East Central Railway Recruitment 2024: Scouts & Guides Quota Posts

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East Central Railway Recruitment 2024 โ€“ East Central Railway invited applications from eligible candidates for the Scouts & Guides Quota posts. There are 15 openings for these posts. Candidates with 10th/12th/ITI/NAC/NCVT qualifications can apply for the East Central Railway Vacancy. Interested and eligible candidates can apply by postal on orย before 07ย October 2024. The detailed eligibility and selection process for East Central Railway Jobs are below. Interested candidates can also tryย Konkan Railway Careers.

East Central Railway Recruitment

East Central Railway Recruitment 2024 โ€“ Details:

Company Name East Central Railway
Job Role Scouts & Guides Quota Posts
Job category Govt Jobs
Qualification 10th/12th/ITI/NAC/NCVT
Total Vacancies 15 Posts
Experience Freshers
Salary Rs. 18,000/- to 19,900/-
Job location Bihar
Application Mode Offline (By Post)
Last date 07 October 2024
Official Website https://ecr.indianrailways.gov.in/

Detailed Eligibility โ€“ East Central Railway Vacancy:

Educational Qualification for Railway Vacancy 2024:ย 

  • For Group โ€˜Cโ€™ Posts:ย 
    • 12th (+2 stage) or its equivalent examination with not less than 50% marks in the aggregate from a recognized Board.
    • 50% marks are not required for SC/ST/Ex-servicemen/Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) candidates or where the candidates possess higher qualifications i.e. Graduation/Post Graduation etc from a Recognized University.ย  ย OR
    • 10th pass Plus Course Completed Act Apprenticeship/ ITI approved by NCVT/SCVT for Technician Grade-III in Level 2 of Pay Matrix of 7th CPC.
    • No other qualification, including Diploma in Engineering, will be accepted as an alternative qualification.
  • For erstwhile Group โ€˜Dโ€™ Posts:
    • 10th pass from a recognized Board OR ITI OR equivalent OR National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by NCVT.
    • A President Scout/Guide/Rover/Ranger OR Himalayan Wood Badge Holder in any section;
    • Should have been an active member of a Scouts organization for the last 05 years and
    • Should have attended two events at the National Level OR All Indian Railwaysโ€™ level AND Two events at the State Level.

Note:ย Persons, if appointed to the category of Clerk-cum-Typist, should acquire a Typing proficiency Test of 30 w.p.m. in English or 25 w.p.n. in Hindi within four years from the date of appointment and till such time their appointments to this category will be provisional.

Age limit (As on 01 January 2025):ย 18 to 30 years

Age Relaxation:ย Age relaxation of 05 years for SC/ST, 03 years for OBC and 10 years for PWBD candidates



East Central Railway Vacancy: 15 Posts

  • Headquarters Office of E. C. Railway:ย 02 Posts
  • 5 Divisions of E.C.Railway i.e. Dhanbad, Danapur, DDU, Sonpur & Samastipur:ย 10 Posts
  • Rail Wheel Plant, Bela:ย 03 Posts

Salary details of East Central Railway Careers:



  • Headquarters Office of E. C. Railway:ย Pay Level-2, Basic pay Rs. 19,900/-
  • 5 Divisions of E.C.Railway i.e. Dhanbad, Danapur, DDU, Sonpur & Samastipur: Pay Level-1, Basic pay Rs. 18,000/-
  • Rail Wheel Plant, Bela:
    • Group โ€˜Cโ€™: Pay Level-2, Basic pay Rs. 19,900/-
    • erstwhile Group โ€˜Dโ€™: Pay Level-1, Basic pay Rs. 18,000/-

Selection Process of East Central Railway Jobs:

  • Selection will be based on a written test.
  • The written test will consist of 40 objective questions (40 marks) & 1 essay-type question (20 marks) relating to Scouts and Guides Organization and its activities and General knowledge for Pay Level-2, Basic pay Rs. 19900/- and Pay Level-1, Basic pay Rs. 18,000/-.
  • 1/3rd marks will be deducted for each wrong answer/deemed wrong answer.
  • Minimum Qualifying Marks:
    • In the written test, the candidate who obtains 40% marks out of 60 will be eligible to be called for the next stage of the test, i.e. Evaluation of Achievement Certificates.
    • The number of candidates to be called for next stage of test will be equal to 5 times of the number of vacancies of Scout/Guide.
    • If more than one candidate will obtain equal marks as lowest cut-off marks among five times, all such candidates will be called for next stage of the test.
    • 40% marks in aggregate (100 Marks) will be minimum qualifying marks for empanelment. The panel will be formed purely on merit basis.
  • The date, venue and time of the written examination will be intimated to the eligible candidate by post and will also be posted on our website.

Note: Date, venue and time of Trial will be intimated to the eligible candidate by post and will also be posted on our website.

Application Fee for Railway Vacancy 2024:ย 

  • For all candidates: Rs. 500/- (Rs. 400/- will be refunded to candidates appearing in the trial)
  • For candidates belonging to SC/ST/Ex-servicemen/Persons with 40% or above Disabilities (PwBDs), Women, Minorities and Economic Backward Classes: Rs. 250/- (Rs. 250/- will be refunded to candidates appearing in the trial)

Mode of Payment:ย IPO (Indian Postal Order) should be pledged in favour of โ€˜FA&CAO, East Central Railwayโ€™ and payable at Hajipur.

How to apply for East Central Railway Recruitment 2024?

All interested and eligible candidates must send their Application form with relevant documents to the mentioned postal address on or before 07 October 2024.ย The given format should be neatly typed or handwritten either in English or Hindi on an A-4 size paper and should be filled in your handwriting.

For More details & Application Form: Click here.

Postal Address:

General Manager (Personnel),
Recruitment Section,
E.C.Railway Headquarter Office,
Hajipur,
Vaishali.
Bihar-844101.

Note: The envelope containing the application with all enclosures should clearly be superscribed โ€œApplication against Scout & Guide Quotaโ€, โ€œEmployment Notice No. ECR/HRD/Rectt/Scout & Guide Quota/ 2024-25โ€ and โ€œPay Level/Basic payโ€ on the top of the envelope.

Documents to be attached:

  • One recent passport-size photograph in full Scout/Guide uniform duly signed to be pasted on the application form.
  • Indian Postal Order of prescribed amount (in favour of โ€˜FA&CAO, East Central Railwayโ€™ payable at Hajipur),
  • RTGS form and necessary proof for claiming fee refund
  • Self Attested copies of all the certificates in support of age, caste (applicable for Central Government services) educational qualification, sports achievements & other qualifications
  • In case of serving employees โ€œNo Objection Certificateโ€ from the employer should be attached.

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