |
|
3 |
Ex-ITI |
Rs.7000/- (per month) |
➡️ During
the second year of apprenticeship training, there shall be an increase
of 10 per
cent in the prescribed minimum stipend amount and further 15 per
cent
increase in the prescribed minimum stipend amount during the third
year of
apprenticeship training.
➡️ In the case of National or State Certificate
holder, the period of training
already
undergone by him or her in a school or other institution recognized
by the
National council or state council, shall be taken into account for the
purpose
of determining the minimum payable rate of stipend.
AGE LIMIT (as on date of notification):
i) The
candidates should have completed 15 years of age and should NOT have
completed
22/24 years for Freshers/Ex-ITI, MLT respectively.
ii) The
Upper age is relax able by 3 years for OBC, 5 years for SC/ST candidates and 10
Years for
Person with Benchmark Disability (PwBD).
a.
Candidates who want to avail the benefit of reservation of SC/ST, must produce
his/her
Caste Certificate issued by appropriate authority at the time of Document
Verification.
Similarly the candidates who want to avail the benefit of reservation of
OBC, must
produce Caste Certificate and Non-Creamy Layer certificate issued by
appropriate
authority at the time of Document Verification.
b.
Candidates who want to avail the benefit of reservation must produce a
Disability
certificate
issued by Competent Authority (i.e Medical Board constituted by the
Central
or State Government). The disability of the candidates should not be less
than 40%.
MODE OF ENGAGEMENT:
The
selection will be on the basis of Merit List prepared in respect of all the
eligible
candidates
who apply against the Notification. The Merit List will be prepared by the
Committee
nominated for this purpose by following the procedure mentioned as under:
a)
Fresher Category :- Marks obtained in Matriculation will be converted for 200
and
merit
list will be drawn based on the converted marks duly ensuring Minimum 50% in
aggregate
marks in Matriculation.
b) Ex.ITI
:- Marks obtained in Matriculation will be converted to 100 marks ( duly
ensuring
Minimum 50% marks in aggregate) + ITI marks duly converted to 100. Total
marks put
together will be calculated for 200 marks and merit list will be drawn based
on the
converted marks giving equal weight age to both.
c) MLT :-
Marks obtained in Higher Secondary (with Physics, Chemistry, Maths & Biology)
will be
converted for 200 and merit list will be drawn based on the converted marks
duly
ensuring Minimum 50% in aggregate marks in Matriculation.
For
candidates possessing Xth through General Education Department, Government of
Kerala
the grades are classified on nine-point scale. Administration will take
midpoint
of range
of grades obtained by the candidates. After obtaining midpoints of all the
attempted
subjects according to grades awarded, percentage will be calculated treating
each
subject is out of 100 marks as there is no standard method or multiplying
factor
for
calculation of average of matriculation for such Boards.
d) For
SC/ST and PwBD ( PH quota) candidates the minimum percentage of 50% marks in
aggregate
in Matriculation is not insisted upon)
e) In
case of two candidates having the same marks, the older candidate will be
preferred.
In case
the dates of birth are also same, then the candidate who has passed
Matriculation
Examination earlier will be considered.
f)
Original transfer certificate for completion of qualifying examination (Std.
X/XII/ITI)
must be produced during document verification.
7.
Processing fee (Non-Refundable) Rs.100/-.
Fee is to
be paid through ONLINE MODE. Ne fee is required to be paid by
SC/ST/PwBD/Women
candidates.
8.
Standard of Physical Fitness/Medical Examination:
Shortlisted
candidates should produce Medical certificate at the time of document
verification
in the prescribed format as per Apprentice Act 1961 and Para 4 of
Apprenticeship
Rules 1992 (as amended time to time).
The
Medical certificates should be signed by Government Authorized Doctor (Gaz.)
not
below the
rank of Asst.Surgeon of Central/State Government Hospital in terms Railway
Board's
letter no E(MPP)/2009/6/14 dated 04/12/2018.
Mode
of communication:
The
selected candidates shall be engaged in the unit of their choice subject to the
extent of
vacancies
and they may have to engage in other units coming under the jurisdiction if so
warranted
by the administrative requirement.
The
selected ITI/Non-ITI (Fresher’s) candidates have to execute a contract of
apprenticeship
under the Apprentices Act-1961 and if such candidates is minor his
Guardian
can execute the prescribed contract as per the guidelines of Regional Director
of
Apprenticeship
Training, Guindy,Chennai.
