RRC Recruitment 2023 Apprentice Posts

RRC Recruitment 2023 notification regarding filling of Act Apprentice Job Vacancies. The Railway organization invites online application from eligible candidates having ITI, 10th, 12th qualifications.

These 1785 Act Apprentice Post are in RRC, Kolkata, West Bengal.

RRC Recruitment 2023 Apprentice Posts

Online applications are invited from eligible candidates who are Indian nationals for engagement/training as Act Apprentices under the Apprentices Act 1961 and Apprenticeship Rules, 1992, as amended from time to time, in Workshops and other establishments of South Eastern Railway.

Applications must be submitted online and no other mode of submission of the same would be entertained.

The job applications for RRC Jobs 2023 will be accepted online on or before 28 Dec 2023.

Total Vacancies: 1785

Important Dates – RRC Recruitment 2023

Starting Date to Apply Online29 Nov 2023
Closing Date to Apply Online28 Dec 2023 ( 17.00 Hrs)

Application Fee – RRC Recruitment 2023

Gen/ OBC₹ 100
SC/ ST/ Ex-ServicemenNo fee, however, is to be paid by the SC/ST/PWD/Women candidates.

The payment of fees will have to be made online through ‘Payment Gateway’ while filling up the online Application Form. The payment can be made by using Debit Card/Credit Card/Internet Banking/UPI/e-Wallets.

Transaction charges for online payment, if any will be borne by the candidate.

At times, there may be server issues because of huge rush, which may affect the online payment system. In such scenario, the candidate needs to log in fresh and attempt again.

Age Limit – RRC Recruitment 2023

For Gen/ UR Candidates15 years of age and should not have completed 24 years of age as on last date for receiving application
Relaxation ( in Upper age limit )05 years for SC/ST candidates
03 years for OBC candidates
  • The candidates should have completed 15 years of age and should not have completed 24 years of age as on 01.01.2024. The age as recorded in the Matriculation certificate or the Birth certificate shall be reckoned for the purpose only.
  • Upper age limit is relaxable by 05 years in case of SC/ST candidates, 3 years in case of OBC candidates and 10 years for Physically Handicapped candidates.
  • Upper age limit is relaxable by additional 10 years for ex-serviceman upto the extent of service rendered in Defence Forces plus 03 years provided they have put in a minimum of 06 months service at a stretch, except Ex-servicemen who have already joined the Govt. Service on Civil side after availing of the Ex-servicemen status for the purpose of their engagement.

Job Location – RRC Recruitment 2023

Kolkata, West Bengal

Qualification – RRC Recruitment 2023

Matriculation (Matriculate or 10th class in 10+2 examination system) from a recognized Board with minimum 50% marks in aggregate (excluding additional subjects) and an ITI Pass certificate (in the trade in which Apprenticeship is to be done) granted by the NCVT/SCVT.

MEDICAL FITNESS

A person shall be eligible for being trained under the Apprentices Act,1961 and the Apprenticeship Rules,1992, as amended from time to time, if he or she satisfies the minimum standards of physical fitness as prescribed in the aforesaid act and rules and the standards prescribed for imparting training to the relevant trade which will be certified by a Railway Medical Doctor on the prescribed format given at Annexure-II .

Selection Process – RRC Recruitment 2023

On the basis of Written Test.

How to Apply – RRC Recruitment 2023

Read the detailed notification pdf attached below before Apply Online. If you are interested and found yourself eligible for Act Apprentice, click on the apply online link given below. Then, find the appropriate option and fill up the form. You can apply online from 29 Nov 2023 to 28 Dec 2023.

The candidates are required to apply ONLINE by visiting the link https://iroams.com/RRCSER23/applicationIndex on the official website of South Eastern Railway www.rrcser.co.in. They must go through the detailed instructions before filling up the online applications. All relevant items must be carefully filled up by the candidate himself. The particulars like the Name, Date of Birth, etc must match with the same that have been recorded in the Matriculation certificate.

The candidates should fill the relevant columns regarding their community (SC/ST/OBC) and physical disability, if any, and upload the necessary certificates in the formats given in the Annexure to this notification. There would be 03 options for exercising preference for choosing the Training establishments (Annexure- 1) depending on the disciplines/trades in which the candidate has obtained the ITI qualification. The candidates should carefully exercise their preferences for the same. However, the allotment of the Training establishment is strictly as per merit and available vacancies in respective communities. Efforts will, however, be made to accommodate the candidates in the next preferred establishments, though there cannot be any claim for allotment of a particular training unit in favour of a candidate. The candidates not exercising any option can be given any of the vacant slots in the given community after all such slots are filled up by the candidates who have exercised their preferences.

