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Patiala Locomotive Works (PLW), Patiala

NOTIF ICATI ON

No. PLW/P /G/AW M/Gp. 'A'/2025 -26 Date: 12.11.2024

Sub: NOTIFI CATIO N for filling up of Group "A" Gazetted in A WM for . period
0l.0l.20 25-31.1 2.2026 in Mechanical Deptt.-r eg.
Ref: Para (3) ofRly. Bd.'s communication No. E(GP)2024/2/28 dt. 27.09.2024

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In terms of Para 3 of Railway Board's communication referred above, it has been decided
by the
Competent Authority to fill up FOUR (04) posts of Gazetted Gp. 'A' in pay level (JTS
-Level-10)
by giving one time opportunity to eligible Gr. 'C' staff in L-6 & L-7 of Mechanical Departm
ent with
following conditions as outlined under:

1. The procedure for selection will be a three staged one and as outlined in Master Circular-
68 and
extant Railway Board's instructions on filling up of Gazetted posts which will include
Written
Examination, Medical Examination and Viva Voce.
2. The selected employees shall have their seniority fixed in Gp. 'B' Gazetted cadre
of
Mechanical Department of PLW and shall be initially placed in Level-8 if, recommended
as
AWM by Departmental Promotion Committee. It is to note that while posts advertised
are Gp.
'A' Gazetted in (JTS/L-10), empanelled staff either against 70% quota or 30% LDCE
quota
shall be appointed as A WM substantively in L-8 Gr. 'B' (Gaz.) only.
3. PLW administration reserves the right to discharge the said notified posts if, none
found
suitable & advice the Ministry of Railways that the said posts be filled through UPSC.
In case
such a decision is taken by the administration, it is intimated to all concerned, that no
further
correspondence/grievance of any applicant shall be entertained in this regard in future
and
decision of the administration shall be final.
4. Employe es belonging to reserved community candidates are eligible to apply. Howeve
r, it is to
bring to their notice that the candidature of such employe es against Group 'A' Gazetted
unreserved posts shall be considered subject to extant instructions vide RBE 91/2018
in
accordance with law and the fact that they should not have availed benefit of any reservati
on in
initial/existing grades in the past.
5. The breakup of posts to be filled is as under:

(i) against 70% Seniority cum selection Quota [panel will

be drawn in order ofseniority amongst eligible employees] : 03 (UR)
(ii) against 30% LDCE Quota [panel will be drawn in order
of total aggregate marks obtained amongst eligible employees] : 01 (UR)

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6. ELIGIBILITY CONDITONS

(i)

against 70% Seniority cum selection Quota against 30% LDCE Quota
All regular Group 'C' Technical Staff of All regular Group 'C' Technical Staff of
Mechanical Engg. department of PLW/Patiala Mechanical Engg. department of
or having lien in PLW and holding posts in PLW/Patiala or having lien in PLW and
Level-6 or in higher Group 'C' Grades, with holding posts in Level-6 or in higher Group
03 years of non-fortuitous service in the 'C' Grades, with 05 years of non non-
Grade as on 01.01.2025 whether, they are fortuitous service in the Grade as, on
presently working in PLW or having lien in 01.01.2025 whether, they are presently
PLW for vacancy notified at Para 5(i) working in PLW or having lien in PLW for
vacancy notified at Para 5(ii)

Further,

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(ii) In tenns of Railway Board's letters No. E(NG) 1-81/PMI/76 dated 25.4.81 and No. E(NG) 1-
93/PMI/4 dated 18.1.93, the time spent by a railway servant under training immedia
tely
before appointment to service is to be counted as service.
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(iii) In case of employees transferred on request basis to a new unit in the same category
of posts,
and assigned bottom seniority therein, the service rendered by them in previous unit will
be
reckoned for detennining their eligibility wherever, a minimum length of service
is
prescribed as a condition, for promotion in the new unit. By virtue of this, if a junior
employee becomes eligible, his senior too shall become eligible.
(iv) In tenns of Railway Board's Letter No. E(GP)/2024/2/28 dated 08.10.2024 (RBE 93/2024)
, it
has been decided by Railway Board that henceforth in respect of 70% quota selection
to
Group 'B' posts in all departments, all employees who are eligible and who voluntee r for
the
selection, should be considered without any limitation of number.

7. METHODOLOGY OF SELECTION
The selection will be a three stage process comprising Written Test, Medical Examina
tion and

•
Viva-Voce with assessment of Record of Service ..

