Closing Date and Time for receipt of applications: 04.09.2017 upto 17:00 hrs.

Closing Date & Time for candidates residing at Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Lahul & Spiti Districts and Pangi sub-division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman , Nicobar and Lakshadweep Island and candidates residing abroad : 19.09.2017 up to 17:00 hrs.

1.0 DETAILS OF POSTS TO BE FILLED IN:

Minimum Educational

Sl.No.	Post	Scale	Quota	Distribution	and Scouting/Guiding Qualification (i)
1.	Category -1Group 'C' (NTPC only)	Rs. 5200-20200/-with GP Rs.1900/-[Corresponding to Level-2of Pay Matrix (7th CPC)]	02	Anywhere inEasternRailway	For Non-Technical Popular 12 Categories (NTPC) :th (+2 stage) or its equivalentexamination with not less than50% marks in the aggregate. 50% marks is not to be insisted upon incase of SC/ST/Ex-Servicemen & for the candidate of any category possessing higher Qualification.(ii) Scouting/Guiding Qualification as in Para 4.0
2.	Category -2ErstwhiGroup le'D'	Rs. 5200-20200/-with GP Rs.1800/-[Corresponding to Level-1of Pay Matrix (7th CPC)]	08	(Anywhere inEasternRailway)Except H.Q.	(i) Passed Class-10th or ITI or equivalent or National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by NCVT/SCVT.(ii) Scouting/Guiding Qualification as in Para 4.0

2.0 Age limit (Age as no. 01.01.2018).

Category ofPostGroup C	UR 18 t	OBC	SC / ST	. ,Ex-Servicemen, PWD/ Widow/Divorced women/ women judiciallyseparated but not married. ng Rlymployee
(Category-1)Group D	28 yrso .	Relaxationup to 3 yrs. iupper age n	Relaxationup to 5 yrs. iupper age n	As per following criteria (2.1 to 2.4 )
(Erstwhile)C-2	18 t31 yrso .

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Extent of Age Relaxation:

2.1 Serving Railway employees, including casual labours and substitutes, who have put in aminimum of THREE YEARS service will be given age relaxation subject to the age limitnot exceeding 40, 43 and 45 years in case of General, OBC and SC/ST candidatesrespectively.

2.2 Widows / Divorced women and women judicially separated but not married.Maximum age UR -35yrs., OBC-38 yrs., SC/ST-40 yrs.

2.3 Persons with disabilities (PWD): Age relaxation of 10yrs. in addition to Para 2.0 (Subject to production of Disability Certificate to be issued at least three (03) members committee of a Govt. Hospital)

1. The Upper age limit is relaxable for ex.-servicemen up to the extent of servicerendered in Defense forces plus 3 years provided they have put in a minimum of 6months attested service. Ex.-servicemen who have already joined the Govt. Service oncivil side after availing of other benefits given to them as ex.-servicemen for furtheremployment cannot claim ex-servicemen status for the purpose of this recruitment,such a person will be deemed to be civil employee and will accordingly be entitled toonly such of the benefits like relaxation of age, etc. as admissible to Civil Employees, inthe normal course in accordance with the existing instructions in this regard subject tohis fulfillment of the conditions governing the grant of such benefits.
2. Conditions :

3.1 Selection of Candidates will be subject to Medical Examination in the prescribed medicalstandard by Railway Medical Authority prior to their appointment after due selection.

3.2 Candidates will have to undergo prescribed training course as applicable for the post asper existing instructions.

3.3 The age will be reckoned as on 01.01.2018.

3.4 All the photocopies of Certificates in regards to proof of age, educational qualifications,scouting qualifications, other qualifications, caste certificate and other certificates dulyattested by a Gazetted Officer are to be enclosed along with the application form.

3.5 Two self-addressed envelopes (size 23 c.m. x 10 c.m.) to be sent along with theapplication.

3.6 Two recent passport size photographs (without cap & coloured glass) with their nameswritten at the backside should be clipped along with the application form. Anotherpassport size photograph (without cap & coloured glass) duly signed by the candidatewith date to be pasted on the application form at the space provided.

3.7 Application not properly filled in, incomplete or with overwriting, erasing or notsupported by the attested copies of relevant certificates will be liable to be rejected.

3.8 pplication received by post beyond the last date will not be entertained. Railwaydministration, Eastern Railway will not be responsible for any postal delay/wrongdelivery whatever at any sta e of the selection process.

3.9 Category and Place of postin will be decided by the Appropriate Railway Authority.

3.10 Candidates entitlement at all stages of the recruitment will be purely provisional subject

to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions.

