New Delhi: The Indian Railways has announced one of the world’s largest recruitment processes for 89,409 posts in Level 1 and Level 2 categories. Since recruitment is taking place after four years, the Railway Ministry has introduced a slew of changes in the recruitment process.

As far as Group D vacancies are concerned, the minimum qualification for its 62,907 vacancies has been relaxed. Also, the registration date has been extended too. Through this news we will guide you how to apply for various Group D vacancies and will highlight all the changes in eligibility, application fees etc.

In an official notification, the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) announced opening of 26,502 vacancies to fill the posts for Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) & Technicians. There are 17, 673 vacancies for ALP and 8,829 are for various Technician Posts.

The last date to apply for RRB ALP, Technicians post is now extended till March 31, 2018. Prir to this the last date to fill the form was March 5, 2018.

Some time back, Railway Recruitment Board increased the upper age limit to apply for RRB ALP and Technician posts from 28 years to 30 years for general category candidates as well.

Subsequently, the age limit for other categories has also been revised. Now the revised upper age limit for OBC candidates is 33 years and for SC/ST candidates it is 35 years.

The information was released by the Railway Recruitment Board on its official website-http://www.rrbcdg.gov.in

So if you are going to fill application form and want to gain some more knowledge about this then read below for RRB recruitment 2018 vacancy details:

Total vacancies: 62,907

Designation: Track Maintainer Grade IV (Trackman), Gangman, Pointsman, Switchman, Helpers in electrical/engineering/mechanical/signal and telecommunication department, Porter

Eligibility criteria:

Reduction in minimum qualification: The minimum qualification required for vacancies of trackmen, helpers etc in Group D Level 1 recruitment was class 10 pass certificate along with an Industrial Training Institute or equivalent certificate. But now, the latter has been made optional. Now, even if the aspirants do not possess the technical certification, they can apply if they have passed class 1o.

Application deadline extended: “The last date for the applications would be extended by a minimum of 15 days and notified soon,” the Indian Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said.

World’s largest recruitment for 89,409 posts announced by Indian Railways:

Exam fee: For the general category, the exam fee is fixed at 500 while for the reserved categories, it is Rs 250 per application. Earlier, those in the exempted category appeared in the exam for free, while the general category candidates had to pay Rs 100.

Revised upper age limit: Unreserved category: 30 years, OBCs: 36 years, SCs and STs: 38 years

The fee can be paid online through credit card/debit card or net banking or offline through bank challan at State Bank of India.

Eligibility criteria:

Educational qualification: Aspirants should have passed class 10 or ITI from institutions recognised by NCVT/SCVT (or) equivalent (or) should be holding a national apprenticeship certificate (NAC) granted by NCVT Or Class 10 pass plus national apprenticeship certificate (NAC) granted by NCVT (or) 10th pass plus ITI from institutions recognised by NCVT/SCVT.

Pay scale: The selected candidates will get a monthly salary of Rs 18,000 per month.

Selection procedure: The selection will be done on the basis of a Computer Based Test (CBT). The qualified ones will then have to undergo Physical Efficiency Test (PET).

How to apply: Log on to any of the official RRB website, Select any one RRB to apply and then read all instructions carefully on the next page, documents to be kept ready: Photograph in color (JPEG size 20 to 50 KB), SC/ST certificate (only for those seeking free travel pass) JPEG size 50 to 100 KB, scribe photograph in color (wherever applicable) JPEG size 20 to 50 KB.

In the provided fields, enter basic details like name, date of birth, aadhaar details, father’s name, mother’s name, matriculation/ITI/NAC roll number and year of passing, mobile number and email ID.

Verification of email ID and mobile number: After you submit verification details, an OTP will be sent to your registered email ID and mobile number. You will have to verify through the OTP number sent on the homepage of the registration portal. A registration number will then be generated and displayed.

Fee payment: Aspirants can pay the fee through both online and offline mode. Online fee payment can be done through internet banking or debit/credit cards. Offline fee payment can be done through: SBI Bank challan payment mode (any branch of SBI), post office challan payment mode (any branch of computerized post office).