Railway Recruitment Boards: Junior Engineer, Depot Material Superintendent, Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant, Chemical Supervisor (Research) and Metallurgical Supervisor (Research)
Total 7951
*This includes a relaxation of 3 years in age beyond the prescribed age limit as a one-time measure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Table of Contents
- Job Description
- Details of Position
- Eligibilty details
- Educational Qualifications
- Experience
- Application Details
- Important condition
- Mode of selection
- Important Links
Job Description
The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) are inviting applications for various posts of Junior Engineer (JE), Depot Material Superintendent (DMS), Chemical & Metallurgical Assistant (CMA), Chemical Supervisor (Research) and Metallurgical Supervisor (Research). The detailed centralized employment notice is CEN No. 03/2024.
Applications must be submitted online only latest by 23:59 hours of 29.08.2024.
Details of Position
The complete details of the available vacancies are as follows:
RRB-wise & Railway Zone/PU wise detailed distribution of vacancies is given at Annexure B.
Eligibilty details
Educational Qualifications
Candidates must possess the Educational/Technical qualifications prescribed in the CEN from recognized Institute/University as on the closing date for submission of online application (i.e., 29.08.2024). Those awaiting results of their final examination of the prescribed educational/technical qualification should not apply.
Application Details
Application Deadline
The last date to apply for the post is 29.08.2024 (23:59 hours).
How to Apply
Candidates are advised to apply for the notified posts of any one RRB as per their eligibility only through ONLINE application mode by visiting the official website of RRBs listed at Para 15 (g).
- Candidates must read all the information and instructions carefully before filling the online application to prevent mistakes.
- Candidates must first 'Create an account' for this CEN through the link given in the official RRB websites at Para 15 (g) below.
- Candidates should use same account credentials to log in and apply for this CEN (i.e., CEN No. 03/2024) as well.
- Read all the Information and Instructions detailed in the CEN thoroughly before starting the filling up of application by clicking the CEN.03/2024 Link on the RRB Website.
- Indicate option for scribe if you are a PwBD candidate and eligible for scribe.
- Keep the following scanned documents ready before filling the online application:
- Recent, clear colour passport size photograph (against a plain white background) of the candidate in JPEG image (size 30 to 70 KB) - without wearing dark glasses and/or cap.
- Scanned JPEG image of candidate's signature in running handwriting (size 30 to 70 KB).
- SC/ST Certificate (only for candidates requesting free pass for train travel) in pdf format (up to 500 KB).
- PwBD candidates should also upload passport size photograph as per above specifications only (and not the full body photograph used in the disability certificate).
- Scribe (Applicable to eligible PwBD candidates only): Provide details of Scribe duly uploading his/her passport size photograph (against a plain white background) of the scribe in JPEG image (size 30 to 70 KB) - without wearing dark glasses and/or cap. Furnishing of information of Scribe is mandatory. Change of Scribe at the exam venue is generally not permitted. However, under exceptional circumstances the change may be allowed duly recording reasons and filling the relevant details including photograph of the Scribe.
- Candidates can use the services of the Common Services Centre, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India under the Digital India initiatives for submitting online applications. The Common Services Centre (CSC) scheme is a part of the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) of the Government of India and is managed at each village Panchayat level by a Village Level Entrepreneur (VLE). There are more than 1.5 lakhs Common Services Centres (CSC) across the country which will provide the desired support to candidates from urban as well as rural areas in the online submission of the Application Form and payment of fee through e-wallet. The list of the Common Services Centres is available on the website: www.csc.gov.in. To know the nearest Common Services Centre, please open the link - Find My CSC (https://findmycsc.nic.in/csc/).
- Candidates are advised to visit official RRB websites frequently for authentic information and regular updates on various stages of the recruitment process or any changes in this notification.
Important conditions
- All the communication regarding important selection process shall be advised through the concerned RRB official websites.
- However, in addition to the above, candidates must keep their personal mobile number and personal email ID active throughout the recruitment process, so that communication can be sent through SMS and/or email.
- RRBs will not entertain any request for change of mobile number and email address at any stage.
- Candidates are advised to carefully note and remember their Registration Number for further stages of recruitment process and correspondence with RRBs.
Mode of selection
There shall be two stages of Computer Based Test (CBT), followed by document verification (DV) and medical examination (ME). RRB-wise shortlisting of candidates for 2nd Stage CBT shall normally be done at the rate of 15 times the number of vacancies (that may increase or decrease as per the requirement of Railway Administration). The shortlisting for 2nd Stage CBT will be based on the merit of the candidates in the 1st Stage CBT as per reservation of vacancies as applicable. The RRB-wise shortlisted candidates for 2nd Stage CBT, shall be informed through the official websites of RRBs and via e-mail to download their e-call letter for appearing in the 2nd Stage CBT. Marks will be normalized as given in Para No. 14.1 & 14.2 of this Notice.