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IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS- EXAMINATION PROCESSES
1 (Malpractices: Any candidate found using unfair means of any kind in the examination/CBT, sending
someone else in his/her place to appear in the examination, attempt to impersonate will be debarred
from appearing in all the examinations of all the RRBs/RRCs for lifetime. He/she will also be debarred
from getting any appointment in the Railways, and if already appointed, will be dismissed from service. Such candidates are liable for legal prosecution also. [Attention is drawn to Act “THE PUBLIC
EXAMINATIONS” (PREVENTION OF UNFAIR MEANS) BILL, 2024 effective from 21.06.2024, available on
sansad.in>legislation>bills and Gazette of India also available on dopt.gov.in/whats-new]
2) Banned items: Electronic gadgets like Mobile phones, Bluetooth, pen drive, laptops, calculators, wrist
watches or any other communication devices or pen/pencil, wallet/purses, shoes, belts and metallic
wears including ornaments etc. are strictly NOT allowed inside the exam hall. Any infringement of
this instruction shall entail summary rejection besides legal action including debarment from future
examinations. Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items
including mobile phones etc. to the venue of the examination, as arrangements for safe keeping
cannot be assured.
3) Stages of Exam: The exam shall be a single stage Computer Based Test (CBT). Railway Administration
however reserves the right to conduct the CBT in either single or multi stage mode. Candidates
qualifying in the CBT shall have to undergo Physical Efficiency Test (PET). It will be followed by
Document Verification and Medical Examination.
4) Call Letters: Candidates will have to download the City and Date Intimations, e- Call Letters and
Travel Authority (wherever applicable) from the links provided on the official websites of RRBs/RRCs.
5) Normalization of Marks: Marks will be normalized for all the stages of exam involving multiple
sessions.
6) Short Listing for PET: Railway/RRC wise short listing of candidates for PET shall be done at the rate of
three times of the vacancies (may increase or decrease as per the requirement of Railway
Administration). The short listing for PET will be based on the merit of the candidates in the CBT.
Marks will be normalized for CBT involving multiple sessions.
7) Shortlisting of candidates for DV and Medical Examination shall be done Railway/RRC wise at the
rate of 1:1 of the vacancies for that Railway/RRC, which shall be based on their merit in CBT and
qualification in PET. The shortlisted candidates for DV shall be informed through official RRC websites
as well as via SMS and email (to their registered mobile number and email ID) to download their Ecall letters for appearing in DV.
8) Negative Marking: There shall be negative marking for incorrect answers in the CBT. 1/3rd of the
marks allotted for each question shall be deducted for each wrong answer.
9) Calling of candidates more than number of vacancies: Candidates more than the prescribed number
of vacancies may be called for PET and/or the subsequent stages. This is to take care of candidates
not turning up and similar exigencies in the recruitment process. It may clearly be noted that calling
for and qualifying in PET and subsequent stages of DV and Medical Examination does not mean that
candidate will be empaneled or that he/she deserves a vested right to be considered for appointment
by Railways.
NATIONALITY/CITIZENSHIP:
1 A candidate must be either:
a. a citizen of India, or
b. a citizen of Nepal, or
c. a subject of Bhutan, or
d. a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 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, East African
Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia
and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
f. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in
whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
4.2 A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination
but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been
issued to him by the Government of India.
