EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY

(RAILWAY RECRUITMENT CELL)

5th Floor, ‘C’ Block, Maurya Lok Complex,
Dak Bunglow Road, Patna-800001

Notification No.- RRC/ECR/HRD/Act. App/2023-24

NOTIFICATION

Engagement of Apprentices for Apprenticeship Training under the Apprentices Act, 1961 over East
Central Railway.

Opening of Online Application Date and time of closing of Online Application

10/11/2023 11:00 hrs 09/12/2023 17:00 hrs.

ONLINE applications are invited from interested candidates for engagement of Act Apprentices for
imparting training under the Apprentice Act 1961 in the designated trades at Divisions/Units in the
jurisdiction of East Central Railway against 1832 slots. Applications complete in all respects should
be submitted only ONLINE till 17:00 hrs of the closing date.

1. Candidates should note and take cognizance of the fact that this is a Centralised
Notification for engagement of Act Apprentice under the Apprentices Act 1961 for East
Central Railway’s Divisions/Units. Railway Recruitment Cell, East Central Railway
(RRC/ECR) has been nominated as nodal agency for obtaining ONLINE applications from
candidates and preparation of their merit list. Merit list will be prepared Division/Unit wise
and candidates must note that no centralized merit list will be formed. Candidates can
submit their applications ONLINE only on RRC’s official website [Link].

2. After preparation of merit list, the same will be advised to respective Divisions/Units of East
Central Railway. Document verification and medical examination will be held in opted
Divisions/Units, as per the choice of Division/Unit as mentioned in the Candidate’s
application.

3. MODE OF SELECTION:

3.1 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 %age 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 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.

3.2 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.

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

4. During submission of ONLINE application, a Registration number will be issued to each

applicant. Candidates are advised to preserve/note their Registration Number for further
stages of recruitment process/correspondence with RRC.

NOTE-1: To avoid last minute rush, candidates are advised in their own interest to submit
ONLINE application suitably before the closing date, so that inconvenience on account
of heavy load on the website during the last days may be avoided.

NOTE-2: 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.
5. Candidates have to choose only one Division/Unit. Details of Divisons/Units and
number of slots (trade-wise) are as under:-

(A) Danapur division

Communal Breakup
S/N Trade
UR OBC SC ST EWS Total
01 Fitter 82 54 30 15 20 201
02 Welder 05 02 01 00 00 08
03 Mechanic (Diesel) 18 09 05 02 03 37
04 Refrigeration & AC Mechanic 32 20 11 05 07 75
05 Forger and Heat Treater 12 06 03 01 02 24
06 Carpenter 06 02 01 00 00 09
07 Electronic Mechanic 59 38 21 10 14 142
08 Painter (General) 05 01 01 00 00 07
09 Electrician 62 39 21 10 14 146
10 Wireman 13 07 03 01 02 26
Total 294 178 97 44 62 675

(B) Dhanbad division

Communal Breakup
S/N Trade EWS Total
UR OBC SC ST
01 Fitter 19 10 06 03 03 41
02 Turner 11 06 03 01 02 23
03 Machinist 05 01 01 00 00 07
04 Carpenter 03 01 00 00 00 04
05 Welder (G&E) 20 11 06 03 04 44
06 Mechanic Diesel (Fitter) 08 03 02 01 01 15
07 Wireman 11 05 03 01 02 22
Total 77 37 21 09 12 156

(C) Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Division

Communal Breakup
S/N Trade
UR OBC SC ST EWS Total
01 Fitter 116 77 43 21 28 285
02 Machinist 02 00 00 00 00 02
03 Welder (G&E) 08 03 01 01 01 14
04 Electrician 11 06 03 01 02 23
05 M.M.T.M 01 00 00 00 00 01
06 Turner 03 00 00 00 00 03
07 Wireman 19 10 05 03 03 40
08 Mechanic (R & AC) 07 03 01 00 01 12
09 Electronics Mechanic 40 24 13 06 09 92
10 Mechanic (Dsl) 21 12 06 03 04 46
Total 228 135 72 35 48 518

