Railway Recruitment Cell

North Eastern Railway

Gorakhpur

GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL COMPETATIVE EXAMINATION (GDCE)

Employment Notice No.NER/RRC/GDCE/2016 Dated 23.12.2016

(All Regular Group "C" or erstwhile Group "D" employees of N E Railway fulfilling eligibility criteria may apply)

LAST DATE OF ONLINE APPLICATION: 10.02.2017 UP TO 17.00 HRS ONUNE APPUCAT10N BEGINS ON 25.12.2016 AT 10.00 HRS

1. Online applications are invited from serving regular Railway employees of North Eastern Railway for filling up following posts under GDCE Scheme:

   SL No.	DEPARTMENT	POST		GRADE PAY& PAY BAND	MEDICAL CATEGORY	No. OF POSTS
   						UR	OBC	SC	ST	TOTAL
   1	COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL	COMMERCIAL CLERK		2000 PB-I	C-1	09	04	02	01	16
   2		TICKET COLLECTOR /TICKET EXAMINER		1900 PB-I	B-2	25	13	06	02	46
   3	MECHANICAL	TECHNICIAN-III/ DIESEL/MECH (DEMU)		1900 PB-I	8-1	O5	03	02	01	11
   4	MECHANICAL	TECHNICIAN-III/ DIESEL/ELECT (DEMU)		1900 PB-I	B-1	02	02	01	00	O5
   5	MECHANICAL	TECHNICIAN-III/ DIESEL/MECH		1900 PB-I	B-1	05	03	02	01	11
   6	MECHANICAL MECHANICAL		TECHNICIAN-III/ DIESEL/ FITTER	1900 PB-I	B-1	03	02	01	00	06
   7			ASSISTANT LOCO PILOT	1900 PB-I	A-1	145	30	33	16	224
   8	MECHANICAL	JUNIOR ENGINEER/ DRAWING		4200 PB-II	C-2	01	00	00	00	01
   9	MECHANICAL	JUNIOR ENGINEER/ C&W		4200 PB-II	B-1	04	00	01	01	06
   10	OPERATING	ASSISTANT STATION MASTER		2800 PB-I	A-2	27	16	08	05	56
   11	OPERATING	GOODS GUARD		2800 PB-I	A2	23	12	07	02	44
   TOTAL						249	85	63	29	426

   NOTE: Pay Bands and Grade Pays indicated above are as per 6" CPC. PB-I and PB-II are equivalent to Rs.5200-20200 and Rs.9300-34800, respectively.

2. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Candidates should ensure their eligibility before applying. Admission of the candidates for examination would be on the basis of information furnished by them in the onHne application. If at any stage of recruitment or thereafter, it is found that any information furnished by the candidate in his application is false/incorrect or the candidate has suppressed any relevant information or the candidate otherwise does not satisfy the eHgibtlity criteria for the post(s), his/her candidature will be cancelled forthwith and DAR action will be initiated against the candidate.

   1. GENERAL:

      1. All serving regular employees of Divisions, Units, Workshops or Headquarters of North Eastern Railway, irrespective of the cadre or Department may apply for the above posts.

      2. Application can be made only for the posts carrying Grade Pay higher than the present Grade Pay of the employee.

   2. MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:
      
      The minimum educational qualification for different posts are as under:

