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5. Union Public Service Commission Invites Applications for Special Class Railway Apprentices Examination 2014

06 Oct 2013

Type: Exam Notices

Applications are invited from eligible candidates for Special Class Railway Apprentices Examination, 2014 to select candidates for the appointment as Special Class Apprentices in Mechanical Department of Indian Railways.

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Eligibility Conditions

• First or Second division Intermediate or equivalent examination of a university or board approved by the government of India with Mathematics and at least one of the subject physical and chemistry as subject of the examination. Graduate with Mathematics and at least one of the subject Physics and Chemistry as their degree subject may also apply;
                                         or
  Must have passed in the first or second division, the Higher Secondary (12 years) examination under 10 plus 2 pattern of school education with Mathematics and at least one of the subject Physics and Chemistry as subject of the examination;
                                        or
  Must have passed the first year examination under the three years degree course of a university or the first examination of the three year diploma course in Rural Service of the National Council for Rural Higher Education of the third year examination for promotion to the 4th year of the four years BA / B.Sc. (Evening College) course of the Madras University with Mathematics and at least one of the subject Physics and Chemistry as subject of the examination provided that before the examination provided the before joining the degree / diploma course he / she passed the higher secondary examination or the pre-university or equivalent examination on the first or second division. Candidates who have passed the first/second year examination under the three-year degree course in the first or second division with Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry as subjects of the Examination may also apply; provided the first/ second year examination is conducted by a University;
                                  or
  Must have passed in the first or second division the Pre-Engineering Examination of a University, approved by the Government of India; must have passed in the first or second division the Pre-Professional/ Pre-Technological Examination of any Indian University or a recognised Board, with Mathematics and at least, one of the subjects Physics and Chemistry as subjects of the examination conducted one year after the Higher Secondary or Pre-University stage;
                                    or
  Must have passed the first year examination under the five year engineering degree course of a university; provided that before joining the degree course, he/she passed the Higher Secondary Examination or pre-university or equivalent Examination in the first or second division. Candidates who have passed the first year Examination of the five-year Engineering degree course in the first or second division may also apply provided the first year examination is conducted by a university;
                                     or
  Must have passed in the first or second division the pre-degree examination of the Universities of Kerala and Calicut with Mathematics and at least one of the subjects Physics and Chemistry as subjects of the Examination.

Age: Candidate must have attained the age of 17 years and must not have attained the age of 21 years on.

Application Fee

• Candidates (excepting Female/SC/ST/PH candidates who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee of Rs. 100/- either by depositing the money in any Branch of SBI by Cash, or by using net banking 1^st Jan, 2014facility of SBI, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur /State Bank of Hyderabad / State Bank of Mysore/State Bank of Patiala / State Bank of Travancore or by using Visa/Master Credit / Debit Card.

Scheme of Examination

• The Examination shall be conducted according to the following plan
• Part II: Personality Test carrying a maximum of 200 marks in respect of only those candidates who are declared qualified on the results of Written Examination.
• Penalty for Wrong Answers: Candidates should note that there will be penalty (Negative Marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Type Question Papers.

How to Apply

• Candidates can apply online only.

Important Dates

• Opening date of online registration 5^th Oct, 2013
• Closing date of online registration 4^th Nov, 2013
• Date of written examination 12^th Jan, 2014

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