(D) Sonpur Division

Communal Breakup
S/N Trade
UR OBC SC ST EWS Total
01 Fitter 10 05 03 01 02 21
02 Blacksmith 04 01 00 00 00 05
03 Welder 05 01 00 00 00 06
04 Carpenter 05 01 00 00 00 06
05 Painter 06 02 01 00 00 09
Total 30 10 04 01 02 47
 (E) Samastipur division
Communal Breakup
S/N Trade
UR OBC SC ST EWS Total
01 Fitter 08 04 02 01 01 16
02 Turner 04 01 00 00 00 05
03 Welder (G&E) 04 01 00 00 00 05
04 Electrician 07 03 01 00 01 12
05 Electronics/Mechanical 07 03 01 00 01 12
06 Painter/General 02 00 00 00 00 02
07 Carpenter 02 00 00 00 00 02
08 Mechanical (Dsl) 11 05 03 01 02 22
09 Laboratory Assistant 04 01 00 00 00 05
Total 49 18 07 02 05 81

(F) Plant Depot/ Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya

Communal Breakup
S/N Trade
UR OBC SC ST EWS Total
01 Fitter 26 15 08 04 05 58
02 Machinist 08 03 01 00 01 13
03 Welder (G&E) 08 03 01 00 01 13
04 Electrician 04 01 00 00 00 05
05 Machinist/Grinder 08 03 02 01 01 15
06 Turner 08 03 01 00 01 13
07 Mechanic M.V 06 02 01 00 00 09
08 Mechanical (Dsl) 06 02 01 00 00 09
Total 74 32 15 05 09 135

(G) Carriage Repair Workshop/ Harnaut

Communal Breakup
S/N Trade
UR OBC SC ST EWS Total
01 Fitter 30 20 11 06 07 74
02 Machinist 05 03 02 01 01 12
03 Welder 08 04 02 01 01 16
04 Electrician 05 02 01 00 00 08
Total 48 29 16 08 09 110

(H) Mechanical Workshop/Samastipur

Communal Breakup
S/N Trade
UR OBC SC ST EWS Total
01 Fitter 23 15 08 04 05 55
02 Machinist 07 02 01 00 01 11
03 Welder (G&E) 15 09 05 03 03 35
04 Electrician 06 02 01 00 00 09
Total 51 28 15 07 09 110
Abbreviation: UR-Unreserved, OBC – Other Backward Class, SC – Scheduled Caste,
ST – Scheduled Tribe, EWS - Economically Weaker Section.

Note 1: (i) In the permissible trades, the reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities
(HI/VI/LD/MD) will be 4%.
(ii) Reservation to the extent of 3% for Ex-servicemen, their children and children of
Armed Forces Personnel.
(iii) Slots for PwBD and Ex-Servicemen are not separate, but included in the total number
of slots.
 (iv) There will be 10% reservation to EWS (Economically Weaker Section) candidates from
their community (UR).

(v) When the prescribed numbers of persons belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) are not
available, it will be filled by Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates. For in case person
belonging Scheduled Tribe (ST) are not available, it will be filled by Scheduled Caste
(SC) candidates. If the prescribed training slots for SC/ST candidates cannot be filled
even in the above given manner, then the training slots so lying unfilled will be filled
by persons not belonging to SC or ST i.e. Unreserved candidates. Similarly, the seats
remaining unfilled by Other Backward Class (OBC)/EWS candidates of unreserved
category.

Note 2: Candidates are advised to go through the available training slots given above vis-a-vis
their ITI Trade thoroughly and select the Division/Unit accordingly. It should not
happen that the candidate selects a Division/Unit where there is no training slot
requirement for his/her ITI Trade. In such a situation, the application may eventually
become meaningless. Moreover, candidates are also not allowed to make any changes
after the final submission. Moreover, candidates are also not allowed to make
subsequently or multiple applications as in such an eventuality, all the applications
shall be summarily rejected.

6. ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS

6.1 The candidates should have completed 15 years of age and should not have completed 24
years of age as on 01.01.2023.

6.2 The upper age limit is relaxable for following specified categories to the extent indicated
below:

i) By 5 years for candidates belonging to SC/ST communities.

ii) By 3 years for candidates belonging to OBC communities.

iii) For Persons with Benchmark Disabilities(PwBD) -10 years for UR, 13 years for OBC and
15 years for SC/ST candidates.

iv) Relaxation for Ex-servicemen in the age will be total Military service plus 3 years subject
to completion of at least six months regular attested service.

6.3 The candidates, who want to avail the benefits of reservation of SC/ST, must produce
his/her certificate on Central Government format issued by appropriate authority according
to the Annexure-1 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 on or after 1.4.2023 on Central Government format by appropriate
authority as per sample Annexure-2 at the time of Document Verification.

