RRB 2023 Notification
RRB 2023 Notification
RRB 2023 Notification
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NOTIFICATION No. NER/RRC/JTA/2022 Date: 25.10.2023
Opening Date and Time for Online Applications 26.10.2023 at 11.00 Hrs.
Closing Date and Time for Online Applications 09.11.2023 at 21.00 Hrs.
Online Applications are invited from eligible Indian Citizens possessing prescribed
qualifications described in para 03 below for engagement as Junior Technical Associate
(Engineering/Signal/Electrical) purely on Contract basis.
01) POST:- https://t.me/govtjobregularupdates
Junior Technical Associate (Engineering (works)/Signal/Electrical)
The engagement will be purely on contract basis for a period up to 19.11.2023 from the
date of engagement/contract. A fresh contract may be made for engagement of further
period on requirement of Railway Administration or till such time when candidates
selected through regular selection join, whichever is earlier.
02) VACANCIES:- Total vacancies are as under:-
No. of OB
Post UR SC ST EWS
Vacancies C
Junior Technical Associate (Engineering) 19 08 03 01 05 02
Junior Technical Associate (Signal) 09 04 01 01 02 01
Junior Technical Associate (Electrical) 09 04 01 01 02 01
03) Educational/Professional Qualifications
Candidates should possess the essential academic/Technical qualifications as giving
below on or before the date of Application. https://t.me/govtjobregularupdates
Category of Post Essential Prescribed Qualification
(1)Three years Diploma in Civil Engineering OR B.Sc. in Civil
Junior Engineering of three years duration OR a combination of any sub
Technical stream of basic streams of Civil Engineering from a recognized
University/Institute OR
Associate
(2) Four years Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering OR a
(Engineering) combination of any sub stream of basic streams of Civil
(works) Engineering from a recognized University/Institute.
(1)Three years Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics
Junior Engineering OR a combination of any sub stream of basic streams
Technical of Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics Engineering from are
Associate cognized University/Institute OR
(Electrical/ (2)Four years Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical/Electrical/
TRD) Electronics Engineering OR a combination of any sub stream of
basic streams of Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics Engineering
from a recognized University/Institute.
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(1)Three years Diploma in Electrical/Electronics/Information
Technology/Communication Engineering/Computer Science &
Engineering/Computer Science/Computer Engineering OR a
Junior Technical combination of any sub stream of basic streams of Electrical
Associate (Signal) /Electronics/Information Technology/Communication
Engineering/Computer Science & Engineering/Computer
Science/Computer Engineering from a recognized
University/Institute OR
(2) Four years Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Electronics/
Information Technology/Communication Engineering OR a
combination of any sub stream of basic streams of
Electrical/Electronics/Information Technology/ Communication
Engineering from a recognized University/Institute
NOTE: The candidate must have secured minimum marks in Bachelor’s Degree/Diploma as given
below: https://t.me/govtjobregularupdates
1) General candidates : 60%
2) OBC–Non Creamy Layer : 55%
3) SC/ST Candidates : 50%
Preference shall be given to the GATE qualified candidates.
In case, the marksheet of the candidate does not reflect the statement of marks obtained by
the candidate then the candidate should attach the supporting documents from the
College/University which issued the mark sheet/degree, clearly mentioning the equivalence
of CGA/CPA/CGPA etc. to the aggregate marks (in percentage terms) with the application
form.
04) Age Limit:-
The lower & upper age limit will be reckoned as on 01.01.2024 will be as under
1) After ensuring the correctness of the particulars in the application form, candidates
are required to pay fees through the payment gateway on N.E. Railway’s website.
The payment can be made by using Debit card/Credit card/Net Banking etc by
providing information as per the instructions on the computer screen. Transaction
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charges levied by the Bank for online payment, if any, will be borne by the
candidates. https://t.me/govtjobregularupdates
2) Minorities for claiming waiver of examination fees comprises of candidates who
are Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Zoroastrians (Parsis). Minority
candidates should furnish a “self-declaration” as mentioned in Annexure-A along
with the Application Form. Such candidates claiming waiver of examination fee
will be required to furnish “Minority Community Declaration” affidavit on Non-
Judicial stamp paper that he/she belongs to any of the above minority communities.