      SL No.	POST	MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
      1	COMMERCIAL CLERK	12 th (+2 stage) or its equivalent examination with not less than 50% marks in the aggregate. 50% marks is not to be insisted upon in case of SC/ST/Ex-servicemen/PwD. OR Higher qualification.
      2	TICKET COLLECTOR/ TICKET EXAMINER
      3	TECHNICIAN- III/DIESEL/MECH (DEMU)	Matriculation or equivalent with course completed Act Apprenticeship/ ITI approved by NCVT/SCVT in the trade of Diesel Mechanic/ Mechanic Diesel.
      4	TECHNICIAN- III/DIESEL/ELECT (DEMU)	Matriculation or equivalent with course completed Act Apprenticeship/ ITI approved by NCVT/SCVT in the trade of Mechanic Diesel.
      5	TECHNICIAN- III/DIESEL/MECH	Matriculation or equivalent with course completed Act Apprenticeship/ ITI approved by NCVT/SCVT in the trade of Diesel Mechanic/ Mechanic Diesel.
      6	TECHNICIAN- III/DIESEL/ FITTER	Matriculation or equivalent with course completed Act Apprenticeship/ ITI approved by NCVT/SCVT in the trade of Diesel Fitter/ Fitter General.
      7	ASSISTANT LOCO PILOT	Matriculation or equivalent plus course completed Act Apprenticeship/lTI approved by NCVT/SCVT in the trades of Fitter/Electrician/Instrument Mechanic/Millwright Maintenance Mechanic/ Mechanic Radio & TV/ Electronics Mechanic/ Mechanic Motor Vehicle/ Wireman/ Tractor Mechanic/ Armatur.e and Coil Winder/ Mechanic Diesel/ Heat Engine/ Turner/ Machinist/ Refrigeration and AC Mechanic OR Diploma in Mechanical/ Electrical/ Eledronics/ Automobile Engineering recognized by AICTE in lieu of ITI. NOTE: Candidates having higher educational qualification in Mechanical/ Electrical/ Electronics/ Automobile Engineering recognised by AICTE are also eligible.
      8	JUNIOR ENGINEER/ DRAWING	Three years Diploma in (a)Mechanical /Electrical/ Electronics/ Manufacturing/ Mechatronics / Industrial/ Machining/ Instrumentation & Control/ Tools & Machining/ Tools & Die Making /Automobile/ Production Engineering OR (b) a combination of any sub stream of basic streams of Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics/ Manufacturing/ Mechatronics / Industrial / Machining/ Instrumentation & Control/ Tools & Machining/ Tools & Die Making/ Automobile/ Production Engineering from a recognized University/ Institute.
      9	JUNIOR ENGINEER/ C&W
      10	ASSISTANT STATION MASTER	Degree from a recognised University or its equivalent.
      11	GOODS GUARD

   3. AGE LIMIT: The minimum age shall be 18 years as on 01.01.2017. The maximum age as on 01.01.2017 for various categories of the candidates shall be as under:

      1. General candidates - 42 years

      2. OBC candidates - 45 years

      3. SC/ST candidates - 47 years

   4. MEDICAL FITNESS: The candidates should be fit in the medical category required for the post for which application is made. The medical fitness standards are indicated against each post in para 1 above.

3. APPLICATION FEE: Nil

4. APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

   1. Applications should be made online by filling up the required details in the format at the link available at N E Railway's website www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in. The candidates are re-quired to click the link for online application and fill the required details. Candidates should enter all the required details in the online application form. Incomplete applications shall not be accepted.

   2. Candidates can apply for more than one category of the posts, if they possess the requisite eligibility by choosing the relevant options in the online application form. However, it may be noted that in the event of the examinations for various categories being held on the same day or on successive days on different examination centres, there may be the risk of not being able to take examination for all categories of posts. Railway Recruitment Cell shall not be held responsible under such circumstances. The categories of the posts are given below:

      SL No.	POST	CATEGORY OF POSTS
      1	COMMERCIAL CLERK	CATEGORY-I
      2	TICKET COLLECTOR/ TICKET EXAMINER
      3	TECHNICIAN-Ill/DIESEL/MECH (DEMU)	CATEGORY-II
      4	TECHNICIAN-Ill/DIESEL/ELECT (DEMU)
      5	TECHNICIAN-Ill/DIESEL/MECH
      6	TECHNICIAN-Ill/DIESEL/ FITTER
      7	ASSISTANT LOCO PILOT
      8	JUNIOR ENGINEER/ DRAWING	CATEGORY-Ill
      9	JUNIOR ENGINEER/ C&W
      10	ASSISTANT STATION MASTER	CATEGORY-IV
      11	GOODS GUARD

   3. Step-by-step procedure has been provided at the online application link. However, candidates may contact at the HELPLINE CONTACT provided on the website in case of any difficulty or technical problem. However, it may be noted that RRC will not be held responsible if, a candidate is unable to fill application form because of lack of understanding of the procedure.

      0. ln the online application form, filling Employee Number (NPS/Pf No.) is mandatory.

      1. Candidates must indicate their preferences of posts in the online application form for each category of the posts they are applying.

      2. Candidates with partial option of posts will be considered only for the specific posts opted by them since non-option of certain posts would indicate their unwillingness for the same.

      -G. lf a candidate is applying for more than one category of posts, he must fill the preference for different categories. If the candidate qualifies in more than one category, the allotment of the post will be made as per his/her merit and choice of the category and then the choice of posts within the category.

      1. Candidates are required to indicate their personal mobile no. and personal e-mail ID in the online application form and keep them active during the entire retruitment process.

         All communication regarding the recruitment will be made through SMS and e-mail. Candidates are also advised to visit N E Railway's website regularly where relevant nformation will be uploaded periodically. RRC/NER accepts no responsibility for non receipt of any communication.