6.4 Reservation for Economically Weaker Section (EWS)

Candidates who are not covered under the scheme of reservation for SC/ST/OBC- NCL and
whose family has gross annual income below Rs. 8.00 Lakh (Rupees Eight Lakhs only) are
to be identified as EWS for benefit of reservation for EWS. The income shall also include
income from all sources i.e. Salary, Agriculture, Business, Profession etc. for the financial
year prior to the year of Application.

The benefit of reservation under EWS can be availed upon production of an income and
Asset Certificate issued by a Competent Authority. The Income Asset Certificate issued by
any one of the following authorities in the prescribed format as given in Annexure –III shall
only be accepted as candidate’s claim as belonging to EWS.
 a) District Magistrate/Addl. District Magistrate/Collector/Deputy Commissioner/Addl.
Deputy Commissioner/1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate/Sub-Divisional Magistrate/Taluka
Magistrate/Executive Magistrate/Extra Assistant Commissioner.
b) Chief Presidency Magistrate/Addl. Chief Presidency Magistrate/Presidency Magistrate.
c) Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar.
d) Sub- Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/or his family normally
reside.

6.5 The candidates who want to avail the benefit of reservation of Ex-servicemen and Armed
Forces Personnel, must produce Discharge certificate and in case of children of Ex-
servicemen and children of Armed Forces Personnel, they must produce “Discharge
certificate” or “Armed Forces Serving Certificate” respectively (as the case may be) of
his/her parents at the time of document verification.

7. EX-SERVICEMEN
An Ex-serviceman candidate selected under the reservation provided for them is to be
placed in the appropriate category viz. UR/SC/ST/OBC/EWS to which he/she belongs
Ex-servicemen. Their children and children of Armed Forces Personnel will be engaged for
Apprenticeship as per preference order mentioned below:-

a) Children of deceased/disabled Ex-servicemen including those killed/disabled during

peace time.
b) Children of Ex-servicemen
c) Children of Serving Jawans
d) Children of Serving Officers
e) Ex-servicemen

8. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

The candidate must have passed Matric/10th class examination or its equivalent (under 10+2
examination system) with minimum 50% marks in aggregate, from recognized 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).

9. PAYMENT OF FEES
9.1 Application fees (Non-refundable) – Rs. 100/-

9.2 Fee payment will have to be made online through payment gateway as part of online
application process as under-

Once the online application is complete in all respects at RRC/ECR’s official website
[Link] candidates will be directed to bank payment gateway to make payment.

Once the payment is successfully done, candidates will be re-directed to RRC/ECR’s official
website to complete the application process and download the filled up application form.

In case the candidate tried to make payment before and come across some issues like loss
of internet connection due to which the fee amount has been deducted from their
Account/Debit/Credit card but still unable to download the application, please click on
“ Verify Payment” button to reconfirm the same from the payment gateway.

9.3 After ensuring the correctness of the particulars of the application form, candidates are
required to pay fees through the payment gateway integrated with the online application.
No change/edit in the details entered in the application form will be allowed thereafter.
9.4 The payment can be made by using Debit/Credit card or Internet Banking etc. by providing
information as asked on the screen. Transaction charges for online payment, if any, will be
borne by the candidates.

9.5 On successful completion of the transaction, e-receipt with the date entered by the
candidate will be generated which should be printed and retained by the candidate.

9.6 If the online transaction is not successfully completed, please login again and make
payment online.

9.7 No fee is required to be paid by SC/ST/PwBD/Women candidates.

10. STANDARDS OF FITNESS FOR THE PERSON WITH DISABILITY

Definitions 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; or (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 correction 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 60 (sixty) decibels or more in the
better ear in the conversational range of frequencies.
(d) (i) Locomotor disability: “Locomotor 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.

(ii) 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 pre-natal or infant period of development.

(iii) All the cases of orthopedically handicapped person would be covered under the category of
“locomotor disability or cerebral palsy”.
(iv) Multiple Disabilities: Those PwBD candidates who have more than one disabilities will be
treated is Multiple Disabilities(MD).
(v) Any other category as maybe notified by the central government.

(e) DEGREE OF DISABILITY FOR RESERVATION: Only such persons would be eligible for
reservation in posts who suffer from not less than 40 per cent of relevant disability. A person who
wants to avail the benefit of reservation would have to submit a Disability Certificate issued by a
competent authority in the format given in Annexure-IV.