3.11 Separate application should be made for Category 1 & Category 2. Employment Notice No. & Category should be mentioned on the envelope containing application form.

3.12 Serving Govt. Employee should send their application through Proper Chanel dulyforwarded by their controlling officials. The last date will not be extended on account ofdelay in transmission of the application by the concerned office.

1. A written declaration should be furnished by the candidate, who would be finallyqualified for appointment, as per Annexure-IV. If the candidate violates any of the saiddeclarations furnished by him/her, he/she should be taken up under D&A Rule by theCompetent Authority.
2. Scouting/Guiding Qualification (for both categories) :

The following qualification would apply for recruitment of Scouts & Guides to post in GradePay Rs. 1900/- and Grade Pay Rs. 1800/-.

4.1 President's Scout/Guide/Rover/Ranger OR Himalayan Wood Badge (HWB) holder inany section.

4.2 Should have been an active member of a Scouts Organisation for the least 5 years. TheCertificate of Activeness should be as per Annexure III; and

1. Should have attended two events at National level or All Indian Railways level and two events at State level.
2. Procedure for Recruitment for Scouts & Guides quota:

Candidates who applied in response to the notification issued and found eligible after scrutiny will be called for written examination. The candidates qualified in written test will have to undergo the Scouting Skill Assessment and Certificates verification. Panel will be formed as per merit position of successful candidates.

5.1 Modalities:

(A)	Written Test The writttest will consist of 40 obectii40 mark& 01	50 Marks
en jve questons(s)essay type question (10 marks) relating to Scouts & Guides Organisationand its activities and General knowledge for Grade Pay Rs. 1900/-andGrade Pay Rs. 1800/-. Thllabus for this will be as per Annexure -ISti Skill Assessment to assess thilbilit thdidte synge practy of
(B)	couca ae canaes.	10 Marks
(C)	Marks on certificates tttttPicipaion/Servidd in Nail Es/Nail Jb(ng A)	40 Marks
*(i)	arce renereonavenonaamoree includill Indian Rail Events :First ttifitiiiliibilitlifitiway(gy qua)One addiil	10 Marks Nil
*	wo cercaes .e. mnmum ecaontt	0
*	ona eventtTddiilPicipaion/Servidd i S Es/Ralli	s7 Mark10 Mark
(	wo or more aona evenstttttes :	s
*ii)	arce renerenaevenrst tttttFiifi(iiiligibiliy qualifii)One addiil	10 Marks Nil07 Mark
*	wo cercaes .e. mnmum ecaontt
*	ona eventtTddiilSpecialid Ss/GuidCid Nail/Se/All Idi	s10 Mark
wo or more aona evenstt ttt	s
*(iii)	secoues ourse organzeaonaanan Raill :One Cways LeveT C	10 Marks 07 Mark
*	ourse	s10 Mark
(	wo or moreourse ttstres : Picipai in Diict RalliOne cerifi	s
v*i)	arontt	10 Marks Nil07 Mark
*	caettTifiThifi
*	wo cercaes tt	s10 Mark
ree cercaes	s
TOTAL	100 Marks

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Examination Fees :

(i)

For all candidates except those mentioned in sub-para (ii) below Rs. 500/-(Rupeesfive Hundred) only. This Examination Fee is not refundable/transferable/adjustable under any circumstances.

(ii)

For candidates belonging to SC, ST, Ex-servicemen, PWD, Women, Minorities andEconomically Backward Classes Rs. 250/-(Rupees two hundred Fifty) only with aprovision for refunding the same to those who actually appear in the writtenexamination. The Examination Fee is payable in Indian Postal Order (IPO Payable atGPO, Kolkata) drawn in favour of FA&CAO, Eastern Railway Kolkata.

IPOs issued before the date of publication of this Employment Notice or after the closing date will not be accepted and the Application Form will be rejected. Application received with Cash/Cheque/Money Order/Central Recruitment Fee Stamps/ Demand Draft will not be accepted and will be rejected.

Candidates must write their name, full address at the space provided in the IPO. Note: * Minority means Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Zoroastrians (Parses). ** Economically Backward Classes mean the candidates whose family income is less than Rs. 50,000/-(Rupees fifty thousand) per annum. Authorities Competent to issue income certificates for the purpose of identifying economically backward classes. (As per proforma at ANNEXURE-A) i) District Magistrate or any other Revenue Officer up to the level of the Tahsildar.

ii) Sitting Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha for persons of their own constituency.

iii) Below Poverty Line (BPL) Card or any other certificate issued by CentralGovernment under a recognized poverty alleviation programme or Izzat MSTissued by Railways.

