RBE No. 33/2008: Educational qualification – S&T Department
No.E(NG)-II/2007/RR-1/34, dated 10.03.2008
Sub: Educational qualification for recruitment to Group ‘C’ posts in S&T Department on the Railways.
Ref: Letters No.E(NG)II/91/RR-1/3, dated 11.07.1991 (RBE No. 129/1991), E(NG)II/97/RR-1/78, dated 18.11.1997 (RBE No. 163/1997) and E(NG)II/2001/RR-1/4, dated 07.02.2001 (RBE No. 28/2001).
1. The issue of review of prescribed educational qualification for direct recruitment to Artisan and Supervisory posts in S&T Department has been under examination of Ministry of Railways (Railway Board).
2. In consultation with Signal & Telecommunication Directorate of this Ministry, it has now been decided that henceforth direct recruitment qualification for the various posts in S&T department on the Railways will be as under:-
Post |
Existing Qualification |
Revised Qualification |
TCM-III Rs.3050-4590 |
Matriculation, and (a) ITI certificate in Electrical/ Radio/ Wireless/ Telecom/ TV Trade and one year casual TCM/ WM in S&T Department; or (b) Casual TCM/ WM for 3 years in S&T Department; or (c) A pass in +2 stage in Higher Secondary with Physics and Maths. |
(i) Matriculation plus ITI/ Act Apprenticeship in Electrician/ Electrical Fitter/ Wireman/ Electronics/ Information Technology/ TV & Radio trades; or (ii) Diploma holders in Electrical/ Electronics/ Microprocessor/ Industrial Electronics/ TV Engineering/ Fibre Optic Communication/ Electronic Instrumentation/ Communication/ Sound & TV Engg./ Industrial Control/ Control Information Science/ Technology/ Process Control/ Telecommunication/ Applied Electronics/ Computer Application/ Computer Networking/ Data Networks/ Power Electronics/ Information Technology/ Digital Electronics/ Radio Engineering; or (iii) Pass in +2 stage with Physics and Maths. |
JE-II (Tele) Rs.5000-8000 |
Microprocessor/ Industrial Diploma in Electrical/ Electronics/ Telecommunication Engineering or equivalent. |
Diploma holders in Electrical/ Electronics/ Microprocessor/ Industrial Electronics/ TV Engineering/ Fibre Optic Communication/ Electronics Instrumentation/ Radio Engineering/ Computer Networking/ Data Network/ Power Electronics/ Information Technology/ Communication/ Sound & TV Engineering/ Industrial Control/ Control Information Science/ Information Technology/ Process Control/ Telecommunication/ Applied Electronics/ Computer Application/ Digital Electronics. |
SE(Tele) Rs.6500-10500 |
BE in Electrical/ Electronics/ Telecommunication Engineering OR M.Sc. (Electronics). |
(i) M.Sc. (Electronics); OR (ii) 04 (four) year Degree holders in Electrical/ Electronics/ Microprocessor/ Industrial Electronics/ TV Engineering/ Fibre Optic Communication/ Electronic Instrumentation/ Communication/ Sound & TV Engineering/ Industrial Control/ Control Information Science/ Technology/ Process Control/ Telecommunication/ Applied Electronics/ Computer Application/ Engineering Science/ Technology/ Digital Electronics/ Radio Engineering/ Data Networking/ Computer Networking/ Power Electronics/ Information Technology. |
Technician, Gr-III (Signal) (Erstwhile ESM-III) Rs.3050-4590
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Matriculation, and (a) ITI certificate in Electrician/ Electrical Fitter/ Wireman Trade and one year casual ESM in S&T Department; OR (b) Casual ESM/ Electric Fitter for 03 years in S&T Department; OR (c) A pass in +2 stage with Physics and Maths in Higher Secondary or equivalent. |
(i) Matriculation plus ITI/ Act Apprenticeship in Electrician/ Electrical Fitter/ Wireman/ Electronics/ Information Technology/ TV & Radio/ Instrumentation/ Computer/ Computer Networking/ Data Networking; OR (ii) 10+2 with Physics and Maths; OR (iii) 3 (Three) year Diploma in Engineering in Electrical/ Electronics/ Microprocessor/ TV Engineering/ Fibre Optical Communication/ Telecommunication/ Communication/ Sound & TV Engineering/ Industrial Control/ Electronic Instrumentation/ Industrial Electronics/ Applied Electronics/ Digital Electronics/ Power Electronics/ Information Science/ Information Technology/ Computer Application/ Computer Engineering/ Computer Science/ Computer Technology. |
JE-II (Signal) Rs.5000-8000 |
Diploma in Electrical/ Electronics/ Telecommunication Engineering or equivalent. |
3 (Three) year Diploma in Engineering in Electrical/ Electronics/ Microprocessor/ TV Engineering/ Fibre Optical Communication/ Telecommunication/ Communication/ Sound & TV Engineering/ Industrial Control/ Electronic Instrumentation/ Industrial Electronics/ Applied Electronics/ Digital Electronics/ Power Electronics/ Information Science/ Information Technology/ Computer Application/ Computer Engineering/ Computer Science/ Computer Technology. |
SE(Signal) Rs.6500-10500 |
B.E. in Electrical/ Electronics/ Telecommunication Engineering. |
(i) 4 (four) year Degree in Engineering in Electrical/ Electronics/ Microprocessor/ TV Engineering/ Fibre Optical Communication/ Telecommunication/ Communication/ Sound & TV Engineering/ Industrial Control/ Electronic Instrumentation/ Industrial Electronics/ Applied Electronics/ Digital Electronics/ Power Electronics/ Information Science/ Information Technology/ Computer Application/ Computer Engineering/ Computer Science/ Computer Technology; OR (ii) M.Sc. (Electronics/ Physics/ Computer Science). |
3. These instructions will be effective from the date of its issue and ongoing recruitments for the above said categories where notification has been published will be governed by past instructions on the subject.
4. Review of direct recruitment qualification for the category of Technician, Grade-II (Signal) (erstwhile ESM-II) in the pay-scale of Rs.4000-6000 is still under consideration. Therefore, extant instructions may be followed for recruitment to this category.
5. Advance Correction Slip (ACS) to Indian Railway Establishment Manual, Volume-I (1989 edition) will follow.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 33/2008
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No. 117/2009