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Friday, 11 October 2013

UPSC SCRA-2014

SCRA stands for Special Class Railways Apprentices Exam. The exam is conducted by UPSC every year. The exam is of Intermediate Level. For SCRA exam almost 1 Lakh to 1.5 lakh candidates appear for the exam and only 42 candidates are selected. there is also reservation policy according to government norms.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:
for SCRA candidates must have completed or pursuing in 12th with Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry from recognized Board or college.

AGE LIMIT:

Candidates age must be within 17 years to 21 years. there is also applicable relaxation in upper age limit upto 3 years for OBC and 5 years for SC/ST aspirants.

FEE:

Candidates (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 depositing the money in any Branch of SBI by Cash, or by using net banking facility of SBI, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur/State Bank of Hyderabad/State Bank of MyIsore/State Bank of Patiala/State Bank of Travancore or by using Visa/Master Credit/Debit Card.

SCHEME OF THE EXAM:

The Examination shall be conducted according to the following plan.

Part I Written Examination carrying a maximum of 600 marks in the subjects as
shown below.

Part II Personality Test carrying a maximum of 200 marks in respect of only those
candidates who are declared qualified on the results of Written Examination.

IMPORTANT DATES FOR SCRA IN 2014:

date of release of notification: 05.10.2013
last date of receipt of application form: 04.11.2013
date of commencement of exam: 12.01.2014


HOW TO APPLY:
Candidates are required to apply for the exam online on following official link:

http://upsconline.nic.in/
      The selected candidates undergo a four-year training program in Mechanical Engineering, for which the Institute has a Memorandum of Understanding with BIT, Mesra, Ranchi. The semester system of BIT, Mesra is followed, with workshop training sessions during the holidays at BIT, Mesra.

The apprentices get a stipend in the scale of Rs. 9360-13000 with Dearness Allowance,making the final emoluments upto Rs.13,000/- to 15,000/- , apart from medical benefits, privilage passes and PTOs.

After successful completion of four years of training, the candidates join as Indian Railway Services of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) Officers in Indian Railways to face a challanging and satisfying career.

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