Last Date for Submission of Application is on 30th June, 2022.
No.of Posts and Vacancies :-
Apprentice - 3612 Posts
Job Location - Mumbai
Education Qualification:
Western Railway invites ONLINE applications from interested Applicants for engagement as Act Apprentices against the 3612 slots notified for training in the designated Trades under Apprentice Act 1961 at various Divisions, Workshops within the jurisdiction of Western Railways for the year 2022-23.
1. Position: Apprentices
2. No of Post: 3612
3. In case of Direct Recruitment from Open Market to Posts / Categories in Level – 1 (Rs. 18,000/- - Rs. 56,900/-), Course Completed Act Apprentices (CCAA) trained in Railway Establishments and possessing National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) will be given preference in filling up 20% vacancies on qualifying the requisite norms notified by RRB/RRC.
4. Essential Qualifications :-The Applicants should have already passed the prescribed qualification on the date of issue of this Notification i.e. 26/05/2022 as under :-
i) Educational Qualifications : Matriculate or 10th Class in 10+2 examination system with minimum 50% marks in aggregate from recognized Board
ii) Technical Qualifications : ITI certificate affiliated to NCVT/SCVT is compulsory in relevant trade
Age Limit
The Applicants should have completed 15 years of age and should not have completed 24 years of age as on 27/06/2022.
Application Fees
Application fees (Non-refundable) – Rs. 100/-. No fee is required to be paid by SC/ST/PWD/Women Applicants.
Document Required:
Applicants are required to upload the legible self attested scanned copy of following documents:-
1. SSC (Standard 10th) or its equivalent Mark Sheet.
2. Certificate for proof of date of birth (Standard 10 or its equivalent certificate or mark sheet indicating date of birth or School Leaving Certificate indicating date of birth).
3. Consolidated ITI mark Sheet of all semesters of the trade in which applied / Provisional National Trade Certificate indicating marks.
4. National Trade Certificate issued by NCVT or Provisional National Trade Certificate issued by NCVT /SCVT.
5. Caste certificate for SC/ST/OBC Applicants in Annexure – B, C & D wherever applicable, as mentioned in Para
6. Disability certificate, in case of PwBD Applicants Annexure –E & F (as applicable).
7. Discharge certificate / Serving certificate, in case of Applicants applied against Ex-Servicemen quota.
8. Applicants are required to upload Scanned copy/ soft copy of their colour photograph (size 3.5 cm x 3.5 cm ) taken not later than three months from the date of application, JPG/JPEG format, 100 DPI, size of the file should be between 20 kb-70 kb) with clear front view of the Applicants without cap and sunglasses.
a) Applicants may note that RRC may, at any stage, reject the applications for uploading old/unclear photograph or for any significant variations between photograph uploaded in the Application Form and the actual Physical appearance of the Applicants. Applicants are advised to keep two additional copies of the same photograph ready with them and carry the same at the time of Document /Certificate Verification.
9. Applicants are also required to upload the Scanned copy / soft copy their signature (size 3.5 cm x 3.5 cm, JPG/JPEG format, 100 DPI, size of the file should be between 20 kb - 30kb).
Important:
1. Please read all the instructions in this notification carefully and ensure that you are eligible to apply before filling the application form Online. Detailed instructions for filling up ONLINE applications are available on the RRC - WR website- https://www.rrc-wr.com
2. Applicants are advised in their own interest to submit Online Application much before the closing date to avoid possibility of any failure to submit application due to heavy load/jam on website.
3.In case the Applicant does not have a VALID personal e-mail ID he/she should create his / her own email ID before applying online application and must maintain that e-mail ID till the end of engagement process.
4. This is a Centralized Notification for engagement of Act Apprentices under the Apprentices Act 1961 being conducted by Western Railway and Railway Recruitment Cell, Western Railway (RRCWR) has been nominated as nodal agency for obtaining ONLINE applications from Applicants.
5. Applicants can submit their applications ONLINE only on RRC’s website https://www.rrc-wr.com. The candidature of the Applicants will be considered only on the basis of the information filled in the ONLINE application. Document Verification will be held in the concerned Divisions & Workshops.
6. In case of Direct Recruitment from Open Market to Posts / Categories in Level – 1 (Rs. 18,000/- - Rs. 56,900/-), Course Completed Act Apprentices (CCAA) trained in Railway Establishments and possessing National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) will be given preference in filling up 20% vacancies on qualifying the requisite norms notified by RRB/RRC.
Selection Process
1. Selection of the eligible Applicants for imparting training under the Apprentice Act, 1961 will be based on the merit list which would be prepared taking the average of the percentage of marks obtained by the Applicants in both Matriculation[with minimum50%(aggregate)marks] and ITI examination giving equal weightage to both.
