UPSC: SCRA Examination 2012 - How to Apply

Special Class Railway Apprentices Examination - 2012

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. The applicants are advised to submit only single application, however if due to any unavoidable situation, if he/she submits another/multiple applications, then he/she must ensure that application with the higher RID is complete in all respects like applicants details, examination centre, photograph, signature, fee etc. The applicants who are submitting multiple applications should note that only the applications with higher RID (Registration ID) shall be entertained by the Commission and fee paid against one RID shall not be adjusted against any other RID.

All candidates, whether already in Government Service, or in Government owned industrial undertakings or other similar organisations or in private employment should submit their applications direct to the Commission. Persons already in Government service, whether in a permanent or temporary capacity or as work charged employees other than casual or daily rated employees or those serving under Public Enterprises are however, required to inform in writing their Head of Office/Department that they have applied for the Examination. Candidates should note that in case a communication is received from their employer by the Commission withholding permission to the candidates applying for/appearing at the examination, their applications will be liable to be rejected/candidature will be liable to be cancelled.

NOTE 1 : While filling in his/her application form, the candidate should carefully decide about his/her choice for the centre. More than one application from a candidate giving different centres will not be accepted in any case. If any candidate appears at a centre other than the one indicated by the Commission in his/her Admission Certificate, the papers of such a candidate will not be valued and his/her candidature will be liable to cancellation. Candidates are not required to submit along with their applications any certificate in support of their claims regarding Age, Educational Qualifications, Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes etc. The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility conditions for admission to the Examination. Their admission at all the stages of examination for which they are admitted by the Commission viz. Written Examination and Interview Test will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If on verification at any time before or after the Written Examination or Interview Test, it is found that they do not fulfil any of the eligibility conditions, their candidature for the Examination will be cancelled by the Commission.

Candidates are requested to keep ready the attested copies of the following documents for submission to the Commission soon after the declaration of the result of the written part of the Examination which is likely to be declared in the month of March/April, 2012.
1. Certificate of Age.
2. Certificate of Educational Qualification indicating the subjects and division secured.
3. Certificate in support of claim to belong to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Classes where applicable.
4. Certificate in support of claim for age/ fee concession, where applicable.
5. Certificate in support of being physically handicapped (where applicable). Immediately after the declaration of the result of the written part of the Examination, successful candidates will be sent a detailed application form by the Commission requiring additional information to be furnished. The attested copies of the above mentioned certificates will have to be sent to the Commission at that time. Originals will have to be produced at the time of interview.

If any of their claims is found to be incorrect, they may render themselves liable to disciplinary action by the Commission in terms of rule 11 of the rules for the Special Class Railway Apprentices' examination, 2012 notified in the Gazette of India dated 22nd October, 2011 and also reproduced below :
A candidate who is or has been declared by the Commission to be guilty of :
(i) Obtaining support for his/her candidature by any means; or
(ii) impersonating; or
(iii) procuring impersonation by any person; or
(iv) submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tampered with; or
(v) making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information; or
(vi) resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his/her candidature for the Examination; or
(vii) using unfair means during the Examination; or
(viii) writing irrelevant matter, including obscene language or pornographic matter, in the script(s); or
(ix) misbehaving in any other manner in the Examination hall; or
(x) harassing or doing bodily harm to the Staff employed by the Commission for the conduct of their Examination; or
(xi) being in possession of or using mobile phone, pager or any electronic equipment or device or any other equipment capable of being used as a communication device during the Examination; or
(xii) violating any of the instructions issued to candidates along with their Admission Certificates permitting them to take the examination; or
(xiii) attempting to commit or as the case may be abetting the Commission of all or any of the acts specified in the foregoing clauses; may in addition to rendering himself/ herself liable to criminal prosecution is liable.
(a) to be disqualified by the Commission from the Examination for which he/she is a candidate and/or
(b) to be debarred either permanently or for a specified period  (i) by the Commission from any examination or selection held by them;  (ii) by the Central Government from any employment under them; and
(c) if he/she is already in service under Government to disciplinary action under the appropriate rules. Provided that no penalty under this rules shall be imposed except after
(i) giving the candidate an opportunity of making such representation, in writing as he/she may wish to make in that behalf; and (ii) taking the representation, if any, submitted by the candidate within the period allowed to him/her into consideration.