“If the affidavit in this regard is not submitted along with Application form to
get the benefit of fee waiver the fee will not be refunded”
3) Economically Backward Class (EBC) candidates are those whose annual family
income is less than Rs.50,000/-. Such candidates should have valid income
certificate on the date of application in the prescribed format issued by the
competent authority or on the letter head of the issuing authority to this effect and
submit the same at the time of Document Verification (DV) failing which their
candidature will be rejected. Candidates having BPL Card and IZZAT MST issued
by Railways are also eligible for fee concession under EBC. EBC candidates
seeking fee concession should fill in the relevant Certificate/Card Number, issue
date, issuing authority and state in the ONLINE application.
4) EWS: Economically weaker section means those whose family has annual
income below Rs.8.00 Lakh. Income shall also include income from all sources i.e.
salary, agriculture, business, profession etc. for the financial year. The benefit of
reservation under EWS can be availed or shall be accepted only upon production of
an income certificate issued by Competent Authority in prescribed format.
Note:- Candidates must provide their correct Bank Details in the application form.
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Note: (I) All candidates, irrespective of community may apply against UR vacancies. For
vacancies earmarked for specific communities [SC/ST/OBC-NCL (Non-Creamy Layer)],
only candidates belonging to that community/group will be considered. For this purpose,
SC/ST/OBC-NCL (Non-Creamy Layer) Caste Certificate from competent authorities as
per the prescribed formats [for SC/ST/OBC-NCL (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates] at the
time of personality/ intelligence test. Further in case of OBC-NCL (Non-Creamy Layer)
candidates, the certificates should be issued on the prescribed format from the competent
authority. The Certificates must be of during last 1 year from the date of Closing of
Notification and specifically indicate that the candidate does not belong to the Persons
(Creamy Layer) mentioned in column 3 of the Schedule of the Government of India,
Department of Personnel and Training O.M.No.23012/22/93-Estt. (SCT) dated 08.09.93
and its subsequent revisions through O.M. No. 26033/332004-Estt. (Res) dated
09.03.2004, 27.05.2013, 13.09.2017 and further revision, if any received till the closing
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date of the application. EWS candidates should furnish their income & asset certificate on
the prescribed format i.e. Annexure ‘E’.
iii. Personality Test: Candidates 03 times in number shall be called for appearing in
the Personality Test. The candidates will be shortlisted for appearing in the
Personality Test on the basis of marks obtained for GATE Percentile/
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Qualification. If, GATE qualified candidates are not available in adequate number
in a particular category, other candidates possessing the Minimum Educational
Qualification specified in para 3 above shall be considered for appearing in the
Personality Test. GATE qualified candidates shall be placed en-block above the
Non-GATE qualified candidates, irrespective of marks obtained against GATE
Percentile/qualification criterion. For such candidates, marks on educational
qualification shall be computed by multiplying the overall percentage of Marks
obtained for all the years/Semesters by 0.50.
During the Personality Test, the candidates shall be awarded marks on following
broad guidelines:
A. Technical knowledge in the relevant field (Practical and theoretical
knowledge of the work, knowledge of quality tests, specifications, Codal
provisions etc.): 5 Marks
B. Personality, initiative, communication skills and general awareness: 5 Marks
C. Proficiency in computer working, CAD, CAM, Project Management etc. :
5 Marks
The selection shall be purely on merit basis. Candidates shall be selected on the
basis of the total marks obtained. Non-GATE qualified candidates shall be
selected only if the vacancy remains unfilled after selection of GATE qualified
candidates, irrespective of the total marks obtained by them.
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07) ON LINE APPLICATION
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7.4. During submission of ONLINE application, a Registration ID & password will
be issued to each applicant which will be intimated through their registered e-
mail. Candidates are advised to preserve /note their Registration ID & password
for further stages of recruitment process /correspondence.
NOTE-I To avoid last minute’s rush, candidates are advised in their own interest to submit
ONLINE application much before the closing date to avoid possible in ability/failure
to log on to the website on account of heavy load on the internet or website jam
during the last few days.
NOTE-II This office does not accept any responsibility for the candidates not being able to
submit their application within the last day on account of aforesaid reasons or any
other reason. https://t.me/govtjobregularupdates
7.5 Candidate need not send any application printouts or certificates or copies to RRC or
anywhere by post. Candidates’ information shall be sent to their login ID. No
separate call letters shall be issued and information sent by mode of SMS/Email.
