UPSC SCRA Exam 2011 Date Online/Offline Application Center

UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (UPSC) 

EXAMINATION NOTICE NO.07/2011-SCRA DATED : 26.03.2011

Last Date For Receipt of Applications : 25th April 2011)

SPECIAL CLASS RAILWAY APPRENTICES' EXAMINATION, 2011

An examination for selection of candidates for appointment as Special Class Apprentices in Mechanical Department of Indian Railways will be held by the Union Public Service Commission on 31st July, 2011 in accordance with the Rules published by the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) in the Gazette of India dated the 26th March, 2011 at the following centres :

AGARTALA 

GANGTOK 

PANAJI (GOA)

AHMEDABAD 

HYDERABAD 

PATNA

AIZAWL 

IMPHAL 

PORT BLAIR

ALLAHABAD 

ITANAGAR 

RAIPUR

BANGALORE 

JAIPUR 

RANCHI

BAREILLY 

JAMMU 

SAMBALPUR

BHOPAL 

JORHAT 

SHILLONG

CHANDIGARH 

KOCHI 

SHIMLA

CHENNAI 

KOHIMA 

SRINAGAR

CUTTACK 

KOLKATA 

THIRUVANAN

DEHRADUN 

LUCKNOW 

THAPURAM

DELHI MADURAI 

TIRUPATI

DHARWAR 

MUMBAI 

UDAIPUR

DISPUR 

NAGPUR 

VISHAKHAPATNAM

ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS :

(I) Nationality

A candidate must be either :—

(a) A citizen of India, or

(b) a subject of Nepal, or

(c) a subject of Bhutan, or

(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India. or

(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, The United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia or from Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories

(b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Government of India.

(II) Age Limits :

(a) A candidate must have attained the age of 17 years and must not have attained the age of 21 years on 1st August, 2011, i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1990 and not later than 1st August, 1994.

Physical Standards :

Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Special Class Railway Apprentices, Examination, 2011 as per Regulations given in Appendix-II of the rules for the Special Class Railway Apprentices, Examination, 2011 published in Gazette of India dated 26th March, 2011.

FEE :

(a) Candidates applying Online (excepting Female/SC/ST/PH candidates who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a reduced fee of Rs. 50/- (Rupees Fifty Only) either by remitting the money in any Branch of SBI by Cash, or by using net banking facility of SBI or by using Visa/Master Credit/Debit Card.

How to Apply:

(a) Candidates may apply Online by using the website http://www.upsconline.nic.in Detailed instructions for filling up online applications are available on the above mentioned website.

LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS:

(a) ONLINE:

The Online Application can be filled upto 25th April, 2011 till 11.59 P.M. after which the link will be disabled.

(b) OFFLINE:

(i) The completed Offline Application Form must reach the Controller of Examinations, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi 110069 on or before 25th April, 2011.

For complete details visit: http://upsconline.nic.in

About SCRA Exam

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is a constitutional body in the Republic of India. The commission is authorized to conduct examinations for appointment to the various Civil Services of India.

The Indian Constitution (Part XIV - Services Under the Union and the states - article no. 315 to 323) provides for a Public Service Commission for the union and a Public Service Commission for each state.

In accordance with the provisions contained in Article 320 of the Constitution read with the provisions of Union Public Service Commission (Exemption from Consultation) Regulations 1958, Recruitment Rules of all Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B" posts in various Ministries/Departments of Government of India are required to be framed in Consultation with the Commission. Consultation with the Commission is also necessary for framing/amending Recruitment Rules for certain categories of posts under the Employees State Insurance Corporation, The Delhi Municipal Corporation, The New Delhi Municipal Council, Employees Provident Fund Organisation etc. under the relevant Acts made by Parliament in pursuance of the provisions of Article 321.

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