Special Class Railway Apprentice Notification

Union Public Service Commission conducts the exam of Special class railway apprentice. The exam aims to choose the candidates in the Indian Railways for the mechanical department as Special Class Railway Apprentices. All the exam details, such as available vacancies, important dates, eligibility criteria, expected salary, should be known to the candidates so that their preparation can start well beforehand. This will ensure that they succeed in the exam and secure promising marks for qualifying in the next phase. The updated Special Class Railway Apprentice notification can be found on the official website https://www.upsc.gov.in/.

UPSC SCRA Exam Dates 2023

The details of the dates will be available soon on the website. Tentative months for the exam of 2023 are mentioned here:

SCRA Vacancy

One of the essential elements in SCRA exam notification is the number of vacancies for the said post. In 2023 SCRA recruitment, there are around 42 job vacancies for the posts. The reservations of ST, SC, and OBC will also be applicable. Around two per cent of the seats are reserved for SC and ST for this exam recruitment.

SCRA Eligibility Criteria

The candidates should be aware of the eligibility criteria generally mentioned in the notification for Special Class Railway Apprentices, SCRA. The eligibility criteria for the UPSC SCRA exam are as follows:

• The candidate must be between 17 and 21 years of age. Relaxation in age criteria will be based entirely on UPSC rules. Age relaxation in the UPSC SCRA exam according to the category is given below:

• Candidates need to pass their 12th standard exam or intermediate exam having physics and mathematics or chemistry. These subjects also need to be studied as one of the main subjects in the examination.
• Candidates need to get first or at least second class in the exam. The candidates need to complete graduation with Mathematics and Chemistry or Physics as one of the main subjects in the exam.
• Pre-engineering candidates are also eligible but must pass with a second class degree.

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SCRA Selection Process

The selection process of the UPSC SCRA exam will be mentioned in the UPSC SCRA exam 2023 notification. There are two phases in the exam. The details of the exam for selection are:

The candidates who can successfully clear Phase I will be called for appearing in Phase II of the exam, which is the interview with the board of experts. After completing Phase II, the successful candidates must produce their original documents for verification.

SCRA Salary

The candidates who will successfully clear all the phases will have to undergo training for four years. The candidates will be given a stipend of Rs. 9100/- per month for the first and second years. The stipend would increase to Rs.9400/- per month in the third year. During the first half of the fourth year, the stipend of the candidate will remain Rs. 9400/- and it will be Rs. 9700 for the next half year.

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