(A) The WRITTEN EXAMINATION will be a centralized Computer Based Test

(CBI)
which will comprise Objective type Multiple choice Questions as under:
S.No. WRITTEN Duration Negative marking Max Qualifying
EXAMINATION Marks Marks
1 against 70% Seniority cum 2 Hrs NO 100 60
selection Quota

2 against 30% LDC:E Quota 3 Hrs YES (one mark shall ·be 150 90
deducted for every 03

wrongly attempted

questions)
 (B) MEDICAL EXAMINATION: All employees who qualify the Written
Examination will have to first undergo Medical Examination. Employees who have
earlier appeared and have failed the Medical Examination are advised not to apply.

(C) VIVA-VOCE & RECORD OF SERVICE: 50 Marks

(D) CRITERIA FOR EMPANELMENT: Subject to extant law on reservation, Panel

shall be drawn in terms of Para 1-5 of this Notification

8. SYLLABUS:
Syllabus for CBT of Group 'B' selections (70% & 30%) as prescribed by Railway
Board vide their letter No.E(GP)2022/2/4 dt. 07.11.2022 has been uploaded on
PLW/PTA's website at the following link:
http://plw.indianrailways.gov.in > Knowledge Comer> Library> Syllabus
and Question Bank for Departmental Examinations

9. PRE-SELECTION TRAINING: Not mandatory

10. DATE OF EXAMINATION & VENUE: will be notified in due course.

11. LAST DATE for submitting applications through proper channel in Offline Mode
only:
Application in prescribed proforma attached with this Notification be submitted latest by
28.11.2024 @ 1700 Hrs to Assistant Personnel Officer-I, Shri Satish Kumar.

12. PROFORMA FOR APPLICATION: Enclosed.

13. GROUNDS for REJECTION OF APPLICATIONS:

(i) Applications received after 1700 Hrs of 28.11.2024;
(ii) Incomplete applications;
(iii) Applications having Cuttings/overwriting while filling the application
(iv) Applications without Pasted photographs, unsigned/without undertaking or self
declaration.

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 14. PENAL ACTION CONDITIONS: If any candidate, ~s found to have c_onc~~ed any
information or submitted any false information that would render hfrn mehgible
~or
ily
appearing in the examination at any subsequent stage, his candidature shall be summar
rejected even if he/she is recommended for empanelment or promoted as Gp. ' B' gazetted
officer and appropriate D&AR action under.RS(D&A) Rules, 1968 shall be initiated.

Copy to

1. Secy. to PCAO-F or kind infonnation of PCAO, PLW/Patiala.

2. All PHODs, CHODs and HODs of Mech. & Elect. Deptts. , PLW, Patiala

3. PCPO/PLW/Patiala

4. Dy.CPO, Dy.CVO, PLW/Patiala

5. AIi Dy.HODs of Mech. & Elect. Deptt. PLW, Patiala

6. Jt. Secy. Staff Council

7. President SC/ST & OBC Associations, (Patiala Zone) PLW

8. Ch.OS/S-I, S-II, OS /HRMS Cell, Ch.OS /Confidential Cell, Ch.OS /APAR

CeII,. Personnel Br. PLW/PTA

9. All Notice Boards in Mech. & Elect. Deptt.

 ANNEXURE-' A'
PROFORM A

APPLICATION CUM PROFORMA FOR SELECTION TO THE GP 'A' GAZETTE POST OF

IN DEPARTMENT AGAINST - - QUOTA THE
ASSESSMENT PERIOD 01.01.2025 TO 30.06.2027
1. Name
FIRSTNAME
(with full initials in Block letters) Paste
Photograph
MIDDLE
NAME

LAST NAME

2. Father's name/Husband's name

3. GENDER MALE I FEMALE I OTHERS
4. DATE OF BIRTH
5. COMMUNITY UR I OBC I SC I ST
6. If belonging to OBC/SC/ST community
state, whether availed Benefit of
reservation in the past at initial

•
appointment or subsequently in railways
7 (i) Date of initial appointment (in railways)
(ii) Grade of initial appointment (in railways
(ii) Designation at initial appointment (in
railways)
(iv) Place of initial appointment (in
railways)
8(i) Present designation/holding lien on
(ii) Place of current posting
9. Controlling Officer Designation
7. Date of Birth
8. Whether SC/ST
9. Date of initial apptt. to service with
designation/grade
10. Educational Qualification
,

• 11.
12 (i)
(ii)
13
IPAS number(l l digit Employee ID)
Contact Details: Mobile No.
Email ID
HRMSID
14 Whether PwBDs, if yes please specify
category
15 Whether Physically Handicapped or not Orthopaedically Visually Handicap Hearing Handicap
and if yes, state Handicap (OH) (VH) (HH)

VH candidates to state if SCRIBE

required or not.

