Opening date of application 17.08.2024
Closing date for Submission of Application including payment of fee 16.09.2024
Dates for Modification window for corrections in application form with
payment of modification fee (Please Note: Details filled in ‘Create an Account’ form and ‘Choosen RRB’ cannot be modified)
Eligibility of the candidates will be provisional based on details furnished by the candidates in the ONLINE application. The RRB will not undertake detailed scrutiny of applications for the eligibility, therefore, candidature will be accepted only provisionally subject to fulfilling basic eligibility criteria as
required. Candidates must go through the requirements of educational qualification, age, medical standards etc. and satisfy themselves that they are eligible for the post. The certificates/documents in support of their Educational Qualifications and Age/Caste/Category, etc. shall be sought at the time of Document Verification by RRB. After scrutiny of the certificates/ documents of EQs/ age/caste/ category, etc., if any claim made in the application is not substantiated by certificates/ documents, the candidature of candidate will be cancelled. Further, during any stage of the recruitment or even thereafter, if it is found that any information about the candidate is false/incorrect or if the candidate has suppressed any relevant information or the candidate does not satisfy the eligibility criteria for the post, his/her candidature will be rejected forthwith.
Shortlisting of candidates for DV and Medical Examination shall be done RRB-wise at the rate of 1:1 of the vacancies for that RRB. It will be based on their merit in CBT. Normalisation of marks will be done for
CBT held in multiple shifts. The shortlisted candidates for DV shall be informed through official RRB websites
as well as via SMS and email (to their registered mobile number and e-mail ID) to download their E-call letters
for appearing in DV. (xiii) Negative Marking: There will be negative marking (@1/3rd mark for every wrong answer) in CBT.
During the ONLINE APPLICATION, candidates will be asked to Create an Account. If a candidate has
already created an Account for CENs notified in 2024, they should use same Account credentials to log in
and apply for this CEN as well. If the candidates have not Created an Account earlier, they must first
‘Create an Account’ before proceeding to fill up the applications for this CEN. Candidates are advised to fill
in the details required for account creation with utmost care, as corrections of any kind will NOT be
permitted once the account is created. Details filled in the ‘Create an Account’ form (including mobile
number and Email ID) cannot be modified at any stage once the account is created.
MODES OF FEE PAYMENT:
a) ONLINE fee payment only through internet banking, debit/credit cards, or UPI will be accepted. All
applicable service charges shall be borne by the candidate.
b) Fee can be paid by the candidates through ONLINE mode only. There will be no option to pay fee
through any other mode.
c) Applications received without the prescribed fee shall not be considered and will be summarily
rejected. No representation against such rejection will be entertained.
7.2 Minorities shall include Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Zoroastrians (Parsis) subject to
revision/deletion/inclusion if any, received till the last date for submission of online application (16.09.2024).
Affidavit for ‘Minority Community Declaration’: Minority candidates claiming waiver of examination fee will
be required to furnish an affidavit (as per Annexure IV) on non-judicial stamp paper mentioning their minority
community at the time of DV, failing which their candidature will be rejected.
7.3 Economically Backward Class (EBC) candidates are those whose annual family income is less than Rs.
50,000 and are eligible for concessional fee (as per para 7.0 above). For this, they should have.
a) Valid Income Certificate on the date of application in the prescribed format (as per Annexure Ill A)
on the letterhead of the Issuing Authority. The following authorities are authorized to issue income
certificate for the purpose of identifying economically backward classes:
(1) District magistrate or any other Revenue Officer upto the level of Tahsildar
(2) Sitting Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha for persons of their own Constituency
(3) Sitting Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha for persons of the district in which these MPs
normally reside.
(4) Union Minister for any persons from anywhere in the country.
(OR)
b) BPL Card or any other certificate issued by Central Government under a recognized poverty
alleviation programme
(OR)
c) lzzat MST issued by Railways.
All EBC candidates who seek concessional fee should fill in the relevant details of valid EBC
certificate/BPL card/lzzat MST in the ONLINE application and the same must also be submitted in
original, at the time of DV, failing which their candidature will be rejected.
NOTE: EBC and EWS are distinct categories and EBC should not be confused with OBC. EBC candidates should be aware that they are entitled only for fee concession and not to job reservation.
7.4 REFUND OF EXAMINATION FEE (for those attending CBT):
(a) All candidates must clearly mention the bank details (Name of Bank, Name of Account Holder, Account Number and IFSC Code) for receiving the refundable portion of their examination fee (i.e. Rs. 400/- or Rs. 250/- as applicable minus bank charges) in their application form.
(b) The responsibility for furnishing correct bank account details lies on the candidates and RRB shall not entertain any correspondence from candidates on this ground. (c) There will be no refund of examination fee for erroneous, incomplete or rejected applications.