Note: (i)
Candidates selected for training will not be allowed to withdraw from training
except
for reasons, which are beyond their control. Before commencement of the
training,
the candidates have to execute a contract of Apprenticeship.
(ii) Those who willfully absent themselves are
liable to refund the whole cost of their
training
as well as the amount paid as stipend as determined by the Central
Apprenticeship
Adviser.
(iii) If
any declaration furnished by the candidate is found to be false, he/she will be
disqualified/terminated
at any stage of the training period without any notice
There is NO GUARANTEE FOR EMPLOYMENT and their
contract of apprenticeship will be
terminated
on completion training on completion of training. However, 20% of the
vacancies
in case of Direct recruitment through RRC’s will be filled giving preference to
course
completed act apprentices.
Eligibility
of Persons with Disability candidates:
4 % of
Apprentices to be trained are reserved for persons with disability under the
following
physical standards as per the provisions of Schedule-II of Apprenticeship
manual and
Railway
Boards letter No.E(MPP)2003/6/14 dated:09/12/2003. Training in the Relevant
Trade
will subject
to Permissible Disability as noted below:
1 FITTER OL,
BL, LV, HH
2 WELDER OL,
HH
3 CARPENTER
OL, HH
4 PAINTER
OL, HH
5 MACHINIST
LV, OL, HH
6
ELECTRICIAN OL, HH
7 DSL
MECHANIC OL
8 MECHANIC
REFRIGERATION & AIRCONDITIONING OL, LV, HH
9 MMV OL, HH
10
ELECTRONICS MECHANIC OL, BL, HH
11 PASSA OL,
BL, HH
12 MEDICAL
LAB TECHNICIAN
(Radiology
Pathology) OL, BL, HH
Definition
of Disabilities:
a)
Blindness: Blindness refers to a condition where a person suffers from any of
the
following conditions, namely
(i) Total
absence of sight; or
(ii) Visual
acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (Snellen) in the better eye
with
correcting lenses.
(iii)
Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of 20 degree or worse.
b) Low
Vision : “Person with low vision” means a person with impairment of
visual
functioning even after treatment or standard refractive corrective but
who uses or
is potentially capable of using vision for the planning or execution
of a task
with appropriate assistive device
c) Hearing
impairment: ‘Hearing Impairment” means loss of sixty decibels or
more in the
better ear in the conversational range of frequencies. Hearing
impairment
would also include persons who are deaf & dumb.
d) Loco
motor disability: “Loco motor disability” means disability of the bones,
joints or
muscles leading to substantial restriction of the movement of the
limbs or any
form of cerebral palsy.
e) Cerebral
palsy:“Cerebral palsy” means a group of non-progressive conditions
of a person
characterized by abnormal motor control posture resulting from
brain insult
or injuries occurring in the prenatal, peri-natal or infant period of
development.
All the
cases of orthopedically handicapped persons would be covered under
the category
of “Loco motor disability or Cerebral palsy”.
2. II)
Disability Certificate:
A physically handicapped person who wants to
avail the benefit of
Disability
Certificate:
A physically handicapped person who wants to
avail the benefit of reservation would have
to submit
disability certificate issued by the Central or State Government.
Minimum
Academic /Technical Qualification as per the Apprentices Act 1961
a)
Fresher
Category:
|
S.NO |
Trade |
Academic Qualification |
|
1 |
Fitter, Painter & Welder |
Should have passed 10th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks) under 10, +2 System of education or its equivalent. |
|
2 |
Medical Laboratory Technician (Radiology, Pathology, Cardiology ) |
Should have passed 12th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks) under 10, +2 system of education with Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
Ex.ITI Category:
|
S.NO |
Trade |
Academic/Technical Qualification |
|
1 |
Fitter, Machinist, MMV, Turner, Diesel Mechanic, Carpenter, Painter, Welder(G&E), Wireman, Advance Welder & R&AC |
Should have passed 10th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks) under 10 +2 System of education and ITI course in the relevant trade in Government recognized ITI |
|
2 |
Electrician |
Should have passed 10th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks)under 10 +2 System of education with Science as one of the subjects or its equivalent and ITI course in the relevant trade in Government recognized ITI |
|
3 |
Electronics Mechanic |
Should have passed 10th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks) under 10 +2 System of education with Science (Physics and Chemistry) and Mathematics or its equivalent and ITI course in the relevant trade in Government recognized ITI |
|
4 |
PASAA |
Should have passed 10th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks) under 10 +2 System of education & National Trade Certificate issued by
National Council for Vocational Training in “Computer Operator and Programming Assistant” |
Note: i) Minimum 50% marks in SSLC not applicable for
SC/ST/PwBD Candidates.
