Railways Recruitment
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is an organization run by the Government of India. The RRB conducts yearly recruitment of candidates like SBI PO Exam for various positions in the Indian Railways sector.
If you are a student and you wish to apply for a job in the Indian Railways, here are some trending facts to help you get started.
Annual recruitment of candidates
As of 2018, the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has vacancies open for more than 20,000 positions for candidates in the Indian Railways. The ongoing applications for various vacant job positions are said to have a deadline in March 2018.
Each year, the Government of India issues updates through the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) for hiring aspiring candidates for various job positions. Positions such as a Ticket Collector (TC), Assistant Pilot for the locomotives, technicians, Gangman, etc., are always available in abundance as the Indian Railways holds the major number of railways being operated in India.
Therefore, The number of job vacancies and the criteria required to apply for such job positions is the pre-requisites under the norms of the Indian Railways. So, The applications usually take place online through the website.
Below is a list of the various vacant job positions which you can apply online for:
1. Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP)
No. of vacancies: 26,502
Age limit: 18 – 42 years
Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree in any discipline approved by UGC, Industrial Training Institute (ITI) and Trade Certificate in concerned Trade
Last date to apply: 05-03-2018
2. Group D Recruitment
No. of vacancies: 62,907
Age limit: 18 – 31 years
Eligibility: Undergraduate (10th pass) and ITI certificate from NCVT/SCVT
Last date to apply: 12-03-2018
3. Assistant Station Master (ASM)
No. of vacancies: 5,000
Age limit 18 – 32 years
Eligibility: Degree in any discipline approved by UGC
Last date to apply: 05-03-2018
4. Goods Guard
No. of vacancies: 5,000
Age limit: 18 – 32 years
Eligibility: Graduate in any discipline approved by UGC
Last date to apply: 05-03-2018
5. Ticket Collector (TC)
No. of vacancies: 5,000
Age limit: 15 – 31 years
Eligibility: 10th pass, 12th pass and ITI certificate
Last date to apply: 05-03-2018
6. Traffic Assistant (TA)
No. of Vacancies: N/A
Age limit: 18 – 40 years
Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree in any discipline approved by UGC
last date to apply: 05-03-2018
7. Commercial Apprentice
No. of Vacancies: N/A
Age limit: 18 – 40 years
Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree in any discipline approved by UGC
Last date to apply: N/A
8. Technicians
No. of vacancies: 8,829
Age limit: 18 – 28 years
Eligibility: 10th pass, 12th pass, degree in any discipline, ITI certificate in engineering
Last date to apply: 05-03-2018
Other information
Date of online application: March – April 2018
Last date of online application: April – May 2018
Admit Card: N/A
Date for online examination: May – June 2018
Announcement of results: Aug – Sep 2018
The application fees can range from Rs. 250 to Rs. 500 per applicant.
Prepare for the opportunity
Railways Recruitment
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), however, have not released the last date for submitting applications for certain vacant posts as mentioned above. The important dates for the submission of applications and the dates for examination for each job position are yet to be announced by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) soon.
Therefore, a link to the website is provided to you so that you can get the required updates for the specific job position applied by you.
Visit the website to get updates based on your region:
http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/index_new.html
Achieving your career opportunity in the Indian Railways can give you a lot of exposure throughout your life, or probably when you retire after a certain age limit.