Eligibility Criteria
Note: Taking reference from RRB Group D Official notification of 2019
Nationality/ Citizenship: A candidate must be either:
(a.) a citizen of India, or
(b.) a subject 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.
Age Limit: 18 to 33 years.
The lower and upper age limit indicated for a particular post(s) in the vacancy table will be reckoned as on 01.07.2019.
- The relaxation in upper age limit / maximum upper age for the following categories/communities in the table below is applicable subject to submission of requisite certificates.
| Sl No | COMMUNITY/CATEGORIES | RELAXATION IN UPPER AGE LIMIT (Or) MAXIMUM UPPER AGE |
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| 1 | OBC-Non Creamy Layer(NCL) | 3 Years |
| 2 | SC/ST | 5 Years |
| 3 | Ex-Servicemen candidates who have put in more than 6 months service after attestation | |
| UR | 33 Years of age plus Number of years of service rendered in Defence plus 3 years | |
| OBC-NCL | 36 Years of age plus Number of years of service rendered in Defence plus 3 years | |
| SC/ST | 38 Years of age plus Number of years of service rendered in Defence plus 3 years | |
| 4 | PwBD | |
| UR | 10 Years | |
| OBC-NCL | 13 Years | |
| SC/ST | 15 Years | |
| 5 | Candidates ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 | |
| UR | 38 Years of age | |
| OBC-NCL | 41 Years of age | |
| SC/ST | 43 Years of age | |
| 6 | Candidates who are serving Group ‘C’ and erstwhile Group ‘D’ Railway Staff, Casual Labour and Substitutes and put in minimum 3 years of service (continuous or in broken spells) | |
| UR | 40 Years of age | |
| OBC-NCL | 43 Years of age | |
| SC/ST | 45 Years of age | |
| 7 | Candidates who are working in Quasi-Administrative offices of the Railway organization such as Railway Canteens, Co-operative Societies and Institutes | |
| UR | 33 Years of age plus length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is lower | |
| OBC-NCL | 36 Years of age plus length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is lower | |
| SC/ST | 38 Years of age plus length of service rendered or 5 years, whichever is lower | |
| 8 | Women candidates, who are widowed, divorced or judicially separated from husband but not remarried | |
| UR | 35 Years of age | |
| OBC-NCL | 38 Years of age | |
| SC/ST | 40 Years of age | |
| 9 | Course Completed Act Apprentices applying for the posts for which minimum qualification is ITI/Course Completed Act Apprenticeship | |
| UR | 33 years of age plus extent of Apprentice Training undergone by them under the Apprentice Act 1961 subject to maximum three years | |
| OBC-NCL | 36 years of age plus extent of Apprentice Training undergone by them under the Apprentice Act 1961 subject to maximum three years | |
| SC/ST | 38 years of age plus extent of Apprentice Training undergone by them under the Apprentice Act 1961 subject to maximum three years | |
| 10 | Candidates who have commenced Act Apprenticeship under the Apprenticeship Act before attaining the age of 25 years | |
| UR | 35 Yrs of age | |
| OBC-NCL | 38 Yrs of age | |
| SC/ST | 40 Yrs of age |
- Date of birth of candidates should be between the dates given below (Both dates inclusive) :
| SI No | Age Group | Upper limit of Date of Birth (Not earlier than) - UR | Upper limit of Date of Birth (Not earlier than) - OBC-Non Creamy Layer | Upper limit of Date of Birth (Not earlier than) - SC/ST | Lower limit of Date of Birth (Not later than) | Remarks* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 to 33 | 02-07-1986 | 02-07-1983 | 02-07-1981 | 01-07-2001 | Candidates belonging to communities/categories in the table at para 5.1 shall be eligible for age relaxation as applicable. Note. The date of birth limits for SC/ST & OBC-NCL given in this table includes community age relaxation. |
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If a candidate is eligible for relaxation of age on more than one ground, he/she would be accorded the highest of the age relaxations (not cumulative) for which he/she is eligible.
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No age relaxation is allowed to SC/ST/OBC-NCL (Non Creamy Layer) candidates applying against unreserved vacancies.
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PwBD candidates applying against UR vacancies will be allowed age relaxation applicable for UR PwBD only.
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Candidates should note that the date of birth filled in the application should be same as recorded in the Matriculation /SSLC or an equivalent certificate. No subsequent request for its change will be considered.
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