Railways to Recruit 89,000 Candidates. Here’s How You Can Apply

The host of vacancies include technician posts under Group C Level II like fitter, crane driver, blacksmith, and carpenter and Group C Level I (formerly Group D) posts like track maintainer, points man, helper, gateman etc.

Railways to Recruit 89,000 Candidates. Here’s How You Can Apply

The Indian Railways has opened its doors to job-seeking candidates for over 89,000 posts.

The minimum qualification requirements are Class 10 and an Industrial Training Institute certificate (ITI).

The host of vacancies include technician posts under Group C Level II like fitter, crane driver, blacksmith, and carpenter and Group C Level I (formerly Group D) posts like track maintainer, points man, helper, gateman etc.

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The age groups for the categories are as follows. While Group C level II posts are open to candidates between 18-28 years, Group C Level I (Erstwhile Group D) posts are open to candidates between 18-31 years.

The salary range for Group C Level I in addition to allowances under Level 2 of the 7th Pay Commission (level 2) is between Rs 19,900-63,200, for the latter it will be in the scale of Rs 18,000- 56,900, reported the Hindustan Times.

Candidates interested in Group C Level II posts have time until March 5, 2018, to apply. The last of application submission for candidates interested in Group C Level I (Erstwhile Group D) posts is March 12, 2018.


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In good news for SC/ST candidates, the Railway board’s statement said that free sleeper class railway pass facility shall be available to them during the various recruitment stages like computer-based aptitude tests, physical efficiency tests, document verification etc.

The computer-based aptitude tests are likely to be held in April and May 2018.

Apply for the posts on the Railways recruitment board website today!

Don’t know how to apply? Refer to Para 15.0 in this Detailed Centralized Employment Notification and follow the steps.

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