Candidates are also required to upload their signature in JPG format. Size of the file
should be between 60kb-100 kb.
10) DOCUMENTS TO BE UPLOADED
Candidates are required to upload the following documents which should not be
more then100kb in file size and only in PDF Format.
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10.1 Scanned copy of the GATE Score Card of year 2017 or later. Candidates should fill
their highest GATE Percentile in the application form and upload the Score Card of
the relevant year, if they have qualified more than once in GATE in the year 2017
or later.
10.2 Scanned copy of mark sheet of 10th class respectively or equivalent, as the case
maybe.
10.3 Certificate for proof of date of birth (Standard 10th. or its equivalent certificate or
mark sheet indicating date of birth or school leaving certificate indicating date of
birth).
10.4 Scanned copy of community certificate for SC/ST/OBC/minorities/EWS
candidates, wherever applicable.
10.5 Three years Diploma / graduation certificate(s) as per the essential education as
mentioned in para 02 above.
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11) IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
11.1 Candidates should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions prescribed for the
post. Eligibility of the candidates for the post notified in this notification would be
decided on the basis of the information furnished by them in the ONLINE
application. If at any stage, it is found that any information furnished by the
candidate in his/her application is false/incorrect or the candidate has suppressed
any relevant information or the candidate otherwise does not satisfy the eligibility
criteria for the post, his/her candidature will be cancelled forthwith.
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11.2 Production of original documents of Date of birth, Educational Qualification is
mandatory without which they will not be allowed to appear in the Personality Test.
Certificates in languages other than English or Hindi should be accompanied by an
attested translation in English/Hindi. Photocopy of all documents should be self-
attested. No TA/DA/Accommodation will be given for appearing in the Personality
Test. The Railway administration has all rights reserved to fix any date/place or
postpone Personality Test or cancel due to unforeseen causes against which no
claim will be accepted.
11.3 Selected candidates will have to undergo training wherever training is prescribed for
the post and will be posted anywhere over the jurisdiction of North Eastern
Railway. The minimum period of training shall be 10 days.
12) Remuneration:
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The engagement shall be a full time contract and the monthly remuneration shall be as under.
No other allowances/perks shall be paid except the Daily Allowance for the outstation duties.
Amount
(in Rupees) 25000/- 27000/- 30000/-
12.1 The number of vacancies indicated in this notification is provisional and may
decrease or even become NIL at a later stage depending upon the actual needs of
the Railway administration. The railway administration also reserves the right to
cancel the notified vacancies at its discretion and such decision will be final and
binding on all. In the event of cancellation of notified vacancies, the processing
fee paid by the candidates will be refunded.
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12.2 Appointment of selected candidates is subject to their passing requisite Medical
Fitness Test to be conducted by the Railway administration, final verification of
educational and community certificate and verification of antecedents/character of
the candidates. The candidates will have to undergo Medical Examination (As
applicable for direct recruitment for JE/Engineering, Signal, Electrical and as the
case may be) and will be considered for contract engagement only if they are found
medically fit in appropriate Medical Category. Medical fitness shall be examined
by the nominated Railway Hospital.
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12.3 Candidate who are already in service of PSU/Government Organizations and are
eligible for the above should produce “No Objection Certificate” for the same from
their employer.
12.4 Candidate’s admission for the contractual engagement will be purely Temporary
subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere issue of Call Letter
/e-admit card via Email to the candidates will NOT imply that their candidature
has been finally accepted.
12.5 The service of Candidates, selected against contractual engagement as Jr. T.A shall
be terminated, if the information and documents furnished by him/her for
engagement, are found in correct / fake at any stage.
12.6 The decision of selection committee / administration in all matters relating to
eligibility, acceptance or rejection of application etc. will be final and binding on
the candidates and no inquiry or correspondence will be entertained in this
connection.
12.7 Candidates who have been debarred for life time by any RRB/RRC examinations or
candidates who have been debarred for a specific period which is not yet completed
need not to apply in response to this notification. Their candidature will be rejected
during any stage as and when detected.
12.8 Scanned signature of the candidate, either in English or Hindi, must be in running
hand and not in block/capital or disjointed letter. Signatures in different style or
language at the time of Personality Test may result in cancellation of candidature.