The candidates are advised to indicate their mobile numbers and valid e-mail IDs which need to be kept active over the entire process of selection, since communication for further selection processes will be made through these media.

Scanned photograph – Candidates are required to upload their good quality and contrast colour photograph, not more than 3 months old, at the space provided in the online Application Form. The scanned photo should be in the JPG/JPEG format and within the specified file size as mentioned in the Application Form. The photograph should be clear, without cap or sunglasses and should have defined edges. The candidates should also keep 3-4 copies of the same photograph for future purposes.

Scanned signature – The candidates are required to upload their full signature at the space provided in the online Application Form, which is to be of JPG/JPEG format and within the specified file size as mentioned in the Application Form. The application submitted without signature will be summarily rejected.

All other relevant columns of the Application Form should be filled up by the candidate. The Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC) /South Eastern Railway reserves the right to reject the applications which are incomplete in any manner.

The candidates are advised to take a print out of the filled in online Application Form after all details have been filled and the Form has been confirmed to have been submitted. The printout needs to be brought along at the time of Document Verification to establish the proof of having applied.

HELP DESK :-  For  any problems in submitting the  applications  online  or printing of the application, candidates may click on the Help Desk button appearing on the right hand corner of the application web page. For response to their queries, they must provide their e-mail IDs.

MODE OF SELECTION: RRC Recruitment 2023 Apprentice Posts

Selection will be on the basis of merit list prepared (Trade-wise) in respect of all the candidates who apply against the notification in respective trades. The merit list in each trade will  be  prepared  percentage  of  marks  obtained  in  Matriculation  with  minimum  50% (aggregate) marks. 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 group of subjects.

In case of two candidates having the same marks, the candidate with older age shall be preferred. In case the date of births are also the same, then the candidate who passed matriculation examination earlier shall be considered first.

Shortlisted candidates,  thus  enlisted  in  respective  trades,  will  be  called  for  document verification to the extent of 1.5 times of the notified vacancies.

A final merit list will be prepared trade wise, community-wise equal to the number of slots in the descending order of percentage of marks obtained by the candidate, as stated above.

Candidates finally enlisted would be subject to document verification of original testimonials and being found fit in appropriate medical examination as per Medical Proforma (Annexure-II).

The candidates finally engaged will be provided Stipends at the prescribed rate as per the provision.

In the event of the OBC vacancies notified above remaining unfilled, the same shall be filled up from among the UR candidates. The unfilled SC vacancies, if any, shall be filled up by the ST candidates, if available and vice-versa. And if such arrangement is not being possible, the unfilled reserved vacancies shall be filled up from the UR candidates (Rule 5 of the Apprenticeship Rules,1992).

The earmarking for PWD and ESM have been calculated @ 3% of the total slots in the given establishment. The quota vacancies in the said categories are included in the overall vacancies and hence are not to be filled up outside the notified vacancies.

The candidates who want to avail the benefit of reservation of ESM and Armed Forces Personnel, must produce discharge certificate / serving certificate ( as the case may be) of his/her parent at the time of document verification.

The candidates selected against ESM and PWD will be placed in the appropriate categories viz. UR/SC/ST/OBC to which they belong to. Reservations to ESM, their children & children of Armed Forces Personnel shall be engaged for Apprenticeship as per details mentioned below :- Children of deceased/disabled ESM including those killed /disabled during peace time.

  1. Children of Ex-Servicemen
  2. Children of serving jawans
  3. Children of serving Officers
  4. Ex-Servicemen.

Unfilled ESM vacancies would be made good from other candidates.

OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS: RRC Recruitment 2023 Apprentice Posts

Training in Railway establishments under the Apprentices Act, 1961 does not, by itself, confer any right, whatsoever, for appointment in railway services by default. However, 20% of the vacancies notified to be filled up in erstwhile Gr.D category posts (Grade Pay -Rs.1800/-) shall be filled up by giving preference to the Course Completed Act Apprentices trained in railway establishments and possessing National Apprenticeship Certificates granted by NCVT, subject to such candidates found suitable in other aspects and they having scored the minimum qualifying marks in the written examination.