      2. PHOTOGRAPH: A colour photograph of size 3.5cmX3.5cm, not older than three months,

         with clear front view of the candidate without cap and sunglasses, shoukl be uploaded. The photo should be in JPG/JPEG format-100 DPI. The size of uploaded photo should be between 15 kb to 40 kb. Candidates may note that RRC may, at any stage, reject the applications for uploading old/unclear photo or for any significant variations between uploaded photograph and the actual physical appearance of the candidate. Candidates are advised to bring one copy of the same photograph along with Hall Ticket/e-Call Letter and original valid Photo JD at the time of Computer Based Test/Written Examination. They are also advised to keep five copies of the same photograph for Aptitude Test, Document Verification etc. Applications without photograph are liable to be rejected.

      3. In case an application is rejected, the candidate will be able to see the status along with the reasons of rejection on N.E Railway's website www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in.

      4. In order to avoid last minute rush, the candidates are advised to fill up their appli-cation forms much before the closing date. RRC does not accept any responsibility of a candidate's inability/failure to log on the website on account of heavy load on the internet or website jam during the last days.

      5. During submission of online application, a Registration Number will be issued. Candidates should preserve this number. Candidates will be able to download the e-Call Letter after filling in the Registration Number.

      6. After submitting the application form, a printout of the application should be taken for future reference.

5. INVALID APPLICATIONS: Candidates should read all the instructions given in this notification and on the website before submitting their applications. Otherwise their applications are likely to be rejected on one or more of the following reasons:

   1. Black and white photo, photo with cap or sunglasses, disfigured, small size, full body, only one side view of the face or unrecognisable photo.

   2. Application without photograph.

   3. Not having the prescribed qualifications for the post on the date of submission of application.

   4. Over-aged or under-aged or date of birth not filled or wrongly filled.

   5. Multiple applications from the same candidate.

   6. Incomplete or incorrectly filled appli<:ation.

   7. Any other irregularity which are considered invalid by RRC.

6. RECRUITMENT PROCESS: The recruitment process shall comprise of a Computer Based Test or Written Examination followed by Aptitude Test, Document Verification and Medical Examination.

   1. The Computer Based Test or Written Examination will have multiple choice type questions. There will be negative marking and a deduction of 1/3 of the marks allotted to the question shall be deducted for each wrong answer. The Computer Based Test/Written examination may be held on a single date or may be staggered and held in batches, as per the convenience of the Administration. No request for change in date or venue of the examination shall be entertained.

   2. Normalisation, if needed, will be done as per rule.

   3. Mobile phones, pagers, laptops, calculators or any other communication or computing device are not allowed inside the premises where examination is conducted. Any infringement of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action. Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items to the venue of examination, as arrangements of safekeeping cannot be assured.

   4. The standard of the questions for the Computer Based Test/Written Examination will generally be in conformity with the educational standards prescribed for the post.

      Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of Merit list of the Computer Based Test/Written Examination. Certain number of extra candidates may also be shortlisted for each category/post to make up any shortfall as per the extant rule. These extra candidates may be recruited only in case shortfall in the panel and Administrative requirement/exigencies. These extra candidates, if not absorbed in the present recruitment, shall have no right for adjustment against any future vacancies/future recruitment.

      1. Candidates applying for the post of ASM and ALP will have to pass requisite Aptitude test.

      2. Shortlisted candidates shall be called for Document Verification. At the time of the Document Verification the selected candidates will have to produce original certificates of educational qualification, caste, age etc. as well as a certificate from their controlling officer/supervisor in the prescribed format.

      3. The candidates recommended for appointment will have to pass requisite medical examination in appropriate medical category.

7. HALL TICKET: E-Call Letters to the eligible candidates will be made available on the website about two weeks before the Computer Based Test or Written Examination/Aptitude Test. Eligible candidates should log in at the link provided on NER's website using Registration Number, download thee-Call Letter and take a printout.

   1. Candidates must bring their e-Call Letter along with a valid photo ID (Voter card, AAdhaar Card, e-Aadhaar, Driving License, PAN Card, Passport, ID card issued by Railway) in ORIGINAL into the examination hall, failing which candidates shall NOT be allowed to appear for the examination/test.

   2. Candidates must also bring one colour photograph of size 3.5 cm X 3.5 cm.

   3. Candidates will be required to copy the paragraph of self declaration in their own running handwriting in the RRC portion of the e-Call Letter in the presence of invigilator at the examination hall, affix the photograph, LTl and signature and handover the same to the invigilator. Candidates filling the para in capital letters will be rejected.

