Southern Railway came into existence on April 14th, 1951 through the
merger of the 3 state railways such as the South Indian Railway, Southern
Mahratta Railway, Madras and and the Mysore state railway.
Southern
Railway’s covering the states of Tamilnadu, Pondicherry, Kerala, and a small part
of Andhra Pradesh. Southern Railway extends from Kanniyakumari in the south, Gudur
in the North East, Mangalore on the west and to Renigunta in the North West.
SR headquartered at Chennai, the Southern Railway contains 6 divisions such as
Chennai, Madurai, Salem, Tiruchirapalli, Trivandrum and Palghat.
Southern
Railway’s covering the states of Tamilnadu, Pondicherry, Kerala, and a small part
of Andhra Pradesh. Southern Railway extends from Kanniyakumari in the south, Gudur
in the North East, Mangalore on the west and to Renigunta in the North West.
SR headquartered at Chennai, the Southern Railway contains 6 divisions such as
Chennai, Madurai, Salem, Tiruchirapalli, Trivandrum and Palghat.
Southern
Railway and ICF (Integral Coach Factory) has announced recruitment of (Southern
Railway – 2,385 and ICF – 76) 2,461 vacancies for posts in Pay Band -1 of Rs.
5,200 – 20,200/- with Grade Pay of Rs.1,800/-
Important Dates:
Closing Date
for Application – 25 September 2012 at 18.00 hrs
2385 Vacancies in southern railway
For
Sweeper-cum-Porter
SR Department:
Operating & Commercial
Medical
Classification: A-2
Vacancies: 482
For Trackman
SR Department:
Civil Engineering
Medical
Classification: A-3
Vacancies:
1003
For Helper
Gr.-II
SR Department:
Electrical
Medical
Classification: B-1
Vacancies: 153
For Helper
Gr.-II
SR Department:
Mechanical
Medical
Classification: B-1
Vacancies: 536
For Helper
Gr.-II
SR Department:
Signal & Telecommunication
Medical
Classification: B-1
Vacancies: 42
For Helper
Gr.-II
SR Department:
Stores
Medical
Classification: C-1
Vacancies: 53
For Safaiwala
SR Department:
Medical
Medical
Classification: C-1
Vacancies: 94
For Peon
SR Department:
All
Medical
Classification: C-1
Vacancies: 22
76 vacancies in ICF (Integral Coach Factory)
For Trackman/Mali/Helper
Gr.-II / Vendor / Peon / Sanitary Cleaner
SR Department:
ICF/PU
Medical
Classification: B-1 & C-1
Vacancies: 76
Totally 2461
vacancies
Eligibility Criteria
Age:
UR(Unreserved):
- 18 – 33 years
OBC: - 18 – 36
years
SC / ST: - 18 –
38 years
Education Qualification:
Candidates
should pass Minimum in 10th standards or ITI or Higher Education qualification
also.
Others:
The recruitment
process contain of a Written Examination followed by Medical Examination and
PET (Physical Efficiency Test). Written examination duration is 2 hours. The
question paper has 150 Objective type questions to consider the General
Knowledge / Awareness, Reasoning, Mathematics, etc. This question paper shall
be printed in English, Hindi & Urdu and Regional Languages, such as Tamil,
Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada only.
Negative
Marking: 1/3rd mark shall be subtract for each wrong answer.
Physical Efficiency Test (PET):
The Candidates
should be able to run for a distance of 1500m within 6 minutes for Male / 400m
(metres) within 3 minutes for female in one chance.
Examination Fee: Rs. 40/-
Take Demand
Draft (DD) in favour of "The Assistant Personnel Officer/Recruitment, RRC
Chennai-600 008" and payable at Chennai from any Nationalised Bank or
crossed Indian postal order from any Post office.
How to Apply:
- Download Application format from website http://rrcchennai.org.in.
- Candidate can apply only one application; multiple applications will not be acceptable.
- Candidates write below sentence in cover of the application form in BOLD CAPITAL letters: "APPLICATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN PAY BAND-1 WITH GRADEPAY OF RS.1800/- IN SOUTHERN RAILWAY & ICF"
- The Application shall be sent by ordinary post at the below address on or before 25 September 2012
Railway Recruitment Cell, Southern Railway,
No.5, 3rd floor, Dr. P.V. Cherian Crescent Road,
Egmore,
Chennai – 600 008.
