Southern Railway Job opportunity:

Opening Date of Online Application

Date and Time of Closing of Online Application

01/06/2021

30/06/2021 till 17.00 Hrs

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        ONLINE applications are invited from eligible candidates for engagement as Apprentices for imparting training under the Apprentices Act, 1961 in the designated trades at various Divisions/Workshops/Units in the jurisdiction of Southern Railway. Candidates residing in the following locations/areas falling within the Geographical Jurisdiction of Southern Railway alone are eligible to apply.


           1.       Whole State of Tamil Nadu

                2.       Whole Union Territory of Puducherry

                3.       Whole State of Kerala

                4.       Whole Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands

                5.       ONLY the two districts of Andhra Pradesh, namely, SPSR Nellore and Chittoor.

                6.       ONLY one district of Karnataka, namely, Dakshina Kannada.

Applications complete in all respects should be submitted ONLINE till the closing date, by visiting website “www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in ---> News & Updates ---> Personnel Branch Information”.

1.      Apprentices will be engaged in the following trades, the slots available in various trades with communal break up in Carriage& Wagon Works, Loco Works, Electrical Workshop, Railway Hospital/Perambur and Chennai Division are tabulated below for the information of candidates.

 
A)     FRESHER Category:

i)       Carriage & Wagon Works, Perambur :

S.No

Designated Trade

SC

ST

OBC

UR

TOT

1

Fitter

05

02

08

15

30

2

Welder

03

02

05

10

20

3

Painter

02

01

03

04

10

 

Total

10

5

16

29

60

-1-(2)

                             ii)      Railway Hospital/Perambur (Medical Laboratory Technician)

S .No

Designated Trade

SC

ST

OBC

UR

TOT

1

MLT ( Radiology )

--

--

01

02

03

2

MLT ( Pathology )

01

01

02

04

08

3

MLT( Cardiology )

01

01

02

05

09

 

Total

02

02

05

11

20

 

Sub-Total (Fresher’s)

12

07

21

40

80

 B)     Ex-ITI Category:

 

a) CARRIAGE & WAGON WORKS, PERAMBUR

S.No

Trade

SC

ST

OBC

UR

Total

1

Fitter

12

6

22

40

80

2

Welder (G&E)

8

4

13

25

50

3

MMV

2

1

3

4

10

4

Painter

2

1

3

4

10

5

Carpenter

2

1

3

4

10

6

PASAA

2

1

3

4

10

 

Total

28

14

47

81

170

 

b) ELECTRICAL WORKSHOP/PERAMBUR

1

Electrician

11

6

20

38

75

2

R&AC

2

1

4

8

15

3

Wireman

3

2

5

10

20

4

Electronics Mechanic

2

1

3

4

10

 

Total

18

10

32

60

120

 

c) LOCO WORKS/PERAMBUR

1

Fitter

21

11

38

72

142

2

Welder (G&E)

7

4

13

24

48

3

PASAA

1

0

2

3

6

4

Painter

3

1

5

9

18

 

Total

32

16

58

108

214

 

d) ENGINEERING WORKSHOP/ARAKKONAM

1

Fitter

4

2

7

12

25

2

Welder (G&E)

2

1

4

8

15

3

Turner

2

1

4

8

15

4

Machinist

2

1

3

6

12

 

Total

10

5

18

34

67

(3)

 

e) CHENNAI DIVISION – RS/AJJ

1

Advance Welder

1

0

1

3

5

2

Electrician

3

2

6

10

21

3

Electronics Mechanic

1

0

1

3

5

4

Fitter

2

1

4

8

15

5

Machinist

0

0

1

1

2

6

Turner

0

0

1

1

2

7

Welder (G&E)

2

1

3

4

10

 

Total

9

4

17

30

60

 

f) CHENNAI DIVISION – RS/AVD

1

Fitter

7

3

12

22

44

2

Electrician

7

3

12

22

44

 