   4. Candidates should ensure to bring the following while coming for the examination:

      1. e-Call Letter

      2. One passport size coloured photograph

      3. Valid photo ID

8. Candidates should note that:

   1. Admission to the Computer Based Test or Written Examination will be purely provisional, subject to candidates satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions.

   2. Mere issue of e-Call letter/e-admit card to candidates will not imply that thir candidature has been finally accepted.

   3. RRC will conduct verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents only after the candidates have qualified certain stages of examinations. RRC may reject the applications of candidates at any stage of recruitment process in case the candidates are not fulfilling the requisite criteria and if appointed, such candidates are liable to be removed from service summarily.

   4. Before applying for any post, candidates should satisfy themselves that they fulfil all the eligibility norms including educational qualifications and medical standards. Candidates should ensure that they have requisite Educational/rechnical qualification from recognised Board/University/Institute as on the date of submission of application form. Those awaiting result, need not apply.

   5. Candidates should fiH only one application form. ln case of multiple applications form from the same candidate, the candidature is liable to be rejected.

   6. Signatures of the candidates on all prescribed documents should be identical, either in English or in Hindi and must be in running hand and not in block/capital -Or disjointed letters. Signatures in different style or language at different stages of recruitment process may result in cancellation of candidature.

      -G. Candidates should give their preferences for the categories and posts within the applied categories. Allotment of posts will be done as per merit cum choice and vacancy position. However, RRC reserves the right to allot any post in case of administrative extgencies/requirements.

      1. Once a candidate has been empanelled as per his/her merit/choice, he/she will forfeit the right to be considered for any other post/category. In case of exigencies/shortfall in main panel, RRC reserves the right to utilize the standby list, if required, as per the merit and preference given by the candidates placed in the standby list.

      2. Post/category allotted to a candidate at first opportunity of empanelmeht shall not be revised/reviewed/re-allotted under any circumstances, except in Administrative exigencies.

      3. Selected candidates will have to undergo training wherever training is prescribed for the

         post.

      4. Any subsequent change(s) in the terms and conditions of this Notification as per extant rules will stand good. RRC reserves the right to incorporate any subsequent changes/modifications/additions in the terms and conditions as necessitated and applicable.

9. The number of vacancies shown in this notification are provisional and the same are likely to increase or decrease depending upon the actual requirement of the Railway. Railway Administration reserves the right to modify the vacancies or cancel this notification without assigning any reasons.

10. Railway employees governed by RPF/RPSF Rules will not be eligible for the GDC.

11. The vacancies pertain to various Divisions/Units of NER. The selected candidates are liable to be posted anywhere on NER. The decision of the Railway Administration, in this regard shall be final.

12. Employees governed by RPF/RPSF Rules will not be eligible for GDCE.

13. Railway Administration reserves the right to alter the mode of examination or re-conduct the examination or to cancel part or whole of the recruitment process without assigning any reasons.

14. A candi<;iate furnishing false/incorrect information in the online application form or during the subsequent stages of the recruitment process shall be taken up under OAR.

15. No candidate should attempt impersonation or take help of any impersonator. Any candidate found appearing on behalf of another candidate or taking help of an impersonator shall be disqualified and action will be initiated against him/her under DAR.

16. Any candidate found using unfair means in the examination hall shall be disqualified and action will be initiated against him/her under DAR.

17. Candidates' biometric data capture and/or video/still photography will be done before adn:'litting to the examination hall or in the examination hall/during the examination. Candidates must co-operate with examination conducting officials.

18. Sparing of the candidate for taking the examination and issuing necessary duty passes, if required, as per rule, will be the responsibility of the concerned office/unit where the candidate is presently working. No travel authority shall be provided by RRC.

19. Railway Recruitment Cell will not be responsible for any inadvertent errors.

20. Any legal issues arising out of this Employment Notification shall fall within the jurisdiction of Central Administrative Tribunal, Allahabad.

21. All communications pertafriing to the recru1tment process shll be made through Emal and Mobile. However, Railway Recruitment Cell will not be responsible for any non-receipt of communication. All relevant information shall be made available on NER's website www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in. Candidates should keep themselves apprised of the developments by visiting the website periodically.

22. In case of any discrepancy between English and Hindi versions of the notification, the English version shall prevail.

ChairmarP

Railway Recruitment Cell North Easter-Ratlway,

Gorakhpur

• Organization : Railway Recruitment Cell (North Eastern Railway)
• Organization City, State : gorakhpur, uttar pradesh
• Organization Website : www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in