(Notification) UPSC: Special Class Railway Apprentices Examination 2012

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Union Public Service Commission

Special Class Railway Apprentices Examination 2012

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 29th January, 2012 in accordance with the Rules published by the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) in the Gazette of India dated the 22nd October, 2011 at the following centres :

 ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS - SCRA 2012 :

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.

Age Limits: A candidate must have attained the age of 17 years and must not have attained the age of 21 years on 1st January, 2012,

Educational Qualifications:
For admission to the examination a candidate:

1. Must have passed in the first or second division, the Intermediate or an equivalent Examination of a University or Board approved by the Government of India with Mathematics and at least one of the subjects Physics and Chemistry as subjects of the examination. Graduates with Mathematics and at least one of the subjects Physics and Chemistry as their degree subjects may also apply.

Note II : Candidates who have appeared at an examination the passing of which would render them eligible to appear at the Examination but have not been informed of the results, may apply for admission to the examination.

Mere issue of admission certificate to the candidate will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission. Commission take up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents only after the candidate has qualified for Interview/ Personality Test.

 FEE - SCRA 2012:

Candidates applying Online (excepting Female/SC/ST/PH candidates who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee of Rs. 100/- (Rupees One Hundred 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.

  • A list of all such applicants shall be made available on the Commission website within two weeks after the last day of submission of Online Application.

  • These applicants shall also be intimated through e-mail to submit copy of proof of their payment to the Commission at the address mentioed in the e-mail.

 HOW TO APPLY - SCRA 2012:

  • Candidates are required to apply only through Online mode.
  • No either mode for submission of application is allowed.

 SCHEME OF EXAMINATION - SCRA 2012:

Part I : Written Examination

Part II : Personality Test (Carrying a maximum of 200 marks, only those candidates who are qualified the Written Examination.)

Paper-I : General Ability Test (English, General Knowledge and Psychological Test)
Code:
01
Time Allowed : 2 Hours
Maximum Marks:
200

Paper-II : Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry)
Code:
02
Time Allowed : 2 Hours
Maximum Marks:
200

Paper-III: Mathematics
Code:
02
Time Allowed : 2 Hours
Maximum Marks:
200

Total Marks: 600

 SYLLABUS - SCRA 2012

PAPER - 1

  • ENGLISH
  • GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  • PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST

PAPER - 2

  • PHYSICS
  • CHEMISTRY
    • Physical Chemistry
    • Inorganic Chemistry
    • Organic Chemistry

PAPER - 3

  • MATHEMATICS
    • Algebra
    • Trigonometry
    • Analytic Geometry (two dimensions)
    • Differential Calculus
    • Integral Calculus and Differential equations :
      Integral Calculus
    • Differential equations
    • Vectors and its applications
    • Statistics and probability
      • Statistics
      • Probability
  • PERSONALITY TEST

 LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS:

The Online Application can be filled upto 21st November, 2011 till 11.59 P.M. after which the link will be disabled.

OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION : In English  |  In Hindi

APPLY ONLINE
UPSC: SCRA 2012 ONLINE

FACILITATION COUNTER FOR GUIDANCE OF CANDIDATES : In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their applications, candidature etc. candidates can contact UPSC's Facilitation Counter near Gate 'C' of its campus in person or over Telephone No. 011-23385271/ 011-23381125/011-23098543 on working days between 10.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs.

Courtesy: upsconline.nic.in