2. In case of two Applicants ·having the same marks the Applicants having older age shall be preferred. In case the dates of birth are also same, then the· Applicants who passed matriculation exam earlier shall be considered first. There will be no written test or viva.
3. Applicants need not send any copies of application/ certificates/documents to RRC/WR by post but have to upload the same online.
4. Calculation of marks:
a. For the purpose of calculation of percentage of SSC / Matriculation marks, Total Marks of all Subjects mentioned in the Marksheet. (Not best of five but total of all subjects including optional subject /additional subject/ alternate subject, etc). CGPA obtained by the applicants should be converted to actual marks and duly entered by the applicant in the online application. Please note that the final score should be calculated by adding the marks of all subjects not of any group of subjects.
b. For the purpose of calculation of percentage of ITI marks, average marks mentioned in consolidated statement of marks for all semesters of the trade applied i.e. Marks mentioned in the Provisional National Trade Certificate issued by NCVTISCVT, which is to be duly entered by the applicant in the online application will only be reckoned.
c. The applicant should note that in case any discrepancy in the Marks/CGPA entered in the online application and the Original Marksheet/ Certificate, is found at the time of Document Verification, the candidature of the Applicants will be rejected summarily.
5. The Trade-wise/ Community-wise Merit List will be issued by the concerned Division/Units for their Notified slots. Applicants will be called by the concerned Division/Units as per the Merit in the relevant trade considering the Divisions/ Workshop opted by the candidate. In case of any shortfall in any particular trade in any given Division/Workshop, Western Railway reserves the right to Re-distribute the candidates to other Divisions/Workshops.
6. Final selection of Applicants would be subject to verification of original testimonials and Medical Fitness Certificate
7. Candidates in the Stand- by list will be issued Call Letters only on receipt of details of absentees, medically unfit and rejected candidates from the Merit list allotted to the concerned Divisions /Workshop. The Call letters will be issued strictly in the order of Merit.
8. The Tentative Schedule will be uploaded on our Website www.rrc-wr.com. Applicants are advised to be in readiness at short notice to report to the allotted Divisions & Workshops for Document / Certificate Verification.
How to Apply
Important Dates:
a) Opening Date and Time 28/05/2022 @ 11.00 hrs.
b) Closing Date and Time 27/06/2022 @ 17.00 hrs.
1. Applicants are required to apply ONLINE by visiting www.rrc-wr.com. Detailed instructions for filling up ONLINE applications will be available on the website.
2. Applicants are required to fill up the personal details/ Trade/ Aadhaar number/ Marks/CGPA/ preference for Divisions/ Workshops etc. very carefully as the Computerized Merit list will be prepared only on the basis of the information filled by the Applicant in the ONLINE application. In case of any discrepancy observed at the time of Document Verification, the Applicant will be disqualified summarily.
3. Applicants should be in possession of Aadhaar Card. At the time of registration, Applicants have to fill 12-digit Aadhaar Card number. The Applicants not having Aadhaar number and have enrolled for Aadhaar but have not received Aadhaar Card can enter 28 digit Aadhaar Enrolment ID printed on the Aadhaar Enrolment slip.
4. This provision is applicable to the Applicants of all states and Union Territories except the state of Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya and Assam. Applicants from these states can enter in the online application form, their voter ID number, valid passport number, driving license number or any other valid Government identity card at the time of online application. Applicants have to produce original Aadhaar card or document mentioned above, at the time of Document Verification.
5. Applicants should ensure their name, father’s name, date of birth should exactly match as recorded in Matriculation or equivalent certificate. Any deviation found during Document Verification will lead to cancellation of candidature and also debarment.
6. Applicants are advised to indicate their active mobile number and valid e-mail ID in the ONLINE application and keep them active during the entire engagement process as all important messages will be notified on website and email/SMS will be sent only to the selected Applicants which will be treated as deemed to have been read by the Applicants.
7. Choice of only one Division /Workshop is permitted. Option once exercised is FINAL and binding to the candidates. Applicants are instructed to check Tradewise vacancy table (Annexure A) to ascertain the vacancies notified and ensure that the Division /Workshop they wish to apply is having vacancies as per their Trade/ Qualification / Community / Category.
8. Applicants possessing ITI qualification in more than one trade can apply for different relevant trades separately.
9. Applicants trying to submit more than one application for the same TRADE with different particulars like Name/Father’s name/Community/PWD/ educational and/or technical qualification etc. or with different Email ID/Mobile Number are informed that all such applications will be summarily rejected.
10. Applicants have to download printouts of their Online application which should be produced as and when required by the Railway Administration.
11. Applicants are required to report for Document /Certificate Verification with their Originals along with Medical Fitness Certificate (Annexure G) in the concerned Division / Workshop / Unit.
12. Applicants are required to upload their EWS Certificate as mentioned at Para 3.7 if he/she is claiming against EWS Quota