12.9 Candidates are required to obtain caste certificates in prescribed proforma from the
appropriate authority and produce the original certificate at the time of verification,
failing which he/she will be treated as disqualified. This is strictly required as per
Chapter 13 of the Brochure (published by Govt. of India, Ministry of Personnel,
Public Grievance & Pensions Department of personnel Training, New Delhi) on
verification of the claims of Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes.
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13) Grounds for Invalid application
Candidates are requested to read all instructions thoroughly before submitting
ONLINE application otherwise their applications may get rejected on one or more
of the following reasons:
13.1 Application without scanned signature/with scanned signature in capital letters.
13.2 Application without scanned photograph.
13.3 Application with scanned photo but wearing Sunglasses or with cap or
disfigured/small size or unrecognizable.
13.4 Application without uploading the required Educational Qualification certificate(s).
13.5 Over-aged & under-aged, date of birth not filled or wrongly filled.
13.6 Candidate’s name figuring in the debarred list.
13.7 Applications without prescribed examination fee.
13.8 Any other form of irregularities found.
14) Duration:
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The engagement will be purely on contract basis up to 19.11.2023 from the date of
contract. There is a possibility of renewing the contract period in case the same is
permitted by Railway Board and it is felt that there is a requirement by the Railway
Administration. However, any renewal is solely on discretion of the Railways as
per Railway’s requirements and in no way confers any right to the candidate for
Renewal.
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15) Medical Examination:
(I) Candidates will have to undergo medical examination [as applicable for direct
recruitment for JE(Engineering/Signal/Electrical) and will be considered for
contract appointment only if they are found medically fit. Medical fitness will be
examined by the nominated Railway hospitals.
(II) The candidates should fulfill the requirements of Medical Standard A-3 as given in
Chapter 5 of Indian Railway Medical Manual Volume-1 accessible at
www.indianrailways.gov.in
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16) Training:
16.1 The candidates engaged on contract basis, will be given training for a prescribed
period regarding orientation in rules, regulations and practices related to safety,
technical and other areas before they are deputed on work.
(i) Duty Pass: II Class ‘A’ Duty pass will be provided for stretch of the journey
involved on duty.
(ii) Daily allowance: Daily allowance, when on tour as admissible, at the rate of
Rs.500/- per day (0-6hours–30%,6-12hours–70% & more than 12hours-100%) shall
be paid. This is similar to the pattern of TA admissible to the regular Railway
employees except the rate of TA.
(iii) Leave entitlement: Jr. Technical Associates, engaged on Contract basis shall be
permitted off on Sundays and National Holidays. However, they may be called for
duty on any day including Sundays & National Holidays for which Compensatory
Rest shall be given later. In addition, they will be granted 02 days leave for each
completed month of engagement. The accumulated leave lapses as soon as the
contractual period is over and cannot be carried over to next contract (if any).
18) GENERAL CONDITIONS: https://t.me/govtjobregularupdates
(i) Candidates to read all the instructions of this notification carefully and ensure that
you are eligible to apply before filling the online application form.
(ii) Candidates are advised in their own interest to submit Online Application much
before the closing date to avoid possibility of any failure to submit application due to
heavy load/jam on website.
(iii) In case the candidate does not have a VALID personal e-mail ID, he/she should
create his/here-mail ID before applying online application and must maintain that e-
mail ID till the end of recruitment process.
(iv) The above posts are for projects in jurisdiction of North Eastern
Railway/Construction for the limited period and are not for the regular
establishment of Railway. No other perks or benefits would be admissible except
those mentioned in Notification.
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(v) The engagement on contract basis will not confer to any rights to the candidate to
claim for regular Employment/Absorption/Extension in the Railway.
(vi) Applicants working in Govt./PSU will have to submit NOC at the time of
application and they will have to resign from their organization on their
engagement.
(vii)The contract may be terminated by either side by giving one month’s notice. The
performance monitoring of contractual appointees shall be done on regular basis
and those who are unable to discharge the duties or who fail to perform as per
expectations of the administration, may be given 30 days’ notice and their contract
terminated. https://t.me/govtjobregularupdates
(viii) However, in case of gross negligence/misconduct/irregularities, the
engagement may be terminated with immediate effect.
