RRB Coaching Centre Chennai

RRB Coaching Centre Chennai

RRB Coaching Centre Chennai  is a government organisation in India. It was set up in 1998 in the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), New Delhi.

Objectives

• Formulation of policy in regard to recruitment procedures.
• To monitor the activities of all Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) including expenditure incurred for recruitment.
• To evaluate the performance of RRB’s and advise them on priorities as required.
• To organise a management information system for monitoring work done by RRB’s.

Railway Recruitment Boards are organisations under the Government of India that manage the appointment of new employees to work in Indian railways. There are 21 boards situated in different parts of India:

• Ahemadabad
• Ajmer
• Allahabad
• Banglore
• Bhopal
• Bhubaneswar
• Bilaspur
• Chandigarh
• Chennai
• Gorakhpur
• Guwahati
• Jammu and Kashmir
• Kolkata
• Malda
• Mumbai
• Muzaffarpur
• Patna
• Ranchi
• Secunderabad
• Siliguri
• Thiruvanthapuram

History

In 1942, a Service Commission with a Chairman and two members was established for recruitment of Subordinate Staff on the then North West Railway was known as Railway Service Commission.

Developments

In 1945, the Services Commissions were set up at Bombay, Calcutta, Madras and Lucknow. In 1948, the Indian Railway Enquiry Committee reviewed working of commissions. In 1949, due to financial constraints a ban was imposed on recruitments on Indian Railways thus numbers of commissions was reduced to one centrally located at Bombay. In 1953-54 when Economic conditions of Indian Railway improved, four service commission were again set up at Bombay, Madras, Allahabad and Calcutta. In 1956, the Estimates committee generally approved the method of recruitment by the constitution of the Railway Service Commissions. In 1983, to cater to the needs of areas which were being neglected due to locations of the existing commissions, seven more commissions were set up viz, at Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhuvneshwar, Chandigarh, Jammu and Srinagar with sitting at Leh and Trivendrum. In 1984 two more service commissions were set up at Malda and Gorakhpur. In January, 1985 Railway Service Commissions have been renamed as Railway Recruitment Board (RRB). At present 19 Railway Recruitment Boards are functioning

RRB Coaching Centre Chennai Selection Procedure

RRB calls for eligible applicants through “Employment News” (A publication of the Government of India). The employment notification is also published on the Internet website.

The applications are scrutinized for eligibility. The eligible candidates are called for a written examination with call letters being sent a month in advance of the date of the examination.

In most of the categories of jobs, there is no interview after the written examination. In some categories, the written examination will be conducted at the second stage of the selection procedure. In categories related to operational safety, there will be a psychological test.

The application-details furnished by successful candidates are verified and they are called for counseling and scrutiny of original documents.

A panel of names is then recommended to Southern Railway / Integral Coach Factory to the extent of vacancies. The candidates will be required to pass a medical examination before appointment.

The results of selection will be made available

• On the Notice Board of RRB
• Through the Internet website And/or
• In “The Employment News”
• To the successful candidates through post

The selection process is based on merit and is subject to the rules and regulations issued by the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), Government of India which includes reservation of jobs for certain castes/communities such as Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), etc.

Ex-servicemen are also entitled to the reservation as per the rules. The entire computerized recruitment system functions impersonally without fear or favor. There is no scope for corruption, influence or discretion in this process. Candidates indulging in malpractices and unfair means are dealt with strictly.

The overall policy guidelines for all Railway Recruitment Boards in India are laid down by Railway Recruitment Control Board, New Delhi.

Railway – Eligibility Criteria

RRB Coaching Centre Chennai Age Limit

The lower and upper age limit indicated for a particular post(s) in the vacancy table will be reckoned as on 01.01.2016. The upper age limit is relax-able as under, subject to submission of requisite certificates:

• By 5 years for SC/ST candidates.
• By 3 years for OBC candidates.
• No age relaxation is allowed to SC/ST/OBC candidates applying against UR category.

• For Ex-Servicemen, up to the extent of service rendered in Defence, plus 3 years, provided they have put in more than 6 months service after attestation.
• By 5 years for candidates who have ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989.
• By 10 years for UR Persons with Disabilities (PWD), 13 years for OBC Persons with Disabilities and 15 years for SC&ST Persons with Disabilities (PWD).

• Upper age limit in case of widows, divorced women and women judicially separated from husband but not remarried shall be 35 years for Unreserved, 38 years for OBC and 40 years for SC/ST candidates.
• For serving Group “C” and erstwhile Group ‘D’ Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes, the upper age limit will be up to 40 years for Unreserved candidates, 45 years for SC/ST candidates and 43 years for OBC candidates, provided they have put in a minimum of 3 years service (continuous or in broken spells). For those working in Quasi Administrative offices of the Railway organization such as Railway Canteens, Co-operative Societies and institutes, the relaxation in upper age limit will be up to the length of service rendered, subject to a maximum of 5 years.

The date of birth of candidates should be between the dates given below (Both dates inclusive):

Educational Qualification

Candidates should have requisite Educational qualifications (as indicated in the vacancy table) from recognized Board/University /Institute, including degrees obtained through non formal/distance education, provided he/she has completed 12 years of schooling through an Examination conducted by a Board/University OR has passed an entrance test conducted by the University AND is not below 18 years of age on 1st July of the year of admission to the course AND the degree so obtained is of 3 years duration as on the date of submission of the ONLINE application for this Centralized Employment Notice. Those awaiting results of the final examination need NOT apply.

