Indian Railways

Indian Railway Recruitment provides the job opportunity for various kinds of Job roles based on their eductional qualification. Also, the Railway Jobs will be having vacancies such as Assistant, Apprentice, Engineer, Sports Quota, Clerk and many more. So, if you are willing to get placed in a government Jobs, then you are on right place for prepare the exam training.

Benefits of Railway Jobs  

• Secure job and hence a stable career.
• Railway offers residential quarters to its employees. Most of the staff live in these residential quarters within railway colonies that have all the handiness that the residents need.
• Employees are entitled to avail the facility of subsidized meals and refreshments at any of the Railway canteens all over the country.
• Railway has its own school and colleges for the children of the employees. The children get passes for free travel for the whole family.
• Railway employees get free medical care in Railway hospitals.
• There are recreational facilities and sporting events.
• Athletes can use the Sports Quota to gain entry into the Indian Railways, otherwise not available in private firms.
• Last but not least, the salary structure is also pretty good for railway employees (Rs. 80,000 – 90,000 per month for Class 1 / Group A officers, Rs. 50,000 for Group B officers, Rs. 20,000+ for Group C employees, and Rs. 10,000 – 18,000 for Group D staff) along with other perks like HRA, medical, transport, etc.

Eligibility, Exams, Salaries
Basic Eligibility Criteria for Railway Jobs in India

The Indian railway services are divided into two cadres – technical and non-technical. They are then further divided into four groups- A, B, C and D.

Among these groups, group A and group B are the official cadre posts. The medical staff, engineering staff, and the officials come under group A and group B. The exams for group A are conducted by Union Service Public Commission. There is Special Class Railway Apprenticeship Examination (SCRA) that is conducted separately for the youth who is interested to get into railway services right after HSC.

Group C is the subordinate staff positions like supervisors, clerks, and skilled labor. Group D consists of unskilled labors. The exams for group C and group D are conducted by the Railway Recruitment Control Board.

Eligibility Criteria for Group A, Group B, Group C, and Group D Railway Jobs

GROUP A: One can apply for group A posts if one has a bachelor’s degree in engineering (Master of Science), medical (MBBS) or any other relevant stream. For SCRA, the eligibility is HSC with PCM or equivalent.

Age limit: 32 years (relaxation for OBC/SC/ST candidates)  

GROUP B: One cannot apply for the group B posts, there is no exam for group B because the group B officials are promoted from the group C cadre by the railway. When there has been a specific time for which the employee has been serving the railway in group C then he is promoted to group B.  

GROUP C: For group C, the eligibility is 10th or equivalent for the ALP or technician, 10+2 or equivalent for ticket collector and graduation or equivalent for goods guard or Assistant Station Master. The eligibility of age varies from 30-33 years depending upon the social status of the person.  

GROUP D: For group D, the staff consists of porters, gatemen, trackmen, etc. Group D railway job vacancies are advertised on the website of RRB and all the main national newspapers.  

How to Get Railway Jobs after 12th  
After having completed +2 and wishing to join in Railways is possible as you would need to write the entrance exam for joining in Railways and the exam which you need to write is the RRB Exam which stands for Railway Recruitment Board. For folks with no college degrees, the following job positions are available within the Indian Railways:

• Ticket Checker or Ticket Examiner (aka Ticket Collector)
• Railway Constable
• RRB Loco Pilot
• Goods Guard
• Railway Information Department
• Railway Driver
• Railway Clerk