INDIAN RAILWAYS GROUP 'D' RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION GUIDE, 2014 VIKAS® PUBLISHING HOUSE PVT LTD VIKAS® PUBLISHING HOUSE PVT LTD E-28, Sector-8, Noida-201301 (UP) India Phone: +91-120-4078900 • Fax: +91-120-4078999 Registered Office: 576, Masjid Road, Jangpura, New Delhi-110014. India E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.vikaspublishing.com • Ahmedabad : 305, Grand Monarch, 100 ft, Shyamal Road, Near Seema Hall, Ahmedabad-380 051 • Ph. 079-65254204, 98982 94208 • Bengaluru : First Floor, N.S. 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PREFACE The Indian Railways, as one of the pillars of India’s infrastructure, has a symbiotic relationship with the country’s industry and economy. The Railways play a crucial role in the transport of coal, iron ore and raw materials for the manufacturing industry, fertilizers, cement and steel products and food-grain, and in the movement to and from the major ports, as well as the transportation of people. Transport being a derived demand, any growth in the economy fuels the demand for transport. This book, Indian Railways Group ‘D’ Recruitment Examination Guide (under the Prep Booster Series), has been developed as an all-inclusive resource for aspirants preparing for the tests conducted by the Railways Recruitment Cell for Trackman/ Traffic Porter/ Gateman/ Khalasi/ Safaiwala/ Carriage Cleaner/ DSL Cleaner/ Hamal/ Chowkidar/ Station Peon/ Cook/ Helper/ Traffic Khalasi/ Trolleyman/ Hospital Attendant/ Station Porter/ Parcel Porter/ Scale Porter/ Call Boy/ Box Boy/ Running Room Baira/ Watchman/ Gang Man/ Token Porter, etc. It is useful for all the tests being conducted for the railway zones such as Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western, North Eastern, Central and Konkan Railways. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Railway Recruitment Cell invites applications from bona fide citizens of India and such other candidates declared eligible by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, to fill up a set of posts in various pay bands. For the Group ‘D’ examinations, the minimum educational qualifications asked is 10th pass, ITI or equivalent or National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by the NCVT. Candidates appearing/or awaiting results of 10th/ITI or equivalent on the date of application are NOT eligible to apply. AGE LIMIT Age (in completed years) for the recruitment is 18-33 years. The upper age limit is relaxable for the following specified categories to the extent indicated below. (i) 5 years for candidates belonging to SC/ST communities; (ii) 3 years for candidates belonging to OBC communities; (iii) 5 years for candidates who have originally been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989; (iv) Persons with Disabilities (PWD) – 10 years for UR, 13 years for OBC and 15 years for SC/ST candidates; (v) For Serving Railway Staff, the relaxation in upper age limit will be up to 40 years for Unreserved candidates, 45 years for SC/ST candidates and 43 years for OBC candidates, provided they have put in a minimum of 3 years’ service (continuous or in broken spells). (vi) Relaxation of age iv ❍ PREFACE will be to the extent of service rendered by them in Defence Service, plus three years, provided they have put in a minimum of 6 months’ service after attestation; (vii) In Quasi-Administrative offices of the Railway organization, the relaxation will be up to the length of service rendered, subject to a maximum of 5 years; (viii) Upper age limit in case of widows, divorced women and women judicially separated from the husband but not remarried shall be relaxed up to 35 years for Unreserved, 38 years for OBC and 40 years for SC/ST candidates; (ix) the upper age limit in case of Course Completed Act Apprentices applying for those posts whose minimum qualification is Course Completed Act Apprenticeship shall be relaxed to the extent of apprentice training undergone by them under the Apprenticeship Act 1961. MODE OF SELECTION The recruitment procedure consists of written examination, followed by Physical Efficiency Test (PET). Candidates who fulfil the eligibility conditions will be called for written examination. Written Examination Written Examination will consists of 100 objective type multiple choice ques- tion paper (may change without notice) based on 10th class to assess the General Knowledge, Aware- ness, Mathematics, Reasoning, etc. The question paper will be printed in Hindi, English, Punjabi & Urdu only. Negative Marking There will be negative marking for marking wrong answers. 1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Only those candidates who qualify in the Written Examination will be called for the Physical Efficiency Test (PET). Candidates to the extent of three times the number of vacancies in order of merit out of those who have obtained the prescribed minimum pass marks in the written examination will be called for the PET as per the standard mentioned below. A separate admit card indicating date, time and venue will be sent to the qualified candidates for PET. Physical Efficiency Test (PET) Passing the Physical Efficiency Test (PET) is mandatory and the same will be qualifying in nature. The criterion for the PET is as under: Male candidates—Should be able to run for a distance of 1000 meters in 4 minutes 15 seconds in one chance. Female candidates—Should be able to run for a distance of 400 meters in 3 minutes 10 seconds in one chance. Persons with disabilities are exempted from appearing in PET. The candidates will be called for the verification of the original certificates based on basis of merit of the written examination and qualifying in the PET. The candidate may note that merely qualifying in the Written Examination and PET does not entitle them for appointment in Railways. ABOUT INDIAN RAILWAYS • Indian Railways, the premier transport organization of the country, is the largest rail network in Asia and the world’s second largest under one management. • The first railway in the Indian subcontinent ran over a stretch of 21 miles from Bombay to Thane. PREFACE ❍ v • The idea of a railway to connect Bombay with Thane, Kalyan, and with the Thal and Bhore Ghats first occurred to Mr George Clark, the Chief Engineer of the Bombay Government, during a visit to Bhandup in 1843. • The formal inauguration ceremony was performed on 16 April 1853, when 14 railway carriages carrying about 400 guests left Bori Bunder. • The first passenger train steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hooghly, a distance of 24 miles, on 15 August 1854. • The first section of the East Indian Railway was opened to public traffic, inaugurating the beginning of railway transport on the Eastern side of the subcontinent. • In the South, the first line was opened on 1 July 1856 by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Vyasarpadi Jeeva Nilayam (Veyasarpandy) and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles. • In the North, a length of 119 miles of line was laid from Allahabad to Kanpur on 3 March 1859. The first section from Hathras Road to Mathura Cantonment was opened to traffic on 19th October 1875. • These were the small beginnings which in due course developed into a network of railway lines all over the country. By 1880 the Indian Railway system had a route mileage of about 9000 miles. • Today, the Indian Railways is a multi-gauge, multi-traction system covering: Gauge Route Running Track Total Track (in km) (in km) (in km) Broad Gauge (1676 mm) 55,188 77,347 1,02,680 Meter Gauge (1000 mm) 6,809 7,219 8,561 Narrow Gauge (762 mm and 610 mm) 2,463 2,474 2,753 TOTAL 64,460 87,040 1,13,994 • The rolling stock fleet of Indian Railways in service as on 31 March 2011 comprised 43 Steam, 5137 diesel and 4033 electric locomotives. INDIAN RAILWAYS—17 ZONES Indian Railways is divided into 17 zones, and each zone has many divisions under it. A list of zones, their headquarters and respective divisions along with some more important information has been listed in the table below: S. No Name of the Zone Date Route Headquarters Divisions Established (km) 1.