Examination Fee: Rs 100/-

No examination fee for candidates belonging to SC/ST/Ex-Servicemen/ Persons with Disability (PWD)/ Women/Minorities/Transgender and Economically Backward Classes having annual family income less than Rs 50,000/.

Railway Recruitment Board – RRB Coaching Centre Chennai

Commercial Apprentice (CA)

• Commercial Apprentices are trained as a sort of multi skilled supervisors in the Commercial branch.
• They will be given 2 year training in different categories of working of Commercial branch – training in duties of Commercial clerks, parcel clerks, goods clerks, catering, commercial inspectors.
• They may be put to work independently also in these posts during training.

Job profile: After 2 years training they will be posted normally as Chief Commercial/Parcel/Goods Clerk even though they can be posted as Commercial inspectors also in principle.

Career path: Next promotion will be to Parcel/Goods supervisor in GP 4600. Future promotions to managerial (Gazetted) posts are based on departmental examinations.

Senior Divisional Commercial Manager

Divisional Commercial Manager

Assistant Commercial Manager

Salary and other perks:  

• Pay Scale (9300-34800) with initial Basic – 9300 and Grade Pay 4200,
• Other perks as admissible for central Govt. employees (DA, TA, and HRA)
• Deductions from salary include 10% of total Pay towards New Pension scheme.

Assistant Station Master (ASM)

Job profile: ASM will be the in charge of running of trains at a station. He operates the signals, ensures that everything goes as per the rules laid out. He will be working in shifts. Big stations may have more than one ASM.

Career path:

Divisional Operations Manager

Assistant Operations Manager

Station Supt.

Station Master

Assistant Station Master

Salary and other perks:

• Pay Scale (5200-20200) with initial Basic – 8560 and Grade Pay 2800.
• Other perks as admissible for central Govt. employees (DA, TA, and HRA).
• Deductions from salary include 10% of total Pay towards New Pension scheme.

Traffic Apprentice (TA)

• Traffic Apprentices are trained as a sort of multi skilled supervisors in the Transportation (Operations) branch.
• They will be given 2 year training in different categories of working of Traffic branch – training as Station Master, Guard, Section Controller, Yard Masters, Traffic inspectors.
• They will work short periods as Station Master, Yard Master and Guard independently during training also.

Job profile: After 2 years training they will be posted either as Station Master, Yard Master (Now both have been combined) or Section Controller. Their further promotion will be in that cadre to which he will be posted only.

Career path:

Divisional Operations Manager

Assistant Opertions Manager

Station Supt. /Chief Controller

Station Master /   Section Controller

Salary and other perks:

• Pay Scale (9300-34800) with initial Basic – 9300 and Grade Pay 4200.
• Other perks as admissible for central Govt. employees (DA, TA, and HRA).
• Deductions from salary include 10% of total Pay towards New Pension scheme.

Enquiry cum Reservation Clerk (ECRC)

Job profile:

• Job of ECRC is to issue computerized reserved tickets for Railway passengers and to respond to enquiries regarding issue of the same or helping the passengers to plan their travel.
• The job is only indoor, in most of the places in air conditioned offices. As such it is one of the best available posts for ladies in Indian Railways.
• In most of the stations ECRC works in two shifts on alternate days – from 8-14 hrs and 14-22 hrs. In some small stations where the earnings are less, only one person works in one shift, the timings adjusted suitably as per local conditions.

Career path:

Divisional Commercial Manager

Assistant Commercial Manager

Reservation Supervisor (GP 4600)

ECRC Gr.I (GP 4200)

ECRC Gr.II (GP 2800)

Salary and other perks:

• Pay Scale (5200-20200) with initial Basic – 8560 and Grade Pay 2800,
• Other perks as admissible for central Govt. employees (DA, TA, and HRA)
• Deductions from salary include 10% of total Pay towards New Pension scheme.

Goods Guard

Job Profile:

Guard is the in charge of a running train. Goods Guard will be in charge of a goods train. His duties include:

• Get the vehicle guidance (VG – written document containing numbers of wagons, their tare weight, load tonnage of individual wagons, total tonnage) from Station Master/Yard Master.
• Check the entire formation for anything that can endanger safe running of trains.
• Check that doors of wagons are closed.
• Check the brake continuity with Loco Pilot.
• Sign the Brake Power certificate (BPC) after ensuring sufficient brake power
• Constantly monitor the formation on the run for any abnormalities.
• Prepare train reports like Combined Train Reports, Late Arrival Reports…
• Attend along with LP/ALP minor troubles experienced on the run like brake binding etc.

Career path:

Chief Controller.

Section Controller

Express Guard

Passenger Guard

When he is promoted to a non-running post like Section Controller his pay is fixed taking into consideration pay element of Running Allowance, which is highly beneficial for the employee. Guards can also write LDCE exams for Group B Gazetted post of Assistant Opertions Manager (AOM).

Salary and other perks:  

• Pay Scale (5200-20200) with initial Basic – 8560 and Grade Pay 2800,
• Other perks as admissible for central Govt. employees (DA, TA, HRA)
• Deductions from salary include 10% of total Pay towards New Pension scheme.