The Special Class Railway Apprentice or SCRA is an all-India based recruitment initiative conducted and managed by the Union Public Service Commission or UPSC. The recruitment exam is held annually all across the country. The candidates are selected based on their overall performance in all three stages of the selection process. The list of Special Class Railway Apprentice exam centres is crucial for the first stage of the recruitment process, i.e., the written examination. Candidates can look at the list of exam centres from the previous years for having an idea about it. Though there is no latest update for the 2023 exam, candidates can use the information available to date.
Here’s the list of the Exam centres for the SCRA Exam to help the candidates to choose their centre of examination before filling out the SCRA Application Form.
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SCRA Exam Centers 2023 List
The exam centres for the SCRA recruitment are selected in nearly all states and union territories of India in order to accommodate all of the registered applicants. The candidates are given the liberty to select their own preferred exam centre from the list of available centres as per their choice. This, however, is subject to availability as candidates are required to choose from other available exam centres when their preferred ones have been fully occupied.
Any changes in the centres made by the Commission at their discretion would be updated here. The Examination will be held at the following Exam Centres.
The list below contains the previous year’s SCRA exam centres’ names across the country:
Sl. No. | State or Union Territory | City of Exam Centre |
1. | Tripura | Agartala |
2. | Gujarat | Ahmedabad |
3. | Mizoram | Aizawl |
4. | Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad |
5. | Karnataka | Bangalore |
6. | Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly |
7. | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal |
8. | Punjab and Haryana | Chandigarh |
9. | Tamil Nadu | Chennai |
10. | Odisha | Cuttack |
11. | Uttarakhand | Dehradun |
12. | NCT of Delhi | Delhi |
13. | Karnataka | Dharwad |
14. | Assam | Dispur |
15. | Sikkim | Gangtok |
16. | Telangana | Hyderabad |
17. | Manipur | Imphal |
18. | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar |
19. | Rajasthan | Jaipur |
20. | Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu |
21. | Assam | Jorhat |
22. | Kerala | Kochi |
23. | Nagaland | Kohima |
24. | West Bengal | Kolkata |
25. | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow |
26. | Tamil Nadu | Madurai |
27. | Maharashtra | Mumbai |
28. | Maharashtra | Nagpur |
29. | Goa | Panaji |
30. | Bihar | Patna |
31. | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
32. | Chhattisgarh | Raipur |
33. | Jharkhand | Ranchi |
34. | Odisha | Sambalpur |
35. | Meghalaya | Shillong |
36. | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla |
37. | Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar |
38. | Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram |
39. | Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati |
40. | Rajasthan | Udaipur |
41. | Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam |
The aspirants can check out other useful links for their preparation from the table provided below:
SCRA Application Form | SCRA Notification |
SCRA Eligibility | SCRA Admit Card |
Rules to follow at the Exam Centres of SCRA
Candidates who apply and register for the SCRA apprenticeship recruitment exam appear for the first stage – the written examination. There are specific rules and regulations that they must follow at the venue. These rules includes:
- All candidates should be wearing a face mask on the premises of the exam centre and should not take the mask off at any time before or during the examination.
- All candidates must follow the precautions of social distancing at the exam centre and carry a bottle of hand sanitiser.
- All candidates must be carrying authentic printout copies of their admit cards while entering the exam hall, without which they shall not be permitted to sit for the examination.
- All candidates must carry a legal identity proof certificate (School ID card, PAN card, Voter ID card, or AADHAAR card) while entering the exam centre.
- No candidate will be allowed to enter the exam venue with any electronic devices (cell phones, calculators, smartwatch, etc.) or any backpacks.
- Candidates are permitted to carry a transparent water bottle with them inside the venue.
Once the authorities release the admit cards and the exam centres, candidates should note the one they have been allocated to.
SCRA Exam centre list is a crucial update that you as a candidate must stay abreast with. We wish you all the best for the upcoming exam!
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Frequently Asked Questions on Special Class Railway Apprentice Exam Centres
Has the Special Class Railway Apprentice exam centres list for 2023 been released yet?
The list of exam centres for the 2023 SCRA recruitment has not been released by the UPSC yet. Aspirants are encouraged to check the official website for notifications frequently.
When does the written examination for SCRA recruitment 2023 take place?
The SCRA has not yet released any official dates for the written examination. However, the examination is generally conducted in January.
Can I change my preference for the Special Class Railway Apprentice exam centre?
While filling up the online application form, you can change the preferred exam centre option if you have not completed the payment. But once you have made the payment, the application is complete, and there is no scope of changing any of the details.
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