Before applying, the candidates should ensure that he/she fulfils all the eligibility criteria. If at any later stage, the particulars furnished by the candidate reveals to be not conforming, his engagement will be terminated forthwith. All Annexures in the given formats for claiming fees exemption must be uploaded.

The South Eastern Railway administration does not take any responsibility for sending replies to the candidates not selected or not called for.

In matters of determining the eligibility and admitting the candidature of the applicants, the decision of the RRC/SER shall be final.

The selection is purely merit based and the railway does not appoint any facilitation centre/coaching centre for the said selection. The candidates are advised to beware of touts and racketeers trying to deceive by false promises of securing selection as apprentice through influence or by use of unfair and unethical means. If they come across such occurrences, they are advised to bring it to the notice of the Chairman, Railway Recruitment Cell, South Eastern Railway, 11, Garden Reach Kolkata-700043. They can also inform the same to the Sr.DGM, South Eastern Railway, 11, Garden Reach, Kolkata-700043.

DETAILS OF TRAINING SLOTS AVAILABLE : RRC Recruitment 2023 Apprentice Posts

1.      KHARAGPUR WORKSHOP
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWD#ESM$
1.Fitter5127157100      11      11
2.Turner1163222
3.Electrician402212680
4.Welder (G&E)351910670
5.Mechanic (Diesel)1795233
6.Machinist1474227
7.Painter (G)953118
8.Refrigerator & AC Mechanic  5311  10
 Total :-182985327360
2.      Signal & Telecom(Workshop)/KHARAGPUR
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Electrician24137347      03      03
2.Electronics & Mechanic18105336
3.Painter (G)112
4.Cable Jointer/Crane Operator11  2
 Total :-442512687
3.      Track Machine Workshop/KHARAGPUR
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Fitter27158454      04      04
2.Electronics & Mechanic1585230
3.Mechanic(Diesel)1274225
4.Welder (G/E)532111
 Total :-5933199120
4.       SSE(Works)/Engg/KHARAGPUR
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Carpenter742114  01  01
2.Painter742114
 Total :-1484228
5.        Carriage & Wagon Depot/KHARAGPUR
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Fitter361910570    04    04
2.Welder (G&E)20116340
3.Carpenter32117
4.Painter112
5.Turner11
6.Machinist11
 Total :-6233179121
6. Diesel Loco Shed/KHARAGPUR
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Fitter311 5      01      01
2.Electrician842115
3.Welder (G&E)211 4
4.Mechanic (Diesel)1263223
5.Painter (G)11
6.Cable Jointer/ Crane Operator11
7.Carpenter11
 Total :-28127350
7.       Sr.DEE(G)/KHARAGPUR
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Electrician1585230      03      03
2.Mechanic (Diesel)2114
3.Wireman842115
4.Winder (Armature)632112
5.Refrigerator & AC Mechanic742114
6.Lineman842115
 Total :-462414690
8.         TRD Depot/Electrical/KHARAGPUR
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Electrician1053220  01  01
2.Fitter1053220
 Total :-20106440
9.          EMU Shed/Electrical/TPKR
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Fitter531110    01    01
2.Electrician531110
3.Welder (G&E)531110
4.Machinist531110
 Total :-20124440
10.       Electric Loco Shed/SANTRAGACHI
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Fitter531110    01    01
2.Electrician531110
3.Welder (G&E)42118
4.Machinist42118
 Total :-18104436
11.         Sr.DEE(G)/CHAKRADHARPUR
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Electrician1795334      03      03
2.Mechanic (Diesel)2114
3.Wireman1053220
4.Winder (Armature)531110
5.Refrigerator & AC Mechanic842115
6.Lineman531110
 Total :-472513893
12. ELECTRIC TRACTION DEPOT/CHAKRADHARPUR
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Electrician1053220  01  01
2.Fitter531110
 Total :-1584330
13.         CARRIAGE & WAGON DEPOT/CHAKRADHARPUR
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Fitter20116340      02      02
2.Welder (G&E)1053220
3.Carpenter11
4.Machinist11
5.Painter11
6.Turner11
7.Trimmer11
 Total :-35169565
14.             ELECTRIC LOCO SHED/TATA
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Fitter1364225    02    02
2.Electrician1163222
3.Welder (G&E)842115
4.Machinist531110
 Total :-371910672
15.             ENGINEERING WORKSHOP/SINI
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Fitter1585230      03      03
2.Turner21115
3.Electrician1053220
4.Welder (G&E)1585230
5.Machinist311 5
6.MMTM(Mechanic Machine Tool Maintenance)  3  1  1  –  5
7.Forger & Heat Treater311  5
 Total :-5125177100
16.              TRACK MACHINE WORKSHOP/SINI
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Fitter3115  –  –
2.Electrician11 2
 Total :-4217
17.  SSE(WORKS)/ENGG/CHAKRADHARPUR
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Carpenter642113  01  01
2.Painter642113
 Total :-1284226
18.        ELECTRIC LOCO SHED/BONDAMUNDA
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Fitter842115    01    01
2.Electrician842115
3.Welder (G&E)531110
4.Machinist531110
 Total :-26146450
19.  Diesel Loco Shed/BONDAMUNDA
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Fitter1695232      02      02
2.Electrician942116
3.Welder (G&E)11
4.Mechanic (Diesel)11
5.Painter (G)11
6.Carpenter11
 Total :-29137352
20.           Sr.DEE(G)/ADRA
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Electrician632112      01      01
2.Mechanic (Diesel)11 2
3.Wireman2114
4.Winder (Armature)2114
5.Refrigerator & AC Mechanic3115
6.Lineman213
 Total :-1685130
21.  CARRIAGE & WAGON DEPOT/ADRA
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Fitter20116340      02      02
2.Welder (G&E)1053220
3.Painter112
4.Carpenter112
5.Machinist11
 Total :-33189565
22.        DIESEL LOCO SHED/BKSC
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Fitter3115    01    01
2.Electrician3216
3.Welder (G&E)531110
4.Mechanic (Diesel)632112
 Total :-1795233
23.          TRD DEPOT/ELECTRICAL/ADRA
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Electrician1053220  01  01
2.Fitter531110
 Total :-1584330
24.            ELECTRIC LOCO SHED/BKSC
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Fitter531110    01    01
2.Electrician43119
3.Welder (G&E)42118
4.Machinist2114
 Total :-1594331
25.         ELECTRIC LOCO SHED/ROU
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Fitter3115      01      01
2.Turner3216
3.Electrician112
4.Welder (G&E)3115
5.MMTM3115
6.Painter (G)112
 Total :-147425
26.        SSE(WORKS)/ENGG/ADRA
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Carpenter632112  01  01
2.Painter632112
 Total :-1264224
27.       CARRIAGE & WAGON DEPOT/RANCHI
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Fitter1053220  01  01
2.Welder (G&E)531110
 Total :-1584330
  28.          SR.DEE(G)/RANCHI
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Electrician531110      01      01
2.Mechanic (Diesel)1  1
3.Wireman3216
4.Winder (Armature)3216
5.Refrigerator & AC Mechanic3115
6.Lineman11 2
 Total :-1694130
29.          TRD DEPOT/ELECTRICAL/RANCHI
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Electrician3115  –  –
2.Fitter3115
 Total :-62210
30.           SSE(WORKS)/ENGG/RANCHI
Sl. No.Name of the TradesUROBCSCSTTotalPWDESM
1.Carpenter3115  –  –
2.Painter3115
 Total :-62210