(i) Candidates fulfilling the eligibility criteria should submit their application form
ONLINE given in notification duly completed in all respects with scanned
copies of all necessary enclosures (e.g. Certificate of Age, Education,
Professional Experience, Caste/Community etc.)
(ii) Candidate should write his/her name, father’s name/husband’s name in capital
letters as given in Educational Certificate. Candidate should also indicate
other particulars as have been asked in the ONLINE application form.
(iii) One scanned recent passport size colour photograph should be submitted with
ONLINE application form without fail.
(iv) Signature of the applicant must be full and in running hand, not in block/capital
letter or disjointed letters. Candidates are required to sign in English or in Hindi in
the prescribed places provided in the ONLINE application form.
(v) Applicant should possess requisite educational qualification on or before the
closing date of notification.
(vi) Candidates belonging to SC/ST/Minorities/Economically Backward Class / EWS,
claiming for less fee as mentioned in para 5(ii), must attach self-attested photo
copy of requisite Caste Certificate/Minority Certificate or self-declaration/Income
Certificate. https://t.me/govtjobregularupdates
(vii) Candidates serving in any Centre/State Government Department including
Railways or Public Sector Undertaking should apply through proper channel or
should apply directly with NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE from the employer to
avoid delay.
(viii) Applications not fulfilling any of the terms and conditions given in this notification
shall be summarily rejected.
(ix) Candidates should be in readiness to appear for the Personality test at short notice
after the closing date of online application.
(x) The list of candidates shortlisted for Professional/Personality test, venue and time
will be published on N.E. Railway’s website (www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in)
only. Call letters will not be issued to the Shortlisted applicants to their
correspondence address for the Personality test.
(xi) Candidates should bring all documents uploaded with application form in Original
along with one set of self- on the day of Personality test, without which they will
not be allowed to appear in the Professional Personality test. Certificates in
languages other than English or Hindi should be accompanied by a self-attested
translation in English/Hindi.
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(xii) Candidate’s admission at all stages of the Personality test will be purely
provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere issue of
Login ID to the candidate will not imply that his candidature has been finally
cleared. https://t.me/govtjobregularupdates
(xiii) The contract of the selected candidates will be terminated, if the information and
documents furnished by him/her for selection are found incorrect/fake at any stage.
Railway will further take legal action by filing FIR against the candidate.
(xiv) The decision of Railway Administration/Screening Committee in all matters relating
toeligibility, acceptance or rejection of application, final selection, offer of
appointment, suitability for North Eastern Railway (Construction) and assigning
of Post & Pay will be final and binding on the candidates and no inquiry or
correspondence will be entertained in this connection.
20) All the selections will be dealt with as per Railway Board’s letterno.2018/Trans
Cell/S&T/Contractual Staff dated 20.11.2018 and Policy for engagement of technical
manpower on contract basis from open market for construction projects over North
Eastern Railway, read with modifications issued by the Railway Board from time to
time.
21) Any subsequent changes in the terms and conditions in the Notification as per extant
rules will stand good. North Eastern Railway /Construction organization reserves the
right to consider/ incorporate any subsequent
changes/modifications/additions/cancellations in the terms & conditions of selection
under this Notification as and when applicable.
22) Considering the COVID situation at the time, the personality test can be conducted on
online app like WhatsApp or any other video app. Candidates are advised to be in
readiness for it if warranted.
23) North Eastern Railway reserves the right to reject the candidature of any applicant at any stage
of the process of selection, if any irregularity/deficiency is noticed in the application.
24) For any Legal Dispute, the Jurisdiction will be Central Administration Tribunal,
Allahabad only.
b. Canvassing in any form to officers of Railway for ensuring appointment will be liable to
be dealt with severely.
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c. The ONLINE application for contractual process is a serious matter for engagement. The
applicants are expected to take it in all seriousness. Any attempt by the applicants to
manipulate the process by furnishing false information or mischief by uploading
obscene/objectionable photograph or matter shall be dealt severely and they shall be liable
for criminal action, besides other administrative action.
Candidates are advised to visit NER’s website www.nerindianrailways.gov.in regularly for
any updates in this regard.
Chairman/RRC/GKP
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ANNEXURE‘A’
Christian/Buddhist/Jain/Zoroastrians (Parsis)
Name:
Date:
Place:
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