(f) COMPETENT AUTHORITY TO ISSUE A DISABILITY CERTIFICATE: The competent authority to

issue a Disability Certificate shall be a medical Board duly constituted by Central or State
Government consisting of at least three members out of which at least one shall be a specialist in
the particular field for assessing locomotor/cerebral/visual/hearing disability, as the case may be.

11. HOW TO APPLY

11.1 Candidates are required to apply ONLINE by visiting official website of RRC (ECR)
[Link]. Detailed instructions for filling up ONLINE applications is available on
the website.
11.2 Candidates are required to log on to official website of RRC (ECR) [Link]
provided for filling ONLINE applications and fill up the Personal details/Bio-data etc.
carefully.
NOTE-1: Candidates should be in possession of Aadhar Card. At the time of registration, candidates
have to fill 12 digits Aadhar Card number. The candidates not having Aadhar number and have
enrolled for the same but have not received Aadhar card can enter 28 digits Aadhar Enrolment ID
printed on the Aadhar enrolment slip.
This provision is applicable to the candidates of all states and union territories accept the
state of Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya and Assam. Applicants from these states can enter in the
online application form, their voter id number, valid passport number, driving licence number or
any other valid government identity card at the time of online application.
Candidates have to produce original Aadhar Card or document mentioned above at the
time of document verification.

NOTE-2: Candidates should ensure their name, father’s name, date of birth. Percentage of marks in
Matric(10th) and ITI etc. should match exactly as recorded in Matriculation/ITI certificate. Any
deviation found during any stage will lead to cancellation of candidature.

NOTE-3: Candidates are advised to indicate their active mobile number and valid email id in the
ONLINE application and keep them active during entire engagement process as all important
information/messages will be sent by email/SMS which will be treated as deemed to have been
read by the candidates.

11.3 Candidates trying to submit more than one application with different particulars like
Name/Father’s name/Community/Photo/Educational and/or Technical qualification etc. or with
different e-mail ID/Mobile number are informed that all such applications will be summarily
rejected and liable to be debarred.

11.4 Candidates have to keep printouts of their ONLINE application. If found eligible, he/she
will be called for document verification and the printout of online application will be required to
be produced at the time of document verification.

12. SCANNED PHOTOGRAPH/SOFT COPY OF PHOTOGRAPH

Candidates are required to upload their colour photograph (size 3.5 cm X 3.5 cm taken
not later than three months from the date of application in colour, JPG/JPEG format, 100 DPI, size
of file should be between 20 kb to 70 kb) with clear front view of the candidate without cap and
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.

13. SCANNED SIGNATURE/SOFT COPY OF SIGNATURE:

Candidates are also required to upload their signature (size 3.5 cm X 1.5 cm. in JPG/JPEG
format, 100 DPI, size of file should be between 10 kb to 30 kb). Signature must be in running
handwriting not in block/capital or disjointed letters.

14. DOCUMENTS TO BE UPLOADED:

Candidates are required to upload the legible scanned copy of the following documents:
14.1 SSC (Standard 10th) or its equivalent Marks Sheet.

14.2 Certificate for proof of Date of Birth ((Standard 10th or its equivalent Marks Sheet or School
Leaving Certificate indicating Date of Birth).

14.3 Consolidated Marks Sheet of ITI for all semesters of the trade in which applied/ Provisional
National Trade Certificate indicating marks.
14.4 National Trade Certificate issued by NCVT or Provisional National Trade Certificate issued
by NCVT /SCVT.

14.5 Caste Certificate for SC/ST/OBC candidates, in Annexure-“I” & “II”, wherever applicable.
EWS certificate in Annexure-III.

14.6 Disability certificate, in case of PwBD Candidate in Annexure-IV.

14.7 Discharge certificate/Serving certificate, in case of candidates applied against Ex-servicemen

quota.

Production of original documents, as stated above, and identity proof/ Aadhar Card on the
day of document verification is mandatory without which, candidate will not be allowed to
appear in the document verification. Certificates in languages other than English or Hindi should be
accompanied by an attested translation in English/Hindi.

15. LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATION:

The ONLINE application, complete in all respect, can be submitted through ONLINE
process to RRC up to 09/12/2023 till 17:00 hrs. No physical copy of the application is required to
be sent to RRC. Even if it is received, no cognizance will be taken to it.
16. TRAINING PERIOD & STIPEND:

16.1 Training will be arranged in accordance with the standards and syllabus prescribed by the
Central Apprenticeship Council. The selected candidates will be paid stipend during
Apprenticeship at the applicable rates as per extant instructions. Rates are liable to change
as per rules and directions issued by Railway Board time to time.

16.2 No Hostel accommodation will be provided and selected candidates will have to make
their own arrangement during their training as per Apprentices Act’1961 and they will be
released on completion of the training.

17. AGREEMENT OF TRAINING:

17.1 Before commencement of the Apprenticeship training in the designated trade, the selected
candidate has to enter into a Contract of Apprenticeship Training with the applicable
relevant provisions.

17.2 Where the Contract of Apprenticeship is terminated through failure on the part of the
employer in carrying out the terms and conditions of the contract (as notified under the
Apprenticeship Rules’1992), candidate will be paid Apprentice Compensation as prescribed.

17.3 It is not obligatory on the part of employer to offer any employment to the passed out
Trade Apprentices on completion of the period of Apprenticeship training in the
establishment nor shall it be obligatory on the part of the Apprentice to accept an
employment under the employer.

17.4 In case the selected candidate is minor, then, his/her guardian has to enter into a Contract
of Apprenticeship with the employer.

18. MEDICAL FITNESS

18.1 A person shall be eligible for being trained under the Apprentices Act’1961 and
Apprenticeship Rule’1992, as amended from time to time if he/she satisfies the minimum
standards of physical fitness as prescribed in the aforesaid Act and Railway Medical
 Standards prescribed for imparting training to the relevant trades which will be certified by
a Railway Doctor.

18.2 The selected candidates called for Document Verification will have to submit Medical
Certificates in the prescribed Proforma as given in Annexure-V. The Medical Certificate
should be signed by Government authorized Doctor (Gazetted), not below the rank of
Assistant Surgeon of Central/State Hospital.
18.3 The selected candidates will have to pass the prescribed Medical examination and Physical
fitness before engagement, for which the candidates will have to pay a sum of `24/-
towards medical examination fee.

19 HELP DESK

For any problems in ONLINE submission and printing of application, call on 0612-
2200035 from 11.00 a.m to 17.00 p.m (except Saturday/Sundays and Holidays)

20. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

20.1 The decision of the Railway administration in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance
or rejection of the applications and mode of selection shall be final.

20.2 Imparting training in Railway will not confer any right to the candidates for their
absorption in Railway after successful completion of training. In terms of para-10 of
Schedule-V of the Apprenticeship Rules’1992, notified on 15.7.1992 by the Ministry of
Labour, it shall not be obligatory on the part of the employer to offer any employment of
the apprentice on completion of period of his/her apprenticeship training in his/her
establishment. It shall not be obligatory on the part of the apprentice to accept an
employment under the employer.

20.3 No correspondence for engagement will be entertained.

20.4 CANVASSING IN ANY FORM WILL DISQUALIFY THE CANDIDATURE AND NO

CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE ENTERTAINED AT ALL IN THE MATTER.

20.5 Before applying, the candidates should ensure that he/she fulfils the eligibility and other
criteria. If erroneously engaged, such candidates shall be summarily dismissed without
notice at any stage.

20.6 Candidature of the candidate shall be cancelled if he/she fails to produce the required
original testimonials for verification or any other discrepancy noticed

20.7 If it is noticed by the Railway administration that the candidate has furnished
wrong/fake/false certificate(s), the railway administration reserves the right to discharge the
candidate/selected candidate at any stage without notice, even after his/her selection to
undergo training.

20.8 The Railway administration does not undertake any responsibility for sending reply to the
candidates not selected or not called for. No correspondence in respect of the applications
submitted shall be entertained or replied by this office to any individual or organization.

20.9 The Railway administration will not be responsible for any printing error.

20.10 No allowance will be paid to the candidates called for document verification.
20.11 Candidates 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.

20.12 After selection for engagement, request of candidate to change the division/unit will not be
entertained.
20.13 In case of any dispute, English version of the Notification will be treated as valid.

20.14 Any legal matter arising out of this Employment Notice, shall fall within the legal jurisdiction
of Hon’ble Central Administrative Tribunal, Patna only.

20.15 Candidates should regularly check the Notice Board section of the official website of
RRC/ECR for latest updates.

Chairman/RRC
East Central Railway