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RRC Recruitment 2023 – Apply Online for 1785 Act Apprentice Post – FAQs

How many vacancies are there for Act Apprentice ?

There are currently 1785 vacancies for Act Apprentice

What is the Age Limit for Act Apprentice ?

For Gen/ UR Candidates
15 years of age and should not have completed 24 years of age as on last date for receiving application
Relaxation ( in Upper age limit )
05 years for SC/ST candidates
03 years for OBC candidates

What is the Application Fee for Act Apprentice ?

Gen/ OBC: ₹ 100
SC/ ST/ Ex-Servicemen: Nil
Pay the Examination Fee through Debit Card, Credit Card, Net Banking or Pay Offline Through E Challan.

After when I can apply for this job for posts of Act Apprentice ?

Application Start Date: 29 Nov 2023

When is the Last Date for applying for this job ?

Application Last Date: 28 Dec 2023

What is the selection process for Act Apprentice ?

Selection process for Act Apprentice in Railway Recruitment Cell, India Railways : On the basis of Written Test.

How can I apply for this job?

Read the detailed notification pdf attached below before Apply Online. If you are interested and found yourself eligible for Act Apprentice, click on the apply online link given below. Then, find the appropriate option and fill up the form. You can apply online from 29 Nov 2023 to 28 Dec 2023.