(iv)

Union Minister may also recommend for any person from anywhere in theCountry.

(v)

Sitting Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha for persons of the District in whichthese MPs normally reside.

Community Certificate :

No post is exclusively reserved for OBC and SC/ST candidates. Candidates claiming to belong to OBC and SC/ST communities are required to produce community certificates from the Competent Authority in the prescribed format (enclosed in Annexure B&C) and enclose the copy of the same with the application. The Community Certificates produced by the OBC candidates should specially indicate that the candidate does not belong to persons / sections (Creamy layer).

Choice of Language for question paper:

The candidates must choose any one of the languages only: Hindi or English.

General Instructions:

Eastern Railway Administration's decision will be final. The decision of theAdministration in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection ofapplications etc. will be final and no enquiry or correspondence will be entertained inthis connection. The Administration does not undertake any responsibility for sendingany reply to the candidates for not being selected or not called for in WrittenExamination/Scouting Skill Assessment.The application is liable to be rejected if any of the compulsory enclosure is not attachedas indicated in the proforma of the application or the application is found defective inany respect.Canvassing in any form will disqualify the candidature. As per the extant rules a IInd Class journey Pass from Home Station to the place of

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Examination and back will be issued to SC/ST candidates for appearing in written test.

9.5 No column should be left blank, which also may be the cause of rejection of theapplication.

9.6 Verification of all testimonials and certificates will also be mandatory condition forappointment.

9.7 No application form will be supplied by the Railway.

9.8 The envelope containing the application must be super scribed "Application for Recruitment against Scouts & Guides Quota for 2017-2018 for Employment Notice No. for the category. of Group.

9.9 Place of posting will be decided by the Appropriate Authority.

9.10 Candidates in response to this notification shall ensure that he/she fulfils all eligibilityconditions at the time of submission of application.

9.11 Recent Passport size photographs (Taken within one month) should not beaccompanied with colored glass and cap on the head and it may be the cause ofrejection of the application.

9.12 Photographs pasted on the Application Form, not signed and without date by thecandidate may be the cause of rejection of the application.

9.13 Application wit out date & thumb impression, unsigned and signed in Block or Capitalletters may be te cause of rejection of the application

9.14 Certificates in languages other than English or Hindi should be accompanied by anattested translation in English / Hindi.

9.15 andidates seeking age relaxation and/or refund of Examination Fee must produce theast Certificate, PWD Certificate, Death Certificate of husband, Affidavit that she has notremarried since, Copy of Decree from the Competent Court of Law, Discharge Certificate,No Objection Certificate and Bonafide Certificate from the employer, along with theapplication form where applicable.

9.16 Category of post should be mentioned in the application. Not mentioning the same maybe the criteria of rejection of application.

9.17 Railway Authority is not responsible for wron delivery/dropping of application andalso mentioning the address and category wronly on the application. The same may bethe criteria of rejection of application.

9.18 Mere calling/appearing in the written test and/or Scouting skill assessment/marks oncertificates does not confer any right or claim for appointment.

9.19 Certificate after publication of Notification for activeness for 5 years in the recent past(Up to the date of application) as per Annexure III should be attached for the criteriaof an active member of a Scout-Guide Organisation, otherwise the application will berejected.

N.B. All legal disputes shall be decided under the jurisdiction of Honble Central Administrative Tribunal, Calcutta.

Chief Personnel Office / E.Rly / Kolkata

Annexure I

I. Proposed Syllabus for Selection under Scouts & Guides Quota for Group 'C' & Group D Posts :

History of Scouting/Guiding; Law & Promise; OrganisationDistt. & State Level ; TrainingCentreDistt. & State level ; Knowledge of Books ; Scouting for Boys/Guiding for Girls inIndia ; Motto, left hand shake ; Salute ; Prayer ; Flag Song ; National Anthem ; Know theNational & Scouting Flags ; Social Services at various occasions ; Hiking ; Proficiency Badges ;How these are earned ; Stages in Scouting/Guiding ; Thinking Day ; Progressive Training ofScouts/Guides/ Rovers/Rangers ; Pioneering ; Handicrafts; Indian Railway Jamborette ;National Jamboree ; Jamboree on the Air.Organisation at National level ; National Training Centers ; WAGGGS/WOSM ; Upa-RashtrapatiAward Competition ; Prime Minister's Shield Competit on ; Community DevelopmentProgrammes ; Aims and Methods of Scouting ; How Scoutng is useful in producing bettercitizens.