ii) Candidates with higher qualification viz. Diploma/Degree
& Course
Completed Act
Apprentices are NOT eligible to apply.
Age Limit as on date of notification (i.e 01.06.2021):-
The candidates should
have completed 15 years of age and should NOT have completed
22/ 24 years for Fresher’s /Ex-ITI, MLT Respectively
The upper age is
relaxable by 3 Years for OBC candidates, 5 Years for SC/ST candidates
and 10 Years for Persons with disability (PWD).
Processing fee (Non-Refundable) Rs.100/-:
Fee is to be paid through ONLINE MODE. No fee is required to
be paid by SC/ST/PH/
Women candidates.
The period of apprenticeship and stipend.
Selected candidates will be engaged as apprentices and they
will have to undergo
apprenticeship training as prescribed under Apprenticeship
Act & rules.
1. Welder 1 Year Three Months 1 Year
2. Fitter, Carpenter, Electrician, Painter,
Machinist, Diesel Mechanic, MMV,
R&AC, Electronics Mechanic, and
PASSA
2 Years 1 Year
3. Medical Laboratory Technician
(Radiology &Pathology ) 1 Year Three Months ----
They will be paid stipend during the training as prescribed
in the Apprentice Act 1961 and
Rules amended from time to time.
RATE OF STIPEND:
1 Freshers – Xth Std Rs.6000/- (Per month)
2 Freshers – 12th Std Rs.7000/- (Per month)
3 Ex - ITI Rs.7000/- (Per month)
i) During the second year of apprenticeship training, there
shall be an increase of 10
per cent in the prescribed minimum stipend amount and further
15 per cent
increase in the prescribed minimum stipend amount during the
third year of
apprenticeship training.
ii) In the case of National or State Certificate holder, the
period of training already
undergone by him or her in a school or other institution
recognized by the National
council or state council, shall be taken into account for the
purpose of determining
the minimum payable rate of stipend.
Criteria for preparing merit list in the selection:
The following criteria are prescribed for preparation of
merit in the selection:
Taking the average of the percentage of marks obtained by the
candidates in both
Matriculation [with minimum 50% aggregate marks] and ITI
examination giving equal weightage
to both.
For Freshers:- The average of marks obtained by the
candidates in Matriculation/10th Std.
Medical examination:
Selected candidates shall have to bring Medical Certificate
at the time of document
verification in the prescribed format as per Apprentices Act,
1961 and Para 4 of Apprenticeship
Rules, 1992(as amended from time to time).
The Medical Certificate should be signed by Government
Authorized Doctor (Gaz.), not
below the rank of Asst. Surgeon of Central / State Government
Hospital in terms Railway Board's
letter no E(MPP)/2009/6/14 dated 04/12/2018.
Engagement & Contract:
The selected candidates shall be engaged in the unit of their
choice subject to the extent of
vacancies and they may have to be engaged in other units
coming under the jurisdiction if so
warranted by the administrative requirement.
The selected ITI/Non ITI (Freshers) candidates have to
execute a contract of
apprenticeship under the Apprentices Act -1961 and if such
candidate is minor his Guardian can
execute the prescribed contract as per the guidelines of
Regional Director of Apprenticeship
Training, Guindy/Chennai.
Candidates are advised to get themselves registered and
obtain registration number from
Regional Directorate of Apprenticeship training
Guindy/Chennai(Web site address:
rdatchennai.gov.in) and keep it ready with them.
Candidates shall not be permitted to start Apprenticeship
without RDAT registration
number.
There is NO GUARANTEE OF EMPLOYMENT and their contract of
apprenticeship will be
terminated on completion training. However, 20% of the
vacancies in case of Direct recruitment
to post in Level 1 shall be filled giving preference to
Course completed act apprentices (CCAAs).
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