Recruitment: RBE No.27/2023 – Modification in Age Group of Junior Notional Championships

No.2023/E(Sports)/4(1)/1/Age Clarification, dated 08.02.2023

Clarification/ Corrigendum No.124

Sub: Modification in Age Group of Junior Notional Championships for recruitment and other purposes.

Ref:  Railway Board’s letter No.2010/E(Sports)/4(1)/1(Policy), dated 31.12.2010 (RBE No.189(B)/2010) and clarifications/ corrigendum issued thereto from time to time.

1. Please connect Board’s letter dated 31.12.2010 (RBE No.189(B)/2010) mentioned under reference wherein list of the age group of Junior/ Sub-Junior National Championships of various games recognized in Railway Sports Promotion Board has been mentioned in Annexure-I. The National Sports Federations of some of the games have revised the age group of Junior National Championships.

2. It has, therefore, been decided to revise the age group of Junior National Championship in some of the game disciplines as under: 

Discipline	Category	Existing Age  Group	Revised Age Group	Name of Championship
Ball Badminton	Men	Under-19	Under-20	Junior Notional Ball Badminton Championship
Women	Under-19	Under-20	Junior Notional Ball Badminton Championship
Kho-Kho	Men	Under-19	Under-18	Junior National Kho-Kho Championship
Women	Under-19	Under-18	Junior National Kho-Kho Championship
Kabaddi	Men	Under-19	Under-20	Junior National Kabaddi Championship
Women	Under-19	Under-20	Junior National Kabaddi Championship
Judo	Men	Under-17	Under-21	Junior National Judo Championship
Women	Under-17	Under-21	Junior National Judo Championship

3. The certificates issued by the concerned National Sports Federations in this regard will be valid for recruitment and other purposes in Indian Railways.

4. This is issued with the prior approval of DG(HR) and President/R5PB.

(This also disposes of WRSA’s reference No.Sports/61/4/ADVT 2022-23, dated 31.01.2023)

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.27/2023                                            

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.