RBE No. 69/2016: Recruitment – From Open Market – By RRC – Prescribed Fees
No.E(NG)-II/2009/RR-1/10 Pt. dated 17.06.2016
Sub: Prescribed fees for open market recruitment conducted by Railway Recruitment Cells (RRCs)/ Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs).
1. Attention is invited to instructions contained in this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 02.07.2013 (RBE No. 55/2013) and letter No.2013/E(RRB)/25/22, dated 22.05.2014 (RBE No. 54/2014), prescribing a fees of Rs.100 (rupees one hundred only) to be charged from candidates applying for open market recruitment conducted by Railway Recruitment Cells (RRCs) and Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) respectively.
2. Now, in order to offset the heavy burden of expenditure incurred on conduct of open market examinations and making the recruitment exercises cost neutral, in light of factors like large number of non-serious candidates applying for recruitment, conduct of examination through online mode etc., it has now been decided by this Ministry to enhance the prescribed examination fees for open market recruitment examinations conducted by various Railway Recruiting agencies as under:-
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(i) |
For all candidates except those mentioned in sub-para (ii) below |
Rs. 500 (Rupees Five Hundred Only) |
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(ii) |
For candidates belonging to SC/ ST/ Ex-servicemen/ Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), Women, Minorities and Economic 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. |
These orders will be applicable to all notifications published for open market recruitment by Railway Recruiting agencies (RRBs/ RRCs) after the date of issue of this order. Refund to the exempted categories as per para 2(ii) above will be automatic and provision for the same may be incorporated in the online software for the notification.
4. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways (Railway Board).
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 69/2016
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.