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 DECLARATION/UNDERTAKING

I, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, SID of
.
presently working as _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in Level_
_ do hereby declare that the
particulars provided by me are true and nothing false has been submitted
not any information concealed
which shall render me in-eligible for the said gazette post.

I further declare that if, at subsequent stage it is found/revealed

to administration that I had
concealed any information or submitted any false information
that would have rendered me
ineligible for the gazetted post for which I am participating in the
current selection process, then I
am fully aware of the consequential penal action against me leading to
my subsequent de-panelment as
well as disciplinary action against me being initiated under RS(D&A) Rules'
I 968 .
I undertake that I fulfill all eligibility. conditions as notified for appear
ing for selection for the said Gp.
'A' gazette post.

I undertake, that if found suitable for the notified gazetted post, I am liable
to be posted anywhere in the
country in administrative exigency.

I declare that no criminal case is pending against me in any Court of Law

nor currently I am undergoing
any punishment nor any disciplinary case is pending against me currently
•

Signature of applicant

Date:

Signature of applicant

Name & Designation

Application is forwarded.

Signature of 9ontrolling JAG Officer forwarding the application

•
Name of officer

Designation/seal with date

NOTE: The applications in prescribed profonna should reach Assistant

Personnel Officer-I , Room No. 213 by
1700 HRS of28.l 1.2024.

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Patiala Locomotive Works (PLW), Patiala

NOTIFICATIO N

No. PLW/P/G/APO/G p. 'A'/2025-26 Date: 13.11.2024

All PHODs, CHODs, HODs, PLW/Patiala

All Dy.HODs, PLW/Patiala
All Ch.OSs, OSs of Personnel, Mechanical, Stores, Medical, Civil & Electrical Deptt.,
All Ch.S&WLis, Incharge/ Cash Office, Inchargeffime office, Incharge/ Camp Office
President, SC/ST Association (PL W Zone), Patiala
President, OBC Association (PLW Zone), Patiala
Jt.Secretary, Staff Council, PL W/Patiala
All Notice Boards, PLW/Patiala

Sub: NOTIFICATION for filling up of Group "A" Gazetted post in APO for vacancy
period 01 .0 l .2025-31.12.2026 in Personnel Deptt.- reg.
Ref: Para (3) of Rly. Bd. 's communication No. E(GP)2024/2/28 dt. 27.09.2024
****
In terms of Para 3 of Railway Board's communication referred above, it has been decided by the
Competent Authority to fill up ONE (01) post of Gazetted Gp. 'A' in pay level (JTS -Level-10) by
giving one time opportunity to eligible Gr. 'C' staff in L-6 & L-7 with following conditions as
outlined under:

1. The procedure for selection will be a three staged one and as outlined in Master Circular-68 and
extant Railway Board's instructions on filling up of Gazetted posts which will include Written
Examination, Medical Examination and Viva Voce.
2. The selected employee shall have their seniority fixed in Gp. 'B' Gazetted cadre of Personnel
Department of PLW and shall be initially placed in Level-8 if, recommended as APO by
Departmental Promotion Committee. It is to note that while post advertised is of Gp. 'A'
Gazetted in (JTS/L-10), empanelled staff against 70% quota shall be appointed as APO
substantively in L-8 Gr. ' B' (Gaz.) only.
3. PLW administration reserves the right to discharge the said notified post if, none found suitable
& advice the Ministry of Railways that the said post be filled through UPSC. In case such a
decision is taken by the administration, it is intimated to all concerned, that no further
correspondence/grievance of any applicant shall be entertained in this regard in future and
decision of the administration shall be final.
4. Employees belonging to reserved community candidates are eligible to apply. However, it is to
bring to their notice that the candidature of such employees against Group 'A' Gazetted
unreserved post shall be considered subject to extant instructions vide RBE 91/2018 in
accordance with law and the fact that they should not have availed benefit of any reservation in
initial/existing grades in the past.
5. Since there is only OI post of Gazetted Gp. 'A' (JTS-Level-10), it shall be filled under 70%
Seniority cum selection Quota:

against 70% Seniority cum selection Quota [panel will

be drawn in order ofseniority amongst eligible employees] : 01 (UR)

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6. Reservation to persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs).

Reservation to persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) as per details mentioned below as
per Railway Board's letter No. E(GP)2022/2/20 dated 18.08.2022 (RBE No. 97/2022).

