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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

WESTERN RAILWAY

RAILWAY RECRUITMENT CELL

Parcel Depot, Alibhai Premji Road, Grant Road (East), Mumbai – 400 007.

Website : https://www.rrc-wr.com

RECRUITMENT AGAINST SCOUTS & GUIDES QUOTA FOR THE YEAR 2022-23

Employment Notification No. RRC/WR/03/2022(S&G Quota ) Date of Issue : 7/11/2022

Opening Date and Time 10-11-2022 10.00 hrs.

Closing Date and Time 09-12-2022 23.59 hrs.

 Important :

 Please read all the instructions in this notification carefully and ensure that you are

eligible to apply before filling the application form Online. Detailed instructions for filling

up ONLINE applications are available on the RRC - WR website- https://www.rrc-wr.com

 Candidates are advised in their own interest to submit Online Application much before the

closing date to avoid possibility of any failure to submit application due to heavy load/jam

on website.

 In case the candidates does not have a VALID personal e-mail ID he/she should create his /

her e-mail ID before applying online application and must maintain that e-mail ID till the end

of recruitment process.

 The candidates having no Scouts & Guides Qualifications need not apply.

1. Western Railway invites ONLINE applications from eligible Scout & Guide candidates for

filling up the following Posts against Scout & Guide Quota for the year 2022-2023 :-

Sr. No. Post Scale Quota Distribution

1 Level 2 (Gr.C ) Rs. 19,900 - 63,200 02 Anywhere on

Western Railway

2 Level 1 (Erstwhile Gr.D) Rs. 18,000 - 56,900 12 02 Posts each for

BCT, BRC, ADI,

RTM, RJT & BVP

Division (*)

(*) BCT –Mumbai , BRC-Vadodara, ADI- Ahmedabad,RTM-Ratlam, RJT- Rajkot, BVP-Bhavnagar

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2. EDUCATIONAL & SCOUTING / GUIDING QUALIFICATION ( As on 07 -11-2022) :

2.1 Essential Minimum Education Qualification :-

No. Post Minimum Educational Qualification

1 Level 2

(Rs. 19,900-63,200)

Passed 12th or its equivalent examination with not less than

50% marks in the aggregate. 50% marks are not required

in case of SC / ST / Ex-servicemen/ Persons With

Disabilities (PWD) candidates and for the candidates of

any category possessing higher qualifications i.e. Graduate

, Post Graduate from a recognised University.

Scouting/Guiding qualification is given in para 2.2 below.

2 Level 1 10th passed OR ITI OR equivalent OR National

Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by NCVT

OR

10th passed plus ITI OR 10th passed plus National

Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by NCVT

( For Civil Engineering / Mechanical/ Electrical / Signal &

Telecom Departments )

Scouting/Guiding qualification is given in para 2.2 below.

(Rs. 18,000-56,900)

2.2 Scouting and Guiding Qualifications: (For Level 2 and Level 1 both)

i) A President Scout / Guide / Rover / Ranger OR Himalayan Wood Badge (HWB)

holder in any Section;

ii) Should have been an active member of a Scouts Organization for the last 5 (Five)

years i.e. 2017-18 onwards. The “Certificate of Activeness” should be as per the

Annexure ‘A’ enclosed, and

iii) Should have attended two events at National Level OR All Indian Railway’s level

AND Two events at State level.

NOTE : 1. Candidates desirous of applying for both Posts will have to apply separately for both

Gr. ‘C’ (Level – 2 of Pay Matrix as per 7th Pay Commission) and Erstwhile Gr. ‘D’

(Level – 1 of Pay Matrix as per 7th Pay Commission) subject to fulfilling eligibility

conditions given in para 2.1 above as the selection for Level 1 & Level 2 shall be

conducted separately.

2. Candidates if appointed to the category of Clerk- cum-Typist should acquire Typing

proficiency of 30 w.p.m. in English or 25 w.p.m. in Hindi within a period of two years

from the date of appointment and till such time their appointment to this category will

be provisional.

3.The candidates having no Scout & Guide qualification as per 2.2 above need not apply.

4. Before applying, candidates should satisfy themselves that they have the requisite

qualifications from recognised Board / University / Institute as on the date of issue of

Notification for online submission of the application against this notification. Those

awaiting results of the final examination for the prescribed qualification are not

eligible and hence should not apply.

5. Notified posts are open to all candidates and candidates belonging to SC / ST / OBC /

PWD / Ex. Service Man categories who apply against this notification will be extended

relaxation as admissible in a general open market recruitment. However, in case of SC /

ST / OBC being selected with any relaxation on account of being a candidate from the

above categories, he/she will be taken against reserved roster point. In case the relevant

Caste certificates uploaded are not found to be valid, such candidates who fulfil all the

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norms of General category viz. Age criteria/payment of requisite fees etc. only will be

treated as UR.

6. Dates for various stages of recruitment process shall be intimated through RRC-WR

website only. Candidates are advised to keep their personal mobile number and

personal valid e-mail active throughout the recruitment process. All communications

from RRC-WR will be either sent through Website/SMS/email. RRC-WR will not

entertain any request for change of mobile number and e-mail address at any stage.

7. Candidature of the applicant is provisional at all stages of selection process subject to

fulfilling the eligibility conditions.

8. ALL IMPORTANT MESSAGES OF THE RRC-WR SENT BY EMAIL/SMS/

UPLOADED ON RRC-WR WEBSITE WILL BE TREATED AS DEEMED TO HAVE

BEEN READ AND UNDERSTOOD BY THE CANDIDATES.

3. NATIONALITY / CITIZENSHIP

3.1 A candidate for appointment to Railway Services must be:

(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, or

(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, the

East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania

or from Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of

permanently settling in India:

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a

person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of

India.

3.2 Any candidate whose certificate of eligibility is necessary will be allowed to appear for

the written examination without the same but, if selected, the offer of appointment will

be given only after the copy of the necessary eligibility certificate issued to him/her by

the Government of India is submitted, else their candidature will be cancelled.

4. AGE LIMIT ( As on 01-01-2023) :-

For Level 2 ( Rs. 19,900 - 63,200 [7

th CPC] ) Age 18 Years to 30 Years

For Level 1 ( Rs. 18,000 – 59,200[7

th CPC] ) Age 18 Years to 33 Years

4.1 Date of birth of candidates should be between the dates given below (Both dates

inclusive):-

Age Group

Upper limit of Date of Birth (Not earlier

than)

Lower limit of Date

of Birth (Not later

than)

UR OBC-Non

Creamy Layer SC/ST For all community /

categories

Level 2 - 18 to 30 Years 02/01/1993 02/01/1990 02/01/1988 01/01/ 2005

Level 1- 18 to 33 Years 02/01/1990 02/01/1987 02/01/1985 01/01/ 2005

Note : The date of birth limits for SC / ST and OBC - NCL given in this table includes

community age relaxation.