SOUTHERN RAILWAY

Central workshop,
Personnel Branch,
Ponmalai,
Trichy-620 004.
No.GPB (A)-128-Act-Engg-28 Date: 14.12.2018

Date of Publication: 14.12.2018 Date of closing: 13.01.2019

Instructions for Engagement of Act Apprentices under Apprentices Act 1961

Sub:-Engagement of Act Apprentices under Apprentices Act 1961 - Reg
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Online applications are invited from eligible candidates for engagement as Trade/Act
Apprentices under Apprentice Act 1961 for the year 2018-19 in various units of Southern
Railway in the stream of Fresher’s and Ex. ITI in the designated trades subject to their fulfilling
the conditions specified herein. Candidates can submit their application ON LINE only on
website www.rrcmas.in.

The candidates can apply for only one Nodal unit of Southern Railway.i.e Central
Workshop, Golden Rock or Carriage Works, Perambur or Signal & Telecommunication
Workshop / Podanur.

The engagement of trainees will be made on the basis of the following designated
trades only:

(a) Freshers& I.T.I Candidates for Central Workshop/Ponmalai

Sl. FRESHERS ITI
Designated
No
Trade SC ST OBC UR TOT SC ST OBC UR TOT
.
1 FITTER 5 2 9 16 32 11 5 19 35 70
2 WELDER 4 2 6 12 24 7 3 12 24 46
3 MACHINIST - - - - - 3 2 5 10 20
4 ELECTRICIAN - - - - - 5 2 9 16 32

5 DSL
- - - - - 9 5 16 30 60
MECHANIC
Mechanic
6 Refrigeration &
- - - - - 3 1 5 9 18
Air
Conditioning
7 MMV - - - - - 1 - 2 3 6
8 ELECTRONICS
- - - - - - - 1 2 3
MECHANIC
9 PASSA - - - - - 1 2 4 10 17
Total 9 4 15 28 56 40 20 73 139 272
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(b) I.T.I Candidates for TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DIVISION

Sl. Trade SC ST OBC UR Total
No
1 Fitter 18 9 32 58 117
2 Carpenter 0 1 1 3 05
3 Welder 4 2 3 7 16
4 Painter 0 1 1 3 05
5 DSL/M 18 9 32 61 120
6 Electrician 5 2 8 15 30
7 PASSA 6 3 10 20 39
8 Medical lab Technician
1 - - 1 02
(Radiology)
9 Medical lab Technician
1 - - 1 02
(Pathology)
Total 53 27 87 169 336

(c) I.T.I Candidates For MADURAI DIVISION

Sl.
Designated Trade SC ST OBC UR Total
No.
1. Fitter 18 9 32 60 119

2. Welder 03 02 06 09 20

3. Electrician 04 02 08 16 30
Mechanic Refrigeration & Air
4. 03 02 06 09 20
Conditioning
Total 28 15 52 94 189
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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.

Eligibility of Person with Disability candidates:

3% of Apprentices to be trained are reserved for persons 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 Relevent
Trade will subject to Permissible Disability asnoted below:

Categories of disabled who could apply

Sl.No. Trade
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 DSL MECHANIC OL
8 MECHANIC REFRIGERATION
& AIR CONDITIONING
OL, LV, HH
9 MMV OL, HH
10 ELECTRONICS MECHANIC OL, BL, HH
11 PASSA OL, BL, HH
12 MEDICAL LAB TECHNICIAN
(Radiology & Pathology)
OL, BL, HH

Definition of Disabilities:

(i) (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;
Or
(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.

(ii) 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.
(iii) (a)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 anyi form of
cerebral palsy.
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(b)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 period of development.

(a) All the cases of orthopedically handicapped persons would be covered under the category
of “loco motor disability or cerebral palsy.”

Disability Certificate:
A physically handicapped person who wants to avail the benefit of reservation would
have to submit disability certificateissued by the Central or State Government.

1. MinimumAcademic /Technical Qualification asper the Apprentices Act 1961

a) Must have passed 10th class examination under 10 +2 systems or its equivalent with
minimum 50% marks in aggregate.
b) Must have passed ITI Course in relevant trades from a recognized institution
c) Must have passed +2 with Physics, Chemistry & Biology [for MLT only]

Note: Minimum 50% marks in SSLC not applicable for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
Candidates with higher qualifications viz. Diploma/Degree and Course completed Act
Apprentices are not eligible to apply.

2. Age Limit (as on the date of notification ):-

The candidates should have completed 15 years of age and should NOT have completed
22 /24 years for Fresher’s /Ex-ITI, MLT Respectively

The upper age is relaxable by 3 Years for OBC candidates, 5 Years for SC/ST candidates
and 10 Years for Persons with disability (PWD).

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

Fee is to be paid through ONLINE MODE. No fee is required to be paid by

SC/ST/PH/Women candidates.

4. The period of apprenticeship and stipend.

Selected candidates will be engaged as apprentices and they will have to undergo
apprenticeship training as prescribed under Apprenticeship Act & rules.

Sl. Trade Period of Training Period of Training

No. Fresher Ex-ITI
1 Welder 1 Year Three Months 1 Year
2 Fitter, Carpenter, Electrician, 2 Years 1 Year
Painter,Machinist, Diesel Mechanic,
MMV, R&AC, Electronics
Mechanic,and
PASSA
3 Medical Laboratory Technician 1 Year Three Months ----
(Radiology &Pathology )

They will be paid stipend during the training as prescribed in the Apprentice Act and
Rules.
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5.Criteria for preparing merit list in the selection:

The following criteria are prescribed for preparation of merit in the selection:

Taking the average of the percentage of marks obtained by the candidates in both
Matriculation [with minimum 50% aggregate marks] and ITI examination giving equal
weightage to both.

6.Medical examination:

Selected candidates shall have to bring Medical Certificate at the time of document
verification in the prescribed format as per Apprentices Act, 1961 and Para 4 of
Apprenticeship Rules, 1992(as amended from time to time).

The Medical Certificate should be signed by Government Authorized Doctor (Gaz.), not
below the rank of Asst.Surgeon of Central / State Government Hospital.

7.Engagement & Contract:

The selected candidates shall be engaged in the unit of their choice subject to the extent
of vacancies and they may have to be engaged in other units coming under the jurisdiction
if so warranted by the administrative requirement.

There is NO GUARANTEE OF EMPLOYMENT and their contract of apprenticeship will be

terminated on completion training.However, 20% of the vacancies in case of Direct
recruitment through RRC’s will be filled giving preference to Course completed act
apprentices.

They have to execute a contract of apprenticeship under the Apprentices Act -1961 and if
such candidate is minor his Guardian can execute the prescribed contract.

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