Earmarked for Functional Classification Physical Requirement

Locomotor Disability LD - OA/OL, Leprosy Cured, S, ST, BN, W, SE, MF, C, RW,
Acid attack Victims H.
LV S, ST, BN, W, SE, MF, C, RW,
KC, CL, JU, H.
HI (HH) S, ST, BN, W, ·sE, MF, C, RW,
KC, CL, JU, H (Acceptable
with Hearing Aids.)

Successful PwBD candidates in CBT will be subjected to medical examination by Railway

medical authority prior to viva-voce and only those candidates conforming medical standards as
laid down in the medical manual (IRMM) & other extent provisions as the case may be, will be
eligible for Viva-voce / empanelment.

In terms of DoPT's letter No. 36012/1/2020-Estt.(Res-II) dated 17.05.2022 circulated vide

Railway Board's letter No. E(GP)2022/2/2022 dated 18.08.2022 point no. 10.1 for PwBDs there
will be separate roster / register for Gr. B posts and as per point no. 13.1 due to non-availability
of candidates, the vacancy of PwBD roster will not be filled and will be carried forward to the
subsequent year.

7. ELIGIBILITY CONDITONS
(i) against 70% Seniority cum selection Quota
All regular Group 'C' Ministerial Staff and Stenographers working in Scale of Pay
Level-6 of 7th CPC and above, with 3 years and more non-fortuitous service as on
01.01.2025 of all departments (except staff of Accounts, RPF and Hindi deptt.)
whether, they are presently working in PLW or having lien in PLW for vacancy
notified at Para 5
(ii) The Law Assistants/Chief Law Assistants, the Ministerial Staff of (i) Stores Deptt.
(ii) Cash & Pay and (iii) Time Office Staff who do not have an adequate avenue of
promotion to Group 'B' in their own deptt. are also eligible to apply on the basis of
option as given under para 8 below.
Further,
(iii) In case of employees transferred on request basis to a new unit in the same category of posts,
and assigned bottom seniority therein, the service rendered by them in previous unit will be
reckoned for determining their eligibility wherever, a minimum length of service is
prescribed as a condition, for promotion in the new unit. By virtue of this, if a junior
employee becomes eligible, his senior too shall become eligible.

8. OPTION
Such of the staff who have an avenue of promotion to Group 'B' in their own
departments as referred to in Para 7(ii) above shall have to exercise an option within
one month of their being empanelled for the post of Asstt. Personnel Officer to be
retained in the panel or opt out. The option once exercised shall be treated as final.
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 9. METHODOLOGY OF SELECTION
The selection will be a three stage process compnsmg Written Test, Medical
Examination and Viva-Voce with assessment of Record of Service.

(A) The WRITTEN EXAMINATION will be a centralized Computer Based Test (CBT)
which will comprise Objective type Multiple choice Questions as under:

WRITTEN Duration Negative Max Marks Qualifying

EXAMINATION marking Marks
against 70% Seniority cum 2 Hrs NO 100 60
selection Quota

(B) MEDICAL EXAMINATION : All employees who qualify the Written

Examination will have to first undergo Medical Examination. Employees who have
earlier appeared and have failed the Medical Examination are advised not to apply.

(C) VIVA-VOCE & RECORD OF SERVICE: 50 Marks

(D) CRITERIA FOR EMP ANELMENT: Subject to extant law on reservation, Panel
shall be drawn in terms of Para 1-5 of this Notification

10. SYLLABUS:
Syllabus for CBT of Group 'B' selections (70% & 30%) as prescribed by Railway
Board vide their letter No.E(GP)2022/2/4 dt. 07.11.2022 has been uploaded on
PLW/PTA' s website at the following link:

http://plw.indianrailways.gov.in > Knowledge Corner> Library> Syllabus

and Question Bank for Departmental Examinations

11. PRE-SELECTIO N TRAINING: Not mandatory

12. DATE OF EXAMINATION & VENUE: will be notified in due course.

13. LAST DATE for submitting applications through proper channel in Offline Mode
only:
Application in prescribed proforma attached with this Notification be submitted latest by
28.11.2024 @ 1700 Hrs to Assistant Personnel Officer-I, Shri Satish Kumar.

14. PROFORMA FOR APPLICATION: Enclosed.

15. GROUNDS for REJECTION OF APPLICATIONS :

(i) Applications received after 1700 Hrs of 28.11.2024;
(ii) Incomplete applications;
(iii) Applications having Cuttings/overwriting while filling the application
(iv) Applications without Pasted photographs, unsigned/without undertaking or self
declaration.
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 16. PENAL ACTION CONDITIONS: If any candidate is found to have concealed any
information or submitted any false information that would render him ineligible for
appearing in the examination at any subsequent stage, his candidature shall be summarily
rejected even if he/she is recommended for empanelment or promoted as Gp. 'B' gazetted
officer and appropriate D&AR action under RS(D&A) Rules, 1968 shall be initiated.