Total

14

6

24

44

88

 

g) CHENNAI DIVISION – RS/TBM

1

Electrician

3

2

6

12

23

2

Fitter

2

1

4

8

15

3

Welder (G&E)

2

1

3

4

10

4

Carpenter

2

1

3

6

12

 

Total

9

5

16

30

60

 

h) CHENNAI DIVISION – DSL/TNP

1

Fitter

2

2

1

2

7

 

Total

2

2

1

2

7

 

i) CHENNAI DIVISION – C&W/Mech

1

Fitter

6

3

10

16

35

2

Carpenter

0

0

0

1

1

3

Welder (G&E)

1

1

0

1

3

4

Machinist

0

0

0

1

1

 

Total

7

4

10

19

40

 

j)     CHENNAI DIVISION – RS/RPM

1

Electrician

3

1

5

10

19

2

Fitter

0

0

1

1

2

3

Welder (G&E)

0

0

1

1

2

4

Turner

0

0

1

1

2

5

Electronics Mechanic

0

0

1

1

2

 

Total

3

1

9

14

27

 

k) RAILWAY HOSPITAL/PERAMBUR

1

PASAA

0

0

1

2

3

 

Total

0

0

1

2

3

Sub-Total (Ex-ITI)

132

67

233

424

856


 

SC

ST

OBC

UR

TOTAL

FRESHERS

12

07

21

40

80

EX-ITI

132

67

233

424

856

GRAND TOTAL

144

74

254

464

936

Vacancies indicated above are only tentative and are subject to change and the vacancies reserved for SC/ST/OBC/PWD are as per prescribed requirement in the respective categories.

2.  Eligibility of person with Disability Candidates:

4% of Apprentices to be trained are reserved for person with disability under the following physical standards as per the provisions of Schedule-II of apprenticeship manual and Railway Boards letter No.E(MPP)2003/6/14 Dated: 09/12/2003. Training in the Relevant Trade will subject to Permissible Disability as noted below:

 

S.No

Trade

Categories of disabled who could apply for Engagement

1

FITTER

OL, BL, LV, HH

2

WELDER

OL, HH

3

CARPENTER

OL, HH

4

PAINTER

OL, HH

5

MACHINIST

LV, OL, HH

6

ELECTRICIAN

OL, HH

7

DIESEL MECHANIC

OL

8

MECHANIC REFRIGERATION & AIR CONDITIONING

OL, LV, HH

9

MECHANIC MOTOR VEHICLE

OL, HH

10

ELECTRONIC MECHANIC

OL, BL, HH

11

PASSA

OL, BL, HH

12

MEDICAL LAB TECHNICIAN

(Radiology, Pathology & Cardiology)

OL, BL, HH

2.  (I). Definition of Disabilities:

a)      Blindness: Blindness refers to a condition where a person suffers from any of the following conditions, namely

(i)       Total absence of sight; or

(ii)     Visual acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with correcting lenses.

(iii)   Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of 20 degree or worse.

b)     Low Vision : “Person with low vision” means a person with impairment of visual functioning even after treatment or standard refractive corrective but who uses or is potentially capable of using vision for the planning or execution of a task with appropriate assistive device

c)       Hearing impairment: ‘Hearing Impairment” means loss of sixty decibels or more in the better ear in the conversational range of frequencies. Hearing impairment would also include persons who are deaf & dumb.

d)    Loco motor disability: “Loco motor disability” means disability of the bones, joints or muscles leading to substantial restriction of the movement of the limbs or any form of cerebral palsy.

e)  Cerebral palsy:“Cerebral palsy” means a group of non-progressive conditions of a person characterized by abnormal motor control posture resulting from brain insult or injuries occurring in the prenatal, peri-natal or infant of development.


3.    Minimum Academic/Technical Qualification as per the Apprentices Act 1961:

 

a)   Fresher Category:-

Sl. No

Trade

Academic Qualification

1

Fitter, Painter & Welder

Should have passed 10th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks) under 10, +2 System of

education or its equivalent.

