Organisation : Eastern Railway
Post Name : Recruitment for Scouts & Guides Quota Group-D in 2017
Reference Number : Employment Notice No. 01/2017/S&G/ER
Notification & Application Form : http://www.indianjobtalks.com/uploads/76671-er.pdf
Home Page : http://www.er.indianrailways.gov.in/

Scouts & Guides Quota Recruitment :
Applications, on plain paper (A4 size) in the given format (Annexure – II) should be neatly typed or hand written either in English or Hindi duly filled (in own handwriting) are invited from the eligible Scouts & Guides candidates for filling up the vacancies against Scouts & Guides Quota of Eastern Railway for the year 2017-18.

The candidates having no Scouts & Guides qualifications as required need not apply.

(Written examination will be held in same day in separate time schedule for Category – 1 & 2 respectively).
Category – 1: Gr. ‘C’ – in scale Rs. 5200-20200/- with GP Rs.1900/- [corresponding to Level-2 of Pay Matrix (7th CPC)]
Category – 2: Gr. ‘D’ (Erstwhile) - in scale Rs. 5200-20200/- with GP Rs.1800/- [corresponding to Level-1 of Pay Matrix (7th CPC)]

Separate application (for category-1 and category-2) in prescribed format is to be sent by ordinary post only addressed to the Chief Personnel Officer, Eastern Railway, 17, Netaji Subhas Road (1st floor), CPO’s Office, Recruitment Section, Fairlie Place, Kolkata–700 001 or to be dropped in the application box kept in the office of the Chief Personnel Officer, Eastern Railway, Recruitment Section, during office hours except Saturday, Sunday and Holidays. (Courier Post/Registered Post/Speed Post will not be accepted)

Post : Category -1 Group 'C' (NTPC only)
Quota : 02
Minimum Educational and Scouting/Guiding Qualification :
(i) For Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) :
12th (+2 stage) or its equivalent examination with not less than 50% marks in the aggregate. 50% marks is not to be insisted upon in case of SC/ST/Ex-Servicemen & for the candidate of any category possessing higher Qualification.
(ii) Scouting/Guiding Qualification as in Para 4.0

Post : Category - 2 Erstwhile Group 'D'
Quota : 08
Minimum Educational and Scouting/Guiding Qualification :
(i) Passed Class-10th or ITI or equivalent or National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by NCVT/SCVT.
(ii) Scouting/Guiding Qualification as in Para 4.0

Examination Fees :
(i) For all candidates except those mentioned in sub-para (ii) below Rs. 500/-(Rupees five Hundred) only. This Examination Fee is not refundable/transferable/ adjustable under any circumstances.

(ii) For candidates belonging to SC, ST, Ex-servicemen, PWD, Women, Minorities and Economically Backward Classes Rs. 250/- (Rupees two hundred Fifty) only with a provision for refunding the same to those who actually appear in the written examination.

The Examination Fee is payable in Indian Postal Order (IPO Payable at GPO, Kolkata) drawn in favour of ‘FA&CAO, Eastern Railway Kolkata’.

IPOs issued before the date of publication of this Employment Notice or after the closing date will not be accepted and the Application Form will be rejected.

Application received with Cash/Cheque/Money Order/Central Recruitment Fee Stamps/ Demand Draft will not be accepted and will be rejected.
Candidates must write their name, full address at the space provided in the IPO. Note: * Minority means Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Zoroastrians (Parses).

** Economically Backward Classes mean the candidates whose family income is less than Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand) per annum.

Authorities Competent to issue income certificates for the purpose of identifying economically backward classes. (As per proforma at ANNEXURE-A)
(i) District Magistrate or any other Revenue Officer up to the level of the Tahsildar.
(ii) Sitting Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha for persons of their own constituency.
(iii) Below Poverty Line (BPL) Card or any other certificate issued by Central Government under a recognized poverty alleviation programme or Izzat MST issued by Railways.
(iv) Union Minister may also recommend for any person from anywhere in the Country.
(v) Sitting Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha for persons of the District in which these MPs normally reside.

General Instructions:
** Eastern Railway Administration's decision will be final. The decision of the Administration in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of applications etc. will be final and no enquiry or correspondence will be entertained in this connection.

The Administration does not undertake any responsibility for sending any reply to the candidates for not being selected or not called for in Written Examination/Scouting Skill Assessment.

** The application is liable to be rejected if any of the compulsory enclosure is not attached as indicated in the proforma of the application or the application is found defective in any respect.
** Canvassing in any form will disqualify the candidature.
** As per the extant rules a IInd Class journey Pass from Home Station to the place of Examination and back will be issued to SC/ST candidates for appearing in written test.
** No column should be left blank, which also may be the cause of rejection of the application.
** Verification of all testimonials and certificates will also be mandatory condition for appointment.
** No application form will be supplied by the Railway.

** The envelope containing the application must be super scribed "Application for Recruitment against Scouts & Guides Quota for 2017-2018 for Employment Notice No. ……………………………………………………………………… for the category……………………. of Group…………………….”

** Place of posting will be decided by the Appropriate Authority.
** Candidates in response to this notification shall ensure that he/she fulfils all eligibility conditions at the time of submission of application.
** Recent Passport size photographs (Taken within one month) should not be accompanied with colored glass and cap on the head and it may be the cause of rejection of the application.
** Photographs pasted on the Application Form, not signed and without date by the candidate may be the cause of rejection of the application.
** Application without date & thumb impression, unsigned and signed in Block or Capital letters may be the cause of rejection of the application
** Certificates in languages other than English or Hindi should be accompanied by an attested translation in English / Hindi.

** Candidates seeking age relaxation and/or refund of Examination Fee must produce the Cast Certificate, PWD Certificate, Death Certificate of husband, Affidavit that she has not remarried since, Copy of Decree from the Competent Court of Law, Discharge Certificate, No Objection Certificate and Bonafide Certificate from the employer, along with the application form where applicable.

** Category of post should be mentioned in the application. Not mentioning the same may be the criteria of rejection of application.

** Railway Authority is not responsible for wrong delivery/dropping of application and also mentioning the address and category wrongly on the application. The same may be the criteria of rejection of application.

** Mere calling/appearing in the written test and/or Scouting skill assessment/marks on certificates does not confer any right or claim for appointment.

** Certificate after publication of Notification for activeness for 5 years in the recent past (Up to the date of application) as per Annexure – III should be attached for the criteria of an active member of a Scout-Guide Organisation, otherwise the application will be rejected.

Date of issue: 05.08.2017
Closing Date and Time for receipt of applications: 04.09.2017 upto 17:00 hrs.

Closing Date & Time for candidates residing at Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Lahul & Spiti Districts and Pangi sub-division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman , Nicobar and Lakshadweep Island and candidates residing abroad : 19.09.2017 up to 17:00 hrs.