South Western Railway Hiring Scouts & Guides

About:

South Western Railway was created by amalgamating the reorganized Hubli division from South Central Railway with Bangalore & Mysore divisions of Southern Railway. This railway has become operational from 1st of April, 2003 with its head quarter at Hubli in the state of Karnataka.The zone encompasses railway routes passing through Karnataka and parts of Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Goa & Maharashtra.

Last Date
Last Date for Receipt of Application Forms: 28 January 2014
Details
Name of Posts
• Group C: 2 posts
• Erstwhile Group D: 6 posts
Total no. of Posts: 8  
Age Criteria:
• Group C: Candidates age must be between 18 to 30 years as on 1 January 2014.
• Erstwhile Group D: Candidates age must be between 18 to 33 years as on 1 January 2014.
• Age relaxation will be applicable as per the Govt. rules.
Educational :
• Group C: Candidate should be pass the Matriculation examination or equivalent with 50% marks or higher qualification.
• Erstwhile Group D: Candidate should be pass the Matriculation examination or ITI or equivalent or NAC granted by the NCVT.
Scouts & Guides Qualification:
• Candidate must be a president’s Scout or Guide Ranger or Rover or Himalayan Wood Badge Holder or a Pre–HWB Trained scout leader or Advanced Trained Guide or Leader or Captain.
• Candidate must have been an active member of Scouts Organisation for at least 03 years in the recent past and should continue to be active.
• Candidate must have attended at least one event at National Level and 1 or 2 events at State Level. OR Should have a good record of participation in Scouts or Guides activities at Unit/District Level.
Application Fee
• OBC and Unreserved candidate have to pay Rs. 100/- as application fees.
• SC/ST/EXSM/PWD/Women /Minority candidates/Economically Backward Classes are exempted from payment of fee.
Pay Scale
• Group C: Rs. 5200-20200 + GP of Rs.1900
• Erstwhile Group D: Rs. 5200-20200 + GP of Rs.1800
Selection Process
Candidates will be selected on the basis of Written Test, Scout & Guide Qualification over and above the minimum prescribed eligibility condition and Personality Test/Interview.
Apply
• Application in prescribed format can be downloaded from the official website.
• Fill the form completely and affix passport size photograph duly signed by the candidates and attested by gazetted officer, attested copies of Educational and Sports achievements certificates.
• Candidate should super scribe the envelope as “Application for Recruitment against Scouts & Guides Quota for the year 2013-14 Group C/D” and send to the address given below before 28 January 2014 for Group C post:
Assistant Personnel Officer/HQ,
Personnel Department,
South Western Railway Headquarters,
1st Floor, New Zonal Headquarters Building,
Gadag Road, Hubli-580020
• Candidate can submit the application for Erstwhile Group D post to the respective division as mention in the notification.
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