2

Medical Laboratory Technician (Radiology, Pathology, Cardiology )

Should have passed 12th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks) under 10, +2 system of education with Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

 

b)   Ex.ITI Category:-

 

Sl.No

Trade

Academic/Technical Qualification

1

Fitter, Machinist, MMV, Turner, Diesel          Mechanic,          Carpenter,

Painter, Welder(G&E), Wireman, Advance Welder & R&AC

Should have passed 10th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks) under 10 +2 System of

education and ITI course in the relevant trade in Government recognized ITI

2

Electrician

Should have passed 10th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks)under 10 +2 System of education with Science as one of the subjects or

its equivalent and ITI course in the relevant trade in Government recognized ITI

3

Electronics Mechanic

Should have passed 10th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks) under 10 +2 System of education with Science (Physics and Chemistry) and Mathematics or its equivalent and ITI

course in the relevant trade in Government recognized ITI

4

PASAA

Should have passed 10th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks) under 10 +2 System of education & National Trade Certificate issued by National Council for Vocational Training in “Computer Operator and Programming

Assistant”

 

Note:     i) Minimum 50% marks in SSLC not applicable for SC/ST/PwBD Candidates.

ii) Course Completed Act Apprentices, Engineering Graduates and Diploma holders are NOT eligible to apply.  


PERIOD OF TRAINING:-

 

a)  Fresher Category

Sl No.

Trade

Period of Training

1

Welder

1 Year 3 months

2

Fitter & Painter

2 Years

3

Medical Laboratory Technician (Cardiology ,Radiology & Pathology)

1 Year 3 months

 

b)  Ex.ITI Category

In respect of Ex.ITI candidates, rebate in the duration of training will be given as per the Schedule-I of Apprentices Rules 1992, as amended time to time.


RATE OF STIPEND: 

1

Fresher’s - X std

Rs.6000/- (per month)

2

Fresher’s - 12thstd

Rs.7000/- (per month)

3

Ex-ITI

Rs.7000/- (per month)

 

 MODE OF ENGAGEMENT

           The selection will be on the basis of Merit List prepared in respect of all the eligible candidates who apply against the Notification. The Merit List will be prepared by the Committee nominated for this purpose by following the procedure mentioned as under:

a)       Fresher Category :- Marks obtained in Matriculation will be converted for 200 and merit list will be drawn based on the converted marks duly ensuring Minimum 50% in aggregate marks in Matriculation.


b)      Ex.ITI :- Marks obtained in Matriculation will be converted to 100 marks ( duly ensuring Minimum 50% marks in aggregate) + ITI marks duly converted to 100. Total marks put together will be calculated for 200 marks and merit list will be drawn based on the converted marks giving equal weight age to both.


c)       MLT :- Marks obtained in Higher Secondary (with Physics, Chemistry, Maths & Biology) will be converted for 200 and merit list will be drawn based on the converted marks duly ensuring Minimum 50% in aggregate marks in Matriculation.


For candidates possessing Xth through General Education Department, Government of Kerala the grades are classified on nine-point scale. Administration will take midpoint of range of grades obtained by the candidates. After obtaining midpoints of all the attempted subjects according to grades awarded, percentage will be calculated treating each subject is out of 100 marks as there is no standard method or multiplying factor for calculation of average of matriculation for such Boards.


d)     For SC/ST and PwBD ( PH quota) candidates the minimum percentage of 50% marks in aggregate in Matriculation is not insisted upon)


e)      In case of two candidates having the same marks, the older candidate will be preferred. In case the dates of birth are also same, then the candidate who has passed Matriculation Examination earlier will be considered.


Original transfer certificate for completion of qualifying examination (Std. X/XII/ITI) must be produced during document verification.

    Processing fee (Non-Refundable) Rs.100/-.

Fee is to be paid through ONLINE MODE. Ne fee is required to be paid by SC/ST/PwBD/Women candidates.