Copy to:-

1. Secy. to PCAO - For kind information of PCAO, PLW/Patiala.

2. CAO, N.Rly.,USBRL Project, Jammu Tawi, Satyam Resort, Marble Market,Trikuta Nagar
Extension, Jammu - 180012 - For information of the Ministerial staff of PLW, Patiala working
under your control on deputation basis.
3. CAO (Construction) N.Rly, Kashmere Gate, Delhi- 110006 - For information of the Ministerial
staff of PLW, Patiala working under your control on deputation basis.
4. Chief Project Director, Opp. CSD Depot, RE, Ambala Cantt- 133001- For information of the
Ministerial staff of PLW, Patiala working under your control on deputation basis.
5. CAO, Workshop Project, J .C.Road, Patna - 800001- For information of the Ministerial staff of
PLW, Patiala working under your control on deputation basis.
6. Office of the Dy. ChiefEngineer/Cosnt., Udhampur-180012 - For information of:the Ministerial
staff of PLW, Patiala working under your control on deputation basis.
7. Additional Registrar, Railway Claims Tribunal, Kendriya Sadan, Sector -9A, Chandigarh, Pin-
160017 - For information of the Ministerial staff of PLW, Patiala working under your control on
deputation basis.
8. Chief Adm in. Officer, COFMOW, Tilak Bridge, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Pragati Maidan, New
Delhi, Delhi- 110002 - For information of the Ministerial staff of PLW, Patiala working under
your contro l on deputation basis.
9. CAO (Const.), Kashmere Gate, Delhi-I 10006 - For information of the Ministerial staff of PLW,
Patiala working under your control on deputation basis.
I ANNEXURE-'A'
PROFORMA

APPLICATION CUM PROFORMA FOR SELECTION TO THE GP 'A' GAZETTE POST OF

IN DEPARTMENT AGAINST - - QUOTA THE
ASSESSMENT PERIOD 01.01.2025 TO 30.06.2027
1. Name
FIRST NAME Paste
(with full initials in Block letters)
Photograph
MIDDLE
NAME

LAST NAME

2. Father's name/Husband' s name

3. GENDER MALE FEMALE OTHERS
4. DATE OF BIRTH
5. COMMUNITY UR I OBC I SC I ST
6. If belonging to OBC/SC/ST community
state, whether availed Benefit of
reservation in the past at initial
appointment or subsequently in railways
7 (i) Date of initial appointment (in railways)
(ii) Grade of initial aooointment (in railways
(ii) Designation at initial appointment (in
railways)
(iv) Place of initial appointment (in
railways)
8(i) Present designation/holding lien on
(ii) Place of current posting
9. Controlling Officer Designation
7. Date of Birth
8. Whether SC/ST
9. Date of initial apptt. to service with
desi1mation/grade
10. Educational Qualification

11. IPAS number( 11 digit Emolovee ID)

12 (i) Contact Details: Mobile No.
(ii) Email ID
13 HRMSID
14 Whether PwBDs, if yes please specify
category
15 Whether Physically Handicapped or not Orthopaedically Visually Handicap Hearing Handicap
and if yes, state Handicap (OH) (VH) (HH)

VH candidates to state if SCRIBE

required or not.

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DECLARATION/UNDERTAKING

I, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __, SID of
presently working as _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in Level___ do hereby declare that the
particulars provided by me are true and nothing false has been submitted not any information concealed
which shall render me in-eligible for the said gazette post.

I further declare that if, at subsequent stage it is found/revealed to administration that I had
concealed any information or submitted any false information that would have rendered me
ineligible for the gazetted post for which I am participating in the current selection process, then I
am fully aware of the consequential penal action against me leading to my subsequent de-panelment as
well as disciplinary action against me being initiated under RS(D&A) Rules' 1968 .

I undertake that I fulfill all eligibility conditions as notified for appearing for selection for the said Gp.
'A' gazette post.

I undertake, that if found suitable for the notified gazetted post, I am liable to be posted anywhere in the
country in administrative exigency.

I declare that no criminal case is pending against me in any Court of Law nor currently I am undergoing
any punishment nor any disciplinary case is pending against me currently

Signature of applicant

Date:

Signature of applicant

Name & Designation

Application is forwarded.

Signature of Controlling JAG Officer forwarding the application

Name of officer

Designation/seal with date

NOTE: The applications in prescribed proforma should reach Assistant Personnel Officer-I, Room No. 213 by

1700 HRS of28.l l.2024.

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